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ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR REPRINT

Recession-Proof Marketing
Is This a Bad Time to Market?
Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself
Not Exactly Business As Usual
Marketing in Bad Times... and Good

Creating an Effective Marketing Plan
Not Enough Clients? What's In Your Way?
Why You Shouldn't Do What the Gurus Do
Too Busy to Get Clients?
An Action Step Is Worth a Thousand Words
In Marketing and Sales, It Pays to Listen
Stop Reacting and Start Pro-Acting to Market Your Business
How Much Marketing Is Just Enough?
Is That a Feature or a Benefit?
Marketing at Any Cost
Increasing Your Signal to Noise Ratio
Where the Clients Are
Making Time For Marketing

Relationship Marketing
Saying Thanks is Good Marketing
The Three R's of Professional Services Marketing
Information Is the Present; Connection Is The Future

Closing the Sale
Sales Letters Don't Close Sales
Turning Samples Into Sales
Anatomy of a Sale
Selling to the Bottom Line
Why Should They Hire You Instead of the Competition?
From Prospect to Client in Thirty Seconds
What Really Makes People Buy?

Defining Your Niche
Being Unique is a Good Thing... Isn't It?
Do You Know Who Your Clients Are?
When Is a Niche Not a Niche?

Fearless Self-Promotion
Marketing the Real You
If You Want to Get Clients, You'll Have to Talk to Them
Follow-up Is Simple — So Why Isn't It Easy?
To Attract Attention, You Have to Show Off
What You Are Marketing Is Yourself

Internet Marketing
Five Myths of Internet Marketing for Independent Professionals
Getting Noticed on the Net
Web Technology in Marketing: Friend or Foe?

Networking & Referral-Building
Getting Smart About Getting Referrals
Wanted: 100 Referral Partners
The Case of the Missing Referrals
Asking for Help Is Not Cheating
A Pocket Full Of Business Cards

Public Speaking & Seminars
Will Seminars Get You Clients?
What If No One Signs Up?

Selling by Phone
To Call or Not to Call: Does Cold Calling Ever Pay Off?
Seven Easy Steps to Follow Up by Phone
Can I Still Call Under "Do Not Call"?

Writing & Publishing Articles
Publish or Perish
Get "Expert" Attention by Writing What You Know

Business Planning & Strategy
Want More Clients? Just Say No!
Are You Getting Paid for the Work You Do?
What's Your Business Model?
Beyond Billable Hours
Turning Your Services Into a Product
Why Aren't You Earning More?
Have You Created an Impossible Business?
Is This the Right Business for You?
How Many Hats Can a Person Wear?

Overcoming Fear, Resistance & Procrastination
If You Can't Make a Living, How Can You Make a Difference?
Rejection: It's Not About You
If You Dread Follow-Up Calls, So Will Your Prospects
Work is Necessary, Struggle is Optional
10 Ways to Get Your Marketing Unstuck
From Failure to Failure Without Loss of Enthusiasm
Boost Your Marketing with the Buddy System

MORE ARTICLES AVAILABLE FOR REPRINT

Bonus Issue	How Will the Media Portray You?
March 2003	Why Don't Your Prospects Want to Talk to You?
February 2003	Don't Wait For Tax Time To Look At the Bottom Line
Bonus Issue	Networking on the Net
January 2003	Marketing or Selling -- Which Is More Important?
December 2002	New Year's Revolution
Bonus Issue	Does Your Sales Presentation Need Work?
November 2002	Is Procrastination Holding You Back?
Bonus Issue	How Does a Business Grow?
September 2002	Need More Referrals? Partner Up!
August 2002	Marketing Along the Path of Least Resistance
July 2002	Is a Trade Show Worth the Money?
April 2002	Break Through to Marketing Success
March 2002	Picking Up the Telephone
February 2002	Tooting Your Own Horn
January 2002	Cracking the Billable Hours Ceiling
December 2001	You, Too, Can Be A Salesperson
November 2001	Get More Business on the Net... Without Advertising
September 2001	Lack of Business Isn't Always the Problem
August 2001	Can't I Hire Someone to Market Me?
July 2001	Understanding the Corporate Buyer
May 2001	Changing Your Position When There's Competition
April 2001	Make Your Web Site Work More So You Can Work Less
February 2001	Filling Your Marketing Pipeline
January 2001	How Visible Are You?
November 2000	Handling Tough Questions
September 2000	Sales for the Asking
August 2000	What Do Your Clients Need?
July 2000	Web Site or Brochure? How Do You Choose?
June 2000	Don't Wait for Word of Mouth
May 2000	Am I Doing Something Wrong?
April 2000	Making the News
March 2000	What's Your Marketing Attitude?
February 2000	Want More Business? Speak Up!
January 2000	Networking that Works
November 1999	Breaking the Voice Mail Barrier
October 1999	Start Your Marketing Right!
Premiere Issue	What this Getting Clients Thing Is All About
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