Small business help, small business marketing, home based business, entrepreneur articles by Janis Pettit http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=8922 I often receive emails or comments from people asking about whether they should buy one of my home study courses or information products for small business owners http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=967106 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=967106 Why do so many small or solo businesses fail Is it because the owners werent good enough at what they did In most cases thats just not true Most of them were very skilled and talented in their area of expertise So why do people continue to stru http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=967098 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=967098 Of all the marketing methods that work to increase sales, none is ever more effective than http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=953713 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=953713 Its always amazing to me how owning a small business is the best self growth program around (except perhaps for parenting) The problems we experience growing a business are exactly the ones we experience in life http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=952100 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=952100 The sluggish economy has every small or solo business owner figuring out how they can get the biggest "bang for their buck" Bootstrapping needs to be part of your small business planning http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945090 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945090 For start-up and early stage small and home based business owners the pressure to nail down a lucrative niche and create multiple products and services is anxiety producing I see this with my small and solo business clients all the time http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945076 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=945076 Youre sitting there in your home or small business office and wondering-- how do you compete with the big guys If you want to play really big without hiring a salaried sales team, then your secret weapon is joint ventures http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=934811 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=934811 Its unfortunate that so many small business owners end up with a website that isnt much more than a glorified online brochure that attracts little traffic Let me focus on some changes you can make that will begin to make your website work for you http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=922231 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=922231 So many small and solo business owners over the years have told me they feel held back by their fear of selling If youre in that position, lets look at that fear as its not so hard to overcome http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=922229 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=922229 Having coached hundreds of small and solo business owners over the years, Ive noticed certain roadblocks that can slowdown or stop a once enthusiastic start up from building a successful business http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=908730 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=908730