Comments on: Be Careful Who You Ask For Help With Your Business http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business Just another WordPress site Thu, 17 May 2012 21:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marcelina Hardy http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5159 Marcelina Hardy Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:57:22 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5159 Nice post! I have to agree that you do have to make sure that you form a relationship with the coach or designer to decide if you both will mesh before embarking on the path of improving the business. I also believe that it's important as well that individuals understand what coaches really help people do before they employ their services. Coaching is a partnership between two people to help clarify a vision of business and find a way to achieve goals with action steps to get there. While it can be easy to have someone sit down and tell someone how to grow a business step by step, coaches don't necessarily do this but instead guide individuals through the process of succeeding in growing their business. To actually learn how to market a business - well then you would hire a marketer. :-) But this is how a coach would help a client discover what exactly a client would need to succeed in growing his or her business. Anyway, just my two cents...many times, it may not be the coach or the web designer but maybe it's just the right person for the job that the person is looking for ... Nice post! I have to agree that you do have to make sure that you form a relationship with the coach or designer to decide if you both will mesh before embarking on the path of improving the business. I also believe that it’s important as well that individuals understand what coaches really help people do before they employ their services. Coaching is a partnership between two people to help clarify a vision of business and find a way to achieve goals with action steps to get there. While it can be easy to have someone sit down and tell someone how to grow a business step by step, coaches don’t necessarily do this but instead guide individuals through the process of succeeding in growing their business. To actually learn how to market a business – well then you would hire a marketer. :-) But this is how a coach would help a client discover what exactly a client would need to succeed in growing his or her business. Anyway, just my two cents…many times, it may not be the coach or the web designer but maybe it’s just the right person for the job that the person is looking for …

]]> By: Sean Butler http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5158 Sean Butler Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:09:19 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5158 I made sure I was careful, I new someone known for helping start-up s and then when an ounce of cash comes in asking for all becuz they believe they are the sole propietor. I made sure I was careful, I new someone known for helping start-up s and then when an ounce of cash comes in asking for all becuz they believe they are the sole propietor.

]]> By: Bruce T http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5157 Bruce T Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:27:28 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5157 I think it's great advice for everyone... especially those who have tried and failed at the internet startup game. Best, Bruce http://www.perfectbusiness.com/business-planning-software.cfm I think it’s great advice for everyone… especially those who have tried and failed at the internet startup game.

Best,
Bruce
http://www.perfectbusiness.com/business-planning-software.cfm

]]> By: David http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5156 David Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:46:43 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5156 Although most banks want to help entrepreneurs fund and expand their businesses, their primary responsibility is to make money from the loans and minimize their risk. Just because you have a great idea and are motivated to see it through, you may not get a loan. In fact, banks are very careful with innovation; they are conservative institutions that lend to tried-and-true businesses. Whenever you submit your business proposal, always ask yourself, “What would make this a good deal for the bank? What assurances (aside from my good credit and great idea) can I give to the bank so it will get its money back plus interest?” http://gewdir.com Information on Loans with Bad Credit Blog Although most banks want to help entrepreneurs fund and expand their businesses, their primary responsibility is to make money from the loans and minimize their risk. Just because you have a great idea and are motivated to see it through, you may not get a loan. In fact, banks are very careful with innovation; they are conservative institutions that lend to tried-and-true businesses. Whenever you submit your business proposal, always ask yourself, “What would make this a good deal for the bank? What assurances (aside from my good credit and great idea) can I give to the bank so it will get its money back plus interest?”

http://gewdir.com Information on Loans with Bad Credit Blog

]]> By: Clia Waived http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5155 Clia Waived Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:49:55 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5155 The problem I run into, is when the boss is less than communicative and pulls the rug out from under you at the last minute on projects. Without even telling you he wants a different direction..just "WHAM" I had someone else work up a design while I was riding you for one.... Feels like being a gladiator at times..... The problem I run into, is when the boss is less than communicative and pulls the rug out from under you at the last minute on projects. Without even telling you he wants a different direction..just “WHAM” I had someone else work up a design while I was riding you for one….

Feels like being a gladiator at times…..

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5154 Dawud Miracle Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:10:09 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5154 <strong>Sam,</strong> Great point. I'm, personally, don't want to add employees to my business. Yet working with other 'contractors' gives me the opportunity to get help for my continually growing business while better managing my overhead. <strong>Auto Loan,</strong> Thanks. The key I've found is to make it first about the relationship with the people you work with. By focusing on the relationship you can build the trust needed to turn some of your business over to others. Sam,
Great point. I’m, personally, don’t want to add employees to my business. Yet working with other ‘contractors’ gives me the opportunity to get help for my continually growing business while better managing my overhead.

Auto Loan,
Thanks. The key I’ve found is to make it first about the relationship with the people you work with. By focusing on the relationship you can build the trust needed to turn some of your business over to others.

]]> By: Auto Loan Guy http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5153 Auto Loan Guy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:18:30 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5153 Yes, it's very difficult to find good help for web designers, employees, contractors, or any other person you hire to do work for you. That just comes along with being an entrepreneur or a business owner. This post gives great guidelines for avoiding mistakes in the hiring process, and helping you find quality people from the get go. Yes, it’s very difficult to find good help for web designers, employees, contractors, or any other person you hire to do work for you. That just comes along with being an entrepreneur or a business owner.

This post gives great guidelines for avoiding mistakes in the hiring process, and helping you find quality people from the get go.

]]> By: Sam Freedoms Internet Marketing Controversy Blog http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5152 Sam Freedoms Internet Marketing Controversy Blog Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:09:23 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5152 Good advice, for starters. To add to Rich Schefren's suggestion, being an outsourcer himself, a person could recruit using a company like administaff. They're trained from A-to-Z in recruiting for any position. Anyone they find can be signed as an independent contractor rather than an employee. Why reinvent the wheel... I think that if you recruit outsourced work through the framework of "worker seeking employment", first, you get a different mindset than some lazy hack who thinks setting up an account at elance makes him a pro. The former already intends to prove him or herself from the outset. Whereas the freelancer usually catches victims unawares by starting off with a low price. Cheers, Sam Good advice, for starters.

To add to Rich Schefren’s suggestion, being an outsourcer himself, a person could recruit using a company like administaff. They’re trained from A-to-Z in recruiting for any position. Anyone they find can be signed as an independent contractor rather than an employee.

Why reinvent the wheel…

I think that if you recruit outsourced work through the framework of “worker seeking employment”, first, you get a different mindset than some lazy hack who thinks setting up an account at elance makes him a pro.

The former already intends to prove him or herself from the outset. Whereas the freelancer usually catches victims unawares by starting off with a low price.

Cheers,
Sam

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5151 Dawud Miracle Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:03:43 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5151 <strong>Jill,</strong> It's great you found me in <a href="http://dawudmiracle.stumbleupon.com/" rel="nofollow">StumbleUpon</a>. Sounds like you've been through the wringer. I still can't understand why business owners treat their clients this way and believe they can stay in business. God speed to you. And let me know if I can help in any way. Jill,
It’s great you found me in StumbleUpon. Sounds like you’ve been through the wringer. I still can’t understand why business owners treat their clients this way and believe they can stay in business.

God speed to you. And let me know if I can help in any way.

]]> By: Jill http://dmiracle.com/conversation/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5150 Jill Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:54:20 +0000 http://dmiracle.com/your-business/be-careful-who-you-ask-for-help-with-your-business/#comment-5150 This is the 1st site I have Stumbledupon since I just joined. It is a testament to Stumble that they found me the perfect site so quickly. I am coming from the 'burned client' side and I have lost a year of building the business because it has taken so much to get such a simple site working well, or well enough. Still the backend programming on the database is so full of bandaids that I currently am asking for proposals from two database programmers to write a whole new site and I will just ditch the one I have. The main problem - the person bidding on the project was a salesman and not a programmer, the programmer doing wasnt getting all the right information after the project manager filtered it and the owner of the company didnt want to start over and instead threw good money after bad once he fired a programmer who had time management issues.... So, I am hoping to do better this time around because I want my consultants to have the best resource they can have for getting new business. I would love emails with ideas and/or input. I will give out 25 free memberships too if anyone emails me for the promo code through the contact form on the site. Thanks, Jill www.jillsconsultantlist.com This is the 1st site I have Stumbledupon since I just joined. It is a testament to Stumble that they found me the perfect site so quickly. I am coming from the ‘burned client’ side and I have lost a year of building the business because it has taken so much to get such a simple site working well, or well enough. Still the backend programming on the database is so full of bandaids that I currently am asking for proposals from two database programmers to write a whole new site and I will just ditch the one I have. The main problem – the person bidding on the project was a salesman and not a programmer, the programmer doing wasnt getting all the right information after the project manager filtered it and the owner of the company didnt want to start over and instead threw good money after bad once he fired a programmer who had time management issues….

So, I am hoping to do better this time around because I want my consultants to have the best resource they can have for getting new business.

I would love emails with ideas and/or input. I will give out 25 free memberships too if anyone emails me for the promo code through the contact form on the site.

Thanks, Jill
http://www.jillsconsultantlist.com

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