How to Diligently Collect Fees From Clients

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If I guaranteed your business financial growth just by making a few changes, would you be willing to try it? Of course you would!

You know that the way you run your business works, yet could be more efficient. You know that while you have a steady flow of clients and are skillful in servicing them, you spend a great deal of time playing 'catch-up'. You also know that while your business is financially successful, there is a great amount of money that remains outstanding. But do you know how much money of yours actually sits on the streets? Some have reported as much as $20-30,000/month of money owed, but not being collected. How much more profitable would your business be if you were actually paid for all services rendered? What if I told you that creating a System would do just that?

Last week we looked at creating an entire system for your business, which is the best way to make sure all the facets of your business are running efficiently. Yet the best place to start is where you know you need it most: billing. Trust me when I say that you are not alone in this area. Perhaps you are too embarrassed to admit it, or don't have the time to assess how much money is currently on the streets, but it is a common weakness for small business owners. After all, you went into business because of your knowledge and commitment to your area of expertise. If your area of strength was billing, surely you would have gone into business for that!

Instead, you became an attorney, a dentist, or perhaps health club owner, due to the passion you have for that business. Good for you for following your instincts, and becoming a success. Now imagine how successful you would be if all the clients you serviced actually paid you! The fact that you have clients who don't pay on time, only pay half of what they owe, or don't pay at all, says a lot about you, and much less about them. If your service is worth the value you say it is, then you should be running the business as such. Having a defined System simply creates a protocol with a clear description of your obligation to the client, and the clients obligation to you. If you are unsure whether you have a system in place or not, answer these questions:

Do you find yourself feeling bad for the client who says they don't have the money?

Do you find it tedious to follow up with every client for fees owed?

Do you feel like there is always another client to bill?

To you find yourself focusing on the services rendered, to avoid having to collect the fees?

Do you continue to work for clients, even when they haven't paid?

Do you often feel like you are volunteering your time?

If you have answered yes to any or all of these, then having a system in place, will bring substantial amounts of money to your business. Still wondering if a system is what you need? Consider this: If I told you that all you had to do to receive several thousand dollars was get off the couch, walk to the front door and lift up the door mat...would you do it? Or would you say, 'Nah, I have enough money as it is, and this couch is pretty comfortable.'?

Your time is worth money. Create a system that guarantees that!

Lesley Geller is a Business Coach and Owner of Geller Coaching. She helps successful professionals exceed their expectations of growth. She works with small business owners, as well as individuals in large corporations looking to reach the next level. Lesley graduated from the University of Maryland and is certified as a Coach through the Coach Training Alliance, which is recognized by the International Coach Federation. She is also a Freelance Writer and co-author of: 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life. For more details about Geller Coaching, go to: http://www.gellercoaching.com/

When Is a Traffic Jam a Good Thing?

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When it is web traffic!

Getting traffic to your website has been a decade long quest for many small businesses. Some pay thousands a year for SEO services hoping to raise their ranking. But the holy grail of the page one ranking still elude many of them - simply because they do not understand how Google and other search engines really work.

MS Web Consulting partner, Susan Valeri recently submitted the following information that will dissolve the myths surrounding web site ranking and how you can raise your ranking. Read on!

"On April 24, 2012 Google activated new ranking algorithm changes to take care of websites and blogs that indulge in:

- Excessive link building with no regard for quality
- Deceptive doorway pages
- Lots of keyword stuffing
- Publishing lots of meaningless content just to get traffic from search engines

How can you take preventive measures so that you do not get penalized?

Effective content that is transparent, relevant and content that really deserves its place in the ranking index.

Content that rambles on, stuffed with keywords, will not be ranked well no matter how well or pricey the "optimization" is.

Here's how to create content that Google, and other search engines, will love:

- Use your keywords only when needed and focus on quality and value.This will avoid the search engines viewing you as spam and possible removing you from their rankings.
- Create content that will be popular on social media so you don't have to depend on Google for all your ranking. Again provide quality content.
- Teach your visitors. Whether you share your own information, or get it from the internet, make it irresistible and helpful to visitors and bloggers.
- Post on quality guest blogs and forums to help you gain new exposure and earn quality backlinks.
- Regularly publish a newsletter: Newsletter publishing is still king and is the best way of keeping in touch with your visitors and subscribers, without relying on search engines.
- Keep on top of your content and see how well it is working to convert your website visitors into customers. Change it up regularly keeping the above in mind.

"One of the keys to effective communication and dispute resolution is understanding ourselves and how we think and also understanding how others are wired as well. Each of us has personality styles that are unique to ourselves - however there are also patterns as well. When you understand the differing personality styles and their blends - you begin to see people as they are with more understanding!"

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Archiving of document-top 3 methods

So you are interested in archiving of document. Typically, the reasons for this are because you're running space, you need more space or to remain to declutter. More often than not document archiving refers to documents that are not used regularly, but again is necessary in the future, but are effectively sitting there occupy valuable space. Sometimes you want documents, backup are used regularly too. These solutions apply to both types, but some are more attractive than others.

Many will choose traditional methods when it comes to storing guest documents often do not realise that there are higher and more modern options, which are very useful for your company portfolio, as well as the company itself.

In this article we will go through three of the top choice when it comes to documenting, archiving and traditional and modern in their technique. So let's start with the traditional:

1. Traditional storage of documents

Document storage do exactly what it says in the title. You store your documents away in the storage facility, which is specialized in, I hope, protected storage. This is often the choice for those who are based, but would like to store them somewhere for some reason like paper documents, not their own services, but is available when they wish. Although traditional document storage is on its way, in comparison to more modern methods, the provisions of many large corporations still prefer and use it as their first choice, mainly as they are likely to allow it.

Us suggests the shortcomings of the document storage. It is expensive. You are hiring main property only to store your documents and this many companies for storage of the document will actually charge recovery of the cost of the documents themselves, so this account in the examination of that undertaking. With their own retrieval also comes from the fact that you cannot come and collect the documents themselves but must wait until the facility to store do it for you and mail or courier it on you. This is expensive and time-consuming, especially when you need a document, as soon as possible.

2 Document Scanning to manage digital documents.

Scan a document becomes the fastest form of backup of the document. There are specialized document scanning companies that will take your documents and scan them for digital files, such as PDF and will then supply them to disk, via FTP or a system for the management of digital documents for you. This means that all your documents are still available to you in its Office, but they no longer must have in a physical form. This makes it more flexible and productive work as documents are easily accessible and can be shared, emailed and printed and where the required staff.

While many people swear by this as their backup tool of choice, other sometimes considered not sure it should be, but this can easily be changed with secure software and by blocking the folders on your computer that contains documents so that they cannot be deleted or removed accidentally or otherwise.

Scanning the document is relatively cheap depending on the size of the documents that you have.

3 Scan on demand

Scan on demand is relatively innovation. What scan on demand offers, is a flexible way of document backup, which is the best of two worlds, if you're not sure you're ready to do to complete the transition to digital just yet. Company to scan, select will store your documents, usually having very low prices to compete with the document storage companies, and as and when you want to have a document digitized and sent to you to use, you simply call or email the company to request it.

Many companies are choosing this option as a viable middle ground between the other two choices above. He of course come with a cost, but the fact that you might want to file storage at any time and receive a digital copy back to you, makes it a better choice than standard storage for many. Then choose whether you want to keep copies of the paper or to have them destroyed. When you use this option, make sure that the company can offer a quick loading of the scan on demand is fairly pointless to use it in the first place. Document request a reasonable period for a digital file should be around 48 hours.

There are more backup options there, but they are the top 3 and for good reason. If you want to learn more about document archiving options, please feel free to visit our website and to contact.