What Everybody Ought To Know About Online Marketing

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission You’re in a business rich in tradition. Thousands of years of horsemanship have sculpted the way you handle horses, ride and teach today. While good horsemanship practices don’t change, marketing methods do. You already …

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Do You Use Your Cell Phone Like A Pro?

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission It’s no secret the work style of the professional horseman doesn’t allow much time to ride a desk chair. Horses and people require constant attention in the barn, the arena or at the show …

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Market Methodically For Better Profit in 2012

http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs030/1011289464050/img/378.jpgby Doug Emerson reprinted with permission A business is either expanding or it’s shrinking. It never stays the same. And if more profit is of interest to you for 2012, it’s going to be a result of you planning your …

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Goal Setting for 2012 Made Easy

http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs030/1011289464050/img/374.jpgby Doug Emerson reprinted with permission You’ve heard and read plenty about setting goals for your business at the start of a New Year. For some, it’s an easy process of sitting down and writing. For others, it is as …

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Low Budget Marketing for High Profit Results

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission Please don’t become paranoid over what I’m about to tell you. Whether you like it or not, people are searching for your phone number, your e-mail address and your website on their computers. They …

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Here’s An Inexpensive Strategy To Convert Prospects Into Clients

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission Our oldest son invited us recently to see his new apartment.  It’s his third since leaving home.  Instantly, memories of the tour of his first apartment  flashed through my mind.  You may have seen …

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All Systems are Go

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission During the height of NASA’s space exploration program, the words that I loved to hear right before a launch were “All Systems Are Go”. Launching a rocket is no small feat, even for hundreds …

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Survive or Thrive With Your Boarding Business?

by Doug Emerson (reprinted with permission) From the  Horseman’s Dictionary: Broke (brok)- 1. a well trained horse 2. A chronic financial condition of a professional horseman who has too many slow paying clients   Even during good economic times, some …

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Let Me Check My Calendar

I like to call the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve Reflections Week. There are pauses in the regular work schedule to tie up the loose ends of the year, relax a little and do some reflecting on what has happened in the past twelve months.

Your mind’s eye, given the right timing and environment, will replay the movie of 2009 for you to see what happened during the year. You may want to look at your written goals for the year and see how you did with the job of completion.

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Is Your System So Easy, A Cave Man Could Do It?

by Doug Emerson You probably hear a lot about systems in conversations.  Often in reference to money making systems like: internet marketing , horse betting , stock investment  and multi level marketing.  Usually complicated, these types of systems have a …

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Do You Use These 5 Excuses For Not Charging What You Are Worth?

By Doug Emerson My son has been shopping on line for a used pick up truck.  He’s narrowed down his selection to make, model, year and mileage.  There are plenty of online resources for establishing values of used  vehicles.  You …

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Low Cost-High Impact Tips For A Brighter Business Image

By Doug Emerson Our tractor mounted grader blade gets used for many jobs around the farm including: arena leveler, snow pusher and a substitute bulldozer.  It performs very well at the first two jobs.  As for dozer work, let’s just …

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