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Today: October 6, 2007



Quote of the day:
The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move. - Brian Tracy

Interesting fact about today:
The first Saturday of October is International Frugal Fun day
Frugal Fun Day is celebrated every year on the first Saturday in October.
On that day, do one really fun thing that costs $5 or less--free is even better!
to find out more about it visit: http://www.frugalfun.com/frugalfundayideas.html

This can apply to promoting your business as well!
There are plenty of free or $5 or less ways to advertise.
Post on forums & networks for one! Free and great results!


Tip of the day:
Don't answer the phone or make phone calls with kids screaming in the background, dogs barking,neighbors fighting, music blaring. Whether you work from an office or from home, background noise is unprofessional and distracting.


Article of the day:
If You Ain't Talking Good, it Can Have a Negative Effect on Your Business
Irregardless of how wonderful you are!

By Laurie Ayers

 Good writing is good business; so is good speaking.  Good speaking? Perhaps I mean speaking well.  Rarely a day goes by when I don’t encounter at least one person butchering the English language.  I’m not talking about typos and misspellings; that an entirely different article!  Rather, made up words or those used in the wrong context. 

For example, how many times have you heard someone say irregardless?  Is that like regardless, which means ‘In spite of everything; anyway’?  Perhaps they’re commingling words again, and are actually thinking of irrespective, which means ‘in spite of everything’. 

Oh! Oh! Here's another good one:  She went to "get her hair did"..... Huh??  I always thought it was it's getting your hair "done".  Of course, some would argue "well if I was getting my hair done.... I would have already went."

 Have you ever heard someone say something like "I borrowed Jack my car"... instead of Jack borrowed my car (or I loaned it to him). 

Don't feel bad (or is it feel badly) if this describes you. If you say "I couldn't care less" well that means there's no possible way I could care any less than I already do, so I'm saying that I a don't give a rat's fanny - right?  However often I hear others say "I could care less." Yet that  means I'm capable of caring less, so that said, I have some amount of care.

Here is another simple one.  Something this small could cost you a customer if you get a stickler for the English language. CAN instead of MAY? "CAN I call you?" Ummm ...If you can't, then you probably don't have a telephone.

TAKE vs. BRING.  "Did you bring that to your dad in the other room?" It's bring it to ME, but take it to HIM.

Ever hear a waitress say, Ma'am, (I hate it when they call me ma'am, btw, "Miss" gets them a bigger tip.)  But I digress. When they say, "Ma'am, are you done (with your plate)?"  I think what she meant was "Are you FINISHED? Cakes are done, people are finished.

"I checked my report and I seen another person signed up." (saw) 

Is your computer busted? Or is it broken?  Busted???

Got instead of Have; Flustrated instead of Frustrated.  

Shall I go on?  If you're one of these offenders listed above, and you're a business owner – you may want to spend a little time reviewing English 101.  I don't say that to be mean, but if you don't talk good, it can have a negative effect on your business - irregardless of how wonderful you are!

Laurie Ayers is a WAHM from Michigan. 
She is a ghostwriter, www.LaurieAyers.com, and a candle shop owner – carrying  Scentsy wickless – www.TheCandleChronicles.com

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