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Successful Business Goal Setting for 2010

Creating clear doable goals for your business will help you achieve success for 2010.
Have a clear purpose, then be passionate and persistent about it until it is achieved.

7 Steps for Achieving Your Business Goals for 2010

Create goals that are doable, action oriented and achievable. Where do you want your business to be by the end of 2010? By the end of December 2010 you want to look back at say that you successfully accomplished all your goals. This will not only make you feel proud but will give you a great sense of accomplishment and also boost your confidence.
Write down your goals on paper – This makes your goals more substantial instead of having them floating around aimlessly in your head. Place this paper near your computer or somewhere where you will look at it every day or at least once a week. This will ensure you are on the right track.
Write goals in the present tense i.e. “I will write, publish and market an e-book by the end of July”. This kind of positive affirmation gives you a definite determination that will help attract the people, places, and situations you need to achieve that goal.
Picture yourself achieving these goals. Create a perfect picture of your goals and refer to it often. This adds a visual impact to achieving your desired goal.
Break down your goals into simple steps – you need to create simple steps on how you will achieve your goals. You could even create a flexible timeline when you plan on completing each goal.
Take action – setting goals is worth nothing if you don’t take action, so don’t procrastinate. Most people fail in this area because they get so overwhelmed with either the number of goals they set, the size of them, or paralysis from analysis. Don’t over analyze each goal so it paralyzes you from taking action.
Surround yourself with like minded people – talk to other people who are upbeat and positive about achieving their own goals as well as yours.

Your goal setting for 2010 can truly be successful if you establish a clear purpose for fulfilling them, being passionate about them, persevering until they are accomplished and taking action daily.

Need more inspiration?
Herman Drost – Expert Author at EzineArticles.com
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Do you have a marketing plan for 2010?

It seems early to be thinking of next year, but planning now will save headaches in the future. Companies often undervalue the impact of a marketing plan on their own people, who want to feel part of a team engaged in an exciting and complicated joint endeavor. People don’t always understand financial projections, but they can get excited about a well-written and well-thought-out marketing plan.

We all know that plans are imperfect things. How can you possibly know what’s going to happen 12 months or five years from now? Isn’t putting together a marketing plan an exercise in futility…a waste of time better spent meeting with customers or fine-tuning production? Possibly, but an inaccurate plan is far better than no plan at all. Without a marketing plan, you’ll wander the sea of advertising and promotion aimlessly, sometimes finding dry land but more often than not floundering in a vast ocean. Sea captains without a chart are rarely remembered for discovering anything but the ocean floor.

Digrafika is prepared to participate in a marketing plan for your company, any size and any budget, annually, simplifying your marketing, promotional, and passive income processes. Ideally, after writing marketing plans for a few years, you can sit back and review a series of them, year after year, and check the progress of your company.

Ask how your business can benefit from a professional design from Digrafika! Call 603-534-2040.

Source: The Small Business Encyclopedia and Knock-Out Marketing

Grain Edit features modern design & vintage graphics

The Grain Edit blog is a well run, fascinating look into 1950s-70s design.

The galleries of artwork, brochures, vintage books and posters highlight artists worldwide. They also feature interviews, including many contemporary artists who have been inspired by the colors, shapes and fonts of the period.

If you enjoy design of any kind, or just need to feel inspired, check out Grain Edit.

Improve website traffic and visibility with CreativeMind Search Marketing

Have you ever Googled yourself or your business and wondered why you don’t show up until page 3?

Patti Fousek of CreativeMind Search Marketing is the guru to contact to increase your web presence and achieve your website goals. Her services include Affordable Search Engine Optimization and In-house SEO Training Workshops. But one thing I find most valuable is her trainings and consistent blog posts about growing your business through social media and Search Engine Optimization.

From small businesses with sites containing as few as five pages, to corporate and ecommerce sites looking to enhance their brand, SEO services will enhance your website ranking with:

analysis of usability and design
targeted key word phrases
content suggestions and copy editing
web analytics, reports, and tracking

Do you think social media is just for kids? Think again. If you are petrified of social media like I was just a short while ago, Patti’s calm demeanor and expert hands-on training will put you at ease. Patti will fully explain the benefits of sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and more. If you want to blog, or learn another social media outlet, you can build credibility and show expertise in your field by learning how to post valuable content. Your business will grow and your website traffic will increase.

Be sure to visit CreativeMind Search Marketing online, follow Patti on Twitter for the latest info.

Attach your business card to anything with Card-It

Busy professionals give and receive business cards every day, and it’s usually the first impression someone has of us. And we don’t just hand cards to people directly; we staple, paperclip, tape, or toss into envelopes in ways that either cause the card to be destroyed when removed or be lost. Card-It has a solution. They offer a simple card punch that creates die-cut slits into which the corners of a business card are inserted. The punch is approximately 8.5×3.5″ and is a necessary addition to your office for only $29.95. Next time you send a potential client a brochure, flyer, thank-you card, proposal, contract, or invitation, be sure your card is securely attached and prominently displayed.