If sales managers taught their sales and support staff how to interview and listen, they would dramatically increase sales in their territory. I just read an interesting white paper that said sellers have a hard time cross-selling existing accounts because they’re out of their comfort zone. They are fine selling products/services they know well and… Continue reading
Category: Real Estate
How to shop for a self-storage facility correctly
Buying a self storage facility is much more difficult than you think, especially if you want to make money from it. Over the years, there have been a few basic traits that separate winning installations from losing ones. And that genetic code is hard to break. There are plenty of people who will tell you… Continue reading
Supernormal Profit – Consequences of Supernormal Profit and Monopoly in Business
It can be argued that there is no such thing as a firm that is truly a monopoly because a true monopoly exists when there is only one producer of a commodity that has no close substitute. However, it can be said that a monopoly exists when a company dominates a market. The demand curve… Continue reading
Real Estate Trends in Long Beach California
The city of Long Beach, California is an ethnically diverse area with many cultural attractions, such as the Long Beach Museum of Art and the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. It is the southern terminus of the Los Angeles Blue Line light rail, which reaches downtown Los Angeles about 20 miles away. It has a good… Continue reading
Wisconsin Real Estate Agent: Some Benefits of Using a Professional When Selling Wisconsin Real Estate
Are you selling a house? If you are looking to sell real estate in Wisconsin, you would be better off finding a real estate agent to help you list your property and sell it on the market. The state has several real estate trade associations and one of them is the Wisconsin Association of Realtors… Continue reading
5 examples of smart products for your home!: Are they for you?
For a variety of reasons, not least, not the least of which is the sheer amount of advertising, promotion, and media attention, almost all of us are familiar with the term, smart home products! Depending on your personal needs, priorities and preferences, some of these may be more personally valuable and meaningful to you than… Continue reading
Mike Maloney’s Book Review, Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver
Hi, Steven here, and thanks for reading my article. If you’re looking for a review of Mike Maloney’s best-selling book, ‘A Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver’, you’ve come to the right place. The book is part of Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad” series of books providing advice on financial management and wealth building, and… Continue reading
Contractors: Do you have a license problem? Use this checklist to choose the right attorney
First, a little information: When it comes to contract litigation and collection work, there are many sources of good information for the contractor who needs to hire an attorney. However, a contractor who needs to hire an attorney to handle the defense of his contractor’s license before the Contractors State Licensing Board (“CSLB”) has a… Continue reading
Secrets of sports betting – The secrets of bookmakers!
During the 1980s, I was part of a group that used computers to win millions on sports bets in Las Vegas casinos. This was before personal computers were in everyday use. The invention we don’t call the Internet was years away from having access to statistics and disability data. We were successful for two reasons.… Continue reading
We Buy House Signs: The Good, The Bad, And The Big Ugly Yellow
Yes, they are ugly, but… I know they are ugly, that’s the point, these signs are not invisible and help to catch the attention of the locals. We live in a world of perfect typography, so when ugly painted text appears, we tend to read it. It is advertising, the sad part is that like… Continue reading