Comments on: Growing Your Business with Marketing, Week 4: How the week that kicked my ass may be the week that saves my life http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/2009/01/growing-your-business-with-marketing-week4-wherein-ass-gets-kicked/ a real-time experiment in marketing a new business Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:07:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: @TheGirlPie http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/2009/01/growing-your-business-with-marketing-week4-wherein-ass-gets-kicked/comment-page-1/#comment-34 @TheGirlPie Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:41:50 +0000 http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/?p=55#comment-34 "...ration of wins-to-foibles..." you're adorable (or the sophisticated, respectful version of adorable.) Your hits and misses is VERY instructive, please continue to be straight with us. SELF CARE / ALLOW ADJUSTMENTS / TINY VICTORIES -- see, I'm taking notes here. Is there a day of the week you sit to do all this? Or planned to? Or are you doing it per the calendars, daily? Another tip about research calls is to ask a colleague/friend/student to make a call on your behalf to someone they know as a warm up. Always easier to rave about someone other than ourself (selves?) Thanks for the the accountability ~ ! “…ration of wins-to-foibles…” you’re adorable (or the sophisticated, respectful version of adorable.)

Your hits and misses is VERY instructive, please continue to be straight with us. SELF CARE / ALLOW ADJUSTMENTS / TINY VICTORIES — see, I’m taking notes here.

Is there a day of the week you sit to do all this? Or planned to? Or are you doing it per the calendars, daily?

Another tip about research calls is to ask a colleague/friend/student to make a call on your behalf to someone they know as a warm up. Always easier to rave about someone other than ourself (selves?)

Thanks for the the accountability ~ !

]]> By: Roxanne Richarson http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/2009/01/growing-your-business-with-marketing-week4-wherein-ass-gets-kicked/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Roxanne Richarson Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:27:47 +0000 http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/?p=55#comment-20 I share your feelings on cold-calling. I always have this fear of calling one hundred phones only to get the cold shoulder from the cold call. I one, never like accepting cold calls. Voice mail would really have to be it for me. I admire your courage to take even this step. I share your feelings on cold-calling. I always have this fear of calling one hundred phones only to get the cold shoulder from the cold call. I one, never like accepting cold calls. Voice mail would really have to be it for me. I admire your courage to take even this step.

]]> By: Christie McQueen http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/2009/01/growing-your-business-with-marketing-week4-wherein-ass-gets-kicked/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Christie McQueen Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:16:25 +0000 http://www.virgoguidetomarketing.com/?p=55#comment-19 Colleen, This blog is great! I'm working the start-up calendar and am enjoying reading your similar experiences as I go along. Last week, I, too, made some cold calls and was so relieved when all of them went straight to voicemail! I accomplished a lot last week, as I am researching and revamping my website's look and feel, learning all about SEO and SEM and trying to reach out to new clients. I went to bed at 8:45 on Friday night and slept for 10 hours, too. (on top of being a working maniac last week, I am 6 mos. pregnant ; ) Anyway, thanks for the encouragement and humor. Sincerely, Christie McQueen www.ModerneCaptureStudios.com Colleen,

This blog is great! I’m working the start-up calendar and am enjoying reading your similar experiences as I go along. Last week, I, too, made some cold calls and was so relieved when all of them went straight to voicemail! I accomplished a lot last week, as I am researching and revamping my website’s look and feel, learning all about SEO and SEM and trying to reach out to new clients. I went to bed at 8:45 on Friday night and slept for 10 hours, too. (on top of being a working maniac last week, I am 6 mos. pregnant ; )
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement and humor.
Sincerely,
Christie McQueen
http://www.ModerneCaptureStudios.com

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