HOW TO NAME YOUR BUSINESS?

I stumbled across this very interesting subject and thought I must share here on my blog. Enjoy!

What's in a name? A lot, when it comes to small-business success. The right name can make your company the talk of the town. The wrong one can doom it to obscurity and failure. Ideally, your name should convey the expertise, value and uniqueness of the product or service you have developed.

Some experts believe that the best names are abstract, a blank slate upon which to create an image. Others think that names should be informative so customers know immediately what your business is. Some believe that coined names (that come from made-up words) are more memorable than names that use real words. Others think they're forgettable.

In reality, any name can be effective if it's backed by the appropriate marketing strategy. Here's what you'll need to consider in order to give your small business the most appropriate and effective name.

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WHAT THE RICH & THE POOR TEACHES THEIR KIDS?

Poor Dad said: Find a great company and work your way up the ladder

Rich Dad said: Own the ladder

SLIM DOWN FOR SUMMER WITH TLS AND WIN!

Summer is quickly approaching. Can you believe that March 29th marks exactly 12 weeks until the first day of summer? Neither can we.
Do you want to lose weight before it’s time to hit the beach? Get ready to turn heads this summer with TLS Weight Loss Solution. Our community will kick off a 12-week Summer Slim-Down starting March 29th.

Know someone who wants to lose weight? Of course you do – we all do!
Bathing suit season is the perfect time to introduce new customers to TLS Weight Loss Solution. Gather teams now and start a 12-week program on March 29th. Your customers will be ready to hit the beach with a newfound confidence by summer.

As an added bonus, we will be giving away one FREE TLS Find Your Fit Kit ($119.95 value) – everyone who purchases a tlsSlim.com subscription between March 20th and March 31st will be entered to win!

Register on tlsSlim.com to kick off your 12-week Summer Slim-Down!

Summer Slim Down Official Rules Sweepstakes

Prize: One (1) TLS Find Your Fit Kit (the “Prize”) will be given away to one lucky winner! Costs of shipping the Prize to the winner(s) will be paid by Market America, Inc. (“Market America”). All costs, including federal, state and local sales, income and other taxes, insurance, and other expenses not specifically identified above as included in the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner(s). The Approximate Retail Value of the Prize is $119.95 USD. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution for the Prize is permissible, except by Market America due to prize unavailability, and then a prize of equal or greater value (as determined by Market America) may be substituted.

Rules and Qualifications

1. Applicants must reside in one of the 50 United States and Canada and must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
2. Market America Independent Distributors who are currently involved in Market America’s corrective action process are not eligible to participate.
3. Employees and contractors of Market America, its subsidiaries, licensees, agencies, affiliates, and members of their immediate families (spouses and parents, siblings, children and their spouses, and in-laws) and persons living in the same household of such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible.
4. The challenge will run from 12:00 am EST/EDT on March, 20, 2014 through 11:59 pm EST/EDT on March 31, 2014 (the “Challenge Time”).
5. To enter, you can: a) Purchase a 1 month, 3 month, or 12 month subscription to tlsSlim.com within the Challenge Time; or b) Send the following information to findyourfit@marketamerica.com within the Challenge Time: March 20, 2014 through March 31, 2014.
6. One entry per person.
7. Entries that do not meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements will be disqualified.
8. No purchase is necessary to enter.
9. There will be one winner of this sweepstakes. The winner will be chosen Friday, April 4th, 2014. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
10. The winner will be contacted by email or phone on or before Wednesday, April 9th, 2014. Don’t forget to check your email on that date to see if you are the lucky winner(s)!
11. The winner must respond by 5:00 pm EST/EDT on Friday, April 11th, 2014 to claim the Prize. If a winner does not respond by the deadline, another winner will be chosen.
12. This sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law.
13. Market America and persons and companies associated with it disclaim all liability for injury or damage to persons and/or property that might result from Sweepstakes entry or acceptance of the Prize.
14. Acceptance of Prize constitutes permission to use winner’s/winners’ name(s), entry/entries, and/or likeness(es) without compensation (except where prohibited by law). You must own all right, title, and interest in and to all intellectual property rights associated with your entry.
15. Acceptance of the Prize constitutes winner’s/winners’ grant to Market America of all right, title, and interest in and to all rights (including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights) associated with winner’s/winners’ entry/entries. Winner(s) shall also execute all documentation required by Market America regarding such ownership rights.
16. Your sweepstakes entry indicates your agreement to all sweepstakes rules.

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TOP REASONS WHY YOUR SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE ONLINE

Still sitting on the fence, not sure if you and your business need to build an online presence? Let me say this bluntly: While you're still debating the amazing potential of marketing your services and products to the masses, what you're really saying is, "No....don't need more new business!" And, your competitors are grabbing your business! There is NO escaping it: people are going straight to Google for the products and services they need. No longer do they search through a phone book...that's fast becoming a thing of the past.

According to Webvisible & Nielsen, search engines are the #1 way people do business - to the tune of 3 out of every 4 people! For example, if someone is looking for any goods/service in general, 75% will begin their search on Google. What does that tell us?
If YOU and YOUR business are NOT online, you are UNSEEN and your business is going straight to your COMPETITORS. You may be missing out on huge opportunities with new types of customers.

TOP REASONS WHY YOUR SMALL BUSINESS NEED TO BE ONLINE:

1. It Extends Your Store Hours: The easiest and cheapest way to make your business available 24/7; everything you offer online is in a 24-hour, round the clock show room. What an amazing thing! Potential customers from all over the world get to research your products or services from where they are while in the privacy of their own home. All while you're sleeping... Your online store allows them to place the order and you're made the sale. Voila!

2. Gives You A Much Larger Audience: The Web has a way bigger reach than the few miles that surround your physical business/store. It's reaches the person next door as well as the people from way across the country. Depending on your specific industry, this opens up a much wider retail sale base than any face-to-face deal ever could.

3. Your Competitors Are there: Just because you don't have a strong online presence yet does NOT mean the same goes for the competition. Just look at how you, yourself... run to the web when you need information. That speaks volume! Failing to maintain an effective online presence is hindering your potential to attract customers. YOU are not there so the search engines are not finding you in search.

4. It Maximizes Your Presence: There is NO better or faster way to get your messages out! The traditional way of sending out flyers, mailings, or even ads in your local paper still has its value but, also mass limitation. The beauty of  online marketing is that it lets you blast out any message you have to your existing and potential customers. You can TARGET your market for the very low cost of FREE. Your hot promotion, the special fundraising events or even your brand new service/product has the ability of going VIRAL. Your message can hit the floor running from 1-1-, 10-100, 100-1000+ people in the matter of 24 hours!

5. Networking With Like-Minded People: Putting up your business online will propel you to meet and build relationships with other like-minded businesses like yourself, people you would never have met or been in contact with otherwise. You have the ability to own and run your own business but also the awesome possibility of working alongside the biggest scope of peers; people you trust, share and grow with. That in itself is huge and one of the biggest advantages for business people of all kinds!

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