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Getting Listed in MSN

Dear Robin,
I regularly read your column on Murdok and have learned a lot – thanks! I’m a wedding photographer, and have put a lot of effort into creating a web-site that should be search-engine friendly, as well as provide my prospective customers with plenty of information about me and the services I offer. For the most part I think I’ve succeeded, since I rank very high on Google and most of the other big engines for the search words/phrases that I’ve targeted (Seattle wedding photography, Seattle wedding photographers, and several other variations). And I get numerous compliments every week from people who have visited my site.

Getting Paid

As a general rule of thumb, any business can expect to write off between 3-5% of debt as bad. That’s if the business’s receivables are managed properly. If not, that percentage will be much higher.
For any small business, especially one that’s in its first couple of years of operation, cashflow is a paramount consideration. Many small businesses fail simply because they run out of cash during this period.

Getting New Business Fast

Recently two business owners came to me in dire straits. The first, who owned a dental billing company, had suffered sabotage by a disgruntled employee. Clients deserted in droves when told, falsely, that he was being investigated for fraud. The second, who owned a computer training firm, had neglected to market for a year and had just discovered the delayed effect of his omission. Both appealed to me: Help! We need more business fast!

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