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    Pricing depends on a variety of factors. Your...

    Pricing depends on a variety of factors. Your costs, how you are funding your new business, what you need to get clients, your confidence and more. When I first started my current business I...
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    I spent years cold calling and had good results....

    I spent years cold calling and had good results. The challenge with cold calling is you have to keep at it day in and day out. I suggest you consider attending networking events. Are there chamber...
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    Partnerships are a challenging way to go. As...

    Partnerships are a challenging way to go. As David indicated if he has a single member LLC adding you as a partner changes the structure of the company. I'm not an attorney so I don't have the...
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    I don't think writing too many blogs is an issue....

    I don't think writing too many blogs is an issue. If people are reading them and/or business is coming as a result what's the harm? I think it's better to write more blogs on different subjects...
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    Seems high to me. I have used copy writers that...

    Seems high to me. I have used copy writers that charge $20 an hour with great results, but it depends on the copywriter. What's most important is to find one that has your voice...that sounds like...
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    Wow lots of conversation here on the definition...

    Wow lots of conversation here on the definition of spam. I spent 25 years making cold calls almost every day. I can tell you from experience that cold calling works as I was personally generating...
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    Partnerships are perhaps the most difficult of...

    Partnerships are perhaps the most difficult of all relationships. Most don't succeed and that's because of the challenges they face interpersonally. Today you and your friend both want the same...
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    I am not an attorney so I may be incorrect but I...

    I am not an attorney so I may be incorrect but I don't believe you can copyright a company name, only trademark it. That process has to go through the US Patent and Trademark office and it can take...
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    When I first started out I used a personal credit...

    When I first started out I used a personal credit card for business expenses until I was able to build up credit. It's hard to get credit w/o a credit history, especially in today's world. Also...
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    People tend to forget what they agreed to when it...

    People tend to forget what they agreed to when it no longer serves them to remember. And what you experienced is typical...those clients that start out challenging tend to always be challenging. In...
  11. Finding a niche is often difficult and...

    Finding a niche is often difficult and frustrating. Sometimes companies determine in advance where they see a need and then create a business around this. Other times they start offering a broad...
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    Good luck. Sounds exciting and perhaps just what...

    Good luck. Sounds exciting and perhaps just what you need. May I suggest you spend some time creating a business strategy and plan for your childcare business and book? Having written a book I...
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    Almost every business has to do some cold calling...

    Almost every business has to do some cold calling at some time. In my past life most weeks I did several hundred cold calls a week. Each week some of those were ones that eventually turned into...
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    I think your challenge is the customer is not...

    I think your challenge is the customer is not focused on your relationship in a partnering type of way. No one wants to pay more than they have to and every customer will ask for a break in pricing...
  15. Well in reading this I wouldn't say run but I...

    Well in reading this I wouldn't say run but I surely wouldn't advise you to take this deal. If your friend really believes this is going to be such a huge success he should be willing to provide you...
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    Partnerships can be wonderful and be a huge...

    Partnerships can be wonderful and be a huge headache. A partnership agreement needs to be in place regardless of what avenue you take. I wouldn't be hastey to give up a percentage of your business...
  17. First you shoudl consult an attorney on this...

    First you shoudl consult an attorney on this matter. As to the operating agreement again you want to consult an attorney but here are a few ideas. First just because you are both putting in 50% of...
  18. There are a number of services who will take...

    There are a number of services who will take calls for you during business hours. They can have a message that says "Tom is out of the office during business hours and will return calls before or...
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    Are you selling on Amazon.com? If not see if you...

    Are you selling on Amazon.com? If not see if you can get the book there and then sign up for their Author Central.
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    Cold calling Rejection

    Rejection is a natural part of any sales process and even more so in cold calling. Having been in sales for years and years I encourage you to take a non-traditional approach. Remember the point of...
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