http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com QUOTE: "People will go where they are given 1ncrease" - Napoleon Hill Too many solo-entrepreneurs, especially women, tend to downplay their successes. They either don't stop long enough to see how much they've actually accomplished, or they're too shy ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_685738_15.html 11th November 2008 QUOTE: "Until one is released, step by step or all at once, from the roots of fear-based thinking, no amount of Mo-ney will give prosperity. This is fact..." - Anonymous Even though I'm totally unplugged from what's going on in the world, by choice, st... http://www.articlealley.com/article_680611_15.html 03rd November 2008 Let's face it: being self-employed, our businesses are fundamentally a reflection of every part of us. It's not like working for a corporation where you don't really control the outcome of the business unless you're at the top. Who you and I "are" as peop... http://www.articlealley.com/article_672257_15.html 21st October 2008 There are some solo-entrepreneurs that market 'til they're blue in the face, and STILL don't attract ideal, high-paying clients. They're seemingly doing all the "right things": they've got marketing materials, marketing plans, they're speaking, networking... http://www.articlealley.com/article_662982_15.html 13th October 2008 QUOTE: "Most people confuse wishing and wanting with pursuing. You must place your trust in ACTION." - Price Pritchett I've been hearing this one question a lot recently: "Fabienne, what did you actually DO to multiply your income so quickly? How did y... http://www.articlealley.com/article_662390_15.html 13th October 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson QUOTE: "Living your best life is to find out what your calling is. Your real job on Earth is to find out what you were meant to be doing and to find a way to do that thing." -Oprah Winfrey For years, I'd wonde... http://www.articlealley.com/article_651828_24.html 29th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Many people have massive doubt about their ability to do something really big in this world, including myself up until very recently. They wonder whether they have what it takes or whether they're "good enough." ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_632621_15.html 09th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson I've discovered something really interesting in terms of human behavior over the last 3 years. I'm shocked to notice how often people stop themselves by using excuses for not doing something in their business, an... http://www.articlealley.com/article_625682_15.html 08th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson QUOTE: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure... Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that... http://www.articlealley.com/article_622513_15.html 05th September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Have you ever felt strange about marketing your services for fear of people thinking you weren't successful enough or good enough at what you do? I was reading a transcript of marketer Dan Kennedy's Coaching and ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_615743_15.html 02nd September 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson I'm convinced that everyone's really just looking for a shortcut. Over the last 9 years of working with clients privately and in groups, the more I offer my products and services, the clearer I am that we all jus... http://www.articlealley.com/article_605032_15.html 21st August 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Pulling clients in is not only more fun than pushing hard to "get" clients, it's MUCH easier. Who wouldn't rather have clients call them instead of pounding the pavement? The concept is a no-brainer to grasp, but... http://www.articlealley.com/article_598917_15.html 14th August 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson The quote, "The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" originated with San Antonio sports broadcaster Dan Cook during a television newscast in April 1978. He coined the famous phrase after the first basketbal... http://www.articlealley.com/article_586071_15.html 23rd July 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson When I was first starting out trying to close the sale as a brand new solo-entrepreneur, I would offer prospects only one rate and the offer was basically "this is what I charge, take it or leave it." So people w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_573340_15.html 10th July 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson If you want to grow your business, hands-down, you need an assistant. And by "grow," I really mean "make more money." Oh, I know what you're thinking! "I don't make enough money to hire an assistant yet. That's j... http://www.articlealley.com/article_571639_15.html 07th July 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson When talking about their business, most solo-preneurs make the mistake of describing exactly what they do, in boring detail. "My company has been in business for X number of years and we use the newest technology... http://www.articlealley.com/article_561978_15.html 23rd June 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson One of the best things to do to quickly establish credibility, get massive exposure, and attract new clients, is speaking. Hands down. Whether you organize your own seminars on a regular basis to continually fill... http://www.articlealley.com/article_556856_15.html 17th June 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson QUOTE: "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson You may be working your tail off t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_548798_15.html 29th May 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson QUOTE: "The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny." - Napoleon Bonaparte Have you ever felt on the verge of something big in yo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_547992_15.html 27th May 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Too many people ride the 'feast or famine' roller coaster of having clients, especially SUCCESSFUL entrepreneurs. Some months they have almost too many clients and are WAY too busy, and other months, they're feel... http://www.articlealley.com/article_538634_15.html 15th May 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson "Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about." —Unknown Have you ever given your all to something, experienced some delays, encountered disappointments, and then given up? What ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_526801_15.html 30th April 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson There are some solo-entrepreneurs that market 'til they're blue in the face, and STILL don't attract ideal, high-paying clients. They're seemingly doing all the "right things": they've got marketing materials, ma... http://www.articlealley.com/article_507377_15.html 03rd April 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson QUOTE: "The more you say to yourself, 'I am responsible,' the stronger, better and finer a person you become. And every part of your life will improve at the same time." - Brian Tracy One of the themes running... http://www.articlealley.com/article_497451_15.html 27th March 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson There's a question in my intake packet for new clients titled, "What is holding you back or slowing your progress?", as it relates to attracting all the clients they need and having a full practice. Having worked... http://www.articlealley.com/article_490856_15.html 17th March 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson In sifting through emails from a recent R&D survey I launched, I read the responses, and honestly, I wanted to cry. Don't get me wrong. It's not that I haven't been aware that most solopreneurs have very low expe... http://www.articlealley.com/article_481190_15.html 25th February 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Imagine you've worked hard to market your services; you've attracted a prospective client, set up a "sales conversation" and gone through the whole sales process. Great job, but sometimes, no matter how hard we t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_478690_15.html 21st February 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Entrepreneur Magazine called yesterday to get my take on how to be your own best walking advertisement without becoming offensive, off-putting or in people's faces. There's definitely a fine line between authenti... http://www.articlealley.com/article_472467_15.html 11th February 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Let me share a big secret with you that all wealth-y solo-entrepreneurs know: If you want to have an ideal business, work less and make a whole lot more, I can assure you that you CANNOT do it by yourself. You mu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_469228_15.html 06th February 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson Have you ever been stopped in your marketing tracks because of procrastination and didn't know where it was coming from? This happened a few times with some of my private clients recently, and we noticed that eve... http://www.articlealley.com/article_459374_15.html 24th January 2008 Copyright (c) 2008 Fabienne Fredrickson In practice building (and getting clients) it seems to be that most self-employed people just hope for the best. They simply keep doing what they've been doing and don't have a strategy for creating the practice ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_250031_15.html 16th January 2008 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne FredricksonQUOTE: "Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine... And as we let our own li... http://www.articlealley.com/article_238599_15.html 06th November 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." - Bill CosbyTo attract clients consistently and with little effort, your marketing message must be clea... http://www.articlealley.com/article_226904_15.html 12th October 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." -Albert SchweitzerI've men... http://www.articlealley.com/article_222535_15.html 04th October 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson I believe the key to more clients, more in-come, and more time off, is making your business run like a well-oiled machine. Right now, you may be handling everything yourself, or perhaps delegating a little bit of... http://www.articlealley.com/article_209254_15.html 30th August 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson You can have a business card that's useless or one that gets you clients. Which do you want? Your business card should be considered a serious sales tool, something that someone will look at and get a very good i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_206366_15.html 24th August 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson It's a phenomenon that happens to most people in business for themselves after a few years. When solo-entrepreneurs first get started in marketing their business, they have gusto, they have energy, and many take ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_201711_64.html 14th August 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson Quote: "Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self�development) in order to guarantee your future." � Brian Tracy Sometimes, the signs that it's time to invest in taking your business to go to t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_196382_15.html 02nd August 2007 Copyright (c) 2007 Fabienne Fredrickson Sometimes, you just KNOW there's something you need to take action on to take your business forward. However, if you're anything like me, you've gotten stopped in the past, even when it's something you KNOW will ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_192485_15.html 26th July 2007