Everything I Ever Needed to Know about the Consulting Business,

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:01:18 -0500

Like most writers, I have two jobs: consulting work and a "real"job. I'm not ashamed to say, for a long time, my consultingbusiness was haphazard, at best. While, I'm a strong writer anddesigner, I knew little about running my own business untilrecently.After nearly a decade of working for newspapers and the like, Istarted a new life as a marketing executive for a smallmanufacturing company. As with most small companies, I foundmyself taking on a variety of tasks, including billing, customerservice, inventory and shipping.The lessons I've learned working for this company, I applied tomy editing and Web design business with great success. Here'swhat I've learned: You can set your own terms. You can decide if you will bepaid upon receipt, in days or days. Make your terms clearand print them on your written bid and on your invoices. It wasliberating to know that I no longer had to wait and keep askingmy client when the check would be sent out. Nor was I heldhosta...

Increase In-House Collections

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:50:24 -0500

When you provide a consumer service or product, you have thelegal and moral right to be paid within contractual terms.Consumer accounts not paid within your payment terms canrestrict your cash flow, business growth and in some situations,the ability to continue operating your business.The following consumer collections report outlines guidelinesyou can follow to increase the amount of in-house consumercollections your business collects. Have a Defined Credit and Consumer Collections PolicyOne of the major causes of overdue receivables is that abusiness has not defined to its consumer customers and staffwhen accounts are to be paid. If consumer customers are noteducated that accounts are to be paid on time, then chances arethey'll pay late or sometimes not at all. Make sure that yourcompany's terms of payment are clearly stated in writing to eachconsumer customer. Invoice Promptly and Send Statements RegularlyIf you don't have a systematic invoicing and billing s...

What the insurance companies aren't telling you about your

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:59:39 -0500

Although insurance companies offer peace of mind to the policyholders, it is important for all customers to remember that theyare for profit companies, and accordingly your own personalinterest is not their number one priority. Consequently, anyinsurance company will capitalize on every opportunity toextract money from its customers. The primary source of incomefor an insurance company is the premiums which it levies fromits customers. The premium is the fee which keeps the insurance policy alive.Each company collects the premium on a regular basis. The policyholder is expected to pay the premium on time. Delayed paymentsmay lead to consequences such a fine or even termination of thepolicy. If a lapse in your payments does take place, this willrender the earlier premiums paid by the policy holder useless.So, in order to reinstate oneself, the policy holder might evenhave to renew the entire policy. There has also been a recent trend of policies being sold atinflated p...

Where To Shop For Reverse Directory

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:26:54 -0500

Are you receiving a call from an nameless number on your mobile phone or home phone? Did the monthly phone charge come in and there are telephone calls established to a figure that is unfamiliar? Seeking can provide you with answers to these kind of questions - and more - with a Reverse Phone Lookup. Rate this Article: Article Tags: find phone number owner Related Articles Related Q&A