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Petes Weekly: South African Business Culture
South African Business Culture. A country is not about the space, the sea, the views, or the wildlife. A country is about its people. The average South African is so used to being crazy-friendly that he has no idea how strange it seems to the reclusive folk who live in lesser climes. I thought this … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: How Taking Pictures Saves Money
How Taking Pictures Saves Money. Those of us who grew up with Bakelite rotary phones still think an iPhone is the same thing, just more portable. This came to me earlier this week as I rented a car at Cape Town International. My phone has a camera, as I suspect yours does. I took a … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Is The Customer is Always Right?
The Customer is Always Right? This adage has been drummed into each of us since we learned to read. It is absolutely true. But it does not mean that the customer is never wrong. Lets start with the most important issue on the table. The customer, the person you so desperately want to fight with … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Ideas For You In Free Series
Ideas in this free series 1. Compile a List of Competitors Today your job is simple: Compile a list of up to 10 of your competitors. (More is better, but only if you have time.) Keep that list safe. We will be using it later. Use Google Search to find them, if you have to. Search for the stuff … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Things Business Owner Should Do
Things a Business Owner should do Regularly I include this article from Business Warriors in this PetesWeekly because I have had a very challenging commuting week. My suitcase decided to play hooky in Frankfurt while I arrived in Johannesburg. By this morning I had acquired a gentle Gorgonzola-like glow. The suitcase arrived just in time … Continue reading
Why The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Poorer
Why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer… asset owners vs liability owners There is a very simple reason why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The rich, in general, are asset owners, while the poor, in general, are liability owners. If we compare the spending behaviour of asset owners … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Opportunity Abounds
Opportunity Abounds It is hard to explain how happy I am to be arriving in Johannesburg on Tuesday. I will begin a month-long trip to present some live Sales Training seminars, to start setting up office again (in Cape Town) and to meet with a whole bunch of wonderful people. Having a portable/Internet business is … Continue reading
How Much Profit Do You Get From Each New Sale ?
How much profit do you get from each new sale? Not just the immediate profit, the money you bank today, but the profit from that new client for as long as they buy from you? Is it more than R200? And if you made a new sale each week, would it be more than R200 … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Why Do We Procrastinate?
Why do we procrastinate? May I suggest that it is because we are often very far out of our comfort zone when faced with a decision. We often do not feel we have enough knowledge to make any decision. It is easier to delay in the hope that all will become clear. And then the … Continue reading
Petes Weekly: Rumours Of My Closure Are Not True
Rumours Of My Closure Have Been Greatly Exaggerated I can imagine no nicer place on earth than South Africa to go walkabout for a week. That is what I did last week. But it turns out to have been bad timing. In my absence somebody chose to circulate an email to a host of my … Continue reading
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