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BottyRules

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  6. to learn from someone whos bloody good and has done what you want to do.
  7. 29. The single biggest thing you can do to step change the growth of your business is
  8. 28. Speed matters.
  9. and thats why your database is your most valuable asset, bar none.
  10. 27. Its not your customers job to remember to do business with you...its your job to remind them,
  11. 26. These days, only lazy, incompetent business owners dont know how well each bit of their marketing works.
  12. 25. Good offers make you money, not cost you money - so dont just slash your margins.
  13. Youd have to be either incredibly arrogant or a complete idiot to not even try to connect with them.
  14. 24. Thousands of your potential customers, people that live in your area, are on Twitter and Facebook today.
  15. 23. No one ever got rich having a lie in or watching TV - youve got to work...really hard!
  16. so use testimonials in your marketing.
  17. 22. What other people say about you carries about 500 times as much weight as what you say about yourself -
  18. 21. Youve got to stop the sabotage in your business.
  19. 20. Bite-size goals are good.
  20. 19. No one will ever care about your business as much as you do. Dont forget that - ever!