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Comment on Do NOT Underestimate The Power Of Good Customer Service by Beth Andrus

Beth Andrus — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:04:46 +0000

I agree! Service is as important as the product, and in times of great stress, it can be important!

Comment on Pricing For Profit by minibizbuzz

minibizbuzz — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:48:20 +0000

Pricing is so much more involved than most people realize, for a million reasons. When I had my tshirt business I had the same problem as @drheather. It was cheaper to order more shirts, but it only "paid off" if I sold X amount. I set up an excel spreadsheet to determine the best order quantity, and I would use this cost to figure my price. It worked out in my favor 80% of the time. An additional problem is, if you're price is too low, raising it, stricly because you miscalcualted your costs, will certainly upset your current customers. If possible, you can set your higher price, and offer a "preferred customer" price, until you get a bit of data to work with. Pricing is math, with a heavy dose of finesse. Thanks, all, for taking the time to comment.

Comment on Pricing For Profit by heather

heather — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:33:06 +0000

I think it is tricky! In my instance, if I print more products then the price is cheaper. Although, when you begin its difficult to take that risk so you print less which creates less of a profit. How do you figure the price based on this?

Comment on Do NOT Underestimate The Power Of Good Customer Service by Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:34:46 +0000

I'm at a point in my life that I may up greatly for good customer service and peace of mind. This is why Apple and its genius bar is so great.

Service makes or breaks everything!

Comment on Pricing For Profit by Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:33:39 +0000

It's so tricky pricing, ain't it? Experimentation is so important, yet once a price is set, it's kind of hard to change until you offer a better offering.

Tough one!

Comment on Read The Instructions by minibizbuzz

minibizbuzz — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:16:09 +0000

It's definitely not just guys, although I think more of you are afflicted It's tough retraining myself to read the instructions, but I keep getting reminded that it's so worth it! Thakns for the comment. Have a great 4th of July.

Comment on Read The Instructions by Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:20:55 +0000

Although reading instructions is a pain in the bum, it sure can help in the long run!

I totally admit I have the problem of trying to figure things out myself. It's laziness + stubbornness as a guy. But maybe it's not just guys!

Comment on Count To 10 by minibizbuzz

minibizbuzz — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:45:21 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Years ago, on my way to work, a driver didn't think I was going fast enough, cut me off and flipped me off. Then we pulled into the same parking lot It was a new employee, their first day, and now they were mortified. Their best luck was that they did that to me. I had a (small) laugh at their expense, told them they should de-stress, and then let it go. Someone else may have made their life miserable for a long time. You just never know.

Comment on Count To 10 by Francis A

Francis A — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:15:43 +0000

WOW...this is perfect!! I just got through telling my kids how Will Smith said: "No" to hiring his future wife Jada Pinkett on the set of Fresh Prince of Bel Air as his Girl Friend! He wasn't angry but it goes to show how you really never know when you will have future engagements with people!! Business or personal

Comment on What We Can Learn From Cats & Dogs by minibizbuzz

minibizbuzz — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:53:39 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Robin. I agree, it's easy to lose sight of what we really want, but if we tune in to our true nature it becomes so clear. I hope your cat enjoys soccer as much as he did the Olympics