Days fly by

July 26, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Days fly by and before you know it all the post you made are posted.

As I probably mentioned before, I don’t live in a city or town, but just outside it. That means that I have a lot of “extra” things to do. One of them is my vegetable garden.

Beside planting everything, watering every night and watch it growing, there is still some work to do. Weed is always there, but also little critters who really enjoy a fresh plant feast.

Lately I have in just one box an animal who visits once in a while and feast on some vegetables. I just can’t figure out what kind of animal it is 😦

What I do know is that for next year I have to make a chicken wire cover to prevent this animal from coming in.

I also just figured out that my peas needs huge stakes to grow up (I really have a wall of peas now) and that I have to cover them to prevent the birds “stealing” the peas.

Every year I learn something else. Every year I try out a new vegetable.

How can this correlate with building a business?

In a lot of ways.

You sometimes have to try out different things to continue you business. You learn from the things you do now. You learn that making small changes can be a great way to keep things going and even can speed up things.

Or sometimes you fail completely. And that is not a problem. You just learn and continue.

And most of all, growing means to be patient. Results are not the things you accomplish in a very short moment.

Baudina

The Business Builder

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But seriously, this course is not just about numbers and paperwork, it’s also about mindset and self-care. Because let’s face it, starting a business can be overwhelming, and we don’t want you to burn out before you even get started. That’s why we’ll also be covering the importance of taking care of yourself, both physically and mentally.

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Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

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Take everyone in

July 20, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Sometimes I had a client I just not could work with. For that reason I started with having a chat with future clients, just to try to prevent that.

Of coarse it’s not always possible to prevent it, for accepting a client who is just not the right person.

Just keep in mind that it’s normal that characters just not match.

You don’t are friends or even get married with everyone, right?

But what if you need the money?

I think it depends on where you are, if you keep on working with this client or not.

But just keep in mind that money isn’t that important when your mental health is in jeopardy.

Once in a while you just have to “ditch” and remove him or her from your list.

Did you ever run into a person like that?? What did you do??

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

How to start?

July 19, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

This is going to be a short one.

My answer to this question is yes. How do you think everybody else has started??

But let’s talk about it….

General questions are: Is it even possible to start a business when you don’t have experience? Is it even possible to start a business when you have never provided the service you are offering? In short, is it possible to offer a product or service without references??

Of coarse you can.

Although the general advice is that you just start “till you wing it”, what you better can do is having colleagues back you up.

For example use the references from people who sell exactly the same products as you do.

Never, ever just “create” your own references.

For services, you can offer some free services to get some experience and get the reference from these people.

By the way, always ask from everyone who you worked with or who bought your product to provide you with a review or reference.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Long story “quick way to ruin y’r business”

July 18, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

The development of social media over the years created great opportunities for businesses. But it can go 2 ways.

You can build your business quiet fast using social media and the internet. It also creates an opportunity to expand your business globally.

But as fast as you can build it, you can also ruin it or be ruined when you don’t pay attention. Being arrogant and thinking your business will exist forever, even when your (ex-)client leaves you a negative review, is not smart.

Always respond to negative reviews, or positive reviews for that matter. Admit you did wrong. Nobody is perfect, you can make mistakes.

Although the headquarters of this business corrected the biggest mistake, the franchise did not.

Here is the story:

_{(I removed the company’s name)}
“I just wanted to post our moving horror story. Hopefully it will stop someone else from a similar experience.

In short; <Company X> didn’t show up 2 days in a row and refused to refund our deposit for month, where as Absolute Moving took our booking same day and did an amazing job.

Here’s the whole story if you’re interested.

I booked them on June 13 and paid a refundable $160 deposit for a move on June 28. Initially they said they could only move me in the morning. I wasn’t able to get the elevator at my new place until the afternoon so
I called back to cancel. They immediately said they could move my appointment to the afternoon, no problem – that was the first red flag. I should have cancelled.

On June 28, noon came and went with no one showing up. I called the office at 1 pm and they told me the movers were running late at another job. They said they’d send them over as soon as they were done – no time estimate – second red flag.

After another hour and a half I called the office. No answer. I called at least 10 times between 2:30 and 3 pm. Nothing. Finally around 3:30 they called to say they were “in a bind” and could they move me at 5 pm? No! I could only book the elevator until 5 pm at the new place, so that wasn’t going to work. Then they said they had three movers injured that afternoon at a job and were trying to find people – third red flag. Which is it? Running late or injured? I asked if we could reschedule for the next morning at 9 am because I knew I couldn’t find another mover last minute and they said yes, no problem. I would be priority.

The next morning at 9 am, no movers. I called the office and they simply told me they had to cancel the move. They weren’t coming! I had everything packed, elevator at new place booked, and I had to be out by the end of the day – someone else was moving in!

I called around the city and thankfully found another company to move me that day. I had very few things to move so I’m sure that helped.

I never received a refund of my deposit, so I contacted the franchise head office in Toronto a month later to explain the situation. The next day I got a refund.

I’ve moved over 20 times, to different countries and provinces and have never had such a horrible and stressful experience. I was left stranded the day of the move and then they kept my money! Avoid this company!!”

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

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Oh no ….

July 18, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Not paying any attention and technology leaves me hanging 🙁

As I said before, my posts are made a couple days to 2 weeks before.

BUT …. Only if you do it correctly. And I screwed up miserably this time. Hence my 1 day no post.

I didn’t check till last night.

Luckily I am very computer savvy. Although I am dated back to the big screens (IBM), no laptops and big floppy disks (who knows these things still?) and no cellphones (hard to believe), I managed to stay up to date.

I know how to handle both windows and apple computers, have no problem picking up new programs and I am still capable to make a decent website.

Not a lot of people my age and even younger can say that.

Anyway, despite that, I am not perfect and I make mistakes.

And the “good” thing of making mistakes or errors or failures is, you learn from it and you move on.

For me, for now, back to making posts.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Work ON business

July 16, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Work on your business, not only in your business is something I repeat often.

A lot of business owners work in their business night and day. Eventually they burn out and give up.

The moment people around them see it happen, is often too late.

They are still working in their business, but they already have given up and are thinking about selling everything. The only thing what keeps them going is that they don’t really like to sell their “baby”, but they don’t see another way out.

When a business reaches a certain plateau it’s not useful to keep on struggling. You have to look for the reason why. You need help. (I know, hard to admit). You have to look in your business to see what is going on.

Of coarse, I don’t only teach people to start their business through my course. While doing the course I also help them one step after another to actually do it.

But I also do the same for business owners who already have their business, who struggle to move forward, who only work in their business and are fed up with it.

Who want to change.

So how do I do that?

I have a look at their business and step for step I go through a couple of area’s which can be changed.

The first 12 area’s are for free. (The next 30 are not) I give the business owners a beautiful report and they can go from there.

Why for free?

Because I know if they really want to keep their business and enjoy it again and again for years to go, they will come back for more.

And the only way to find out how to do that is by taking that first assesment.

Here is the link. And it’s called PAS.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

65

July 15, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Tomorrow will be my husband’s 65-th birthday, today we will celebrate it with family and some friends.

Because our house isn’t that big, we hopefully can do it all outside. Weather permitted.

Barbeque, firepit, music and some good food will be provided. And I know for sure it will be a great evening. Everything is ready.

Reaching the age of 65 doesn’t mean he will stop working right away. He still loves his work and although he doesn’t mind doing a bit less, he still goes behind his computer looking forward to what the day will bring.

I don’t mind that he will continue working. Although I can work from every place in the world, I like to sit behind my computer and do the things I like to do, from behind my own desk in all the peace and quietness.

Of coarse I can continue to do my work when he retires, but it will be different.

I have always considered the people around me. And I have to admit, sometimes too much.

I had to learn to step back and do the things I really wanted despite the “complaints” from other people.

For now, not something I have to consider or think over for the next 2 years.

So this post is nice and short. Hope you guys have a fantastic Saturday!!

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Fear of missing out

July 15, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Selling is hard. Unless you know how to use the psychology of the human mind.

Someone told me lately why it is possible for famous artist to ask excessive amounts of money for their tickets.

It’s simple. The marketeers are using the “fear of missing out” method to sell a ticket. They are making all the fans super enthusiastic that their idol is coming to town. They also have performances at select places. And the amount of tickets are, because of it, limited.

Of coarse the fans have to buy the tickets as soon as possible otherwise they will be sold out.

Especially organizations as “a certain company” use this tactic. If there are a lot of people interested, the prices will go up. Price versus demand. It’s a tactic used for ages.

They can do that, because the fans are afraid they will miss out. Because the next tour will not be done in years. Access to buy tickets is limited. It will be their only change to see their idol.

So, they buy….

You probably have also see this happen on a smaller scale. I know I used it.

For instance a coaching opportunity of a well know person. “Selected places available” “Before you are admitted, you have to talk to our team first”. That kind of “making it unique” or selections will be used. It makes you want to pay more for that “special” spot.

And even if you know that you are manipulated like that, you still will buy that ticket or you will buy for your spot for that coaching option.

Because that makes us people unique.

And although I use this tactic too, I still keep the price available. The amount of money I ask, you will earn back within 90 days. I mean, $295 per month isn’t a huge amount for all the information you get. But that’s my opinion.

_{(Just an end note: their are artists/singers who don’t appreciate the price game by “a certain company”)}

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

S.M.A.R.T

July 14, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

In general S.M.A.R.T. is used for goal setting, but of coarse it can be used for everything you plan. Doesn’t matter if it’s long term or for the day.

If you never heard of it, SMART is short for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely.

To link back to my planning of these posts, for years I just did something and left it to that.

There was no need for me to “organize” my planning and I just did things during the day at moments I felt like it.

I had clients, I got enough money coming in, I had no worry in the world.

Of coarse, I told everybody who I came across and who I helped out, that they certainly couldn’t work like I did, That they had to follow the smart-option and become organized.

Good thing I never told them how I worked.

Recently I became a part of a group of coaches who were doing the exact same thing as I did, but for different clients. Some of them were like me, some totally opposite. But we were all teaching the same stuff to our clients and “forgot” to do it ourself.

Not very SMART…..

So under the influence, no not the booze, but my colleague’s, I slowly changed things. All together we started with the short version of our course. And ….

Oh my, so much extra time I have now.

So, my advice is do like me. Sign up for the course. You get more money on your bank and at the same time more time to do the fun times.

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

Planning

July 14, 2023Baudina Slikker Leave a comment

Working for yourself often creates unexpected activities, once in a while. It’s impossible to plan everything from start to finish, 24/7.

The only thing I constantly try to plan for sure are my social media activities, such as these posts.

Don’t tell anybody, but sometimes I lie. Ssstttt .

Well kind off. I write a post as if it all happened at the day that it is posted. But that’s not always true. Basically, because almost every post is written a day till 2 weeks before I put it out there.

Scheduling all these posts ahead of time gives me a change to be able to react to unexpected things, like a client who suddenly needs some extra time to go over things. Or one of my animals get sick. Or one of the kids need my or our help.

Or just, because I don’t have the energy to do anything that day or I just want to take a day off.

Try to tell that to your boss, especially last minute. Not many are understandable, of coarse depending on your boss or the kind of job you do.

Anyway, for that reason I work for myself and for that reason I plan all this posts ahead of time.

Schedule or time-management are important to keep you from thing doing it last minute (which only create unnecessary stress) or not been able to do the important things at all.

Even worse, when you have to skip important daily tasks, it can also lead to procrastination. And nobody is waiting for that!

Funny thing for me, I like to write these short stories or informative blogs. Often when I am working on one, other ideas pop up in my head. I have a lot of little sticky notes around me with new idea’s to write about.

And most important, it clears my head, relaxes me and give me some sort of new energy. I know, sound strange. But it works for me.

Wondering ….. what do you to clear your head??

Baudina

The Business Builder

You can also go for a 52-weekly program at your own speed or to stay motivated, in a group.

Like to know more…Follow the link to reach out and and have a chat.

BENEFITS of my 52 weeks course: In this 52-week series, we’ll cover 50 different Profit Acceleration Strategies And Tactics that, when combined, should allow you to double your business profits – and then double them again. We’ll bring the teaching and the systems. You bring your burning desire to take action and implement the key lessons. And together, we’re going to establish a strong foundation in your business upon which you can build for years to come.

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Take everyone in

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Long story “quick way to ruin y’r business”

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Work ON business

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