Put Your Business On Track For Success! Tip #6 – Be Equipped to Compete
Patrick McFadden
Finding out exactly how your business stacks up with your competition is the tip for today. Those who want to have the best year ever find out all they can by researching their competitors, customers, and themselves.
Here’s some ways to research:
- Visit a competitor’s website.
- Visit a customer’s website.
- Participate in information forums, social media, or newsgroups.
- Mine sites for data.
- Purchase competitor’s products or services.
- Conduct surveys.
The more information you gather, the better equipped you are to compete.
Remember “that the professional knows that their success will depend on what they do with what they know not just what they know.”
It’s action time. Pick two or three ways you’re going to gather information and put your business on track for success.
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