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Every week, Nurse Entrepreneur Network "Tip of the Week" subscribers receive a free nursing business tip they can use right away to start, grow, or manage their nursing business, attract more clients and boost their sales and profits.

The nursing business tips are written by Nurse Entrepreneur Network's Executive Director, LeaRae Keyes, a nurse entrepreneur who has a good track record in operating successful nurse businesses and in coaching other entrepreneurs - nursepreneurs to sucessfully start, grow, and manage their businesses. The tips are short, to the point, and cover a wide range of nursing business subjects.

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Nurse Entrepreneur Network "Tip of the Week" archives (beginning December 2004):

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Sales is NOT about telling!
LeaRae Keyes, RN
I'm often asked, "How do I get an appointment with my potential customer so I can tell him what I have to offer?" Your first appointment with a prospective customer should be more about asking questions and listening and much less about telling. . . . keep reading

Don't try to be something you're not
LeaRae Keyes, RN
I frequently see companies trying to be something they are not. One example is a small company trying to look bigger than they really are because they think this will bring them more business. I think being authentic is what will bring a small business more customers and more loyal customers. . . . keep reading

Sell your outcome
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Many nurse entrepreneurs try to sell their services. However, you will be more successful if you sell your outcome. . . . keep reading

MasterMind: The Secret Weapon for Success
LeaRae Keyes, RN
The single greatest factor to which many entrepreneurs attribute their success is their involvement in a MasterMind group. . . . keep reading

The secret to making the big money
LeaRae Keyes, RN
The way to make the greatest amount of money is by starting your own business. Lee Ann Obringer, author of "How to Make a Million Dollars" reports that in her research she discovered that most self-made millionaires are entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are people who had a great idea and the knowledge and talent to create a business with that idea. . . . keep reading

Staying in front of your customers can be easy
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Do you have a way to stay in front of your customers and prospective customers on a regular basis? If not, you are probably not getting all the business you could be getting. . . . keep reading

Do you want more time off work?
Are you tired of working long hours on your business and not having any time for yourself or your family? One of the main reasons that nurses start their own business is to have more flexibility in their schedules. Often, however, after they are in their own business they find that they don't really have flexibility because they no longer have any time off work. . . . keep reading

What's keeping you from greatness?
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Do you have the sense that your greatness is just outside your grasp? Are you postponing your greatness because you are busying yourself with other stuff? . . . keep reading

What impression are your potential customers getting when they call you?
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Are your telephone practices as good as they need to be? A few simple steps can help boost your image. . . . keep reading

Is nursepreneuring for you? Or, how not to get rich!
LeaRae Keyes, RN
You aren't going to get rich working as a nurse for someone else. Working hard for someone else is not a way to realize your dreams. Is your current path going to set you up well for your retirement? . . . keep reading

Achieve your objective quicker by vocalizing it
One of the best ways to reach your goal is by talking about it. This helps you remember the end goal and your steps to get there. On our 3 1/2 hour trips each way to our cabin my husband and I di . . . keep reading

'Get your web page seen'
LeaRae Keyes, RN
There are several things you want to be sure to avoid if you want your web site to be seen. In order for your web site to be seen it has to show up early in the listings when someone searches for your key words. If you want to show up early be sure to avoid paid link sites and having duplicate articles on your site. . . . keep reading

Are you doing the best you can?
LeaRae Keyes, RN
I received a tip from Jerry Minchey at Search Engine U. He started off the tip with a story. . . . keep reading

You don't need to be perfect
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Perfection can get in your way! You do not need to be perfect and neither does your product or service. Chances are that it won't be perfect when you are getting started. If you wait for it to be perfect you will never get your nurse entrepreneur business of the ground. . . . keep reading

Automate your contact with your prospects
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Make your sales process as easy as you can by automating your process. I've said in the past that you need to make at least 7 contacts with each potential customer before they are likely to buy from you. I have a downloadable worksheet you can use for this process. Use that worksheet now to plan out your 7 contacts and begin using it so you don't find yourself stuck, not knowing what to do next. . . . keep reading

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"Wow! Whoopee! and Thank you! LeaRae, my coaching session with you was everything I wanted and needed. I had been spinning my wheels with regard to my business interests, leaving me both frustrated and weary. In a matter of minutes, you lifted my spirits, opened my eyes and got me thinking about my mission in a new light. Thank you for helping me change my focus. I no longer feel like I'm in a mental quagmire. My hat is off to you as a coach as well as to the Nurse-Entrepreneur-Network for all the information and support it gives to the enterprising person in all of us."

Cynthia Conklin, RN
Sharon, CT

"I talked to you this summer, and wanted to let you know how progress is going... You gave me alot of encouragement, and I wanted to let you know that even tho it is slow, [my legal nurse consulting] business is starting to build. I just completed my first entire case review, did 1 sub-contracting with possible testifying, and am now on my 2nd case as testifying expert and will testify. I emailed approximately 70 attorneys in the past 2 weeks, and the case I am now working on came from the emailing, and I hope that an attorney that responded is not scared off with my fee schedule. I hope that I will hear from more of the attorneys that I emailed and mailed out my packets to. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer that it works. I am really hoping that I can get this flying, so that I can spend more time at home with the kids.

I wanted to thank you for your encouragement, and please post this on your site if it is possible, as you have done a world of good for me."

Beth Trussell RN, CLNC
Akron, OH

"LeaRae Keyes is a world-class life coach I have been blessed to know since 2003. She is a warm, perceptive, genuine professional, with an exceptional gift for motivating others. Her approach seems quite effortless, yet it has been refined through years of experience and learning. She is a true pleasure. She is an inspiration in what she has achieved in her own life, and by her own example..."

Catherine Bobenhausen
New York, NY

"I'm so glad I found the Nurse Entrepreneur Network! LeaRae always has great ideas to share with other "Nursepreneurs." I recently finished the teleclass "Get Clients Now!" and I have to say that it was the most motivational and informative program I've done.

Just starting out in my business as an LNC, this program help me set goals and keep me organized. It also kept me accountable to my peers in the group each week. LeaRae is so insightful and has wonderful experience to draw from for those of us who are beginning our dream of being nurse entrepreneurs.

I would highly recommend ANYONE who is just starting their business, or even someone who's been in business awhile and feels like they're in a lull to take this class. They won't regret it!"

Danielle D. Shapiro, RN, BSN, CMSRN, LNC
Shapiro Medical Legal Consulting
Las Vegas, NV

Following a free complimentary coaching session: "Thank you for taking the time to address my concerns and questions regarding marketing techniques. Your keen insight into the art of becoming a successful nursepreneur is so valuable and helpful even to those of us who have been practicing as independents for years! I enjoy reading your weekly tips and have used them in promoting my business. You have given me the confidence to market my business, my services and myself with ease."

Kathleen Loeffler, RN, Legal Nurse Consultant
Medical Litigation Consulting Services
Carlsbad CA
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Following a free complimentary coaching session: "Thank you so much for your help! Your words of encouragement have really made me ready to keep trying. Your ideas are great, and I am going to try some of them this afternoon. I needed the boost of confidence you provided me, along with your great ideas. I can't thank you enough!"

Beth Trussell RN, CLNC

Following the Michael Charest Teleforum: "Thank you for letting me be part of the [free] teleforum this afternoon. It was inspiring. Michael Charest made it seem so simple (not easy), it boosted my confidence. I will be using the notes I took to help me sell my services here 'up north'."

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"I have been out of the net for awhile. It seems just as I was getting up and running with my business, Uncle Sam came knocking and called me back to active duty. It is so refreshing to get your tips to remind me of what I am going to eventually get back to! Keep on keeping us nurses encouraged!"

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"Working with LeaRae provided me the support I needed to grow a strong and successful business. She helped me develop practical solutions to a variety of business problems. My profits have dramatically increased."

Melissa Becker
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