The heart of the matter

I constantly advise that when writing a sales letter one of the most effective ingredients is a good testimonial. Not just one that says “Great job, would recommend”, but one that is more specific about what was happening before, what solution you provided and the result your customer enjoyed.
An even better structure for your [...]

Written by Carol Bentley on February 7, 2008
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Getting your thoughts on paper

Your mind is buzzing, your senses are on fire as the ideas come to you thick and fast - you can’t write them down quick enough and you just know that some gems are going to disappear into the ether.
Or you’re listening hard, you want to capture every ounce of wisdom you’re hearing but as [...]

Written by Carol Bentley on February 6, 2008
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Haven’t yet written a book. . .

I mentioned at the beginning of January I would be creating a video programme to show the easiest way to get a book written and published. And, because of that, I decided to talk to other business authors to get their views on why they decided to write a book and how they went [...]

Written by Carol Bentley on February 5, 2008
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Death of the long letter

This is the last of the questions that were submitted for ‘public consumption’ and it is an interesting one because, in some respects, the answer may seem to contradict the advice I give many business owners. It was sent in by Ian Brodie from Lighthouse Business Consulting :
One area I’m really interested in is [...]

Written by Carol Bentley on February 4, 2008
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How do you take control. . your opinion sought

This question came in from Chris Ingham asking how to take control…
Do you have any info regarding Getting Things Done software? Might it be that you’re already using such software yourself?
I’m interested in the different perspectives analysis (entering potential task information into a database, which can be filtered and viewed by perspective, [...]

Written by Carol Bentley on February 1, 2008
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