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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Termite &amp;#38; Pest Control</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=16764&amp;amp;tstart=0#16764</link>
      <description>The best way to get more clients and bring in capital may getting yourself a Merchant account for your business. If you advertise you take credit cards for your services you will up the chances of a total demographic of clients reaching out to you for your services. As we all do when you want a certain job done on your car or in your home and you know you are going to pay with your credit card when you look in the yellow pages or on-line or at the flyers and business cards you may have received from businesses advertising the way you do, you will by pass many of them because they do not display the Visa - Master Card logo which is how you plan on paying for the services you want done so 9-times-out of ten they have just ruled their companies out by not accepting credit cards. I may not be the best but I have learned it grows your company while bringing in profits.&lt;br /&gt;
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If you have any questions about Merchant services please contact my office.&lt;br /&gt;
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Marcus Walker&lt;br /&gt;
M&amp;#38;M Merchant Card Services Inc.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>M&amp;M Services</author>
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      <title>Re: Termite &amp;#38; Pest Control</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14722&amp;amp;tstart=0#14722</link>
      <description>&lt;b&gt;Welcome to this website. Looking to find the best way to grow your business and get more clients.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:13:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>LUCKIEST</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-26T01:13:06Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 25, 2008 8:13 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Termite &amp;#38; Pest Control</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14679&amp;amp;tstart=0#14679</link>
      <description>Obvious answer is to advertise,but I realize that can be prohibitively expensive.  &lt;br /&gt;
Next best thing:  Develope a referral network.  Join local chambers of commerce, they usually have business referral groups you should participate in.  Also go to all their mixers and business card exchanges.&lt;br /&gt;
Trade group events are good places to pass out cards.  If you specialize in homeowner services, stick biz cards in doors of new homes, go to new home trade shows, etc.  In short, buy LOTS of cards and pass them out like crazy.  Another idea:  you might find business association niches with another professional in your same general area, for example the burglar alarm guy.  You can SHARE your prospecting efforts and operate as a team, sell both products together as a package deal and offer a good incentive or superior price or something.  These are just ideas that work, this is how I built my business.  I despise cold calling, too  hot, too old, too fat.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:13:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>amspcs</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-25T22:13:29Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 25, 2008 5:13 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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      <title>Re: Termite &amp;#38; Pest Control</title>
      <link>http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.bankofamerica.com/thread.jspa?messageID=14597&amp;amp;tstart=0#14597</link>
      <description>&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;I am looking to find the best way to grow my business and get more clients? can someone help me?hello&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:57:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>curtis hicks</author>
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      <dc:date>2008-01-25T03:57:34Z</dc:date>
      <clearspace:dateToText>Jan 24, 2008 10:57 PM</clearspace:dateToText>
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