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$600 total retail value of all products and services in the Bates Info Business Starter Package.
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- a set of all four Coaching Moments Cards ($15 value)
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- a 2-year subscription to Marginalia, to be opened in July—a private, members-only area on the Bates Info Website. Marginalia is a virtual graduate course that goes with the book, Building and Running a Successful Research Business. It's where all the info that didn't make it into the latest edition can be furthered explored, examined, and explained. You'll have special access to Mary Ellen and a community of info entrepreneurs providing insights on how to build your business. Marginalia offers new Help Now! Professional Series downloadable e-Tools, a monthly Help Now! conference call with Mary Ellen and other info-entrepreneurs, audio & powerpoint presentations, $50 worth of Bates Bucks that you can use toward anything in the store, and a special "Hey Coach" area where Mary Ellen will answer questions posed by Marginalia members. ($400 value)
$600 total retail value of all products and services in the Bates Info Business Starter Package.
Price: $295.
The handbook every aspiring independent information professional needs to launch, manage, and build a successful research business. This book walks you through every step of building your business, from start to finish.
Mining for Gold on the Internet takes you to the best of today's investment and financial websites quickly, easily, and profitably! From getting online and placing a trade to advanced investment resources and topics, this investor's resource will save you time and money every time you log on.
In this book, expert researchers around the world share the secrets of successful international business research. Interviewed by Mary Ellen Bates, researchers reveal the tips, techniques, sites, and strategies they use every day.
As the only desk reference to cover all the major online services, this book helps you identify important online information sources and put them to immediate use. Loaded with shortcuts, trouble-shooting guides, and tips, this guide contains the nuts and bolts needed to get you up and running online.
Super Searchers Do Business probes the minds of 11 leading researchers who use online services for critical business information. Through her in-depth interviews, Mary Ellen Bates—a business super searcher herself—reveals how the pros evaluate and choose online sources, and tackle the most challenging projects.
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The title says it all. If you'd like Help NOW! in understanding how to set an hourly rate for your research business, this is the tool. The download includes an ebook, a calculation "cheat sheet," and an excel spreadsheet. Mary Ellen steps you through the things you need to consider so that you can set a professional fee that is, both, competitive and profitable.
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This Help NOW! eTool not only shows you how to scope out and profitably price a large research project, it also provides the "cheat sheet" and Excel spreadsheet you need to do it. NOW! After all, your client is waiting for pricing...and (yikes!) you need to ensure you price it profitably. The ebook quickly and easily steps you through the process.
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Virtually every new info-entrepreneur tries direct marketing of some kind—hoping to beat the typical odds that only a small percent of the people you mass mail or cold-call will respond. “But it’s free” is the usual argument for cold-calling. This free eTool explains why cold-calling is not an effective or strategic approach to marketing information services.
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Info-Entrepreneur Business Starter Package
Pre-register now for Marginalia—a private, members-only area on the Bates Info Website. Marginalia is a virtual graduate course that goes with the book, Building and Running a Successful Research Business. To be opened in July, Marginalia is where all the info that didn't make it into the latest edition will be furthered explored, examined, and explained. You'll have special access to Mary Ellen and an exclusive learning community of researchers and info entrepreneurs providing insights on the info industry and building a research business. Click here to read more about Marginalia's private learning community and everything that's included in your Marginalia registration.
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