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The results are in! I've decided to scale back to biweekly on this ezine. We are all inundated with to much and even when it's the good stuff (and you told me this is) you need a little bit less. What you will see more of is pictures, events, programs, and success systems, OH MY! My goal is still and always to serve and support your business success.

Design ADAC! Yes, I did make it a couple of weeks ago and got to meet Celerie Kemble. She just launched her book To Your Taste and shared that the chairs on the cover were picked up from the side of the road on the way to the photo shoot! You just never know where inspiration will come from. Oh and by the way, the chairs pictured here are from ICFF, not the side of the road!

International Contemporary Furniture Fair ROCKS! I'm so excited because I like to think that a show like this is a barometer of the furniture and design industry. The creativity was explosive, dynamic, fresh ideas around every corner. I'll be showcasing more finds on my blog - imagine a chandelier made of black lace bikini panties (I kid you not!), or the table with heart joinery at the corners. So much to see and marvel at! Yet, much like YOU no one wanted to be marketing they all just wanted to be designing. So read the guaranteed marketing strategies here and you'll get to do more of what you love!

Prospering by Design, Still and Always,

Melissa Galt
Your Six Figure Business Mentor and Trainer
For Marketing and Social Media Success Systems
Taking Your Small Business to the Next Level and Beyond!

"How would the person I'd like to be, do the things I'm about to do?"

~ Jim Cathcart, Speaker

Are YOU Ready?

Yes, I read and listened, listened and read and you all want more for less! I'm delighted to share that I'm putting the finishing touches on my How to Get You There from Here (working title only) Mastermind. I promise all the in-depth details in just two weeks at a steal of an investment (you know I don't do prices).

You also know I am going to give you the step by step proven system you can implement in bite-sized pieces so you can achieve success deliciously and skip the indigestion of overload and overwhelm. Of course it will include social media, the shortcuts, quick tips, and time efficient practices I use to grow my followers (7500+ on Twitter) and keep my list active, excited, and getting value.

3 Guaranteed Ways YOU Can Boost Sales

Marketing success is largely dependent on your communication skills. This can be tricky because everyone communicates slightly differently and you can never quite tell if someone is a visual learner, an auditory learner, or a kinesthetic learner. So to play it safe and cover all your bases, here is a shortcut that will touch each of those learning methods and allow you to hit more home runs with your prospects and clients.

Tell Them! The first step in any marketing plan is telling your prospect what you do. If you've done your homework you know clearly who your target is, what your best prospect looks like. If not, well then you will be telling a lot more people about what you do, with whom you do it, and how you do it! I recommend doing your homework as a clear target is always easier to hit than one that is out of focus. The hard part is that we often suffer the illusion that it is obvious what we do and everyone already knows it. In fact, often few know clearly what you do and the depth of the service you offer, so you must be comfortable talking about it.

Now, I didn't say dump on them about it, or bore them with it, but create a couple of short illustrative success stories around clients that share the before they worked with you and the result of working with you. Stories are remembered far better than facts and figures. Make it colorful, richly detailed, and entertaining if at all possible (and it is almost always possible unless you are a physician or mortician.)

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Do YOU Have Winning Priorities (Not What You Think!)

Despite my success in social media, I am still learning! This week I am avidly listening to the Social Media Success Summit with my favorite Mari Smith and the legendary Gary Vaynerchuck. Gary started in his family's wine business and took a $4 million company to over $50 million with social media! He had some great success habits to share last evening and I want to share them with you.

Put family first! Now coming from me that may sound a bit odd, some of you anyway know that my Mom passed 25 years ago, my sisters and I rarely speak, and my father ran off to Australia! But for me it means spending time with friends who have become family (and some awesome clients who have also.)

Ditch the TV! Gary really jumped on this one, especially American Idol and I can see why. To catch it occasionally can be fun, but to tie yourself weekly or nightly to programming that is neither educational nor about anything other than someone else's success isn't going to move you or your business forward.

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Melissa Galt, The Six Figure Interior Design Professional, specializes in interior design business systems for success. As a successful independent interior designer for over 15 years, Melissa knows the design business inside out. Now, she presents unique workshops providing design professionals, at every level of their career growth, with simple, proven systems for achievement.

Melissa shows designers, decorators, and home fashion experts how they can boost their business, put more profit in their pocket, and enjoy the life they design. Find total freedom in your business to embrace the lifestyle you want most. Get the tools and techniques, not just the strategies, for winning lead generation, masterful marketing, priceless PR, sales secrets to optimize every project, and fruitful follow up for a lifetime of raving fans.