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About Anne-Marie Moore
Expertise
I have started, managed and sold several businesses. This includes retail outlets in strip malls and starting a home-based business. My specialty is starting and running a residential cleaning business to compete with the franchises. I am an expert in cleaning procedures, cleaning products, hiring and managing employees, subcontracting and expanding a business. I can address questions related to: offline and online marketing, customer relations, how to estimate house cleaning costs, employee hiring and management, subcontracting, office procedures, equipment and supplies, data management, and scheduling.

Experience
I hired and used professional cleaning services for over 15 years. During this time I became aware of the issues they seemed to be unaware of to keep their clients happy. I successfully built a house cleaning business to compete with the franchise services. I eventually sold this business at a nice profit after managing all aspects of the business to run at top efficiency. I also have a background in Human Resources and software.

Education/Credentials
Masters in Business and Human Resources

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Starting a Small Business - Marketing my Tee Shirt Business

Expert: Anne-Marie Moore - 10/17/2009

Question
Hello Anne, my question is I have a good product and a good inventory but sales are not coming in,how can I get my tee shirt business to the masses?

Answer
Hello Anthony!

You haven't told me what you are currently doing to marketing your business. So, I'll just dive right in!

You can start by writing a Press Release and submitting it to publications in your area. This will get you mentioned in your local area.

You can also submit them online for getting exposure on the Internet. Do a Google search on "Press Release" and you'll see how many paid and free services are available that you can submit your PR to.

Offline
- Classified Ads
- Magazine Ads
- Coupon Packs (such as ValPack, etc.)
- Local Cable TV
- Joint Venture with Another Local Business

Online
- Classified Ads (Craigslist, etc.)
- Forums
- Website with an Optin Form
- BlogTalkRadio
- Joint Venture with a Related Business
- eBay

There are many ways to get the sales started, but it takes aggressive and committed marketing on a regular basis.

Thanks for the question!

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