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Four things successful solopreneurs do every day

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 at 10:00 AM 

We asked our AIIP Past Presidents to share their tips on building and growing a successful independent information business.  

Mary Ellen Bates, AIIP President (1996-97 and 2004-5) shares four great tips.

I have often wondered about why some people succeed as solopreneurs and others don’t. Almost everyone I run into has at least the basic skills needed for their business; it isn’t that they can’t do the work. Rather, I see attitude and approach as the distinguishing factors between successful business owners and those who never seem to get the traction they need.

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Categories : Growing Your Business, Independence
Tags : business growth, Past Presidents' Tips, solopreneur
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Using a kill fee clause

Posted by AIIP 
· Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 at 10:00 AM 

Amelia Kassel, President, MarketingBase, shares some tips on when to use a kill fee clause

Historically, I have not used a kill fee clause. More recently I have on occasion.

Without a kill fee clause, there is no protection if a client wants to stop the project before you have completed the research. This was the case with a recent project – until I explained why using limited and inconclusive information for an important business decision was a very bad idea.

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Categories : Business 101, Working with clients
Tags : contracts, negotiations
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When updates turn into scope creep

Posted by AIIP 
· Thursday, November 10th, 2016 at 03:00 PM 

Amelia Kassel, President, MarketingBase, shares some tips on how to avoid scope creep

Several years ago, I went through an especially challenging exchange with a client. There were more than 50 emails back and forth over four months. Afterwards I thought, “Wow, next time I’m going to add another $1,500 to the project to cover unanticipated time.”

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Categories : Working with clients
Tags : negotiations
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Get to know us at AIIP

Posted by AIIP 
· Sunday, October 9th, 2016 at 11:51 PM 

AIIP President, Jane Langeman, talks about how member feedback is helping AIIP to develop new services to help our members to build their businesses.

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Categories : President's Message
Tags : member benefits
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Marketing Ideas 101: Four Essential Approaches

Posted by AIIP 
· Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 at 09:33 PM 

Amelia Kassel, President, MarketingBase, shares four tips to kick start, or reignite, your marketing as an Independent Information Professional.

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Categories : Business 101, Growing Your Business
Tags : business growth, marketing, new clients, tips
Business Information Review 2016 Annual Survey Results

Infographic: 2016 Business Information Review Annual Survey

Posted by AIIP 
· Monday, August 29th, 2016 at 01:19 AM 

Denise Carter, AIIP member, recently stepped into managing the world’s longest running survey in the Business Information and Knowledge Management sector.

The Business Information Survey has been conducted annually since 1991 by Business Information Review.  In 2016 in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with senior information managers in the financial, legal, pharmaceutical, science & technical, and telecommunications sectors.

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Categories : Information Skills, Member News

Internet Librarian International conference

Posted by AIIP 
· Friday, August 19th, 2016 at 12:52 AM 

As ever, library innovation conference Internet Librarian International (ILI) 2016 – 18 & 19 October, London – is all about responding to challenge through innovation, with the emphasis on sharing, learning and evolution.

This year’s conference themes have been steered by a panel of previous delegates, with two ‘big questions’ emerging and addressed through some  60 presentations by experts from around the world: how do info pros demonstrate the importance of their role and services; and how do they compete with Google? These broad challenges are explored in depth next month, with AIIP members benefiting from a 25% discount on the full conference fee.

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Categories : Association News, Industry Partners
Tags : ILI conference
Conflicted About Confidence?

Conflicted About Confidence? 3 Keys to Believing in Yourself

Posted by Laura Ellinger 
· Monday, August 15th, 2016 at 09:24 AM 

Self-confidence is the Key to Success for Self-employed People.  AIIP member Cathy Chiba from Vancouver, British Columbia is the author of an article published in the Summer 2016 issue of Healthy Intent featuring 3 keys to believing in yourself.

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Categories : Independence
Tags : confidence, tips
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