Having never heard of OBE, I did a Google search and discovered over 27 million hits. Even though QBE was initially designed to select engineers, architects and land surveyors through the federal Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582), this methodology works with providers of professional services especially executive coaching, strategic planning and process improvement. By understanding QBE, I can build a better relationship with my potential clients since my practice focuses on working with engineering firms to help them build their businesses.

1. The most obvious benefit is the increase of measurable Internet traffic to my website. The value of this is that I am receiving free marketing exposure across the web from a variety of search engines. I can determine this through Link Popularity, monitoring my own web statistics and doing searches on my name along with the word articles.
2. I am becoming a subject matter expert (SME) on process improvement through a variety of related topics. Writing allows me to gain greater clarity and a deeper understanding of my field of human performance and how that relates to improving the performance of both organizations and individuals. For example, this past week I learned of something called Qualifications Based Selection (QBE) after attending a trade show sponsored by ACEC Indiana a statewide association for engineers.

   Having never heard of OBE, I did a Google search and discovered over 27 million hits. Even though QBE was initially designed to select engineers, architects and land surveyors through the federal Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582), this methodology works with providers of professional services especially executive coaching, strategic planning and process improvement. By understanding QBE, I can build a better relationship with my potential clients since my practice focuses on working with engineering firms to help them build their businesses.

3. Writing has expanded my creativity. I see tens if not hundreds of potential articles each month. As in the earlier example, I never would have thought to write about QBE. Yet, as I read more about this methodology I saw the c
   Why Do People Write eBooks?
   Have you ever considered why people write eBooks? Well as a co-author for a Business How To Book and several of the new and much popular eBooks, I had never really considered what prompts people to write them. Even as a author of such, I never really realized the point at which the decision was actually made.Recently I was reminded of how these things come to be when discussing a topic online with an entrepreneur who wished to start a mobile oil change business and went
   gh a variety of related topics. Writing allows me to gain greater clarity and a deeper understanding of my field of human performance and how that relates to improving the performance of both organizations and individuals. For example, this past week I learned of something called Qualifications Based Selection (QBE) after attending a trade show sponsored by ACEC Indiana a statewide association for engineers.

   Having never heard of OBE, I did a Google search and discovered over 27 million hits. Even though QBE was initially designed to select engineers, architects and land surveyors through the federal Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582), this methodology works with providers of professional services especially executive coaching, strategic planning and process improvement. By understanding QBE, I can build a better relationship with my potential clients since my practice focuses on working with engineering firms to help them build their businesses.

4. Writing has expanded my creativity. I see tens if not hundreds of potential articles each month. As in the earlier example, I never would have thought to write about QBE. Yet, as I read more about this methodology I saw the c
   Does Your Sale's Presentation Have What It Takes?
   How well do you present yourself and your company to a prospect? Are you too busy bashing your competition to tell your prospect what YOU have to offer? Stop telling your prospects that you’re the best choice and show them you are with an approach that your competition won’t be able to duplicate! Forget about the competition!There are two methods of presenting yourself to a prospect:A. Speak negatively about their current vendor to make your own company
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   Having never heard of OBE, I did a Google search and discovered over 27 million hits. Even though QBE was initially designed to select engineers, architects and land surveyors through the federal Brooks Act (Public Law 92-582), this methodology works with providers of professional services especially executive coaching, strategic planning and process improvement. By understanding QBE, I can build a better relationship with my potential clients since my practice focuses on working with engineering firms to help them build their businesses.

5. Writing has expanded my creativity. I see tens if not hundreds of potential articles each month. As in the earlier example, I never would have thought to write about QBE. Yet, as I read more about this methodology I saw the c
   Low to No-Budget Marketing
   Marketing is not just advertising. In fact, some of the most effective marketing doesn’t involve traditional advertising at all. Marketing is everything that your customers see you do from your initial business concept to the delivery of your company’s value. Ironically, when sales are down, it is often one of the first things to be cut out of the budget. Whether times are tough or things are booming marketing is critical to a business’ success. Most successful marketing
   cess improvement. By understanding QBE, I can build a better relationship with my potential clients since my practice focuses on working with engineering firms to help them build their businesses.
6. Writing has expanded my creativity. I see tens if not hundreds of potential articles each month. As in the earlier example, I never would have thought to write about QBE. Yet, as I read more about this methodology I saw the connection between QBE and the professional services that I provide.
7. Article submission gives me greater value as a provider of executive coaching and process improvement services. From my articles, I can better connect with my potential clients’ needs. As in the earlier example, we are now speaking the same language.
8. Submitting articles keeps me ahead of many of those within my field. I am staying current because I am actively researching and looking to write new articles. My mind is always thinking because I have top of mind awareness.
9. This strategy is demonstrating to the world the skill sets that I bring to any organizations without first having to purchase them. Since the foundation of good writing is a good thinking ability, I am able to submit quality articles on a consistent basis that illustrate how to improve both organizations’ and individuals’ performance.
10. Writing brings me a lot of personal joy and truly helps me to love life with joy and abundance. To know that others look forward to your articles and truly appreciate your creative writing efforts is a reward unto itself.

After writing over 160 articles which is very modest compared to many who have written hundreds if not thousands, I have come to appreciate these 7 reasons or tips that article submission brings to my business as well as to my personal life. Just think, this article happened because of a question from a friend. How many questions have you answered that can as easily be turned into an article?