Are You Networking on Paper?
By Angela Betts - 1/4/2008
Are you ready to get started with your job search now that the New Year is here? Don`t know where to start? Wondering where to find the hidden job market? One of the best ways to get off to a good start, of course, is networking. However, that`s going to take a lot of time; time that you may not hav...
Marketing Tips 101 - Where Can I Get Clients From?
By Sue And Chuck DeFiore - 1/4/2008
The following tips have come from a wide variety of sources; some from other successful businesses we know, some from our Home-Based and Small Business Support Group meetings and some we`ve developed by trial and error.
Some of the ways to get clients are: contact previous employers; mailing...
Do I Need Raised Letter or Full Color Business Cards?
By Mitone Cooke - 1/4/2008
If you`ve been searching around for business cards that will best represent the image you want to portray for your business, then you`ve no doubt encountered many options. The Big Two, as I like to think of them, are "Raised Letter" and "Full Color." What are the differences in raised letter and ful...
The Financial Equation that Will Set You Free!
By Chris Widener - 1/4/2008
I have a good friend who works in an area of the US that has more than its
share of poverty. He called me the other day with a very broken heart. He
was feeling badly for the people around him who simply do not allow
themselves to get set free financially. I could feel the pain he was feeling
becaus...
Starting Your Business By The Book
By Tim Knox - 1/4/2008
I`ve gotten several questions recently about the legalities of starting a business. So, this week I thought I would address a few of the more common legal issues most new businesses face. But first, let`s get the mandatory legal disclaimer out of the way: the advice dispensed by this columnist is pr...
Traffic Generation Tutorials - Article 1 of 10 Bi Weekly Articles
By Mal. P. Bailey - 1/4/2008
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Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting a New Home Business
By Topher John - 1/4/2008
I love the excitement of starting up a new home based business. I enjoy trying out new ideas and approaches with the new venture. I dream the big dreams and hope to obtain some of them (if not all of them). I am sure you have those same feelings as well. Organization is imperative when starting any ...
Crisis Management Essentials - How to Communicate Effectively During a Crisis, Emergency or Disaster
By Tom Murrell - 1/4/2008
A crisis, emergency or disaster can happen at anytime and anywhere. Just ask the residents of Darwin in Australia`s Northern Territory. Imagine a late afternoon on Christmas Eve thirty years ago, and looking outside to see your street cloaked by heavy low cloud and your windows being rattled by ever...
What Are Online Masters Degrees?
By Amba Dubois - 1/4/2008
Online masters degrees are higher education college degrees that are earned over the Internet. In order to apply, individuals must first have a bachelor`s degree in the same field of study as the masters degree they wish to obtain. Masters degrees are offered in many different fields of education. I...
The Many Applications of Chip Shredders
By Peter Emerson - 1/4/2008
Chip shredders are heavy-duty tools with a variety of uses. They are used to rid yards of leaves and other debris and they can quickly and safely break down a tree branch into tiny wood chips that can be used for mulch or compost. Chip shredders come in a variety of sizes, from small, electric one...
Closing The Sale
By Jim Meisenheimer - 1/4/2008
Several weeks ago I asked my Newsletter subscribers to send me their biggest sales challenges. So far, I have received 275 challenges. While I am still in the process of categorizing them, Inoticed that a number of them mentioned "Closing the sale" as yourbiggest challenge.
Closing the sal...
Is The Best Retirement Business Right For You?
By Ilene Fudim - 1/4/2008
According to the Coin Laundry Association, laundry centers and coin laundries average a powerful 20 to 30% return on investment. A successful laundry owner offers 6 powerful insights on why you too can and should achieve great financial rewards with part- time effort. Are you ready to join the ranks...
Finding Financial Freedom
By Chris Widener - 1/4/2008
Do you ever get this in your email box: Find Financial Freedom! Make $150,000 from home in the next 90 days! How about 10 times a day? Every time I get one of these, I think to myself, "Hmmm, Financial Freedom. I already have financial freedom, even though it doesn`t look like what these emails prom...
Project Outsourcing: Why ALL Businesses Should Consider Outsourcing An Integral Part of Business
By Jack Thompson - 1/4/2008
OUTSOURCING: AN OVERVIEW Businesses of all kinds can and do benefit from the tool of outsourcing every day. Businesses large and small have been outsourcing every day projects for many years. The businesses that use outsourcing as a tool to enhance and grow their business already know the value th...
How to Make More Money with Google AdSense
By Pinyo Bhulipongsanon - 1/4/2008
Like any Google AdSense Publisher, you will want to increase your Google AdSense revenue. Your AdSense revenue depends on 3 factors: (1) the number of visitors to your site, (2) the number of visitor that clicks on the ads (Click Through Rate, or CTR), and (3) how well the ads pay (Cost Per Click, ...
The Right Hook
By Marisa D`Vari - 1/4/2008
Have you fantasized about spreading word of your business on a top-rated TV show like The Today Show or Oprah? Eileen Roth, a professional organizer just a year into her business, was able to get on both shows using the time-honored technique of the news hook. Understanding the News Nook Do-it-yours...
How to Get Free High Traffic Links to Your Website
By Mike Tugend - 1/4/2008
Today I would like to talk about an easy way to get high traffic links to your site for free. This method is really simple and only requires a little of your time to see results. I have personally used this method to generate 260+ links and 392+ unique visits to my site in under a month. It also pro...
Turning Their Loss Into Your Job Gain
By Robert Moment - 1/4/2008
It isn?t the end of the world, even if it seems like it. Losing your job can be a heart-breaking experience. After all, your security in life and your abilities is now in question. You can feel disillusioned and there is the ever-nagging question of: What do I do now? Well, you start over. Don?t dev...
Infosnacking or Just Plain `Screwing The Dog` On Company Time
By Lee Raito - 1/4/2008
Infosnacking was declared word of the year for 2005 by Webster?s New World College Dictionary. If you are reading this article while at work, and it is not research for your company or related to your job in some way, then you are officially infosnacking. Dang, we use to just call it ?screwin...
Spotting and Preventing Professional Suicide
By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD - 1/4/2008
?This job is killing me!? That statement may seem to be an exaggeration, but in looking closely at the work environment, it has become apparent there is a serious malady affecting the productivity of organizations. This malady has been coined ?professional suicide,? by a company which was among the ...
Learn How to Double and Triple the Size of Your Opt-in List by Helping Others
By Koffi Amouzouvi - 1/4/2008
I think first of all, everybody deserves to have a large list of audience or subscribers, regardless of who they are, whether they are an ezine publisher or a regular business owner. I thinks it`s fair to try to help anybody that wants to be successful on the Internet. We shouldn`t try to hide secre...
Quality of Customer Service is Most Important
By James Hunt - 1/4/2008
For those of you who are working in a customer service industry, the quality of that customer service itself is the most important aspect of the job. People respond positively to good customer service. IF you are a business owner then you know how the saying goes, it?s easier to keep a customer, as...
13 Steps to Increasing Your Link Luck
By Courtney Heard - 1/4/2008
Link development can be an absolute nightmare. It takes up most of a marketerā??s
time and the yield isnā??t always what we originally hoped. Worrying about PR, one
way inbound links, triangle linking, where to find quality sites to exchange with, itā??s
all just a huge headache. To be honest, th...
Culture As A Barrier To Communication
By Dori Kelsey - 1/4/2008
Each of us is exposed to people from other cultures on a regular basis, in the workplace, in our social activities, at school, or even within our families. Our culture hinders us from getting our message across as well receiving the full message that others want to convey to us. This article expound...
AIDA From A Different View - I Call It the 5 W`s
By Van Lam - 1/4/2008
My childhood was my foundation for how I write and how I think. I caught on at an early age that writing is an art and it has a very distinct way of reaching out to people depending on how you apply it. I used my own method of writing and applied it to the criteria my teachers needed. You see, the c...
How to Crash - Proof Your Job Search
By Marta Driesslein - 1/4/2008
Think you have the speed, endurance, and know-how to fix what?s broken? Bet not. The smartest people in the world are those who can leave their ego at the door, and know when its wise to seek help. Since crashes are usually preventable, when is it a good time to seek professional assistance?before o...
The Importance of Interpersonal Communcation Skills
By Maria Boomhower - 1/4/2008
Interpersonal Communications is the transmission of information from one person to another and their understanding of it through the use of common language or symbols. It is a way of interacting and happens always at all times whether you want it to happen or not. However, just because you transmit ...
Top 10 Tips to Create A Business Plan! (For People Who Hate Business Plans)
By Philip E. Humbert - 1/4/2008
One of the key challenges for any business is to remain focused and invest resources for maximum pay-off. It`s said that 80% of a business`s activity accounts for only 20% of total profits. In plain language, most of the work we do is unfocused, poorly designed and ineffective. In today`s competitiv...
Booster & Drainers
By Nan S. Russell - 1/4/2008
Like huge anchors on cruise ships, other people can hold you down. Not intentionally, but their negativity impacts you. It?s hard to be winning at working when you?re anchored in place. It?s hard to see the next great idea an...
Retaining An Expert -- What Every Business Owner Needs To Know
By Kathy Szpakowski - 1/4/2008
As an entrepreneur, hiring an expert can be one of the most efficient ways to turbo-charge your business. However, thousands of consultants flood the Information Highway, and each one promises to positively impact your bottom line. How do you know which expert has the right combination of smarts, sk...
How Corporations Can Use Real Estate To Access Untapped Capital
By Mike Myatt - 1/4/2008
Most corporations of any size and scale have large investments in the land and facilities necessary for the successful operation of their business. While making corporate investments into real estate assets may seem to be a reasonable strategy at first glance, they are rarely investment or capital d...
Increasing Your Sales FASTER -- Dealing with "I`ll Think It Over."
By Alan Boyer - 1/4/2008
Do you frequently hear that from a prospect? ?I?ll Think It Over.? What does this mean? It usually means that either
The prospect doesn?t know how to say No, or
There are real questions he doesn?t have the answers to that he will be looking for.
He might want to price shop.
Some cl...
Challenge of ERP Implementation: Q and A with Rick Maurer
By Rick Maurer - 1/4/2008
Question: ERPs seem like a good idea, so why is return on investment so low? Answer: Resistance often kills many of these new systems. Even though the promise of what an ERP can do is high, the planners often fail to look at how the users are likely to view this ?improvement.? ERPs take away the ol...
Over Deliver - The Key to Customer Satisfaction
By Bryan Brandenburg - 1/4/2008
Client satisfaction starts with meeting or beating the contractual obligations of the relationship. There are also some intangibles that can help you to over deliver to a client. Meetings In most organizations it?s easy to deliver additional value around meetings, because statistically, most compani...
5 Steps to Selling Anything Technical
By Greg Harrison - 1/4/2008
One of the most difficult things we deal with as tech companies is trying to sell our services or products to prospective clients, would you agree? A major problem we face is conveying why our future clients need our services using terminology they will understand and pay attention to. One of the ...
Move Up From a Basic Camera
By Eric Hartwell - 1/4/2008
If you have a basic sort of camera, you might, at some stage, feel the need to upgrade. But why? Because, by having more features and added flexibility, you can take better photographs which are not only improved in terms of raw quality but which also can show your added creative abilities. You migh...
How Bad Communication Can Hold You Back and How to Break Free of It
By Andrew E. Schwartz - 1/4/2008
The reason jobs are often not done right and employees are fired is because of lack of skill. Right? Wrong! Poor communication and ineffective human relations are the major causes. Remember: Communication is a ?meeting of meanings.? It?s getting through to the other person what you mean in a way tha...
Integrity and Marketing - Finding the Right Balance
By Thomas Murrell - 1/4/2008
When marketing themselves to leads and prospects there are five common mistakes people make, all which can be easily avoided by finding the right balance to maintain your personal and professional integrity in all pursuits. Five common mistakes many people make are; 1. Talking too much. Enthusiasm s...
Abstract Thought; Business Strategies and Biological Systems
By Lance Winslow - 1/4/2008
To stop a computer virus you must understand how it works, grows and what it?s innate purpose is? What is its program, evolution and future vectors. The fastest way to expand a business or exploit a competitor on a sports team is to use the organizational patterns of nature like swarms, ants, and vi...
Networking for Solopreneurs: Create Visibility For Yourself And You`ll Attract Clients Galore
By Leni Chauvin - 1/4/2008
Everybody in business has one thing in common. It doesn`t matter whether you`re a
salesman, a coach, a dentist, an artist, a lawyer, running a nonprofit organization or
a work-at-home-mom What we all need is to have people know about us. We can
be the very best in all the world at what we d...
Forbes Magazine, The History
By David Chase - 2/14/2007
One of the most widely respected and important American publications of the last century is Forbes Magazine. Forbes Magazine was founded in 1917 by Scottish immigrant B.C. Forbes (who was, at the time, the leading columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain). Forbes was born in Aberdeen shire in Scot...
Management Span of Control and The Power of Models
By Charles Carter - 2/11/2007
There isn?t a steadfast rule in determining a proper Management to Staff ratio. However, there are some guidelines that can assist in establishing a ratio that allows Upper Management to efficiently assess and evaluate a department, department managers to efficiently assess and evaluate employees. A...
How to Finance a New Kitchen
By John Mussi - 2/9/2007
Want to improve the look of your property? Want to add value to your property? Been dreaming of a brand new kitchen?
Are you planning an extension to your kitchen or a brand new kitchen, or are you undertaking the general up keep of your home but finding it hard to pay for? Are you wondering how ...
8-Reasons All Non-Profits Need A Web Site...
By Thom Reece - 1/23/2007
A nonprofit organization can take advantage of the Internet for at least eight purposes:
- publicity
- public education
- fundraising
- volunteer recruitment
- service delivery
- advocacy
- research
- communication
Let us look at brief examples...
Family Feud with an Auction Deadline ? Adventures in Probate/ Estate Purchases
By Lou Castillo - 1/22/2007
One of our investor students told us of an interesting probate deal or "adventure" they`re working on now and while it`s a good story, it also illustrates lots of the ins and out of probate or estate issues and purchases.
The Seller (we`ll call him Scott) co-owned this house with his mom, and he c...
Will and Vision
By Paul Lemberg - 1/20/2007
Remember Chux? The disposable diaper that took the market by storm in 1932?
Of course you don`t. Chux saw its product as a luxury item, and happily kept its little throwaway business to itself for almost forty years. Then Pampers came along in the 1960s, supported by a huge, mass-consumer vision ...
Employment Job Searching Using the Internet
By Dakota Caudilla - 1/20/2007
Finding employment opportunities has never been easier than now- with the consistent and constant growth of the Internet. Using the Internet, job seekers can simply find vacancies of their choice in the location of their choice. With a simple click of the mouse, a huge list of job opportunities is l...
The Four Laws Of Leadership
By Brent Filson - 1/18/2007
Leadership is motivational or it`s stumbling in the dark. After all, isn`t it more effective to have people want to go from point A to point B instead of to be ordered to go from A to B?
The ability to instill "want to" in others, to motivate them, marks the difference between average leaders and...
Generosity Is The Seed Of Wealth
By Janet Ilacqua - 1/17/2006
Generosity, which includes the free, no strings-attached sharing of resources, money, and information among people, is the seed of prosperity. What was the initial seed planted that caused the ?Silicon Valley Miracle? No, it was not the invention of the oscilloscope by David Hewlett and William Pack...
When Managers Play the PR Card
By Robert A. Kelly - 1/26/2005
The payoff for business, non-profit or association managers can be a real assist towards meeting their department, division or subsidiary objectives.
Playing that public relations card means they?ve decided to pursue their objectives by reaching, persuading and moving those outside audiences ...
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