| 851 | Can The Average Person Be Successful In An Online Business? Preview: Is a work-at-home business using your computer as your income tool realistic for the average person? First, let me say that I do not believe in the notion of an “average” person. There is no such thing. If there were, we wouldn’t have different acumens, different personalities, and talents. My wife has many exceptional talents. She is extremely ... (more) Published By: David Moore Submitted: 15 May,2005 |
| 852 | What Do Your Clients REALLY Think of You? Preview: Know Thyself - Socrates *************************************** I'd like to start this article with a test … What do you get when you cross a Northern Canadian male, a 4x4 truck and heavy rain? You guessed it! … Mud Bogging!!!! That is how I spent my morning. My husband's new truck was too shinny, so he felt he had to get it dirty again jus... (more) Published By: Laurie Hayes Submitted: 15 May,2005 |
| 853 | Putting The Serve Back Into Customer Service Preview: Good service is easy to spot and hard-to-find. Mediocre service occasionally stands out but only because it's the cream-of-the-crap. Last week I had the opportunity to speak at the Lumbermen's Merchandising Corp. annual sales meeting in Dallas. The meetings were held at the Dallas Convention Center and the hotel we stayed at was the Hyatt Regenc... (more) Published By: Jim Meisenheimer Submitted: 15 May,2005 |
| 854 | The contemporary global marketplace - "IT, Software and Services" Preview: “Had there not been outsourcing and utilization of cheaper resources offshore, average computer users would not have been able to afford the hardware and software that are available to them today.” In this manner, author Robin Sood brushes aside superficial criticism of outsourcing and brings home to the reader of IT, Software and Services: Outsou... (more) Published By: Jack Brown Submitted: 15 May,2005 |
| 855 | Restaurant Market Research – What are potential competitors doing? Preview: This is part one in a series of articles describing the planning and implementation of a restaurant startup strategy. The first step in starting a restaurant is proper planning. One must lay out a plan complete with goals, priorities, and the tasks that he will need to complete in order to achieve these goals. The biggest mistake first time re... (more) Published By: Jeremy C Phillips Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 856 | "She's comin' 'round the mountain" Overstock.com Preview: It's common knowledge, if you make your living through online auctions, that eBay is where the buyers are and most of us know that many other auction sites are 'popping up' and 'popping out' of the online auction scene all the time. But, I've been taking a very hard look at [url=http://www.Overstock.com]www.Overstock.com[/url] and I have to tell y... (more) Published By: Chuck Mullaney Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 857 | A Clothes Encounter In The Business World Preview: Do you ever wonder where all the dress rules have gone? Depending on when and where you are on any given business day, the words "distant past" might come to mind. It's difficult to decide if people don't know what to wear to work or if they have lost sight of the relevance of appearance to professional success. The Queen of England is reported t... (more) Published By: Lydia Ramsey Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 858 | Company Logo Watches – The 30 Times a Day Reminder of Your Business Preview: Watches bearing your company logo are a different prospect to other corporate branded items. Their higher perceived value makes them premium items, although in reality branded watches can be purchased for less than $5 a piece, making them remarkable value for money. To get the maximum benefit from branded watches, they should be used carefully, e... (more) Published By: Edwin Taylor Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 859 | Business Transactions in Germany – How to TRIPLE Your Success! Preview: Would you like to double, yet TRIPLE your business success in Germany? Do you consider doing business in Germany? Read on to find out what you can do to accomplish that. No, I'm not going to talk about "how to give a successful powerpoint presentation" or "10 tips for an irresistible rhetoric." I won't meddle in here. You will find a lot of good ... (more) Published By: Marcus Hochstadt Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 860 | The Six Sigma Method And Design Of Experiments Preview: Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and organizations to improve their performance. The spectrum of companies actively engaging in Six Sigma today is wide from industrials like Celanese, Caterpillar, GE, Honeywell, and 3M to service/retail organizations like Starwood Hotels, Sears, and Home Depot. Six Sigma has even started in t... (more) Published By: Peter Peterka Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 861 | WARNING: The Biggest Lie About Compound Interest Preview: Have you wondered why financial experts only tell you certain things about building wealth? Do you think its in their best interest to tell you the absolute truth? LIE: The Magic of Compound Interest : Save $X per month and you can retire RICH. FACT : Compound Interest works only for the very few. The very few who began investing in their 20's ... (more) Published By: Owen Stobbe Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 862 | Start an Internet Business in 5 Easy Steps! Preview: Want to start an Internet business? Great! Let’s get started quickly by looking at five simple and necessary steps to getting your Internet business off the ground. 1. Select Your Domain Name - It is very important to select the proper domain name for your business. Why? It’s how customers will find you online. A couple of simple pointers: shorte... (more) Published By: Derek Vaughan Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 863 | Asphalt Paving Driveway Maintenance Tips Preview: Asphalt paving or Hot Mix Asphalt is typically what one thinks of when installing driveways of new homes. It is by far one of the least expensive methods for paving a surface in new home construction sites. Properly installed asphalt paved driveways have a life expectancy of about thirty or more years. These asphalt paved driveways consist of roc... (more) Published By: Brett S. Lane Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 864 | International Shipping/Freight for Dummies Preview: There are lots of benefits for some businesses to import or export goods. Manufacturers and distributors can order directly from the overseas manufacturer and save money on their purchases. They can also market their goods to the world instead of just the USA. There is a demand for American products in many parts of the world, but smaller American... (more) Published By: Paul Buisson Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 865 | Keeping Stone Floors in Tip Top Condition Preview: I had a customer call me to make a complaint about the Limestone floor we had restored and sealed for them. The building is a state of the art facility in the heart of Covent Garden, in London. The problem was as an up market serviced office block the tenants were complaining that the Limestone Floor was resoling very fast and looking extremely di... (more) Published By: Edward Green IICRC inst Submitted: 16 May,2005 |
| 866 | Internet Merchant Accounts For Innocents Abroad Preview: If you want to sell on the internet, your need to accept credit cards. To accept credit cards, you need a merchant account, or access to one. There're two ways of getting this: Get your own merchant account, or 'pimp' off someone else's. The latter is the option most new merchants choose. You use a third-party to process your payments, and they ... (more) Published By: T. O' Donnell Submitted: 17 May,2005 |
| 867 | How To Increase Your Home's Selling Price by $3,306.75 In The Next 33 Days Preview: According to the Federal Housing Finance Board:... "As of October 2004, The U.S. national average purchase price for a single-family home reached $264,540." If your house is worth at least the U.S. average and you can add an additional 1.25% in value to your home's selling price, you'd pocket an extra $3,306.75. Minor changes can really add ... (more) Published By: Richard Martin Submitted: 17 May,2005 |
| 868 | Choosing a Phone Dialer that Works Preview: If you own or operate an outbound call center, you've probably heard quite a bit about various phone dialer systems. In fact, it's likely you're using one of the many systems currently on the market. While your current phone dialer may be adequate for your business needs today, you'll probably grow out of it shortly. Even if you're not anticipa... (more) Published By: Cameron Brown Submitted: 17 May,2005 |
| 869 | Book Yourself Solid Key #5: Go Forward With Gusto & Articulate What You Do Preview: Want your small business to flip instead of flop?! Statistically half of the entrepreneurs reading this will be out of business in three short years. Establishing a long standing, profitable and successful business absolutely depends on your ability to convey a clear message. A heartfelt message that tells clients exactly what you do, the specific... (more) Published By: Michael Port Submitted: 17 May,2005 |
| 870 | Do You Want to Make More Money as a Life Coach Preview: There’s a lot of coaches out there not making any money, looking for opportunities, trying to model what others are doing, networking like crazy, researching, visualizing, affirming and hoping… yes, hoping that the clients show up before the bailiffs. I’ve been involved in Marketing and PR and worked with and met the good, the bad and the ugly o... (more) Published By: Neil Millar Submitted: 17 May,2005 |