What Is A Virtual Assistant & Why Do You Need One?
By Janice Byer - 04/01/2008
Virtual Assistants (also known as VAs) are home-based entrepreneurs who take pride in providing fellow small business professionals with a wide range of office tasks, from administrative support to web design & maintenance. VAs are able to provide professional, creative assistance without ever havin...
The Big Picture: 5 Questions that Can Boost Your Business
By Bobette Kyle - 04/01/2008
As business managers, entrepreneurs, and Webmasters, we strive for unobtainable perfection. Why do I say unobtainable? Because when we focus on perfection in one area, we forego attention elsewhere. Limited money and time mean you must choose from the endless parade of advice and recommendations. Th...
Are You The Complete Sales Package
By Jim Meisenheimer - 04/01/2008
Are you the consummate sales professional? Do you have what it takes to do what it takes to run circles around your competition? Last Sunday and Monday I was hanging out with six of my Speaking buddies in Chicago and we talked about everything under the sun including the word competency. It`s an in...
Five Book Back Cover Mistakes and How to Solve Them
By Judy Cullins - 04/01/2008
Did you know that your back cover information is, after the cover, the best way to sell more books? And, that most authors, emerging and experienced, miss this opportunity to engage more potential buyers?
Your book`s front cover and sizzling title must impress your buyers in four-eight secon...
How Not Letting Go of Your Past can Hurt Your Future
By Brian Maloney - 04/01/2008
Experiences, whether good or bad, are sometimes all we
have, and most of them reside in the past. So you may ask,
why should I let go of my past when much of it is filled
with beautiful memories and serenity? Well, that is certainly not what I mean. What I do mean is
when a past is littered with see...
Why Would I Buy Your Book? Six Steps to Your "Tell and Sell" - Part 1
By Judy Cullins - 04/01/2008
How would you like to have countless people clamoring for your book and willing to visit your Web site to buy them? How would you even like to presell your self-published book before they are finished? Most authors and entrepreneurs wait until their Web site is designed before they think about marke...
Bidding and Winning Projects as a Freelancer
By Marsha Maung - 04/01/2008
When you?re a freelancer, you cannot escape the task of bidding for projects and hoping to win the projects. Losing out more times than you?d actually care to admit, understand that it?s part and parcel of being a freelancer. You?re pitched against many other people who are cheaper (not necessarily ...
Improve Client Goodwill & Referrals by Doing One Simple Thing
By Sylvia Jaumann - 04/01/2008
Have you been "leaving money on the table" by not thanking
your clients properly when your decorative painting job is
complete? Most professional decorative painters agonize at one time or
another whether they should give their clients a thank you
gift. Some feel that since they are the professiona...
Instant Profit Resale Rights Strategies That Anyone Can Use To Boost Their Income From Resale Rights
By Keziah Engineer - 04/01/2008
If you?ve ever gone through the process of creating your own info-product or software then you know that while there is profit involved it can be a vigorous and time-consuming process. I always say it?s good to have your own products, but they should be used in conjunction with resale rights product...
Business Failure, The 8 Traps Causing Failure And The One Attribute Which Ensures Business Survival
By Kelvyn Peters - 04/01/2008
It is estimated that 78% of all small business start-ups fail within the first twelve months years, and long-term survival is likely for only 22% of all new business start-ups. At the same time huge corporations with seemly vibrant trade suddenly close their doors. Why is this so? An analysis of the...
My Dad Listens To Music All Day On His Computer!
By Chris De La Rosa - 04/01/2008
Taken straight from an episode of Kids Say The Darndest Things...? A show hosted by Bill Cosby where he asks kids various questions as if it is an interview and he, as well as the kids, always find a way to make us laugh. Based on Art Linkletter`s House Party, Kids Say has host Cosby talking to youn...
Plain Speaking ? 4 Secrets For Getting Your Book Purchased
By Terry Freedman - 04/01/2008
What can be more infuriating to a potential purchaser of a non-fiction book than chapter headings which give no clue as to their contents? After all, if someone is looking in the non-fiction section of a book store, it implies they want facts, not a fancy and ?clever? table of contents! Here are 4 s...
Simple Business Tactics Are Your Key To Success
By Cathy Qazalbash - 04/01/2008
In a world full of complications sometimes we overlook the simple things in life. We are so busy trying to work out our twisted problems that we miss out on the simple secrets to success. The same can be said of our businesses. We get caught up in endless problems when all we really need to do is to...
Leadership Coaching ? Easier Said Than done
By Chris Stowell - 04/01/2008
Recently at a Pharmaceutical meeting in Europe, one of the presenters shared the results of a recent study that demonstrated that Managers who were trained in Eight Step Coaching Skills were out selling DM?s who were not trained in the program. This quantitative data seems to support that the corne...
Top 10 Record Keeping Mistakes Business Owners Make (and How To Avoid Them)
By Caroline Jordan - 04/01/2008
If you interviewed business owners of failed businesses, a majority will tell you that they didn?t understand or feel comfortable dealing with the ?book work?. Your ability to understand and perform day to day accounting tasks in your small business is a critical success factor. Here are some tips t...
To Win Is To Care
By Marjorie Malone - 04/01/2008
The best way to WIN and keep customers coming back is to CARE about them. Sometimes in the mad rush to make a sale or deliver a product it is very easy to forget who is most important. I?d like to take a few minutes to explain the importance of caring about your customers. CREDIBILITY will ...
Publishers Think They Do Authors A Big Favor!
By Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 04/01/2008
Once, I took a meeting with a fairly successful literary agent in her nicely appointed West Coast office. After a bout of heavy flirtation, I don?t know to this day if this is how she adds to her stable of stud-authors, we talked about writing and the publishing biz. She said, ?Gary, you have to kno...
A Clear View about the Nature of Home-Based Internet Business
By Matthew Eigbe - 04/01/2008
Many people make millions of dollars a year with home-based
Internet businesses. Ninety-five percent fail. Given those
simple statistics, it seems to me that one of the first
things we need to do is understand the nature of Internet
business?combined with a frank appraisal of our own nature. Read th...
Take Time to Create a Life Balance Sheet for Success
By Joy Fisher-Sykes - 04/01/2008
It?s important from time to time that we sit down and
honestly assess our lives. Doing so allows us to make an
honest determination about where we are now and where we
want to be in the future. When we?re assessing our
finances, we prepare a financial balance sheet. On it we list
our debits and c...
When The Words Won`t Come
By Richard Lee - 04/01/2008
Terrifying thought, isn`t it? It has been known to happen to all writers. I`m not talking about writer`s block, nothing as severe as Stephen King`s character, Mike Noonan, in Bag of Bones where he turns on the computer and actually throws himself from the screen (okay, it may not be a computer, been...
Practice What You Preach - AchieveMax® Top Ten Book Review
By Harry Jones - 04/01/2008
Practice What You Preach: What Managers Must Do to Create a High Achievement Culture by David H. Maister I can`t believe this book title hasn`t surfaced until now. It`s a phrase that most of us have known since childhood. It`s great advice and something you might assume to be an obvious game ...
Successful Business Goal Setting for 2006
By Herman Drost - 04/01/2008
Creating clear doable goals for your business will help you
achieve success for 2006. I have a 14 year old daughter who
said she wants to be a neurosurgeon so she concentrates
on getting straight As in her studies each year. So far she
has succeeded. Well, you may not want to become a neurosurg...
21 Questions to Ask Any List Service Before You Sign on With Them
By Alexandria K. Brown - 04/01/2008
If you publish an e-mail newsletter, or "e-zine," you`ll need to sign on with a list service (or "listserve") to manage your subscriber list. There are many types of listserves out there, so here are some guidelines to help you choose one that`s right for you.
- Do they use MULTI-PART MIM...
The Demon Plague - Book Review
By Lillian Brummet - 04/01/2008
"The Demon Plague by Joreid McFate is a fantastic
paranormal suspense science-fiction novel, involving
time-travel and mysticism. This 424 page book is also
available in e-book format. Due to the volume of books I review, most are donated to
our local library when the assignment is complete.
Ho...
Work At Home Jobs Or Work At Home Scams?! Keep Your Eyes Open!
By Tom Nelson - 04/01/2008
Work at home job opportunities have become more and more popular in recent years. In fact, the United States Department of Labor believes that by the year 2025 up to two-thirds of all Americans could be working from home. Many will be employed by companies using work from home workers; while numerou...
Tips For Starting A Home Based Business Fast
By Jeff Flow - 04/01/2008
While it is very easy to get an online home based business, too many people believe that you can get a business started with no effort or sweat. They believe that you just publish a web site and poof, you have a home business. You are going to have to work in order for your business to succeed. If y...
Paid Surveys
By Chris Price - 04/01/2008
Paid Surveys, Free Paid Surveys, Get Paid to Take Surveys Online! Thousands of ads all over the internet claim you can make hundreds of dollars an hour taking paid surveys online. This is simply not true. The truth is, you can make some good money taking paid surveys. But not enough to quit your day...
Separating Business & Home Life
By Yasmeen Abdur-Rahman - 04/01/2008
If you?re a home-based business owner, it could be difficult to manage your time. Since your office is located within your home, you tend to spend much more time working in your office than spending quality time with your family. There is that temptation to spend more hours on a project, and the wo...
Land Rush! "Former Realtor -Author- Buys Into New Land Scramble," the Headline Read
By Russ Miles - 04/01/2008
It`s like a "Land Rush!" As a real estate broker for years, I had always dreamed of having the perfect properties to sell - and at the right prices. I spent a small fortune attempting to attract sellers, acquiring licenses, recruiting competent agents, maintaining nice offices, and then ~ to bring i...
What MLM Software To Choose
By Christopher Luck - 04/01/2008
As an entrepreneur, do you need MLM software developed in-house or should you hire a software provider to set up the business? I know the idea of owning and running my own business is intriguing and that MLM is likely my best shot at being able to do so. However, if I do choose to go that route, sho...
The First Step To Realizing Your Ebusiness Dream
By Lynn VanDyke - 04/01/2008
Malcolm S. Forbes spoke directly to the entrepreneurial heart when he stated, "The biggest mistake people make in life is not
making a living at doing what they most enjoy." A passionate commitment to pursue one`s interests builds the foundation of so many small businesses. No matter how resolute...
So You Want To Start A Home Business
By Lisa Saylor - 04/01/2008
So you want to start a home business, and don?t know where to begin. Like any other business, research the company your interested in. Find out all you can about their business practices, their creditability, what they offer and exactly what you will be doing in this home business. When researching ...
House Cleaning - The Professional Business
By Gail Metcalf - 04/01/2008
Most people get into house cleaning to earn some extra
money. You may have family, friends and neighbors as your
regular clients. Are you ready and motivated to take your
part-time business to the next level? Growing any business takes time and patience. And if you
have a loyal client base now, ...
Targeted MLM Leads: You Best Chance At New Prospects
By Daegan Smith - 04/01/2008
Targeted MLM leads go directly to the heart for your best opportunity to expand your business. Leads are essential for any business to grow but sometimes in our lust for new business we find the leads we had were never true leads at all. In order to have the best chance for success, the leads we p...
Are Explicit Copyright Notices Necessary for Weblogs and Web Pages?
By Dave Taylor - 04/01/2008
Dave, I see some sites with and some sites without a
copyright line. Do you know if someone must follow an official process before
adding this line? Such as (C) 2002-2004 by Dave Taylor, etc...
In general, copyright law is defined by the international
Berne Conv...
Don`t Puke on Your Audience
By Peter Winters - 04/01/2008
Graphic design is a key element in communicating effectively with your audience; whether it is for a trade show or any other form of marketing communication. The tendency in trade show marketing is to say as much as possible in the time and space allowed during a trade show. Generally, you have 3-10...
How To Use Google`s Formula For Success, To Write Your Most Powerful Sales Copy Ever!
By Craig Garber - 11/02/2007
Is it actually possible to use the same formula the mighty
Google uses, to create your own compelling sales copy?
It is, and today I`m going to let you in on the very
powerful secret they use, so you can do exactly that.
Let me start by sharing a little story with you.
A while ago, Eri...
How to use Testimonials as an additional Marketing Tool
By Abe Cherian - 08/02/2007
It`s been said before that one unsatisfied customer will go out and tell 10-20 of their friends and family about their unsatisfactory experience, but the opposite doesn`t seem to occur. Your customers, vendors, suppliers and associates might think you walk on water, but they won`t seem to tell every...
Writing To Overpower Your Competition
By Karon Thackston - 02/02/2007
"We don`t have any competition. We`re a truly a one-of-a-kind company." I`ve heard that line from clients for years. I wish it were true, but it`s simply not. In fact, it wouldn?t matter if you held a monopoly on your particular product or service; you`d still have competition. How? Because yo...
One Person`s Porn is My Erotica
By Rose DesRochers - 31/01/2007
Erotica is not something easily defined or easily accepted by society. I often been accused of writing porn by those who think that any kind of writing that examines the bounds of intimacy is dirty and something that should be kept in the bedroom. Most look at all Erotica as porn. But I must warn yo...
How To Improve Your Freelance Proofreading Career
By Niall Cinneide - 27/01/2007
Did you know that one of the best ways to get the knowledge you need to be an effective proof reader is to take a training course? It will be the best move you ever make. Courses are not mandatory, but it can be very challenging to find work that is available to those who do not have a proofreadin...
How to get an Internet Marketing Education Without Spending a Nickel
By David Parton - 21/01/2007
Do you want to create a passive income? Are you bewildered by all the educational Marketing products out there? Are you on a low budget or trying to escape from a huge debt load?
Well, I answered a big "Yes!" to all the above, especially, the last one
My job sucks. I can barely make ends meet an...
How To Write Powerful Headlines
By Al Martinovic - 21/01/2007
I want to tell you how I go about writing headlines. I like to keep swap files of headlines around for future use. And how I go about doing it goes something like this...
I`ll find a headline I like, wherever it may be, and then I don`t copy it word for word, instead I`ll use a "fill in the blank...
Advertising... The Best Marketing Tip
By Jay Moncliff - 16/01/2007
One great marketing tip is to use an auto responder. Autoresponders automatically send out emails to people on your mailing lists or to people who have been to your website. You can then send out advertisements of your business or service. This is a great marketing tip because it is often inexpen...
Developing Learning Activities And Simulations In E-Learning Content
By Dana Fine - 16/01/2007
What turns your best dress into a showstopper? Accessories. And what turns your online course content into dazzlingly useful learning content? Learning Activities. What is a Learning Activity? In e-learning content development, we use all forms of questions for test and quizzes:
1. Multiple corre...
Making Freelance Writing Niche Types Fit
By Roxanne McDonald - 04/02/2006
Our Freelance Writing Needs Defined
We must make freelance niche types fit our needs, wants, values and lifestyles, and we also must make ourselves fit freelance niche types. Of our waking hours, we work more than we do anything else. I keep this in mind when college students come to me concerned...
Get Viral...
By Denise Ryder - 02/02/2006
Hey, using eBooks, eReports and eCourses is a fantastic way to build a list.
You can use these things as an "incentive" for joining your affiliate program, as a "thank you" for visiting your site, a "bonus" when someone purchases a product/service from you. The possibilities are endless!!
Many...
The Lost Art Of Fundamental Copywriting
By Dean Phillips - 22/01/2006
What ever happened to good old fashion, fundamental copywriting? Has anyone seen AIDA? I mean, before you can run, you first have to learn how to walk, right? Yet, I see it over and over again. Marketers who can`t even write a simple headline are trying to "hypnotize" readers with "psychological cop...
How to Write Words Worth a Thousand Pictures
By Glenn White - 21/01/2005
Our Image-Driven Society
We live in a new image-driven society. It can be hard on writers unless they learn to connect with today?s readers. Writing that connects is easy when you keep a few basic writing principles in mind. Let?s face it, as a writer, you are competing with the greatest influence...
Shameless Self-Promotion
By Janice D. Byer, MVA - 02/02/2004
Hi! My name is Janice Byer and I am the owner of Docu-Type Administrative & Web Design Services (http://www.docutype.net). I am the winner of several prestigious awards (information is on our website) and have a slew of happy customers, as the testimonials on our site will attest to. My services ar...
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