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- 2009-12-27 01:03:52 - Everybodys picross
- “Everybody’s Picross” is a challenging online puzzle game absolutely for free! Traditionally the game “Picross” that was born in Europe but now is so popular in Japan consists of a grid with numbers. Your goal is to mark in black the squares so that the hidden mysterious picture would appear. Usually ...
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- 2008-04-25 00:19:02 - How to ask beautiful questions
- Sometime back I was watching a program on a business TV channel where a bunch of reputed CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc., were judges for a young business entrepreneur program. Each young participant was to present a business case study for the winning entry. However, the program was going nowhere as the judges were not allowing any participant to complete the presentation or go beyond a couple of sentence...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Home furnishings in india : how to find an exporter,manufacturer or supplier ? beyond a database.
- Looking for a manufacturer or supplier of home furnishings in India ?Don't know where to begin? Want to find a source but at a loss for resources? Want to do business in India, but unsure what is the best way to go about it?This article attempts to answer some of these questions.Firstly,unless you have a link in India, you will find it a difficult task to sift through the info...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 tips to successfully use business networking as a marketing strategy
- Networking is probably the best way to build a profitable business, or sales pipeline over the long term. Many of us understand the value of networking, but we don't always know the best way to go about it. Here are 10 simple tips that will help you maximize the effectiveness of your networking efforts.1. Build Relationships not Stacks of Business CardsNetworking is not a cont...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - After hurricane katrina - seven things you can do
- If you are like me, you are living some distance from the devastation wrought by Katrina. If you are like me you not physically impacted and can watch the plight of others on television in the comfort of your home. And if you are like me, you are wondering what you can do.I believe the answer to that question is an important one. It can help define who you are and what you have and choose t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making money over the internet : 5 cool tips
- The Internet is a fast growing medium, trancending the personal ,geographical, political and cultural barriers. Because of its popularity and diversity, for an ambitious and hard working person, it is the right medium to make unlimited wealth th the only thing is that you should know how to do it, the knack of doing it comes only with practice ,but a non-starter doesnt get any practice.In this sho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 dos and donts of customer services
- Email etiquette is the key to help calm down anxious and impatient customers. People assume that once they press the "send" button that we will get everything sorted out in an instant! Of course we all know that this is not an accurate representation of how things work. However, you should prepare yourself for the occasional hot tempered emails, regardless of whether their comments are unre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The seven secrets of top performers
- Let's put to rest the fallacy that success, in sales or any profession, is due to luck, chance, and/or hard work. There is nothing further from the truth. Think about it, you and I both know people who work incredibly hard, putting in long hours, they may even have two jobs, but they are not consistently (if ever) successful. Hard work certainly contributes to success, but hard work alone will not...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 steps for business owners to take if they are a victim of identity theft
- Be aware that 40 million crooks obtained credit card numbers this past year, "Be Suspicious". Also be aware that most identify theft is not reported, especially when it involves family members, so the statistics are off. These statistics show that consumers lost $5 billion last year when in actuality it is closer to $50 billion. There have been an estimated 9.9 million victims in America...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I want it now - 10 tips for freight & drayage at trade shows
- Gas prices continue to go through the roof and increased transportation costs will increase trade show costs across the board.Here are 10 Tips for saving time, money and your sanity.I WANT IT NOW!There are eight components to a trade show budget and the one most overlooked is FREIGHT & DRAYAGE. Whether you do-it-yourself or it's handled by a contractor, there are ways to antic...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase business profits - ten ways
- How do you increase business profits? Answer the following questions carefully, and you'll have a good start.1. Can you increase the average sale? A restaurant with 25% profit margins might make 50% on additional sales to existing customers (less labor to bag one large order than two smaller ones). Asking "What would you like to drink with that?" works, and it's just a start.2. What'...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 11 things small business owners can learn from star wars
- 1. Great Things Take Time ? Three years passed between the release of each movie in the two trilogies, and a lot of work went in to them. Be patient?and keep working hard every day.2. Play Bigger Than Life ? George Lucas is only 5-foot-6, yet he made a giant impact on the movie industry. Aspire to achieve greatness, and you just might find it.3. Background Music Is I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 11 things small business owners can learn from michael dell
- 1. Think Big ? In college, Michael Dell said he wanted to "beat IBM." While you may not desire to take your small business to such heights, be sure not to limit what you might achieve.2. Draw Your Own Map ? Michael Dell, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson?each took a different approach to doing better what someone else was doing. Blaze your own trail to success.3....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10-point checklist for high visibility in google
- Google is the pre-eminent search engine (SE) with no close competitor. Given that inclusion is free, your Web pages must be in it. We'll show you how to top the Google SERPs, that is, be found at the top of the search engine results pages. These techniques are known as search engine optimization (SEO) and require a small investment of your time.I took two of my sites to the top of the SERPs...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 ways to develop a free agent attitude
- Whether you are self employed or you work for someone else, it is useful to have a free agent attitude. The past few years have shown us that working for someone else is temporary at best. No one has a job for life. Free agents recognize that they are responsible for their own career. They don't wait for others to help them plan their career. They manage it themselves1. Develop a vision ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 7 marketing tips you dont want to overlook
- 1. Combine Emotion and LogicConsumers buy because the want to experience the benefits of the product or service you have to offer. Evoke those feeling that your clients will experience once they have the product in their hands... and you've made a sale. It isn't until after the sale that they want to justify the purchase. Prepare them with the logical aspects of the purchase before they get...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Business goals - the 10 commandments
- The Ten Commandments of Goal Setting While it's good to set goals and work them into a proper plan, the fact is many people succeed in business without setting any goals. Be careful not to set your goals too high. You should have goals that are achievable, otherwise frustration will set in and you are more likely to give up.There are certain features or strategies that you can bu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 steps toward a better website
- Creating a website is one thing, making it better is another. Matt shares 7 steps to help you gain a better website.1. Update your content. Stale content will certainly drive your regular visitors away. Add fresh content at least twice a week; couple relevant feed with ezine articles if you are not particularly adept at writing.2. Swap out pictures. Freshen your photogr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Advice for new coaches: 10 ways to attract your first paying client and receive endless referrals
- Many new coaches struggle to attract their first client. Often, these coaches are so desperate to prove themselves, they'll sacrifice their financial health to coach their first few clients for free.There's no need to struggle like this. As a new coach, you can use many clever techniques to gain trust and raise your profile so that your first client pays what you're worth and walks away sin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learn to improve sales - 10 ways to get more business starting today
- You need sales and you wanted them yesterday. Here are ten ideas to start those sales pouring in. Learn them then use them.Brand your name and business. This is the most important thing you can do for your business. You can easily do this by just writing articles and submitting them to e-zines, web sites, press-release sites, local newspapers for publishing or republishing. Including...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 10 biggest mistakes people make managing organisational performance
- mistake #1: rely just on financial statementsProfit and loss, revenue and expenses these are measures of important things to a business. But they are information that is too little and too late. Too little in the sense that other results matter too, such as customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, customer advocacy. Too late in the sense that by the time you see bad results, the damage is a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten ways to manage interruptions
- So many people I worked with said they got more work done at home than in the office. That was because there were so many interruptions in the office. In fact lots of people come in early or stay late just to have quiet time to work. One way to have that same quiet time during the day is to manage interruptions. Look for ways to create a "Power hour" of work time. Maybe this will allow y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips for working at home
- 1. Maintain regular working hours and stick to them.2. Get a separate phone line, computer and printer that are only used for your business.3. Keep your workspace separate from your living space. Ideally it should be visually and acoustically separate from the living quarters.4. To gauge your progress maintain goals and to do lists. On Sunday night or Monday morning create a p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 7 business tips for small business starters for online business
- 1.) Brainstorming for an idea - You must select what interests you in any field and put together 5 to 7 possible ideas that seem viable as a source of income.2.) Deciding what type of product - you are going to sell and how it will be shipped. For example is it a tangible watch or an intangible product such as an ebook etc.3.) Analyze the demand for the product - You can anaylze what...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to become an expert in your niche business
- What is a niche business? A niche business is one that caters to the common needs and interests of a focused group of people. For instance, people who play golf forms a niche market and people who are golf instructors form an even tighter and smaller niche.The advantage of going niche is that you can become a specialist in that chosen market. Instead of knowing a bit of everything, you conc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Event planning: seven best practices successful planners use
- Do you plan events for the corporate world like product launches, conferences, seminars, etc? If so, check out these seven practices of successful event planners.It's easy to dismiss these points thinking they're trivial. I thought so too, once. I learnt better when I had events come apart because I chose to ignore these simple guidelines.#1: Ensure that information flows freely acro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 things you can do to weather the lows of a business cycle
- Hey, as hard as this may be for you to swallow, business online is no different than a business on Main Street in your home town or city. We have good times and we have slow times.It is quite obvious what we do when our eBusinesses are experiencing the high times, we are pretty pumped up and of course very happy. When times are slow though that is a totally different story.Many peopl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Positioning your company for debt financing
- Positioning Your Company for Debt Financing:There was a time in the old days when going to the bank was the only way to get outside capital for your business. These days with the explosion of raising equity investment, many of the guidelines for running a company have been revolutionized. Unfortunately this new phenomenon is only true for companies with super "star power", because these com...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Start your own website in 10 easy steps
- If you're a beginner, starting a website doesn't have to be difficult. If you begin with a good idea and take it step-by-step, you'll reap the rewards of a popular website.Here are ten steps to online success:1. Choose a domain name. Then, get it hosted.Your domain name can be your own name, your company name, or a descriptive word for phrase describing what you do....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Entrepreneurs - 7 business mistakes you must avoid
- Many mistakes can be made in business and if you are able to avoid some of them by reading and taking note of these warnings, then the time taken to put these together will be worth while. Here are some business mistakes that are common to many entrepreneurs.. No plan Many people go into business without any plan at all. The old saying that "if you don't have a plan you won't...