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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Practical realities of custom bike building
- For some motorcycle enthusiasts, their ultimate dream is to build their very own custom motorcycle. But most have the dread of having to use up their life savings and feel overwhelmed by all the details of putting such project together. Let's say you're in the process of getting ready to start your bike building project. Know that a complete and determined understanding of the great undertaking yo...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Pet retailing- it?s now more than dog food, it?s fashion ret
- In previous articles I've often written about the trend towards lifestyle retailing. This is reflected in trends in the garden and home improvement industries. But, one of the most dramatic shifts comes from the pet industry, which is going through dramatic changes.
Why Pets?
Pets aren't pets anymore, for many people, they are ?child? substitutes. In countries such as China a...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Low cost- high value computer enhancement programs
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Use these low cost tools as you create an affordable marketing plan.
1. www.GoDaddy.com You don't need to have a website in order to purchase a domain name, 5 email accounts. You can even redirect the new domain to your ?other website that has a much longer name?. All for under $10 per year.
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Learning equals earning!
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Learn more to help you earn more. Homestudy & self-study can improve your earning potential.
Learning Equals Earning! By A R Carroll
I am sure almost everyone reading this article has heard the common phrase "Knowledge is Power". What I have seen and experienced all of my life is the "Applied Knowledge is Power"! I truly believe EVERY human being has something...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - It';s not about bananas
- It's Not About Bananas
?2002
Helaine Iris
I can't believe I'm telling you this.
The other day, my husband came through the door with a bag of groceries. Bananas in particular. " Honey," I asked, "why didn't you ask ME if we needed anything?" I was secretly annoyed because I'd been planning a trip to the grocery store myself.
He responded b...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Is your resume on target?
- When writing a resume, create a mental picture of a desk piled high with dozens or even hundreds of resumes next to each other. These resumes were submitted by people who want the job you are applying for and are just as qualified as you. Keeping this image forefront is critical to your success in creating compelling ?ad copy.? It will force you to focus on creating a strong title and a targeted o...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Introducing: lynn terry editor of self-starters weekly tips
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For those of you who don't already know me personally, I am a 29 year old single mother of two cool kids and I work from my home office full-time as the owner of Web Service Network . I have been in business since late '96, when I opened a storefront in Murfreesboro, TN, but I have since resorted to the beautiful Center Hill Lake (in middle Tennessee) and operate from my home offic...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Internet marketing: a journey of discovery
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A summary of the journey we take from beginner to experienced internet marketer
Internet marketing is an intense experience It's like living your whole life over again in a few short months or years. Read this article and decide which step you are currently at. This may give you an idea of what to expect as you progress in your internet adventure:
Step 1: Baby...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Ideas for employee retention
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A recent survey of 350 human resource managers shows that employee turnover is becoming one of the most critical workplace issues. Sixty percent say that skilled-person power is ?scarce?.
A recent survey of 350 human resource managers shows that employee turnover is becoming one of the most critical workplace issues. Sixty percent say that skilled-person power is ?scarce?. F...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - How to get maximum milage out of career fairs?
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This article talks in brief about how to get maximum milage out of career fairs.
You step into the hubbub of the career fair, take a deep breath, and make your way toward a representative from the top-ranked company on your personal list. This is the company you want to work for, and the woman you are approaching is the first gatekeeper.
You make eye contact. ...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - How to ?cross-sell? and ?sell up? over the telephone
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Call centres are a land of missed opportunities. Every call whether inbound or outbound is an opportunity to make a sale or to build a pipeline for a future sale. At the very least there is scope for selling a bigger quantity (selling up) or to sell additional products / services (cross-selling). Here's a 10 point plan which, if implemented will vastly improve call centre productiv...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Horse training techniques from the 1800's - what's old is ne
- Was he the world's greatest horse trainer of all time? Would his picture be in the horse trainer's Hall Of Fame? Perhaps.
His name was Jesse Beery. Before he was twenty he became a world class horse trainer. He was so well known, there were more people who heard of him than didn't.
Jesse Beery learned how to train horses almost entirely on his own because there were f...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Give a gift that saves lives
- (ARA) ? Heavy snow and rainstorms, fog and dark roadways, crowded construction zones -- law enforcement personnel regularly work under very dangerous conditions. It's not surprising that almost every day of the year, somewhere in the United States, an officer is struck by a vehicle.
?Few law enforcement officers are ever shot at in the course of their careers; the most hazardous par...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Generate web site traffic and sales leads with postcards
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Postcards can drive a high volume of traffic to your web site and they can generate a large number of sales leads for you. They're highly effective, easy to use and cost very little.
A PERSONALIZED FORMAT WORKS BEST
Avoid postcards that look like a magazine ad printed on a card. You'll get a bigger response if you keep your message brief and format you...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - For greater success in the new year try the miracle of mind
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If you're list of resolutions hasn't been working, try this method!
Making a list of New Year's resolutions is a grand tradition, but has your list of resolutions worked in the past? If you're like most of us, it hasn't. This year, why not try making your resolutions into a mind map instead?
WHAT IS A MIND MAP?
Mind maps are tools that help us t...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - First steps for the irish learner driver
- The main priority for today's Learner Driver should not be passing the Driving Test but embracing the philosophy of skills for life initially. Surely passing the Driving Test is the main objective? Not So!
Your main objective should be to acquire the necessary skills that will keep you, your passengers and all other road users safe. This makes sense, but is not taken on board by a v...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Do some yard work to improve customer service!
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Yes, yard work. What I mean is that you may have to do some weeding in your garden of employees to improve
customer service.
Imagine that you are pulling weeds out of your flower garden so that your flowers don't become choked off.
Huh?
"Just go with me on this., O.K.?"
Weed out the employees that are more likely to waste y...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Distance learning - offering freedoms people never thought p
- Jennifer Priory has wanted to be a champion swimmer all her life. For the last two years of training she has got out of her bed at four o'clock in the morning, trained for three hours, and continued on to school for her daily lessons. This way of life has caused a considerable amount of stress on her parents and family, and taken her away from her social life which most consider important in the d...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Culinary employment prospects
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Preface: Preface: Want to join the food industry? Why not know your employment prospects before you finalize your decision to study in culinary schools.
Where do you want to go? The world of Culinary Arts is one of the fastest growing fields in the United States and beyond. Where you go is up to you and how hard you are prepared to work. The same applies to how much ...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Career goals and stress
- Career Goals and Stress:
How to Achieve Goals and Maintain Your Sanity
Deborah R. Brown, MBA, MSW
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"Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time."
Max Ehrmann
"Desiderata"
When it ...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Brand you(r) --7 steps to cultivate your brand and bring out
- Have you ever noticed that some people exhibit a special or unusual quality, trait, or characteristic? And this feature or mark identifies the person and draws you to those people?
This is a 'brand.' And it is instrumental in helping you build your business and advance your career. Here are seven (7) secret ingredients to help you develop your own personal brand.
1. A...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Body shop - is this the right time to sell one?
- Have you ever asked yourself the question? ?Is this a good time to sell my business?? That is a question every business owner asks himself, every time he has a bad day. I once received e-mail from the editor of the Auto Body News, asking me that key question. ?What is happening in the market today? Is this a good time to sell? ? My quick answer was ?These are very interesting times.?
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Being the best ? what does it take?
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As I read an article from a Continental Airlines Magazine (The Technovangelist, by Kevin Markey) about Philips Components which is the worlds largest supplier of drives, subassemblies and components for TV and is number one in LCD screens and screens for handheld devices like the one I am typing on right now, I am struck by the large print question this company asks itself, "What d...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - Before you buy a dog
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from David the Dogman
The ten worst excuses not to spay or neuter a pet are:
1. Just one litter and then we'll have Fluffy spayed.
(Studies show that virtually the entire pet overpopulation stems from the "just one litter mentality.)
2. My dog doesn't run loose, so he doesn't need to be fixed.
(Murphy's Law says o...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A time of self healing, hope and reflection
- In March of 2000, I was injured during a retail management career. Although I didn't know it at the time, this accident would change my life forever. Leaving work to go the hospital, I had lost use of my entire right side. My limbs were completely numb. What a horrifying escapade. Once there, I was not given the proper care which in turn led a spinal myelopathy at the C-2 level of my spine. Little...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A new discovery of an old secret
- A New Discovery of an Old Secret
By Davis Goss
Some years ago, when the world seemed to close in on me and I felt as though I was trapped between the sword and the wall, I made an exciting discovery. Actually, it was a phenomenon that was as old as dirt but it took on significant meanings for me because it freed me from all my problems and all the stresses and pressures that ...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A new age of small-unit leadership
- PERMISSION TO REPUBLISH: This article may be republished in newsletters and on web sites provided attribution is provided to the author, and it appears with the included copyright, resource box and live web site link. Email notice of intent to publish is appreciated but not required: mail to: brent@actionleadership.com
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A lesson of life from a friend
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The following is a true story...
Yesterday I received a phone call from a friend whom I last talked to almost two years ago.
Like other people, I was surprised to hear her voice.
She heard from a mutual friend that I just set up a fitness studio and she wanted to ask me about my new venture and as well as what's going on in my life....
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A job is not a job
- It only happened on Mondays. Sometimes I escaped the unpleasant ritual. But, more often than not, right before boarding I threw up in the ladies room of the train station. It wasn't the commute I hated. It was the job.
The reasons don't matter why a job I once enjoyed turned into a job I didn't. It happens. Bosses change, companies change, priorities change, budgets change, responsi...
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- 2007-03-26 11:45:40 - A guide to tracking down a good dog training club
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presented by David the Dogman
As an ardent reader of the Collins Dog Photoguide I came across this article, which I feel, might be of interest to readers.
Traffic Accidents
A traffic accident is probably the most common cause of serious injury to a cat or dog. Always approach the animal with caution, it may react aggressively because of the pain.
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