Planning is the key word for creating successful slideshow productions. This is not difficult, but does require time and effort on your part before hiring a professional slideshow creating company to create your unique video slideshow. Here are some steps you can follow to insure a beautiful slideshow production.1. Determine how long you want your slideshow to be. The length of your slideshow will determine how many photos you can use. If you...more
The State of California is a wonderful place to start a new business. There is unprecedented growth in California and corporations doing business here have reaped great rewards. Skilled labor, beautiful scenery and unbelievable commerce opportunities await every new business in California. Starting a California business is very simple and the first step is to make it legal. First you must decide on a name for your company and complete a trademark...more
Nearly every investor receives them in the mail: slick and usually colorful PR pieces, disguised as investment research, which are really nothing more than promoters out to convince you to buy their stock "on the ground floor."Many promotions offer unrealistic gains in very short amounts of time to entice the reader to continue reading. Some suggest "if the idea of turning $1,000 into $11,200 appeals to you, read this report." Others claim "we believe this $10,000 investment in (for example, XYZ oil) will be worth $30,000 this year alone, and could grow to over $100,000 within the next 2 to 3 years." Clearly these suggestions of great riches are not made by legitimate investment advisors. Unfortunately, this sneaky and misleading gimmick causes many eager investors to invest in nearly worthless securities.If you are bitten by the bug of quick profits, here are a few tips that could save you from a bad investment.- First, understand the motive of the mailing piece. Many mailing pieces are motivated by the need to pump up the stock price so that someone could sell their shares at a better price.- Secondly, do your homework. Don't take the mailing pieces claims as true. This is...more
If you are a current credit card holder - MasterCard or Visa -- you may be overlooking an important way to make your card work even better for you: by joining a rewards program. Why possess a plain old credit card when you get rewarded for using the same card? Let's take a look at how you can receive benefits from your current card.Some cards are...more
Has Free Advice increased in Value?To answer that question you would have to consider the source of the advice. If the source has a perceived value then the advice has value as well.In the past free advice was rooted in the adage, "you get what you pay for." Indicating that advice was nothing more than opinion and had little or no value. In today's...more
From time-to-time you will come face-to-face with a customer that isn't happy with your service.At this point, resolution and customer happiness should become your approach to diffuse the situation. Here are a few tips when dealing with an "upset" customer. 1. It's not personal. Though it may seem that the customer is attacking you, remember - 'it's not personal.' The situation is what is at issue. If you take the customers complaint personally, matters are sure to get worse before they get better. 2. It's your responsibility. We are all team players and share in the triumphs and failures of customer service. Do not assign blame or pass the customer off to another team member. 3. Listen and design. Listen closely to the customers' complaint and repeat the complaint back to the customer. This process will allow you to design a solution to the customers' complaint. 4. Apologize and Acknowledge. Apologize for the customers' inconvenience. Acknowledge and show genuine concern for the customers' situation. 5. Do not get into a yelling match. For starters, you'll lose and your company will lose. When the customers' temper gets the best of him/her, keep your demeanor calm and purposeful....more
We all know the importance of savings for the future. A dollar a day would have grown into $ 508,000 after 50 years. This assumes a 10.5 % annual return.There are other ways to boost our retirement account other than cutting your expense by a few...more
Knowing the ends and outs of purchase order financing is an asset to almost any small or medium sized business owner. In the sections below you will learn just exactly what purchase order financing is, the benefits, drawbacks, who can benefit the...more
What is a Service Level AgreementA SLA's primary goal is to establish and manage expectations of customers, thus reducing confusion while defining acceptable service. Below is an example of a Service Level Agreement. Simply replace the bracket...more
Credit card applications nowadays have begun to provide clients with an instant approval feature. Meaning, the person applying for a credit card would easily know whether he or she is eligible for applying. This process of instant approval is...more
Practically everyone in the United States has credit cards. From teenagers to retirees, almost everyone has at least one credit card. Everywhere we go we see ads - in the television, radio, newspapers, billboard advertisements - on credit cards. Some...more
Individuals 65 and older or someone being faced with an expensive medical illness who is in need of a large sum of money, you have an option that may be better for you than seeking a personal loan. If you have a life insurance policy, you may want to...more