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Five Common Web Design Mistakes mples:There are often many mistakes encountered when creating a webpage or website. Learn about the top five website mistakes, and how to avoid them.Mistake #1Web page size. If your website takes longer than 10-15 seconds to load you should consider optimizing it for the web. This is one of the biggest mistakes a web designer can make. You may have cable and love to fill your website with graphics, but if your visitors don't have cable or a fast connection at all your chances of getting them to wait that 10 to 15 seconds for your page to load is very slim.Mistake #2Flashy ads. Ok, so you have to bring in some cash some how right? So you sign up to a bunch of banner ad affiliate programs. Only problem with this is their banners are animated and constantly flashing while your visitors view your website. This can be good in some cases for getting some extra cash. But visitors can be easily annoyed by these banners.If your trying to get customers, having these flashy banners increases your chances of your visitors leaving. Lots of people may be drawn into these ads (probably your best customers) and if they click that ad, they are now a customer to someone else thank $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings The Biggest SEO Scam of All Everyone should be afraid of being sued with so many lawsuits being filed now days around the world.While there are many ethical SEO firms serving Internet users today, a few notorious practitioners also exist. One of them called me just the other day.“We can get your site to be number one in the search engines for the top 20 search terms you choose,” promised the telemarketer. I don’t usually give telemarketers the time of day, but somehow found this fellow to be intriguing. It was a cold and snowy day in Michigan right at the moment, and somehow I felt warmer just hearing him glow about the sunshine beaming through his own office windows.“Show me results,” I requested. So we cruised the web together, and he showed me some client sites that really did have top rankings. At first glance the sales spiel sounded rather inviting, but after taking some time to consider and evaluate his company, I determined that what this friendly young salesman offered was nothing more than a scam.As I did my homework, several red flags jumped out at me. By researching his company on the Internet, I learned that they employed no less than 250 telemarketers soliciting SEO clients on a continual basis. With all due respect to the size of this company, I found it hard to believe that they cou You might think that you may never be sued. How wrong you are! Let's first take a look at how easy it is to be sued now days. One of the first dangers is being indirectly involved with a lawsuit. THE DANGERS OF JOINT & SEVERAL LIABILITY This is a legal concept whereby an individual could be sued as a second or third defendant without having been directly involved with the original injury to the plaintiff. Here are some examples of how you can be sued for Joint and Several Liability: 1. Your business partner commits theft, fraud, or a personal injury in the course of conducting business. 2. Your spouse is accused of theft, fraud, or a personal injury and the plaintiff sues the entire marital community (including you). 3. You render assistance to someone who was injured by another person and the plaintiff sues you along with the person who actually committed the injury. 4. A friend or relative borrows your car and gets into an accident. As the car's owner you get sued along with the driver. 5. Your company gets sued for sex discrimination committed by one of your employees and you get named as a defendant because it's your company. 6. Your real estate investment partnership, joint venture, or company gets sued by the federal or a state government because toxic waste is discovered on the property. 7. The IRS, or Revenue agency sues your partnership, joint venture, or company for tax evasion. There are many more examples I could provide. The main thing is that you can be sued and become jointly and severally liable for an injury to someone without having been personally negligent. All that is necessary is that you were connected in some way. If you are dragged into a lawsuit and the other defendants are without assets or insurance, you may end up being held liable for the full amount of the judgment! WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE? Many lawyers recommend you purchase at least $1 Million insurance for each of your businesses, homes, land, cars, motorcycles, and boats you own. This will cost you $ thousands in premiums every year depending on how large a deductible (which you'll pay to the plaintiff) you are willing to afford. But, is that really enough? $ MILLIONS CAN BE AT STAKE Let's take a look at how large some of these lawsuit judgments can be. There is a book entitled, The Professional Asset Protection Manual by Florida attorney Mark Warda (Galt Press) which lists some of the recent outrageous jury awards in the United States. For example: $84.5 million for children drowned and brain damaged in a swimming pool. $49 million for a stillborn baby. $41 million for a misdiagnosis of abdominal pain. $5.87 million for sponsoring a party where a guest later caused an auto accident. $986,000 to a woman who lost her “psychic powers” after a CAT scan. $300,000 for slapping a daughter twice on the face. $75,000 for spraying perfume on a person without permission. $60,000 for cursing, which caused “emotional distress”. Here are some other recent examples: $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings Enjoy the Flexibility of a Car Loan aintiff sues the entire marital community (including you).If you are thinking of buying a car, and finance is coming your way, then a car loan would help you to fulfill your dream. You can buy a new car or a used one according to your need. Car loans are being designed to cater to your exact needs, just according to your financial situation.According to your financial situation and requirements you would be offered a loan by the lenders .The interest rate may depend on many factors. But mainly it depends upon two factors; the first one is that the amount of the loan you want to seek and the second one is the term for which you want to seek a loan.The car loans can be categorized as cheap car loans, low rate car loans, used car loans, refinance car loans, bad credit car loans etc. If you have an adverse credit history then you would be offered with a bad credit car loans. Though, you may have to pay a higher interest rate. Whether you are planning to buy a new car or thinking of buying an old one, you can seek a cheap car loan.The benefits associated with a car loan are immense. You can get manageable interest rates. Next short repayment terms will be th 3. You render assistance to someone who was injured by another person and the plaintiff sues you along with the person who actually committed the injury. 4. A friend or relative borrows your car and gets into an accident. As the car's owner you get sued along with the driver. 5. Your company gets sued for sex discrimination committed by one of your employees and you get named as a defendant because it's your company. 6. Your real estate investment partnership, joint venture, or company gets sued by the federal or a state government because toxic waste is discovered on the property. 7. The IRS, or Revenue agency sues your partnership, joint venture, or company for tax evasion. There are many more examples I could provide. The main thing is that you can be sued and become jointly and severally liable for an injury to someone without having been personally negligent. All that is necessary is that you were connected in some way. If you are dragged into a lawsuit and the other defendants are without assets or insurance, you may end up being held liable for the full amount of the judgment! WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE? Many lawyers recommend you purchase at least $1 Million insurance for each of your businesses, homes, land, cars, motorcycles, and boats you own. This will cost you $ thousands in premiums every year depending on how large a deductible (which you'll pay to the plaintiff) you are willing to afford. But, is that really enough? $ MILLIONS CAN BE AT STAKE Let's take a look at how large some of these lawsuit judgments can be. There is a book entitled, The Professional Asset Protection Manual by Florida attorney Mark Warda (Galt Press) which lists some of the recent outrageous jury awards in the United States. For example: $84.5 million for children drowned and brain damaged in a swimming pool. $49 million for a stillborn baby. $41 million for a misdiagnosis of abdominal pain. $5.87 million for sponsoring a party where a guest later caused an auto accident. $986,000 to a woman who lost her “psychic powers” after a CAT scan. $300,000 for slapping a daughter twice on the face. $75,000 for spraying perfume on a person without permission. $60,000 for cursing, which caused “emotional distress”. Here are some other recent examples: $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings What in the World Do You Do? d provide. The main thing is that you can be sued and become jointly and severally liable for an injury to someone without having been personally negligent. All that is necessary is that you were connected in some way. If you are dragged into a lawsuit and the other defendants are without assets or insurance, you may end up being held liable for the full amount of the judgment!It's hard to explain to people what I do. This happens to many people. While it doesn't happen everyday, knowledge changes our outlook and direction. What we do could change tomorrow. We know what we do, but how do we tell other people so they appreciate who and what we are?I've got a friend who's an attorney. He's also a Certified Public Accountant. Being an attorney and being a CPA are just two of the titles he has collected for what he really does. He's a real estate consultant, who works with people who create real estate developments.Jean Butler, the freckled beauty from Riverdance, grew up taking dance lessons. She says she was too tall and her feet where too big for ballet, but still she took classes. People would ask her what she did, but she couldn't really answer. The answer was Irish Dancing, but at the time, no one else really knew what that was. Jean didn't know how to explain that to casual questioning. She debuted with The Chieftains at 17 and once Riverdance took the world by storm in 1994, everyone finally knew what Jean did.But in reality it didn't help. Jean had ambitions. She didn't just want to dance, she also wanted to act. Although she co-sta WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE? Many lawyers recommend you purchase at least $1 Million insurance for each of your businesses, homes, land, cars, motorcycles, and boats you own. This will cost you $ thousands in premiums every year depending on how large a deductible (which you'll pay to the plaintiff) you are willing to afford. But, is that really enough? $ MILLIONS CAN BE AT STAKE Let's take a look at how large some of these lawsuit judgments can be. There is a book entitled, The Professional Asset Protection Manual by Florida attorney Mark Warda (Galt Press) which lists some of the recent outrageous jury awards in the United States. For example: $84.5 million for children drowned and brain damaged in a swimming pool. $49 million for a stillborn baby. $41 million for a misdiagnosis of abdominal pain. $5.87 million for sponsoring a party where a guest later caused an auto accident. $986,000 to a woman who lost her “psychic powers” after a CAT scan. $300,000 for slapping a daughter twice on the face. $75,000 for spraying perfume on a person without permission. $60,000 for cursing, which caused “emotional distress”. Here are some other recent examples: $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings Life Insurance - Why Does Less Than Half The UK Population Have Cover? large some of these lawsuit judgments can be.Less than 50% of the UK population has any form of life insurance cover, says Swiss Re, one of the largest insurance companies in the world. In their latest annual report they estimate that ?4.2 trillion worth of insurance cover is needed whereas only ?1.8 trillion has been taken up. That leaves an insurance gap of ?2.3 trillion.But in all probability, the gap is not that large. Firstly, there's the people who are ruled out from having life insurance due to their age - just over 1 in 5 are under 18 years of age, the minimum for life insurance cover, and 1 in 6 are over 65 and they're effectively uninsurable. Then there's a raft of single folks aged between 18 and 65 without dependents, and for whom life insurance is just not necessary. Having said that, without doubt, there are still many families who desperately need life insurance but who don't have cover.Why do they hold back?There are still plenty of people who have no idea what life insurance does and because it's never top of their minds and they don't care, nothing ever gets done. After all life insurance isn't exactly a thrill to buy, there's no pleasurable window-shopping or sense of enjoyment about it. The likelihood i There is a book entitled, The Professional Asset Protection Manual by Florida attorney Mark Warda (Galt Press) which lists some of the recent outrageous jury awards in the United States. For example: $84.5 million for children drowned and brain damaged in a swimming pool. $49 million for a stillborn baby. $41 million for a misdiagnosis of abdominal pain. $5.87 million for sponsoring a party where a guest later caused an auto accident. $986,000 to a woman who lost her “psychic powers” after a CAT scan. $300,000 for slapping a daughter twice on the face. $75,000 for spraying perfume on a person without permission. $60,000 for cursing, which caused “emotional distress”. Here are some other recent examples: $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings Asset Management Journal Guide mples:Diligently managed assets of a business organization can make a lot of difference in its profit percentages. Judicious control over all tangible and intangible assets of a company makes sure that there are no leaking funds in the organization and all assets are utilized at maximum capacity. An inefficient management of resources and incorrect information about the objects in a commercial establishment may lead to drainage of finances and in turn adversely affect company’s performance.Realizing the importance of asset management in any company’s performance has led to newer advanced strategies in this field of trade. Entire business management consists of host of issues comprising of cost management, capital budgeting, expense accounting, financial planning and reporting and many other similar topics. Asset management constitutes a large percentage of managing concerns in an organization. Apart from administering tangible goods, raw materials, finished products, vehicles, buildings and many other such items modern businesses also need to manage their intellectual assets.Asset management is a comprehensive term and usually requires professional handling of the situation. There are many c $12.7 million for a mistake in medication administered by a nurse. $12 million to a doctor for failing to take a blood test for a rare disorder. $7 million to a laborer who lost a limb at work on a construction job. $160,000 to an employee who was “goosed” by fellow employees. Don't forget the widely publicized $2.7 million award to Stella Liebeck (for her injuries from spilling some hot McDonald's coffee between her legs while driving). In addition to the court award, you must pay $ Thousands to your defense attorney! Don't forget the many hours you will spend meeting with your attorney, answering written questions (interrogatories) from the plaintiff's attorney, attending depositions where the plaintiff's attorney will grill you, attending court hearings (motions), and the trial itself. Add all of the time and expense to the psychological and physical stress you will endear. Just because I am using examples from the United States, citizens of Canada, Europe, Russia, Central & South America, and even communist China are being sued for similar injuries. HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF? The best solution is to strip yourself of all assets and become what is known as "judgment proof" amongst the personal injury trial lawyers. Most lawyers charge their clients no direct fee for filing a personal injury lawsuit. This is known as a "contingent" fee. It means that the lawyer will collect no fee unless he wins the lawsuit and can collect the court awarded judgment amount. Before a lawsuit is filed, a careful lawyer will research the defendant's ability to pay a court judgment. If the defendant is "judgment proof" meaning he has no insurance, no ownership of assets that can be seized to pay off a court judgment; the lawyer will not want to sue that defendant. That's because the lawyer will spend all of his time and money pursuing a lawsuit with no hope of ever getting paid. So, how can you make yourself Judgment Proof? OFFSHORE CORPORATIONS, TRUSTS & PRIVATE INTEREST FOUNDATIONS Owning a corporation set up in your own country may provide a little protection. However, a domestic corporation can be sued as well. In addition, your shares in a corporation are assets in which a judgment creditor can seize. OFFSHORE CORPORATION: A better solution is to set up a corporation outside of your country (offshore). An Offshore Corporation can own real estate and vehicles in your country. For even better protection, set up different Offshore Corporations so each owns one of your major assets. For instance, one corporation owns your cars, another owns one piece of real estate, and another owns different real estate. As the old saying goes: "Don't put all of your eggs in one basket." Therefore, use Offshore Corporations to purchase your homes, office buildings, apartments, condos, raw land, and vehicles. The corporations then rent them back to you. Now you are no longer the owner of these assets. They are owned by Offshore Corporations. You are merely a tenant. Remember this, it is important that you sign a written lease agreement (preferably in front of a Notary Public) for these properties and duly Record them with the correct state or government agency requiring you to do so. For instance, a notarized Lease Agreement properly describing the real property must be filed with the appropriate county, state, or provincial government office. Now you have written proof that you are not the owner of the real properties and vehicles which you are using. Also, remember to always pay your rent. If you have a written rental agreement which you violate by refusing to pay rent, it can be declared a sham by the courts. All of the rent you pay will be deposited into your Offshore Corporation's foreign bank account. As for cash, deposit as much money into the Offshore Corporation's foreign bank account as you can. These cash assets will also be protected from any court judgment against you. ONE WEAKN
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