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There are many ways to raise money for a cause, one of which is by holding a celebrity autograph auction. These autograph auctions are usually made up of items signed by celebrities that are auctioned off either live or online via a service like eBay. Getting celebrities to send your organization these items is quite simple, but it requires using the right words, persistence, and patience. Here are some tips:The Right Words:Explain your cause and ask for what you want...nicely. Letter writing is an art form. Scribbling three lines in pencil on notebook paper won't do the trick. The more professional the appearance the better; typed on letterhead is best.The Rotary Club of Ennis, Texas used Contact Any Celebrity to get items from celebrities for an auction to raise money for various children's charities. Their typed letter stated exactly what they were doing and why. The letter also listed the
Test your assumptions about everything.Assumptions have a way of creeping into all parts of a problem-solving project. They’re often wrong, which can lead to a lot of wasted effort and even cause a problem-solving project to fail entirely. It’s very easy to take a strongly stated assertion as true, especially if it’s the boss who makes it. Remind everyone involved to be skeptical and on the watch for untested assumptions.Problem definition.Check the facts first to be sure that you and your team understand the problem the same way, and that you have data to confirm that the problem is important. Testing assumptions about the problem definition could include interviewing participants, collecting measurements, creating flow charts of what really happened, etc.Organizing your project.Don’t assume that the resources you need to solve the problem will automaticall
Emails and WebsitesOne of the most important things in our industry is marketing. How we do it is different for each and every one of us. During this past year when our industry was at it's lowest did you take advantage of this time to Market?
Many of us have ourselves listed with one, two or quite a few different Notary listing or Associations. In the past few months, I have noticed a disturbing "OhOh". What is this OhOh you ask? Here it is. In sending out our monthly News letter the "Notary Voice" to several thousand notaries nation wide, we get quite a few returns of invalid email. In going through these emails to see what the issue was, OhOh. Emails such as xxxx@hotmaiil.com or xxxx@sbfglobal.com and the best was xxxx@aol.aol . In many cases I was able to find the error and fix this for the members. If you have your own email misspelled, what kind of confidence are these companies going to have in you. This is a major issue because this is not a small number that I am referring to. We are taking an average of 2.3% of all emails we have are either incorrect or discontinued. The Midwest Notary Association may be a small organization in comparison to many and we are finding these issues on our site. How many companies are you listed with paid money to become a member of and put in WRONG information? If your email is incorrect, could your phone number be incorrect also? Could you have made a typo in your name spelling? (Yes this may be to the extreme but it COULD happen). My first suggestion to each and every Notary Signing Agent who is trying to make a living at this, sign in to every listing you have signed up with and check, double chec
Tips For Creating A Memorable Logo Everyday consumers are bombarded with millions of marketing and advertising brands. Typically you will only remember a handful of them and more than likely they are big business names. Competition in the logo world is difficult, but with these tips your businesses will shine.Take Time To ResearchDiscover what your competitors have already done. This is a must do for your business. It gives you a chance to see what has already been done, strengths, weaknesses and is a great brainstorming technique.Research your internal business as well. Find adjectives that punctuate your organizations mission. What distinguishes your organization from competitors? Dig deep to reflect the overall feel and uniqueness inside.During your research remember that anything can be used as your logo. Whether it be animals, abstract shap
With many of the perks of incorporation, without many of the headaches, it’s no wonder the flexibility of the Limited Liability Company ( LLC ) is gaining popularity with business owners nationwide, and around the globe. But before you take that leap; is it right for your business?Understanding the Limited Liability CorporationThe LLC is a type of hybrid business structure that offers many of the advantages of a corporation, but with the tax advantages and management flexibility of a partnership. It’s a popular choice for sole proprietors who want to protect personal assets or secure additional loans – and an LLC can be one of the easiest and least expensive forms of ownership to organize. The limited liability company is now recognized in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.Sounds great, right? Well, it is for many businesses. But let’s take a look at some of the advantages and disad
Are you inadvertently driving your customers crazy with your company policies? Not sure?Well, imagine that a customer who's been with your company for a while with no complaints finally has a reason to contact customer service because of what appears to be a billing error. She assumes the error will be corrected quickly and she'll go on her way.Instead, your customer service rep recites a convoluted procedure she'll need to go through to rectify the issue, much to the customer's astonishment. The representative explains by saying, "I'm sorry, but that's our policy and we have to follow it."That procedure might be driven by an arcane control issue in your company -- or perhaps by a legitimate business requirement. But the customer doesn't understand the rationale behind it. In this imaginary scenario, she tries to offer suggestions, but is rebuffed by the equally frustrated employee who seems
Most of the frauds people are aware of in e-currencies is that whereby the scammer, pays for an item from a reversible e-currency such as paypal, stormpay e.t.c with a legitimate account, obtains the item and initiates a chargeback on receipt of the goods, thereby stealing the item and recouping his cash.However e-gold at the moment is irreversible (and I congratulate the CEO of e-gold for trying to clean up the system). Currently one of the highest areas of fraud is in currency exchanges. One of the ways fraudsters attempt to defraud ignorant individuals is by insisting on a currency exchange with the same bank.Let me give an example, you might receive a typical message that goes something like this:"I need e-gold, and I am willing to pay from my Wells Fargo account..."The scammer will also insist that his/her potential victim also has a Wells Fargo account/or same b
The next thing on the menu is your email signature. What does it say about you? We receive hundreds of emails every month, and the ones that catch my attention the most are the ones with a great signature. It tells me who I am dealing with. Tell a little more about yourself in your signature, not just contact information but also include your signing experience. An example might be:
John Doe
Company Name
Certified Signing Agent for 5 years
Over 1000 Successful Signings
Address
City, Zip, State
Phone Number
Website
Email Address
Some put in an image of a business card, which is great, but many companies do not allow image attachments to be downloaded as part of the email. The end result is your email ends up in the Spam Folder or just never hits the recipient's computer at all.
Two more important facts to keep in mind when choosing addresses for your profession are "Simplicity" and "Professionalism". No one wants to type an email with too many letters. First it takes too long and second it is hard to remember. I have received emails from people with over 100 characters in the email address. An example of this might be (this is not a real email address) professionalsigningservicesonthego@myprofessionalsigningservices
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