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Casual Articles - What Do Your Business Emails Reveal About You?
The Magic of Flower Delivery
A few tips to make the miracle a little easier A hundred years ago, it was a feat to get the simplest message across country. But today, with the widespread use of the Internet and the telephone, it is easy to express the appropriate sentiment to almost anyone in the world by sending a thoughtful gift of carefully selected flowers. You can order flowers by phone, online, by fax, or at your favorite local florist, with flower delivery available around the world. And just as technology has made the process easier, so will these quick tips.Same day delivery Most leading florists provide same day delivery nationwide, as long as you order by mid-day. This is especially useful for sudden emergencies or forgotten occasions. But whenever possible, it's a good idea to order flowers on
mail. Email is quick. Email is conA few tips to make the miracle a little easier A hundred years ago, it was a feat to get the simplest message across country. But today, with the widespread use of the Internet and the telephone, it is easy to express the appropriate sentiment to almost anyone in the world by sending a thoughtful gift of carefully selected flowers. You can order flowers by phone, online, by fax, or at your favorite local florist, with flower delivery available around the world. And just as technology has made the process easier, so will these quick tips.Same day delivery Most leading florists provide same day delivery nationwide, as long as you order by mid-day. This is especially useful for sudden emergencies or forgotten occasions. But whenever possible, it's a good idea to order flowers on
Finding the Gold in a Pile of Business Cards
Do you have piles of business cards from other people? Maybe they are neatly arranged in a Rolodex, cardboard box or business card case or in small piles around your office, in your briefcase or in the pocket of the suit you wore to the last event. Hint: they aren't doing you any good there. But how do you take advantage of the gold that's in those piles?The key is to develop a system that makes sense to you and that you can mine for information when you need it. So dedicate an hour or so and collect all your cards from various sources. As you go through them, put them into piles. I'm suggesting some categories below, but you may also come up with some of your own.I-Don't-Know-Why-I-Have-This-Card Pile: When you look at a card and you have no idea why you have it and you can't remember the f
I am a huge fan of email. In fact, if you do business with me the bulk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is convDo you have piles of business cards from other people? Maybe they are neatly arranged in a Rolodex, cardboard box or business card case or in small piles around your office, in your briefcase or in the pocket of the suit you wore to the last event. Hint: they aren't doing you any good there. But how do you take advantage of the gold that's in those piles?The key is to develop a system that makes sense to you and that you can mine for information when you need it. So dedicate an hour or so and collect all your cards from various sources. As you go through them, put them into piles. I'm suggesting some categories below, but you may also come up with some of your own.I-Don't-Know-Why-I-Have-This-Card Pile: When you look at a card and you have no idea why you have it and you can't remember the f
Money for Nothing - eBay Auction Product Ideas
I have said it before, I'll say it again, nothing beats targeting the public domain for a vast storehouse of free to obtain, easy to process, fast selling eBay products. Look at these ideas spotted recently on eBay or still ripe for the picking.1) PUBLIC DOMAIN RICHES* Several of the world's most popular artists entered the public domain in the past few years, amongst them Cecil Aldin, master at illustrating dogs, wonderful at creating hunting and coaching scenes that regularly fetch double figure, sometimes three, sometimes four figure sums on eBay. Most people can't spare that kind of money to decorate their homes and offices but I bet most would buy a reprint copy of Cecil Aldin's great works. So look for Cecil Aldin books on eBay and buy a good original copy, scan the pictures onto your
if you do business with me the bulk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is conI have said it before, I'll say it again, nothing beats targeting the public domain for a vast storehouse of free to obtain, easy to process, fast selling eBay products. Look at these ideas spotted recently on eBay or still ripe for the picking.1) PUBLIC DOMAIN RICHES* Several of the world's most popular artists entered the public domain in the past few years, amongst them Cecil Aldin, master at illustrating dogs, wonderful at creating hunting and coaching scenes that regularly fetch double figure, sometimes three, sometimes four figure sums on eBay. Most people can't spare that kind of money to decorate their homes and offices but I bet most would buy a reprint copy of Cecil Aldin's great works. So look for Cecil Aldin books on eBay and buy a good original copy, scan the pictures onto your
Working From Home - Does It Exist?
Yes… Thousands of people are working from home making money on the internet. It’s a cold world out there now, and on the surface all we can see is scams. Working from home has been targeted by desperate people wanting the secure monthly income ‘Dream’.Well… You can do it, you just have to eliminate the scams and be smart enough to uncover the real working from home schemes. From the research I have done it seems that most genuine schemes involve affiliation.Stop… affiliation! Lets simplify this one… affiliation is nothing but telling people about something.Don’t get confused by advertising. Most schemes want you to refer people to their scheme. When you look at this on the surface you automatically assume ‘Advertising’. Its not! Advertising for free will only get you so far. You have to re
lk of our communication will not be through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is conYes… Thousands of people are working from home making money on the internet. It’s a cold world out there now, and on the surface all we can see is scams. Working from home has been targeted by desperate people wanting the secure monthly income ‘Dream’.Well… You can do it, you just have to eliminate the scams and be smart enough to uncover the real working from home schemes. From the research I have done it seems that most genuine schemes involve affiliation.Stop… affiliation! Lets simplify this one… affiliation is nothing but telling people about something.Don’t get confused by advertising. Most schemes want you to refer people to their scheme. When you look at this on the surface you automatically assume ‘Advertising’. Its not! Advertising for free will only get you so far. You have to re
Work Scheduling and Efficiency
Work scheduling is one of the most time consuming aspects of a consulting business. First you have the issue of work scheduling that goes into your evenings and weekends and then you have to juggle which clients to schedule when and for how long.When you first start out, work scheduling for evenings and weekends may be a necessity. You have to pay the bills and if that means supplementing 9-5 clients with the occasional evening or weekend job that's ok. When you find most of your work is scheduled for evenings and weekends, then you have a problem.Look to start phasing out some of these nights and weekend jobs as much as possible. Reserve work scheduling for nights and weekends for major emergencies and prescheduled major upgrades. These are not regular occurrences and they might only happen
e through the telephone, but via email. Email is quick. Email is conWork scheduling is one of the most time consuming aspects of a consulting business. First you have the issue of work scheduling that goes into your evenings and weekends and then you have to juggle which clients to schedule when and for how long.When you first start out, work scheduling for evenings and weekends may be a necessity. You have to pay the bills and if that means supplementing 9-5 clients with the occasional evening or weekend job that's ok. When you find most of your work is scheduled for evenings and weekends, then you have a problem.Look to start phasing out some of these nights and weekend jobs as much as possible. Reserve work scheduling for nights and weekends for major emergencies and prescheduled major upgrades. These are not regular occurrences and they might only happen
Follow the Long Yellow Copy: Do Long Scrolling Sales Letters Work?
Have you ever sat through a movie and got to the point when you counted the minutes till its ending? Unfortunately, you can't speed it up or leave it for another show (although, some people do try switching movies). When long Web copy leaves your eyes glazing in that same way, what do you do?As you read a long, scrolling sales pitch do you read it and make the buy? Read it and lose interest? Click away? Skim it and do nothing?Welcome to salesmanship in print.Why long copy worksWeb-Source's Shelley Lowery says, "It is a proven fact that long sales copy out-sells short sales copy. However, some visitors do prefer a short sales letter. You can provide your visitors with both. For those who prefer a short sales letter, provide opportunities to click through to your order page pri
mail. Email is quick. Email is convenient. Email takes less time than long-winded telephone conversations. Most importantly, email gives me an electronic record of my comm
Have you ever sat through a movie and got to the point when you counted the minutes till its ending? Unfortunately, you can't speed it up or leave it for another show (although, some people do try switching movies). When long Web copy leaves your eyes glazing in that same way, what do you do?As you read a long, scrolling sales pitch do you read it and make the buy? Read it and lose interest? Click away? Skim it and do nothing?Welcome to salesmanship in print.Why long copy worksWeb-Source's Shelley Lowery says, "It is a proven fact that long sales copy out-sells short sales copy. However, some visitors do prefer a short sales letter. You can provide your visitors with both. For those who prefer a short sales letter, provide opportunities to click through to your order page pri
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