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How Using Video To Recruit Employees Is The Way Forward
We all know what it feels like to come up empty handed, especially when trying to recruit new employees. You pay hundreds of dollars to post a job and then thousands of dollars to interview, sift through the information, and finally you get down to selecting from the final few. The key is selecting the correct medium to solicit the position and get the top candidates to apply for that particular position and avoid all the chaff.One such medium is video. Youtube and other such sites have been generating buzz in the video delivery service area and has millions of viewers. Already businesses are using it for viral marketing and it is sinking in with their marketed crowds. Why not use this tremendous medium with its far reaching tentacles to attract the smartest or most talented people for your company? Google has been posting job openings for its own company in its advert spots which I am sure is getting the attention of all

s person he wanted something in the lower priced range so the sales person replied with “Well you can get a $50.00 helmet if you think you only have a $50.00 head” My friend thought about what the sales person said and decided to purchase a much higher priced helmet that would protect him better.

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Another aspect of cheap website design is the poor service that comes along with it. Do you want to learn another language in order to discuss changes or issues with your website designer? If you hire one of the offshore website designers you may have to do just that. Do you want someone that will advise you on layout, content and other areas of your website? Most companies offering cheap website design will give you 2 choices their way or no way and will not advise you if there is a potential issue with the way you want to set up your website.

Hey, our websites look just alike!
Although there are several other negative characteristics of cheap website that could be discussed here we’ll just talk about one more and that’s getting a website that’s been designed us

Useful Information About Franchises
The fastest way to start your own business is to franchise. Not only will you save on concept design, copyrights, branding and marketing, you will also have valuable support from a more experienced business people guiding you every step of the way. You do not need a very strong entrepreneurial skill to succeed in the franchise business. All you need are capital and keen managerial sense.In more layman terms, franchising is getting a licensed permit from the original owner of a business to build one exactly the original: same products, brand names, look of the store, etc. A franchise fee is paid to the original owner. The franchisor is basically paying for the use of the brand equity and the goodwill generated by the business.In certain industries, franchises are necessary to ensure a steady supply of necessities to the consuming population. The most common example of a highly-franchised industry is the restaurant b

Cheap Website Design

We have all heard the saying “you get what you pay for” this holds true for website design as well. I have been in the website design and internet marketing industry for over 6 years now and I have talked to a lot of people who have made the mistake of trying to take a short cut by going the route of cheap website design. First let’s look at this word cheap and see what it really means.

cheap

adj. cheap•er, cheap•est

a. Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.
b. Charging low prices: a cheap restaurant.

a. Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money.
b. Devalued, as in buying power: cheap dollars.

Achieved with little effort: a cheap victory; cheap laughs.

Of or considered of small value: in wartime, when life was cheap.

Of poor quality; inferior: a cheap toy.

Worthy of no respect; vulgar or contemptible: a cheap gangster.

Stingy; miserly.

As you can see above 1 is good being inexpensive, the only hitch here is inexpensive quality is usually more often than not related to point 5 being poor quality.

Buy it, use it and throw it away

Our economy may be focused on disposable products now like cameras you get for a cheap price, take pictures and throw away, disposable plates, spoons and forks you can use for a meal and throw away and I’m sure many other items come to mind but we don’t want to compare these to your business website.

I have talked to countless people that are very frustrated after spending $400 to $1000 for a website that’s useless to them. I also see advertisements every day for cheap website design, even as low as $199.00. If I may be as bold to say if someone is creating a website for $199.00 they are not spending much time on it or either they are paying someone $5.00 an hour in some third world country to create it.

How to spot cheap website design

Most people don’t know the difference in cheap website design and good high quality website design just by looking at the website, you have to dig a little deeper…let’s do just that.

Cheap website design has several characteristics starting with bad code. One of the best ways to spot bad code in a cheap website design is by right clicking on your mouse and then clicking the “View Source” link. What you are looking for is remnants of code left behind by website design programs like Microsoft FrontPage® or Macromedia Dream Weaver® now you may ask what they look like so I’ve listed some examples below.

You will find these tags when the person is using Microsoft FrontPage®

< meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">

< meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">

This is where the designer left the Macromedia Dream Weaver® comment tags in the website.

< !-- #BeginTemplate "/Templates/site.dwt" -->

You may ask why this is such a big deal well the big deal is Microsoft FrontPage® is a program that is included in the software when people buy a computer and Macromedia Dream Weaver® you can buy for a few hundred dollars but for some reason when people get their hands on either one of these programs after playing with them a few hours they have the mindset that they are an expert website designer and it’s time to go into business.

Let me ask you a question. If you go buy the book “Auto Repair For Dummies” (yes this is a real book) and then after reading this book cover to cover does this make you a seasoned master mechanic? Will you be ready to open your garage next week and start repairing automobiles? I didn’t think so.

We may all know people that do mechanic work on the side at a cheaper rate than a Ford or GM dealer and this is fine if they do good work but can they provide a warranty or a grantee? Most likely their work does not come with any of these things and either will your website if it’s designed by a part time website designer or someone offering cheaper services.

What's your business worth?
A friend once told me a story of back when he was racing motorcycles. He was going to buy a new helmet and the sales person asked him what he was looking for and what price range. My friend told the sales person he wanted something in the lower priced range so the sales person replied with “Well you can get a $50.00 helmet if you think you only have a $50.00 head” My friend thought about what the sales person said and decided to purchase a much higher priced helmet that would protect him better.

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Authenticity: Your Advantage Over the Big Guys
At a business conference recently I got a powerful message about the power of authenticity. Paul Ray, coauthor of the best-selling book, The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World, gave a compelling presentation about how small business can leverage their authenticity to achieve greater success.Ray shared that if you own or work in a small, socially responsible business, you have a big advantage over the "big guys," the Fortune 500-type corporations. While not every big business is "bad" and not every small business is "good," the public does not, in general, place much trust in the big guys. Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco are just a few examples of big companies that lost the trust of their employees, customers and communities.I always feel a bit sad when a favorite company, like Ben & Jerry's or Celestial Seasonings, gets bought by the big guys. I believe the product and company culture will p

can see above 1 is good being inexpensive, the only hitch here is inexpensive quality is usually more often than not related to point 5 being poor quality.

Buy it, use it and throw it away

How to spot cheap website design

Most people don’t know the difference in cheap website design and good high quality website design just by looking at the website, you have to dig a little deeper…let’s do just that.

You will find these tags when the person is using Microsoft FrontPage®

< meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">

< meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">

This is where the designer left the Macromedia Dream Weaver® comment tags in the website.

< !-- #BeginTemplate "/Templates/site.dwt" -->

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Joint Venture Ideas to Grow Your Handyman Business
Setting up JV deals is one of the most overlooked source for getting a steady flow of business. Joint Ventures basically allows you to partner with other people or businesses that already has the customers you want.For instance...Home Inspectors!Typically, when they go out and do inspections, their job is to inspect and locate problems. Based on what they find, they'll write up a report detailing the problems found. Before the homeowner can sell the house, they must get those problems fixed, especially if they're in a hurry to sell the house.Generally after the Home Inspector discusses the report with the homeowner, the next question the homeowner has is usually, "Who in the heck is going to fix this for me?"You now have a potential customer and if you have a relationship already established with the Home Inspector, who do you think he is going to refer the homeowner too?The homeowner is in des

ou have to dig a little deeper…let’s do just that.

You will find these tags when the person is using Microsoft FrontPage®

< meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">

< meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">

This is where the designer left the Macromedia Dream Weaver® comment tags in the website.

< !-- #BeginTemplate "/Templates/site.dwt" -->

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Get Your Web Site Listed on Google - Fast
The first step in having your site ranked in Google SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) is simply getting the site recognized by Google's crawler (spider or robot), known as Googlebot.Contrary to some belief, Google doesn't roam around the web randomly looking for new servers and web sites that happen to pop up (see possible exception below). Before a new site can be recognized and visited, Google must somehow become aware of the site. This can happen in a number of different ways, all of which require some action on your part, or by someone else on your behalf.Submit URL - Google provides a very basic method of submitting site or page URLs, but it's buried down deep in their site and is often never discovered. It's at: www.google.com/addurl/.I continue to use this method, along with other methods, and recommend it because i

reason when people get their hands on either one of these programs after playing with them a few hours they have the mindset that they are an expert website designer and it’s time to go into business.

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The Basics of SEO - Some FAQs
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a foreign field to a lot of people. Rarely does a day go by when I don't get asked a few questions on the subject. So I've decided to post this FAQ article in the hopes that it will help people understand the basics, and make them a little more comfortable with the whole domain.Q: Why are search engines important to me? A: 85% of all website traffic is driven by search engines. The only online activity more popular than search is email. 79.2% of US users don't go to page 2 of search results. 42% of users click on the no.1 result. For the under-40 age-group, the Internet will become the most used media in the next 2-3 years.Q: How do search engines decide on their rankings? A: IMPORTANT: You cannot pay a search engine in return for a high ranking in the natural results. You can only get a high ranking if your content is seen as relevant b

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If you are thinking “this guy is a template hater” well I’m not, they have their place (although right now I can’t think of very many places unless you are in a hurry and you have to get some sort of website up per your boss because you are in danger of losing your job). Pre made website templates are around $50 to $70 and really look good if you don’t mind the fact of sharing the look and feel of your website with countless other website owners across the Internet. Most of the templates I’ve seen again have been created with Microsoft FrontPage® or Macromedia Dream Weaver® and have been done quickly. We’re talking coding mistakes, images that load slowly on the Internet and not much to work with in the way of getting the website to rank on the search engines.

If you give someone just a few hundred dollars to design your website do you think they are going to spend hours creating a custom design for you or do youthink they will either get a pre made template for $50.00 and move on or even better they may already have the template they need right on their computer because they have used it on the last 12 websites they sold.

So let’s get to the bottom line, cheap website design will more than likely hurt your business and will be a waste of your money and time. I’m not saying you need to spend an obscene amount of money to get a good site but if you have a $200.00 or $300.00 business then that’s your decision.

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You can expect to pay no less than $2000.00 (Industry standard for a professional designer) for a good, custom, well crafted website that will produce results for your business and then you will need to set aside a monthly budget for hosting and marketing the website.

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