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	<title>women in business &#187; Uncategorized</title>
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		<title>Cheapest PCs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Personal Computer have changed the people life. And every person have a PC in their home in a normal family. And my opinion every one need a PC. But due the the huge amount of use of the energy due to the Computer in huge sector, the energy consumed is growing day by day. And [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.lowpowerpcs.info/">Personal Computer</a> have changed the people life. And every person have a PC in their home in a normal family. And my opinion every one need a PC. But due the the huge amount of use of the energy due to the Computer in huge sector, the energy consumed is growing day by day. And there must be some solution to this problem. If the huge computer can be made to work in low power available then we can managed the energy saving and bring a revolution in the world.</p>
<p>A company has invented <a href="http://www.lowpowerpcs.info/">cheap pcs</a> so that people can enjoy the low power consumption at low price. Its just not about the low price as power consumption directly effect you electricity bills and helps energy saving.</p>
<p>Its not just about the power consumption, but they are also the cheapest found on market. If people are really concious about the energy and the money then, I suggest people surely should get a one. I have order a piece for myself, as every good things should be started from ownself.</p>
<p>Save energy, Save world &#8211; Go green.</p>
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		<title>Tweet via something</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twtter is the biggest all in one Twitter application directory. People here can subscribe to whole lots of apps and get benefits- of all the applications free of cost. Twitter is not just a place where you Tweet, it is more than that where people can share and help each other out. So, twtter has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.twtter.us">Twtter</a> is the biggest all in one Twitter application directory. People here can subscribe to whole lots of apps and get benefits- of all the applications free of cost. Twitter is not just a place where you Tweet, it is more than that where people can share and help each other out. So, twtter has been making application that makes user ease their twitter.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.twtter.us">tweet via</a> anything you like that are listed on the directory. Posting and Updating new status using cool applications like iPhone, iPad, Android, Twitter, Google and more. You do not need to have the device or applications on your own, you just need to allow your Twitter to access and you will be ready to go. Just type any status you want to post via and press the Tweet button, and you see the tweet updated on Twitter time line.</p>
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		<title>Street Motorcycle Accessories to Secure Riding Satisfaction</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#39;s a must for a rider to protect himself in order to secure safety and protection. Moreover, a rider must get hold of high-quality street motor accessories to aid the same. Street motorcycle accessories provide riders the ultimate protection that they need. It is every rider&#39;s solution to be safe and secured. It&#39;s hard going [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">It&#39;s a must for a rider to protect himself in order to secure safety and protection. Moreover, a rider must get hold of high-quality street motor accessories to aid the same. Street motorcycle accessories provide riders the ultimate protection that they need. It is every rider&#39;s solution to be safe and secured.</p>
<p>	It&#39;s hard going to battle without armor. Same thing when you&#39;re a rider with no accessories to protect you from untoward incidents and accidents. It&#39;s like accepting an accident helplessly. Chances are, you can be a victim of a collision, fracture, injury or fatal consequences. Good thing we have dependable street motor accessories in our market. Its main concern is to provide riders ultimate protection, comfort at the same time style that reflects the rider&#39;s personality and preferences. A wide variety of accessories with different designs like the ameritex fork bags, bikepack, ameritex round utility bag, tourbag backpack, ssb and the ameritex tool bags are already made available to guaranty its objectives.</p>
<p>	These accessories are excellent protectors and gears. Every part of our body is vital this is the reason why we have to protect each of them. Not only that, our motorcycle must also be safe and sound for riding so as not to invite terrible collisions and accidents. When you are a rider you are bound to give more protection to your head, chest, legs and hands. To protect one of your vital parts, you can use street motorcycles accessories. This is to avoid fracture, limp and other damage. Damage to the brain may mean disaster. It spells coma thus envision a vegetable state or worst &#39; death. Damage to the heart has same fatal effect. Damage to both of your hands may mean saying goodbye to driving. Damage to your feet may mean to walk no more. Consecutively to avoid these circumstances from occurring and for you to be able to enjoy the thrill and excitement of riding protected and secured use street motorcycle accessories!</p>
<p>	Street motorcycle accessories are needed safety measure of today&#39;s riders that can save them from impending danger and life risks. You can depend on them during your rainy, troublesome and bumpy rides. These accessories can also save you a trip to your doctor at the same time can give you thrilling, hassle-free rides. High-quality street motorcycle accessories will give you the finest and most durable motorcycle accessories that you badly needed in your everyday routine.</p>
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		<title>Scam And Scheme Free Advertising For Your Business Web Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I own my own business web site and have looked for many ways to advertise cheap and for free, I have noticed how many sites there are out there that will try to get you to either join or buy advertising in one form or another. There are sites out there that will promise [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Since I own my own business web site and have looked for many ways to advertise cheap and for free, I have noticed how many sites there are out there that will try to get you to either join or buy advertising in one form or another. There are sites out there that will promise you the moon if you either join their &#39;viral marketing&#39; scheme or site that will cause your email box to become inundated with email ads from others who have fell for this.</p>
<p>	But there are plenty of offline and online ways to get free or cheap advertising without joining these things and risking a backed up inbox or having your email address splattered all over the net for any desperate advertiser to get hold of. And here are a few.</p>
<p>	Magnetic signs. How many times have you seen a car that obviously belongs to a real estate agent or a plumber with his or her ad on the side of it? This is a good and inexpensive way to be a rolling billboard for your own web business, wherever you go.</p>
<p>	Flyers How many times have you visited a shopping center or mall and came out to your car to find something on the windshield? This is a good idea, but in some cities and parking lots it may be illegal to do this, so check it out with the business and you local city office first.</p>
<p>	Free enterprise Many convenient stores, drug stores and grocery stores, etc. have bulletin boards you can place flyers on. And if not, some may even let you place a flyer ad in their window. Just be sure and ask first.</p>
<p>	Free online classifieds There are lots of free classified ad sites on the web, some you have to sign up for, others you don&#39;t. Just write your ad and keep it on your computer then simply join, copy and paste your ad every where you can find a free classified site on the web.</p>
<p>	Link exchanges I know many people already know about this, but some newbies to the internet actually don&#39;t, and I have visited lots of new sites who aren&#39;t doing this yet. So if you&#39;re new to the web and have a site, join a link exchange site and open a links page and go to town trading links with other business web sites! (This is also good for the search engines for link popularity)</p>
<p>	Business cards I know most already do this, but sometimes it slips our minds to hand a card to the convenient store clerk or the person behind the counter at the dry cleaners. Also put them on the bulletin board in the break rooms of manufacturing companies. You can also place them on counters (after asking) in stores or businesses that may be pertinent to your business (for example if you sell home decor or furniture, place them on the counter of an insurance company or a real estate agency). But don&#39;t expect a clothing store to put them on their counter if you sell jeans and shirts, that would be like asking the Coca Cola company to put a Pepsi machine in their foyer (sacrilege!).</p>
<p>	T-shirts Have a t-shirt printed up that has a small ad and web address for your business on the back of it, because it will be seen better than on the front. People are always looking at others as they walk away or if they&#39;re standing in line behind you at a checkout counter or at the bank. You could even have some printed up for friends and family. But make it a cool color that will go with a good pair of jeans or shorts so people won&#39;t hate to put it on.</p>
<p>	Pens I have heard (and seen) that lots of businesses have their name printed on pens. Personally, I&#39;m not real crazy about this, because I myself hardly ever actually read the pen I&#39;m writing with. But that doesn&#39;t mean nobody does. So I leave this one up to you.</p>
<p>	Bumper stickers Have a bumper sticker with a smart quip or saying printed up and pass them around to your friends. The car behind you or them at the stoplight will no doubt read it. (Examples: STOP HONKING AND START SHOPPING AT http://www.yoursite.com &#8211; or &#8211; IF YOU DON&#39;T LIKE THE WAY I DRIVE, THEN STAY AT HOME &amp; SHOP! http://www.yoursite.com)</p>
<p>	If you think about it long enough, you can come up with all sorts of other ideas like this. Just make sure that if it involves other businesses or their property, always ask! Because the last thing you want is to be professionally embarrassed or humiliated! Good luck!</p>
<p>	About the author: R.L. Young is the owner of National Wholesalers, a wholesale website to businesses and the public and to help those who would like to have their own home business. Mr. Young began web marketing in the fall of 2002 with many experimentations and much research in web marketing, advertising and sales; including studies with affiliate web sites, and always learning more Visit his site at http://www.natlwholesalers.com</p>
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		<title>Snow Plowing Services In Cleveland, Ohio</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final months of the year typically come with harsh weather, courtesy of the cold winter season. The weather has the ability of turning an everyday endeavor, such as going to school or work and commuting back home, or even getting out of the house into an extremely difficult task. To help lessen the impact [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The final months of the year typically come with harsh weather, courtesy of the cold winter season. The weather has the ability of turning an everyday endeavor, such as going to school or work and commuting back home, or even getting out of the house into an extremely difficult task. To help lessen the impact of the winter months, one could consider hiring snow plowing services in Cleveland, Ohio; if only to keep the area around your home from becoming one huge snowbank.</p>
<p>	One should start looking around for snow plowing services in Cleveland, Ohio several weeks, or even a few months before winter comes. You will find that if you start shopping around for a reputable snow plowing service near the onset of the cold months, all of them are highly likely to be booked. It is recommended to surf the Net or go through the phonebook for contractors and start signing up for snow plowing services in Cleveland, Ohio even while the weather is fair and balmy.</p>
<p>	If you do not hire snow plowing services in Cleveland, Ohio, the alternatives you have may prove to be costly in the long run. If you wish to clear the snow from your driveway or other areas around your house, you could purchase a snow blower, put together a snow plowing truck, or do hours of hard manual labor shoveling snow around the house. Installing a snow-melting system under your existing driveway or any paths around your home is another option.</p>
<p>	What are the disadvantages that come with these alternatives? Cost is the most significant disadvantage, and inconvenience, the second. A snow blower may prove to be expensive, as you are buying a specialized piece of equipment that you may have the opportunity to use only a few times in the entire year. You will definitely go beyond your budget if you need to buy a truck and fit it with a snow plow. The length of time it will take when you decide to manually shovel snow away from your paths or driveway can be grueling, especially when much snowfall is concerned. Installing a set of heated pipes to melt accumulated snow comes with having to excavate in areas around your home, placing specially designed pipes integrated into the electrical and plumbing systems of your home, and setting up proper drainage systems for water from the melted snow is definitely a time-consuming, arduous, and financially draining undertaking.</p>
<p>	Do not let your holidays be dampened by the hassles of sudden snowfall &#8211; get the help of snow plowing services in Cleveland, Ohio today.</p>
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		<title>Garage Doors – Know the Benefits of a Steel Garage Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The garage door is an important and well used moving component of a house. It is used to open and close the garage repeatedly throughout the average day, houses the family vehicles, yard tools and handles a majority of a home&#39;s storage needs. It is exposed to the elements and generally has a pretty rough [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The garage door is an important and well used moving component of a house. It is used to open and close the garage repeatedly throughout the average day, houses the family vehicles, yard tools and handles a majority of a home&#39;s storage needs. It is exposed to the elements and generally has a pretty rough and tumble existence. Let&#39;s face it; this piece of a house must be durable, sturdy, and downright tough.</p>
<p>	Garage doors come in a variety of materials such as steel, aluminum, wood, and vinyl. Aluminum is relatively inexpensive and fairly lightweight. Although it is metallic, it is thinner and therefore dents more easily.</p>
<p>	A wood door is lovely and rich looking, but in order to keep it that way, there is regular maintenance that needs to take place. Annual repainting or re-staining is required in order to keep the wood from rotting or warping. A vinyl door is basically made of a hard plastic. It won&#39;t dent like a metal, but it certainly isn&#39;t as durable in terms of its brute strength.</p>
<p>	Some benefits of a steel garage door include:</p>
<p>	- Strength: steel is an exceedingly strong metal made from iron. The harder the metal, the less denting that there will be.</p>
<p>	- Durability: this hardy material enables a long life for your door, at times calling for a lifetime warranty. It can handle the weather with ease.</p>
<p>	- Low Cost: it is relatively inexpensive to purchase, especially in comparison to some of the fancier doors such as those made from wood.</p>
<p>	- Low Maintenance: often arriving from the factory pre-painted and ready to hang. Will not warp or rot.</p>
<p>	- Energy Savvy: this type may be insulated, providing the homeowner a way to reduce the use of high amounts of energy and the expensive bills that accompany the energy consumption. More than anything it is environmentally friendly.</p>
<p>	- Attractive: a good looking product! They even come in wood grained surface patterns in order to provide the rich look of wood without the corresponding outlay of maintenance time.</p>
<p>	The garage door is not only an important functional item that needs to be able to withstand quite a bit of wear and tear. It also plays an integral part in the visual scheme of a home&#39;s exterior. It is often at the front of a house and therefore highly noticeable. A high quality door made of an appealing and durable material is a smart investment in that most important asset of the family home.</p>
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		<title>Easy Improvement Tips to Make a New Catalog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the new year is upon us. It is time to update your business with a new catalog. For some people they just use their old design for a print catalog. The old catalog printing design worked this year so it will work next year right? No, this is wrong. To be competitive in a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">So the new year is upon us. It is time to update your business with a new catalog. For some people they just use their old design for a print catalog. The old catalog printing design worked this year so it will work next year right? No, this is wrong. To be competitive in a business it is a good practice to always update and be dynamic, even when catalog printing. So sit back and read up on some easy improvement tips you can add to your old catalog design. This should give you a fresh new catalog for people to see by the new year.</p>
<p>	1. Use the cover design to direct your readers to the products they want fast. Some catalogs have a table of contents after the cover. The popular way nowadays is to direct the reader from the cover itself. Do this by answering their questions outright from the cover itself. Place in a question like &quot;what&#39;s the newest digital gadget this year?&quot; or &quot;Looking for some trendy and affordable clothes?&quot; Afterwards, follow it up with the appropriate page number in a catalog. All this should be in the cover. Using this tactic makes people pickup a catalog right off the bat. Since they see that their questions may get answered.</p>
<p>	2. Be instructional and not just display prices. One of the best catalogs today offer articles and easy to understand tips on using the products in the catalogs. For cameras for example, a small digital photography tutorial can really help customers buy the right kind of camera for them. For computer catalogs the relevant specifications of each unit compared with other units are a good compliment to the catalog listings themselves. For example you can compare the prices of several different models with their performance in terms of speed and storage capacity. People will appreciate this extra information and read on to other parts of your catalog.</p>
<p>	3. Add testimonials to your catalog. If you haven&#39;t done this already you should place it now. Testimonials are a way for people to be assured about the integrity of your products. If you can use a popular personality in your town, city or state. Of course if you can afford celebrity endorsements that&#39;s the way to go as well.</p>
<p>	4. Have a section for &quot;affordable&quot; or &quot;low cost&quot; items. Some people make the mistake in showing all the best products on the front cover. Yes, they are the best, they are also the most expensive. So if you are going to improve your color catalog, reserve a corner of the cover and a section of pages all devoted to the &quot;best affordable&quot; products you have. This makes the catalog appeal to a mass audience as well as your high end customers.</p>
<p>	5. Use a different theme for each new catalog printing. Don&#39;t just rehash old catalog ideas. Always change the layout of you catalog, especially if it is the new year. For full color catalog printing, use different color schemes for the different major sections of your catalog. Ask your catalog printing company about the popular designs that are being printed now for reference. Always think of a fresh new design so that people always think that you are updated and have new products.</p>
<p>	Those are a few simple ways of how to improve your old catalog. Don&#39;t be afraid of change. Always try and update your business and your color catalogs. Re-invention is always good for business. </p>
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		<title>Marketing Stained Glass</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attend business workshops and seminars every month in an effort to learn more about running a business. The one common question that I hear the most is how can I market my service or product. We often have students who catch the glimpse of how great it is to do glass and they start [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I attend business workshops and seminars every month in an effort to learn more about running a business. The one common question that I hear the most is how can I market my service or product. We often have students who catch the glimpse of how great it is to do glass and they start to imagine themselves doing glass work for a living. Some have been brave enough to ask us how they might be able to make money doing stained glass. We have many times replied that we don&#39;t know, if they find out, will they please let us know how? But here are some of the basics of promoting and marketing stained glass. If you want to view the photos that we took for the article, you can see them at http://www.betterstainedglass.com/Newsletter/Archives/2005Dec-mar keting/marketing.htm</p>
<p>	Going To The Fair</p>
<p>	1. We heard from several people that attending craft fairs would be the best way that we could market our glass. We were told stories about the success of glass artists who sell $30,000 worth of glass every year in just two days! With success like that, we figured we better go to a fair.</p>
<p>	2. In Sept 2005 we went to Swiss Days in Midway, Utah with high hopes, but things didn&#39;t go as planned. We didn&#39;t quite make back the booth fees we&#39;d paid. What went wrong?</p>
<p>	3. To answer that, we need to examine several factors. A. As gift glass sellers, we failed because we didn&#39;t sell enough product. Why? Because we didn&#39;t have enough small gift items to sell. You can&#39;t sell what you don&#39;t have. B. We were focused as custom glass artists. We passed out cards and made contacts at the fair. We showed a lot of art glass at the fair and actually succeeded in making a lot of contacts. Over the next few months we picked up several new customers and got to build a lot of custom work as a direct result of the fair. Conclusion: It felt like a failure because we made so little during the fair, but we had a great time and met many people who wanted stained glass, which lead to some custom work. In the future we plan to take more gift items to satisfy our immediate cash flow needs and we plan to have response cards in an attempt to get those who are interested in stained glass to give us some contact information. We may offer a free video on cd/dvd as a way to get folks to give us their information. We&#39;ve also determined to attend smaller boutiques throughout the year in an effort to refine what sells and better learn what the gift market will consist of.</p>
<p>	Getting Custom Work</p>
<p>	4. When Tom Holdman (a local stained glass artist) decided to become a stained glass artist, a neighbor recommended that he go to a wealthy neighborhood and go door to door asking if they need stained glass in their home. He did just that and made a contact with a family who wanted glass and had some influence with the library board. This lead to a commercial job which lead to a great deal of publicity.</p>
<p>	5. What can we learn from this story? That any friendship or relationship can lead to glass work. What we must do is ask anyone and everyone if they want or need stained glass work. Then, we must doggedly follow-up when someone expresses an interest. It is often amazing how a simple monthly phone call will eventually pay off. There have been many clients in our past who put off their project for a year or more. What you want to remember is that they wanted the window enough to have you design it, so keep in touch. Then they&#39;ll think of you when the finances ease up. Wouldn&#39;t it be sad to have another artist get to build your creation, just because you didn&#39;t phone them every month?</p>
<p>	Selling Cabinet Door Inserts</p>
<p>	6. When a customer asks for cabinet door inserts, it will help the process along if you are ready to ask them the questions which will narrow down their choices and help to determine what you&#39;ll need to do with the doors. Ask if the doors are new or refurbished. If you can, learn the brand and manufacturer and most importantly, are they routed out for inserts, this will let you know if they can come straight to you for glass or if they need to go to your wood worker to have them modified.</p>
<p>	7. Helping the customer arrive at what they want will save you and them a lot of time. So ask if they want to use transparent or opaque glass. What colors do they want to introduce and what bevels if any should go into the design. Do they want to add lighting to their cabinets and how much do they plan to spend. Do they want truly leaded panels or will single side leading be adequate. Last, what finish do they want, black, silver, pewter, bright copper or antique copper.</p>
<p>	8. But how do we find these clients? We advertise in the yellow pages under cabinet makers equipment and supplies and we go to cabinet shops and put samples into their hands. The best thing to do is furnish glass samples of those which we carry and sample glass designs that they can show their customers. I like to furnish 8&quot; wide by 10&quot; tall samples because they fit comfortably in a box and are easy for the cabinet sales people to haul around. This is an investment of time, effort and money which is necessary because the salesman won&#39;t sell for me if they don&#39;t think about stained glass when they meet with clients.</p>
<p>	Educate Folks About Stained Glass</p>
<p>	9. Occasionally, in the past, we would moan and complain about the lack of understanding that the public had of what good stained glass was and how it enhances ones environment. Then one day, the light came on and we realized that it was our job to educate the public. We knew that the best clients for custom glass were the ones who had tried it and discovered that it wasn&#39;t all that easy to build glass. They had a higher appreciation for the value of the work. As artists, we not only have to raise the awareness of our art, we have to teach about the complexities and subtleties of our art. If you don&#39;t point out it&#39;s strengths, who will?</p>
<p>	10. We discovered that one way to educate the community was to hold free or low cost seminars and workshops. This leads to many opportunities to share your knowledge of the stained glass industry and techniques. It also serves to raise the consciousness level of the community of stained glass around them.</p>
<p>	11. You know how it is, you start looking for a leather sofa, or buy one and everywhere you look, you find <a href="http://www.msofas.co.uk">leather sofas</a>. Then you find a brand of running shoes that are particularly comfortable and you suddenly notice that &quot;everyone&quot; is wearing that brand of shoes. Your consciousness level has been raised and once it&#39;s been raised, it will never be the same again. That&#39;s what you want to have happen with the community as far as stained glass is concerned.</p>
<p>	12. We also found that the decorators and designers that often recommend us to their clients needed to be educated in the subtitles of stained glass art. They often didn&#39;t know the finishes available or what the difference between the leaded method and copper foil were.</p>
<p>	13. So we prepared presentations and educational materials for them, so they could have them for their clients. But we made sure that they were exposed to all the materials so that they would be knowledgeable when they presented them to their clients.</p>
<p>	14. In conclusion, promoting your stained glass art is all about movement. You&#39;ve got to prove you&#39;re not dead. And you do that by attending fairs and boutiques so you can read the pulse of your market. And you stay in touch with those you meet. You groom relationships. You spend time talking with friends and former clients, not just to ask them for leads but also to get their feelings about glass. And you promote specific products which you specialize in, like cabinet doors.</p>
<p>	And finally, you remember that you are a cheerleader for your industry and it doesn&#39;t matter if you provide a free seminar which results in someone getting excited about glass and going to your competition. What goes around, comes around.</p>
<p>	If you are out there promoting stained glass, so will your competition and you&#39;ll find that there really isn&#39;t any competition in this field. That there is plenty of work to go around. Many people want and need stained glass in their lives, they just don&#39;t know it yet. So go out there and find them!</p>
<p>	About the author: David Gomm started building stained glass windows professionally back in 1983 and has become an expert at many aspects of stained glass building, design and repair.<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[The demand for a directory for this industry seems to be huge &#8230;a list of contact names and addresses of suppliers and subcontractors, in three permutations: alphabetical order, classified order (by product or service), and by brand (manufacturer&#39;s) name stocked. The trade and the chandleries want to know contact details of the wholesalers, of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">The demand for a directory for this industry seems to be huge &#8230;a list of contact names and addresses of suppliers and subcontractors, in three permutations: alphabetical order, classified order (by product or service), and by brand (manufacturer&#39;s) name stocked.</p>
<p>	The trade and the chandleries want to know contact details of the wholesalers, of the OEMs and of the importers of finished products.</p>
<p>	The boatyards want to know the same, but additionally want sub-contract suppliers who can supply them with the subcontract services to make their lives easier.</p>
<p>	The marinas want to provide this kind of information to the boatowner, yacht clubs, yachtsmen and sailors who frequent them.</p>
<p>	The wholesalers, OEMS and importers want to know the contact details and facilities of the marinas&#8230;</p>
<p>	and so it goes on. Buying or selling, you need CONTACT NAMES.</p>
<p>	Imagine therefore the opportunities for advertising. Then double or even triple this when you put your directory in its entirety (fully searchable) onto the web. The world wide web has now given publishers like us an opportunity, which we have seized. In much of the media, advertising sales are depressed&#8230; marketing executives are accountable, and wish to measure results to justify their own existence. You cannot do this easily with tv, radio or print media, spending with all of whom, is a bit like contributing to a bullet for a gun. A printed directory has always had advantages&#8230; a paid circulation ensuring no wastage, a long shelf life, a requirement for regular use already established before purchase, etc. However, it is electronic advertising that is the future&#8230; have the right package and you can monitor all traffic to your website. Which are the referring websites sending traffic to your website?</p>
<p>	In 2004 http://www.boatpartsdatabase.com was established to make the content of the printed directory available free of charge on the web, no membership, no subscription. Like all media, advertising revenue would continue to be the key to a profitable business model. The sales story was strong&#8230; advert in the book, repeated on the web and hotlinked direct to the advertiser&#39;s own website. There are also no geographical restrictions on the web, much better for a global industry in an era where the world is looking increasingly small. The medium also has equal appeal to trade and private individual alike.</p>
<p>	We are perhaps still in a period where the average advertiser&#39;s perception spots far more readily the visual impact of a thickly bound well-illustrated book, than the potential of a regularly updated web directory. He can also see that the user (trade or private individual) would keep it at the &quot;point of need&quot;, on a workshop bench or onboard in a drawer. But times are changing fast. Onboard web browsing is already a reality.</p>
<p>	As editors, we have adapted the directory&#39;s content to reflect the kind of search phrases that are used by millions of people worldwide daily in the major search engines, google and yahoo, ensuring that we are on the first two pages of hundreds of relevant google searches.</p>
<p>	We want now to sell you the advertising opportunity of all time&#8230;</p>
<p>	you are a chandlery with 8 locations</p>
<p>	you sell mail order, you have a shopping basket facility on your website</p>
<p>	you are exclusive distributors and agents for a number of brands</p>
<p>	you are dealers and stockists of all the major brands</p>
<p>	you can have a full page advert under &quot;chandlers&quot; or &quot;chandlers online&quot;, list every one of your locations under every relevant brand name and every relevant category and each item will be HOTLINKED to your own web address and all of that repeated in print in the book, ALL for a package fee for the year.</p>
<p>	you will therefore, for example, have 8 hotlinks, one for each location, under</p>
<p>	Echopilot marine electronics&#8230;gebo hatches&#8230;ebersp&auml;cher heaters&#8230;plastimo cookers&#8230;fish finders&#8230;gps equipment&#8230;hatches&#8230;heaters&#8230;refrigerators&#8230;ropes&#8230;sextants. ..solar panels&#8230;winches&#8230;windlasses&#8230;outboards&#8230; Sika adhesives and resins&#8230;teak deck maintenance products&#8230;deck caulking&#8230;Sta-Lok Terminals&#8230;</p>
<p>	You are a specialised metal finishing company looking to supplement your regular aerospace industry client base&#8230; you can for your package fee hotlink every process you offer&#8230; anodising&#8230;cadmium plating&#8230;chemical processing&#8230;electroplating&#8230;hard chromium plating&#8230;nickel plating&#8230;passivation&#8230;phosphating</p>
<p>	You are a wholesaler&#8230; you will naturally have a wide range of products&#8230;</p>
<p>	BCS bow thrusters&#8230;Blakes Paints&#8230;Expandite sealants&#8230;Flojet pumps&#8230;Hi-Grip hose clips&#8230;Instatrim trim tabs&#8230;Nobels stern thrusters&#8230;SAFi Valves&#8230; Saninautico toilets and bidets&#8230;Victron battery chargers&#8230;deck covering&#8230;fillers&#8230;fenders&#8230;fire extinguishers&#8230;hinges&#8230;hydraulic steering&#8230;instruments&#8230;plumbing fittings&#8230;refrigerators&#8230;</p>
<p>	You repair supply and fit marine electronics&#8230; all the brands&#8230;</p>
<p>	autopilots&#8230; charting systems&#8230;chartplotters&#8230; communications equipment&#8230;compasses&#8230;sonar&#8230;. depth sounders&#8230;Apelco&#8230;BandG&#8230;C-Map&#8230;Eagle fishfinders&#8230;Garmin GPS&#8230; Icom&#8230;MLR&#8230;NASA&#8230; Navico&#8230;Raymarine&#8230;Siemens VDO&#8230;Silva&#8230;Simrad&#8230;Stowe&#8230;Yeoman</p>
<p>	You are a boatyard&#8230;you offer gelcoat refurbishment&#8230;grp repair&#8230;osmosis treatment&#8230;engine maintenance and overhaul&#8230;painting services&#8230;refitting&#8230;refurbishment&#8230;repair&#8230;stainless steel fabrications&#8230;woodwork and joinery</p>
<p>	Why not think of the bigger picture. Give your company the global presence it deserves.</p>
<p>	About the author: John Routledge is Managing Director of information publishers, AERO INDEX LTD.Formerly Business Development Manager at Sells Publications Ltd., he has developed his own company, founded in 1993, to take the time-honoured concept of the business directory into the &quot;information age&quot;. The company is now publishing comprehensive directories on the world wide web.</p>
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		<title>Who Should Be Our Criminal Check Object?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people think that they should make criminal check only if they feel suspicious to someone or new people, but actually criminal check should be conducted when there is a new person or people in our life. It is because most criminal or sex offenders look so perfect outside. Who can be the target for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="yiv366314927MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_5_1313841467657108" style="text-align: justify;">Many people think that they should make criminal check only if they feel suspicious to someone or new people, but actually criminal check should be conducted when there is a new person or people in our life. It is because most criminal or sex offenders look so perfect outside. Who can be the target for our criminal check? Well, I believe that we should check all people, but if it sounds too much, we can start with our children&rsquo;s friend&rsquo;s parents. It is very important, moreover if we often leave our children playing on their friend&rsquo;s house.</p>
<p class="yiv366314927MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The second target for our background check is nurse or maid. Our nurse or maid will have access inside our home and even to our children, so it is impossible for us to let criminal or sex offender stay close to our children. It goes for our employees on the office as well. Neighbor should also become our target. Many criminals or sex offenders come to our life as a new neighbor, so make sure to conduct a <span style="color:blue;"><a href="http://www.sentrylink.com/web/loadCriminalReport.do" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Criminal Check</a></span>.</p>
<p class="yiv366314927MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We should also make our business partner as our <span style="color:blue;"><a href="http://www.sentrylink.com/web/loadCriminalReport.do" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Criminal Background Check</a></span> target. Well, today&rsquo;s people can do anything to get money, so it will be better to check the record of our business partner as a prevention action. Last, but not least, we have to check ourselves. It is important, so if there is some mistaken information inputted about us, we can make clarifications about it immediately.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to conduct the criminal background check online, the best site where you can figure out some services about it would be SentryLink.com. The site will always be able to provide you complete information about someone you possibly wanted to know about, whether it is someone new you&rsquo;re about to recruit, new friends of your daughter, new suspicious neighbors, and others. Their services are also available 24 hours in everyday, so you&rsquo;ll still have the access to instant background check just whenever you want to.</p>
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