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How to Position Yourself for a Bonus

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How to Position Yourself for a Bonus
Everybody looks forward to a nice, healthy bonus on top of
their salary, but not everyone warrants it. In most
workplaces bonuses are distributed on the basis of work
performance, so it's important to think well ahead and plan
out how you can earn the type of bonus you think you
deserve.

Remember, employers are constantly observing you, and it is
your year-round accomplishments that factor into the type
of bonus you may be eligible for. You cannot just start
working harder a few weeks before bonuses come out and
expect to get a great results. Rather, make it a point to
give it your all every day you are at work. Here are some
easy and actionable ways to work toward a sizeable bonus:

Volunteer to help others with tasks that you may be
valuable on, even if it's not part of your direct
responsibility. If another team or group needs help, be
quick to step in and offer your advice or services. This is
especially true when the task is something you are
particularly skilled in. Don't wait for someone to come
over and ask. Volunteer to show how proactive you are and
how willing you are to give of yourself to improve the
overall bottom-line. Be sincere in your efforts to help
others and you'll be pleasantly surprised that what goes
around does come around.

Go the extra mile and do a better job than you are asked to
do, to show that you never settle for the bare minimum.
Never do anything half-heartedly, or overlook mistakes that
you could have easily corrected. Strive for
perfection—this will prove to the employer that you
really do deserve a bonus that is a cut above the rest.

Be proactive in mentioning and evidencing your
accomplishments to the employer who makes bonus decisions.
Of course, you don't want to overdo it, but you need to
make sure that the higher-ups notice what you are
contributing to the workplace on a daily basis. If you go
out of your way to help another team, why not casually
mention it to the employer if you see him in the hallway or
the elevator?

Remember, bonuses are given on the basis of the work
employers observe you doing, so make sure you give them
plenty to admire! And as I say elsewhere, always keep in
mind that proper preparation prevents particularly poor
performance.

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Is Internet Marketing A Career Option?

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Tue May 20, 2008 4:12 pm (PDT)

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Many moons ago when I worked in the recruitment industry, `New
Year , New Career' was among our favourite advertising mantras,
wheeled out in January to catch that wave of optimism that
sweeps through the job market each year – "out with the old, in
with the new'. What interests more at this juncture is not so
much a career for the new year but rather, a career for the new
age.

As we all know, the internet pervades every part of our modern
lives and increasingly, organizations both large and new are
looking to the internet as a central part of their marketing
strategies. Not to have an internet marketing strategy these
days is akin to committing commercial suicide. It was not so
long ago that the primary focus of having an internet marketing
strategy was to have a decent website. Companies would list
their web address on all their stationery and sales reps'
business cards, get their web designer to submit it to the major
search engines and, well that's just it, for most companies
there wasn't and still isn't an `and'. Just because there would
be a bunch of online inquiries and some business conducted as a
result of this, plenty of business managers and owners regarded
it as `job done' and maybe just made a diary note to get back in
touch with their web designer in 3 to 5 years to give their site
a makeover.

There is an argument that maybe, just maybe, this approach to
internet marketing was good enough at the beginning of this
century but there is no way it is good enough anymore. And one
of the problems here is that many business owners are being
advised by their web designers – `techies'. Now I have nothing
against techies per se, in fact, I think a good web designer and
a good programmer are worth their weight in gold. But as much as
they might know their way around the internet, they are not
marketing professionals. Against this, way too many marketing
professionals are happy to leave internet marketing to either
junior members of the marketing team or out source it to third
parties. Where's the strategy?

With paid search advertising spend predicted to overtake all
other forms of advertising spend over the next few years – and
this includes the amount of money spent on TV advertising –
isn't it about time that businesses started to put internet
marketing at the centre of their marketing strategy rather than
just regarding it as a useful add on? Some do of course and
these are the companies that are beginning to thrive in the
modern business environment. Others, frankly, need to adapt or
die.

So that's all fine in principle but where are companies going
to find these internet marketing professionals? Are we just
talking about upgrading the role of web techies? Or are we
talking about giving marketing professionals some technical
skills? I would suggest a combination of both and neither and if
that sounds paradoxical, allow me to explain.

I believe that what industry needs going forward is a new breed
of internet marketing professionals. Individuals who understand
all things internet and all things marketing. This could be
accomplished by training techies in marketing skills and
awareness or by training marketing professionals in the vagaries
of the internet. However, I think it is best accomplished by
training people, whatever their background, in internet
marketing, period. Really, how many true internet marketing
professionals are there compared to how many will be needed over
the next few years?

Let's put it to the test. You are reading this article on the
internet and presumably, you have an interest in internet
marketing whether from a technical, marketing or lay
perspective. You tell me, which of the following do you have
sufficient knowledge of and skills at to be regarded as an
expert?

- Keyword analysis
- Content management
- Audience segmentation and targeting
- Link building strategies
- PPC advertising
- Search engine optimization
- Article marketing
- Directory marketing
- Viral marketing
- Online branding
- Landing page strategies
- Front door versus back door marketing
- eCommerce strategies
- Marketing analysis
- Budget Optimization

Now I reckon there are only a few thousand people worldwide who
could put a tick next to every single one of those boxes. Maybe
there's a few more who could tick a dozen or so of those boxes
and I reckon a lot of those are keen amateurs – people who play
at being internet entrepreneurs have probably learned a lot more
about internet marketing than they realize.

The next challenge for companies looking to engage an internet
marketing specialist is how do you find the right person and how
much are you going to pay? There are a bunch of specialist
consultancies around that have been quietly building up their
portfolios in recent years – mainly web designers who woke up
and smelt the coffee. But these guys are expensive,
conservatively I would say $5000 per month for an all inclusive
internet marketing service – that will be around 1 day per week
of their time excluding a client's advertising spend. An
employer isn't going to tempt one of these guys away from their
consultancies for less than $250k, right?

Maybe they'll take a chance on a business graduate and let them
learn on the job. Until they say, thanks very much for the
training, I'm off to open my own consultancy. Maybe they'll take
an offline marketer and help them become an online specialist –
except, who is going to train them? Maybe they'll take a techie
and train them as a marketer.

OK, I accept all these are workable possibilities but isn't it
about time that internet marketing was a recognized professional
career path in its own right? I believe it is which is why I
spent a chunk of my time last year developing a professional
study program for internet marketers. This program has now been
approved as an Accredited Experiential Learning program and
students gain a professional qualification at the end of it –
The Diploma in Internet Marketing.

The way the course has been designed is that it is virtually
100% experiential. As you would expect, students study online
and are expected to invest 3 - 5 hours per week study time. The
program is divided into 12 modules (one per month) and at the
end of the whole program they will be able to tick each of those
15 boxes I highlighted earlier in this article – not just to
say, "I know about that" but also to say, "I can do that and I'm
pretty good at it." The fact that students build up an
experienced based portfolio and get a fully accredited
professional qualification at the end of it means two major
career paths open up at the end of it:

1. An Internet Marketing or Search Management role with a large
organization.

2. An internet marketing role within a specialist consultancy
or a generalist advertising/marketing agency.

Of course, the other option is that graduates who have
sufficient drive, ambition and attitude for risk will opt to
start their own specialist consultancies on the back of what
they have learned.

And as secondary audiences go, I wouldn't ignore the benefits
to small business owners. If the big boys are getting more and
more professional at internet marketing, the small guys are
unlikely to be able to afford to hire the services of
specialist, high quality consultants. Maybe small business
owners need to learn about internet marketing themselves and
what better way than via a structured, experiential learning
program?

To take this discussion back to the central theme of this
article, is internet marketing a serious career option? I think
we have to give the answer as a resounding `yes'. Not only is it
a serious career option but professionally qualified internet
marketers, depending on territory, should be looking at a salary
range of somewhere between $60k and $250k, maybe even more.
Perhaps more importantly, the role is likely to be sustainable
for many years to come.

A new career for a new age – I'll let others fret about how to
make that rhyme for their advertising slogans.

About The Author: Simon is an internet marketer and a
professional development specialist.
http://professional.netsuccesspartners.com

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Faberge Eggs - Exquisite Easter Eggs

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The custom started and the jeweled Easter eggs slowly came to
be known as Faberge Eggs. This beautiful technique gave the
Easter Eggs a beautiful shine and luster. A total of 54 eggs are
famed worldwide. The technique of hand crafting Faberge eggs
remains even today and there are many artists who specialize in
making such exquisite Faberge eggs. Faberge eggs are available
to suit different budgets and tastes. Yes, there are many sites
which sell good quality silver and semi precious stones studded
Faberge eggs. With a variety of Faberge Eggs that range from
cheap imitation varieties that are created from nickel to silver
and gold.

The beautiful Easter eggs that we see today are a replica of
the jeweled eggs that the Russian Tsars ordered during the
biggest festival of Russian Orthodox Church.

The custom of handcrafting Faberge Eggs began in 1884 on the
personal demand of the Czar for his wife, Czarina Maria.
Faberge, a famed jeweler and businessman was an innovative man,
who agreed to make an Easter egg for the Czarina each year. The
Easter egg would always contain a special surprise and the Royal
family looked forward to these intricately carved artifacts,
with amazing workmanship.

The custom started and the jeweled Easter eggs slowly came to
be known as Faberge Eggs. When the Czar passed away, his son
continued the tradition and till the Russian Revolution.

Faberge used an innovative technique and came up with a color
palette of 140 colors while layers of enamel fired after each
application. This beautiful technique gave the Easter Eggs a
beautiful shine and luster. The metals used were gold, silver,
copper, nickel used in varying proportions with adornments of
precious gems like diamond, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. A
total of 54 eggs are famed worldwide.

However, even today the thirst to have and collect Faberge eggs
has not diminished while the legacy of the expert craftsmanship
was passed on down the generation. The technique of hand
crafting Faberge eggs remains even today and there are many
artists who specialize in making such exquisite Faberge eggs.

Faberge eggs are still quite a favorite with both collectors
and people who love old fashioned artifacts! There are many
stores that have high quality Faberge style Easter eggs, which
are made to specific standardization and you can get one to suit
your requirements. Faberge eggs are available to suit different
budgets and tastes. All of them come with a beautiful
handcrafted surprise that lends excitement to the owner.

Yes, there are many sites which sell good quality silver and
semi precious stones studded Faberge eggs. You can judge the
quality by seeing the 925 sterling silver marked on the base and
always buy from a reputed art dealer.

With a variety of Faberge Eggs that range from cheap imitation
varieties that are created from nickel to silver and gold. A
beautiful, handcrafted Faberge egg makes a great gift that will
be appreciated by the receiver as it is unique, has a royal
history and expert craftsman still hold on to the skill of
creating the perfect designs and encrusting it with gems.
Sterling silver is commonly used as a base for the layered
enamel work with semi precious gems studded on the surface.
Delicately carved figurines can be seen inside that have all
been handcrafted by master craftsmen.

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How to Network Your Way to Success

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How to Network Your Way to Success
When you think of looking for a job, you probably think
immediately about newspaper classified ads, or perhaps
online job boards where employers can post vacancies and
review online resumes. But did you know that a significant
number of jobs are filled not through advertisements but
rather through personal contacts—otherwise known as a
network?

A network is basically a big web of contacts in your
professional field or area of interests. The individuals in
your network might be current or former colleagues,
employers, or acquaintances with expertise in particular
areas that you are looking to get into. They might be high
school teachers who have friends in high places, or a
family friend who works at a company that you'd like to
land a job at. There is virtually no limit to who can be a
potentially useful contact.

Keep your options open and make friends, not enemies,
wherever you go. I have heard of people sitting next to
useful contacts on the train, or on a bus—you never
know when a cordial exchange with the stranger next to you
may wind up in a trading of business cards.

Remember that any "in" at a company is a useful way of
stepping ahead of the pack of competitors and getting an
advantage over them. If a friend of yours is at a low level
within a company, for example, at the bottom of the
corporate hierarchy, he may not be able to secure a job for
you. Still, he will be able to pass your resume on to
someone at a higher level who may have more authority and
the power to offer you a position.

In order to make a network work for you, you have got to be
persistent. Success in the job market is all about timing,
and it may not be the case that a contact will have a job
for you the moment you inquire about one. But you should
make a point to stay in contact—send an email or make
a phone call every couple of weeks to check in. That way,
you will be strongly in the contact's mind if a job does
open up.

Of course, you should be judicious in terms of deciding
which contacts to follow up with and which contacts are not
likely to lead anywhere. If you've put in multiple phone
calls or send several emails to someone who you thought
might be able to help you, but they haven't responded, it
may not be worth your while to continue pursuing them. In
this case it may be a better use of your time to focus on
contacts who are more responsive and who reply to your
inquiries and correspondence.

The key to great networking is to build relationships over
time. Don't give your contacts the impression that all
you're out to do is secure a job. Rather, make them feel as
though you're sincerely interested in building a
friendship—which, of course, is what you should be
doing. If the contacts feel a connection with you, that
will make them all the more likely to help you in your job
search.

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How to Make a Smooth and Successful Career Shift

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How to Make a Smooth and Successful Career Shift
You've gotten bored of your current job, and you've
considered whether or not it's time to move on. You've
weighed the pros and cons. And, ultimately, you've decided
it's time to shift careers.

Now what?

Making a move to a new career can be incredibly exciting,
but it can also be frightening. That's understandable,
since you're leaving stability in order to make a move into
the unknown. But it may be helpful to know that there are
actually some solid steps you can take in order to make
this transition as smooth and as comfortable as possible.
Just follow this three-part formula:

1) Do your research.

Your new career is going to require new skills, new
knowledge, and a strong understanding of a new industry.
Prepare yourself by reading up and doing all the necessary
research on that industry. Read specialty or trade
publications, do some online surfing, contact friends or
colleagues in the field you'll be moving into, and so on.
Utilize all the resources at your disposal in order to
develop a solid base of knowledge for your new career.

2) Bring relevant skills with you.

Even though you're transitioning into a new field and a new
occupation, there is likely to be a lot of overlap. But
many people make the mistake of completely clearing the
slate and not recognizing the places where their old skills
can help them in their new jobs. For example, let's say
you've left your job at a bank to open up your own bakery.
Well, just because your new job is creative, don't let
yourself swing too far over to the artistic side without
bringing along some of your business savvy. Remember that
all jobs require a balance of creativity and
professionalism—you can use your head for numbers to
create a cost-saving budget and invest your profits in wise
ways.

Even if you're making a less dramatic shift—say, from
public relations to advertising—you will still need
to demonstrate to potential employers that being new to the
industry doesn't mean you're starting from scratch. This
idea that skill sets overlap from industry to industry is
an important one to keep in mind as you shift careers
because it will provide a sense of emotional continuity.

3) Don't change everything all at once.

If you quit your job, move to a new city, break up with
your boyfriend or girlfriend, buy a dog, start a new career
and purchase a new home all in the span of a month, you're
setting yourself up for emotional frenzy. Make life easier
for yourself, and make change more palatable, by taking
small steps, and take them one at a time. Try to maintain
as much continuity as you can while making the big change
of shifting careers.

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How to Stay In Touch After the Interview

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How to Stay In Touch After the Interview
We spend so much time and energy preparing for the job
interview that we can easily forget that what happens
afterward can have just as strong an impact on your
application as what you say during it. Indeed, the way you
carry out your follow-up plans says a great deal to the
employer about how serious you are about the job opening
and how enthusiastic you feel about working for his or her
company.

The first thing to do right after the interview is to send
a quick note thanking the interviewer for his or her time.
This not only demonstrates your courtesy, but it also goes
a long way toward making sure that the interviewer
remembers you and keeps you in mind during the selection
process. The note can be sent either via snail mail or
email, whichever you feel is most appropriate. If the
company is very formal, then opt for a hard copy letter or
note on nice paper, perhaps handwritten. If the company is
less formal, an email will usually suffice. Always remember
to make the content of the note professional and
respectful; address the interview as "Mr." or "Ms." and
sign off using "Sincerely."

But sending the post-interview thank-you note is only one
of the ways that you can ensure you stay fresh in the
interviewer's mind long after the conversation is over. Let
a few days pass, then call up and ask to speak to the
interview over the phone. Keep it brief but still make a
point to run over a summary of all the salient points you
mentioned during your face-to-face interview. Emphasize the
value you stand to add to the company, your top attributes,
your best skills, and your unique characteristics.

But remember—this follow-up phone call can do more
damage than good if you're not prepared. Make sure you
continue the positive impression from the interview and
prepare accordingly. Remind yourself of the talking points
from your interview, and make sure you don't confuse this
employer with another employer at another company. If it
helps you, write out an outline of areas to be covered and
use this to guide your conversation. You can also take
notes on what the employer says to you.

Be prepared for any outcome. In the best case, the employer
may even tell you that you've been offered the job. If this
is what happens during your phone call, make sure you ask
all the relevant questions about the position: salary,
benefits, start date, and so on. It's important not to
accept just yet. Thank the employer but ask to think it
over for a day or two to make sure it is the right decision
for both you and the company.

If the employer doesn't offer you the job, don't keep him
on the phone hoping to convince him. Rather, stick to your
main points, and keep it brief. The follow-up phone call
should last no more than about five minutes. You've already
made your case, and the point here is merely to reiterate
and remind the employer of all your best qualities.
Dragging it on too long may only irritate him. So state
your points clearly, be cordial and friendly, and then
thank him for his time at the end.

If you follow this plan you will be sure to maintain a
positive impression in the employer's mind even days after
the interview!

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How To Make Money From Your Blog

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Blogging has become a very popular activity online and many
people blog about topics that they are interested in. Did you
know that you can actually make money from your blog? This
article explains a three stage process to make money from your
blog.

Identify an interest and find a keyword

Do you have an interest that you feel passionately about?
Download the Good Keywords tool and identify a few high traffic
keywords to use in your blog that relates to your current
interest. The tool uses search results from Overture and tells
you how many searches result from a particular keyword each
month. So the higher the number of searches, the more popular
the keyword. Sprinkle these keywords in your titles and in the
content of your blog posts. This would enable you to get more
blog visitors via the search engines to your blog. Remember more
eyeballs means more profits for you.

Find a method to Monetize your blog

Contextual advertising today in the form of google represents
one of the best ways to make money from your blog. Google can
decipher from your title tag what your post is about and places
advertisements there and each time someone clicks on an
advisement on your blog, you get paid.

Affiliate programs also represent another great way to make
extra money from your blog. By referring your visitors to the
webstore through your own affiliate link, you can make money
from each other their purchases online and what's best you get
paid by a third party provider to eliminate the risk of fraud on
the part of the vendor.

Publicise your blog

Once you have the first two steps up and running, you might
want to generate more buzz to your blog. Some methods include
submitting your blog to blog directories and also to submit your
rss feeds from your blog to rss feed aggregators and
directories. Another powerful way to boost the power of your rss
feed is to use rss programs like Feedburner which allows you to
track how people are reading your rss feed. This method will
boost your website traffic which would in turn increase the
amount of money that you can make from your blog.

In conclusion, writing about a hobby via a blog can be both
pleasurable and help you make money online as well. Take some
action today with your web blog and you could potentially be on
your way to making serious money online.

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Possible Causes Of Headaches After Eating

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Eating is something which many people enjoy immensely. This is
obvious with the increase of overweight people in the world.
Eating is a very social time as well. Family gatherings, church
events, and business meetings often occur around some type of
meal or snack.

These times should not be a time of physical suffering but
often result in pain. Many people complain of suffering
headaches after eating. This can be a very serious health issue
and needs to be addressed to determine the cause of the headache
after eating.

Headaches after eating may be caused by some simple food
allergies or may be caused by something as severe as diabetes.
If a person frequently finds that they get a headache after
eating they need to consult a doctor to determine the cause and
find possible cures.

Headaches Caused by Food

People often eat crazy diets in the current times. With rushed
schedules full of work, family, church, sports and other hobbies
people find that quick meals work best. The problem with these
quick meals is that the foods eaten are often prepared,
processed foods with several chemical additives.

These chemical additives are not necessarily bad as they do act
as preservatives keeping the food fresh and bacteria free. Some
people, though, find that they suffer headaches after eating
these foods. There are even some natural foods that the general
public eats which may cause headaches after eating for some
individuals.

People find that they have intolerances to foods such as wheat,
other grains, fruits, dairy products and a variety of other
foods. If a person suffers headaches caused by foods it is
important to go through a process of elimination. Food
allergists can assist a person in eliminating probable food
causes one by one from the diet until the guilty foods are
found.

Headaches After Eating Related to Diabetes

Diabetes is a very serious disease which can be treated and
controlled. It is important for a person who gets headaches
after eating to rule out the diagnosis of diabetes. The
headaches after eating in the case of diabetes are a symptom of
high blood sugar. High blood sugar can cause many problems for
an individual, the most severe being death.

High blood sugars left untreated can cause blindness, kidney
failure, heart disease, high cholesterol, and many other
problems. Early intervention in treating diabetes can prevent
these problems. Getting headaches after eating can be an early
sign that diabetes may be a problem.

If a person gets headaches after eating they should consult a
physician to rule out diabetes as a possible cause. If diabetes
is the cause of the headaches, dietary changes and medications
can cure the problem very quickly.

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Savvy Tips for Effective Collaborative Marketing

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Savvy Tips for Effective Collaborative Marketing
Traditional marketing techniques focus the center of
attention on the seller and put the business owner in the
position of power. Rather than owning the customer as is
the strategy in most marketing schemes, collaboration
marketing seeks to give the customer the perception that he
is in the position of power - that the customer, in fact,
owns the vendor

Strategies for "owning the vendor"

To give customers the sense that they are in charge,
businesses will need to learn how to gather and analyze
detailed information about their customer base. This
knowledge requires a specialized skill set, and businesses
often hire third party marketing companies to assist with
this aspect of their business. However, this is by no means
necessary, and it is possible to be the steward of your own
collaborative marketing platform.

Collaborative marketers know how to orchestrate and
facilitate relationships between customers and businesses.
At first this sounds like it may be giving away your
customer base, but it is a key marketing strategy. Helping
customers to connect with other entities that they are
interested in is a twofold strategy: you will gain valuable
insight into the interests and spending habits of these
customers, and you will validate yourself and your business
as a needed and trustworthy source. This type of data leads
to powerful new platforms and marketing tools, creating a
loyal customer base and gathering valuable information on
clients at the same time.

The Customer Centered Premise

In order to woo and maintain new clients, you have to offer
them something they feel that they currently cannot get
anywhere else. Focus on the customers wants and needs for
your marketing strategy, rather than focusing solely on how
to sell your products and services.

Ask yourself several questions. What can I provide my
customers with that they need? What are my customers
looking for? These are a couple of examples of customer
centered questions, rather than the more typical business
centered marketing of asking: How do I get people to buy my
product? And "How do I attract business to my website?"

The Ultimate Goal

The ultimate goal of collaborative marketing is the same as
other types of traditional and strategic marketing: you
want to get your products and services sold. But shifting
the focus and intent of how to do this may give you an edge
you didn't previously have.

Collaborative marketing can open avenues and resources that
remained previously unexplored by your company. By doing
this, you foster trust among your customer base, and
provide a service that other companies in your business may
not be—personalized understanding of client needs,
making the customer feel important and like the focus of
your efforts. It is a great way to better understand your
client base by focusing on what the customer is looking
for, and may ultimately lead your business in an exciting
new direction. Collaborative marketing is a creative way to
gain a new perspective to help you maximize the marketing
possibilities for the utmost success of your business.

About the Author:

Christian Fea is CEO of Synertegic, Inc. A strategic
Collaboration Marketing consulting firm. He empowers
business owners to discover and implement Integration,
Alliance, and Joint Ventures marketing tactics to solve
specific business challenges. He demonstrates how to create
your own Collaboration Marketing Strategy to increase your
sales, conversation rates, and repeat business.
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One to One Marketing Trends

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One to One Marketing Trends
What is one to one marketing? In some tiny towns today, you
could walk into the local mom and pop grocery store, be
greeted by name, asked how your daughter's wedding is
coming along and be given some advice about a problem you
mentioned the last time you went in the store. This type
of personalized service is nice, as it makes you, the
customer feel like your life is important.

One to one marketing works on the same premise as the
personalized service of a small store in a tiny town. Text
message marketing is a perfect example of one to one. The
difference is that it is applied to larger companies with
millions of customers. In the past, larger companies used
customer segmentation to market effectively. This means
that you and every other customer like you get the same
message, the same offer at the same time. Unlike customer
segmentation, where large groups of customers with similar
behaviors are treated the same, one to one marketing uses
individualized knowledge to tailor their marketing message
and communications.

So - how does a company achieve one-to-one marketing?
Technology plays a big part. Every single interaction must
be recorded. This means the contents of every single
complaint, every single call, every single e-mail and more.
All content related to what a customer says or does is
stored in a central location for easy access.

The next step is to apply individualization to every single
communication. It can't just apply to marketing-initiated
communications; it must apply to every communication within
every single department, whether customer initiated or not.
Individualization can mean that promotions are created on
the fly to appeal to the customer's specific interests or
modifying the product to meet an individual customer's
specific needs.

Tools to use for one to one marketing Text Messaging: Text
messaging is a great tool to use as most people keep their
phone with them and enjoy receiving the most up to date
information. You can use text messages to alert your
customers when you meet a need they already said they'd be
interested in. You can use text messages to alert your
customers when a product they purchase goes on sale in
their local geographic area. In any case, text messaging
is the method of choice to immediately reach a customer
when a certain event occurs and timeliness is of the
essence.

Web 2.0 Web customization using individual pieces of
information is fast becoming more popular. When a customer
takes a certain action on your site, you can personalize
the message the customer ends up seeing. But - it's much
more than that. Analytics are used to understand the
customer - what pages he views, what links he clicks on and
how long he spends on specific pages. And, like social
network pages, the relationships and interactions, like
shared digital content, playlists, and blogs are targeted
and customized for what your customer wants to see.

How traditional advertising produces diminished returns!

It used to be that once the marketing department found
something that worked, they would use it repeatedly. This
is because every time they used it, they would see success
after success. This is no more. For marketing
departments, it appears that the new credo is this: "The
more we do it, the less it works." The new business model
of marketing campaigns is that it will work for awhile
before it stops working. That's why businesses are adopting
new methods like text message marketing.

The main reason for the change is still being studied, but
there are some theories. One main theory is that clients
are ever-evolving and marketing techniques must change as
well. When it comes to customers, innovation and evolution
is the name of the game.

About the Author:

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Using Natural Effectiveness™ to Sustain Strategic Momentum

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Using Natural Effectiveness™ to Sustain Strategic Momentum
Natural Effectiveness™ revolves around your personal
traits and characteristics. If we can measure how you work
most efficiently and effectively (and we can), and then
focus leadership around those characteristics and
strengths, amazing things can happen. This is the core of
our Natural Effectiveness™ philosophy. It is about
defining the way you work most powerfully and positioning
you to leverage your natural strengths to meet your goals.
You don't have to figure out how to be someone else. All
you have to do is be your most efficient and effective
self, and it will give you tremendous power to lead,
achieve and develop.

At Change Agents we measure natural effectiveness based on
four basic traits: The take-charge trait The people trait
The pace trait The structure trait.

Based on your highest trait, you will likely approach
building and sustaining strategic momentum in certain
predictable ways.

If your highest trait as a leader is the take charge trait,
you might approach your team as the General. This is not to
be confused with a dictator. But your tendency will likely
be to direct, deploy and conquer. Remember, you can fight
some of the battles on your own, but you will need all of
your troops to win your vision. You are looking for and
trying to inspire allegiance to the vision and the
strategy, not necessarily to you, yourself, personally. You
must remember that people provide the energy for your
campaign. If you ask them to salute, it may make them tense
and less energetic and committed to the cause.

If your highest trait as a leader is the people trait, you
will automatically build a team. You will connect with
people individually, in small groups, and corporately to
share your passion and inspire them to want to seek the
vision you outline or the future you envision. You will
draw word pictures that explain what it will be like when
you achieve the vision. Two things that are critical to
your success are that you listen and that you take
appropriate actions when necessary. Some visionary leaders
have failed because they were considered all talk and no
action. The key is not to let your enthusiasm overcome your
good sense.

If your highest trait as a leader is the pace trait, you
will likely lead through encouragement. You will spend more
time encouraging action than you do in pushing for results.
Your strength is your ability to stay the course. Another
plus for you is the patience you have when things don't go
as you planned. Giving people permission to be human and
make mistakes allows for creativity and innovation. Meeting
deadlines can be a pitfall for you. It is critical that
your team trust you. You build that trust by doing what you
say you will do when you say you will do it.

If your highest leadership trait is the structure trait,
you will likely use systems and processes as the highways
to your strategic goal. Effective systems and processes are
critical supports in any strategic effort. Remember: people
need to know why they are being asked to follow a certain
system or process. The best way to engage them is to allow
them to create or redefine the systems and processes they
need to achieve the results you need.

As you build your strategy-focused Naturally
Effective™ organization, you will want to engage the
strengths and talents of every person on your team. The
bottom line in using your natural effectiveness™ to
maintain strategic momentum is this: work from your
strengths, employ and leverage the strengths of others, and
that will help you sustain your strategic momentum.

About the Author:

About Gayla Hodges
Gayla Hodges is the President Change Agents, Inc., a
company that specializes in energizing workforces to
achieve strategic goals. She coaches executives and
managers on leading corporate change, facilitating the
development and implementation of organizational
effectiveness strategies. For more information, visit
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5 Easy Ways to Market Client Reviews

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5 Easy Ways to Market Client Reviews
Your law firm's best marketing tool is your client base.
"Reality-based" marketing is taking the lead over campaigns
that once dedicated millions to hiring paid celebrities to
promote your services. Why? Clients are "real" people who
can tell "real" stories about how your business helped
them, inspired them or offers the most desirable services.

Adopt a system for ongoing interviews with past and present
clients that will help you shape your marketing message,
personalize it and win your firm new business.

In addition to creating a powerful marketing tool, you also
will have established a system to continually improve or
expand your services. Don't just ask clients what they like
about the firm; ask what they don't like about the firm and
how you can improve or expand services offered to clients.

Major law firms will spend tens of thousands of dollars
each year on full-time or outside personnel to create and
conduct client reviews, and much more incorporating
findings into marketing tools. However, even solo
practitioners and small firms can capitalize on successful
client review/marketing strategies with a little "sweat
equity" investment versus a big budget.

5 Easy Steps to Market Client Reviews

1. Adopt a client interview system. The 500-lawyer firm
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (www.ballardspahr.com) in
Philadelphia hired a full-time "client interviewer" this
year, utilizing the services of a veteran journalist to
conduct regular interviews of existing clients to learn how
to improve services. The goal was to capture unbiased
results. Solo entrepreneurs and small law firms can use
this approach without incurring the additional expense of
hiring another full-time staff member by taking steps to
ensure that a client questionnaire is unbiased in the
questions asked, and open-ended to allow clients to
volunteer comments.

2. Integrate positive client responses into your marketing
campaign. Personal testimonials are a powerful marketing
tool, and clients you interview can become your chief
selling point. Don't just ask clients if what they like and
don't like about your firm; ask them how your firm solved a
problem for them. With their permission, fine-tune their
response into two to five paragraphs, and post this
information with a photograph (to further personalize your
client testimonial) on your Web site and in your brochures
and other handouts.

3. Integrate client testimonials into your advertising
campaign. The 13-office firm Sedgwick, Detert Moran &
Arnold (www.sdma.com) was a first-place winner this year at
the Legal Marketing Association's annual award ceremonies
in Boston for its promotional series of internal posters
that became external marketing materials. The "Women's
Forum" campaign featured on client and attorney
relationships with breezy copy and attention-getting
photographs of lawyers and clients.

4. Make client reviews part of your long-term marketing
mix. The time you invest in capturing client reviews and
using them as marketing tools can also become a strong
addition to your annual reports and to permanent features
of your Web site with special sections designed to focus on
client testimonials.

5. Update client reviews every year. Every year, update
client reviews. Your goal is to seek additional reviews
from new clients, and also to revisit clients already
interviewed for new comments and new insights on how to
make your client interview process better. This ongoing
system will allow you to continually review your operations
to ensure you are delivering services that clients desire,
while continuing to actively engage your clients' feedback,
which will build trust and loyalty while marketing your law
firm for new business.

About the Author:

Ruth Klein is an award-winning business owner, best-selling
author and marketing and time management consultant whose
clients range from solo entrepreneurs to the Fortune 500.
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Top Ten Tips for Good Client Relations

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Top Ten Tips for Good Client Relations
Want to have the best relationships with your clients?
Here are ten fun tips to help you establish a great working
relationship:

Tip #1 - Come Again? It's critical to establish right
from the beginning how you will handle the communications
with your clients. If e-mailing, what is the standard
turnaround time that you respond back to emails. If
phoning, what are your hours? Once a client knows when
they will hear from you, then they can plan their day and
work accordingly.

Tip #2 - No Surprises - Nothing is worse for a client than
to discover four hours before you leave that you are
heading out on a week-long vacation. That's stretching it
a bit and you probably wouldn't do that, but think about
other ways you might be surprising your client and not
giving them the advance notice they need. Keep in mind
that they are probably under pressure too to get their work
done. Always give as much advance notice as you can when
things will disrupt the business flow.

Tip #3 - Where'd She Go? For building good client
relationships, try not to disappear off the radar screen.
Check in with your clients often. When a client writes and
they don't hear back from you for days (or weeks), they
fear the worst. Even if you are working on a large project
and the deadline is weeks away, e-mail them and let them
know "All is going well." That builds confidence and
security.

Tip #4 - OOPS, Where Did That Come From? We've all been
there. You get the email from the client saying they found
a typo or typos. Ouch. We can't be perfect, but try and
be as close as you can. Proof and reproof your work.
Also, if possible wait until the material is fresh and
reread it again. Determine the time when you are at your
best, and use that time to do your proofing.

Tip #5 - Super Size It Please - Always give your clients
more than they ask for. You will be rewarded with not only
more work, but lots of word of mouth referrals too. And
there are so many ways to do it. For example, 1) Set up an
Autoresponder for them so they can sell more products; 2)
Set up Google Alerts under their topic or target audience
so you can find websites or blogs that will help them
spread their message; 3) Help them produce a newsletter or
blog; 4) Send them more clients or referrals; 5) Ask them
directly what you can do to better the relationship; and 6)
Most importantly, listen to what they say. It's so easy to
get busy and listen with half an ear, or try and talk too
much about your business. Being a good listener is a
valuable asset.

Tip #6 - Short and Sweet - Make sure that all e-mail
correspondence is typed accurately and is short and to the
point. With everyone having busy schedules, this helps
your clients save valuable time. One thing you'll discover
is if you write too long of an e-mail often your main
points will be missed. This isn't to say that you
shouldn't strive to get the answers you need, but keep in
mind that their time is valuable and to use it wisely.

Tip #7 - You Need it WHEN? - Determine exactly when work is
to be completed or when the order is to go out. This will
save a tremendous amount of problems down the road if
everyone is in agreement. It's also good to have a written
contract. Be specific. Once everyone knows what is
expected, things run so much more smoothly.

Tip #8 - My Dog Ate It - One thing you want to do is always
try and make your deadlines and avoid excuses. We all know
that things come up and that's okay if it happens
occasionally. However, if you make it a habit of needing
additional time or not finishing projects, that client will
fear sending you more work. Not a good thing.

Tip #9 - Saved by the Bell - Make it a point to back-up
your work on a regular basis. And test those backups. Can
you imagine even losing a week's worth of work? Your
clients are counting on you to protect their work so you
want to make sure it is.

Tip #10 - Howdy Partner - Remember that you are
establishing a partnership relationship with your clients.
You want to help their business grow because as you do,
your business grows too. Let them know you value them as a
client and are glad that they have entrusted you with their
work. In other words, you appreciate them. Also, let them
know that you appreciate referrals so that they can help in
your success. It can be a two-way street with this
partnership.

And finally, enjoy. Start a friendship with your clients
and let them know that you care about them. Most of my
clients today are good friends. This isn't to say that I'm
not professional and don't conduct myself professionally,
as I do. However, I let them know that I'm also interested
in them personally and how they are doing. I take time to
know their birthdays, their kid's names, etc. Think how
you feel when something lets you know they care about you.

Hope you enjoyed these 'fun" tips. As our Industry
continues to thrive, it's important to earn the respect and
trust of our clients and also fellow Virtual Assistants.
When you set up your business with the goal of doing a
fabulous job, you'll end up with fabulous clients, and
fabulous friends. It's a win/win for all.

About the Author:

Diana Ennen is the President of Virtual Word Publishing,
http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com and the author of
numerous books on starting a virtual assistant business
including Virtual Assistant the Series: Become a Highly
Successful Sought After VA and accompanying Workbook and
also Corel WordPerfect's Office Ready Virtual Assistant
Solution pack. E-mail her at
diana@virtualwordpublishing.com.

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Choices In Coverage For Car Insurance

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Car insurance is a necessity in being able to drive a car
legally. Many states have passed a law that you cannot get
licenses or car license renewals without showing proper car
insurance. This means that whether you like it are not your
monthly expenses will have to include car insurance. Luckily
there are over twenty different companies that offer car
insurance and most usually you can find great coverage at a
decent monthly rate. It will depend on a lot of things such as
age, gender, marital status, and your credit scores. When you
are deciding between the choices in coverage you can have there
are many things to consider.

First I will tell a little tale as an example. A woman had a
1984 jeep renegade that had an oil leak. She didn't know much
about mechanics and felt the vehicle was safe enough to drive
for a week until her father could help find her a mechanic in
the college town she was living in. What she didn't know is that
oil leaking on to a carburetor could catch fire in less than ten
minutes. While the jeep had been taken to a mechanic three times
prior the mechanic had not fixed the problem, didn't warn her of
the danger, and wasted time until the car had to be shipped to
her new address. After a week of having the vehicle it caught
fire because of the oil leak. She was only covered for liability
since that was all she could afford while going to college. The
car insurance didn't cover fire.

The reason I have described this story is that had she had fire
coverage she would have been able to file a claim and get a
little money for the damage towards a new car or towards having
that one fixed. When you are trying to ascertain how much you
can afford to pay and the coverage available you have to
consider what could happen and how expensive it could be to you
if you don't have proper coverage.

When you consider the choices in coverage you have liability,
comp and collision, and choices in the actual monetary coverage
for the motorist, uninsured motorist, and other aspects of car
insurance. You need to select a coverage that you can afford,
but that will not leave you in a situation where the car is not
covered enough. In other words it is best to look at the cost of
the car, the year it was made, and the potential hazards of
where you live. In Alaska they offer moose and bear coverage
under the comp and collision policies just in case. If you live
in a large city you are going to want to have a lower deductible
for damage in the event the car is broken into and your radio is
stolen to meet the deductible with ease. Also consider the
roadside assistance and car rental replacement if you don't have
AAA or another roadside service.

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Online Marketing To Boost Your Income

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Are you sick of being low on cash but do not know how to work
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searching for ways to go about this but have been met at almost
every corner with scams and false promises. Well, sometimes you
really just need to accept that there is no such thing as a get
rich quick scheme and that you need to put hard work, effort,
and time into paving your own way into extra money. Still
confused? Well, the internet is a great place to start out if
you want to start a business or some other kind of service
because there are a lot of opportunities for customers and
clients. In addition to the promotional advantages of the
internet there is also the fact that you can boost your
credentials and your networking skills by using different things
only available on the internet like affiliate sites. However,
sometimes everything can be a bit of an overload for your brain
all at once and you get overwhelmed and frustrated. This is why
you need a system to guide you through the process so that you
do not feel disappointed by your results and disheartened by the
amount of effort and time you are putting in without results.

If you feel like I just described above then maybe you need to
check out the Pro2 system. This is a step by step guide that
will basically be a hand held method of getting what you need
and hitting your goals in order to make the money you want.
However, the trick is to make small goals when you are just
starting out so that you know you can reach those goals and
learn about what you are doing at the same time. With the Pro2
system and the advice and opportunities that it gives to you
there will definitely be the combination of learning and making
money all at once. The main purpose of the Pro2 system is to
teach you how to really use affiliate sites to your advantage
and to teach you about online marketing and sales.

The goal is to work closely with a lot of prestigious affiliate
sites like cyber malls like ClickBank. This cyber mall has
hundreds of products that will help you learn about what
customers like and how you can sell things to them. You can
choose which products to work with so that you feel really
comfortable and know about them enough to promote them and
hopefully get the amount of sales you need to reach you goal for
the first month or two. You can really get to know the internet
and all the secrets of people that have been really successful
and you can learnt o pick up on this and apply it for yourself
to make money and reach your goals. This is a great school that
you can learn is to know how to work affiliate sites and sell
products in order to make money.

About The Author: You can go online right now and start to make
money online by using different resources and opportunities like
affiliate sites. You can find an extensive guide at
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Do An Unlisted Phone Number Search In Oder To Get Personal Informati

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"Hello."
"Hello, is Clarissa there?"
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ever you are trying to call."
Click......
Ring ring ring.....
"Hello."
"Hello, is Hannibal Lector there?"
"Who is this?...Leave me alone and don´t call here again!"
Click.....
Ring ring ring....
"Hello."
"Hello, I am going to eat you alive, hahahahaha!"
"Who is this! Tell me now or you´ll be sorry!"
Click...

Many people have experienced this type of annoying drama in
their life at least once or twice. In a situation where a prank
caller or someone creepy is constantly calling you, wouldn't it
be nice to be able to see who this weirdo is and stop them right
in their dirty little tracks? Well there is good news for you,
there is a way to see who this individual is and get some
personal information on the person too. By conducting an
unlisted phone number search you can access yourself to this
information.

Most people who prank call will either block their number or
call from an unlisted number so you the phone answerer will not
be able to see who this person is. Well too bad for those creeps
who want to bother poor innocent people who live normal everyday
lives and don´t want to be disturbed by prank callers. An
unlist4d phone number search willow you do not only get the name
of the person who called you and broke your peace but you can
also get the personal information of this person too.

An unlisted phone number search will give you the name of the
individual as well as the street address of the person and the
background as well. One can do criminal searches of these people
who call you so you can see if you need to be concerned or not.
Nothing is worse when a strange individual is calling your
daughter and you don´t know who it is. It is always best to be
safe and aware of everything going on around you.

The best way to conduct this type of search is to go online.
The Internet has many websites that allow you to get the
information you want about strange callers. All of the websites
that you can go to in order to perform an unlisted phone number
search are not free. One must pay for a membership fee which
will allow you unlimited access to doing this type of search.
The rates will vary from place to place but they average about
twenty dollars or so.

When you are looking for a person´s information, it is
important to get as much information as you can in order to be
able to do a proper assessment of the situation. When you get
information about the caller who keeps calling you, one can stop
the person in their tracks by either going to this person´s
house or calling them back. When you call them back, you can
give them an earful and tell them to stop pestering you and your
daughter with strange calls.

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