27th May 2010
Free Affiliate Programs – How To Make Money On A Shoestring Budget with an Affilliate Marketing St
By Zornitza Pavlova Mackinnon in E-Marketing
Did you know that you can start making money on the internet even if you don�t have a website? Sound crazy? Well it�s true. On top of that you don�t have to lay out a penny in order to take advantage of this opportunity. I�m talking about an a...
27th May 2010
Obama Grants: Set Up To Encourage Moms to Get a Degree
By Marlon Jackson in Finance
Although the government beneath the popular Obama administration is working hard to assist working mothers to return to college many are still unsure as to what the Obama grant is truly about. Many would like to think that such federal programs which a...
27th May 2010
Obama Grants Will Help Encourage Moms to Get a Degree
By Marlon Jackson in Finance
For many the idea of returning to college as working mothers seems almost a dream. However it need not be with the assistance of the government beneath the Obama administration. However do you know what the Obama grant is all about? Many would like to ...
27th May 2010
Is There An Easy, All Natural Way To Get Rid Of Your Carpal Tunnel Syndrome For Good
By Kathryn Merrow in Health-and-Fitness
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or hand and wrist pain can have several causes. You might have a vitamin or mineral deficiency. Perhaps the muscles in your lower arms are tight. Or, maybe the muscles in your chest or neck are causing you to have pain, tingling or ...
27th May 2010
Tip: How to Buy Quality Art
By Linda Coto in Pets
When was the last time you noticed what you have hanging on your walls? Having blank walls is just as depressing as not having windows through which you get light and a view outside. There's a good chance you have been wanting a piece of original art for ...
26th May 2010
How to Get Your Ex Back with Your Silence
By Teecee Go in Relationships
I’m sure that if you’ve experienced a painful breakup, the last thing you can imagine yourself doing is putting your ex out of your mind and out of your life. After all, the only reason you’re hurting so badly is because you miss him and you want t...
26th May 2010
Do You Really Need To Be Top Rated To Be A Top eBay Seller
By Q Lawrence in Internet
You will have noticed no doubt, that when searching for an item on eBay - things have changed. The listings, which previously were sorted by what was ending soonest are now in a completely different order - and now are sorted by 'Best Match' in a simi...
26th May 2010
4 Things Every Logo Design Should Strive For
By kottke in Business
When coming up with ideas for logos, there are 4 things that every logo should strive to be. I'm going to cover those 4 things today for you. 1. A logo must be describable. Take a look at the McDonald's arches, which are combined to form an M. One can ...
26th May 2010
Is emini futures trading for you? - Are you an emini trader material?
By Waldemar Puszkarz, Ph.D. in Finance
Emini futures that this article is concerned with are very popular trading vehicles among retail traders. There are a few good reasons why this is so, two of which certainly stand out. One is the relatively low deposit needed to open an emini trading acco...
26th May 2010
Reviewing the Martin Yale 62001 Letter Opener
By mybinding in Shopping
Everyone knows that opening hundreds - or thousands - of pieces of mail can be extremely time-consuming. (Not to mention tedious.) If your company needs to frequently process a lot of letters, you should consider investing in a device like the Martin Yale...
26th May 2010
Sony Vivaz Pro – the new name for excitement
By john brown in Technology
For people who are in love with the Sony Vivaz, the Sony Vivaz PRO is a new gadget that they can fall in love with. It offers a chance to record HD videos along with a host of other features. These new features take the amazing phone to new heights of exc...
26th May 2010
Trace a cell phone number today
By Arthur Clement in Technology
If you have ever tried to trace a cell phone number before, There is a good chance you have been cheated on before or suspicions have aroused that you are being cheating on now. I'm sure that you will agree that most of the planning and scheming that is d...
26th May 2010
Proven Debt Relief Tips - Legally Never Pay Back Your Credit Card Debt
By Otis in Finance
You might not be able to digest how not paying bills can help you with eliminating debt. Ironically it is quite true and can really boost your chances for being eligible for negotiation with the credit providers. To understand this concept better, her...
26th May 2010
When Does Debt Settlement Make Financial Sense? - Personal Debt Relief Tips
By Otis in Finance
The idea of debt settlement gives the debt ridden the much needed assistance to eliminate debt and overcome their financial difficulties. We have seen a lot of ups and downs in the last year and we are yet to settle over the problems. Not only the...
25th May 2010
Apartment Rental Advice for Those Who Have Recently Been Foreclosed
By Clivir Team in Home-and-Family
The first thing you will need to do if you have just lost your home is figure out where to stay. Having been a home owner, going back to renting can be a challenge for many. Some bigger apartment buildings may not accept you with a foreclosure on your ...
25th May 2010
Obama Grants: Encouraging Moms to Get a Degree
By Marlon Jackson in Finance
For many single moms the mentioning of the Obama grant may not be fully understood however it is being given emphasis by the government under the popular Obama administration in support of working mother's returning to college. Many would like to think...
25th May 2010
Ways To Earn A Residual Income And Build Financial Security
By Chris in E-Marketing
To be able to earn a residual income from a profitable online business requires hard work and commitment. The Internet now provides the perfect vehicle for literally anybody to succeed if they have the desire. If you are the sort of person who is prepared...
25th May 2010
Mr. Ticket Advises on How to Beat a Red Light Ticket in California
By Mr. Ticket in Legal
Southern California motorists facing red light violation charges are discovering that with the help of the law offices of Amir Soleimanian and Associates, they can fight and completely beat a red light ticket. Amir Soleimanian, who's earned the nickname �...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Articles, tagged with "prospective client"
26th May 2010
The Different Types of Insurance Careers you Could Get Into
By GoogleKid in Career
If you are looking to start a new career than you might be interested to know that the insurance industry can offer you a broad spectrum of career opportunities. If you have a strong background in math and great people skills than pursuing a job as an ins...
25th May 2010
Tips To Convert Online Visitors to Buyers
By Lisa Mills in Sales and Marketing
The internet is a challenging and highly competitive market, so even if you have a fantastic product you could find it difficult to sell. However, keep learning tips to convert visitors to buyers and you will overcome this problem and make progress. It...
24th May 2010
Home Stagers Should Never Waive Their Consultation Fee
By Debra Gould in Business
As a professional home stager, you’re making a living selling your time, your talent and the accumulation of your experiences. Yet, many home stagers waive their consultation fee when they’re dealing with a vacant home. I do not agree with that pr...
21st May 2010
Drug Rehab Center
By Tom Thompson in Health & Healthcare
When addiction hits, the entire family is confronted with chaos and crisis. Most, having no previous experience, do not know where to turn for counsel and recommendations. Those who seek the services of a drug rehab center are most likely to find the an...
20th May 2010
Leveraging your Online Business Effectively with Online Classified Advertising
By Buy Wise Marketing in Home Business
As compared to offline classified advertising posted through printed media like journals, newspapers, magazines etc, online classified advertising helps in providing global exposure of your business in the cheapest manner. If you wish to post your ads onl...
20th May 2010
The Best DJ?
By Mark in Wedding & Marriage
The Best DJ? If you claim on being the best, you better back it. When searching for a DJ on-line for your reception or event, you may see claims made by many DJ's. Talk is cheap and in the mobile Disc Jockey industry DJ's can sure talk the talk...
20th May 2010
How To Build Self Confidence In Salespeople
By Richard Stone in Business
Every first contact with a potential client is a journey into the unknown: no salesperson knows what reception they will get and whether the visit will be successful or not. The natural reaction to this uncertainty is fear. Therefore to help overcome this...
20th May 2010
How to Write for More Money
By arfasaira in Writing & Speaking
It's not enough to just post your profile on a job auction site. You must also learn the art of bidding. This is extremely important because there are literally hundreds of other writers out there who will also bid on the same projects as you. So how do y...
20th May 2010
Letterheads: Front Liner in Communication
By lovelyuthara in Business
Expanding your client base doesn’t only involve offering the finest and exclusive products at cost effective prices, presenting yourself and your company in the best possible manner is equally essential to lure them towards a never ending and beneficial...
29th March 2010
Working Smarter Not Harder is Old-School for us!
By Jaimie VanSickle in Business
The old saying “work smarter not harder” is old-school to us entrepreneurs today. Entrepreneurs are among the elite of business professionals, in my opinion. You have to understand what drives us to take the risks we take to excel ourselves to the f...
29th March 2010
Kinds Of Work From Home Opportunities
By daisywilson in Home Business
There are no dearth of work from home opportunities for those people who are really serious to begin a home based business. A simple search on the internet search engines will land one with millions of work at home jobs. This is also called 'telecommuting...
29th March 2010
Cape Coral Web Marketing Company Real Estate Marketing Plans
By realestatemark in Sales and Marketing
There is a web marketing company in Cape Coral that makes use of video presentation as a major ingredient in aiding area to generate new leads. When using a video on a customer's site, it really sets them apart from their competitors. Videos should be ...
29th March 2010
Choosing the Right Letterhead for You
By charen in Business
Your company’s print letterhead is an important visual representation of your company. Just like your business card or catalog printing, it is one of the very first marketing tools that give your prospective client an opportunity to glimpse what your c...
29th March 2010
Life Coach Courses - What You Should Know Before You Go
By Nicole Bezchi in Home-and-Family
If you’re interested in becoming a life coach and deliberating between life coaching courses, here are three things you better know before you start to any life coaching training program. 1. What type of life coach are you striving to become? Life...
29th March 2010
MLM Lead Generation – Fish Don't Chew on Hooks They Chew upon the Bait
By teamdynasty in Business
You have a great business opportunity and but whenever you present it to people they don't enroll, now is that disheartening or what? Within this document I'm about to offer you a few thoughts on exactly how to improve your own sign-up ratio by as high as...
26th March 2010
Do not you think that conversion rates are taking place with CTR?
By Jared Burt in Pay Per Click
In web promoting, translation rate is that the ratio of guests who convert unpremeditated content views or web site visits into actions by the customers based mostly on delicate or direct requests from buyer/seller, advertisers, and the creators of the co...
24th March 2010
Use business card templates for redesigning your professional cards
By Edgar in Business
A business card plays a crucial role in reflecting the image of an organization in an exquisite and distinct manner. A marketer uses a well-designed professional card for the purpose of creating a desirable and memorable impression on the customers’ min...
24th March 2010
How Gift Baskets Are Good For Business
By Alonzo Green in Food-and-Drink
Gift baskets in the middle of no-holiday month are not uncommon these days especially with the business community recognizing the potential gift baskets have to impress clients or prospective suppliers. According to statistics, gift basket sales have incr...
24th March 2010
Steps to a Better Logo Design!
By logo mojo in Sales and Marketing
Steps to a Better Logo Design! Know your audience Know Your Customer In order to design a good logo, you need to know your customer and your customer's customer, as well. Many customers may come to you and request a particular style of logo...
22nd March 2010
Versatile PPC Management Services
By gilbert in Pay Per Click
The idea of online businesses is to generate revenues and we all understand the importance of great ads. This is where the use of revenue generating PPC management services step in. In order to survive well as an online business entrepreneur you simply...
19th March 2010
Give your business profits new heights with lead management software
By Anne Pastor Cissel in Business
For any business the importance of leads is undeniable. And therefore it is most essential to have a proper management system for the leads. The lead management for any website plays a very important role. One the proper functioning of the lead management...
18th March 2010
Are you embarking on a new way to advertise your recruitment agency? If so, you will need to add rec
By Steve Sinclair in Career
Have you ever priced the cost of a good recruitment website design? The price varies from one company to the next. When you decide how much you want to spend on your project you will need to find a company that can create a recruitment web design that wil...
18th March 2010
Video Conferences Save Alot of Company Resources
By Linda Latham in Business
what if you could spend more time with your loved ones and less time at perform. What if you can invest less time working. That is usually the promise created by new technologies. However what I've seen in many cases is that the opposite occurs. You are n...
18th March 2010
Business Cards: Captivating Prospective Clients
By lovelyuthara in Business
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”. In order to be lucky and make the most out of the opportunity you have to be well prepared to convert in into a milestone. Business card provides that perfect opportunity to transform your luc...
17th March 2010
Make your Business contacts database work for you
By BarcaTech in Business
“‘If I’d get a dollar for every time my team members complain about incorrect & inefficient sales database, I’d be a rich man” jokes Mr. Ellefson, a Sales manager at a telecom company catering to the service industry. A light hearted comment add...
17th March 2010
Compliment Slips: Building Everlasting Relationships
By lovelyuthara in Business
A successful and flourishing business venture always requires excellent skills, management techniques, creating a harmonious ambience in the office, dedicated employees and perfect communication with your business associates, prospective client and your e...
15th March 2010
Get your business noticed with promotional pens
By JessicaThomson in Business
Pens are something that is used by almost everybody. Professionals, students, executives, and housewives everyone uses them even in this computer age. Almost every type of job requires you to use them. And hence, if you are planning of getting a a href="...
12th March 2010
Business Card Marketing Ideas to Generate Leads
By Merlina Palencia in Sales and Marketing
We are in an economic crunch right now and your car dealership may have been among the many small businesses affected by low profit margins. In this kind of situation, buying new cars (or even used one for that matter) may not be among the top priorities ...
11th March 2010
Video Marketing Suggestions - The Reason of Video Promoting Businesses
By bjmin in Business
Should you wish to know much more about video promoting suggestions, then this article will facilitate in giving you information and ideas regarding why movie marketing is used as a tool of reaching the people. It will also discuss the cause of movie prom...
10th March 2010
5 Negotiating Mistakes
By Joan in Self-Improvement
"You've been in business for a few years (or 20) and have earned a certain degree of respect from your customers and colleagues. While some people struggle, getting new business is as easy for you as breathing. Yet you sometimes find yourself beholden to ...
09th March 2010
Flash Animation Design- Bringing Life to the Cyberspace
By Arun Kumar in Web Design
Flash animation is certainly the in-thing today as it has enhanced the visual appeal of websites in the contemporary times. Once the website looks more attractive to the visitor, it automatically helps in baiting the prospective client and increasing the ...
05th March 2010
Expert in company appointment setting globally,appointment setting service,set appointments,best and
By appointmentsetting in Business
Appointment Setting: The Best Method for Lead Generation This article describes the advantage of appointment setting method over other methods of lead generation. Thinking about the usability of appointment setting activity that may transform your busin...
04th March 2010
Interior Design, Style and Color Use for the Standard Office Cubicles
By miteshparmar in Shopping
When we say Interior Design we only think of it in terms of home decorations. But that is not the case anymore as many interior designers have started taking interest in business for business. Designing for office space is much more challenging than it is...
03rd March 2010
Designing Professional Business Cards Made Easy
By Vickie Lexom in Sales and Marketing
In this competitive business environment it is important to pay attention to details when marketing yourself or a business. Often, tremendous creative energy and large portions of a promotional budget and is allotted to high priced advertising mediums, wh...
01st March 2010
Less Trips means Less Carbon
By Tam Sweetwater in Business
Increase Bottom LineHave you thought about maximizing your bottom line? This line of thought applies to both business owners and individuals alike. The reason I say individuals is because you could be a salesperson. As a salesperson you will want to step-...
The Different Types of Insurance Careers you Could Get Into
By GoogleKid in Career
If you are looking to start a new career than you might be interested to know that the insurance industry can offer you a broad spectrum of career opportunities. If you have a strong background in math and great people skills than pursuing a job as an ins...
25th May 2010
Tips To Convert Online Visitors to Buyers
By Lisa Mills in Sales and Marketing
The internet is a challenging and highly competitive market, so even if you have a fantastic product you could find it difficult to sell. However, keep learning tips to convert visitors to buyers and you will overcome this problem and make progress. It...
24th May 2010
Home Stagers Should Never Waive Their Consultation Fee
By Debra Gould in Business
As a professional home stager, you’re making a living selling your time, your talent and the accumulation of your experiences. Yet, many home stagers waive their consultation fee when they’re dealing with a vacant home. I do not agree with that pr...
21st May 2010
Drug Rehab Center
By Tom Thompson in Health & Healthcare
When addiction hits, the entire family is confronted with chaos and crisis. Most, having no previous experience, do not know where to turn for counsel and recommendations. Those who seek the services of a drug rehab center are most likely to find the an...
20th May 2010
Leveraging your Online Business Effectively with Online Classified Advertising
By Buy Wise Marketing in Home Business
As compared to offline classified advertising posted through printed media like journals, newspapers, magazines etc, online classified advertising helps in providing global exposure of your business in the cheapest manner. If you wish to post your ads onl...
20th May 2010
The Best DJ?
By Mark in Wedding & Marriage
The Best DJ? If you claim on being the best, you better back it. When searching for a DJ on-line for your reception or event, you may see claims made by many DJ's. Talk is cheap and in the mobile Disc Jockey industry DJ's can sure talk the talk...
20th May 2010
How To Build Self Confidence In Salespeople
By Richard Stone in Business
Every first contact with a potential client is a journey into the unknown: no salesperson knows what reception they will get and whether the visit will be successful or not. The natural reaction to this uncertainty is fear. Therefore to help overcome this...
20th May 2010
How to Write for More Money
By arfasaira in Writing & Speaking
It's not enough to just post your profile on a job auction site. You must also learn the art of bidding. This is extremely important because there are literally hundreds of other writers out there who will also bid on the same projects as you. So how do y...
20th May 2010
Letterheads: Front Liner in Communication
By lovelyuthara in Business
Expanding your client base doesn’t only involve offering the finest and exclusive products at cost effective prices, presenting yourself and your company in the best possible manner is equally essential to lure them towards a never ending and beneficial...
29th March 2010
Working Smarter Not Harder is Old-School for us!
By Jaimie VanSickle in Business
The old saying “work smarter not harder” is old-school to us entrepreneurs today. Entrepreneurs are among the elite of business professionals, in my opinion. You have to understand what drives us to take the risks we take to excel ourselves to the f...
29th March 2010
Kinds Of Work From Home Opportunities
By daisywilson in Home Business
There are no dearth of work from home opportunities for those people who are really serious to begin a home based business. A simple search on the internet search engines will land one with millions of work at home jobs. This is also called 'telecommuting...
29th March 2010
Cape Coral Web Marketing Company Real Estate Marketing Plans
By realestatemark in Sales and Marketing
There is a web marketing company in Cape Coral that makes use of video presentation as a major ingredient in aiding area to generate new leads. When using a video on a customer's site, it really sets them apart from their competitors. Videos should be ...
29th March 2010
Choosing the Right Letterhead for You
By charen in Business
Your company’s print letterhead is an important visual representation of your company. Just like your business card or catalog printing, it is one of the very first marketing tools that give your prospective client an opportunity to glimpse what your c...
29th March 2010
Life Coach Courses - What You Should Know Before You Go
By Nicole Bezchi in Home-and-Family
If you’re interested in becoming a life coach and deliberating between life coaching courses, here are three things you better know before you start to any life coaching training program. 1. What type of life coach are you striving to become? Life...
29th March 2010
MLM Lead Generation – Fish Don't Chew on Hooks They Chew upon the Bait
By teamdynasty in Business
You have a great business opportunity and but whenever you present it to people they don't enroll, now is that disheartening or what? Within this document I'm about to offer you a few thoughts on exactly how to improve your own sign-up ratio by as high as...
26th March 2010
Do not you think that conversion rates are taking place with CTR?
By Jared Burt in Pay Per Click
In web promoting, translation rate is that the ratio of guests who convert unpremeditated content views or web site visits into actions by the customers based mostly on delicate or direct requests from buyer/seller, advertisers, and the creators of the co...
24th March 2010
Use business card templates for redesigning your professional cards
By Edgar in Business
A business card plays a crucial role in reflecting the image of an organization in an exquisite and distinct manner. A marketer uses a well-designed professional card for the purpose of creating a desirable and memorable impression on the customers’ min...
24th March 2010
How Gift Baskets Are Good For Business
By Alonzo Green in Food-and-Drink
Gift baskets in the middle of no-holiday month are not uncommon these days especially with the business community recognizing the potential gift baskets have to impress clients or prospective suppliers. According to statistics, gift basket sales have incr...
24th March 2010
Steps to a Better Logo Design!
By logo mojo in Sales and Marketing
Steps to a Better Logo Design! Know your audience Know Your Customer In order to design a good logo, you need to know your customer and your customer's customer, as well. Many customers may come to you and request a particular style of logo...
22nd March 2010
Versatile PPC Management Services
By gilbert in Pay Per Click
The idea of online businesses is to generate revenues and we all understand the importance of great ads. This is where the use of revenue generating PPC management services step in. In order to survive well as an online business entrepreneur you simply...
19th March 2010
Give your business profits new heights with lead management software
By Anne Pastor Cissel in Business
For any business the importance of leads is undeniable. And therefore it is most essential to have a proper management system for the leads. The lead management for any website plays a very important role. One the proper functioning of the lead management...
18th March 2010
Are you embarking on a new way to advertise your recruitment agency? If so, you will need to add rec
By Steve Sinclair in Career
Have you ever priced the cost of a good recruitment website design? The price varies from one company to the next. When you decide how much you want to spend on your project you will need to find a company that can create a recruitment web design that wil...
18th March 2010
Video Conferences Save Alot of Company Resources
By Linda Latham in Business
what if you could spend more time with your loved ones and less time at perform. What if you can invest less time working. That is usually the promise created by new technologies. However what I've seen in many cases is that the opposite occurs. You are n...
18th March 2010
Business Cards: Captivating Prospective Clients
By lovelyuthara in Business
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”. In order to be lucky and make the most out of the opportunity you have to be well prepared to convert in into a milestone. Business card provides that perfect opportunity to transform your luc...
17th March 2010
Make your Business contacts database work for you
By BarcaTech in Business
“‘If I’d get a dollar for every time my team members complain about incorrect & inefficient sales database, I’d be a rich man” jokes Mr. Ellefson, a Sales manager at a telecom company catering to the service industry. A light hearted comment add...
17th March 2010
Compliment Slips: Building Everlasting Relationships
By lovelyuthara in Business
A successful and flourishing business venture always requires excellent skills, management techniques, creating a harmonious ambience in the office, dedicated employees and perfect communication with your business associates, prospective client and your e...
15th March 2010
Get your business noticed with promotional pens
By JessicaThomson in Business
Pens are something that is used by almost everybody. Professionals, students, executives, and housewives everyone uses them even in this computer age. Almost every type of job requires you to use them. And hence, if you are planning of getting a a href="...
12th March 2010
Business Card Marketing Ideas to Generate Leads
By Merlina Palencia in Sales and Marketing
We are in an economic crunch right now and your car dealership may have been among the many small businesses affected by low profit margins. In this kind of situation, buying new cars (or even used one for that matter) may not be among the top priorities ...
11th March 2010
Video Marketing Suggestions - The Reason of Video Promoting Businesses
By bjmin in Business
Should you wish to know much more about video promoting suggestions, then this article will facilitate in giving you information and ideas regarding why movie marketing is used as a tool of reaching the people. It will also discuss the cause of movie prom...
10th March 2010
5 Negotiating Mistakes
By Joan in Self-Improvement
"You've been in business for a few years (or 20) and have earned a certain degree of respect from your customers and colleagues. While some people struggle, getting new business is as easy for you as breathing. Yet you sometimes find yourself beholden to ...
09th March 2010
Flash Animation Design- Bringing Life to the Cyberspace
By Arun Kumar in Web Design
Flash animation is certainly the in-thing today as it has enhanced the visual appeal of websites in the contemporary times. Once the website looks more attractive to the visitor, it automatically helps in baiting the prospective client and increasing the ...
05th March 2010
Expert in company appointment setting globally,appointment setting service,set appointments,best and
By appointmentsetting in Business
Appointment Setting: The Best Method for Lead Generation This article describes the advantage of appointment setting method over other methods of lead generation. Thinking about the usability of appointment setting activity that may transform your busin...
04th March 2010
Interior Design, Style and Color Use for the Standard Office Cubicles
By miteshparmar in Shopping
When we say Interior Design we only think of it in terms of home decorations. But that is not the case anymore as many interior designers have started taking interest in business for business. Designing for office space is much more challenging than it is...
03rd March 2010
Designing Professional Business Cards Made Easy
By Vickie Lexom in Sales and Marketing
In this competitive business environment it is important to pay attention to details when marketing yourself or a business. Often, tremendous creative energy and large portions of a promotional budget and is allotted to high priced advertising mediums, wh...
01st March 2010
Less Trips means Less Carbon
By Tam Sweetwater in Business
Increase Bottom LineHave you thought about maximizing your bottom line? This line of thought applies to both business owners and individuals alike. The reason I say individuals is because you could be a salesperson. As a salesperson you will want to step-...
Your Business Letterhead
What is a business letterhead, and why is it important to your present and future success? A business letterhead is stationary that has been printed with identifying information about you and your business, plus your business logo
, if you have one. Generally, a business letterhead lists your business name and mailing address, telephone numbers, including fax numbers, email address, and web site address. All of these can be listed, some as a page header, and some as a footer. The design and placement of this information is, of course, up to the person who owns the company or the person who is responsible for the marketing of a company.
All businesses should have an attractive letterhead, along with matching envelopes. Even if you think your own business would never have need of a letterhead, you never know when you may need to write a letter to a customer or supplier. There are times when an email just won’t do the job, and these are the times when a letter that has been typed or handwritten on an attractive business letterhead can get the job done with a touch of class.
Your business letterhead is your business image. A well-designed letterhead that is neat, yet eyecatching says good things about your business as well as your products. All of the information a potential or repeat customer should need is right in front of them when you make use of a letterhead. The fact that your business even has a letterhead will mightily impress some people, too. A letter written to a customer or supplier on plain paper says nothing about the quality of your products or services, whereas a letterhead can just ooze quality, depending on the type of paper used and the attention that is paid to the design detail.
Suppose you have never designed a business letterhead, and are a little unsure as to where you should start. This is when you call upon one of the letterhead printing services that can be found online. These printing services are business oriented, since they are a business themselves. They have ample experience in the best way to lay out a business letterhead and logo in order to help you make the best impression possible on the people and businesses you will be corresponding with by regular mail. Letterhead printing services also can supply you with envelope printing to match your business stationary.
Some people may tell you that you can print your own business letterhead stationary with your computer. Unless you are a graphic designer with a lot of time to spare, you will be much better off hiring a professional to do this work for you. Letterhead stationary that is homemade often looks homemade, and this is not the image that you want your business to have.
You must use a thicker paper stock in order to print a letterhead that looks and feels like something a business would use, and this paper is notorious for jamming up your printer, especially when you are printing a quantity of sheets.
Do a little research and select an online printer to handle all of your business printing needs. You will be very glad you did!
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, if you have one. Generally, a business letterhead lists your business name and mailing address, telephone numbers, including fax numbers, email address, and web site address. All of these can be listed, some as a page header, and some as a footer. The design and placement of this information is, of course, up to the person who owns the company or the person who is responsible for the marketing of a company.
All businesses should have an attractive letterhead, along with matching envelopes. Even if you think your own business would never have need of a letterhead, you never know when you may need to write a letter to a customer or supplier. There are times when an email just won’t do the job, and these are the times when a letter that has been typed or handwritten on an attractive business letterhead can get the job done with a touch of class.
Your business letterhead is your business image. A well-designed letterhead that is neat, yet eyecatching says good things about your business as well as your products. All of the information a potential or repeat customer should need is right in front of them when you make use of a letterhead. The fact that your business even has a letterhead will mightily impress some people, too. A letter written to a customer or supplier on plain paper says nothing about the quality of your products or services, whereas a letterhead can just ooze quality, depending on the type of paper used and the attention that is paid to the design detail.
Suppose you have never designed a business letterhead, and are a little unsure as to where you should start. This is when you call upon one of the letterhead printing services that can be found online. These printing services are business oriented, since they are a business themselves. They have ample experience in the best way to lay out a business letterhead and logo in order to help you make the best impression possible on the people and businesses you will be corresponding with by regular mail. Letterhead printing services also can supply you with envelope printing to match your business stationary.
Some people may tell you that you can print your own business letterhead stationary with your computer. Unless you are a graphic designer with a lot of time to spare, you will be much better off hiring a professional to do this work for you. Letterhead stationary that is homemade often looks homemade, and this is not the image that you want your business to have.
You must use a thicker paper stock in order to print a letterhead that looks and feels like something a business would use, and this paper is notorious for jamming up your printer, especially when you are printing a quantity of sheets.
Do a little research and select an online printer to handle all of your business printing needs. You will be very glad you did!
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Crafting RFPs for Systems Furniture
When doing the homework prior to furnishing new, renovated or expanded workplaces with systems furniture, office designers and facility managers find they are both blessed and cursed with vendor choices.
“Doing a ‘systems furniture’ search will yield a daunting number of returns,” says Mark Bassil, vice president and co-founder of MAiSPACE, a Mt. Olive NJ-based manufacturer of modular office furniture systems. “On the blessing side there is the cornucopia of choice, but on the curse side is choosing the right vendor from this abundance.”
Office furniture dealers may represent one or more manufacturers. While a dealer should work toward the best interest of a client, dealers are human and may tend to favor a certain manufacturer, letting that influence a recommendation, Bassil says. “That’s why systems furniture purchases should be made based on a sound knowledge of manufacturers.”
By reviewing manufacturers’ websites and studying literature, purchasers can educate themselves on the many details that go into constructing modular office furniture systems as well as the support services manufacturers and dealers provide the customer. “Coupling this knowledge with the objectives of the workplace project will help to define the project in detail,” Bassil says. “This information will guide the crafting of the RFP (request for proposals) to send to dealers and distributors.”
Having done their homework buyers are in a position to negotiate on virtually every aspect of the job. “An informed buyer is a buyer in the driver’s seat,” Bassil says.
Points to Consider for the RFP
Every project has a budget and meeting the budget bogey has high priority. “While RFPs will contain details on what is expected of the vendor, purchasers should know at the outset that high quality does not automatically mean high costs,” Bassil says. “For example, MAiSPACE was established in 1993 based on a new approach to designing, manufacturing and delivering modular office furniture systems. Because of this our prices are as much as 40% below those of some of the best-known names in the contract furniture industry. This,” he says, “represents the first cost of the system, and in our case is not conditioned on the number of units purchased.”
Armed with this knowledge, buyers can turn their attention to other buying criteria. “Many of these criteria will determine the lifetime cost of the installation,” Bassil says, offering the following checkpoints.
Construction
“Industry statistics prove that office floor plans and requirements change over time,” Bassil says. “Moves, adds and changes (MACs) call for modular products that do it easily without sacrificing structural soundness or having to buy new parts after modifications are made.”
Look for a 3 ½ inch wide frame constructed of 16-gauge cold-rolled steel to provide strength and rigidity, allowing it to remain distortion-free during installation and later MACs. Load-bearing panel frames should be capable of handling walls from 30 inches to 14 feet in height. Increasing or decreasing the height should be accomplished without removing existing panel frames or disturbing power, voice and data cabling.
Knockdown and ready-to-assemble (RTA) framing components equipped with self-leveling connections simplify moving elements into and throughout the building. This reduces assembly costs and the number of framing components required. Panel segments should be constructed from 24-gauge steel for exceptional durability and effective sound dampening.
Voice, Data and Power Cabling
Be clear on what you need in terms of bringing information to the workstation and supporting a collaborative work environment. Complex or poorly designed cabling systems provide an unwanted and unnecessary impediment to new installations and reconfigurations.
A point of comparison is the MAiSPACE patented zone distribution system, which includes plug-and-play connectors and the largest cable capacity in the industry. Cable runs are laid in behind lift-off panel segments, not bundled and fished through structural elements. This reduces office reconfiguration time from days to hours without disrupting the entire network, and can be accomplished by in-house personnel with a minimum of training.
Ergonomics
Workstations must be ergonomically correct for worker comfort. Furniture should allow users to create a comfortable personal environment through panel-hung components adjustable at 1- inch increments, flexible orientation for the workstation, height adjustable keyboard trays, ergonomically correct seating and curvilinear work surfaces with cascade edges.
Design Services
Vendors should provide a professional design team to produce the best and most cost-effective layout. MAiSPACE designers understand facility issues and use AutoCAD and GIZA specifying software to achieve furniture and floor plans that are virtually fault free. Related to this are accurate detailed specifications, product lists and installation drawings.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a necessity if companies are to attract and retain qualified personnel. Look for a broad range of colors, textures and finishes that add class and a pleasant ambiance to the entire office. Examples are panel segment options such as laminate, Coverseal, wood grain, painted metal, embossed and brushed stainless steel, airflow, glass and fabrics in several options, tackable/acoustical tiles, power/data tiles, marker board and paper management. Seating, tables, shelving and storage systems should complement the overall office design.
“Doing a ‘systems furniture’ search will yield a daunting number of returns,” says Mark Bassil, vice president and co-founder of MAiSPACE, a Mt. Olive NJ-based manufacturer of modular office furniture systems. “On the blessing side there is the cornucopia of choice, but on the curse side is choosing the right vendor from this abundance.”
Office furniture dealers may represent one or more manufacturers. While a dealer should work toward the best interest of a client, dealers are human and may tend to favor a certain manufacturer, letting that influence a recommendation, Bassil says. “That’s why systems furniture purchases should be made based on a sound knowledge of manufacturers.”
By reviewing manufacturers’ websites and studying literature, purchasers can educate themselves on the many details that go into constructing modular office furniture systems as well as the support services manufacturers and dealers provide the customer. “Coupling this knowledge with the objectives of the workplace project will help to define the project in detail,” Bassil says. “This information will guide the crafting of the RFP (request for proposals) to send to dealers and distributors.”
Having done their homework buyers are in a position to negotiate on virtually every aspect of the job. “An informed buyer is a buyer in the driver’s seat,” Bassil says.
Points to Consider for the RFP
Every project has a budget and meeting the budget bogey has high priority. “While RFPs will contain details on what is expected of the vendor, purchasers should know at the outset that high quality does not automatically mean high costs,” Bassil says. “For example, MAiSPACE was established in 1993 based on a new approach to designing, manufacturing and delivering modular office furniture systems. Because of this our prices are as much as 40% below those of some of the best-known names in the contract furniture industry. This,” he says, “represents the first cost of the system, and in our case is not conditioned on the number of units purchased.”
Armed with this knowledge, buyers can turn their attention to other buying criteria. “Many of these criteria will determine the lifetime cost of the installation,” Bassil says, offering the following checkpoints.
Construction
“Industry statistics prove that office floor plans and requirements change over time,” Bassil says. “Moves, adds and changes (MACs) call for modular products that do it easily without sacrificing structural soundness or having to buy new parts after modifications are made.”
Look for a 3 ½ inch wide frame constructed of 16-gauge cold-rolled steel to provide strength and rigidity, allowing it to remain distortion-free during installation and later MACs. Load-bearing panel frames should be capable of handling walls from 30 inches to 14 feet in height. Increasing or decreasing the height should be accomplished without removing existing panel frames or disturbing power, voice and data cabling.
Knockdown and ready-to-assemble (RTA) framing components equipped with self-leveling connections simplify moving elements into and throughout the building. This reduces assembly costs and the number of framing components required. Panel segments should be constructed from 24-gauge steel for exceptional durability and effective sound dampening.
Voice, Data and Power Cabling
Be clear on what you need in terms of bringing information to the workstation and supporting a collaborative work environment. Complex or poorly designed cabling systems provide an unwanted and unnecessary impediment to new installations and reconfigurations.
A point of comparison is the MAiSPACE patented zone distribution system, which includes plug-and-play connectors and the largest cable capacity in the industry. Cable runs are laid in behind lift-off panel segments, not bundled and fished through structural elements. This reduces office reconfiguration time from days to hours without disrupting the entire network, and can be accomplished by in-house personnel with a minimum of training.
Ergonomics
Workstations must be ergonomically correct for worker comfort. Furniture should allow users to create a comfortable personal environment through panel-hung components adjustable at 1- inch increments, flexible orientation for the workstation, height adjustable keyboard trays, ergonomically correct seating and curvilinear work surfaces with cascade edges.
Design Services
Vendors should provide a professional design team to produce the best and most cost-effective layout. MAiSPACE designers understand facility issues and use AutoCAD and GIZA specifying software to achieve furniture and floor plans that are virtually fault free. Related to this are accurate detailed specifications, product lists and installation drawings.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a necessity if companies are to attract and retain qualified personnel. Look for a broad range of colors, textures and finishes that add class and a pleasant ambiance to the entire office. Examples are panel segment options such as laminate, Coverseal, wood grain, painted metal, embossed and brushed stainless steel, airflow, glass and fabrics in several options, tackable/acoustical tiles, power/data tiles, marker board and paper management. Seating, tables, shelving and storage systems should complement the overall office design.
10 Tips For Writing an e-Learning RFP / RFQ
When evaluating many types of products and services, companies or organizations sometimes use an RFP (Request For Proposal) / RFQ (Request For Quotation) process. There are challenges associated with the RFP / RFQ process, such as the length of time it can take, its complexity, and more. Many companies steer clear of using RFP / RFQ processes precisely for the reasons mentioned above, and a whole host of other issues that are not the subjects of this article.
Just writing an e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ can be a pretty daunting job. The task of putting together a good e-Learning RFP / RFQ is exacerbated because Learning Management Systems software and e-Learning Solutions can possess many layers of complexity, especially when they are developed to integrate with and meet the needs of your organization's information technology backbone.
Communicating your company's needs is often difficult. The tips below are by no means exhaustive, as they are designed to give you some suggestions and information to help you with writing an e-Learning / Learning Management System software RFP / RFQ.
1. You and your company should perform a thorough internal and external needs assessment, research, and planning long before you sit down to write your e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ. A whitepaper I wrote a few years back, called 'e-Learning Best Practices' has a section on 'Scoping Out your e-Learning Needs', and other information, which will provide you some information and guidelines for this part of the process.
2. If at all possible, try to write it within the context of a team or at the very least, get a colleague, your supervisor, or you assistant to be another set of eyeballs on the document. RFP / RFQs can have a tendency to be long, complicated, and involved documents, so having someone else to review your work, can be very beneficial. It's even better when one or more of the principle stakeholders help with the writing of the e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ.
3. Provide a company background statement that is specific and gives potential vendor companies information that is useful. It's fine to pull your company background statement from your marketing material, but don't stop there. If your e-Learning initiative will serve several departments, it might be a good idea to provide some sort of an organizational framework in your RFP / RFQ with a little history to help fill in the pieces of the puzzle.
4. Supply a statement of work that is specific and gives potential vendor companies information they will need. Sometimes a company will cut and paste their training department's goals and objectives into the statement of work. While this is helpful information to a point, too much information of this type may throw a potential vendor off course, which may result in you receiving proposals that do not meet your needs.
The problem is that people can have the tendency to lump goals, objectives, and tactics in the same category, but ultimately, they are not the same. There is a difference between a set of tactics verses a set of objectives verses a set of goals. A group of tactics can be the mechanism by which an objective is achieved. Objectives can monetize, quantify, and delineate desired outcomes to achieve a stated goal or goals.
Its important to remember that an e-Learning solution / Learning Management System is a tool used to achieve and / or promote a various set tactics as part of an entire training strategy which ideally, should be in line with company or department goals. Since it is a tool that is executed and used as part of a tactic, be sure to provide enough detailed information that is specific to your desired uses of an e-Learning solution along with your department's goals and objectives.
5. Develop a set of user personas so potential vendor companies will be given framework as to how their system will be used by every person that will touch it at your organization. Provide a breakdown of technical skill required for each user persona, including the technical requirements of any other IT systems they would use and need to be integrated into the e-Learning Solution / Learning Management System technology.
For example, a Human Resources Manager may work with an HRIS (Human Resources Information System) that would need to integrated with the Learning Management System. Be sure to provide the platform type, version, underlying database technology, the file structure, and any other information that is useful to the potential vendor company.
6. Prioritize features and functionality into a hierarchy based on the concepts of absolutely must have (priority 1), would like to have (priority 2), nice to have but not necessary (priority 3), or something along these lines to demonstrate level of importance to the vendor companies that will submit proposals for your RFP / RFQ.
Be sure to explain the features and functionality you require in concise and complete sentences. Features and functionality displayed in lists of three or four word bullet points often falls short of really explaining what your requirements are and can cost you more time further down the road.
7. Ask for and include sections for 'RFP / RFQ boilerplate' type of information. Some are listed below:
Vendor Information-Your RFP / RFQ should contain a vendor information section that details all contact information, company size, public or private, the number of years in business, etc. You may also want to ask for financial information. *
*It's important to remember that company financials can be relevant information for your firm to have when evaluating a vendor; but they are not a consistent indicator of a company or product's longevity or market staying power, especially in technology industries. Venture funded or publicly traded firms are often bought and sold to pay off investors, eliminate competing technology platforms, and for other reasons.
The e-Learning / Learning Management Systems industry continues to experience lots of consolidation and many industry analysts predict this trend will continue. For example in the last twelve months, Saba bought Centra Software and Blackboard acquired Web CT.
General Product/Service Information-This section should include general information on the proposed system such as the release date, version, total number of users, the number of years in service, server platform, database technology, java clients, browser compatibility, any licensing, support, and maintenance agreements, and more. It's also good to ask how the potential vendor company differentiates itself from its competitors and to include a list of any URLs, user names, and passwords to the demonstration version of their product.
Reference Information-This section is an area for the potential vendor company to list three or more reference customers and a partial list of clients.
8. Provide a place for the prospective vendor company to detail their proposed solution. It should cover in detail the product; pricing; its implementation; IT platform requirements; licensing or hosting requirements; system configuration; testing; user loading; HRIS data loading; interfaces between software applications that need to be developed; acceptance testing; general functionality; priority 1, 2, and 3 features and functionality (as discussed in #6); user hierarchies; localization; course and curriculum administration; system administration; authoring tools; system and authoring tool training; project plan and timelines; maintenance; support; and more.
9. Create a question and answer section for the prospective vendor company. The question and answer section contain questions about the technology; system requirements; project implementation; time needed for implementation; testing acceptance period; or another types of questions that are specific and germane to e-Learning solutions / Learning Management Systems implementation initiative.
10. Clearly identify the number of copies, formats, submission dates, locations where the proposal should be sent, and next steps. Be sure to include a date as to when you will be choosing your shortlist for the next round of evaluation.
About the Author:
Dave Boggs is the founder and CEO of SyberWorks, Inc (www.syberworks.com). He has been involved with computer-based and web-based training for more than twelve years. Before founding SyberWorks, Dave was the VP of Sales and Business Development for Relational Courseware. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
The Boggs e-Learning Chronicle
Dave Boggs also writes the Boggs e-Learning Chronicle, which reports on trends, provides observations, and information about e-learning and web-based training.
Tags: length of time, colleague, backbone, best practices, principle, complexity, tendency, eyeballs, information technology, request for proposal, learning management systems, learning management system, needs assessment, learning solutions, whitepaper
Just writing an e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ can be a pretty daunting job. The task of putting together a good e-Learning RFP / RFQ is exacerbated because Learning Management Systems software and e-Learning Solutions can possess many layers of complexity, especially when they are developed to integrate with and meet the needs of your organization's information technology backbone.
Communicating your company's needs is often difficult. The tips below are by no means exhaustive, as they are designed to give you some suggestions and information to help you with writing an e-Learning / Learning Management System software RFP / RFQ.
1. You and your company should perform a thorough internal and external needs assessment, research, and planning long before you sit down to write your e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ. A whitepaper I wrote a few years back, called 'e-Learning Best Practices' has a section on 'Scoping Out your e-Learning Needs', and other information, which will provide you some information and guidelines for this part of the process.
2. If at all possible, try to write it within the context of a team or at the very least, get a colleague, your supervisor, or you assistant to be another set of eyeballs on the document. RFP / RFQs can have a tendency to be long, complicated, and involved documents, so having someone else to review your work, can be very beneficial. It's even better when one or more of the principle stakeholders help with the writing of the e-Learning / Learning Management Systems RFP / RFQ.
3. Provide a company background statement that is specific and gives potential vendor companies information that is useful. It's fine to pull your company background statement from your marketing material, but don't stop there. If your e-Learning initiative will serve several departments, it might be a good idea to provide some sort of an organizational framework in your RFP / RFQ with a little history to help fill in the pieces of the puzzle.
4. Supply a statement of work that is specific and gives potential vendor companies information they will need. Sometimes a company will cut and paste their training department's goals and objectives into the statement of work. While this is helpful information to a point, too much information of this type may throw a potential vendor off course, which may result in you receiving proposals that do not meet your needs.
The problem is that people can have the tendency to lump goals, objectives, and tactics in the same category, but ultimately, they are not the same. There is a difference between a set of tactics verses a set of objectives verses a set of goals. A group of tactics can be the mechanism by which an objective is achieved. Objectives can monetize, quantify, and delineate desired outcomes to achieve a stated goal or goals.
Its important to remember that an e-Learning solution / Learning Management System is a tool used to achieve and / or promote a various set tactics as part of an entire training strategy which ideally, should be in line with company or department goals. Since it is a tool that is executed and used as part of a tactic, be sure to provide enough detailed information that is specific to your desired uses of an e-Learning solution along with your department's goals and objectives.
5. Develop a set of user personas so potential vendor companies will be given framework as to how their system will be used by every person that will touch it at your organization. Provide a breakdown of technical skill required for each user persona, including the technical requirements of any other IT systems they would use and need to be integrated into the e-Learning Solution / Learning Management System technology.
For example, a Human Resources Manager may work with an HRIS (Human Resources Information System) that would need to integrated with the Learning Management System. Be sure to provide the platform type, version, underlying database technology, the file structure, and any other information that is useful to the potential vendor company.
6. Prioritize features and functionality into a hierarchy based on the concepts of absolutely must have (priority 1), would like to have (priority 2), nice to have but not necessary (priority 3), or something along these lines to demonstrate level of importance to the vendor companies that will submit proposals for your RFP / RFQ.
Be sure to explain the features and functionality you require in concise and complete sentences. Features and functionality displayed in lists of three or four word bullet points often falls short of really explaining what your requirements are and can cost you more time further down the road.
7. Ask for and include sections for 'RFP / RFQ boilerplate' type of information. Some are listed below:
Vendor Information-Your RFP / RFQ should contain a vendor information section that details all contact information, company size, public or private, the number of years in business, etc. You may also want to ask for financial information. *
*It's important to remember that company financials can be relevant information for your firm to have when evaluating a vendor; but they are not a consistent indicator of a company or product's longevity or market staying power, especially in technology industries. Venture funded or publicly traded firms are often bought and sold to pay off investors, eliminate competing technology platforms, and for other reasons.
The e-Learning / Learning Management Systems industry continues to experience lots of consolidation and many industry analysts predict this trend will continue. For example in the last twelve months, Saba bought Centra Software and Blackboard acquired Web CT.
General Product/Service Information-This section should include general information on the proposed system such as the release date, version, total number of users, the number of years in service, server platform, database technology, java clients, browser compatibility, any licensing, support, and maintenance agreements, and more. It's also good to ask how the potential vendor company differentiates itself from its competitors and to include a list of any URLs, user names, and passwords to the demonstration version of their product.
Reference Information-This section is an area for the potential vendor company to list three or more reference customers and a partial list of clients.
8. Provide a place for the prospective vendor company to detail their proposed solution. It should cover in detail the product; pricing; its implementation; IT platform requirements; licensing or hosting requirements; system configuration; testing; user loading; HRIS data loading; interfaces between software applications that need to be developed; acceptance testing; general functionality; priority 1, 2, and 3 features and functionality (as discussed in #6); user hierarchies; localization; course and curriculum administration; system administration; authoring tools; system and authoring tool training; project plan and timelines; maintenance; support; and more.
9. Create a question and answer section for the prospective vendor company. The question and answer section contain questions about the technology; system requirements; project implementation; time needed for implementation; testing acceptance period; or another types of questions that are specific and germane to e-Learning solutions / Learning Management Systems implementation initiative.
10. Clearly identify the number of copies, formats, submission dates, locations where the proposal should be sent, and next steps. Be sure to include a date as to when you will be choosing your shortlist for the next round of evaluation.
About the Author:
Dave Boggs is the founder and CEO of SyberWorks, Inc (www.syberworks.com). He has been involved with computer-based and web-based training for more than twelve years. Before founding SyberWorks, Dave was the VP of Sales and Business Development for Relational Courseware. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
The Boggs e-Learning Chronicle
Dave Boggs also writes the Boggs e-Learning Chronicle, which reports on trends, provides observations, and information about e-learning and web-based training.
Tags: length of time, colleague, backbone, best practices, principle, complexity, tendency, eyeballs, information technology, request for proposal, learning management systems, learning management system, needs assessment, learning solutions, whitepaper
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