5 No-fail Ways To Make Big Changes This New Year

 

5 No-fail Ways To Make Big Changes This New Year

 

1. WAKE UP TO IT.

Understand that change is happening for a reason. It's time for you to grow and evolve. Look to the change and ask what your purpose is? Let the answer guide you through the process. As Frank Herbert once said, something sleeps inside us without change and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

2. FACE IT.

Moving from a safe place and into the unknown can be daunting. But trust in yourself, and you will find a way to overcome any obstacle. Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared, said Eddie Rickenbacher. When you feel fear, the situation you face is essential to

3 Secrets To Increasing Traffic In The New Year

3 Secrets To Increasing Traffic In The New Year

 

 

Now that 2022 has arrived, many people's habits of resolving for the New Year. While many people focus on self-improvement, some opt for resolutions about their business. Usually, this involves increasing their revenue for their online business.

But did you know that it is pretty easy to increase your online revenue?

The trick is to drive more traffic to your Internet business(es). As you know by now, more traffic generally means more money.

No matter what type of site you have, your success hinges on getting as much traffic as possible. But like many online business owners, you have probably exhausted many sources for increasing traffic.

Recently I have found three incredible ways to drive more traffic to your site. The good news is that many web admins are not doing all these methods.

Setting Personal Objectives For The New Year

Setting Personal Objectives For The New Year

 

 

The end of one year and the start of another brings the opportunity and inspiration for many to consider their situation and plan for the year ahead. We all hope that we will end the New Year better off in our personal lives than we start it. By better off, we may mean financially, in terms of happiness and relationships, in our careers and lifestyles, in fact, in any aspect of our lives.

 

If we start the year with a positive intent on improving our lives somehow, then there is a good chance we can succeed in so doing. One of the ways we can help ourselves succeed is by setting personal objectives for the year ahead. It has long been a tradition to make New Year's resolutions. They are an example of objective setting, usually correcting a personal weakness, such as smoking or being overweight. However, New Year's resolutions are quite often just a bit of fun and not taken seriously. Planning for the entire year based on a set of objectives can be a much more beneficial way to improve yourself over a year.

New Year's resolutions, however, do hint at one way to set personal objectives for the year: they tend to be about addressing the weakness. If you have a personal liability at the beginning of the year and have strengthened it by the end

Write Keyword Articles and get more traffic

Write Keyword Articles and get more traffic

With the massive boost in the number of businesses marketing on the internet, gone are the days of just adding your site with an explanation of your product or service and sitting back and watching the traffic roll in.

Daily, we have to watch some of the new technology and methods closely to optimize our websites to ensure that we receive enough traffic to help our business. This requires either an expert to do it for you or keep up to date with a technology that is constantly being upgraded.

Today, we compete with thousands, perhaps millions of sites, all offering related products. We are becoming dependent on search engines like Google and Yahoo to promote our websites, but to achieve a share of the traffic, we must strategically place keywords or phrases on our web pages.

Alter The Way You Celebrate Christmas By Making Christmas Crafts

 

Alter The Way You Celebrate Christmas By Making Christmas Crafts

 

Don't feel that you are talented enough to perform fabulous Christmas crafts? Have you never tried to make a Christmas craft as a gift for someone who you love and admire? Just think how lovely it is to receive a homemade Christmas gift from someone you care about and love. You know you will cherish it always. Wouldn’t someone you love feels the same way if you gave them a Christmas Craft gift?

Now you can carry out your Christmas craft, even if you didn't order crafts kits, and experience a new way of celebrating Christmas. It is straightforward to purchase ready-made decorations and Christmas crafts, but it is far more festive and fun to make your own unique Christmas crafts. Making homemade Christmas cards and crafts is a great way to spend quality family time together. There are many fun ideas for homemade Christmas ornaments to give to relatives, teachers, or friends. They can be varied to make several different sparkling ornaments for your Christmas tree.

Christmas Craft For Holiday Family Gathering

 

Christmas Craft For Holiday Family Gathering

 

It is a long-held tradition in many countries to gather with the family during the days leading to Christmas to make Christmas crafts. As early as the 18th century, society women gathered with their friends to make Christmas crafts. They made, among other things, such items as small Christmas stars and paper packages, which could contain sugar almonds and other delicacies.

Family gatherings at the holidays combine celebrating the new and remembering the old. The families share their different holiday greetings, memories, and dreams for one another and themselves as they reflect and celebrate life. A delightful Christmas craft to make for your subsequent holiday greeting is holiday photo coasters. These easy-to-make Christmas crafts are a lovely way to decorate your holiday table, use for place card holders and share images from holidays gone by.

The first step to take when making this easy to make Christmas crafts is to gather photos of each family member, if possible, collect a picture of visits with Santa, Christmas morning, and kids under the Christmas tree. Using the old and new photos for Christmas decor is a great way to combine the magic of the holiday both for the young and the old. Children love to see childhood pictures

Who Stole The Spirit Of Christmas

 

Who Stole The Spirit Of Christmas

 

Once again, it is the time of year when it is impossible to forget that Christmas is just around the corner. We see advertising on our TVs, in the shops, on the radio, and we read about it in magazines and newspapers, but what is Christmas all about? How have things changed since the time that Christmas began?

Originally Christmas was all about Christians celebrating the birth of Jesus; now, it has become a time where the kids are looking forward to seeing what Santa has left for them in their Christmas stockings and under the Christmas tree.

Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) was a wealthy man who gave gifts to the poor struggling financially. However, he didn't want them to know where the skills had come from, so he gave in such a way so the folk would find his gifts but not know who gave them, hence the myth about Father Christmas.

However, for many people nowadays, Christmas has become a time where families worry about the cost of Christmas rather than looking forward to the occasion. The temptation to take out loans and credit cards can prove to be irresistible with the thought of looming Christmas costs and how they will afford it.

People like to celebrate Christmas; it is a time for families, parties, and celebrations; however, the costs are still a significant factor. The purchasing of decorations, food, drink, and spending on travel adds to the cost proving that Christmas is the most expensive time of year for families in the UK.

The Association of Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) said they expect the total UK spending in December to be a staggering 48.7bn, a rise of 11% on last year's spending in that one month!

Free debt advice agencies such as Payplan say that the amount of inquiries they usually experience in December is significantly less than other months throughout the year. However, February is when they receive the highest amount of questions due to debtors denying the actual cost of Christmas until they realize their finances have been crippled.

The figures reflect what happens in the credit industry in the months surrounding December. People take out loans or spend on credit cards to keep up with the costs of Christmas and then look for ways to deal with their finances in the New Year. A survey conducted by Payplan in 2003 showed that over 45% of people were still paying for presents bought in 2002.

It's just a bit of a depressing time for people trapped in debt!! Already people who use debt forums are talking about how they feel the pressure of Christmas and looking for ways to ease the stress and find ways to cope with Christmas costs without adding to their existing debt problems. Said one poster; the true spirit of Christmas has been hijacked by marketing and advertising people and whipped into a three months spending frenzy, said another.

Marketing and advertising make their job of easing the costs very difficult, but they are determined not to get into more financial difficulty because of the price tag on Christmas; I have been buying stocking fillers for the children in sales when I see them, and I have told all family my limit is five each as they are token gifts and its the thought that counts. All my family has more disposable income than I do. So with such a small budget, I have been doing a lot of shopping around.

Christmas needs to be a time to put smiles on people's faces, not to cause stress and difficulty trying to keep up with all the costs put before them to enjoy what should be a happy occasion. Christmas is about family, and I hope my family understands that it is better to have a token gift rather than get me in debt again.

 

 

 

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Express Your Love With Wonderful Christmas Gifts

Express Your Love With Wonderful Christmas Gifts

Christmas is almost upon us, and there is much excitement and warmth in the air as the season of sharing and gift-giving draws nearer despite the December chill. Christmas decorations and illumination brighten up your home and leave everyone feeling festive and happy.

During the Christmas season, the world is adorned with many Christmas imageries, such as that of Santa, decorated Christmas trees, pretty Christmas ornaments, slow-burning candles, family gatherings, and carol singing – all brighten up your mood and abode despite the snow and the cold outside.

But what adds to the festivities and joy of Christmas is simply the act of selfless giving and sharing that brings out every person's more compassionate, more loving side. This tradition of giving Christmas gifts embodies the true spirit of Christmas, that is, the heart of universal love and compassion for all.

3 Smart Reasons Why You Should Consider Paying For Your

3 Smart Reasons Why You Should Consider Paying For Your

3 Smart Reasons Why You Should Consider Paying For Your Traffic

 

There are numerous success stories you will hear about businesses making it suitable on the Internet. The troubling thing is, there are maybe tenfold or even hundredfold levels inconsistent with theirs. Many have unsuccessfully launched an Internet-based business venture, but only a handful shall succeed.

 

Is this because of luck? That is even more remote. It takes good business sense and a lot of help and team effort. Most importantly, it is the eagerness to succeed, persistence to learn, and willingness to put in a lot of hard work and some money.

However, before shelling out your hard-earned money on advertising, here are three (3) smart reasons you should consider paying for your traffic, including common-sense methods of showing you how to prepare your website.

 

1. The quickest method for getting customers to your website is to pay for your traffic.

 

Like Neo, traffic is ‘The One. Without traffic, all your efforts would go to waste. Every business needs customers; you wouldn’t have anyone to sell your products to without them. In the Internet world, traffic is the walk-in customer. The more traffic you possess, the more people you’d be able to sell your products to.

 

But similar to any business in every corner building or the mall, not everyone who goes in will buy. But for those who do come in to browse your merchandise, most of them will buy your products. It is a clear and known fact.

 

But, how do you get traffic significant enough to make a small portion of resulting buyers enough to make a fair profit? Many big companies generate tens of thousands a day traffic and a measly ten to fifteen percent buys. Still, that small percentage is enough to supply them with good business.

 

Many of these success stories get their traffic from paying others. Yes, that’s right; you have to spend money to make money. Advertising is the key. The more people who know that your site exists, the more people would, of course, go to your site; that’s common sense.

While there are numerous ways to get free advertising for your business, free advertising doesn’t generate the same high volume of traffic as paid traffic does. Paid advertisements include such advertising schemes as those offered by Google and Yahoo.

2. To take full advantage of the search engines, ensure that your site is optimized correctly to rank high before paying for your traffic.

 

Search engines are the fastest and easiest way for finding what you need on the Internet. Search engines are prevalent because they provide an essential service to many people. They are free and easy to use. Because of their popularity, search engines receive many visitors and click-throughs. With these benefits in mind, it is easy to see why many companies would pay to advertise with search engines.

 

Search engines provide information to the millions of users they receive each day. They provide relevant links to many sites that a user may be looking for. If your site’s link pops up as one of the top-ranked sites on the search results page, you stand a great chance that the user will click your link and go to your site. While search engine optimization is a cheaper and low-cost way to get your site a high rank, paying for advertisements will ensure that you will be in the top positions.

 

When you pay for your advertisements, it is like paying for guaranteed traffic to your site. This may not seem like a good idea at first, but the benefits of doing so far outweigh the cost in the long run. When you pay for your traffic, you are guaranteed a consistent traffic flow to your site. You will at no time go without making a sale on any given day.

 

3. Find and use tools that will aid you in researching relevant keywords for your chosen niche so that you don’t waste money on advertising.

 

Usually, you will be charged with the number of hits a link gets when your ad is clicked, known as pay per click. For some search engines, you will be charged with the number of times your ad shows up when a specific keyword or keyword phrase is searched. You must have good keyword content in your ad. Many tools on the Internet can aid you in using the right keywords at the right moment in time.

 

All the money you spend paying for your traffic will not be for anything. You will get an impressive boost in traffic, resulting in a significant increase in your sales figures.

 

 

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Write on your business card

Write on your business card

 

 Like most salespeople, I visit a considerable number of clients and prospects every month; some end up buying, some do not, but every one of them has my business card. I attend business breakfasts, seminars, and other networking events to search for new contacts and ultimately new business; each person I meet also gets a business card.

A few years ago, I realized that I not only hand out a massive number of cards, but I also receive a fair few myself. I decided to go back through some of the older ones to see if I could find some new prospects. As I started to sift through them, I realized that most cards are meaningless in isolation. Unless you work for one of the few companies whose name reflects what you do, you may as well be writing your telephone number on a piece of paper and forgetting to add your name.

ABC Company
 Mr. Bob Jones
 General Manager
 Telephone number
 Mobile number
 Fax number
 Email address
 Website

Without going online and looking at every website, I have no idea what the companies do!

Likewise, all those people I had been diligently handing my business card to had every conceivable method of contacting me, written there in black and white, but no idea what I do! It's my job as a salesperson to put my face about, make sure I am always contactable, and remember as much as I can about all my prospects (with perhaps, a little help from my CRM). My prospects are also everyone else's; they do not need to remember me, so they need a little help.

I realized the solution is simple. WRITE ON YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!!!

Here is the scenario: The prospect gets back to the office one day and is told they need a new widget supplier; it's his job to find one. He remembers speaking to a few suppliers at the seminar but can't remember exactly who, so he quickly flips through the cards collected, then, he comes across one, he can't remember the name or the face to match it, but, in excellent clear writing, it says Widgets, budget to high end Who gets invited in for a meeting?

I'm one of those people who guard my business cards at meetings. I wouldn't say I like meaningless cardboard connections (exchanging business cards without a purpose). I'm put off by someone who says, "Hello, my name is…. Here is my business card. Can I have yours?" I suspect that I will put be on someone's junk mail list. However, by first striking a chord, you've accomplished something essential in your networking mission — you've found a reason to extend the relationship beyond the event at which you met.

Not all prospects you meet will fit your ideal client (or center of influence) profile. This is especially true since I have a highly specialized niche. Focus your attention on those who meet your criteria. Jot down notes on the back of the card (the reason for the solid connection), and then you'll have a conversation point in which to build your relationship at the next meeting or in your correspondence. Follow up quickly after the meeting by sending the information you promised.

 

 

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Why Corporate Identity is a Very Powerful Communication Branding Tools

 

Why Corporate Identity is a Very Powerful Communication Branding Tools

Corporate identity is very much achieved by the company's brand building and marketing strategies. So how is a brand built? It is done through the help of branding tools like logo designs, business cards and brochures. Brochures and advertisements are the most potent communication branding tools as you get to distribute them to anyone around your locality. You can make brochures describing your company, its specialties, and services to the public, thus making them aware of your presence! Once more people get to know about your services and facilities, more people come to you to try them out, thus making your company a better success!

It should be made sure that all marketing communication material has the corporate logo, thus enhancing your credibility as a professional enterprise. The reason for the need for all marketing communication to have a corporate logo is that this is the thing that will be handed over to the public as an advertisement. You hand out business cards for potential clients to remember you and your company; there will be incidents wherein you have to send letters to different companies. If you send these letters through letterheads with your company logo, the recipient company will remember you better for future correspondence and dealings. Therefore, one can see that the brand has to be enhanced or built to enhance the corporate identity. We do this through marketing strategies,

The Great Importance of Doing Business with Ethics

The Great Importance of Doing Business with Ethics

 

 Money makes the world go round for most people, and business bears that money. Business people will perhaps do anything to achieve the ultimate goal of having a business, and that is to earn income. Net profit or income financially means a surplus of sales or revenues after deducting costs and expenses. Whether you are engaged in profession, occupation, work, or trade, you are in business and speak income. You suffer taxes when you earn an income, the worst nightmare for every income earner. Income tax is your punishment for doing well in business. This sounds ridiculous, but this is the reality, you pay when you earn. Because tax is legislative, noncompliance to this would result in crimes. This thing called income tax had already made billions of liars worldwide. Some governments impose taxes which are already too much to burden the flow of business. Others make tax laws that are already beyond the ability of taxpayers. However, these facts must not result in an enormous number of dishonest people in the world.

Ethics in business rarely exists nowadays. Perhaps it is because, for most people, profit will come without the need for business ethics. This, I'm afraid, I have to disagree with. The word ethics is derived from the Greek word ethnos, which means ""character,"" and from the Latin word mores, which means

3 Myths That Ruin Meetings

3 Myths That Ruin Meetings

 

These myths have cost companies billions of dollars in wasted payroll money.

Myth #1) Structure spoils spontaneity.

I once attended a two-day-long disaster that efficiently cost over $40,000. Thirty people spent the first hour seeking an issue to discuss, then spent the next 15 hours arguing over insolvable problems. When I asked the manager, who called the meeting, “Where’s the agenda?” the reply was, “I didn’t want to spoil the spontaneity by imposing a structure.”

Reality: If spontaneity were a universally sound business practice, we would build buildings without blueprints. Of course, no intelligent business leader works without a plan.

The Fix: Set a goal and then prepare a plan. Ideally, this plan should be so clear, complete, and specific that someone else could use it to lead the

3 Easy Ways To Crank Up The Sales Volume

 

3 Easy Ways To Crank Up The Sales Volume

 1. Supersize It!
 Okay, okay… the actual marketing term here upsell it, but the word association takes me to a big Company. You've been there… you pull up to the window, place your order, and they always say… "Would you like to supersize that?"

What bugs me is that I instinctively say, "Yes!" After all, I'm getting nearly twice the amount of fries and beverages for a few cents more. We won't discuss the fact that a person with normal size kidneys couldn't possibly drink the supersized drink before it goes flat… and that if I were to eat all of the supersized fries, I'd be a perfect advertisement for an acne medicine company… but hey, I got a good deal!

When your customers have their wallets out and are reaching for their money, they are ripe for shelling out just a few more bucks to sweeten the

Your Preferences – As Unique As Your Fingerprints

 

Your Preferences – As Unique As Your Fingerprints

Would life be different if you believed that everything you love and enjoy is just right for you?

What would happen if you knew yourself so well you could say with confidence, “No, thank you, I prefer….”

How would you look at others if you understood that their choices are perfect for them?

The Law of Attraction teaches us to recognize our personal preferences by noticing how things feel and asking ourselves, “Which feels better? This or that?” When we take the time to see our feelings, we learn about ourselves to lead to great personal freedom and happiness.

Before I learned about the Law of Attraction and how I attract people, situations, and opportunities in complete accord with my vibration (vibes), I tried to live by a set of standards or principles. I remember when I asked my pastor if he

Women’s Career Tips: How to Land a Great Magazine Job

Women’s Career Tips: How to Land a Great Magazine Job

 

New media jobs are opening every day for women of all ages and backgrounds, such as media sales jobs, relations jobs, and many others. Magazine jobs are prevalent among women. Career women often enjoy the thrill of working on a busy magazine editing staff, photography staff, or working as a writer.

Magazine employment offers many advantages for women. Magazines often provide excellent career pay and benefits for a good, upscale office environment. Also, many magazines (especially online publications) allow women workers to telecommute to work flexible hours and stay home with their children.

Choose a Magazine Career
There are many magazine jobs for women requiring various skills such as typing, editing, photography, graphic design, newsletter layout, writing, management, advertising, printing, and computer skills. One large magazine might employ hundreds of people on staff or as freelancers. Women can select a magazine career based on their unique talents and what type of work they enjoy. They should consider what’s required for the job and have had proper training in

Ways You Can Manifest Money Quickly and Easily

 

Ways You Can Manifest Money Quickly and Easily

The words quick and easy don't seem believable when manifesting money. Most everyone has the mindset that if you want money, it has to come with hard work.

 It may just be true that complex works are necessary; however, it all depends on what sort of hard work you need to engage in to manifest money quickly and easily.

The whole concept of manifesting requires a deep understanding of your relation to your physical reality and yourself and your alignment with what you want. You know when you are aligned with something by the way you feel when you focus on it. If you feel joyful, then you have opened yourself up to the flow of the

7 Spells To Unstoppable Magnetic Attraction

 

7 Spells To Unstoppable Magnetic Attraction

Beauty holds a golden mirror to the shimmering inner essence. It reflects accurate self-perception as well as the extent of one's discipline.

Attractiveness indicates sensitivity to those around us. Just as we shine our shoes, wash our cars or trim our lawns to provide eye candy to passers-by, we keep our bodies in the pink of health to offer delightful icons worthy of emulation.

I believe that beauty is not trivial; it is core to civilized society. Imagine everyone abandoning restraint and shuffling around in tattered clothes, drooping bellies, messy hair, blackened fingernails, and breath so foul only a mother could love? No one would be happy- except the mouthwash manufacturers. Those who shun beauty as superficial are probably too lazy to reach for a bar of

What In The Heck Can A Personal Coach Do?

 

What In The Heck Can A Personal Coach Do?

I just wanted to spread the word about Life Coaching and what it can do to help just about anyone. Not every coach is suited for every client, but the right coach/client combination is a powerful tool.

I hear different variations of the following questions and statements a lot: "What can a coach do for me?", "I can't afford to pay a coach!", "What does SHE know that I don't know?", "I don't need a stinkin' Coach!" Ok, well, I tossed the word "stinkin'" in there (smile), but I do know there are many people who could benefit from the power of coaching but feel they don't need it.

Well, hopefully, the following can open some eyes to the magic of this beautiful tool!

Coaching is an effective process used to support individuals in creating something new for themselves. I work alongside my clients, coaching them by

Work at Home Common Mistakes

 

Work at Home Common Mistakes

Many people are having great success working from the comfort of their home while others fail miserably. Why is that? I am going to attempt to help everyone understand the reason for this. It has a lot to do with individuals, ego, patience, objectives, and due diligence.

 

What I have seen that appears to be expected in successful people is that they do their research and ensure that they get into a work at home program that meets their goals, skills sets, and comfort level. They also seem to set their ego aside and utilize step-by-step guidance while exercising patience. They realize that they will more than likely make dollars before they make hundreds of dollars and are willing to put in the effort required to reach their goal. Often, they will join 2 – 3 programs, but when they get their goal, they may be down to 1 program.

Work From Home? How Do You Decide?

 

Work From Home? How Do You Decide?

With the advent of information technology and the Internet, work-from-home schemes have been a continuous trend for so many years now, and it seems to be getting better each day.

 

So, here you are trying to get out of the traffic because you are bound to be late for work again. And when you get down to start your work, you will realize that it is time again to pack your things up and start heading for home, which is another traffic you have to get through again.

 

Looks like a pretty bland routine? Think again.

 

No wonder more people are enticed to try working from home. They do not save more money from commuting and driving, but they can work better because they are not too tired to get things done.

Working Freelance: Not For Everyone!

 

Working Freelance: Not For Everyone!

I recently responded to a young woman's thread on another site regarding what it takes to enter the world of freelance writing. The questions she asked were probing, which is good and something that everyone should do if exploring whether to jump into this dynamic field.

Without going through all the five questions again, these were some of my responses to her:

 

• When asked about hours worked per week, I told her I average between 55-70 hours.
• When asked the type of work I am doing now, I responded that I was updating someone's website. Nope, I have other jobs besides writing and have to pay the bills.
• When asked what I like best about freelancing, I mentioned not having a boss to answer to and choosing the projects that appeal to me.

Start earning and get paid

 

Start earning and get paid

Everybody would love to make lots of money quickly, working from home and only doing a few hours of work per week. I’ve spent the past two years trying to find a great way of doing this. Only throughout the past few months have I found any “get rich quick” programs worth buying. I’ve been trying to make money online for a long time. I had a few small websites, but they never made much more than a few hundred per month. It was easy money and didn’t require much work on my part, but I knew there were people out there doing better than I was, and I knew I could do as well as them.

Now, I’ve seen many “get rich quick” programs. Most of these people claim to earn $2000/day with Google or something similarly insane. Almost all of these people are complete liars. Even if they were making $2000/day with Google AdSense, it’d be because they had high-traffic websites with a lot of quality content. I’d know because in one whole month,

Achieve Your Goals For Success Step By Step

 

Achieve Your Goals For Success Step By Step

You have a dream! Now, how do you make it happen?

First, imagine that it is accurate. See every detail so clearly that you can reach out and touch it. You can feel the emotions of being there. For example, if you want a particular car, what kind is it? What color is it? Imagine sitting in it like you will when it is brand new. How does it feel? How does it smell? Go for a drive in your car. If it’s a convertible, drive with the top down! Experience the wind blowing in your face and through your hair. Hear the sounds around you. If you can take a real test drive in one, do that! Get a picture and post it where you will see it each day. Do this visualization several times a day until it becomes part of you. This action is essential because your subconscious will help you reach your goals to achieve your dream.

 

Next, break the big dream down into specific, measurable goals to get you there. If you pursue something that costs a certain amount of money, like a car, you will set a date on when you want to have this money.

5 Great Ways To Start A Super Conversation

5 Great Ways To Start A Super Conversation

 

Starting a conversation is not always easy. Especially when you don't feel comfortable with the people you are conversing with.

 

There could be an eerie feeling of awkwardness at the start of the interaction unless you know the five secrets…

 

Here are five secrets to starting a great conversation with a group of people:

 

1. Get everyone involved.

When starting a conversation, introducing people to each other could be necessary if you don't know each other or some present don't.

 

Then, connect one of your groups to the topic you are talking about by inviting him to contribute. Or you might relate one person to another with their commonalities to encourage dialogue.

Putting Patterns on Porcelain

 

Putting Patterns on Porcelain

Today there are many options for putting colorful patterns onto porcelain china. Some, like decoupage, waterslide decals, and air-dry paints like Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel, are within reach of any home crafter.

 

Others, like dye sublimation printing, transfer printing, and hand-glazing high-fired pottery, require substantial investment in equipment and are best suited to well-capitalized businesses and artists cooperatives.

 

The two traditional ways of putting patterns onto porcelain, hand-painting, and transfer printing, still exist today. In addition, there is a high-tech version of waterslide decals used commercially, which consists of screen-printing decals with glazes and applying the decals to the porcelain. In each case, the pottery is high-fired before decorating to at least cone 6. [Cone is a measure of heat absorption resulting from heat applied over time. Cone 6 translates to between 2165 and 2269 degrees F (depending on how fast the kiln heats or ramps up).] Such high-firing produces the hard almost-translucent

Turn Your Business Cards Into Hardworking Little Salesmen!

Turn Your Business Cards Into Hardworking Little Salesmen!

 

Turn Your Business Cards Into Hardworking Little Salesmen! To market and Sell Your Crafts or Services for Greater Profits.

 

Marketing and promoting your crafts can be just as fun as making them, and it doesn't make any difference how unique and special your handmade treasures are if no one knows you are in business. What is so fun about marketing and promoting your crafts, home-small biz, is that you use the same creativity that you bring to your command when you make your crafts.

 

Most of us home and small biz crafters do not have a blank check, to whatever amount we like advertising budget, so we need to come up with cost-saving ideas. There are many advertising and promotion companies out there competing for your advertising dollars, and some are better than others, and most of them are expensive.

 

Ads that tie up your advertising dollars and may not be in print for a few months or more, or expensive coupon advertising, can deplete your advertising budget with one advertising campaign and not return all that many new leads or customers. If a costly advertising campaign doesn't deliver, you don't get your money back. Following, I have included some:

 

• Quick! Low-Cost Ways to Turn Your Business Cards into Hardworking Little Salesmen!
• Many people in business don't use these to their most significant potential, even though most biz people do have them printed up. Business cards are your hardworking little salesmen, and they are your mini billboards. They work for you 24 hrs a day, without pay!…

 

1. Hand them out! Always have some on hand when you go out, and hand them out! This sounds obvious, and it is, but business cards are often left at home, and they cant be promoting your biz, left at home or in the car.

 

2. Use your biz cards as note cards…If someone needs your home address, and your biz is home biz, hand them your biz card. Or write your home address on the back of your biz card. The same goes for your telephone no, and this gives another person a reason to have your biz card.

 

3. Do a Business Card Exchange! Do a local mailing to businesses that are complementary to your business. For example, if you make candles, send a letter introducing your biz, to local beauty shops with5 or six biz cards included and offer a biz card exchange. You will hand out biz cards for them if they hand out yours.

 

4. Make Your Cards Do Double Duty As Price Tags… Make your biz card into a hanger that you attach to your handmade items or other products, with the price on the back of the card. Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the corner of your biz card, run a piece of string or small satin ribbon through the hole, and attach it to your product.