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BANANAS AND WEBSITES: Keeping website visitors focused

Is your website getting the results you desire? Is it increasing your business or merely draining your bank account? Can your customers go to your home page and know exactly what you want them to do? Or are they confused with a myriad of options and animations? **The Big Red Fez** A couple years ago, New York Times bestselling author, Seth Godin, wrote a slim volume on website design called The. . .

GETTING R.E.A.L. ABOUT ASKING FOR MONEY

Asking people for money is one of the most exciting things in the world. Most of us aren’t fortunate enough to earn a living working on something we love. What we do as fundraisers is help show people ways they can take their hard earned money and invest it into something they value. I like to think of the fundraiser as holding an electrical cord (the donor’s interests) and facing a wall of out. . .

Personal Injury Lawyer - Do We Need Them?

Sometimes we know what we're dong, however getting that little bit extra help can make a substantial difference in the long run. Following an accident you'll hear a person say that they don't need to see a personal injury lawyer, TOO expensive! In this article we will set out for you some reasons why NOT seeking, at minimum, a consultation with an accident lawyer could end up costing you a lot . . .

Personal Injury Solicitor - 5 Things To Consider Before Choosing

Mistakes can be made and should be learnt from. So here are 5 pointers to make no mistake for choosing a solicitor. Making sure you have the right personal injury solicitor to represent you in your accident compensation claim is vital. However, with so many people claiming to be accident compensation solicitors, how can you possibly know which accident claim solicitor is going to be the best on. . .

A Whiplash Injury Claim Is NO BIG DEAL... Or Is It?

Are you aware of how important your compensation for a whiplash injury can be? Too often, a whiplash injury claim is overlooked or is under-compensated. It is often considered minor, but is it really? After all, you've suffered an accident, been injured even if the injury is 'just' whiplash. Do you realize what a whiplash injury is? A whiplash typically causes injury to your neck. Do you thin. . .

A Quality Accident Solicitor Is On Your Side

Distinguishing a solicitor from the good, bad and maybe the ugly is a difficult task itself. But once you learn these strategies you'll know how to select only the quality solicitors. When you have an accident, where do you turn for help? Who plays the most important role in helping you recover from your accident? Most people would answer 'hospital' or 'doctor'. Few think about the important ro. . .

Personal Injury Claim - Win Without A Doubt!

Everyone likes winning! If you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning! Now winning at personal injury is a different ball game altogether. Do you want to claim compensation in direct result of an accident or injury? Okay, that's fine go ahead, you deserve it! Life Before A Personal Injury Claim I bet it was awesome… You were having the time of your life. Winning at everything, football, c. . .

Take Action with PMS - Productivity Management System™

“Success is about deciding what’s important versus what’s irrelevant in your life; it’s about self-motivation, self-discovery, self-confidence and enjoying the rewards of achieving your goals.” Heidi Richards This is part three in the PMS - Productivity Management System™. This is your to-do list of processes and steps you must take in order to fully realize your goals. Once you have crys. . .

Using PMS – The Productivity Management System™ to Discover What You Want in Business a...

“When I dream big, I see the possible, I discover potential, and realize that almost anything is within my reach. – Heidi Richards "The purpose of setting goals is to help us to focus our attention. The mind will not reach toward achievement until it has clear objectives. The magic begins when we set goals. It is then that the switch is turned on, the current begins to flow, and the power . . .

How To Avoid Injury Compensation Claim Dilemmas

Amazing isn't it when a salesperson gets you to sign some documents and briefly explains what it entails. Only to discover at the end of an injury compensation claim that it wasn't mentioned. And only to be told then 'well, it's all in black and white and you signed the papers'... You then become frustrated with salespeople asking, or begging for a compensation claim? You don't know them and th. . .

Undiscovered Tactics Of An Injury Claim

Don't you just hate it when your phones constantly ringing with telesales staff asking if you have an injury claim? Teams of 2 to 3 people roaming the streets, smartly dressed and groomed, with black leather folders limping in their arm... these college leavers will knock on your door! What is it they're selling? Is it insurance, electricity, gas, telecommunication services? Or is another compa. . .

Accident at Work Claim - The Essentials

If you have a workplace accident, do you want to stay quite or do you want to take some action. Regardless of your decision, being the good guy won't help you and being the bad guy could help your employer. An accident at work claim has probably crossed your mind, and rightfully so; every year, thousands of hard working individuals are left injured or disabled due to unsafe workplace conditions. . .

An Accident Compensation Claim Can Be Settled In 2 Months

Personal injury claims can be settled within 2 months, if you know how. If you make an effort with the accident solicitor, then you never know, you might also have a record breaking settlement. Over the years, people have started wondering, if anything said by a salesperson is true. Settling an accident compensation claim within 'x' amount of days, weeks, months or years. But as time goes by, y. . .

Here Comes the Sun (Signs) - Romance, Astrology and You - Part 4

Water Signs Water signs are reflective, responsive and whose nature is toward abundance, sometimes excess.    Their hallmark is their emotional, expressive nature.   Cancer – Caring - (June 22 – July 22) Cancer is ruled by the Moon and its symbol is the crab. It is a Water sign, and as such is connected to the world of emotion and the instincts. People react in a positive way to your sensitiv. . .

Here Comes the Sun (Signs) - Romance, Astrology and You - Part 3

Air Signs Air signs have a great deal to do with relationships and intellect and are gatherer knowledge using their intuition and the head. They are known for getting what they desire and achieving their goals. Their hallmark is making a difference in the world, whether it be in their own circle of influence or something much larger. Gemini - (May 22 – June 21) Gemini is ruled by the plan. . .

Here Comes the Sun (Signs) - Romance, Astrology and You - Part 2

Earth Signs In Part ! this article we talked how astrology can determine how you act and react in romantic situations. We also covered the fire signs. Earth signs are physical and have to do with primarily material affairs. They are natural and their feet tend to be firmly planted on the ground, "earthy" types. The central theme for the earth signs is ‘practicality’. TAURUS - (April 21 – M. . .

Here Comes the Sun (Signs) - Romance, Astrology and You - Part 1

Your sun sign can tell a lot about you as a lover. It can help you explore how you approach your romantic love interests. Is it easy for you to get close to someone or do you take your time in developing meaningful relationships? What does your partner bring to your relationship that either helps it blossom or keeps it from going anywhere? Are you finding love elusive or does it come easy? H. . .

Feng Shui and Romance - Using the Ancient Art to Enhance Your Romantic Space

Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) is the ancient Asian practice of object arrangement and space planning designed to bring balance, harmony and well-being to your environment. Its purpose is to enhance prosperity, creative, health and romance. Feng Shui fortifies a home with positive energy known as chi. The attainment of positive chi is both an art and a blessing to those who manifest that . . .

Your Intuition and Romance - Using all Six Senses to Be More Romantic

“Knowing what your partner wants and needs is your sixth sense or intuition at work.” - Heidi Richards Call it intuition. Call it ESP. We all have it and can use it to create a lasting romantic relationship. When our sixth sense is in full gear, it’s like one of those timeless moments between two people when nothing else in the world matters and no one else exists. I’m not talking sex, her. . .

Getting a Flood of Referrals from One Event

The second most important thing next to staging a world-class event is the front and back-end promotion. By that I mean, cultivating referrals from your clients/vendors/attendees. Promoting your services for other events to this base of referral business requires careful, strategic, ongoing planning. You could turn one event into many with the right marketing mix. It’s the personal attention,. . .

Evaluating Your Event

Evaluate Immediately! It is important to do your evaluation/assessment of the event while the details are fresh in your mind. Include anyone in the evaluation process that had a stake in the event. Stakeholders would include vendors, hired staff, volunteers and employers. You could host a debriefing session or a wrap up meeting to accomplish this task. Make this a pleasant experience.. . .

Cultivating Future Business - Your Champions & Fans

Your Champions are clients, customers, vendors and anyone familiar with your service that are simply ecstatic about what you do. They are the ones who tell everyone to use your service. In fact, they will call potential customers on your behalf to tell them about you. Ask your Champions for the names of their contacts that have events or occasions coming up. Send those contacts a note. . .

Using PMS/GPS – The Productivity Management System™ for Goal Planning and Setting

When I am willing to take a chance on me, do whatever it takes, thank those who have helped me along the way, and remember to pat myself on the back once the goal has been reached, I am fulfilled” – Heidi Richards In 1979, Harvard Business School did a study of its MBA graduates. They interviewed the graduates and asked them if they had clear written goals with plans for their career when the. . .

Planning Special Events - Part Two - The Master Plan

"The master plan is the plan you create to ensure you have covered your bases when planning your event. Doing so will increase your chances of having a wildly successful outcome, leading to more referrals, happy clients and more sales." Heidi Richards 1. Create your checklist. A checklist provides an organized roadmap to executing your event. What resources will you need, donations. . .

Planning Special Events - Part One

If you are in the Event Planning Business the strategies needed to make an event memorable and profitable are extremely important. They require a certain amount of planning and a whole lot of commitment to achieve the ultimate goal: Having a Great Event with just the right number of attendees! An event, which leads to even more success, referrals, more business, and most likely more people co. . .

The Romance Calendar - Romance isn’t just for Holidays and Special Occasions

(Excerpted from the Book - Romance on a Budget) By Heidi Richards "Ooh I need romance babe , I hope you know it's true Hope you need romance babe, Just like I do too…" Okay, it’s not exactly the same lyrics to the Beatles song, Eight Days a Week, but it’s true (for most of us, that is). And just like the lyrics to the song “Eight days a Week, Is not enough to show I care…” Romance is not r. . .

Designing Your Nonprofit Organizations' E-zine

E-ZINES - The alternative of choice for many organizations are a great way to market yours. All you need is an e-mail account and permission from your stakeholders to send the e-zine. In fact, I have found e-zines to be so powerful that I write and produce five a month. They are: Self-Marketing News - a marketing newsletter for small to mid sized businesses PetalsNCents - a marketing newslett. . .

Identifying and Recruiting Future Volunteer Leaders

"We sometimes feel that what we do is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." - Mother Theresa Identifying and Recruiting Future Volunteer Leaders: Did you know that for the most part, the higher the education level of people the more likely they are to volunteer - and the more hours they will give the organization? Now is the time to look at you. . .

Fundraising Run Smoothly

Want your next fundraiser to run more smoothly? Here are ten tips to help you create a successful marketing plan. Put your project plan in writing - Run your fundraiser like a business. A written project plan that spells out all roles and responsibilities is your blueprint for success. Create a timeline - Make sure that your start date and end date are both firm. Make sure your project does. . .

Volunteers - Tips to Motivate Them

Volunteers - Tips to Motivating Them (Part I) Recruiting volunteers is only half the challenge. You must properly train them so they will work out to be true assets. As we help volunteers recognize the rewards of their service, we must also acknowledge that there may be a downside. Volunteering takes time away from the family or personal pursuits. Good leaders" tell it like it is," being caref. . .

"E-Power" The E-zine Advantage

"Regular communication with your customers is essential to your success." - Heidi Richards - E-zines - The alternative of choice for many companies is a great way to market your company. All you need is an e-mail account and permission from your customers/clients to send the e-zine. In fact, I have found e-zines to be so powerful that I write and produce 4 a month. And I am working on a 5th on. . .

Getting Started in ECommerce - Part One

In 2004, Enquiro.com conducted a study of the search behaviors of men vs. women. They found that women spend more time in their searches and at specific sites. The study also revealed that women tend to be more deliberate in reading search results, linger longer at sites and have a greater satisfaction in the overall shopping experience. Another study conducted by iProspect.com revealed tha. . .

Getting Started in ECommerce – Part Two

In Part One we talked a little bit about what Ecommerce is, getting a domain name and setting up a merchant account. Ecommerce is more than that, much more. To have a really good online presence that gets people to stop and shop you need a strategy for success. Your strategy must include your USP or Unique Selling Position in the marketplace. What makes you stand out from all the other onl. . .

Home Sweet Home Page

“Your home page is the world’s introduction to you and your company. Make it COUNT!” – Heidi Richards Think of your home page as the cover of your brochure. It features exciting information about your company, but like a brochure it must be opened to reveal the rest of the message. It is connected to other pages in a way that allows other visitors to your site to move from one page to anot. . .

Open Doors by Building Relationships

"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get others interested in you." - Dale Carnegie - "The same could be said for increasing your professional network." - Heidi Richards Building your Network is an ongoing process. Increasing your “Circle of Influence” must be constant in order to achieve and maintain success. Th. . .

It Takes Two - How to Cultivate Profitable Alliances

“Cross promoting with other businesses can give you a significant advantage over the competition, with many benefits and cost savings.” -Heidi Richards- More and more competition in the marketplace is making it necessary for companies to find creative ways to connect with customers and prospects, to enhance brand identity and attract top-notch employees. In order to enhance competitiveness in t. . .

Increase Your Response with Multi-Step Marketing

"There is only one way to judge the effectiveness of a marketing piece, and that is by the number of responses you get.” - Heidi Richards - Multi-step marketing is a simple yet extremely powerful strategy when you use it to its full potential. Multi-step marketing is selling people who have contacted you and asked for information about your product or service; a great way to build your own ma. . .

Developing Your Mission

"The best Leader is one who knows how to pick good people to do what he or she wants done and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Heidi Richards - Mission statements describe the purpose of an organization or a sub-group of it. It is a general description of what it is that the team is there to do. It grows out of the Vision. It describes the organizatio. . .

How to Achieve ECommerce Success – You GOTTA Plan!

Before becoming a netpreneaur, I was an entrepreneur. First, I owned a successful child care center which grew to capacity in less than two years. When I sold that, I bought a little flower shop that had less than 300 customers and grew it to what it is today, one of the most successful, award winning companies in South Florida with more than 7,000 customers who purchase from us on a regular bu. . .

"Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind"

What's black and white and read all over? A newsletter of course! And while there are perhaps hundreds of ways to market your business and increase your bottom line, one of the singlemost effective tools in marketing is your own business-building newsletter. The Power of Newsletters: Newsletters show the customer you care - even when you can't be there. Newsletters answer basic wants and ne. . .

Army recovers terrorists’ bodies from avalanche-hit areas in South Kashmir

Source: www.himalayanaffairs.org JAMMU, FEB 26 As the death toll in the avalanche-hit Jammu and Kashmir is increasing day by day, the security forces have recovered the bodies of few terrorists who had taken shelter in the foothills of Pir Panjal mountain ranges to escape the clutches of security forces. Little did these terrorists know that they wouldn’t be able to escape Nature’s fury even if. . .

How To Make A Successful Car Accident Claim

If making a claim for compensation has diluted your thoughts over the years thanks to large corporate companies gone bankrupt. You can now broaden your horizons as that's history and personal injury compensation has entered a new era. A car accident is never the same, similar but never the same. So logically a car accident claim can never be the same. Accidents do on the other hand occur in the. . .

The Fine Art of Relationship Marketing

“Quality and service are important, if you want to make a sale. If you want to keep a customer for life, keep your promises.” – Heidi Richards The buzzword these days is “relationship” marketing. Just what is it? And why is it important? Relationship marketing is so much more than “networking. It’s gathering support of your friends, peers, and business contacts. It’s developing strong, lasting,. . .

Bringing the World to Your Door

“The key to your success on the web is the ability to get surfers to stop at your site, look around and ultimately to buy something.” – Heidi Richards According to Internet.com, by the year 2008 nearly 30% of offline purchases will be influenced by online research. If your site is a well-implemented ecommerce site, the web can significantly lower both order-taking costs and customer support cos. . .

A FRESH LOOK AT ALUMNI RELATIONS: Turn Your Effort Upside-down & Revolutionize your Fun...

Have you ever thought of your alumni relations activities as the preeminent part of your school’s advancement effort? Or do your colleague have an “I-suppose-it’s-important-but-I’m-not-really-sure-what-they-do” mentality about your staff? Far too often, alumni relations is seen as a second-class citizen in development, sort of a simple minded cousin that the family lets hang around. Part of the. . .

THE 15’S (OR PERSONAL FITNESS FOR THE REST OF US)

We’ve read it all before. Exercise is good for us. 20 minutes of aerobic exercise, three times a week will increase our energy levels and change our life. If we want to have a long and enjoyable life, we need to be intentional about our physical fitness. If we want to lose weight, we need to take in fewer calories and burn off more. Health clubs probably make a mint off of all of us that have . . .

Writing for Dollars - How to Get Started

“When you provide good information from which readers can learn and profit, people are more likely to buy your products and services.” - Heidi Richards - So just how do you get started? The first step, of course is to write the article. The second step is to find the right medium. I have a small business in the floral industry. So the floral community would be my first likely target. Indu. . .

Fundraising Articles

FUNDRAISING ARTICLES by Kimberly Reynolds of Fundraiser Help http://www.fundraiserhelp.com I have numerous fundraising articles that are available via autoresponder from sendfree.com. To receive a copy, simply click on the mailto link for each and send a blank message. mailto:fundraising-articles@sendfree.com Articles range in length fom 587 words to 763 words. If you publish one of my artic. . .

When The Barn Yard Comes To Church - Article Submission

Dear Internet I hope you will consider this article for your publication. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Reprint article in print or via the Internet with these requirements: = Keep article intact = Include byline with active link = Please send a courtesy copy of newsletter or URL to bishop@1000churches.org = Ask for changes you'd like made to an article or byline 952 Words. . .

Qualities Of Faith Man - Article Submission

Dear Internet I hope you will consider publishing this article. Thank you in advance for your consideration Reprint article in print or via the Internet with these requirements: = Keep article intact = Include byline with active link = Please send a courtesy copy of newsletter or URL to bishop@1000churches.org = Ask for changes you'd like made to an article or byline Word Count: 431 Qualit. . .