Troubled by credit problems? Try these tips on fixing your credit.Did you know that credit repair could be accomplished without outside help? Your local library may contain the books you would need to help you rebuild or repair your credit score. To get started, you need to learn what your credit report says about you. You can gain this information by writing to each of the credit bureaus and asking for a copy of your own credit report. You can...more
It's the trade show of the year, and you're poised to meet, greet and network up a storm because the precise buyers for your product or services are here. Business card? Check. Sales brochures? Check. Product samples, informational literature, or other appropriate peripherals? Check.But wait. Let's go back to item #1 - both in the list above and the all-important first step in creating a strong, lasting and favorable impression. In other words,...more
Everyone wants to be on the inside... at least if you are on the outside looking in. I'm old enough to remember walking with my parents or grandparents through the downtown streets of Springfield, IL at Christmas time, and looking in the display windows of all the Christmas decorations, toys, and electric trains. I was on the outside, and I wanted inside where the good stuff was.Well, I don't know if you are on the outside of the MLM Leads industry wanting to get in, but I want to take you on a tour - to get the inside scoop of the leads business. If you knew what actually went on in some arenas, you may think the inside scoop looks like this picture.How Leads are GeneratedFor the most part, network marketing leads are generated over the Internet. While I don't have a scientific study for this across all the leads companies, I would estimate 85-90% of all leads you find for sale are originated on the Internet. There are two main reasons for this. First, the Internet is where most people are doing their research today when looking for jobs, for ways to make extra money, how to invest, etc. So, why not go where the people are looking. Second, it is the most cost effective...more
Last week during his tour of Kyoto Japan, President Bush visited the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) and described it as "magnificent". He was probably referring to the 1398 Japanese architecture but may just as well have been referring to gold prices which are at an 18-year high. Gold has been a magnificent investment and still has considerable...more
Whether you're hiring a CEO, a subcontractor, a babysitter, or even looking for a new tenant or roommate, you're taking a big risk. It's the nature of business unfortunately for people to go to great lengths to misrepresent themselves and thus create the need for background check resources and references.Avoid doing business with deceptive people...more
Have you ever fallen asleep when listening to a speech or presentation? Sometimes a little nap during a presentation can boost your energy for the rest of the day. Speakers- if you want to be the one to send your audience to sleep, so they will be fully alert for other people's presentations follow these ten tips.1. Make sure that your material is dry and boring. Make sure that your material is either highly technical or complex. If at all possible fill your speech with specialized academic content that is not easily understood without prior study and research.2. Do not include any explanations or illustrations to make the content understandable to the average person in your audience.3. Schedule your speech to be at the end of a long day or after a big meal. This will give added incentive for drowsiness and lethargy.4. Speak softly and avoid any expression or vocal variety that might distract or interest your audience.5. Stand still behind the lectern for the entire speech. Any movement or sudden gestures could wake up your audience.6. Avoid any variation in style in your presentation. Do not change from talking to using a flip chart, PowerPoint or any other kind of visual aid or...more
Would you like to accept credit card small business payments at your company or Website? More and more entrepreneurs are taking this route on the road to riches as they learn how to grow their business. Entering the technology age is neither...more
No matter how long you've been in business, you may not be sure about how to accept credit card sales from your clients. Perhaps you long to start processing credit payments so you can increase the amount of your sales revenue or offer your clients...more
Home Based Business Merchant Account benefits can help your company more than you might think possible. If you think because your business is home-based you do not qualify for merchant account status, you are wrong. Many lenders look forward to...more
Get a free merchant account online when you locate interested lenders who want to work with your company. Although many potential lenders charge $100 or more for an online merchant account application, others will forego this fee and some other...more
If you are operating a start-up business, have you given some thought to opening a home business merchant account? Although you may be satisfied with sales to date and perhaps are not planning to build a huge commercial empire, a merchant account can...more
When it comes to public speaking, speakers must technically speak well, but they must also have substance. They must look and sound like leaders—especially if they're CEOs and executives. Your first focus must be content. Technical skill alone is...more