There is an extensive range of hazard signs available to ensure you are using the correct signage around your workplace. This is simply born out of necessity due to the perceived number of hazards in the workplace. This has increased dramatically in recent years inline with government legislation and safety precautions and measures that are in place. What was once a piece of equipment that was taken for granted is now a hazard or risk that...more
The program from Google has started with 100,000 businesses across the U.S. and will roll out to the larger group in the upcoming year.You would think that it is natural to think about local search from mobile devices while consumers are on the road. Unfortunately, the only people that are really tuned into this are those in the industry. The local business owner (and I'm not referring to small business only, this is for any size business...more
Local business listings have become more sophisticated during this year that seems to show a convergence between the mobile industry and the search industry.The local business (large or small) looking for ways to better use the Internet has finally been given the marketing tool they need. We certainly are not talking about the outdated hardcopy yellow pages, but the Local listings on search engines along with the mobile industry. I cannot tell you the number of times I wanted to send the yellow pages back to AT & T addressed to their President in the past 10 years. The fact that the silly hard copy still is around at no charge to the consumer is amazing! It works better as a doorstop than it does for the content. Creating advertising that happens to catch a small percentage of companies that actually benefit from the traditional hard copy yellow pages certainly has not convinced me that this method of local marketing is effective.The very reason why the AT & T yellow pages or for that matter any hard copy yellow pages exist is the same reason why companies like AT & T would not even consider the acquisition of a company like Yelp. It would require a company like Google to take the...more
In a network marketing based company, income generally comes from the avenue of increased paid members. Getting paid members in the past was a very hard and painful process. Do your remember the old days of a decade or two ago of going to, or holding hotel meetings, of calling leads all the time, of wearing out your warm market ( your friends and...more
A US senator once conducted an experiment on just how much private information is accessible over the Internet. So, he instructed one of his staffs to steal his identity over the Internet. It turned out that his staff learned a lot more about his boss over the web compared to the years he has spent with him in work. He reported that the senators...more
Article Marketing for Internet Marketing!Watch It Explode!How important is article marketing for your internet marketingbusiness? There are all types of online advertising, and articlemarketing is right at the top of very important. People are searchingthe internet for all types of interesting topics.One year my husband and I went Salmon fishing. There were bow to bowboats in the salty bay trolling for that big fish of the day. All of asudden someone shouted, Fish On! We all pulled in our lines, becausewhen it comes to salmon fishing, that is just fish etiquette. Everyonewatched as this guy struggled to hold on to his pole. His pole wasbouncing up and down very rapidly.Pretty soon there was a tremendous splash, the guy went over the sideof his boat. We all started going slowly towards his boat, as not tochew him up with our prop. All of a sudden up comes this guy, heclimbed back into his boat, soaking wet with sea weed from head totoe. He looked like some sea monster. He stood up in his boat andstarted yelling with excitement. I got it, I got it. Everyone shouted,The fish? No! He had saved his brand new pole.So what does this story have anything to do with article marketing?The...more
I recently published a book entitled Bottom Line Focus. Its subtitle is, 18 proven steps to take your company from surviving to thriving. Wow, who wouldnt want to do that right? I mean if youre a business owner or CEO its a no-brainer. Heck if even...more
To write a fundable business plan, one which does its part to convince investors or lenders to put money into your business, you must think like funders. Consider these top questions which funders will ask themselves as they consider business plans...more
Use the following checklist and make sure you can answer all of the questions here positively to be certain youve covered the essential steps of creating a business plan: Cover Sheet: Is it simple, formal, and easy to read? Does it include the...more
Using a business planning service, such as a writer, consultant, or consulting firm, means collaborating on a process which is still, in a sense, very personal. Think through the process which the collaborator presents to you during initial talks to...more
Toronto, Canada - GAO RFID Inc. (www.GAORFID.com) offers its active RFID USB reader employing advanced 0.18um CMOS IC technology that allows for its ultra-low power consumption. It operates in the unlicensed 2.45GHz frequency which enables the reader...more
With the beginning of another decade at hand, 2point6billion.com took a look at the highlights of the past 10 years in China. 2000Jan. 25 China launches ChinaSat-22 (Zhongxing-22) communication satelliteSept. 14 Government intensifies...more