Starting your own business requires some level of risk tolerance, no matter how much of a "sure thing" it seems to be. Like any construction project, a startup seems to take twice as long and cost twice as much as originally planned. In addition, there is no guarantee as to how long it will take to build a sufficient customer base or how quickly the business will grow. Even the best of circumstances won't ensure rapid success...and most new...more
Author: Stephen HackettIf an online retailer supplies a solid product, as opposed to a downloaded product, then at some point they will have to process a return. The quantity of returns will vary from sector to sector and indeed from product to product, but whether its shoes, lingerie, cameras, software or anything in-between, at some point a customer will return something they have purchased.There are a number of reasons why an item may be...more
Author: Robert Phillips“Social Media Marketing on Facebook” When it comes to social media marketing its a good rule of thumb to remembergenuineness is rewarded and commercial behavior is more often tossed in the spam bin. Facebook really produces an opportunity for this genuine and creative interaction. An account will even be deleted if there is not a person’s name as the user name or it’s discovered that they are not a real person. This is perhaps one of the key factors that helps to build trust which can then in turn lead to influence. Communication on Facebook happens mostly in the form of “messages”. You have your one-to-one communications and your one-to-many. These messages can come in the form of: * Event Invitations – These would be RSVP style invitations to members of groups or to friends. * Group Messages – Administrators of groups with 5,000 or less members can send out a message to all members that goes right into their personal inbox. * Personal Updates – When you add a message to your profile it will appear on your friend’s pages (status, updates, notices). If you add a message to your friends wall it will appear on all...more
Author: R Vignesh KumarMost people decide to start an online business because of its convenience. What they do not take into consideration is the fact that they will have to plan their online business as thorough as they will have planned a business which would have taken place in a brick and mortar store. Planning your business may seem quite...more
Author: animacionLA MEDIACIÓN: ESTRATEGIA DE INTERVENCIÓNIntroducciónLa mediación es un método de gestión de conflictos, que incluye un tercero neutral, el mediador, con la función de ayudar a que las partes involucradas en un conflicto puedan negociar desde la colaboración, una resolución del mismo, satisfactoria para todos. Consiste en...more
It is no secret that trying to be successful as an online retailer can be very difficult. There are literally millions of retailers on the web. With the ability to shop around the entire world for the best deal, it is even more important a business gets their name out there. The ability to set up an online store has become so simple that every household in America can do it relatively cheap. The online auction house Ebay, made selling from home a common hobby, which has flooded the market with millions of products. The competition to get noticed in a web search is fierce. Companies pay people to use just the right words to try and get their products at the top of a search engine. Advertising can be extremely expensive, and a company needs to use their advertising dollars effectively. The idea is to target people that are most likely going to purchase said products. In order to do so, the field needs to be narrowed down some. This is where the social networking sites come in.With the explosion of social sites like Facebook and Twitter, it has added another way for a company to advertise. A person who signs up on Facebook can add an entire list of things that they are interested in....more
The ISO Standards are now well accepted as best practice in almost every business sector but they can still be perceived as being time consuming to implement and manage.The ISO 9001:2008 standard wraps around your existing processes and specifically...more
Different standards which are developed for similar Technologies in different countries and different Technologies, are named as technical obstacle for trade and these standards are used against producers. Whether it a product, or quality, or...more
Teaching your dog the "sit" command could be one of the most useful commands you ever teach him. A poorly trained dog is a direct reflection on you the pet owner and how much care about your dog. In fact an untrained dog becomes a nuisance to its...more
Author: Aniekan BennettPlanning is the process of making a proper lay down procedure of doing things and following them to achieved the expected objectives or targets. It is general and specific, long-term and short term. The personal financial...more
Author: Andrea WynHappy New Year! 2010 is kicking off to a great start for planning events. With the SAG Awards® coming up on January 23rd (simulcast on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT) along with the other seasonal award shows, now is as good as...more
Your wedding will be one the most important event in your life and you want to make it special and ensure that nothing goes wrong on this day. Planning a wedding is pretty stressful given the amount of things which has to be taken care of. Here in...more