How to Make a Book Cover Design that Flies Off the Shelf!
Copyright 2006 Karen Saunders According to "The Wall Street Journal", "The average bookstore browser who picks up a book spends eight seconds looking at the front cover and 15 seconds reading the back." You can't tell -- but you can sell -- a book by its cover." Here are a few powerful book cover design techniques that professional book designers use: The essential elements for your front cover The front cover presents your book title, subtitle, and your name. Golden opportunities often ...Read the rest of this entry »
Promoting Business on CD (Pt. 2)
"Promoting Business on CD (Pt. 2)" Subtext: Instead of traditionally distributing your business's sales info by sending it on paper via postal mail, revolutionize and upgrade your promotion by letting prospects now 'hear' and 'see' your business. In Part 1, we introduced the idea of promoting your business by taking your sales information, as well as various other elements of your business, and distributing it in one neat package.the compact disc, or as it is commonly referred to.the CD. We ...Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance For The Self-Employed
The biggest concern I hear from people who are thinking about starting, or already have, their own business is the lack of medical insurance. What most people don't know is that there are many options available that will allow you to have both medical and dental insurance without having a large company paying most of the premiums. When you go looking for health insurance, you need to know the four main types. * Fee-For Service. With this plan you pay a percentage of the cost with every doctors ...Read the rest of this entry »
Pilots - what are they earning?
PILOTS - WHAT ARE THEY EARNING TODAY? Contributed by Julia Dean, www.AirlineJOB.net DO YOU WANT TO BE A PILOT IN THE UNITED STATES? I receive many emails requesting information about becoming an airline pilot in the United States. This article addresses many of the general questions I receive about types of pilot careers, salaries, FAA requirements, training, advancement opportunities and the employment outlook for pilots in the US. (Please note that the commercial pilot industry is ...Read the rest of this entry »
The Benefits of Catalog Sales For Your Business:
Things to watch out for when selling your product in catalogs. Giving away the farm. Many catalogs will ask for a multitude of discounts and concessions before they even place one order. You give them a set price for your product. But they insist on a lower price. They expect you to pay freight. They want an "advertising allowance." They ask for a volume discount, a catalog allowance, and a photography fee. The requests for concessions go on and on. But beware of this game. If a catalog truly ...Read the rest of this entry »
Make a Lasting Impression
Whether you are building a small business or are part of a large organization, here is a simple suggestion for creating an impression that will carry with it long-lasting value for years to come (corporate events, seminars, trade-shows, social gatherings, local events ' wherever you want to create an impression). I attended a trade-show shortly after Desert Storm and met General Schwartzkoff and had my photograph taken with him. I was a vendor and was not suppose to be a part of the photo op. ...Read the rest of this entry »
Seven Steps to Finding a Job You Love
Today is a great day to begin the journey toward finding a job you will love. Since you are attempting to create a brand new future for yourself, I suggest you give this process some time. Work your way through the steps below over a few weeks. It's a good idea to approach this program like taking a class. Set aside a specific time each week, such as Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Each week, read one step and work on it. Over the course of the week, be sure to let each step percolate in your mind ...Read the rest of this entry »
Seven Steps to Finding a Job You Love
Today is a great day to begin the journey toward finding a job you will love. Since you are attempting to create a brand new future for yourself, I suggest you give this process some time. Work your way through the steps below over a few weeks. It's a good idea to approach this program like taking a class. Set aside a specific time each week, such as Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Each week, read one step and work on it. Over the course of the week, be sure to let each step percolate in your mind ...Read the rest of this entry »
Reveal the Leader Within
A Leader is not a certain type of person or position of power. It is not the one at the top of the golf leader board at any specific time or the person at the top of an organisation. It is YOU. In this article we want to show you how to reveal the leader within. To give you some ideas, methods, tips that will make you think and, if you want to, enable you to reveal the leader within you. First; What is a Leader? Ponder this question for a while. What is a leader to you? What image does the ...Read the rest of this entry »
How to Get Your Small Business to Succeed
When I'm in Omaha on business, I stay with an old friend, Richard. This is how our day begins. 'I'm going for doughnuts,' he says. 'What would you like?' Much as I hate to begin my day with doughnuts, I also love to begin my day with doughnuts ' and it can't hurt once every six months or so. 'Where are you going I ask? Krispy Kreme? Dunkin' Doughnuts?' Richard tenses up. 'Corporate doughnuts?' he glowers. 'No way. I go to 5 AM Doughnuts.' Richard is a small businessman and one of his ...Read the rest of this entry »
