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Shape Sends a Message informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a salA logo's shape may be just as important as color, line or simplicity. Shape visually tells a customer what style your organization has. For example, square shapes portray a more serious, solid image, while softer angles indicate that an organization is more relaxed and friendly. Circles, the ultimate round shape, portray fun perhaps better than any other shape. Ovals are often used in traditional-looking logos. Triangles, with their angular appearance, can tell a customer that your organization is cutting edge, different, and not run of the mill.Of course, these meanings are not set in stone. For example, the edges of a square can be softened to look like a child's building block. Circles can be made to have sharp stray edges (as if someone were sketching a circle and some of the lines went stray) to make it look much harder. Triangles can have rounded corners so that it ends up looking like a triangle from an orchestra.All the design elements combine to create the complete message. The message portrayed by the shape of a logo is only part of the total package. The use of colors, lines and other artistic design elements all combine with the shape to form the To Niche or Not to Niche 6. Make Lots of Money Taking SurveysAre you like many enterpreneurs who are afraid to choose a niche for your offerings? I know there can be the fear that you're limiting your business if you narrow your niche down too much, but that simply isn't true. Believe me, it's so much easier and profitable to market to a smaller portion of the market (just think how many people there are in the world!) than to try to be all things to all people. And you'll be amazed to find out that you actually open yourself up to possibilities that would not have come up had your focus been all over the map.Next let me say that lots of (particularly new) business owners struggle with this issue. All you want to do is give your gifts to the world, and making decisions that make you feel as though you are saying "no" to a segment of the world may not feel right to you. But by choosing to focus on a certain segment of the population, you are ensuring that your work actually gets out there, and you will be astounded at what comes your way.For example, even though my niche is solo professionals, once I started defining my offerings for and to coaches/consultants, my business took off. Currently, I have about 50% coaches, and 50% oth You probably get one of these in your email a week. Sign up for free or for a few of them a fee, and you will soon earn a steady income just filling out surveys. It is true that people used to make money doing this. Not enough to quit there jobs and pay there bills but $30-$100 or more a month. With the influx of people surfing the internet trying to get a buck anywhere they can, this is no longer the case. If it were that easy to make money everyone would quit there jobs and do it and companies wouldn’t be making much money. The sites are still there, but now most of them put you in a raffle to earn "cool stuff" not money. Other’s will put you in a raffle to some money. But what are the chances of you winning. And what are the chances of you winning more than once a year? That is not steady income. The ones that do say they will pay you, up up $30 or more for a survey, leave something out. You will sit and wait for that email telling you that you have a survey, but you more than likely will never get one. Or even better you get one, and after filling out 3 or 4 questions such as age, sex, location, and yearly salary, you will quickly find out your not what there looking for. Other’s will slam your email with surveys that pay 10 cents if your lucky. At the end if you can get even $20 a month on surveys then your still stuck, because many will only mail out checks of $25-$100 dollars, so it would be months before you get the money, IF you get it at all. 7.Customer Service There are companies out there who you will apply free to work for them as a customer service rep, from your home. It seems legitimate because you didn’t have to pay a fee, the website looks professional, which it usually is and you’ll be earning an income and you don’t have to sell anything. The fine print is, you have just applied to be a telemarketer. I myself just last year read over the entire site and in the end all the information and FAQ informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a sala How to Avoid Wintertime Slips and Falls uld quit there jobs and do it and companies wouldn’t be making much money. The sites are still there, but now most of them put you in a raffle to earn "cool stuff" not money. Other’s will put you in a raffle to some money. But what are the chances of you winning. And what are the chances of you winning more than once a year? That is not steady income. The ones that do say they will pay you, up up $30 or more for a survey, leave something out. You will sit and wait for that email telling you that you have a survey, but you more than likely will never get one. Or even better you get one, and after filling out 3 or 4 questions such as age, sex, location, and yearly salary, you will quickly find out your not what there looking for. Other’s will slam your email with surveys that pay 10 cents if your lucky. At the end if you can get even $20 a month on surveys then your still stuck, because many will only mail out checks of $25-$100 dollars, so it would be months before you get the money, IF you get it at all.In many parts of the country, winter brings with it wet and icy conditions. This is dangerous not only for driving, but also for walking! Thousands of injuries occur from people slipping and falling because of ice and snow. It's estimated 12,000 Americans die each year from a fall. A worker injured from a fall on ice or snow can be off work for a long time, increasing your insurance costs and workers compensation expenses.How do you reduce injuries when your cleaning employees are getting in and out of their cars and walking across ice and snow covered parking lots? Don't get caught off guard. Pay attention to the weather and encourage your employees to monitor what's going on outside. Depending on weather conditions, your employees may need to pack a shovel, boots and ice melt. Parking lots and walkways might not be shoveled if it starts snowing after business hours.Following are tips to avoid slipping and falling on the ice:* Park close to the building and in well-lit areas so you can see the surface you are walking on.* Take your time and pay attention! Take short, flat steps and walk at a slower pace.* Wear proper footwear. Boots with r 7.Customer Service There are companies out there who you will apply free to work for them as a customer service rep, from your home. It seems legitimate because you didn’t have to pay a fee, the website looks professional, which it usually is and you’ll be earning an income and you don’t have to sell anything. The fine print is, you have just applied to be a telemarketer. I myself just last year read over the entire site and in the end all the information and FAQ informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a sal Time Management-Defining Stupidity you have a survey, but you more than likely will never get one. Or even better you get one, and after filling out 3 or 4 questions such as age, sex, location, and yearly salary, you will quickly find out your not what there looking for. Other’s will slam your email with surveys that pay 10 cents if your lucky. At the end if you can get even $20 a month on surveys then your still stuck, because many will only mail out checks of $25-$100 dollars, so it would be months before you get the money, IF you get it at all.Stupidity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different resultsNo one should be billing themselves as stupid. After all you are operating in a very high-paced world, handling multiple demands on your time, and still producing good work. Yet if you are operating in this mode and are feeling stressed and unproductive because your ToDo list and daily stacks keep growing, then you may be exemplifying that definition.Are you using the same techniques that you used last year and four years ago to manage your phone calls, your email, and your long-term projects? If you are, chances are that is the reason you are having to cope with stress each day. An increased pace at work along with new technology demands that you have a method for integrating changes.In my consulting work, as I assess office productivity, I might find that one person is using four or five different systems to manage their daily tasks. That person might have learned of a new system but still kept parts of the older one instead of transitioning everything. The end result is that, with multiple systems, none of them works.The first thing is to determi 7.Customer Service There are companies out there who you will apply free to work for them as a customer service rep, from your home. It seems legitimate because you didn’t have to pay a fee, the website looks professional, which it usually is and you’ll be earning an income and you don’t have to sell anything. The fine print is, you have just applied to be a telemarketer. I myself just last year read over the entire site and in the end all the information and FAQ informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a sal Personality Tests - Answers That Get You Hired you get it at all.If you're just getting into the job market, trying to advance your career, or are an executive trying to land that career making position, chances are extremely high you'll be asked to take a corporate employment test, or personality test.You've spent countless hours preparing your resume, practicing for interview questions, and picking out the right interview clothes to wear. You know what to say, what not to say, and how to communicate your interest through body language.Why risk questionable results from the pre-employment personality test?It's not uncommon. The hiring manager will insist that you are "the one." But if negative test results come in, any corporate executive manager will recommend that the hiring manager "...go with the other candidate."That's because managers want to avoid risk. Nobody wants to have to explain why they were the one that hired the guy that had "skewed" results on the personality profile. So they will choose the candidate that the test results show to be the best choice.Don't let a quiz take control of your career direction. Here's why personality tests are unreliable: They only measure different attitudes abo 7.Customer Service There are companies out there who you will apply free to work for them as a customer service rep, from your home. It seems legitimate because you didn’t have to pay a fee, the website looks professional, which it usually is and you’ll be earning an income and you don’t have to sell anything. The fine print is, you have just applied to be a telemarketer. I myself just last year read over the entire site and in the end all the information and FAQ informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a sal 4 Can't Miss Ways To Hire Underachievers informed me that I would be making no cold calls, or outgoing calls. I would be taking incoming calls from people who are customers. That much was true. However the last phone call between me and my representative/manager I am informed that I will need to pay $29.99 a month for the phone fees and but I’ll make it back with my commissions. Fee and commissions all in the same sentence about a job that wasn’t telemarketing. Yes I would be receiving calls from customers, and I would be getting a salary but what you don’t find out til you apply and are accepted is that you will be making maybe $2.00/hr if your lucky and you will be trying to get a bigger income by pushing extra products on there customers who are calling for help. You also don’t know that when the customer calls and goes down the line of being transferred to you, they are already inundated with so many product ads from other phones workers and automated wait commercials that they will be cursing a blue streak at you, and good luck making an income. There are actually a handful of companies online who are hiring customer service reps. But just like the true typist jobs, many want someone with experience. They don’t want someone who can’t take care of their customer. And there are others who will train you if you have no experience but are someone they are looking for. There are a few, but it’s hard finding them amid all the telephone job scams out there.The research is in. There is no question that the success of your company is inextricably linked to the quantity (depth) and quality (competence) of your people. Yet, very few companies take the time and make the investment in aligning their people strategy with their business strategy. So, sales managers are replaced, new ad campaigns are launched, training programs are begun -- all with very little impact. Why? The answer is quite simple, the underachievers outnumber the high achievers, and the former group is gaining strength.Here are the four most common practices that we see within companies that keep performance down and under achievement flourishing!Practice 1- Hiring F A S TA person leaves and the position will be vacant in two weeks. Panic sets in. There is all this work to do and soon there will be one less person available to do the work! Let’s get someone in right away! Great idea in theory. In practice, however, there is an old saying that usually proves to be true “Hire in haste, repent in leisure.” All too often in my experience as a business owner and in working with many businesses in the past 12 years, fast hires result in more cost and d 8. The Instant Online Business You pay a sometimes huge fee and you can be making money in minutes. Or so they claim. Many of these sites are just selling you an ebook "telling" you how to start your own no fail work at home business. The website is filled with pictures of people on the beach, and yacht’s having fun. There are the testimonials from people who they say already bought the book and made so much money in a short time. All you need to do is press the x on your browser and get off that site. The only person who is going to make money is the one selling that expensive ebook. There are books out there with real information that will help you. But people have to remember that the internet is big and most of these sites are selling what you can find for free other places. Plus starting an internet business is not easy and it’s not quick. For some it took years before they really started earning an income that allowed them to live comfortably. For others they had to quit after losing hundred’s of thousands of dollars. Online bus
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