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When Business Is Slumping, Make Sure Your Assets Are Producing
When many companies go downhill, they never recover. Far too many of them continue to fall right into oblivion. They either go out of business or just become irrelevant companies. We saw this vividly in the 2001 bear market. The vast majority of the Internet companies were gone within a year.Don’t let that happen to your business. With the current energy troubles, it’s important to start looking right now at ways you can pull a sagging business out of the dumps.There were some tech stocks that survived and are now thriving. What did these companies have that the others didn’t?There’s a lot to figuring it out, but let me give you one idea of what must be in place. Be warned, this is just one consideration. I can’t possibly cover all you need to know about turning your bus

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Characteristics: Accurate, analytical, autonomous, careful, cautious, composed, critical, judgmental, perfectionist, persistent, picky, precise, private, reserved, restrained, sarcastic, stoic, stuffy, task-oriented

Advantages:
· Likes to work alone
· Emphasizes accuracy and correctness
· Organizes well
· Enjoys research and fact-finding
· Has a long-term plan – makes sure everything fits into it
· Enjoys product fulfillment, e.g., finding correct size containers, etc.

Disadvantages:
· Strives for perfection – project may never reach fruition
· Tends to over research and then wants to use all the information
· Criticizes when things not done to their high standards
· Dislikes promotional activities and events – public speaking, being on center stage
· Fears being quoted incorrectly and may shun interviews or make same point over and over in different ways
· Becomes defensive with an editor; however may need nudge to move forward

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State Tax Refunds
Nearly 67 percent of all taxpayers around the country are entitled to state tax refunds, and the amount of these refunds is worth lining up for. In the state of California, for example, refunds averaged around $760. The average for most other states was about $550 in 2005.Guidelines vary from state to state, so it is best to consult an accountant. As a general rule, though, low-income individuals and families could claim property-tax refunds or rent credits if they filed income tax returns. And in many cases, you can still get tax refunds even if you do not meet the tax filing threshold, because you may have money withheld from your paychecks, or because you may be eligible for the federal earned-income tax credit. This applies if you earn less than $33,000 and have more than one chil

Each of us has a comfortable, natural way of behaving and communicating with others and ourselves. Knowing your style helps you capitalize on your strengths and minimize your limitations. Knowing that same information about others increases your effectiveness interpersonally as it reduces conflict and improves relationships.

Understanding your style also will guide you in your decision whether to self-publish and self-market your book. All styles can do so successfully; however, each has certain natural strengths and limitations that need to be recognized and handled. It can be beneficial to enlist support and help in the areas you are least comfortable with or to know you need to take a deep breath and go ahead on your own. Become familiar with what behaviors in what situations help you accomplish your bottom line.

Knowing this information about others you involve in the process – editor, designer, printer, illustrator, financial backer, spouse or partner – can help you accomplish your results in a more orderly, relaxed, efficient and effective way.

The four styles are described below. This adaptation is based on the popular DiSC Classic Personal Profile System.®* Read the characteristics of each and decide your most predominant style(s) – capitalizing on your natural strengths in self-publishing. Become aware of your limitations and focus on how you can turn them into assets. Review the advantages of the other styles to see which ones you can comfortably add to your repertoire and which you may be better off hiring to bring your project to fruition. While you are a combination of all the styles; generally, you favor one or more of them as your most preferred and natural response to your environment.

If you choose, you can further refine your style by taking the DISC assessment tool online at www.duoforce.com/ldb/pps2800.htm. Cost is $25.

Relating Styles to Self-Publishing

Dominance

Characteristics: Blunt, change agent, competitive, decisive, determined, directing, fearless, impatient, independent, practical, pushy, risk taker, self-confident, self-starter, strong-willed, task-oriented, tough

Advantages:

· Sees it as a challenge … and they love challenges!
· Likes the authority, control and responsibility

· Satisfies high-ego need
· Takes bull by the horns and charges ahea
· Wants to make own decisions
· Likes to direct and lead others
· Loves to overcome any odds
· Wants to retain own words and title

Disadvantages:
· Dislike details – may have difficulty seeing the project through
· May become aggressive and unbending under pressure
· Verbalizes directly and bluntly – others may see it as “attacking”
· Criticizes others when things move too slowly
· Wants what they want when they want it – usually yesterday
· Sometimes forgets they need others’ help
· Becomes defensive when editor makes changes

Influencing

Characteristics: Articulate, disorganized, emotional, energetic, enthusiastic, excitable, impulsive, manipulative, optimistic, people-oriented, persuasive, social, spontaneous, talkative, trusting, unstructured, untiring, vain

Advantages:
· Likes the glory and recognition it will bring
· Relishes the opportunity to tell others about what they did
· Promotes and publicizes with ease
· Has lots of vignettes to include
· Believes it will happen
· Persuades others to help out
· Gets really turned on – at least initially

Disadvantages:
· May lose interest before project is completed
· Overestimates ease and underestimates cost of project
· “Explodes” or “falls apart” if roadblocks develop
· Talks about what has to be done rather than doing it
· Bases decisions on emotion rather than logic
· Dislikes tedious research and verification of facts
· Tends to be verbose … can benefit from an editor
· Over buys and has basement full of product

Steadiness

Characteristics: Agreeable, amicable, contented, cooperative, dependable, follower, genuine, insecure, people-oriented, predictable, reserved, sensitive, structured, supportive, unsure, warm

Advantages:
· Stresses harmonious working relationship
· Prides themselves in being organized/methodical
· Appreciates help from support team
· Pays attention to details
· Seldom loses cool
· Establishes trust easily

Disadvantages:
· Prefers to follow rather than lead
· May get caught up in details and methodology
· Needs time to adjust to changes and delays; needs plan with “adjustment” time built in
· Tolerates even when they disagree – can lead to disappointment with final product
· Functions best as member of a team rather than on own
· Dislikes being on center stage – does better in background
· Would rather help write marketing plan then implement it
· Has difficulty seeing the big picture

Conscientiousness

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Treat Your Favorite Mortgage Lender with Care
If you sell real estate, or if you buy real estate, you depend on lenders to make the closings happen. When you find one who is pleasant to you and your customers, pays attention to details, and gets closings done on time, you usually go back again and again.As in any other business, when you're a frequent and loyal customer, you tend to get moved ahead of the crowd - you get preferential treatment. Your closings sail right through. You and your lender even become friends of sorts.But what if you have a transaction that's out of the ordinary, and your lender can't push it through? What then?Just this afternoon I had a conversation with "My lender," and she was upset. She's been working with a client we both know well. He had been in her office or on the phone several tim

ominant style(s) – capitalizing on your natural strengths in self-publishing. Become aware of your limitations and focus on how you can turn them into assets. Review the advantages of the other styles to see which ones you can comfortably add to your repertoire and which you may be better off hiring to bring your project to fruition. While you are a combination of all the styles; generally, you favor one or more of them as your most preferred and natural response to your environment.

If you choose, you can further refine your style by taking the DISC assessment tool online at www.duoforce.com/ldb/pps2800.htm. Cost is $25.

Relating Styles to Self-Publishing

Dominance

Advantages:

· Sees it as a challenge … and they love challenges!
· Likes the authority, control and responsibility

Influencing

Steadiness

Characteristics: Agreeable, amicable, contented, cooperative, dependable, follower, genuine, insecure, people-oriented, predictable, reserved, sensitive, structured, supportive, unsure, warm

Conscientiousness

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Article Length Thoughts For Online Article Marketers
It is recommended by the leaders in the field in online marketing thru the use of informational articles to keep them short and tight. They recommend keeping the articles between two hundred and five hundred words. As an article writer I agree with these gurus in online article marketing and most of their points in theory, as smaller articles get picked up on the Internet faster. However, in practice I can say that my large articles have been picked up too, although it is true not to the degree as the smaller tighter articles do, but all my articles seem to have been picked up on websites all over the world now.The hotter the subject the faster the articles will spread across cyber space; hot topics do help that is for certain, that I had noticed right away. Some of my larger articles

words and title

Influencing

Steadiness

Characteristics: Agreeable, amicable, contented, cooperative, dependable, follower, genuine, insecure, people-oriented, predictable, reserved, sensitive, structured, supportive, unsure, warm

Conscientiousness

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Wholesale Clothing: How To Find The Best Wholesale Clothing Deals For EBay
Wholesale clothing offers resellers high profit margins along with high volume sales, when done right.Resellers, whether flea market vendors, eBay sellers, or dollar stores, will be faced with competition from online and offline retailers who can buy wholesale clothing at a lower price.To outmaneuver this competition in the wholesale clothing business, resellers need to have a strategic plan in place.Part one of their plan deals with finding the best sources for wholesale clothing at the lowest possible prices.For this reason I would recommend resellers to stay away from drop shippers when looking for wholesale clothing.Since the drop shipper is set up to offer his products to thousands of other resellers, you will not be able to compete based on price. All

s to be done rather than doing it
· Bases decisions on emotion rather than logic
· Dislikes tedious research and verification of facts
· Tends to be verbose … can benefit from an editor
· Over buys and has basement full of product

Steadiness

Characteristics: Agreeable, amicable, contented, cooperative, dependable, follower, genuine, insecure, people-oriented, predictable, reserved, sensitive, structured, supportive, unsure, warm

Conscientiousness

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Deed Theft Criminals Get More Aggressive at Stealing Your Home
Deed theft is an increasingly popular crime in the real estate industry. It usually works like this: A company will post signs around town offering to "help" those facing debt problems that might lead to foreclosure. Representatives of the company meet with the homeowner and offer to take over the payments for a year or so while the owner gets his or her finances in order. The company urges the owner to sign over the property to the company, with the understanding that after a year or so, the owner may buy the property back. It seldom, if ever, works that way. Once the property is signed over, the company often evicts the former owner and sells the property at a profit. The owner gets nothing.This scam has been working well for years, but apparently isn't efficient enough for so

entiousness

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Recent unearthing of frauds and data theft and the subsequent sting operations followed by US and UK has left many in lurch. With outsourcing on the rise in the financial-services industry, there has been widespread discussion about the security of sensitive data. As we all know, data is the lifeblood of the internet driven industry and its integrity cannot be compromised. However, there is a more intense frenzy around data security and outsourcing abroad.

Getting approved for an auto loan with bad credit is very doable. However, the tricky part is locating a good financing deal. When an applicant applies for a car loan with poor credit, some lenders are unwilling to approve the loan request. These lenders establish high lending criteria, which makes it difficult for some persons to obtain financing. On the other hand, sub prime or high risk lenders are prepared to approve all applicants. Consider the following tips for acquiring financing with a low credit score.

The Malaysian residential property market continues to boom and drive growth for the rest of the property market. Signs of this can be seen among the many residential development projects that are currently being launched, refurbished, or developed.

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