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Travel Brochures
Travel brochures are more or less like other brochures but they contain visuals of higher quality, considering that they need to give the right feel and impact of the places they advertise and campaign for.Travel brochure doubles as a vacation guide and is full of maps, pictures of tourist spots, and information pertaining to the landmarks and must-visit places. Information must also be provided about the flora, fauna, climate, culture, history and geography of the places mentioned in the brochure. An ideal travel brochure should also give information about flights, roads, the shortest way of reaching a particular place, and other such information. Apart from this, it should give detailed information about accommodations–a list of hotels, motels, upper-range hotels and mid-range accommodations.A travel brochure differs from other brochures in that the writing style is persuasive – the ideal travel brochure leaves a strong impact on a would-be traveler and compels him to visit the places mentioned within. However, while playing with words and creating the right imagery, care should be taken to ensure that one does not get carried away – the information should be correct and factual. They should enable people to make informed decisions – care should be taken that neither the text nor the visuals convey a misleading impression, so that travelers do not feel let down when they actually visit the places mentioned in the brochure.One should als

ecided to try some different things that were coming out back in those days. Like MSN was offering "free to make money" without even having to like officially have an advertiser, they really weren't sponsoring you, but that was sort of when I noticed what we know of course as, "affiliate programs" c

Planning For Success
If you want it to happen, you'll have to schedule time to make it happen. That's common sense, however, there is an art to creating time to do all the things that will assure your success.Self-Nourishment TimeI didn't start out to put self-nourishment at the top of the list, but if you don't schedule this in, you will end up as a puddle in a lonely corner. Take care of yourself first. If that means meditation and journaling time, schedule it, if it means contemplative walks or long runs, allow time for it each day. Add to this the taking-care-of-yourself things like shopping for and preparing nourishing meals and keeping your home environment tidy. It includes family and relationship time. Schedule it first!!! You deserve it.Passive Income CreationThis is your creative time. It is the time to write your workshop, teleclass, e-book, or audio book. Schedule time to create downloadable items that bring in passive income while you sleep. I have one whole day set aside for writing and it is my favorite day in the week.MarketingThis could take the form of making calls, writing and posting articles, creating a podcast, optimizing your web site, contacting venture partners, strengthening your affiliate program, or creating sales pages and other new marketing materials. This would include attending networking events and giving talks and writing an e-magazine. If you create or

Wendy Shepherd: Hi guys!

Shawn Collins: Hi Wendy!

Lisa Picarille: Hi Wendy!

Wendy: Happy New Year!

Shawn: Happy New Year to you! Thanks for calling in.

Wendy: I have the first one of the year?

Shawn: Yes, we're very excited to have you on here.

Lisa: Not only the first one of the year, but our first live interview so far.

Wendy: Oh really?

Shawn: Yeah, we've been playing it safe just having these prerecorded ones, but we figured we'd go out on the limb here with you.

Wendy: Oh yeah. [laughs] No, it sounds fun.

Lisa: So, I'll let Shawn start it off and ask a couple questions, and I'm going to jump in.

Shawn: OK, I guess one thing that's for the benefit of the audience here, I know all about you Wendy, but if you'd just give a really quick re-cap of what you've done, and sort of who you are, over the last few years with affiliate marketing?

Wendy: Yeah, okay. I first started off making a website. It was just out of things of interest, and then found out that people liked what I put up there, and decided to try some different things that were coming out back in those days. Like MSN was offering "free to make money" without even having to like officially have an advertiser, they really weren't sponsoring you, but that was sort of when I noticed what we know of course as, "affiliate programs" c

RFID and Business Ethics
RFID stands for Radio Frequency IDentification.Its supporters tout its amazing power to streamline it supply chain. I am in agreement with those supporters. RFID will significantly increase the efficiency of supply chains. The problem with RFID is that the RFID tags will be released into the world and become a privacy and security nightmare.I think that the true potential of this technology is as big as the internet. That is a bold statement, but think about it. The internet is electronic content in small pieces linked together. RFID taken to its logical limits becomes the internet of things. Imagine if every thing made in the world could shout out its existence. If you have enough RFID scanners and internet capacity you could place every man made object in its GPS location. Get your mind around that for a second. Every manmade object with real-time global placement.This ends many things: cash, theft, and privacy.Why would world wide RFID end cash? There would be no need to exchange currency because all of everybody’s possessions would be tagged. You go to a store you pick up what you want and then you leave. No stopping at the cash register (the cash register will be a relic like the slide rule) the RFID readers at the door know who you are and what you came in with and what you are leaving with and will debit you cash at the bank or put it on your credit card.Why would word wide RFID end theft? Why steal any

re very excited to have you on here.

Lisa: Not only the first one of the year, but our first live interview so far.

Wendy: Oh really?

Shawn: Yeah, we've been playing it safe just having these prerecorded ones, but we figured we'd go out on the limb here with you.

Wendy: Oh yeah. [laughs] No, it sounds fun.

Lisa: So, I'll let Shawn start it off and ask a couple questions, and I'm going to jump in.

A Strategic Look At Do's and Don'ts of Board Meeting Minutes
Do you serve on a board of directors and experience significant inaccuracies and inconsistencies in board minutes? Do you know that board minutes are really a very important resource to governing boards? Minutes of board meetings provide evidence that a board has exercised care in decision-making. The minutes also substantiate that a board is operating in accordance with its Bylaws and other documents and rules.Although there is recognition that board minutes are important, many organizations continue to have inadequate records of board meetings. One of the most common mistakes made in board meeting minutes is the tendency to record too much. This may take the form of casual but inconsequential statements made during the meeting to the ultimate mistake of recording every spoken word.Your strategic thinking business coach offers some guidance on board meeting minutes by providing a list of the DO’s and DON’Ts of board meeting minutes.THE DO’S - Do record the names of the attendees at the board meeting.- Do record the date, time and place of the board meeting.- Do make a notation that a quorum exists or does not exist at the meeting.- Do record a clear and concise summary of actions taken at the board meeting.- Do record the names of the persons making and seconding motions.- Do make a notation indicating when motions are adopted by unanimous votes or a record of the yeas and nays and abst

you.

Wendy: Oh yeah. [laughs] No, it sounds fun.

Lisa: So, I'll let Shawn start it off and ask a couple questions, and I'm going to jump in.

5 Ways to Stop Hiring LOSERS
Here's a fact, almost three of four hires disappoint their employers in the first year. Over the years, many of these business owners have referred to these people as "losers."Before we discuss how to Stop Hiring LOSERS, it's important to understand what a LOSER is. To help define, here's an acronym I've created:L = Lazy (requires external motivation from your managers) O = Obtrusive (stands in the way of your peak performance & profits) S = Selfish (aren't interested in your company's goals, but their own) E = Error Prone (constantly make mistakes & just doesn't "get it") R = Rebel (can't follow your organization's rules, spreads apathy & creates conflict) S = Simply Shouldn't have been hired in the first placeNow, do we really need an acronym for the word LOSERS? Not really. We all know what they are and who they are. They're the ones that even though they were hired to increase your productivity, profits and make you $$$, they've ended up robbing you of your time, energy and costing you $$$.Sure, they may be outgoing, friendly people but you didn't hire them to be your friend. You hired them to make your organization more successful.Along with causing you stress, headaches and sleepless nights, the losers in your company have made it impossible to grow your business. Even though you'd like to be spending your time improving your productivity and increasing your revenues, t

ust give a really quick re-cap of what you've done, and sort of who you are, over the last few years with affiliate marketing?

Finding Profitable Home Based Businesses
In today’s world, there are more and more people who are turning to home based businesses instead of working for other people. There are some people who think that having your own internet home based business is very risky, but there are many people who have used them and found them to be very successful and lucrative. One reason that there are not even more people taking this route is because it can be a bit difficult to find good quality home based businesses.All you need to do is run a simple search on Google looking for home based businesses and you are hit with thousands of results. With so many home based businesses out there, it can be difficult to find the ones that will truly be profitable. The following are some helpful tips to help you find the best profitable home based businesses out there.Tip #1 - Look for Turnkey SystemsWhen you are looking for a profitable home based business, more than likely you do not have a great deal of experience dealing with web maintenance or web hosting. A good home based business will not require that you have this kind of experience and will have a simple system that allows you to work with sites that are already built and well hosted. This will allow you to be able to put all of your concentration and efforts into your home business instead of website upkeep and hosting issues.Tip #2 - Do they Provide Online Account Management?Before you get started in a home based business you ne

Shawn: How far back is that?

Wendy: '97 - '98.

Shawn: Wow.

Wendy: Somewhere around there. And I decided that I would just keep learning more about it, and see what I could do. I found out that it was better to have a website that was a domain name - a dot.com. So I went ahead and got my first ".com," and started making a little bit of money then, and it's gradually increased over the years.

Shawn: So was that first domain "Tipz Time," or was that a different one?

Wendy: Yeah, Tipz Time.

Shawn: Is that spelled Tips with a "Z" - Tipz Time?

Wendy: Yeah, I actually own both now.

Shawn: Oh, you do?

Wendy: Yeah, I have one that forwards to the other one. But now I have lots and lots of websites.

Lisa: Wendy, the last time I talked to you was a little over a year ago. Revenue Magazine was putting together their special anniversary issue for two full years, and you were in the very first issue of the magazine as one of the - Five Who Thrive.

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