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A Hard Lesson Learned....

Are you like me? I like to handle things on my own so I don't even THINK about incorporating help with anything I am working on ... especially my business as a whole.Well, I learned something new recently. It was a HORRIBLE experience that actually turned out for the better. Let me tell you my story:I have a team of about 2000 associates. Since all my sites are hosted at Host4Profit except for the site that their websites are hosted on, I decided to transfer everything over.

Well, I have transferred many sites before so I knew how it worked. I knew I would get access to Host4Profit before transferring with my registrar and that all I had to do was upload everything over to the new host while my old host was still active. This would make a seamless transfer. No one would ever know anything happened ...To make a long story short, it didn't turn out to be as seamless as I hoped and things were a little messed up for about a day. Needless to say, I received TONS of emails!"What happened?!""Where did you go?!""Give me my money back!""Hello? Are you there?"Well, I couldn't ANSWER these emails because I was busy getting the transfer problem fixed.

This caused most of them to email me a SECOND time, therefore doubling the amount of emails sitting in my email box! Stress was building as I worked to get the problem fixed ....After the problem was finally resolved, I sent an update letting everyone know what happened. I got back to any emails that I felt needed answering ... this whole thing took almost 18 hours of my time and NO SLEEP for me!The stress and the fact that I had no sleep took it's toll on me. When I got some really rude emails from some angry customers and associates, I didn't take my own advice and let it sit until I calmed down. You know what I did instead? I gave refunds to all of them! I didn't even want to deal with it ...

as a result, I refunded over $1000 in sales.I know, I know ... you're asking yourself, "How could that be a good thing?" Well, it made me get out of my bull stubborn "I'll handle it all" attitude and incorporate some much needed help. Now I have someone to answer those emails, someone to answer those calls, and various other things. What a RELIEF! Why didn't I do it sooner?! :)If you answered "Yes" to my first question above, heed my advice. Take off those bull horns and find a couple of people that you trust to help with some of your dauntless duties.

And if your business is not big enough yet to incorporate help and you're handling it just fine ... don't forget this advice when it grows right before your very eyes ----.

Why You Need to Blog and use RSS Feeds!

Blogs and RSS feeds are a sure-fire way to get your website off the dirt roads of cyberspace and onto the Internet superhighway!
Think about it.
Has your web traffic been slow and bumpy?
Then maybe it's time to try a new route. Let's imagine for a minute the local department store you shop in.
What would you think if the displays never changed?
Every time you entered you saw the same signs advertising the same products.
Boring, right?
After a while you wouldn't even pay attention to them.

Websites are no different.
RSS feeds and blogs are interesting ways to spruce them up a bit - to keep things interesting and changing.
Believe me, interest is a key element in drawing people back time and time again. Dan's website had been around for a while - several years in fact.
Unfortunately, though he tediously watched for visitors, the website was trickling in a minuscule amount of sales.

Why You Need to Blog and use RSS Feeds!

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PWM Enterprises is Now Offering Free Imprinting on the Gear Grinding Pen

For years the only choice a company had when purchasing automotive corporate gifts was to buy inexpensively made imported products, and then pay a mint in imprinting costs and large minimum order requirements. PWM Enterprise has turned that around.They are now offering the Gear Grinding Pen with free imprinting. This new Gear Grinding Pen will be sure to enhance any corporate executive's desk. Imprinting is available on the gear shifter knob and they include a picture frame where you can incorporate your business cards or a personalized message. View sample of the corporate style gear grinding pen here: http://www.pwmenterprises.com/automotive_corporate_gifts.htmlEach Gear Grinding Pen is hand crafted with excellence in the United States.

Dimensions: 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 9" with pen in shifter boot. For more information visit: http:/...

PWM Enterprises is Now Offering Free Imprinting on the Gear Grinding Pen

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BCL Technologies Announces SEC Publisher 4.3, a Powerful Document Preparation, Conversion, and Editing Software for SEC Filings

Santa Clara, CA (ContentDesk) August 15, 2006 -- BCL Technologies, a leading document conversion and research company, released SEC Publisher version 4.3, a powerful SEC filing preparation software that makes it easy for filers to prepare all popoular document formats, including PDF and Microsoft? Office (such as Word, Excel, Power Point etc.) for SEC filings.

BCL Technologies Announces SEC Publisher 4.3, a Powerful Document Preparation, Conversion, and Editing Software for SEC Filings

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Natural Health

NATURAL HEALTH is a form of alternative lifestyle whereby individuals incorporate natural health remedies and therapies as opposed to conventional forms of living and health. Natural health encompasses utilization of bodywork; health maintenance programs; nutritional supplements and vitamins; exercise regimens including martial arts, tai chi, yoga, and Pilates?; mediation; herbology and other forms of natural healing and living. Modern society is quickly becoming attuned to natural health and the benefits of living a natural lifestyle through alternative and new age therapy, remedies, and the like. As natural health allows individuals to lead healthier, and more productive lives; natural health is also beneficial to those who wish to stay away from narcotics, and other modern technological medicine. Many practitioners use natural health processes in their treatments.

Acupressure therapists employ natural health as a means of self-healing; as do massage therapists and Ayurvedic...

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Planning a Family Vacation in the Bahamas

Although the Bahamas may be most well known for its casinos and night life, it also offers many options for families. The beautiful islands really do offer something for everyone and for all ages. For the younger children in the family, the beach is the perfect location. The water is perfect for swimming, and the soft beaches are perfect for running up and down where the surf meets the land.
When the children grow tired of playing in the water, parents can help their children in one of the most beloved beach pastimes: sand castle building.

Of course, the older kids and all the young at heart may crave more excitement.

Once again, the Bahamas has what they are looking for. Younger vacationers can opt to rent jet skis or kayaks to tour the waters, or they may even spend their days para-sailing. There are plenty of ways to have fun exploring the islands and their surrounding waters.
While the kids are out exploring, there is plenty of mom and dad to...

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Boost Your Networking Opportunities

A short and memorable web address will ensure that your new contacts can also locate you and be updated with your company's developments.Always use your corporate email address when corresponding with your networks.Incorporate a blog (an online diary) in your corporate website and invite your networks to contribute to your comments.Profile your networks and provide free links back to their own websites.Join Networking online forums like OpenBC, LinkedIn and Ecademy etc.Join Trade Associations.Ensure that your namecard has relevant contact information and keywords about what you do. Provide free content for global portals will also ensure that your website will appear high on search engines' ranking.
However, this may not be sustainable in the long run as your content may be "open-source" and you will find it difficult to incorporate it in your own intellectual capital.Provide fresh ideas for media companies like television and broadcasting stations.Share your research and white-papers...

Boost Your Networking Opportunities

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