Copyright 2005 AttractioneeringMyth 1: Marketing is a cost, not an investmentWhen you spend time and money randomly on marketing, then it probably is an expense because you're not generating a return on the resources invested in it. Many people make the mistake of emulating the marketing tactics of large companies (such as image advertising) that just don't produce good returns for small busine. . .

Technology And The Whistleblower

As the meeting comes to a close, your boss smirks with an self assured arrogance. He then says that you should seriously consider his offer, because he has it on good authority, that there may be a very localized downsizing in your department. Wouldn’t it be nice to smirk back and just say “no thanks”. This scenario plays out more often then most people realize. With all of the recent business . . .

Taking Care of your Soul Mate: Useful Piano Care Tips

Your piano is your soul mate. Once you start playing it, you two are hopelessly entwined, enjoying a world of your own, mindless of what goes on outside your world. It is therefore absolutely important that you take care of your piano properly.Taking care of your piano does not only entail having it tuned up every two to five years. It would also appreciate a daily maintenance from the owner hi. . .

Take Back Control Of Your Inbox. Eliminate Annoying and Potentially Harmful E-Mails

Are you tired of spam stealing your time, your money, your bandwidth and your hard disc space? The time you devote each day to sort and delete spam from your inbox could be put to much better use. In the European Union alone, the working hours employees are spending on sorting and deleting spam is costing the companies and estimated 10 billion euros every year! By manually sorting out spam afte. . .

Super Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Credit cards are a great way to spend money that you do not have and we all know that so it is nothing new to us. A credit card is a spending tool that many of us would feel as if we had had a limb cut off if we could no longer have one, would also ring true to a lot of people.Start Making MoneyThere are ways to make money from credit cards, rather than them being a drain on your finances. One . . .

Stop Wasting Money Each Month On High Credit Card Interest Payments

Do you know what your credit card is truly costing you and how to lower credit card interest rate? Many people assume that they do, but aren’t familiar with the hidden fees that many credit card companies are charging. In fact, if you don’t keep close tabs on your credit card, you may end up paying hundreds of extra dollars per year—without ever really knowing it!And if you’re trying to budge. . .

Stop Intrusive Pop-Up Ads And Regain Control Of Your Online Experience!

Stop intrusive pop-up ads and regain control of your online world! Intrusive and distracting pop-up windows are not an unavoidable part of being online. You don't have to put up with offensive, time consuming and bandwidth stealing pop up ads. Visit Supportcave.com today to try out some of the most sophisticated pop-up blockers on the market - for free! Make screen cluttering pop-ups a thing o. . .

Stock Markets Of The World

"Stock Market" is a term that is used to refer both to the physical location for buying and selling stocks, and to the overall activity of the market within a certain country. When you hear "The stock market was down today," it refers to the combined activity of many stock exchanges. The major exchanges in the US are the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (Amex), and . . .

Start with a Small Business Loan

Starting a small business? Having troubling finding financing? If you answered yes to the preceding questions don’t get frustrated. You are not alone. Fortunately, there is hope for finding financing. You just have to look in the right place. In 1953 the Small Business Administration was officially established to serve small businesses. This government backed institution was formed to off. . .

Start an Easy Home Business: Become an Ebay Trading Assistant

EBay’s online auctions have created business opportunities for thousands of people. Now the Trading Assistant program is making it easier than ever to start a business from home.Trading assistants act as brokers, selling merchandise for others and keeping a percentage of the profits. The profit potential can be great, especially when selling high-value items.Though there are millions of registe. . .

In preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exam success, you've got to learn to troubleshoot Cisco routers. And while ping is a great basic IP connectivity tool, it doesn't give you all the information you need to diagnose network connectivity issues.Let's say you have six routers between CityA and CityB. You send a ping from A to B, and get this return:R1#ping 172.1.1.1Type escape sequence to abort. . .

When building your home or redecorating, choosing your flooring is going to be one of the most important elements in giving your home its unique character, look and feel. Selecting the right flooring fore your home though, is not just as simple as choosing the look you want. There is so much more to take into consideration before you find the right floor for you.Tip One - Think about the kind of lifestyle you lead before you pick your flooring. An extremely important thing to consider when choosing your flooring is its durability and toughness. If you have a large family and pets, hardwoods. . .

The Gingerbread Nightmare

Do you ever see those beautiful gingerbread houses during the holiday seasons that are so beautiful? They look so simple, and look like such a fun project to do with the kids making gifts for grandma and grandpa. I could just feel it….soft Christmas music in the background, the warm, spicy smell of gingerbread filling the air, the cozy warmth of the fire on a snowy day, and my children and I building these luscious goodies sure to bless our family and friends, and all inexpensively as well. That was the fantasy. Where was my mind? How could I forget about the little thing we call REALITY? E. . .

The Maligned Potato: Respect At Last?

Ah, the poor, maligned potato! Beaten up by dieters (especially the low-carb variety), nutritionists and other experts as being 'ok in moderation', the potato may at long last be gaining some respect in the scientific community.From an article in Science Daily ('Transgenic Potato Confers Immunity: Vegetables Or Fruit Could Replace Vaccine And Needles'), we find that the potato could be used to help keep us health.We quote from the article: 'Transgenic potatoes engineered to generate an immune response to E.coli infection have passed their first test in human beings. In the May issue of the . . .