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A tidal wave of difficult economic times is rushing towards us. Its arrival appears to be inevitable and the preliminary effects are already lapping at our shores.

During the past twenty plus years, we have experienced two major economic bubbles. The dot com, and more recently the real estate boom, generated a great deal of wealth for a large number of people.

Despite the corrections and mild recessions, the economic cycle has been “livable”. Most people’s lives continue as before. The only things that change are the value of their “nest egg”, be it stock, or the worth of their home.

I have a nasty feeling, that this time, it might be a little worse. The real estate bubble was intertwined with the sub-prime lending fiasco. Home loans were made on very loose criteria. Then, those questionable loans, in effect, were used as collateral for all kinds of other financial transactions…A veritable “house of cards”…

In addition, the high price of oil is adding a very tangible additional cost to everyone’s daily budget. This is having the effect of a regressive tax, forcing some people to make decisions based upon the cost of driving .This can have psychological as well as economic implications and ramifications.

The price of gasoline is adding inflationary pressures through out the economy. Anyone involved in running a business, has long been familiar with the term “gasoline surcharge”. Inbound… Outbound… Anything that has to move or be moved is getting more expensive.

Add to the mix, the falling value of the American dollar which has been on a downward slope for several years now. When the dollar’s value falls, the price of commodities goes up. (Everything is traded in dollars) We make it very easy for the commodity traders and manipulators to push up the price of oil, wheat, corn, copper and any future’s traded item.

If you have gone food shopping recently, or been to a mall, you know that inflationary pressures are happening now. If you go to work in an office, retail shop or a mall, you know that business has slowed down. The phone calls are less frequent. The foot traffic is reduced and the buyers are more selective.

The Fed has been dropping interest rates to help stave off that recession, but at this point, continuing to lower the interest rates will further weaken the dollar. This will cause commodity prices to go up, resulting in more inflationary pressures on the economy.

The American economy, for the past 100 years, has largely been dependant upon consumer loans, as its fuel. Buying on time, credit cards, auto loans, etc…, has been the grease that kept our factories rolling. Today, consumer loans are more difficult to obtain and interest rates are higher.

Consumer confidence is falling, along with the value of their homes, leaving people cautious and concerned. NAFTA is having the feared effect. Our jobs and our manufacturing is lost to cheap
Labor, South of the Border. Anyone breathing realizes that we are in economic distress and getting worse.

There is a name for an economy that is in the initial stages of an inflationary jump, and, at the same time, drifting in the beginnings of a recession. It is called Stagflation and it isn’t that much fun…….. For anyone.

Higher costs… lower incomes… a shrinking dollar… all of our manufacturing jobs elsewhere…. More and more of our money sucked out of our wallets and sent to our enemies as oil tribute, so that they can afford to try to kill us…Sounds like a mess to me.

There is an unknown factor waiting to send this economy off into uncharted waters. I noted earlier, that the past 20 + years have been economically bearable. We live in a world of plenty, a country of safety and comfort. We are used to personal wealth and freedom.

Even the bottoms 50% of us economically have a T V and are able to feed and clothe our families. Our standard of living is better than most of the rest of the world.

However, there is a whole generation of young adults that have never experienced hard times. Lines at the gas pumps… Inflation as a regular fact of life… Not being able to afford things.

Having to make and keep a budget…Middleclass teenagers having to get a job to help pay for things… How will people react to difficult times and hard choices?

There are no easy answers, just hard questions.

This article was written by Keif Lewis, the Press Manager for the write in campaign to elect Charlie Champion for president. For more information about the campaign, or to hear Charlie Champions opinions on news and politics, visit http://CharlieChampion.com

I am amazed, at times stunned, seeing people run after the mutual fund NFO’s (New Fund Offer). As it is, the financial market is extremely volatile, thanks to the escalating prices of crude oil which has touched the seemingly impossible peak of $140 per barrel. This coupled with the scarcity of foodgrain has seen the predictions of many a financial guru crumble to dust. People have been hard hit by inflation all over the world, yet there is this rare breed of people who do not wait to reason before jumping in to purchase a NFO. They are doing so because the same is being offered at its base price… so what?

Let us go back two years into the past. I have seen people boasting their heads off that the mutual funds they had purchased at a basic price of Rs.10 per unit has given them a return of 20% on the base price during the course of a year. The value of the same had become Rs.12. I do not wish to dampen their happiness, but I had purchased those same funds 8 months after them at Rs.11 per unit. The price of the same too is now Rs.12.

Let us make a simple calculation. Over a period of 12 months the gentlemen in question had made a net gain of 20% on their investment, i.e.: 1.66% per month. My gains were 10.9% over a period of 4 months, i.e.: 2.72%. It does not require a financial wizard to who gained more over a certain period of time on the sum invested by them. Yet people keep on chasing the NFO. They are in the belief that they can make a killing by purchasing the same at its base price.

New funds require some time to establish themselves in the market, irrespective of the value and reputation of the fund manager. This period is generally between 6-9 months. New funds released by leading fund houses have been known to perform worse for the first 12 months. It is better that if one observes an initial offering for a few months and studies their performance before purchasing the same.

Let us come back to the present. Quite a number of NFO’s have been released during January 2008 and as is won’t of me, I did not purchase them. A close associate of mine had purchased 100 units of one such fund at the base price of Rs.10 per fund making his total investment in that fund equal to Rs.1000. The markets have toppled and along with it the mutual funds too. A few days back, towards the end of June, 2008, I had purchased 100 units of the same fund at a depreciated price of Rs.8 per unit, hence my investment is just Rs.800.

Assuming that in the near future, the markets will pick up and by the end of January 2009 this particular fund will have a market value of Rs.11 per unit. Can someone please do the calculations for me?

Web 2.0 is not a new technology. Rather it is a whole new way of thinking about information, other people and how they interact. This will have an increasingly important effect on the way that companies do business.

Web 2.0 is distinct from web design and requires a change the way firms interact with their customers at every stage of the sales cycle. The key findings in the survey were:

1. Companies are still running their internet presence as a passive marketing exercise with little or no regard for the strategic repercussions of Web 2.0.

2. Many businesses are unaware of Web 2.0 and its implications.

3. The majority of businesses have no plans to update their strategy for Web 2.0.

4. Half of the respondents attributed no observable change in business performance from the web.

5. 65 per cent of respondents reported that they had an internet browser open all the time.

6. 95 per cent of the respondents confirmed that the Internet was indispensable to their work.

7. 97 per cent of respondents agreed completely or to an extent that the internet was their primary research tool.

8. 60 per cent of respondents reported that their main mode of written communication was by email.

9.Only 64 per cent of Chief Executives had come across the term Web 2.0.

10. The Wikipedia definition of Web 2.0 was originally an accurate and reliable source of information.

11. Almost half of companies used a design consultant rather than a specialist employee to maintain their web site.

12. Few businesses had embraced online selling.

13. Only 4 per cent of our sample had commissioned an outside specialist to manage their SEO.

14. Just over half of businesses use the web to distribute sales, marketing & communication collateral.

15. There is a remarkable disregard for the importance of web site optimization.

16. Less than a fifth of businesses have implemented a keyword strategy.

17. Less than a quarter have taken action to ensure that they are “number 1″ for their chosen search terms.

In the survey, business people from a wide range of enterprises were asked about their attitudes to Web 2.0. Whilst some of our findings were expected, others were surprising and could have a profound affect on the way that strategic planners consider the future.

The research proves that despite a deluge of informed comment indicating that Web 2.0 is about to change the business landscape, many businesses are unaware of Web 2.0 and its implications. Furthermore, the majority have no plans to update their strategy to accommodate Web 2.0 tools and methodologies that will be necessary for business survival.

Although the technologies have moved on dramatically, companies are still running their internet presence as a passive marketing exercise with little or no regard for the strategic repercussions of Web 2.0. For example, while 74 per cent had a mechanism to request sales contact, fewer than 30 per cent had a means for online purchase.

INTERNET INDISPENSABLE

One of the most astonishing results of this survey is that 97 per cent of all respondents agreed completely or to an extent that the internet was their primary research tool. This has very serious implications. The availability of information over the internet has never been greater and the growing sophistication of search engines in helping users to track down information has meant that traditional methodologies are falling into disuse.

Search engines are now using very sophisticated algorithms to guarantee the integrity of searches and are even ensuring that “paid for” advertisements will take customers to a relevant site. It is not so long ago that clicking on a link produced in response to a search for say “hotel benidorm” would bring up pages of portals and intermediaries. Today the top link actually is a hotel in Benidorm. This has been made possible by the increased sophistication of the algorithms and dissemination of rules by Google and others as to how businesses should construct their web sites. This has spawned a whole new industry whose mission is to help businesses to comply with the Search engine requirements for page content and layout.

Nonetheless, almost 30 per cent of the survey population treated the internet purely as an information source. The remainder had contributed content to the web in some form, with Articles and involvement in Social Networking being the most significant.

UGC IS NOT ALL BAD

One of the criticisms leveled at Web 2.0 is that the quality of the content. In other words, just because a lot of people think something is true, that does not necessarily prove veracity. The mass of conspiracy theory and faux research indicates that many people contribute content without regard for facts, accuracy or sometimes even legality. Many serious contributors therefore regard wikis as an unreliable, biased source of information undeserving of attention for any serious purpose.

Despite the ease of uploading documents and the increasing willingness of users to use the web as a primary research tool; it is amazing that only a little over half of businesses use it to distribute sales, marketing and communication collateral. It is interesting to note though that some businesses have already identified the power of social networking and are beginning to incorporate it into marketing, communication and recruitment strategies. The use of these tools is a good indicator of companies willingness to adapt to the environment and an excellent pointer towards their ability to survive.

Notwithstanding the ease with which online ordering can be implemented, it was surprising how few businesses had embraced online selling. Almost a quarter had no activity at all. It is also astonishing that despite the fact that search engines regard blogs as being a reliable indicator of active involvement in a market, 60 per cent of our sample had not yet developed a “blogging” strategy.

Management of a company’s web site is crucial. The responses however showed a remarkable disregard for the importance of site optimization. Notwithstanding the importance of SEO for the future of their business, only 4 per cent had commissioned an outside specialist to manage their SEO. Only 41 per cent had dedicated resources supporting the problem while almost half were relying on a design consultant or an employee with additional responsibilities. This indicates that businesses simply have not understood how important is this issue .

SEO STRATEGIES

The results demonstrate a cavalier attitude to some of the key issues. While it is understandable that more than half of the sample regarded Social Networking as unnecessary, it is simply astonishing that less than a fifth have implemented a keyword strategy and less than a quarter have taken action to ensure that they are “number one” for their chosen search terms.

SUMMARY

Very few businesses are embracing Web 2.0 as fully as they need to. There is no doubt that as Web 2.0 gathers pace, businesses that do not adapt strategies to incorporate these and other Web 2.0 elements will find themselves increasingly isolated. With other channels becoming restricted by legislation and common business usage increasingly favouring the web as a primary medium (as discussed above), companies that do not adapt their strategies run severe risks as to their ongoing viability.

Perry Burns advises businesses how to improve their new business development performance. Download a free copy of the full report here Sales 101 will be running Web 2.0 strategy courses. Click here to a place with no obligation

Seven Things You Should Know About Auto Brake Repair

Safety is a very important issue when it comes to you and your family. That’s why whenever you think you have an auto brake problem, heading to an auto brake repair shop for a mechanic is the first step you should take.
But looking for the perfect auto mechanic is as important as how safe you want yourself and your family to be. This is because you want your mechanic to share with you the same concern you have for you and your family’s safety. That’s why we’ve provided below, guidelines about what you should know and what to discuss with your auto brake mechanic.
1. Ask you’re mechanic to clean all the components to make sure it’s both dust-free and squeak-free.
2. Bolts, including lug nuts, must have an anti-seize compound added to the threads to prevent corrosion

3. Anti-squeak compounds must be used on the brake pad’s back.

Using anti-squeak (or anti-squeal as some put it) prevents vibration in the long run. Anti-squeak compounds are available in paste and spray forms.
4. If you’re mechanic tells you that brake pads, or any other parts have been replaced, insist that you see them. That way, you’re sure you’re paying for something that has really been replaced.
5. Getting your car serviced at National brake shops isn’t a bad choice. Some shops even do only brakes and that means brakes are their specialty. Before you head to a repair shop, try asking around for advice and you’ll surely get ideas about where to go and who to approach.
6. Decide whether lifetime brake pads are really worth the investment. Sure, they could actually last a lifetime but do you really have to buy brake pads that do last a lifetime? Bear in mind that lifetime brake pads are harder and will wear down the rotors in the long run and it seems to be more practical to change brake pads than change rotors every now and then.

7. Be aware of brake jobs that are very cheap. Some salesman might even go to the lengths of checking other parts that allegedly have to be checked, and if they do find some, charge for these parts at a higher price. You can get brakes on any budget.
Research is your best bet before you take your car to the next auto repair shop. Check online for reviews about which product you might want your mechanic to use and also remember to check for alternatives. That way, should your desired product be unavailable, you could always point out other products instead. It wouldn’t hurt to check different car repair centers and ask people about what shops they recommend.
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The promise of making a lot of money has been heard by many, and many have found out that it just is not as easy as they had heard. They lost money – sometimes a lot of it. They then turned away from the stock market and ended up totally disillusioned about it. The truth is, they may have been somewhat confused about it in the first place. They may have thought it would come to them just like it did to others – without knowing the why’s or the how’s. Here are some strategies that you can use in order to help you to avoid the common mistakes that others have made.

Get A Realistic View

By looking at the market with your eyes open, you can come to understand not only the profit possibilities, but also the possibility of losses. The truth is that the higher the possible gain there is, that it is always associated with the increased likelihood of loss. The safer investments always bring a lower level of profit, and the safest investments have attached to them the lowest levels of profit.

Understand The Market

One of the greatest benefits that you can have to help you avoid a lot of potential pitfalls in your investments is to understand the principles of investing. In other words, read all you can about the process, how to judge a good stock, etc. The more you know about it yourself, the wiser you will be able to invest your funds – and hopefully see a profit. You will also be able to develop a worthwhile investment strategy – both for the short term and for the long term.

Diversify

It is smart investing to place your available investment funds into a minimum of 6 different kinds of shares. Some suggest that you go as many as 20 in order to diversify safely. Spread your investments into different kinds of stock (sectors) that are not related. This way if one type of market does not do well, then the other ones should. This enables you to still make money from some of your investment.

It is usually a good idea to diversify into more than just the stock market – at least until you really understand what you are doing. The smart investor will take a portion of their investment money and put a percentage of it into secure investments like trust funds which are solid investments, and possibly also bonds, which are the most secure, but do provide less interest.

Seek Counsel From Professionals

Unless you have money to just throw away, it would be a real good idea to seek help from someone who understands the market better than you do. There are professionals out there, financial advisors, brokers, etc., that are more than willing to help you build a solid portfolio for your investments. Their expertise can spare you a lot of unnecessary loss, and get you on to the right track to some solid profit.

Make Your Investments For The Long Term

While there is different thinking about the markets and how to invest, the general idea is to make your investments for the long term. Experienced stock market experts tend not to watch the market everyday, but only check on it once a month and many of them only quarterly. Watching it everyday leads to a lot of anxiety – since the market normally fluctuates a lot from day to day. Overall, though, it generally moves upward.

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A survey is an effective tool for the marketing company to gather opinions or receive more information about a certain product, service or just basic information about a group of people, which will help the company to improve their business. In this context, Paid survey is gaining growing popularity.

Nowadays, the paid survey is becoming a common tool of gathering people’s opinion and the easy way for people to make money. The companies will pay for people who finished their surveys honestly.

A paid survey can bring you extra income. Payments vary among different surveys. In general, the remuneration depends on the survey type and its length.

The quickest and easiest way is to search the internet. You will quickly find hundreds of web sites offering paid surveys. However, do not jump at the first offer. Check each site carefully to see if it is genuine. Unfortunately, there are many fake companies offering paid surveys and later you may discover that there are no payments at all.

You should first look if the site looks credible, if it shows a contact address and phone number, are there testimonials from other people participating in their program. Some sites may ask you to pay a set up fee upon registration. It is an application fee for your enrollment in the site’s database. It may sound fair enough for you however, this is the easiest way to be fooled they can just take the money and forget about sending you surveys.

Find discussion groups or forums dedicated to paid surveys you will not only find the best sites for paid surveys but you will see peoples recommendations and suggestions about how to make the most out of this opportunity.

Finally be very careful to whom you are disclosing your personal information. While some paid surveys are genuine and conducted with research purposes, others might be used for unsolicited mail shots or email spam. Call the web site and ask for explanation what kind of personal information you will have to disclose and how it will be used.

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Most people tend to judge the quality of a book or CD by its cover. No matter, how many money and time may have gone into producing the content, if the cover is amateurish you have already lost half the battle even before you begun.

The more professional approach would be to treat the cover of a CD or DVD as its calling card that informs the targeted audience about the content in an attractive way. A customized CD or DVD graphic cover is the first step in appropriately packaging a product that is to be commercially released.

Basically, an appealingly designed cover serves three main purposes, such as:

Helps in selling the product:

A professionally designed CD cover gives presents your product in an appealing way and grabs attention of the buyer from among the stacks of other CD releases on the shop shelves. To make your CD get noticed from the clutter of competitive releases is a big step in ensuring better sales and that is what a good cover does.

Gives the CD or DVD a unique identity:

Cover art helps the audience to distinguish from various CDs or DVDs. It informs the targeted audience about they can expect inside the CD. For instance, if it is a music CD, the name of the album, the singer’s name and song tracks are neatly listed in the cover.

Allows the audience to know the product:

The more professional the looks of the cover, te better are the chances of your CD being picked up by the buyers. A tastefully done cover with say, a picture of the artist (if it is a music release) or a still from the movie (if it is a film release) and so on goes a long way in convincing a customer about the quality of the content inside and prompts a purchase decision.

Why a professional graphic designer?

It is true that nowadays it is possible to design page layouts with the help of various software applications, but very people have the required designing skills or adequate knowledge of hardware and software to ensure a professional looking CD cover. CD packaging is a crucial marketing step, and an experiment by amateurs is not a good idea. Don’t think of designing a cover by yourself if you don’t know the basics of designing.

There are many CD and DVD duplication service providers in London, New York, or say Mumbai, who also deal in CD packaging and CD cover designing. Good graphic designers have the talent to take the rough cover concepts of the customers and transform them into a great cover design. At times, they also come up with a complete graphic concept, design and cover layout to give your project maximum marketing impact.

Moreover most of the “professional” graphic designers design CD covers on a Mac platform using QuarkXPress with Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, and exporting the final layout from Quark as a printable PDF. It ensures minimum printing complications and a good quality final product.

Frankly speaking, there is no substitute for hiring a trained graphic designer to work on your cover design. They have experience, technical skill and knowledge of all the proper tools of the trade to give a final product that you will be proud of.

Mark Thomas is a graphic designer who specializes in CD Duplication in London. And as an amateur writer, he has written many insightful articles on the latest trends and developments in the field of CD packaging, CD duplication and DVD Duplication in London.

As an ebay(TM) seller it happens very often (too often) that listings close without any bids. Did this happen to you? Many sellers are frustrated and quit their eBay(TM) business. Have you realised that these fees from unsold items can sum up quickly. We asked ourself: “What are the reasons for so many items not being sold on eBay(TM)?”

We did some research on compared many listings on eBay and to see which sites get the most hits. Of course the item itself plays an important role. But we have also found that many ebay(TM) sellers try to sell their items with very unprofessional auction listings. There is just some plain black text with white background. Arrrgh!!! We have seen it many times. The answer is simple. Many listings are closing without any bids because they have a lousy design.

But auction sites with a professional design are more likely to receive bids. A recent online study has shown that attractive and professional designed internet sites convert better than badly designed sites. It’s basically the same thing with eBay listings. If it is not in harmony with your eye, people click to another item. Remember, that they are on overage seeing your site for 10-20 seconds. If they like it, they may read it. If not, they’ll leave.

But many eBay(TM) sellers don’t know any thing about designing professional listings. Until now, these sellers had only the choice of hiring expensive third party auction services or to buy costly auction listing software.
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Financial freedom cannot be achieved without budgeting. Budgeting involves tracking your sources of income and more importantly tracking your expenses. It is novel tool for controlling your expenses and making you aware of how you spend your money. At the outset, budgeting may seem to be onerous and boring, particularly for those of us who hate numbers. But once you realize the benefits emanating from it, you will find it an interesting exercise. Even businesses, whether small or large, use budgeting as a tool to achieve their financial goals. It is, in fact, an integral part of managing an organization.

Benefits of budgeting:

Helps to control impulse buying.

Helps to control your expenses.

Ensures that you pay your bills on time.

Helps you to borrow money when you need it.

Helps you by not defaulting on your loan repayments, thus, protecting your credit rating.

Helps you to save money which can routed to different investment vehicles that can in turn help you build your net worth over a period of time.

The budgeting process

The first step in the budgeting process is to determine your net worth.

Your net worth = the value of all your assets less all the liabilities or loans that you owe.

The second step is to identify your sources of income and the amount from each source. Your sources of income could be salary, business income, investment income such as dividends, interest, rent. Your most recent tax return and bank account can be an excellent source for identifying your income sources.

The third step is to identify your expenditure items such as groceries, entertainment, mortgage payments, loan repayments, housing repairs, transportation, taxes.

Prepare a spreadsheet with the following columns: a) description for each item in the two sections viz. income and expenditure b) actual amount c) budget amount d) difference (between actual and budget amount) e) reason to be given if the actual amount exceeds the budget amount.

It is very important to ensure that you provide at least 10% of your gross income towards savings. A formula should be in place in your budget spreadsheet that will automatically calculate 10% of your gross earnings. The objective of budgeting will be defeated if it does not lead to targeted savings.

Budgeting should generally be done on a monthly basis. It is very important for you to enter all the amounts that you spend into the spreadsheet. This will require a disciplined approach but in the long-run, it would definitely be worth it. Keep a separate paper file for each year divided into sections based upon the items of income and expenditure for filing your bills.

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A classic car insurance Northern Ireland policy would cover many additional areas that are not normally available in a general car insurance policy. While a general car insurance policy would provide for the essential basics, this special policy provides for such dynamic features that include a buy back or a guaranteed salvage value for your damaged car. Not many insurance covers provide for such star features.
Apart from this, the policy holder gets a hefty introductory discount which in some cases exceeds 50% of premium costs. There is also a limited mileage discount provided by some insurance companies offering the classic car insurance Northern Ireland policies. A limited mileage discount is a scheme where cars running low miles during the year and having minimal usage are eligible to obtain discounts while providing insurance coverage. In the event the car moves out of Northern Ireland to some other European destinations for a short duration, insurance cover remains valid for varying periods extending up to 90 days in specific cases. Major insurance companies have car owners clubs or car clubs and discounts are available to car club members too. This facility is provided to a classic car insurance Northern Ireland policy holder.

The idea of a classic car insurance for vintage and old cars originated about 25 years ago when car owners found that policies in those days were inadequate to cover their requirements. Vintage car owners were handed out normal car insurance policies with little regard to their vehicle types and usages. Not many vintage car owners today pull out their cars from their garage to go out to the office or drop off kids to the school. No one ever sees these old time beauties racing along a highway except for vintage car rallies which today are few and far between. In Northern Ireland, these passionate vehicle owners desired a better deal for their cars, and insurance companies at last decided to listen to their demands. With a view to build in long term customer relationships, some of the major insurance providers in Northern Ireland decided to offer these policies popularly known as classic car insurance Northern Ireland policies. The quotes are always reasonably cheap and provide for add on privileges that include club memberships, discounts, free courtesy car while the owner’s car remain in the workshop and guarantee salvage values if the owner decides to forgo his car.