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Whats In A Name: Selecting the Right Business Name

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

With all that’s written about selecting a domain name, I thought I would address the ART of selecting a name for your business. It’s by no means an easy task or one that should be taken lightly. So here we go.
Ask 500 people, already in business, how they decided upon their business name and you [...]

Bad Credit Home Loan To Get You Out Of Debt

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

A “bad credit home loan” can help you climb your way out of debt and get you started back on the road to upstanding, good credit. There are many lenders who are willing to make bad credit home loans to you - a loan based on your equity in your home even if your credit [...]

Be the Customer: See Yourself as Your Customers Do

Friday, June 26th, 2009

What do your customers experience when they interact with your business? As a mystery shopper, I help businesses see themselves through the eyes of their customers by posing as a typical customer and evaluating their service, quality and cleanliness. Was it easy to find what I needed? Were the employees polite and helpful? Was everything [...]

Cruising Glacier Bay

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

You can watch movies about it, you can hear about it, you can read about it, but until you partake of it, you have no clue how thrilling it is to cruise Glacier Bay.
Glacier Bay Mountain ranges with peaks over 10,000 feet, culminating in 15,320 foot high Mount Fairweather within the Glacier Bay National Park [...]

Faux Wax Seals, Tearing, and Fraying in Your Scrapbooks

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Would you like to add more creative appeal to your scrapbooks? Here are three methods to add more depth and creativity to your scrapbook creations.
A good way to make your own personal seals is with Crayola Model Magic. Simply, roll out a small ball of the clay. Then, imprint this ball with a small rubber [...]

A Playtime Project: The Memory Quilt

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

A friend recently suggested a use for my daughter’s first wardrobe, which I’ve dutifully saved in the back of the closet, and lugged on two long distance relocations. Turns out she’s done the same thing with her daughter’s first clothes, and we’ve decided to make memory quilts. This playtime project preserves my little girl’s everyday [...]

How Coaches Find Clients Online

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

At a recent networking meeting Jana asked for a recommendation for a public speaking coach. She was starting to speak in front of audiences, and wanted to polish her presentation skills a bit. Before anyone else got a chance to reply, Elise jumped in to recommend her coach, Kelly. “I have been working with Kelly [...]

Some Business Coaches are in Error

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Many business coaches deny the power of suggestion while using it. For instance a corporate inner circle will be told that they have inner conflicts with ethical practice due to the stockholders coming first, the customers coming second and employees coming third. They will tell the corporate management team that often what must be done [...]

Online Counseling - a Timely Happenstance

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Online counseling may be the latest and greatest improvement intherapy. It seems to be perfect for this fast-paced world withmany workers who sit by their computer screens all day long. Yet,it is not limited to today’s information technology workers orthose whose work requires being online frequently.
Imagine how convenient it will be to read a quick [...]

Is The Apprentice Bad For Your Health?

Monday, June 15th, 2009

If you know who I mean when I say Kwame, Bill and Troy, you’re probably a fan of The Apprentice. I admit I’m not a fan myself; I don’t watch much television and that particular show didn’t grab my interest enough to be “appointment” watching. I have, however, followed its popularity with interest, for various [...]