http://www.articlesnatch.com/profile/Kurali/30486 Kurali is an author at ArticleSnatch.com Article Directory. Below are the most recent articles from Kurali. For more of articles by Kurali please use the link above. http://www.articlesnatch.com/profile/Kurali/30486 http://static.articlesnatch.com/i/logo.gif en-us http://www.articlesnatch.com/profile/Kurali/30486 PHP/5.0.26 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/You---re-REALTOR---Marketing-Plan/306725 The steps to creating an effective marketing plan begin with identifying who you are going to be targeting, what you are going to spend, and how many sales you are going to receive as a result of your efforts. By identifying this information in the initial stages of your market plan development, you will significantly increase your return on investment and substantially increase your sales. Below is a step by step process to help you lay the framework for your own marketing plan: Step 1) Identify your budget. Identify how much you are planning to spend on your marketing endeavors in order to maximize your investment. How much are you planning to spend on your marketing? How many prospects are you planning to reach, and how many sales do you expect to close? Include your time investment in this analysis as well. Many inexpensive marketing tools take an enormous amount of time and subsequently have a significant cost. Step 2) Identify your ideal customer. In order to target your customer effectively, you must know what they look like. This process is generally known as “stick figuring” and identifies the key traits of your ideal customer. Who are they?** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.freeearningtips.com Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/You---re-REALTOR---Marketing-Plan/306725 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Barbecue-Sauce-Recipe---Best-Cookies--Chocolate-Chip-Oatmeal-Cookies---Best-Cookies--Oatmeal-Crispie/306048 The barbecue began in the American context during the late 1800's cattle drives in the West. The cowhands usually had low quality cuts of beef that had to be preserved over long periods of time of cattle driving. The main choice for this was brisket that is tough meat. The cowboys soon learned that if they cooked the meat over a long period of time at a low temperature the meat could be made tender and tasty. During this time, the cooks also experimented with various barbecue sauces to make the beef even tastier. Personally barbecue is my favorite style of cooking meat. I love the taste of barbecue and find that it's suitable for nearly all occasions. I agree with history that the barbecue sauce is as important as the barbecue itself. A good barbecue sauce can make or break a sumptuous meal. I can still remember clearly the T-bone barbecue steak I tasted at Larry's Drive. The sauce that was served with the barbecue steak was simply awesome. Every time I recall the experience my mouth just waters. I have often asked myself how-to recreate that awesome sauce.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For more Free Resources www.dishadvice.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Barbecue-Sauce-Recipe---Best-Cookies--Chocolate-Chip-Oatmeal-Cookies---Best-Cookies--Oatmeal-Crispie/306048 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Small-Business-Debt-Collection-Law-Cheat-Sheet/305510 In your small business debt collection laws will eventually become important, as your debt grows and some clients do not pay. To collect small business debts legally, you must first send a written notice that collections have begun, within five days of first contacting the debtor for collections (for instance, within five days of calling on the telephone). The letter must include dispute instructions. Small Business Debt Collection Laws Forbidden Practices * Collect any amount beyond the actual debt, unless you really can do so legally. * Continue collections on a debt if the debtor has disputed the debt, unless you provide the debtor with written proof. * Continue contacting the debtor if within 30 days of first contact, the debtor disputes the debt. * Credit a payment the debtor has made to a non-disputed debt to a debt the debtor has disputed. * Deposit a post-dated check before the post-date. Small Business Debt Collections Laws: What You Can't Say * Give a false name. * You are an attorney or government representative, if you are not.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.start-ownbiz.com Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Small-Business-Debt-Collection-Law-Cheat-Sheet/305510 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-REALLY-Use-Google-Part-Three/305103 In Part One, we covered the basics of searching on Google.com and in Part Two we moved into more advanced search techniques. In today's third and final installment we will peer into some ways of using Google you may have never thought of or knew existed. DATE RANGES: You may limit your search to an exact date of a "range" of dates that a page was indexed by Google. To use Google's "date range" function, you will need to express your dates in "Julian" dates. This date format is express as an integer. To convert a common date into Julian format go to: http://www.24hourtranslations.co.uk/dates.htm As an example, if I wanted to find pages (about a certain topic) indexed by Google during the month of May 2003, I would type in: "direct response marketing" date range: 2452774-2452803 TYPES OF FILES: You can limit your Google search results to specific files ending in a particular extension (.doc, .txt, .rtf, .pdf etc...) To find a file on the topic "direct response marketing" in Adobe (.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.greateducationonline.com Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-REALLY-Use-Google-Part-Three/305103 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Interviewing-Job-Applicants-Can-Be-Hazardous-to-Your-Wealth/305102 1st Fact: Interviewing applicants is the most common way companies decide whom to hire. 2nd Fact: Research proves most interviewers do lousy at predicting if an applicant will succeed – or flop – if hired. 3rd Fact: Research shows that customized pre-employment tests do great at predicting if an applicant may succeed or fail on-the-job. 4th Fact: Since you must interview applicants, even if you use tests, you need to make better predictions based on interviews. If you do not learn how to do this, it will prove hazardous to your wealth! When you hire the wrong person, you will pay a huge price. Your business financially suffers, and you can destroy your management career. WHY MANAGERS DO ROTTEN INTERVIEWS Unfortunately, most managers base hiring decisions on interviewing job applicants. But, most managers do not know what they are doing. They often do not know 1. talents the applicant needs to succeed on-the-job 2. questions to ask 3. how to take useful notes 4. ways to stop applicants from lying about work experience or skills CUSTOMIZE INTERVIEWS FOR EACH JOB Since you still must interview applicants, let’s pinpoint how you can conduct useful interviews.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.greatindustrialguide.com Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Interviewing-Job-Applicants-Can-Be-Hazardous-to-Your-Wealth/305102 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Study-of--Interior-Design--as-a-reflection-of-the-mind-/302860 Dear friends, we as humans are a composite of mind, body and spirit. All these three in proper coordination, create the world around us. The things, which we want in life, are first created in our mind, then our mind sends signals to our brain and the brain sends signals to various parts of our body to take action and thus "reality" gets created. This means that whatever we imagine in our minds gets converted in reality. The program of our mind decides what we imagine. I mean if I want to decorate my bedroom, everything from the type of furniture I choose to the budget decision will depend upon my "broader attitude" towards life. If I am a "budget conscious" person, then this will affect right from the initial stages of the design. I will look at the design from a conservative point of view. Thus everything, which gets created in reality, will have an influence of my personality. Here I am not trying to say that only high budget designs are good.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.thedesignbuild.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Study-of--Interior-Design--as-a-reflection-of-the-mind-/302860 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Italian-Cuisine--A-Trip-to-the-Island-of-Sardinia/302859 The island of Sardinia perhaps most quickly conjures up the idea of sardines. A small island off of the western coast of Italy, it certainly incorporates seafood in too much of its regional cuisine. However, Sardinia has such a rich and various history that it bears little resemblance to the traditional idea of Italian cooking. Like many other Italian regional cuisines, Sardinia’s regional taste is often a surprise for a palette that is expecting red sauce and parmesan cheese to be the beginning and end of traditional Italian cooking. While it is a region of Italy, Sardinia’s history is shared with explorers of many European nations, such as Greece, France, and Spain. This diverse history of people shows in the traditions and culture of this isolated island destination. While, being an island, seafood, especially shellfish, plays a large part in the regional cuisine of Sardinia, very few Sardinian meals do not incorporate lamb, a rich resource in the mountainous inland of the island of Sardinia. In addition to the lamb’s meat, a favorite of Sardinian chefs, very few meals are complete without the company of sheep’s milk and wild fennel.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.dishadvice.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Italian-Cuisine--A-Trip-to-the-Island-of-Sardinia/302859 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Top-5-Setting-Up-Mistakes-/302858 When you're starting a home business, it's all too easy to make mistakes -- after all, you've never done this before. Fortunately for you, though, you can learn from others' errors, by making sure you don't do any of these things. Thinking Skills You Don't Have Aren't Important. So you have no idea how to keep records and accounts, or you don't know how to maintain a mailing list. You need to learn these things! Too many home business owners just do the things that they know how to do, and assume that they can probably get by without everything else. You need to realize that when you're running a home business, you're going to need to do as much as you can for yourself, especially when you're starting out. This means that you can't get by if your business skills are lacking. I always say that everyone who is thinking of starting a business should take an inexpensive and quick local business course, and I stand by it -- even if you think you'll be fine, it can't hurt, can it? Not Managing Your Time.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.greatindustrialguide.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Top-5-Setting-Up-Mistakes-/302858 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Explode-Your-Consulting-Income/302857 Here are just a few ways to increase and diversify your income from your consulting business. 1. Sell More Services to Your Existing Clients Instead of spending all that time and money trying to get new business, why not try to sell more services to your existing client base? If you are an accounting and tax consulting firm, for example, you likely have clients who need some assistance in their record keeping and documentation. In addition to your year-end tax services, could you provide monthly bookkeeping and financial statements, accounting system setups, training in accounting software, or other services to assist your client? Monthly services, in addition to annually billed fees, will help you smooth out your cash flow and minimize the seasonal nature of your business. 2. Mass Market Your Advice by Productizing Your Services Could you produce a folio, special report, newsletter, e-book, book, audio cassette, video, or course? If so, you could enjoy making money even when you're not billing for your time. While asleep or on vacation, the sale of your information products could be generating additional income for you.** End Summary**<p>About the Author:<br>For More Free Resources visit www.greateducationonline.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Explode-Your-Consulting-Income/302857