Recent content by infogreed

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    Would anyone like to pick holes in my idea?

    I could add up to your idea. The competition may be reflected in a special monthly brochure (cheap type - less thick pages, but in full color, high resolution photos). You could decide on the number of pages 6-10 A5 format might be the right option. On the cover page - the winner product + some...
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    How do you guys deal with the stresses and strains of business

    I schedule something for the end of the weekend to look forward to: like a short trip, a going out with close friends for a couple of beers, a table tennis tournament among friends, however this is only me: think of something rewarding from your point of view: make a gift (figuratively speaking)...
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    I have 1 years experience of SEO and doing the certification of Web development?

    different countries - different standards of living if you wanna move you will definitely earn more, if you wanna stay you could try to beat up the competition on the workforce market (I don't know how strong it is in this area of expertise at your place) and reach the desired 500, however when...
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    Shocked to receive this letter!

    maybe it's not because the system cannot close it, they might simply want not to let you forget about them by showing you that once their client - you'll always be concerned as such even though you are currently a former one. I am not saying it's a winning strategy, but nevertheless it is an...
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    Supply to Hotels

    You definately should approach the wedding agencies. You decide how: directly, requesting a meeting, by phone, by e-mail, or all of the above in backwards order. Remember that you should stand up for your product, educate your target audiences: why do they need your product, when, what are...
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    Cost of press release

    in the beginning write it yourself and send it over to the media you want, just to check the waters. No one knows better than you how should it sound and what should it communicate. After all the media tend to change it and rework it to fit the edition, if they consider it good enough they even...
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    Selling Clothes, is this legal?

    don't do it. If you want to synchronize the two might very well make a broshure stand with catalogues of the clothes store, but anything apart from that would be a mistake. Do not approach personally the clients with sales in mind, you'll estrange them. Instead of accumulating customers for the...
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    Would you emply a Dwarf?

    your question is discriminative and you advocating for undiscriminative answer?
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    Newspaper Delivery

    haven't you heard for competition protection, there are certain regulations if you wish even to the amount you are allowed to decrease the price offered of a common product
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    Newspaper Delivery

    Talk to a lawyer for advice, there might be some regulations you are missing. Try to offer to your customers added value: more timely service, additional info sometimes (you should know what they are interested in try cross-selling them another product they might benefit from but have not been...
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    Is it worth moving to business premises?

    It depends on what type your clients are. The reason for establishing a formal office is the customer meeting schedule, i.e. it's best to welcome them in your office. However if your clients are ones referred by your friends you might very well meet them somewhere else, in a cafe for example...
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    Help with job application

    Don't worry. Why bother. Write down your education and your abilities like language skills, computer literacy, hobbies, side activities, etc. Everyone has the right to take some time for himself why should you explain yourself. The thing is that you are now decided to work and give, what is the...
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    Is this the key to instant success?

    what is there to wonder about? write an e-mail saving the application and pose the question are you for real in a more polite manner of course. Then when you receive a personalized answer you are to wonder, because the e-mail you have received is one sent to probably thousands of people. See...
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    Small family run business.

    Never. The history of the seller or his family relations with the rest of the staff doesn't bother me as long as the products is worth. Sometimes a small family business stands for traditions and line of quality which is an additional advantage to the impersonal corporations.
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    Dog Walking

    Why are you concerned whether it's a growing or shrinking market - this is not a long-term job anyway, it's a way to get by till you find something real, or your plans are different?