- "Liberals are the Greatest Humans on Earth" Said He
He started his argument with a matter of fact style comment and stated; "Liberals are the Greatest Humans on Earth." - "Well to Be Honest With You," "Truthfully Now" and "To Tell You The Truth" Communication 101
Often in communication either written or verbal we see people using phrases such as; "Well to Be Quite Honest With You" and they will use such sentences in the middle of a very long conversation, but when they do it totally raises red flags and here is why; - "Who Are You?" "I am You" said the Artificial Intelligent Super Computer Collective
Not long ago, The Online Think Tank started a project to determine how the supercomputers in and artificial intelligence computers of the future would run the world governments of mankind. Does it not make sense for a supercomputer with artificial intelligence to be in power and entrusted with running world governments it would need to be a collective of human thought. - $4.00 Per Gallon Gasoline and $100 Per Barrel This Summer?
In case you have not noticed all the tension in the Middle East is casing our Gasoline Prices to Skyrocket and you have probably thought to yourself here comes $4.00 and then $5.00 per gallon gasoline prices. - $50 per Barrel and Venezuela's Economy and Hugo Chavez's Plans
Venezuela and Hugo Chávez and have declared themselves enemies of the United States of America and they have called the President of the United States the devil. However, it looks like the devil made him do it and sulfur still taints the undergarments of Hugo Chávez. - 1-Mile Run and Lap 3 Considerations
For those superstar athletes in track and field who dare to go the distance the mile run is the most competitive and most difficult race from a tactics standpoint and an endurance standpoint. It is a battle of wills and strength of character in a competitive setting challenging the athletes desire to win over their threshold of pain. Still interested? - 10,000 Meter Run; Strategies on Running a 10K and How They Relate to Article Writing
Anyone who is ever run a 10K knows that it is not easy and even those runners who are exceptionally great, they still do not consider it an easy race. In fact they only run it faster and harder and they still feel every single step along the way. One thing I learned from running the 10,000 m or 10K is that it is easy at the start and there are lots of people all around you and you feel really good. - 10K Run and Saving for a Kick
Many long-distance runners and enthusiasts will go to a 10K competition to see how they can do in their age categories and they also want to do a good showing for family and friends and test out all their training and see how they do. This makes a lot of sense, as if you are going to run everyday and train for such then you want to put in a good run. - 11,111 = The Reader - The Internet Surfer - The Customer - The Voter And The Competition Too
All my life I have strived to be the best at everything I do and I must confess that I love the famous Vince Lombardi speech about being the best, winning and being number one. What I have learned about being number one is that you can only get there when you realize who made you number one. You have to thank those who competed and challenged you to go beyond your own abilities. In my book they are number one too. - 15 Ways to Over Come Writer's Block
Many article marketers and Article Authors worry about writers block. Why? Well, because they are under pressure to increase their output in order to drive more targeted traffic to their websites. Here are some tips on how to overcome writers block in your article writing efforts; - 150,000 Refugees Flee to Syria; Estimated 550,000 May Follow
The Israeli-Hezbolla war has already produced 150,000 refugees who have left Lebanon and travel to Syria. Israel is concerned that many of the Hezbollah international terrorists may also try to flee because they will eventually be killed if they do not. - 2007 and The Cubed Experience
What if life is all a dream and you are the chosen character of a virtual reality game? In fact what if in the near future your Virtual Reality Living Room becomes so intense and real it cannot be distinguished from what is and what is not real? What if this leads many to altered states of cognition, schizophrenia conditions and a completely blurred reality? What if your life experience itself comes into question? Indeed what if? - 2007 and The Power of Presence and Brand Marketing in the 21st Century
What is the Power of Presence and how can one capitalize on the ominous strength in becoming a household name? We all know of the strength of branding and yet few realize its vast power. You see, the amount of consumer dollars spent on brands in the United States is $300 billion plus per year. Obviously, any businessperson would want to get in on the action and capitalize on the branding potential. Franchise outlets, which rely on brand-name marketing account for one third of every consumer dollar spent each year in the US and there are over 450,000 franchised outlets. - 2007 Article Writing To Buzz Or Not To Buzz Word - That Indeed Is The Question
Should online article authors use buzz words and Industry Jargon in their articles? It makes sense in online article marketing to use some buzz-words and phrases to insure good search engine placement on the subject matter. It also makes sense no to over do it, otherwise you might appear to be talking over the head of some of the potential readers and thus they will not complete the reading of your article. Some of the successful online article marketers take no chances, as they write two articles for each Industry Specific Subject; - 2007 Atheists Discussion on the Absurdity of Human Religion
Most atheists and agnostics simply cannot fathom how anyone could accept most modern day religions hook, line and sinker. In fact it baffles them that others find solace with an invisible friend in their minds. We know that over the millennium that religions have slightly modified themselves to stay up with modern societies and in some cases these modern societies never developed due to the strangle hold of religion. - 2007 Blog Behavior Case Study; Compliments Create Courteous Conversation
Increasing every day is the number of Blogs and Forums on the Internet and there is no end in site to this hyperbolic pace. With India and China coming on line with some 2.4 Billion combined potential Internet Users in the future it should be obvious that these formats will become a mainstay in human electronic communication and continually evolve as new systems, innovations and spin-off systems for social networks hit the scene. - 2007 Business Ethics for Entrepreneurs
We hear a lot about business ethics issues in the United States and yet our businessmen and women are some of the most ethical business practitioners anywhere in the world. The transparency, integrity and accountability in American business is not found anywhere else in the world. With all the disclosure, over regulation, lawsuits and government forms it would be difficult to call any American businessperson unethical. - 2007 Business Plans; Is The Internet Teaching Bad Business Skills?
Many people want to start a business of their own and often they look to the Internet to find a way. Unfortunately in doing this they misunderstand what business is really all about. Recently in consulting with a gentleman about starting a business and suggesting that he needed to develop a business plan; no sooner than I mentioned this and he was off picking a business name and registering an Internet Domain Name. - 2007 Carbon Nano Cell Phones Coming Soon
The modern day cell phone is certainly becoming a tricky little gadget, as most are not just a cell phone anymore. These new techno-devices now have email, digital cameras, text messaging capability, video games and even MP3 players or iPods as part of their many built-in options. It is truly amazing the feature rich advances in personal cell phone technologies. So the question is with all these abilities, what is going to come next? - 2007 Case Study on Blogs; Human Demands for Law and Order; Utterly Ridiculous
So often humans will demand law and order in their endeavors and yet what they are really demanding is to make rules to control the situation and make everyone else do things their way. We see this in nearly every aspect of the human experience; we see it in sophisticated societies and advanced civilizations. And yet one has to ask if we are inhibiting ourselves by allowing the never-ending cycle of rule making. - 2007 Case Study; From Academia Thesis to Business Plan; Can You Cut the Mustard?
Many folks in modern liberal academia enjoy the sport of dumping on capitalism and condemning the business world. Perhaps they forget that it took a contractor, businessman to build the University in the first place. What is most interesting is that many in the "publish or perish" world of academia truly aspire to be business people. - 2007 Cellphone Technologies; Cell Phone Carry Case only $1.00
Have you ever been to the Cell Phone Store and been barraged with the latest technologies? Cell Phones which are also digital cameras, video recorders, Internet WiFi enabled or have access to Blue Tooth or 3G Plus Internet access? Some of these devices are literally what Sci Fi Authors of the past merely dreamed of and they are small, compact and completely portable. - 2007 Change Management and Averting Chaos
All things in life experience change and everywhere we look everywhere we go we observe change. We see the seasons change, the weather change, our bodies change and we experience events bringing about change. We know that changes must be made in the heat of battle on the sports field during the game where new players are brought in and a transition is made for an upcoming defensive or offensive play. Change is often necessary, change is often forced and change is often the most favorable strategy to win. - 2007 Common Sense Psychology Thoughts
It is truly amazing the abundance of psychological profiling going on in America and academia. Even more amazing is the psychologists who tell us how to profile personalities and how to raise our children and explain to us how to love, conduct our relationships and raise our kids tend to have the most problematic children, druggie teens and dysfunctional families. So, who can you believe when it comes to psychology? - 2007 Condemnation of Multi-Level Marketing
Are you concerned with Multi-Level Marketing Fraud? Well, I am and this is the reason I have written this book. Many folks when talking to a multi-level marketing recruiter at a so-called business meeting often leave the meetings with more questions than answers. This is because of the tactics they use when trying to recruit and sell them on the concept. - 2007 Considerations - Social Issues of Our Time
Every era in human history and every society in every civilization has had social issues to deal with and specific things which were unique to the time and in the present period in The United States of America there is no exception to that truth. Indeed with the advent of the Internet the dynamics of society and human interaction has changed vastly. Recently we have witnessed a paradigm shift with online social networks such as MySpace.com and self-expression thru the sharing of online videos, articles and digital pictures on some of the Internets most high-trafficked websites. - 2007 Consumer Bargains; Printer Ink Re-Fill Cartridge for only $1.00
Do you ever feel that you are paying way too much for computer printer ink cartridges? It is amazing that now some computer printer peripheral manufacturers are now giving away their printers when you buy a new computer. Why you ask? Simple really, because at $33.00 per printer refill cartridge they will be making money off you for the life of your printer; consider if you will that their cost to make the printer cartridge is probably around a buck or two. - 2007 Cycling Adventures; Biking Across America-lower latitudes
For those that are serious about long-distance cycling most of us at one time or another have considered a long-distance bike trek across the nation. Even if we know we might not ever have the time to actually do this between our work and family it has still crossed our minds. Many people who think they cannot do it are mistaken because there are programs and tours, which do this every year. Of course we all know if you truly believe you can’t then you are right, as the saying goes. - 2007 Debate of Definition of Modern Liberals
Indeed, like many I am critical of those who proclaim themselves at a higher moral level than others in order to use that political high-ground to condemn and build their base. I have been concerned that Modern Day Liberals are far removed from the traditional definition of what a Liberal truly is supposed to be. Now if you are a liberal I understand that you disagree with my premise that liberalism is a disease and must be cured or the political correctness could take down our nation. So then, let us debate shall we? Here is the definition of Liberal; - 2007 Debate on Definition of Modern Liberals
Recently I have gone on record stating that Modern Liberalism is a disease spreading across America and asked the simple question; Can it Be Stopped? Indeed, modern liberalism today is not that of the definition of our Founding Fathers and their sense of what liberalism was. Further the dictionary definition is nothing similar to the direction that this modern liberal mindset is taking our nation. - 2007 Direct Mail Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurs
Often small businesses are squeezed for cash flow and yet we know we must advertise if we want to expand and get new customers. As our businesses grow we know that most of our customers will continue to come from word-of-mouth advertising, where happy and satisfied customers tell their friends to shop with us and buy our products or services. - 2007 Discussion of Honesty in Humanities
Are we really doing the right thing? Are we really helping the situation? Does the first world really need to interfere with the third world? Are our humanitarian efforts working, are the wise or are we worsening some situations, while trying to solve others? - 2007 Discussion on How to Become a Writer
Many of us have experiences, observations and things we want to say and one way to do this is through writing. Others are of a creative nature and well we cannot turn off our minds and it makes sense to become a writer. Unfortunately, writing is a skill that must be learned. Many of us have a predisposition for writing and perhaps had some success as teens, but did not pursue that venue as we grew up and chose majors in college or careers out in the world. - 2007 Domain Name Game
Often people go overboard registering Domain Names, as they want to make sure that no one gets the name that they choose. In fact they also try to register the domain name for their personal names too. But why do this? Registering many versions of your personal name such as YourName.com, .net, .org, .tv and etc might be a fun thing to do and sure it does not cost much but why do it at all? - 2007 Down Town Re-vitalization Thoughts
Urban flight and the move of the middle class to the suburbs has changed the dynamics of the way Americans live, work and play. It has also changed our downtowns forever. Additionally, in many small towns where factories have closed nearby and manufacturing jobs have headed for foreign shores we see the downtown areas is boarded up. The sight of this and the closures of small business is enough to make your eyes water. In larger cities much of the middle class has moved out to the suburbs to get away from the crime and the inner city and some of that crime moves with it. - 2007 Franchise Review - Understanding the Franchise Business Model
The Modern Day Franchising Model is perhaps the greatest business strategy ever created in the history of mankind. Why you ask? Well, franchising pays dividends to both Franchisee and Franchisor in a Win/Win Situation. When the Franchisees win the Franchisor wins in increased brand name and royalty income. - 2007 Future Technology and Trends to Watch For
What will be the biggest news and trends in 2007? What are some of the technologies we should watch? What can we expect and what should we be keeping an eye on these days? Well not long ago our Online Think Tank considered this subject and it was deemed that the list of trends was growing and it would be a full time effort to keep a watchful eye on all this. Below is a partial list of notable things we considered; - 2007 Home Schooling Discussions For Parents and Educators
Today even with the size of our public school system in the United States many parents feel that the schools are inadequate in that they do not challenge our children. Others indicate that they are unsafe due to kids bringing guns and knives to schools, along with the gangs and drug issues. Further many faith-based families are upset that sex education, handing out condoms and abortions without parental notification are an unfavorable situation for their kids. - 2007 Human Behavior Case Study; Why Do Humans Have Wars, a Look at Rogue Article Websites
Killing one's own species should not be considered noble and yet humans have been doing this throughout their history. But why you ask? Your question about Wars and the value of Human Life can be best answered by considering what gives humans a sense of purpose and reading; Carl von Clauswitz, Colonel Boyd, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli to start. - 2007 Human Psyche Study on Blog Behavior
Often when folks participate on Blogs they take the issues personally and enjoy discussing them from their perspective. Perhaps this gives them a voice that they might not have otherwise. Indeed people tend to be more willing to type opinions into a computer system such as an online Blog; opinions which otherwise would not be uttered in conversation, as they would not wish to offend. - 2007 If You Invented Easily Distributed, Cheap, Renewable Clean Energy; Would Government Allow it?
The question has been proposed at an online think tank; "If someone were to come up with an easily distributed, cheap, renewable clean energy, would the government allow it if it potentially reduced their bottom line?" - 2007 Internet Marketing Hype
Many folks have been studying Internet Marketing and what it takes to make money online. But are these people actually doing themselves any favors by building multiple websites to sell stuff? These would-be entrepreneurs of the Information Highway actually believe they are learning about business by studying online marketers, yet in reality they are only learning scam tactics and not much in the way of real business. - 2007 Iranian Military Force Study
If Iran went to war with the United States for some unforeseen reason such as the fact that Iran is building nuclear weapons to give to International Terrorists, supporting insurgents who are killing US and Coalition Troops in Iraq or is planning to blow Israel off the map, then who would prevail. And let’s hear an honest assessment void of political nationalistic pride and propaganda, shall we? - 2007 is Here so Think on It
Have you noticed that more and more people have stopped thinking? Its as if they have surrendered their minds to the mass media hysteria and Television Set. But why has this happened. It is truly amazing how many folks simply repeat the words and comments from the Television News with really now personal views of their own. Well of course they will tell us that these are their personal views, but really they are only adopted from what was on the Television. - 2007 Issues for Civilization and The Flow of Transportation and Distribution
One of the most important flows of any civilization is indeed, the Flow of Transportation and Distribution, without it the civilization cannot remain efficient and most likely will eventually collapse. Often when NGOs Non-Government Organizations go to third world countries they immediately run into problems while trying to give aid. There are no runways, railroads, canals, docks, terminals and in many cases no roads either. In other words they have food and aid to deliver, but no way to bring in a truck to deliver it to the villages that so desperately need assistance. - 2007 Issues In Communication - Internet Fraud And Freedom In The Balance
"Internet User Beware" should be a warning label that comes on each new computer sold. There are many problems, challenges and horror stories on the Internet with Fraud, Identity Theft and even Child Predators. Indeed the issues of phishing, spyware, malware, adware, identity theft and outright fraud have actually surpassed the annual amount of dollars of even the illegal drug trade in the US. These problems are not going away, they are growing. - 2007 Issues In The Hypothetical Science Of Common Sense
Hypothetically speaking common sense should prevail in all the decisions we make and any decisions our elected representatives take. Unfortunately we all know that common sense is lacking in modern societies and we have witnessed in the United States a sort of political correctness, which is spreading thru our population like a wildfire. - 2007 Issues with Over Regulation in America
One of the biggest problems in America is the over regulation we place on small, medium and large corporations. The over regulation is like an extra tax on society, as it adds costs to everything that we buy. Many Americans are worried about a shrinking middle class and they blame outsourcing, off-shoring and trade deficits. The truth of the matter is most of the problems in our economy are actually caused by the Blob of Bureaucracy. There is just too much over lawyering and over regulation hanging over the heads of small business people and corporations. - 2007 Law Review - Aliens and Human Civilizations and The Future of Inter-species Law
In the not so distant future and within our extended life spans due to the marvels of modern human science and with a little help from our friends, we will indeed see two rather advanced species living side by side in what will be deemed as being best for all beings concerned. In this new paradigm of alien species living in and around human civilizations, there will be need for modifications of humans laws. - 2007 Lessons for Internet forum Users and Bloggers
For those who like to use the Internet for social interaction and to discuss topics of interest there are things you need to know about the Internet and things you might wish to watch out for. It is truly a fascinating to study the behavior patterns and Human psychology as folks participate in online Forums and Blogs. There is quite a bit of name-calling, personal attacks and Machiavellian principle that are often displayed. For those who study the human interaction of Teens in a High School lunchroom they will readily see similarities and begin to understand how small social groups and clicks are formed in online chat rooms, Internet forms and interactive Blogs. - 2007 Mangled Online Articles and Google Search Engine
Some would be website owners enjoy the syndication of online articles and gleefully post these articles on their websites. Then they put up Google Adsense advertisements and immediately start collecting trickle payments. - 2007 Military Strategy Study Sun Tzu; The Art of Painting the Enemy in the Modern Battlespace
How can you hit a target you cannot see? Once you see it how can you assure that it is friend or foe or neutral for that matter? How can we paint the enemy read and our allies blue? What color can we give to civilians, livestock or non-combatants? - 2007 Military Tech; Mounting (HEL) High Energy Lasers on Robotic Sentries for Border Patrol
It truly is time to stop pussy-footing around and begin to leverage our best technologies to secure our borders. One new advancement in robotics is a Sandia Lab created autonomous vehicle sentry; which looks some what like an ATV, but fully robotic. - 2007 New Concept; Finite Capacity Scheduling for Service Businesses
Efficiency in business is paramount to turning a profit and it therefore makes sense to study efficiencies in all types of businesses and apply those principles and theories to your business where possible. For those of us in the service business with service vehicles; we know that the costs to deliver those services have gone up considerably in the last decade; fuel, insurance and labor for instance. Things such as over regulation, lawsuits, traffic and customer demands have also increased to record highs. Shortages of labor and trained employees are also crucial, as quality labor supply dries up. - 2007 Online Article Copyright Theft Causing Conflict
For those who write online articles it is understood that once your articles are posted on an online article submission website that others will soon use them for content on their websites, electronic magazines or other online digital uses. With the understanding that they will indeed give you credit for the work and include your prescribed byline with the usage of the article. These bylines will appear directly under the article. - 2007 Online Article Writing - Philosophy Concept #1
If you have something you would like to say to the world or have some expertise to share to help others, then perhaps you have considered online article writing. It is an extremely good way to the word out for a non-profit cause, political stance, religious message and can even be used to help make money online. You see, there are many folks making money on the Internet these days and some are doing very well, however most barely pay the bills. Still those who are borderline broke, often do it as a labor of love and they are indeed quite content covering costs. - 2007 Online Internet Website Marketing Strategies
Online Internet Marketing can be many different things to many people, as some folks judge their efforts by the traffic that comes into their web site, but in actuality web traffic or hits does not equal sales. If your goal on your web site is to sell things then simply having lots of traffic may not result in lots of sales. What you need if you want sales on a web site is Targeted Traffic and people who are looking for something specific and ready to buy it. - 2007 Outlook for the Russian Made Su-27 Fighter Aircraft
Many nations in the world are turning to the Russian made Su27 in the present period as the fighter aircraft of choice for their military air force. Is the Su-27 a superior fighter to lets say the F-15 Eagle? No, not even close, but realize that indeed it is available to all nations as Russia does not discriminate to hostile or rogue nations in their arms deals; you got the cash, they got the planes and they are building more. So, why is everyone buying these aircraft and what is it that makes it so great anyway? - 2007 Pat Buchanan Auto Biography for Sale $1.00
Is Pat Buchanan losing his edge? The reason I ask is that recently I happened into a Dollar Tree Store and saw his autobiography book on sale there. You guessed it the price was one dollar. I did not purchase the book, but thought to myself, well here is a hardback book on sale of a buck of someone who appears nightly on our Television Set with something to say about some event or individual involved in the news. - 2007 Philosophical Business Question; Why Are People So Untrusting?
Have you ever noticed how untrusting people are? What is the cause of all this? Is it the media scaring people into believing that everyone is a scam artist? Is it the government causing mistrust amongst the masses to further propel law enforcement agencies, which in turn make more rules and regulations to control? Is it the Internet where everyone runs around using a false “pen name” as they practice deceit? - 2007 Plan for Writers to Help in Climate Crisis
You know there are a whole lot of liberal writers out there and they are screaming at Industry about Global Warming and yet how many really do their own part to live a carbon free life? Well some liberals walk the talk or walk their writing. Do you? One liberal writer from France who writes on Global Warming says - 2007 Political Trends Leading to World War III
Will the United States of America see another Cold War in our lifetime? We very well could and this time it could be with China as they are quickly ramping up their military and the United States consumer is funding it. Of course it will take years for them to catch up to our military superiority and yet China works on a long-term time schedule and they have all the time in the world. - 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Hey I found you a new car that I think you might really like there. The new 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is here and it is unbelievably fast. The street version is the Type 997 and yes you want one. Two famous Porsche race teams are buying one to run in this years Le Mans Series in America. Apparently, the competition is already worried about it all. - 2007 Private Space Tourism Spaceship Manufacturing Outlook
Well my thoughts are this; they should buy Eight units and 15 motors now because he will need 3 working units at all times (three flights a day). After each flight complete 150 pt. inspections. And realize that you need two units to test new modifications and ideas and spares. After the first four months order 4 more and think on this; 40% of all those who signed up will change their minds and he will want to go bigger in the future, so save the cash to build larger units every 8-10 months, thus time to build them and test them too. - 2007 RV Knowledge Primer
Setting off across the country to see America can be the experience of a lifetime. In fact it certainly has been an exciting journey for me and challenging at times too. For the past five years, I have been on the road RV'ing across the United States. To date we have been to every state, had a picture taken of our RV in front of every state capital building and been to every single city in the Continental US over 10,000 in population and so many smaller towns that we cannot remember all their names and lost count. - 2007 Sales Management Strategies to Think On!
All entrepreneurs and companies must manage their sales because without sales the company is no longer viable. Sales management sounds easy, but it is not easy at all. Most small businesses cannot afford a sales manager to solely work in the sales department. Instead the sales manager usually has multiple jobs; such as sales trainer, new product development, sales and managing the other salespeople or a team of salespeople. Nevertheless, the manager who is in charge of sales must maintain performance otherwise the company cannot grow from its efforts. - 2007 Sales Training Tips From the Real World
It is widely known in MBA circles that a highly trained sales force is up to five times as effect is as a sales force which is not properly trained. Sometimes the sales profession is given a bad name, but in reality a highly trained and sales professional gives their company and its products or services a good reputation. A good sales professional develops a dialogue with the customer and a relationship as he takes the clients or prospect through the sales process. If this is done properly everyone is happy and everything works great and if not the company is wasting time and efficiency and tarnishing its image, its brand name and the integrity of the organization. - 2007 Salesmanship Tips - Selling and Negotiating with Integrity
Perhaps you are already in a sales job or had been a sales profession for a while and you have read various books on the subject and you have decided to maintain and continue your sales profession ongoing education by also reading this book. This is a very smart habit for salespeople because it keeps them motivated and at the top of their game. But what he is a salesperson? In this book we will discuss selling with integrity and positioning yourself as a; Consultant, Problem Solver and Expert. - 2007 Search for Intelligent Life on Earth
Have you ever heard the old saying; There is no Intelligent Life on Earth. Generally such words are uttered or repeated by a chronic or perpetual cynic and some days as we observe mankind it might be hard to debate that old saying. Indeed, there seems to be a relative lack of common sense and intelligence amongst the human race. - 2007 Secrets to Getting Rich in a Home Based Business
It truly amazes me the millions of websites out there that promise to have all the secrets to making millionaires out of get-rich-quick seekers. As if they have the winning numbers for the lotteries. If it were that easy then obviously they would not be sharing the winning numbers with you, now would they? - 2007 Small Business Networking Strategies
Small businesses need to continually be networking in the community to increase their chances for success. It is not enough for a small businessperson to simply advertise in the newspaper, send out direct mail, have ads on the local cable TV station and the radio and expect that to be enough. Advertising and marketing is a large expense and small businesses need to watch their outflow. Networking in any type of small business will increase sales and help with the word-of-mouth advertising. - 2007 Strategic Small Business Planning Case Study; Get a Website or Develop a Business Plan?
Every New Year folks decide that this will be the year they start a small business of their own. Of course most businesses fail due to being undercapitalized. The government with all their rules and regulations and paper work does not make it any easier. Most small business cost double or triple what the would-be entrepreneurs had in mind. - 2007 Strategies and Considerations for Carwashes
Starting a Carwash from scratch can be a monumental task and even if you buy a carwash, which is already built with a customer base it can still be quite tough. Over the past 27-years I have competed with Fixed Site Carwashes with mobile car wash units in some 450 cities, 110 markets, 23-states and four countries fighting with vengeance for market share. Eventually our team got into the business on a fixed-site basis franchising carwashes. Of course previously we had concentrated on their weaknesses in the market place and then once in the business we fortified our market share using strategies that are only to be found in this book. - 2007 Strategies; Smart Mob and Instant Swarm Techniques for the Good Guys?
The swarming abilities of Smart Mobs are extremely amazing and the concept seems to work well with the human psyche and appears to be an obvious evolution where technology meets the social tendencies of the species. It is for this reason that perhaps it might be wise to use these swarming strategies as a communication backdrop for special teams to counteract International Terrorism. - 2007 Technologies of Programming the Human Mind
When we talk about computer brain interfaces many fundamentalist religious folks just cringe. Yet we all know this is coming soon and it is not just Sci Fi Authors like Stephen Baxster, Arthur C Clarke or Isaac Asmiov discussing this anymore. Many Futurists, neurologists and artificial intelligence programmers are as well. - 2007 Technology Innovation; Teacher Mike with Vocal Cord Amplifier Box
Many teachers and professors these days use amplifiers to talk to the class. These systems are becoming more and more popular for the instructors. Currently there are several systems, most have a small mike and that goes down to an amplifier box that is worn on the belt or electronically transferred wirelessly to a sound system in the room. - 2007 The Case for Off-Shoring and Outsourcing
Most people decry the thought of the outsourcing of American Jobs and they call it the greed of the multi-national corporations looking for cheap labor and cost cuts at the expense of the middle class and union workers. They say that American corporations do not care about the American workforce and they claim that these corporations are destroying our economy and our nation. In reality this might be a little harsh considering that all these executives that run these corporations are also Americans and they believe in this country as much as the rest of us. In reality there are many factors for this growing trend of outsourcing. - 2007 The Search for Geniuses Gets Underway via Internet Search Engines
Currently governments, corporations and research folks are scouring the Internet to find Geniuses amongst the human race. Why the push? Well the race is on and the future is at stake in a very competitive world. As the human populations keep dummying down and the need for geniuses goes hyperbolic; the competition to find them has reached a frantic pace. But how can we find the Geniuses quickly? - 2007 the Year of Truth; 5u53j Son of Wilson
What if everything we know about history is false? What if indeed even the Holy Text of the Bible was all wrong? What if Time Travel were possible and what if you were working with a group of scientists who discovered how? What would you do, where would you choose to go in time? What if it were not safe and you had to send a robot first to observe and then see if you could retrieve him later back into the present period? What if the paradox was broken and you discovered time is all one? What if indeed? - 2007 The Year We Find the Geniuses Living Amongst Us
Searching the world over for the next Einstein or Leonardo da Vinci is something that pays big dividends to the future and forward progress of mankind. Not to mention a corporation which prides itself on staying on the cutting edge of new technologies. But how can we find all the geniuses in the world? - 2007 Theories in The Flow of Thought
With neurons transmitting and the five senses taking in information at a hypersonic rate, the human mind records, discharges, collects and stores the data. With all this incoming data thoughts are constantly forming and without this flow of thought not much happens. For without thought, there is no action. This is why the flow of thought is perhaps the most significant topic of human existence or the life experience itself. - 2007 Theories on Motivation, Goal Setting and Success Strategies
There are lots of people with seemingly boundless energy, yet as we study successful people we see some people who excel in their endeavors and even surpass everyone else’s expectations and shatter their own goals. All this while others wallow in self-pity and convince themselves that they will never make the grade and therefore they prove themselves right in a self-fulfilling prophesy. We often watch some folks with the equally high and endless energy never get anywhere in life and continually spin their wheels. - 2007 Theories on the Human Psychology of Winning
It’s all about Winning! We hear it all the time with regards to politics, sports, war and even in business on our TVs and Radios. The goal in human competition is to win and there have certainly been countless books written about the psychology of winning, what it takes to win and indeed the human psyche of winners and losers. In fact one of the most famous video clips of all times brought to us by the Wide World of Sports was "The agony of defeat!" - 2007 Thinking Exercises; What is Unlimited Thought?
What is Unlimited Thinking, what is unlimited thought? Who thought of it? Someone recently said to me that they liked the phrase 'Unlimited Thought' and then asked if I invented it? They wanted to know what it meant and where the concept came from and for the benefit of all let me shed some light on this subject for you. - 2007 Thoughts and Concepts to Consider in Teleselling
If you are in the sales profession and do sales yourself there is no doubt that you will do some of your business by telephone, it is inevitable. It is for this reason that salespeople should discuss teleselling and all the various aspects. We should be discussing the new telemarketing laws, which have changed the industry for ever and how your company no matter what size can benefit from incoming telemarketing. Selling on the telephone is much different, but it is also much more efficient especially when prospecting or cold calling. - 2007 Thoughts And Entrepreneurial Insights For The Over Achiever
Do you have what it takes to win in business? Are you a hard charger, kick butt type person and an over achiever? Well here is some good news; in no other human endeavor does the over achiever have more of an advantage than in entrepreneurial pursuits. The over achiever who is willing to press on and remain committed and dedicated to persevere in their mission will indeed excel past their peers and fly over the nay sayer who proclaimed their mission impossible. - 2007 Thoughts on Adventures in Advertising for Advanced Entrepreneurs
Modern civilizations and societies are bombarded with commercial images. Advertising is everywhere and every business must engage in some form of advertising, publicity and public relations in order to succeed. But with advertising everywhere small businesses and corporations alike must compete for the consumer’s eyeball. Simply having a good ad is not enough and even having great placement alone will not suffice. - 2007 Thoughts on Business Plan Development for a Home Based Business
Many folks wish to start a small business of their own and 2007 seems to be the year they wish to do this. Yet so many middle class Americans have few resources or up-front cash to start a business. Starting a business is not easy and it costs generally three times as much as the average optimistic entrepreneur believes it might. Worse off it often takes twice as long to get it going due to all the government paperwork and red tape. - 2007 Thoughts on Customer Service
As customers and consumers become more and more demanding, hostile and belligerent in the market place it becomes more and more difficult to please them. Nevertheless, for the small business owners and companies that can satisfy them many a fortune awaits. Good customer service brings them back and this is the reason why all entrepreneurs, executives and employees on the front line need to understand that customer service is a contact sport. It is a game to be played to win and this is where we must achieve victory in the market place over the competition. Customer service is not just a buzzword or attitude it is the key element in success in your organization. - 2007 Thoughts on Hypersonic Humans and Over Achievers in Society
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be good at everything they do? Have you ever asked yourself how someone like Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods or Wayne Gretsky can win so much? Have you ever looked at some people’s resumes and simply thought to yourself; My God, how do they do it? Well, you might be surprised that to know that you can join the ranks of the superstars or what we call Hypersonic Humans. - 2007 Thoughts on Marketing Magic and Market Share Management
Most Entrepreneurs and companies make their business plans and shoot for a specific amount of the overall market pie share, but this is problematic because in business you should be shooting for 100% of an expanded pie. In other words look for ways to expand the current market share pie and then go get all of it. - 2007 Thoughts on Marketing Your Brand - Small Business Series
We all know why brands are so important in business, but what can a small business to cash in on brand marketing? We will discuss how brand marketing has been used in the corporate world and how these methods can be applied to small businesses, nonprofits and even government agencies. Believe it or not it is very simple for a small business to adopt a brand name marketing strategy. We will discuss secrets that I have used in growing my companies. As a Franchisor, who started out as a very small business, I realized early on that we needed a brand marketing strategy if we were to grow into a state-wide operation. - 2007 Thoughts on Small Business Image and Presentation
Image is everything in a small business and will you make that first impression in your business presentation can make the difference. Whether we like to admit it or not people have certain prejudices about what they see and they tend to make split-second judgments when stereotyping. It is the same way in personal relationships as it is when a customer approaches your business; that first impression is something you will never have a second chance to make. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting a Boat Cleaning Business
If you are indeed a nautical type person then there is no doubt that a small business of your own in the marine industry sub-sector might be a great way to make a living. Of course we all know that it could cost hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars to start a marine type business and most people don't have that kind of money available. This is why I have written this book on Boat Cleaning and Detailing. You see, Boat Cleaning and Detailing can be a lucrative business, but only if it is done correctly. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting a Mobile Auto Detailing Business
Starting a Mobile Auto Detailing Business sounds rather simple, right? You go get yourself a plastic water tank, pressure washer and some supplies and since everyone has a car getting customers ought to be rather easy. In essence this is all true however if you want to be profitable and make the most amount of money it is a little more complicated than that really. Having been in the Mobile Auto Detailing Business for decades we have learned all the secrets to maintaining efficiency and hence we have written them down. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting a Mobile Car Wash Business
Starting a Mobile Car Wash Business sounds fairly easy and indeed it can be, however if you will plan ahead and develop your business with strategic objectives in mind and treat it like a real business then you will go much further and do it in less time. By designing your routes and clustering you business accounts you find yourself spending less time washing and less time driving around in traffic wasting labor and precious fuel. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting a Mobile Oil Change Business
For those of us who love cars and are mechanically inclined starting a small business, which has to do with auto-maintenance, makes a lot of sense. Many folks would love to own their own business as part of their American Dream. The question is what type of business can we see ourselves enjoying and excelling at and how on Earth would we come up with the $500,000 to $1,000,000 to start an Auto Maintenance Shop? Even renting a bay and buying all the equipment can be costly and run $100,000 to $250,000. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting a Mobile Truck Wash Business
For those of us who have been around the trucking industry for a while often we think we might like to own a business of our own rather than working for someone else. Often, folks will buy their own truck and become independent operators, while others will set up shops to work on trucks, sell accessories or service equipment. Unfortunately, it is not always so easy to set up a truck maintenance shop, as the costs can run well into the millions and there is still no guarantee of success. - 2007 Thoughts on Starting Your Own Auto Detail Shop
Starting your own Auto Detailing Shop can be an exciting entrepreneurial endeavor and an awesome small business adventure, which can become part of your American dream. Of course before you start you will wish to learn the basics and want to get experienced detailing cars. This book is not concentrated on the fundamentals of auto detailing procedures or; How to Detail Cars, rather it is focused on the marketing, strategic planning and developing of business plans to succeed in the marketing place. - 2007 Thoughts on Stating an Aircraft Cleaning Service
It has often been said in the General Aviation Industry that aviation is a great place to spend money but not a very good place to try to make money. Ask any FBO Fixed Based Operator and they will tell you the millions of dollars they have spent developing their business and how the cash flow simply is not steady enough to justify the investment. Not to mention the fact that the general aviation industry is quite cyclical. Even so, not all small businesses in general aviation are so difficult or unprofitable.
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