Do you ever feel that when you are doing direct sales you find yourself not getting respect from the local businesses? They are busy and you are an interruption of course, yet at the same time, it does slow you down. Smart direct sales marketers carry clipboards into offices to sell and take orders. Clipboards come in many colors and styles; plastic, aluminum, clear, etc. These clipboards should have your company logo on the bottom. They should also have calculators on the clip. The logo should be made of vinyl lettering in your company colors. They should be durable or high tech plastic clipboard which can be dropped from six feet without breaking. They should also have a company pen attached which contrasts such as a yellow pen with blue ink or red ink inside. The sign-up sheets for orders or receipts should be on top and attached to the clipboard.

The format on the sign-up sheet can be created in Microsoft Word. This way reproduction ready artwork is only a move of the mouse and a click on the printer icon away. Use bright colors which stand out for order sheets perhaps even; Astro-Bright Solar yellow. You should have matching uniforms, flyers and business cards to the logo or sign-up sheet.

The sign up sheets should be printed in black ink because blue ink turns into green under most printing processes. Order receipts should use blue ink. The sign-up forms should be printed on both sides so you can compare the morning with the afternoon hours for volume and money. These forms should be in card stock since it will make them more durable and wont crumple or rip if they get wet even though you are writing on both sides. If an salesperson pushes too hard on the pen they will not go through. This saves money. It costs ten cents for one side and fourteen cents for both sides. This saves two-thirds on the printing costs. Perfect efficiency. It also is environmentally good, saving trees. Yeah! Also, it gives you a pretty good indication of how many units are sold during the day, how much money you have made if you were doing only cash sales.

This decreases also the possibility of employee pilferage from the sales team and helps you determine how much money youve made. If you are in a business which receives tips; this, of course, is the best way to judge how good of a job you are doing and how happy your customers are. Twenty percent in tips is a good number.

The order or sign up form should be left blank at the top two inches. That way the clip doesnt cover up the name or logo of your business. Many times the customer will watch you write down the information they give you. This is another reason we use blue or red ink only. Both are very contracting on yellow. Red is more commanding and factual while blue is pleasant and caring. Both work fine for our model. When a customer is watching you write information down, many times they will watch you check boxes. They will probably want to watch you check all the boxes. This also gives you the opportunity to upsell. It works 70% of the time and its easy. Anyone can do it.

Every crew should be trained to do this. As the people watch you check boxes, they will also want you to check the paid box. This is great. Get your money in advance. It saves time running back in after youre completed with a service or deliver the products sold. Another way to get paid up front is to leave money on the clipboard. If there is a lot of money on the clipboard, ones, fives tens, they wont have to ask you if you have change. They can see you do. Many customers carry large bills, fiftys, hundreds. There will be no doubt that you have something worthy you are selling and you are able to make change.

If you have lots of money on the clipboard you must have a great product or service; thus building consumer confidence. You must be a successful business person and everybody loves a winner. It also builds your confidence as a sales person and it must be a good deal, everyone else seems to be doing it, therefore you must be reputable because people trust you with their money.

Sometimes a secretary will be very busy on the phone, cant talk and makes a half acknowledgment of your presence. By holding up the board, she will know exactly why you are there; something important has now arrived. As soon as she hangs up the phone, she will be on the P.A. announcing Anyone who wants a ..come to the front desk. By creating a sense of urgency, being in uniform similar to UPS or Federal Express and having an electronic device (the calculator or the credit card machine) along with money demands recognition. It lifts the direct salespersons status of a special delivery, C.O.D., high tech worldwide type courier. It works and it works well. People forget that it says no soliciting on the door. Instead, they put you in their mind as someone who is supposed to be there. You will be surprised how many companies will ask you to come back next week rather than throwing your but out on the street this week. Think about it.

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Over the years, individuals tend to accumulate a huge amount of data, mainly text files, family pictures and emails. Corporate companies generate even more data, including everything from customer records, research results, financial statements, architectural drawings to other intellectual property.

The value of this data cannot be underestimated. It can be worth its weight in gold and more for many companies. Some data just cannot be replaced. Who can bring back lost digital photos of the first steps of your baby? How can the loss of archival records of the last four decades be compensated? It is not possible.

Most of the data is usually stored on computer hard disks that can accommodate a whole lot of information. Commonly available hard disks have the capacity of 160 GB, though if one really needs them, those having a staggering capacity of one terabytes are also available in the market.

Manufacturers take great care to make their hard disks as reliable and sturdy as possible. However, they still represent a very complex piece of machinery and there are many things that can go wrong.

Hardware and Software Failures: Hard disks are not as reliable as they are assumed to be. They are very sophisticated pieces of engineering that can go kaput for a variety of reasons. They may stop working due to hardware failures like a malfunction in controller card, circuit board or spindle motor. Additionally, the read / write head, that is suspended less than a hairs breadth over the platters, may come crashing down. Then there are software errors like deleted partitions, corrupted system files and virus attacks.

Disasters: Many companies are struck by natural or man-made disasters every year like fire, flood, storms, lightning strike or even a terrorist attack. When this happens, the computers are damaged quite badly and the work of the entire organisation comes to a grinding halt. They face tremendous losses as employees sit idle, work piles up and data recovery companies start their painstaking work on damaged hard disks.

On-site Data Backup

On-site backups are the most common way of storing data for companies as well as individuals.

CDs: The capacity of compact discs is not much just about 700 MB but they are great for storing text and picture files. Rewritable CDs make an ideal choice to take daily data backups if your data needs are not huge.

DVDs: These are the bigger cousins of CDs. They can hold up to 4.7 GB of data. This is a very good capacity for individuals to hold their critical data. DVDs are rewritable and their cost has crashed.

Tape Drives: Most organisations today hold their archives and daily backup in tape drives. These are quite inexpensive, can be used again and again, last for a very long time and commonly have a capacity of up to 20 GB.

Portable Hard Disk Drives: These are stand-alone drives that have recently been introduced as a viable backup media. They normally have a capacity of 160 GB and come with software that takes automatic backups at periodic intervals.

Remote Data Backup

On-site backups have one flaw they do not protect data against disasters like fire, floods, storms and earthquakes in which the whole office building may get destroyed. Usually, on-site backup media is stored inside the same office and when the entire building is devastated by a disaster, original data residing in the computers as well as its backup, both are lost.

That is why many vendors have started offering remote backups. In this, the data stored on your computers is sent every evening by wires to remote servers of the service provider for safe-keeping. This backup data can be accessed only by the client through a secure password.

Data Recovery is Expensive

Data backups, though they look like a hassle and a waste of money, can be life-savers. Indeed, according to statistics, one out of four companies that lost all their data, goes belly up in the next few years. It is difficult for most companies to get back on track after they have been hit by a data disaster.

Data recovery is an expensive proposition. The cost of extracting gigabytes or terabytes of data from damaged hard disks can burn a large hole in a companys pocket. And then, too, there no surety that all the data can be successfully recovered. Data backup is like insurance it seems a burden in ordinary times but is great to have in an emergency.

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Today, the new treatment for skin is the infrared sauna instead of the ordinary sauna. There are many health benefits to using infrared therapy including treating skin problems like eczema. If you have issues with your skin then you might consider talking to your doctor about these types of treatments.

Infrared saunas are also known as infrared cabins because they are usually a wooden box or a small wooden room. The rooms contain infrared heaters simulating the effect of a traditional sauna because of the cabin but the heaters provide the actual infrared therapy.

Traditional saunas use heaters to warm the air and rocks in a room. When the rocks are placed over the heat source they reach extremely high temperatures. The stones help the room maintain the heat. The average temperature of traditional saunas run from 170 degrees to 190 degrees and sometimes the temperatures can reach above 200 degrees. When a person sits in these temperatures the body temperature increases also, causing the person to sweat. When people throw water onto the rocks in the traditional sauna, it is known as a steam shock.

Infrared saunas use different types of heaters causing waves from the infrared that heat the body directly, rather than from the air in a traditional sauna. The temperature in the room of an infrared sauna is usually much lower than a traditional sauna with temperatures from 110 degrees to 130 degrees. The lower temperatures are a benefit to people because they allow a person to remain in the sauna for longer periods of time. The longer the body can remain in the infrared cabins, the more they will sweat.

It is said that there are many health benefits of the infrared therapy boxes rather than the older versions of the saunas because the radiant heat is beneficial because it penetrates deep into the body as much as 1.5 inches. The theory with the infrared treatments for your skin and a healthier body is that the infrared creates a vibration in the body knocking toxins loss from the fat cells and tissues. When the body sweats, these toxins are released through the sweating. Losing the toxins in the body assist with the healing in tissues, skin cells, immune system, arthritis, and more issues.

The skin is the largest organ in the body. If a person begins a regular routine of visiting an infrared therapy sauna for treatments then they are releasing all of the toxins from the skin. When you decrease the toxin load in the body then you are contributing to a healthier body and lifestyle.

Some skin problems are also caused by inflammation. Inflammation occurs when the skin is lacking circulation and dead skin cells begin to build-up rather than leave the body and revitalize creating new ones. Infrared is known to increase circulation in the body causing inflammation to decrease. People who can benefit from increased circulation include people with skin problems like eczema and also diabetics. Poor circulation can be dangerous for your health.

There is some speculation about the benefits that an infrared therapy treatment can have. However, there are no known bad side effects and there are many known cases of positive healing with cases of psoriasis, eczema, and other skin related problems. Heat therapy proved to increase circulation and that can only be a positive thing for your health.

Many of the conditions that infrared sauna therapy is known to improve and treat include skin problems like eczema, burn victims, scars, and psoriasis. Because of the increase in circulation pores are cleansed deeply resulting in improved skin tones and elasticity in the skin. People who are regular users of the infrared cabins are known to have youthful and beautiful skin tones. Acne can also be treated by the use of infrared. The saunas are also known to treat issues that are not related to the skin like arthritis, sprains, neuralgia, muscle spasm, joint stiffness, and fibromyalgia problems.

There are also psychological effects of heat therapy known to calm people making them feel less stressed. It proved to allow people to think more clearly, feel invigorated, sleep better at night afterwards. Infrared therapy helps in releasing endorphins in your body that makes you feel good.

Infrared sauna therapy is clearly beneficial for the body and mind. If you have suffered problems with psoriasis, acne, eczema, and other issues then you should consider using an infrared cabin. Just see how well you feel afterwards.

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The above title refers to one of the classic investment books of all time -The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes by Mark Douglas. If you have not heard of this book, then you should get it - it’s simply one book every trader should own.

“Emotions kill successful trading.”

Think about this fact:

Anyone can learn to trade - it’s a totally learned skill yet. 95% of traders lose their money. This ratio is the same today as it was 100 years ago.

You would have thought the win ratio would have improved, with the quicker delivery of news in both quantity and quality, the power of personal computers and advances in software - but it hasn’t.

Why?

Because traders will always be emotional creatures and their emotions destroy their trading plan and their equity.

You perhaps really have to read this book, to understand how important and how difficult it is to become a disciplined trader. The book rammed it home to me 25 years ago, after wiping myself out I read it and it never did that again!

This book was one of a few that really helped me understand myself and more importantly, how to keep my emotions in check.

Why Trading Success is So Elusive?

The above is the theme that runs through the book. 95% of traders lose, not because they can’t win - but because they cannot control their emotions.

In The Disciplined Trader, Mark Douglas, shows why most traders are simply unprepared for the different-often alien-strategies which they need to apply for success in the trading environment.

The skills needed to survive and profit are actually ones that are hard for most individuals to do. Douglas demonstrates why the beliefs learned to function effectively in society are psychological barriers in trading.

Why Trading is so Hard an Example

Just one example - In normal everyday life, we all want to fit in and be accepted.

We try and fit in with the crowd, of course in the markets this is fatal, as the crowd lose but you try and step away from the herd - it’s hard.

The above and many other barriers are discussed by Douglas and the moral and use of the book is:

Make Your Trading Less Stressful and Profitable

To trade successfully you need a method but if you cannot apply your method with discipline - you have no method at all and will lose The Disciplined Trader helps you join the elite 5% who have learned to control themselves by developing a systematic, step-by-step approach for winning by applying their methods with total discipline.

My only criticism of the book is - it’s a bit long but that’s minor. If you think you can’t turn your trading into a fun profitable activity rather than a stressful losing one get this book. The disciplined trader should be any traders library.

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If you own your own home you are probably already aware of homeowners insurance and how to obtain it. But if you have never had homeowners insurance, or are a new home owner you may not be familiar with how to obtain homeowners insurance.

There is no right and wrong way to go about getting homeowners insurance. In fact, you end up in just about the same place no matter what route you take, but there are a few search tips that can help to make your life a little bit easier.

The first place you may want to look in order to find a good policy is with the same company that you have your auto insurance with. This way you are familiar with billing procedures, response time, and the level of customer service that you will receive. It is always easier to deal with someone that you know does good work. You can give them a call and they will be able to take down all of the necessary information to provide you with a price quote. One advantage of having both your auto and homeowners insurance from the same company is that you may be offered a discount for having more than one policy.

If you are looking to secure quotes from a few different companies before deciding, you may want to check the internet. Most insurance companies offer a free quote calculator on their website. All you have to do is plug in your personal information, as well as some information on your home, and you will receive an instant quote. This is the easiest and most efficient way to receive multiple quotes.

Remember to always read over your policy before you sign on the dotted line. Be sure that you are completely aware of what is covered, and what is not. This way there are no surprises if something should ever happen.

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You surely have heard that there are people who actually get paid to take surveys. You may already be one of them. If not, there is no better time than today to join the bandwagon and start. However, if you want to make a good income through these online surveys, there are a couple of things that you should do in order to get the most out of your time and effort.

As in all forms of online money making ventures, you need to exert a good amount of effort and dedication to get paid to take surveys. Yes, the thought that you can get paid to take surveys sounds quite easy to do. However, you will need some serious strategy in order to earn big, and a good game plan to maximize your efforts.

One of the most important things you need to understand is this online opportunity is not a get rich quick schemes. You should not expect a single survey to give you hundreds of dollars in remuneration. In order to get a decent income, you will have to join in a number of survey sites and take as much surveys as you can. The more you take, the more income you are about to earn. You should also be ready to get disappointed as some may initially pay you very low, most especially if you are a novice.

You should also expect some that do not give you monetary rewards but instead give you good deals such as an entry on sweepstakes or special discounts. If this does not interest you, you can feel free to skip them and do those which offer real cash. Note though that if you are starting out, it is best to answer each and every survey offering being sent to you in order to establish your credibility and convince the company to give you more. Once you are getting enough to get by, then you may now choose those that are worth your while.

The good news is that you can get paid to take survey for free. There are a wide number of sources in the Internet which do not charge you anything to access online surveys. As long as you are patient enough to search through them and exert effort to look for great deals, you will never fail in this area.

Another very important point to remember if you want to get paid to take survey is to be honest all the time. There is actually no point in lying. While it is true that you may sometimes not be qualified to join some surveys, there are just too many others out there where you will qualify in. Instead of making money, you will just waste your time in guessing what they are looking for. Not only is it time consuming, but mentally draining as well to pretend to be someone you are not. Besides, if your survey company finds out, you will most likely remove you from their circulation or stop sending you altogether.

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If home-security is your greatest concern, then this article would definitely please you. Modern technology has given us hundreds of hi-tech home-security systems, which apart from being useful are highly expensive! Now, if you want to spend thousands of dollars into installing an advanced state-of-art home security system, then you would not have problems finding expensive security systems.

This article will be helpful if a person wants to work in the economical method. Several web sites are found that refer to home security systems. Browsing a few web sites will inform a person about numerous hi-tech gadgets used for home security. Among these gadgets, a deadbolt lock will prove to be very efficient and economical.

Deadbolts are comparatively more efficient and stronger than those conventional door locks. If you talk about the conventional door locks, it would be important to know that such door locks break easily and are not that strong to protect your home from being burglarized. This is where a simple deadbolt lock would help you.

A door deadbolt is a simple mechanism for locking a door. The deadbolt consists of one or more cylinders which are attached to a latching device. The lock will only open when a particular combination or the right key is inserted. This makes a dead bolt pressure and force resistant.

Many different types of dead-bolts are now available. Front doors and back doors use different dead-bolts. Some of these have a single cylinder while others have two or even more. For an average door, a one-cylinder deadbolt lock would be appropriate.

However, if your home is prone to burglary (or if you want high-level of security), then you must purchase those deadbolts which have two or more cylinders. Research has proved that even ten or more people together cannot break a “door deadbolt” by force. Home-security is something that you must never neglect. That is why it is important to use a deadbolt lock. A good quality deadbolt lock would come cheap and would also help your home from being burglarized.

Locked doors do not necessarily result in adequate security. In fact, steel locks and more expensive locks are less secure than cheaply made locks. Because cheap locks are less accurately machined, they offer more security against bumping. This security glitch in traditional tumbler locks was discovered in the 1970s, when Danish locksmiths discovered that certain keys could “bump” open conventional locks. For this reason, premium deadbolt door locks were developed that provide protection against these unconventional keys. Deadbolt door lock security can be achieved with a special security device for only a few dollars through most trained locksmiths.

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When you first buy an Apple iPhone it is likely that you will spend the first few days working out how to use all the applications and features built into it. One thing you might not yet have come across is that there are a few hidden tricks that you could find very useful. A lot of people don’t pick these up at first because they haven’t taken the time to learn everything about their phone.

This is only to be expected though. When a phone sports as many visible features as the iPhone does it is easy to be content with that and not go on the hunt for hidden features as well. If, however, you want to maximize your use of the iPhone then it is definitely worth investing a little more time to find out about those too.

When using your iPhone you will have noticed that on most occasions you simply single tap an item to use it. In some places, however, a double tap causes the phone to do something other than a single tap does. The first place that you will find a use for the double tap is when you are watching videos on your iPhone.

When you watch a movie on your iPhone the default view is to show it in letterbox format with blank areas at the top and bottom of the picture. This is so that you get a widescreen view of the movie. The letterbox format, however, is not to everybody’s taste so you may want to switch it off.

If you want to get rid of the letterbox view and instead watch the movie in full screen mode then just double tap the screen and the view will change. You do need to be aware though that some movies are designed to be viewed in widescreen and if the movie has subtitles then some of these could get cut off.

If you want to go back to letterbox view from full screen mode then guess what? That’s right, you simply double tap the screen again and the view is restored. It really is simple features like this that give you the choice of how you want to use your iPhone that makes the iPhone such a wonderful device to own.

You will also find that double tapping works in other programs on your iPhone too. If you are using Photos, Google Maps or Safari then a double tap will zoom into whatever you tapped on. The zoom is twice the size of the original so if for example you are viewing an online newspaper then this could give you a much better view of the article you are interested in. You will also find a few other places that double tap does something for you so why not grab your iPhone right now and see what a double tap can do for you?

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