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Health, Wealth, & How To Reach The World: Network vs. Access Marketing

Network Marketing is here to stay. Whether you believe it, or whether you believe IN it, you need to give yourself a reality check right now. The ?corporate? way of doing business is soon going to go the way of the dinosaur. If you think that your present job, contract work, or other financial opportunities are going to pay your bills for the rest of your life, it?s time to realize that there is a new and better way of doing business, and that you need to get educated in the new tactics if you want to survive!

The same corporate-type companies such as the one you may work for right now have realized that there is a cheaper and more efficient way to distribute their products and services. That way is ? of course ? Network Marketing.

Most people know about network marketing, but for anyone who doesn?t, here is the nickel tour:

Network Marketing involves a company selling their products to you at a wholesale price, and allowing you to then resell those products at retail price, thus pocketing the difference between the wholesale and retail price. In addition, when you share the lucrative opportunity with someone else who also wants to make some money, you get a piece of the income generated by that person. They tell someone else who also comes on board, that person tells someone else, and on and on it goes.

Here?s the best part: Depending on which company you decide to work with, you can get a piece of the action for each of those levels that come on board down to as far as EIGHT levels! In other words, you get to make money off of the work that you personally do, and also make money from what up to 8 other people do.

It gets better. As each of those 8 people bring people into the organization, you end up with a piece of the action from all of the people that THEY bring into the business as well! Eventually, you can be getting cash and other rewards from the work of literally tens of thousands of people. Pretty sweet deal, right? So what?s the catch?

Well, if you work for the right company, there really isn?t one. However, the definition of ?right? is subjective at best, and if you want to make an informed decision about whether or not to get involved in this type of extreme money-making opportunity, you need to understand more about what exactly will be involved with distributing the products or services provided by your chosen company.

Now comes the major difference between almost every network marketing company out there, and 1 very special exception, which you will learn about in a minute. Let?s start with an example.

You go to a restaurant downtown and have one of the best dining experiences of your life. You can?t stop raving to anyone who will listen about how wonderful it was, and you recommend the restaurant to everyone that you talk to. You are now a network marketer!

However, would any of those people have heard about that restaurant if you hadn?t told them? Maybe, or maybe not, but they certainly wouldn?t have heard about it as quickly as they did since you couldn?t stop talking about it for days. That?s network marketing ? except that you don?t get paid for it.

Now, let?s look at an example of ?Access Marketing?. That same restaurant has advertised and gone out of their way to create an actual community around their presence downtown. They have representatives that do nothing all day but tell people how great the restaurant is. They get on the news and gain instant credibility when they do an interview with everyone?s favorite reporter on the 6 o?clock news. They sponsor a local charity event and give out samples of their food for free.

What this restaurant has done is create a huge amount of public awareness about their establishment. Not everyone has actually eaten there, but people have definitely heard about it.

Now, that same restaurant hires a group of network marketers and tells the marketers that they can eat at the restaurant for a nice discount, and all they ask in return is that the network marketers tell other people to come there and eat.

The network marketers then go out into the community and say, ?Have you ever heard of ?Such and Such? restaurant? You should go there and eat!? The people in the community -due to the previous efforts of the restaurant- say that they have in fact heard of that restaurant, and they would love to go there and eat! Now, when the people referred to the restaurant by the network marketers come in to eat, the restaurant pays the network marketers for the referral!

So what is the difference between network marketing and access marketing? In network marketing, you are trying to get people to use products or services that they have probably never even heard of, or if they have, they really don?t know much about the company. In access marketing, you tell people to use products or services that they have heard about, and they have also heard good things about those products or services! Do you see the difference?

In other words, the company that practices Access Marketing does the advertising FOR you. All you have to do is tell people they should use those products or services, arrange for the people to get them, and the company pays you ? usually quite handsomely ? for your efforts.

So, all of that being said, refer back to the beginning of this article where you learned that the only way to secure your future is to learn the ins and outs of network marketing. It?s a true statement. Now ask yourself if you want to work with a company that is going to make YOU do the advertising, or a company that is going to do the advertising for you. It?s a pretty serious no-brainer, right?

What if that same company was the only company in the industry paying you up to 8 levels deep, as opposed to the 5 levels paid by most other companies? What if that same company also had a Global Bonus Pool that literally allowed you to get paid on the work done by people all over the GLOBE? What if that same company cared more about you as an individual than it cared about how many sales you generated? Want to find out the name of that company?

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Crestview Full Size Headboard or Footboard - Powell Furniture - 691


This headboard or footboard comes with an optional extension that you remove for the footboard so that it sits lower. Order 2 for a complete bed and do not use the optional extension for the footboard.

691 Features: Full Size Constructed of steel with decorative aluminum castings Fully assembled Finish:
Vintage Brass

Dimensions:
Headboard: 54" tall, Footboard: 38" tall


Price: 232.99



Counter Bar Stool - Camelot II Swivel Counter Stool - 4356-824


Resplendent in a rich black gold finish and draped in a metal rope motif, our Camelot dining group is a collection fit for royalty at a commoner's price. The 360 swivel stools feature a neutral and versatile fabric seat and intricate castings on the back with a twist rope design.

Finish:
Black Gold

Dimensions:
21"(W) x 18"(D) x 41"(H); Seat Height: 26"


Price: 116.08



High-Pressure 5/8" Top Folding Table 30" x 96" - Correll Office Furniture - CF3096P


For moderate to heavy duty home, office, food service and commercial use. CF3096P Features: Standard 29" fixed height High-pressure top on 5/8" high density particle board core, with backer sheet 1", 18ga. Steel pedestal legs 1 5/8", One-piece steel apron Mar-proof plastic foot caps and edge molding Automatic lock-open mechanism Finish:See options Dimensions:30" x 96"


Price: 209.00



Toddler Bed - DaVinci Furniture Elizabeth Convertible Toddler Bed - M0810


The 810 Elizabeth can be converted to a full size bed. Standard full size bed rails are sold separately and can be purchased at most mattress stores.

M0810 Features: Constructed with solid pine This bed uses the same mattress as the crib Proper and first transition from the crib before moving to a twin bed Finish:
See options

Dimensions:
54 1/2" x 30 1/2" x 32 1/2"(H)


Price: 209.00



Teen Trends Rolling Cube Bench - Powell Furniture - 517-564


An upbeat, cool look that's not just for school anymore.

517-564 Features: White PVC cushion Writing surface covering a storage area on the flip side of cushion Industrial casters for mobility Includes 2 orange and 2 white panels Made from industrial strength powder coated square tube, bar stock and sheet steel Fully assembled Finish:
White cushions and (2) Orange and (2) White panels

Dimensions:
18"(W) x 18"(D) x 16"(H)


Price: 124.43



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Women's Bean Project Firehouse #10 Hot Chili

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The spicy combination of chipotle and crushed red pepper give this three-bean chili quite a kick. Named after our bilding, the old Denver Fire Department Firehouse #10.

About the Women's Bean Project
This product is made by the women at the Women's Bean Project, a social enterprise that offers a transitional job in gourmet food manufacturing designed to provide immediate income, arrange support services to overcome barriers to employment, and teach the job readiness skills needed to get and keep a job. The Womens Bean Project employs women who come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment and poverty, and helps them develop the work and interpersonal skills needed to function independently in the workplace and community. These tools empower women to create better lives for themselves, provide their families with hope, and contribute to a stronger community.

Customer Review: Fall is the time for Chili!!!

We tried this for the first time this week. I made it in my crock pot, even though that isn't how the directions read. It worked out great. We had it with sour cream and onions one night, in a baked potato another night and tonight mixed with whole wheat pasta. Yummy! Women's bean project is a worthwhile cause, too!!

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Site Saver Outdoors Ashtray Gray

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Data Backup 3 By Prosoft Engineering

Data Backup 3 By Prosoft Engineering
Data Backup 3 is the new update to the simple, automated backup solution. It features a new user interface, the ability to backup to multiple CDs and DVDs (automatically spanning on multiple disks) and other performance improvements. The built-in backups is great for iTunes, iPhoto, system and other important data. It also now offers the ability to "go back in time" to view files and directories, as they were when the backups happened. Synchronization makes two folders identical by copying missing files and replacing older files Automatic compress your data on your computer to save hard drive space

Customer Review: Larry Grinnell's MyMac.com Review

Everyone hates doing backups. I know I do. Like most utility software packages, products like this are ignored until it is too late, and your precious data is gone. It's funny how diligent I was at work (I suppose my job being at stake had something to do with it...), yet I almost never backed up anything at home. I've been playing the odds for a lot of years, and have so far been pretty lucky.



The reality is that because nothing has happened, you get lulled into a false sense of security. When it finally does happen (drive crash, deleted a vital file, etc.), the cries of anguish are deafening. Again, it's never happened to me, but that doesn't mean it won't at the most inopportune moment possible, because that's how these things go. That's why I urge all of you out there in internetland to get yourself some backup software and one of those amazingly cheap external hard drives. There has never been a better time to buy one of these USB 2.0 packages of storage goodness. When you can by a 500 gigabyte drive (that's half a terabyte!) for under $125.00, and 120 giggers for around 50 bucks, there's absolutely no reason in the world not to embark on a solid backup plan right this very minute. Can't afford an external drive even at these prices? Most of your Macs probably have a CD and maybe even a DVD burner. A CD burner can put up to 700 megabytes on a disk, and a DVD burner, around 4.5 gigabytes (almost 9 GB on the double-layer disks). You know, these nice internal and external hard drives are coming down in price for a reason--they're built more cheaply, and are likely to fail more unpredictably than drives of the past. It might last 20 years, or it might go out in a blaze of glory tomorrow.



Data Backup 3.0 from Prosoft Engineering is a terrific backup program. It supports nearly every kind of media: CD, DVD, hard drives, network drives, and I'm sure even more. It's a real bargain at $59.00.



Installation is a breeze. It uses Apple's "package" method of installation. Just double-click the Data Backup.pkg file, answer a few questions, and it installs in a flash.



Help comes in the form of a detailed and well-illustrated 45 page file that opens when you select Help from the Help menu.



I decided to use my dual 2.0 GHz G5 PowerMac tower as my test subject. It has the optional 400 GB drive, so there's a lot to back up, though not as bad as it might seem, because I am not backing up the operating system or applications. I have the original media for those, so it seemed wasteful to back them up too, although you can if you want to.



That said, Data Backup 3.0 also gives you handy pre-written backup scripts so you can back up:







When you launch Data Backup 3.0, this is what the initial screen will look like, though without a volume name where you want to backup your files to.







Setup is pretty basic. I won't dwell on the preferences, as you probably won't need to go in there, and if you do, the Help file will guide you through what you might need to do.



If you want to keep things really simple, you won't even need to do much more than what you see in this initial screen, except for one teeny little thing--you need to tell Data Backup 3.0 where you want your backed up files to go: disk, network drive, or CD/DVD.



If it's a local disk or a network volume, go to the File>Set Default Destination menu item. I have chosen my external 500 gigabyte hard drive, originally named as 500 Gigger. Click the Select button and choose your drive. If you want to back up to a network volume, first you will need to mount your network volume as you normally would from the finder. It will show as an option when you click the Select button. When you have made your selection, click the Set button. The pull-down menu items under Quick Backup get named with your backup volume.







Now, it's just a matter of selecting the Quick Backup option you want. In this example, I am backing up my User files. Select All User Files to /Volumes/500 Gigger, and click the Start Now button. That's all there is to it. Really. It takes less time to just do it than it did to read the description. The screen below is what it looks like when the backup starts.







If you want to back up to CDs or DVDs, Data Backup 3.0 can do that, too, prompting you to insert a new disk when the one in the burner fills up. This is probably the best solution for files you really can't afford to lose, so you can get them onto convenient media, and then move them to a safe place away from your computer (a fire- and theft-resistant safe, a safe deposit box, a data archival center, etc.). Sure, you can do this with external hard drives, but that gets a little more expensive. From the Quick Backup menu, make your backup choice: iPhoto or Document files to CD/DVD.







When you click the Start Now button, the screen below pops up, prompting you to insert a CD or DVD.







You can also schedule when you perform your backups. Click the Schedule (calendar) icon on the main screen. The first screen that appears the one you use to set selected dates for backups. You can also choose an interval (every n minutes, hours, days, or weeks), starting at a designated time, selected events (backup at system startup, or when a destination or source volume appears on the system), or simply which days of the week do you want to back up, at a given time. The more automatic you make things, the more likely you will be to actually use it.



There, easy to do backups that if you did nothing else, you would have safely preserved data from your system to a secondary storage place, so if the unthinkable happened, you'd still have your data.



But wait, there's more! See that Show Backup Options triangle? That's where the real power of Data Backup 3.0 is hidden. Basically, if you don't need to do any more than what I described above, you don't need to go into the options. If you're like me, who has stuff stashed on multiple disks and maybe on network drives, and who knows what else, you will need this power.



Click the little triangle next to Show Backup Options and you will see what I mean.







In this window, you can choose more data sources to back up by clicking the "+" symbol in the Sources part of this window. It permits you to select complete volumes or just some folders on different volumes, or maybe folders not stored within your /Users folder. You can also select multiple destinations for your backed up files by adding more volumes or folders to the Destination field. The Destination Type pull-down lets you select Volumes or CD/DVD for backups.



There are extensive "rules" that can be applied for backing up files, which can be found in the Rules tab (see above). Data Backup 3.0 is also scriptable, using Automator.



Data Backup 3.0 can compress your backup files to make room for more backups and other files on your backup volume, and if you have sensitive information, you can encrypt your backups. There have been a ton of articles in the paper lately about personal information getting disseminated because backup tapes were stolen, and they were not encrypted. Well, here's your chance to protect your backup files (and maybe your job, if you are using this product for business). This program is so smart that a Preferences setting even automatically powers up your computer, performs the backup, and shuts it down again. Speaking of business (or for multi-computer families), Prosoft offers attractive multiuser licenses, too. Check out their product page at http://www.prosoftengineering.com/products/data_backup.php for complete pricing information.



With its default settings, a newer version of a file will overwrite the older version. In the Data Backup>Preferences menu, you can set Data Backup to perform more sophisticated Full/Incremental backups, where only the newer or replaced files are backed up, and older versions of files are retained in the backup archive. The Backup Type pull-down offers many backup methods: Simple Copy, Clone (make a bootable copy of your hard drive), Versioned, Full, Incremental, and Synchronize. Read the excellent online help manual for descriptions of each type and the advantages/disadvantages of each one. You can also download the version 2.1 manual at http://www.prosoftengineering.com/docs/DataBackupManual.pdf.



Depending upon how you configured your backup, restoration can be just as simple as dragging the contents of your backup drive back to your original drive. Otherwise, you can use the easy-to-use File>Restore feature to recover individual files or a complete volume, and if you do incremental backups, you can even restore your data to a specific date. I don't mean to give this feature the short shrift, but you really need to try it for yourself to really appreciate how well it works in your own personal backup/restoration scenario. Again, read the online help file for complete details.



As much as I hate doing backups, this program is as powerful as anything out there, and I come from a strong Retrospect ((http://www.emcinsignia.com/products/smb/retroformac/)) background (I used Retrospect for 10 years in my office and never lost a file that was backed up, but if you want to buy a version of Retrospect that will back up to a network drive, or back up to one of the zillions of different types of tape drives still out there, it'll set you back about 500 bucks). Data Backup 3.0 is strong, yet easy enough for me to set it, forget it, and perform my hated backups without having to think about it. I can't imagine giving higher praise. Gee, about the only negatives I could come up with were that the manual posted to the website was the previous version, but the descriptions of types of backups and program fundamentals were mostly the same, so it isn't a huge negative, and Data Backup 3.0 doesn't back up to non-mainstream devices, but if you have specialized needs like that, you are probably already using Retrospect or something like it already.



MyMac.com Rating 4.5 out of 5

(screen shots and original review at http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?id=3049 )

Customer Review: Good features, but a couple of shortcomings

The Pros:

--A comprehensive group of pre-defined backup sets. The software is determined to help you keep good backups. Kudos!!

--Ability to define your own backup sets, very simple UI for this. And the advanced features in defining backups are very good.

--Good scheduling for the backup sets. Can have separate schedules for the various sets.

--Response to email support inquiries has been fast and courteous.



The Cons:

--As reported by other reviewers, the software often asks you to re-enter the serial number. This is anoying at best, and fatal if it occurs during an automated backup in the middle of the night.

--Cryptic log file. You'll get a report that an error has occured during a backup, but the log file doesn't give much help in determining which files were involved.



The Summary:

Buy this software for the good UI and ease of use. But quality and reporting needs to improve before I can give it another star.

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All this matter was written with passion, which led to the speedy completion of this writing on marketing mailing list. Let this passion burn for some time.

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Internet Marketing is Growing like Weeds.

The Internet is growing so fast. Are you growing with it. Are you trying to sell something on the Internet? The numbers are growing daily. It is getting harder and harder just to market to the whole net. It has become so large that now you really need to concentrate in your niche area. Actually you probably were just wasting your time, effort and money if you were just shooting out into the crowd. If you listen or have heard anyone in the know about advertising they speak about a targeted group or market.

We want the 15 to 25 or the 18 to 35. Or they want the middle aged white male. These are targeted groups. But there is another area that smart marketers use. It is call a targeted niche. I niche is a group that are interested in a specific area or field or even product. So besides thinking about your targeted group you should
also consider what your niche group is.

As an example, if you are selling fishing rods, it could go to almost any targeted group, BUT you don't really want to try and sell to people who hate fishing. So your niche groups would be people who like hunting, camping, and of course fishing. You see where I am going. You want to be making your offers to people who
would at least have some interest in what you have. Believe it or not some do not consider this when they plan their advertising campaigns.

Now if you have all kinds of money and time and you just want to shoot blindly out into the Internet I am sure you will still make some sales. Just like if you walk around long enough on a golf course you will get hit with lighting. I think you see what I mean. Do alittle planning and you will find your sales, your growth, your whole operation will do far much more if you concentrate on your niche markets.

As your products and knowledge grows so will you niches. Because as you build you business and expand, you will be able to expand your niches. Then you will have a great and great group to work with.

Now I have learned this and many many other fanstatic Internet Marketing technics from a Marketer. That started with almost nothing and turned it into a multimillion dollar empire. This information was free an changed my internet marketing for life.

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Movado Clock - Cube Desk Clock - TCL-169-M


This case is a perfect cube with a flattened corner acting as a stand. Features a silver and black museum dial. One SR626 button cell battery included.

TCL-169-M Features: Flattened corner acts as a stand Silver and black museum dial Includes one SR626 button cell battery Dimensions:
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Kids Chair and Seating - Rock-A-My-Baby Child's Chair - LOD20017C


For my baby and me! Beautiful furniture for "mommy" and her little one!

LOD20017C Features: Classic stencil design and heart-shaped cut outs Removable padded seat cushion Recommended for ages 3-8 (up to 100 lbs) Finish:
Pastel Pink with hand painted details

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Kids Potty Chair - It's Potty Time - RAB40003


A fun way "to go"!

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Daybed - San Marco Daybed in Brown Copper


Link spring is included.

A rustic theme surrounds this outstanding daybed design. The daybed features 2 5/8" hardwood posts in a light rustic pine finish and is complimented by eloquint Brown Copper finished side panels and back. Fully-welded construction featuring heavy gauge round tubing and solid wire scrolls.

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Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

As Internet connections have matured to faster and faster broadband pipelines, webcam manufacturers have been keeping pace with higher resolutions and improved optics to take advantage of the larger bandwidth. And more than just communicating over chat and VoIP, webcams are increasingly used to broadcast Truman Show-esque live video feeds of one's every move (such as at Justin.tv) as well as high-quality mini-movies uploaded to sharing sites. And that's where the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 really shines, with its 2-megapixel image sensor, smooth-tracking autofocus, high-end Carl Zeiss optics, and HD video capabilities (with the capability of recording video at 960 by 720 pixels).

The combination of Logitech's RightLight technology and 2-megapixel Carl Zeiss optics produce improved clarity and lighting (Pro 9000 on the left, MacBook integrated camera on right--both captured in the same lighting conditions).

Add a variety of special effects from filters (above) to facial accessories (below).

First, a little about Logitech's touted technological and optical advantages. Designed by Carl Zeiss (known for high-end film and digital camera lenses), the Pro 9000's optics use a five-element lens arranged into four optical elements. As a result, the lens focuses the light onto the sensor with maximum detail and minimal aberrations. The 2-megapixel lens also offers an autofocus mechanism that automatically adjusts as your face moves about. It also incorporates Logitech's RightLight and RightSound technologies, which improves the webcam's image quality under difficult lighting conditions and provides noise cancellation, respectively.

We found the autofocus feature to be much smoother than another similarly specced webcam from Creative that we previously reviewed (which felt stuttery to our video chat partners), and the RightLight feature was able to render an image of our face in both highly backlit and low-light situations--something that other webcams we've tested have completely failed at. And the combination of RightLight, Carl Zeiss optics, and the two-megapixel sensor helped to enrich both the clarity and the color of our images.

While it's true that broadband Internet has gained speed, unfortunately none of the major chat or VoIP programs are can stream the high-definition video (960 by 720 pixels) that the Pro 9000 can capture. Thus, this feature is really only usable for recording video to your hard drive and either uploading to a video sharing service like YouTube or for inclusion into a movie project to be burned to disc. The Pro 9000 also enables you to take still images at larger than its native 2-megapixel sensor via software interpolation (up to an 8-megapixel resolution). Note, however, that shooting at a higher resolution causes a lengthier shutter lag.

The Pro 9000 offers easy plug-and-play operability on either a Windows PC or a Mac--just slide in the USB 2.0 plug, select the camera from your chosen video chatting program (it works seamlessly with Skype, Yahoo!, Windows Live, SightSpeed, and iChat), and you're good to go. While the Pro 9000 works brilliantly right out of the box, you'll only be able to take advantage of software add-ons such using the included QuickCam software (which is for Windows users only).

The QuickCam Control Panel is where you can select from a host of special effect add-ons that range from a selection of avatars (such as a dinosaur or cat) to facial accessories (including a crown and Borg hardware), and a variety of filter effects. The avatars didn't seem especially responsive unless we were overly hyperactive, but the limited face add-ons and filters were more successful (with our favorite being the rotoscope animation effect).

The double-hinged clip on the back of the lightweight Pro 9000 can be articulated to fit both the thinnest notebook screens to thicker LCD TV/monitors. A rubberized is placed right below the camera housing to help prevent slippage, and the camera itself can smoothly tilt up and down about 90 degrees. The Pro 9000 has a single microphone on its right side, and while the left side has a control button that automatically opens the Logitech QuickCam software. And in the middle is a Logitech logo, which is given a red glowing halo when the camera is recording. It uses a single USB connection that does not require external power.

With its arsenal of optical advancements combined with an invitingly affordable price tag and easy portability, the QuickCam Pro 9000 is a great alternative to the standard VGA/1.3-megapixel cams built into notebooks. --Agen G.N. Schmitz

Pros:

• 2-megapixel sensor helps to improve both clarity and color
• Automatic autofocus smoothly readjusts as you move around the screen
• Double-hinged clip easily fit on a variety of laptop and monitor surfaces

Cons:

• While capable of capturing HD-quality video, you can only utilize this for video saved to hard drive

Customer Review: Excellent Camera, modest Mac support

I use a Mac Pro with a 30" monitor. For all that tech base there is no built in web cam so I went looking. I tried out one of the original Mac iSight web cams but low light level support was poor and the image was dark and grainy. After reading lots of forum posts on Apple's Discussions and Logitech's Forums, I settled on the Logitech QickCam Pro 9000. The optics are superb providing a much better picture than the iSight. The low light level increase is nothing short of fantastic especially when combined with Ecamm Network's iGlasses software. There is a downside. While Leopard does support UVC natively, it automatically defaults to a very low frame rate so the video is clumsy and jerky in iChat. This is a problem for either Apple to address by writing a better driver or some third party to create drivers with adjustable resolution and frame rates. Perhaps Logitech will do so but for now while the camera is not all that well supported on the Mac I still have to it give a five star rating because it is so good.

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Direct Mail Marketing: How to Choose a Postcard Vendor

Direct mail postcards can help you promote your business easily, effectively and affordably. But to capitalize on these benefits, you need a reliable and efficient program in place. That's where postcard marketing vendors come into the picture.

These days, there are dozens of postcard marketing vendors, but not all are created equal. This can make vendor selection overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be. To understand the differences between these companies, you simply have to evaluate and compare their services.

Here are some key criteria you should look at:

Knowledge & Experience

When shopping for a postcard marketing vendor, you should find out what background and experience they have. The good news is, you can go about it fairly easily - just visit their website, or pick up the phone and call.

A company is only as good as their people, so find out:

* Who makes up the company?

* What unique skills and experience do they have?

* How much do they know about printing and direct mail marketing?

* Do they offer educational tools as part of their service?

* Have they published relevant articles in magazines or online?

Design Options

As far as your prospects are concerned, your direct mail postcards reflect your company as a whole. So design matters. Ask vendors what kind of design options they have. If they say they only do the printing, and that you're on your own to create a design, keep shopping!

Some vendors will offer a variety of design options to match the varying skill levels of their customers.

Common offerings include:

* Web-based design tools

* Complete design templates that customers can personalize

* The ability for customers to upload their own designs

* Stock images for customers to use

* The ability for customers to proof their designs online before checkout

Choose a vendor that offers at least two of these design options. If you find one that offers all of them, even better!

List Options

When it comes to direct mail marketing, your list is more than just a way to reach your audience. Your list is your audience.

Most marketers maintain an in-house database of customers and/or prospects. So when reviewing postcard marketing vendors, ask if you can upload your own list. This is a common offering, but it's best to make sure.

But what if you don't have a mailing list? Or what if you want to do a mailing to a new group of prospects, people who aren't on your in-house list? In such cases, you'll need a vendor who offers some way to build a list online.

This kind of feature is not as common as the "use your own" approach, so when you find a vendor who offers this, write them down for further consideration. Then proceed to evaluate them based on the other checkpoints in this guide.

Mailing Options

"Of course a postcard marketing vendor will mail my postcards for me. That's what they do, right?"

In most cases, yes, a postcard marketing vendor will print and mail your postcards for you. But there are some that do the design and printing, but not the actual mailing. Don't assume -- just ask.

Another consideration: what if you only want your postcards printed, but you'd rather stamp and mail them yourself (for a more personal touch)? Some vendors will print and mail your postcards to your list, but they won't print and ship them to you. If you see yourself needing both options, ask about it in advance.

Pricing Structure

You would think postcard pricing would be straightforward. But in truth, there are a number of variables to consider and questions to ask.

For example, some postcard marketing vendors have "base pricing" that does not include things like two-sided color or postage. In such cases, you have to do a bit of math to figure out the true cost per postcard. Other vendors have an "all included" price that accounts for design work, full color on both sides, and postage (no math!).

You should also find out about volume discounts. Some vendors charge less per postcard the more you order. These "volume tables" should be published on their website so you can easily calculate costs.

Other vendors have a set price per postcard, regardless of how many you order. With these vendors, there is no reward for larger jobs.

Ease of Use

Even if a postcard marketing vendor scores well in all other areas, it won't matter if you can't figure out how to use their service. The technical term for this is "usability."

From websites to hairdryers, everything has some level of usability. When usability is high, you don't have to think too hard about completing your task. When usability is low, you'll get a headache at best and be unable to complete your task at worst.

First and foremost, find out if the service is entirely web-based or not. After all, the whole idea of using a vendor is to pass the logistical burden over to them, right? You should be able to place a postcard marketing order from your home or office computer. In this age of Internet commerce, there's no reason not to have this ability.

A good way to gauge a vendor's usability is to visit their website and poke around. Move about the site and read the information you encounter. You'll get a pretty good feel for how easy and efficient the system is.

Conclusion

Direct mail marketing with postcards can be an affordable, effective part of your overall marketing program. But to get the most out of it, you need to find a vendor who's right for you. Use this guide to evaluate postcard marketing vendors. Choose wisely, and your direct mail postcard program will be easier to manage, more effective, and more professional.

* Copyright 2006, PostcardSmart.com. You may republish this article in its entirety on your website or blog, as long as the byline, author's note and hyperlink are left intact.

About the Author

Brandon Cornett is the editor of PostcardSmart.com, the Internet's largest website dedicated entirely to direct mail marketing with postcards. For more expert articles on postcard marketing, visit http://www.postcardsmart.com.

For daily direct mail tips, visit the PostcardSmart blog at http://www.directmailtips.blogspot.com.

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The Complete Guide to Google Advertising: Including Tips, Tricks, & Strategies to Create a Winning Advertising Plan

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Google has created numerous marketing and advertising products that are fast and easy to implement in your business today including Adsense, Adwords, and the Google APIs. This new book takes the confusion and mystery out of working with Google and its various advertising and marketing programs. Are you one of the many who think Google is simply a search engine? Yes, it is true that Google is the most popular search engine on the Web today. More than 275 million times a day, people use Google and its related partner sites to find information on just about any subject. Many of those people are looking for your products and services. Consider this even if you don't have a Web site or product. There are tremendous opportunities on the Internet and money to be made using Google. Through this book you will learn the secrets of working with Google without making costly mistakes. This book is an absolute must-have for anyone who wants to succeed with advertising on Google. This book teaches you the ins and outs using all of Google's advertising and marketing tools. You will instantly start producing results and profits. In addition to the extensive research placed in the book, we spent thousands of hours interviewing, e-mailing, and communicating with hundreds of today s most successful Google advertising experts. This book contains their secrets and proven successful ideas, including actual case studies.

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Are you looking to expand your business opportunities via Internet sales? Or, alternatively, are you interesting in marketing a particular product or service through search engines? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then Bruce Brown's latest book, The Complete Guide To Google Advertising Including Tips, Tricks, & Strategies to Create a Winning Advertising Plan, is a must-have for your reference library.



Brown's book is extremely informative, logically devised, and most important, easily understood. It is very "user-friendly" and anyone, from novice to marketing expert, will find a myriad of new marketing ideas easily adapted for a particular product or service. Another bonus for both business owners and consumers is the list of Search Engines and Web Directories listed on pages 277, 278, & 279. This section provides the name of multiple search engines used when searching for information, goods, and services.



The Complete Guide To Google Advertising Including Tips, Tricks, & Strategies to Create a Winning Advertising Plan takes readers through a logical thought process that describes the who, what, when, where, and why of Internet advertising. In addition to text definitions and easily understood concepts, it also utilizes copies of screen shots to help readers grasp a particular idea or principle under discussion. Brown does a great job of taking Internet terminology and explaining it in language anyone can understand, and provides links to additional web sites for associated references.



Even if you are a consumer looking for a particular product or service on the Internet, this book is a must-read. It gives consumers and business owners alike a better understanding of how Internet marketing works, and the glossary at the end provides easily understood definitions of Internet terminology users frequently encounter but do not often understand.



If you surf the Internet, you need to buy this book!



Customer Review: Great Info!

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This book really helped me understand exactly what effort was required on my part to make sure that I was able to achieve the results I wanted. It not only helped me figure out the kind of marketing plan I needed, but also helped me simplify it so that I didn't let the planning side of the marketing overwhelm me.

Additionally, the book covered a lot of useful tips for the actual content we could add to our website. Things like a "privacy policy" or "about us" can be useful to helping us keep customers!



So many words are thrown at us on the internet when it comes to looking for information about advertising your website, this book truly helped me understand what things like "PPC" "Keywords" "Adwords" or "SEO" are!

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Chet Holmes has been called “one of the top 20 change experts in the country.” He helps his clients blow away both the competition and their own expectations. And his advice starts with one simple concept: focus! Instead of trying to master four thousand strategies to improve your business, zero in on the few essential skill areas that make the big difference.

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Customer Review: The Ultimate Sales Book!

I've read quite a few sales books. Some good. Some lousy. Then occasionally I come across a sales book I consider extraordinary. That would be Chet Holme's book. What's unique about Chet's book is that it targets not only sales professionals who want to get a leg up on their competition, but also sales managers who might be having a tough time finding and keeping great talent.



While reading, I kept a notebook and pen on hand, jotting down one idea after another. My favorite two sections are Chapter 6: The High Art of Getting the Best Buyers, and Chapter 9: The Nitty Gritty of Getting the Best Buyers. These chapters alone are worth the price of the book. Holmes gives a lesson that's often easy for us sales pros to forget- It's far less expensive to market and sell when we're targeting the "best buyers". This is better known as the 80/20 rule. Sales professionals should be spending 80% of their time and energy on the 20% that buy the most from them. Focusing like a laser beam on this group, will bring the most return.



The "how-to" of getting these buyers is where chapter 9 comes in. Holmes provides a system for coming up with your "Dream 100 target list, setting appointments with them. His "Rubik's Cube letter" for sending out to clients is one that will certainly be apart of my "swipe file".



The book as a whole is not about providing tactics, but rather a long-term strategy with systems to implement in your small business right away. These strategies (if implemented) will increase your sales revenue without increasing your expenses.

Customer Review: Great Book On How To Systematically Sell More

Loaded with excellent ideas, action plans, and specific tools & tactics.

One of the most practical and useful books on selling and business growth I have ever read.

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