Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Travel Insurance Quota: Tips On How To Earn Double Your Present Salary

By Adriana Noton

As a sales person selling insurance to travelers you will want to at least meet your allotted travel insurance quote if not exceed it. The best way to achieve your objectives is to follow whatever useful tips you are able to find that should hopefully point you in the direction that will help you earn considerable amount of money. Only those sales persons that know the art of making a sale will be in a position to earn double what they normally earn. In fact, one point of curiosity for each travel insurance salesman is whether they can through dint of hard work learn how to earn in six figures.

As a sales person selling insurance to travelers you will want to at least meet your allotted travel insurance quote if not exceed it. The best way to achieve your objectives is to follow whatever useful tips you are able to find that should hopefully point you in the direction that will help you earn considerable amount of money. Only those sales persons that know the art of making a sale will be in a position to earn double what they normally earn. In fact, one point of curiosity for each travel insurance salesman is whether they can through dint of hard work learn how to earn in six figures.

Without a doubt, most sales persons that sell travel insurance are known to be more confused than clear about how to improve their selling abilities. Unless the fine art of salesmanship is mastered there is not much hope of achieving and exceeding quotas set by the management. This in turn means that you must be careful that you always let your client know how much you care for their well being and that you are not just a salesperson out to make a quick sale.

This means as a committed sales person you must ensure that you bring to the client all the promises that they have read about in the company brochures and also in the billboard advertisements. You should even consider selling your travel insurance policies in the same way that a fast food restaurant makes their hamburgers or to do the same things as are applicable when manufacturing widgets.

As a person with the job of selling travel insurance it is important that you do not succumb to the pressures that your seniors will be exerting on you to make more sales and that too in the shortest possible time.

There are fortunately many effective ways to increase your sales and so you have to look beyond simply handing your business cards to clients and ensuring that you are punctual in meeting with the client. These are obvious sales methods that will help you achieve a few minor successes but will not give you that six figure salary.

What you need to do is to do things in a way that you like and which helps in closing a deal. You should even use software that will help show you how to make more effective presentations and which helps to teach you how you can illustrate the benefits of the travel insurance policy that you are selling.

Once you get the hang of it, you should easily meet your travel insurance quota and also exceed it by a wide margin.

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How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs Menace

By Anthony Cook

Bed bugs in homes are a big problem for the occupants. These little nasty creatures thrive on the blood from warm blooded animals and if they can't find a human host they could settle for even a cat or dog. To confront this problem, one must adopt foolproof pest control measures.

Travellers often get bed bugs with them to a new place where they multiply rapidly and start affecting the residents of the home. They infest beds, furniture, carpets and all such items where they can find holes and gaps.

Quite a lot of people harbour the wrong notion that bed bugs like places that are unclean. It must be remembered that blood and not trash is what attracts these bugs and thus a clean house is not enough to get rid of them. However, keeping the surroundings sanitized and dirt free can aid in easy spotting of these bugs.

Another myth about bed bugs is that they are too small to be seen with naked eyes. The truth is that these creatures can be seen without any help but it is hard to locate them because their flat bodies permit them to slide into tiny crevices and layers of cloth with effortless ease.

Bed bugs bite. They can survive long without feeding - up to 6 months or a year.

Bed bugs in homes are best taken care of by experienced pest controllers, so it is advisable to hire the services of such experts. However, there are some home remedies also to control their threat such as laundering bed sheets, carpets and other cloths in hot water and then exposing them to the sun. Crevices in the walls should be filled with a sealant, and any furniture item that has holes must be got rid of as they can turn into potential habitats for these pests.

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How Printing Posters And Flyers Can Help Your Business

By Perry Lambert

Apart from using conventional promotional techniques such as newspaper, television, and internet advertising, you can decide to improve your company's visibility by printing posters and flyers to promote your business.

This strategy is quite effective because it proves to be more compelling and direct in reaching out to prospective customers. Here are a few important benefits of promoting your company using posters and flyers.

Greater visibility - While print advertisements may be seen by a large audience, this may not convert into actual visits to your store. On the other hand, sticking posters or giving away flyers in the area of your store will increase sales significantly as your presence will be felt by consumers in the vicinity.

Fast impact - Unlike the traditional marketing methods, flyers and posters can be created and printed in just a couple of days and their impact is very fast, which can also be tracked easily. You would be able to immediately see the increase in the number of customers who visit your store after reading a flyer given to them or after seeing an attractive poster.

Lesser expenses - It is less expensive to print poster and flyers and their designing is quite simple too. It is enough if the output is eye-catching and communicates all the necessary information to your potential buyers. Moreover, any good printing company will be able to incorporate your ideas for poster and flyer printing, and you will not have to engage an expensive agency to do the task. Moreover, it is easier and less expensive to stop such a campaign if it is unsuccessful, as compared to other kinds of marketing campaigns.

Adaptability - Marketing through flyers and posters can be customized to suit your requirements. For instance, if you would like to start a guerrilla promotional campaign, then putting up big and striking posters at unanticipated spots is a good strategy. In the same way, limited duration promotional offers can be popularized by giving away flyers that can also serve as vouchers. Further, you have the freedom of creating different flyers and posters for use during the same campaign, which is hard in traditional mediums.

Therefore, by selecting poster and flyer printing, you can attain a fast and successful growth in your company's revenue with no trouble. Carrying out such a campaign is not a difficult task either and any professional printing company can offer end to end services in this regard.

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Investor Mind Control: Is It For Real?

By James Scott

Discovering the 'thumbscrews' of investors is crucial to getting them to take action. In over a decade of dealing with global investors there are several elements that I've discovered to be universal truths about the mind of the private investor (angel investor, accredited investor).

When talking to an investor for the first time, it's more important to listen than to speak. It's more important to ask questions than answer them. It's more important to discover their needs and wants than to exclaim your own. Your first conversation with an investor should be all about piercing the armor and finding the trigger points that prompt a reaction that gets to the center of their 'childlike' state.

What I mean by this is, investors, just like anyone else, has insecurities that are rooted in their childhood and what they are outwardly today, is typically a polar opposite of what they are on the inside. For example, an arrogant, chest beater seems proud and obnoxious on the outside but the reality is that they are over compensating for an insecurity that is rooted in an individual or collection of childhood incidents.

Maybe they were made fun of as a child, maybe they're father was verbally abusive, maybe their teachers would single them out in class opening them up to playground mockery. When talking to these individuals it's important to listen to their voice and intonation when the conversation topic changes. Take notes on their psychological adjustments to the conversation. After you feel you have discovered the triggers that induce the 'pleasurable' responses, end the call, and set your second phone appointment with them.

On that second call, you want to have your conversation ready to go using the triggers you found in the first conversation. Play off of those insecurities that you found, become their best friend without being chummy but it is your mission on this call to be the "guy that understand me" to the investor. You want the overall tone of this conversation to have the response from your target along the theme of, "wow, this guy gets me" , "I can see investing in this company".

By using this method and not coming across as 'fake', you have become an investment opportunity and a shrink all rolled into one. You want to be the one person that this investor can lower his guard to because everything he says, you seem to be the one person who understands him at his deepest level. You seem to naturally be tuned into his insecurities, emotions, needs and wants. Sound strange? Try this out on the next investor you talk to, I guaranty you will be shocked with the results.

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Design Aspects Involved In Paper Bag Printing

By Carlo Green

With the rising ecological consciousness, companies are increasingly preferring paper bags when they sell their items at their retail shops. These bags don't degrade the environment and can be produced and printed at lesser costs than alternative products.

Paper bag printing can be seen as a skill that has been mastered by many printing services companies across the world who are repeatedly surprising clients with the superior quality of their work. The predecessors of modern paper bags were the retailers' brown bags that were very simple and were without designs. But their present day variants are both classy in form and sturdy, and they are meant to be reused.

One has to focus on several design elements of a paper bag before sending it for printing. You have to first consider the objective the bag will serve and then pick the quality of paper which will be able to do justice to the purpose.

After selecting the right kind of paper, the colour of the graphic that will be printed on the bag will have to be selected. You have to get the right colour mix for the paper bag so that it appeals to the customers and helps in effective brand advertisement. If the colours are disturbing to the eye then the users could react negatively.

The third factor in design of paper bag is to make it both classy in appearance and useful in functions. Every design aspect of a paper bag, from size to shape, should be based on two important factors - the type of people who will be using the bag and kind of products that will be put in it. For instance, if the bag is supposed to carry a box of shoes, then you can attach rope handles that are both attractive and inexpensive, and will help the customer in carrying the bag without any difficulty.

Both paper bags and the designs on them are quite cheap to create and print, yet one should not neglect style and quality of design. Besides, the entire process of printing should in no way harm the environment at any step, so that the appeal of the bags can be retained.

Finally, you have to cautiously and strategically think about what type of message you would wish the paper bag to bear. Good advice in this respect will always be available for you as most printing services companies will have people who can come up with catchy slogans. But the company logo must always be present with the message, and the message itself must be in tune with the company's brand identity.

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Marketing Your Products Through Paper Bags

By William Hui

Durable paper bags bearing the company's brand name can grab attention of potential customers. They are great for advertising, and giving a bulk order for these bags cuts down the manufacturing cost drastically, which makes this technique economical too.

Consumers have an inherent inclination towards noticing and grasping text and pictures on paper bags when they are out in the market. Businesses can exploit this spontaneous instinct of customers and dole out paper bags with the organization logo stamped on them.

Paper bag printing can reap rich dividends for the organization for several other reasons besides these. Firstly, paper bags are highly mobile. This means that your brand travels with the bag and grabs attention of a large number of people who happen to meet the person carrying the bag.

These bags are fit for reuse for a number of times due to their toughness and their utility, and for as long as the customers keep using them, your brand gets recognition. Moreover, by getting these bags made from recycled paper, your organization can even adopt a 'go-green' approach, which can give it a good mileage in the market and help attract more customers.

Distribution of paper bags in high-profile seminars and conferences to carry home any gifts, is a wise promotion strategy as these occasions might be attended by your likely clients. The bags can generate frequent recalls about the company in the minds of their owners or anyone else who happens to see them.

However, a business should never compromise on the quality of these bags, as a poorly made bag would tarnish the company's reputation, which is contrary to what the initiative is supposed to achieve. The good news is that there are many paper bag printing organizations out there, which can shoulder the responsibility of this job and help in ensuring that the bags are of the correct colour, design, and material, and that they create a good impression on the public.

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How To Choose The Right Dentist For You

By Janice Robinson

It is very important to find the right dentist for you. A good dentist listens to your concerns eagerly and explains the best choices for you. It will be very great if you choose a dentist who has the same point of view as yours.

Find a dentist that can intelligibly explain your trouble and available options to you. A dentist should establish a healthy communication between him and his patient. The dentist should establish all the advantages and disadvantages of the alternatives he is showing to you. If the options for you has some problems, a dentist should give you alternative treatments.

You should also consider a dentist that keep abreast to recent developments in dental field. He should actively engaged in seminars and conferences about recent techniques in his field. He should also know the restrictions and advantages of the changes in the dental world.

Equipment, techniques, and materials used by the dentist should also be considered. Check if the dentist utilises advanced equipments and most updated techniques in his dental services. Take a look inside his clinic. A good dentist should maintain a clean surroundings and uses safety materials such as mask, gloves, and sterilized instruments.

Select a dentist that keeps a complete dental and medical record of his patients. He should know whether you are taking medications and what it is for. He should be aware of his patient's general health condition because dental works can trigger certain health conditions.

Ask the dentist about his expertise. Most dentists do not execute specialty procedures such as root canal or oral surgery. They only practice primary oral cleaning, dental restoration, and some crown works. If your dentist does not execute specialty dental services, ask him for a recommendation.

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Energy Tax Deductions - Time Is Running Out

By Robert Holdsworth

Many businesses have implemented energy efficiency measures in their facilities over the past several years to help decrease operating expenses and aid the local and global environment. What a lot of these companies do not know is that sizeable federal tax deductions are available to them and also that time may be running out.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) provides generous, immediate tax deductions to businesses for making energy efficiency improvements to their buildings. The federal tax incentives center mainly on efficiency improvements to lighting, HVAC and building envelopes and can be as large as $1.80 per square foot.

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extended Section 179D and EPAct 2005 so the act will not expire until December 31, 2013. However, that does not mean that time may not be running out for some companies.

For businesses that implemented energy efficiency projects in 2006 it is probable they filed their tax returns before April 15, 2007. If they were unaware of the deductions at that time, they are now at risk of losing those tax deductions forever since the IRS only allows a three year period to amend tax returns.

That means if you have not yet amended your 2006 tax return you have only a few months left to do so!

As an electrical contractor working with commercial and industrial customers you certainly have been thinking about ways to increase your sales and likely how to better utilize your current book of business to that end. You have also most likely been approached by your current customers asking what they can do to reduce their energy costs.

Have you thought about a strategic partnership with an experienced engineering firm that specializes solely in turnkey, energy cost reduction projects on a national level? One that can bring whole facility energy solutions to the table for you and your customers? A company that can provide a fast payback and increase cash flow for your customer?

Bringing in such a company will grow your business as you will be the one who is sub-contracted by the engineering firm to provide the installation services under their management and direction. You can use this approach over and over again with all of your customers and doing so will not only increase your revenues exponentially, it will also transform your customers' impression of you from simply another vendor to that of a valued consultant.

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Tips to Balance between Study and Part Time Job

By Alex Wu

Working while studying is a good idea to learn new things and develop your skills. It is not just about the academic skills, but also soft skills that will be valued a lot when you later work professionally or start a business. But as part time jobs also mean more responsibility, students often find difficulties in balancing between their study and work. For sure, there are more to consider, manage, and sacrifice. But part time jobs really help you to learn the steps ahead earlier. They can be good for your resume too. Here are some tips to help you find the middle point between study and part time work.

1. Plan your time well. There should be no conflict between study and work. Once you know your class schedule, you can make arrangement about the work shifts and study schedules. It is not easy to be discipline with time, but that is the important thing you learn when taking part time jobs. Set the time, and try your best to finish all on schedule. Of course it does not need to be that strict. Some people do better with "spontaneous" scheduling, some can not. The point is to fulfill all your responsibilities. Make evaluation. When every college task is finished on time, when your grade does not go worse, and when you still get praises at the work place, then it means you are doing all right.

2. Be efficient and flexible. Part time jobs can take from 18 to over 30 hours per week. You lose that much for study and fun time. There is no way to keep the days run the same. What is possible is to learn to be efficient and flexible. You need to understand about the 'sacrifices' you have committed to. It is not necessarily so, but it is really about better time management.

By being efficient, you can think of bringing your text book or small notes during commuting and read them while waiting, or focusing on one work at a time so that it finishes right at the time and you can move on to the next task. If you know the schedule is strict, then get prepared for the day. By being flexible, you can think of doing what you like and need to do in unplanned but still controllable manners. You have to let go some things, for sure. But they can be offset pretty well if you love what you do and try to be flexible. Part time is not killing you.

3. Keep your body fit. Eat good food, do enough exercise, and take enough sleep at night. Now it starts to sound like health tips. But this is just the general rules of long term health we all need to know. What is worrying is that students often forget this, especially when they live out of the home. Make sure you maintain enough nutrients intake and exercise routinely. They will keep you fit all day long to do the tasks. Take enough sleep so that you can concentrate and feel energetic until the end of the day. Avoid junk foods, alcohols, other junk drinks like soda, and greasy foods. Take enough vegetables and fruits. They will cost you cheaper too in long term.

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