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cara memulai bisnis butik atau fashion

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:54:52 PST

cara memulai bisnis butik atau fashion : salam bisnis, sudah lama pakar bisnis online tidak melakukan update blog di karenakan banyaknya aktifitas bisnis, postingan cara memulai bisnis butik atau fashion ini terinspirasi dari seorang sahabat yang iseng bisnis fashion batik ternyata bisa menambah income, saat ini bisnis fashion online sangta marak di lakukan oleh rekan-rekan blogger,

untuk itu Ketika memutuskan untuk berwirausaha, sebisa mungkin pilih bidang usaha yang disukai. Bekerja dalam bidang yang disukai akan menimbulkan passion sendiri untuk bisa berusaha keras mendapatkan kesuksesan, Jika Anda memiliki bakat dan minat yang berbeda, jangan memaksakan diri berbisnis di bidang yang tak dikuasai dan disukai karena akan menimbulkan tekanan pada diri sendiri.

ketika memilih fashion sebagai bidang usaha, kita harus selalu berjuang dengan semaksimal untuk mencari trend fashion terbaru, inspirasi, serta kreativitas, agar selalu menghasilkan karya yang unik dan berbeda.

Tantangan dalan hidup seharusnya disikapi dengan keberanian dan sifat tak mudah menyerah. Tak ada cara yang instan untuk mendapatkan kesuksesan; dibutuhkan pengorbanan serta usaha yang keras. Namun, kedua hal ini tidak akan menjamin kesuksesan, jika masih memiliki sifat mudah menyerah ketika gagal ataupun berhenti di tengah jalan. berikut beberapa cara untuk berbisnis di bidang fashion atau butik

Tahu Keinginan Pembeli
Memiliki pengetahuan tentang calon pembeli dan kondisi pasar dengan produk sejenis. Penentuan calon pembeli sangat penting untuk usaha butik Anda.
Jika Anda mengetahui produk yang diingkan pembeli, maka Anda bisa bersaing.

Tahu Segmentasi Pasar
Mengetahui segmentasi pasar Anda sendiri. Pemakai baju butik adalah orang-orang dengan kekhususan selera dan bukanlah orang-orang yang cukup puas dengan baju berlabel di toko-toko terkemuka dengan harga mahal. Karena harga mahal bukan jaminan, akan tetapi keistimewaan desain adalah yang utama.

Memiliki Desain Busana Istimewa
Mempunyai desain yang istimewa. Untuk membedakan butik Anda dengan butik yang lain. Anda harus mempunyai desain yang berbeda dan istimewa. Dengan memiliki desain yang istimewa, calon pembeli akan sangat mudah untuk tertarik, berpeluang menjadi pelanggan setia Anda.

Strategi Pemasaran
Dalam memasarkan, terutama hasil rancangan Anda, sebaiknya Anda melakukan riset terlebih dahulu terhadap baju butik di lingkungan Anda. Sehingga, Anda memilih strategi yang lain yaitu dengan online, karena cara ini bisa membantu Anda menghemat biaya produksi seperti sewa tempat, gaji penjaga, desain interior tempat, dan sebagainya.

Hadirkan Suasana Nyaman
Apabila Anda memilih untuk memperkenalkan butik Anda dengan showroom atau otlet, anda juga harus memikirkan tentang kebersihan ruang dan desain interior. Karena dengan ruangan yang bersih serta nyaman dan desain yang menarik akan mengundang pengunjung untuk masuk ke butik Anda.

Adira Asuransi Demam Berdarah

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:24:21 PDT

Adira Asuransi Demam Berdarah : PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika (Adira Insurance) tidak mau ketinggalan menyasar pasar lewat premi berbiaya rendah. Sebagai bukti, Tak tanggung-tanggung, Adira Insurance bahkan membidik 100.000 nasabah Bank Danamon selaku mitra perdananya. “Atawa dengan total pendapatan premi Rp 5 miliar hingga akhir tahun nanti,

sebelumnya pakar bisnis online merilis Kontes SEO Adira Asuransi dengan Slogan Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia kini adira insuransi mengeluarkan Produk premi yang murah seharga Rp 50.000 per tahun itu memberikan uang pertanggungan sebesar Rp 500.000 per hari atau maksimal Rp 5 juta.

Saat ini, produk asuransi demam berdarah tersebut baru dipasarkan lewat bank mitranya. Diharapkan, akan menyusul 12 bank mitra lainnya dalam waktu dekat ini.

Produk asuransi baru ini diyakini bakal memberi kontribusi yang lumayan terhadap total pendapatan premi aneka. Tahun ini, semoga Adira Asuransi dapat mengantongi premi sebesar Rp 5 miliar dari asuransi demam berdarah, diharapkan menjadi Rp 15 miliar pada 2012 mendatang, semoga bisa mewujudkan slogan Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia .

Inovasi produk yang dilakukan perseroan, seperti asuransi demam berdarah ini diharapkan mampu menopang target pendapatan premi yang dipatok mencapai Rp 1,4 triliun pada akhir tahun ini. Atawa berarti peningkatan sekitar 30% dibandingkan realisasi tahun sebelumnya.

Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:06:16 PDT

Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia ; PT Asuransi Adira Dinamika adalah sebuah perusahaan Asuransi Indonesia yang didirikan 24 Januari 2002, sebagai perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang Asuransi Umum. Perusahaan ini menyediakan produk-produk yang unik, sesuai dengan kebutuhan pelanggan, dan memiliki nilai tambah.

Sebagai perusahaan yang memiliki Slogan " Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia " yang mencerminkan keinginan kita untuk menjadikan merk yang dipilih oleh masyarakat indonesia dalam asuransi Kendaraan. bahwa pilihan masyarakat itu terkait erat dengan tingkat kepercayaan terhadap industri asuransi, tingkat kepercayaan itu saja tidaklah memadai karena kita juga sadar bahwa konsumen asuransi sekarang ini hidup dalam "Dunia janji-janji".

Kondisi inilah yang harus Adira Asuransi definisikan, tidak sekedar menebar janji-janji melaikan bukti untuk memenuhi kebutuhan nasabah dengan memberikan bukti nyata dan kasat mata.

Adira Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia adalah sebuah komitmen utama yang berarti apa yang kita ucapkan selalu bertujuan untuk mendefinisikan kembali manfaat-manfaat yang menjadi hak nasabah atas asuransi. semoga Adira Asuransi dapat bertanggung jawab terhadap untuk mewujudkan harap-harpan nasabah dan benar-benar menjadi Asuransi Kendaraan Terbaik Indonesia.

Produk unggulan Adira Asuransi
Seperti yang dirilis situs resmi Adira Asuransi www.asuransi.adira.co.id Produk-produk yang diunggulkan adalah produk asuransi kendaraan bermotor, yaitu asuransi mobil Autocillin (yang terdiri dari Autocillin Classic dan asuransi mobil berbasis syariah Autocillin Ikhlas), serta asuransi sepeda motor Motopro. Selain itu, Adira Insurance juga menyediakan produk asuransi Kecelakaan & Kesehatan, Properti, Alat Berat, Kerangka Kapal, Rekayasa, Surety Bonds, Perjalanan, Pengangkutan, dan Tanggung Gugat. Semua itu didukung oleh pelayanan yang istimewa kepada seluruh pelanggan, dengan proses yang mudah, dan tidak berbelit-belit. Selain itu, dukungan dari bengkel-bengkel rekanan Autocillin yang tersebar luas, menjanjikan hasil pengerjaan yang baik dan terjamin.

tips cara mengatur keuangan yang baik dan benar

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:24:10 PDT

tips cara mengatur keuangan yang baik dan benar : Salam sejahtera bagi kita semua, cukup lama Pakar Bisnis Online tidak melakukan rutinitas ngeblog, di akhir minggu ini bagi ummat islam sebentar lagi akan melakukan rutinitas ibadah puasa atau Ramadhan 2011, menjelang Bulan Suci Ramadahan Biasanya Harga Sembako di setiap daerah meningkat, mudahan-mudahan peningkatan harga sembako di tahun 2011 ini tidak dipolitisir oleh kalangan elit politik di Negara ini,

Oke, Dont worry be happy bagi anda semua, kembali ke pokok permasalaahan kita Bagaimana mengatur keuangan yang baik dan benar, sebelumnya saya akan bertanya kepada anda benarkah Hidup ini bagaikan sebuah Lilin, tidak dapat bertahan selamanya ?

Ketikan anda melakukan gooling pasti anda akan menemui berbagai macam tips trik cara mengatur keuangan yang baik, salah satunya tips 10 Cara Mengatur Keuangan Anda kepunyaan yogopunyablog.blogspot.com

Sebuah pertanyaan bagaimana cara Mengatur Keuangan Keluarga yang baik dan benar ini sangat menarik untuk kita bahas, baiklah sekarang anda saya kasih perumpaan jika anda memiliki sejumlah uang Rp. 650 Juta, apa yang akan anda lakukan untuk mencapai kehidupan yang sejahtera. ?

Munkin dari anda akan menjawab seperti ini,
Untuk membeli Rumah 250 juta
Untuk Membeli Kendaraan Rp 150 Juta
Untuk Membeli tanah Rp. 100 Juta.
Untuk membeli Perhiasan Rp. 50 Juta
Untuk ditabungkan di Bank Rp. 100 Juta.

Menururt anda Benarkah perumpaan diatas Cara Mengatur Keuangan Keluarga yang baik ? baik coba kita lihat setelah satu atau dua bulan mendatang apa yang akan terjadi dengan keuangan anda ?

Adakah jaminan bahwa hidup anda akan selama nya sehat…? Bagaimana ketika resiko buruk menimpa anda contohnya: Kecelakaan, sakit kritis, Hingga dokter mengatakan Butuh dana 350.000.000, apa yang akan anda lakukan ?, mungkin anda akan mengambil tabungan anda sebesar Rp 100 Juta, menjual Perhiasan Senilai Rp. 50 Juta, Menjual kendaraan anda senilai Rp. 150 juta, dan menjual tanah Milik anda senilai Rp. 100 Juta, sekarang anda hanya memiliki sebuah kendaraan senilai Rp. 250 juta.

Nah inilah kunci sukses untuk mengatur keuangan anda, caba kita lihat , Andai saja belum terlambat… dan tabungan nya di bagi dua, Rp. 80 Juta. Ditabungkan ke bank dan Rp. 20 Juta di tabungkan di Asuransi apakah yang akan terjadi, kesehatan anda akan di jamin oleh asuransi, apa yang di dapat dari uang sebesar Rp. 20 Juta yang di tabungkan Di Asuransi ,
Biaya Rumah Sakit=Rp.1 000.000 – 2 000.000 /hari, Biaya Operasi = 40.000.000/Thn, Biaya Sakit Kritis = Rp.400.000.000, Biaya Cacat Total = Rp.400.000.000, Tutup Usia = Rp.400.000.000- Rp.800.000.000

Nah dari ilustrasi diatas anda Tidak harus menjual aset/harta, dan anda akan hidup nyaman bersama keluarga anda.

Untuk Referensi cara mengatur keuangan yang baik dan benar anda dapat Baca lengkap di yogopunyablog.blogspot.com klik di sini dan untuk mengetahui manfaat asuransi dan cara memilih perusahaan asuransi yang baik pakar bisnis online merekomendasikan untuk membaca Blog Pakar lampung manfaat Asuransi klik di sini .

Nah sedikit tulisan di atas mudah-mudahan dapat memberikan anda pencerahan cara mengatur keuangan anda dan pentingnya sebuah proteksi atau manfaat dari sebuah asuransi, dan bagi pembaca silahkan memberikan sedikit pendapat yang berguna bagi kita semua dalam kehidupan ini

how to send money from BPI to another BPI account

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:26:40 PDT

how to send money from BPI to another BPI account ?

how to pay bpi credit card ?

how can you transfer money from bpi to another bpi account?

Help me to answer that question

Process Activities Supply chain management (SCM)

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:17:55 PDT

Process Activities Supply chain management (SCM) : Supply chain management (SCM) refers to administration of numerous processes involved in manufacturing or services industries. It helps in resolving various inherent issues related with configuration of distribution, handling inventory and cash flow. It happens to be the backbone of activities in any major or minor industry.

Processes such as designing, planning, controlling, monitoring of business critical activities are taken care of with its help. In many ways, it is critical for achieving total customer satisfaction by making use of all possible means. To achieve this purpose, a focus is laid on removing unnecessary costs and value addition.

Role of software tools
It is quite possible that a software tool is used for handling the processes and resources involved. All sorts of transactions can be executed with such a software tool including execution of work-flows. In fact, development of smart SCM software tools is touted as biggest reason of its widespread success.

Resolution of problems
Manual handling of all processes, resources and configurations is difficult and prone to errors. SCM can help in making distribution network configurations involving all stakeholders pretty easily. Apart from that, it can help in designing a strategy for distribution of goods in an efficient manner. Factors like shipping, mode of transport, actual transportation etc are covered by it.

SCM also helps in achieving a trade-off between costs of inventory handling and transportation. This essentially results in lower overall logistics costs. Managing flow of information and inventory is made easy by its help. It even helps in setting payment terms and method of exchange of funds.

Outsourcing of supply chain management activities

An interesting trend has been noticed in past few years regarding SCM. More and more organizations are outsourcing this activity to experienced entities. This essentially helps the parent company to focus on core business area. Outsourcing this activity helps in freeing up of resources and funds to be utilized for core competencies.

Importance of SCM
SCM happens to have tremendous importance for most organizations. It provides enough leverage to them to remain competent in the world which has become immensely interconnected. As the organization is focused on its core competency, it can make suitable efforts to increase its profits. A strong base set by SCM aids the organization in achieving its purposes.

As a direct result of globalization, organizations are setting up premises in all parts of the world. They ought to pay different local taxes in each one of the locations in which they operate. Tax efficient SCM helps in designing and implementation of optimized supply chain. Hence, the organization ought to pay the minimum possible taxes, in a legal manner of course.

Modern day scenario
Modern day supply chain management has come a long way from its introduction in 1980s. These days, companies are focusing on smart processes, collaboration and sharing of information among all stakeholders involved. Stiff competition, reducing life cycle of products, and other related factors have led to evolution of SCM. New age SCM will help in higher streamlining of processes leading to better results for the companies.

Tips To Predict Ebusiness Marketing Trends

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Thu, 05 May 2011 18:11:58 PDT

Tips To Predict Ebusiness Marketing Trends ; In order to expand your business over the next few years, you have to remain abreast of your ebusiness marketing trends. By listening to the wants and needs of your customers, you can fairly accurately predict the direction in which the newest trends are going to sway. Pinpointing the direction of future trends requires an intimate knowledge of your target market.

By focusing in on today's youth, one can fairly accurately predict the trends of tomorrow's market. Have you ever observed how everyone today is going around toting either an iPad, iPhone, Smartphone, or iPod? Yesterday's cellphones and laptops are today's conduits to text messages and global internet access.

Of course, our main goal is to focus on online marketing trends. This is easily done by zeroing in on the activities today's youth are engaging in online. It is probably fairly safe to say, that they are involved in blogging, watching and creating videos, socially networking via Facebook and Twitter or in the process of becoming tomorrow's millionaires by creating online websites and businesses.

Everything today's youth is engaged in, is sending a resounding message to ebusiness owners. It is up to us to wake up and smell the coffee. These Gen Y kids are creating global networks, sifting through that which is important to them and discarding that which isn't. What tools are these kids using to accomplish this?

In order to market to today's youth for tomorrow's trends, you need to be a part of the networks these kids have created. Only by analyzing today's Gen Y activities are you going to be able to forecast tomorrow's marketing trends. So now we come full circle. In order to garner trust and a large customer base, you have to build on your relationship building skills with your target market. It has become increasingly clear that bombarding people with unsolicited advertisements for products they are uninterested in is a surefire way to lose your customer base. That is why it is so crucial that you become aware of your target audience and their interests. In order to know who your target market is you must be familiar with the following:

*Where are they coming from

*What web sites are they from

*What links are they clicking on?

In order to target tomorrow's market, you need to utilize all the online tools available to you today. These include viral videos, social and mobile media, RSS feeds and a plethora of other online resources. Viral marketing is an economical method of marketing as it utilizes the efforts of others to do the grunt work for you. RSS feeds are a great way to broadcast your blog. Videos are the latest and best marketing strategy to promote your business. The more tools you implement into your marketing arsenal, the bigger your business will grow. Source EzineArticles

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tips marketing strategies for companies brands

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:38:36 PDT

Pakar Bisnis Online - tips marketing strategies for companies brands ; According to him, the strategies are tips on how to bring business into the 21st Century, using modern and effective marketing tools.

This one is crucial
Collate your prospects name and email addresses (as a bare minimum) from day one, and then communicate with them regularly until they either buy from you or leave your email list.

Whatever business you are in, having a list of people interested in your products or services is vital to your future success, so put in place a mechanism to allow you to do this easily. There are so many excellent (and cheap) resources which allow you to do this.

Social media
Social media is here to stay; it is not a passing fad. Ultimately, social media is nothing new - it is just a new way to connect with your potential customers and suppliers! You must be using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Follow people in your business sector and see how they use social media to win new business.

Let Google help you
Think about pay per click advertising. Your business in front of your potential clients at the time they are ready to buy product or service.

Content, content, and more content
Google loves content and adding more content regularly is a key component of ranking higher in Google. Your clients or customers also love new content as it proves your expertise to them, and if they are able to find the information or resources they need on your website, the more likely they are to love you too!

Google bought YouTube
Google had its' own video search engine, yet it bought YouTube. This alone should tell you how important video could/should be to your business.

If people can see you talking to and engaging with them on your website, then you are immediately viewed as more approachable and increase your chances of being contacted.

The new seminars
Webinars are a great way to generate leads in whatever sector you operate. Proving you know your subject by offering webinars to your website visitors and your email list sets you apart from your competitors. By using these methods you are much more likely to tap in to a larger audience with your webinar often available online for people to watch/re-watch at their convenience for months and years to come.

While using modern technology is a great way to help market your business, the 'old fashioned', tried and tested methods shouldn't be overlooked.

Someone already has your next customer...

Other businesses out there will already have access to a great number of your potential clients/customers. You can reach them all by offering a free webinar to their customer base which pleases them as they are adding value for their clients. Capture their email addresses in the webinar sign up process and hey presto, you can instantly double or quadruple the size of your prospect list.

Don't underestimate the power of the press

If you can get publications to talk about your business, prospective clients reading about you will be much more inclined to trust you. Such coverage is fantastic for the endorsement of your business. Most people send one press release and give up. If you keep going you will be rewarded with coverage.

Invest in local advertising

Placing adverts in local business sections can be a great way to drive people to you. Don't fall into the trap, however, of just placing your company name at the top of the ad. Give yourself a catchy headline that will intrigue the reader and make them want to read on. Offer a free report/guide/menu to capture their email address.

Less post
The recession has been great for your business. There is considerably less post for all of us, business owners and home owners alike.

Best Key Rules To Close The Sale

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:27:22 PDT

Pakar Bisnis Online - Best Key Rules To Close The Sale, These days too many sales people spend too much time selling and no time closing. These two are completely different arts. Selling requires you to sell features, benefits and get emotional involvement while the close requires persistence and logic to make sense of getting your customer to make a decision. Closing directs them to take action and exchange money for your product or service. The world is filled with sales people who never commit to the art of closing the deal! Here are my top 10 rules to getting you that yes and close the sale.

Best Key Rules To Close The Sale :

1.) Always be seated.
Never present your proposal while you are standing. You don't close the sale that way. Sell on your feet close from your seat!

2.) Always present in writing.
Never talk about your proposal without presenting it in writing. Always present with a contract rather than with a conversation.

3.) Always clearly communicate your proposal.
Don't mumble. Clearly ask for the order to close the sale. "Sir if you don't have any other reservations, sign here."

4.) Always make eye contact.
Make direct eye contact with your customer, be confident and determined to earn the business now not later. Practice this often so that you can maintain eye contact to close the sale.

5.) Always have a pen available.
The sales person that doesn't have pen and contract ready is not a closer. Never be without a pen and contract so that when the opportunity is there, you don't miss it.

6.) Use humor to relieve pressure.
I have never met a closer that didn't know how to use humor to relieve pressure. I have hundreds of little one-liners to relieve pressure and close the sale.

7.) Always ask one more time!
Most sales people never ask for the close one time, much less the 5-6 times that is necessary.

8.) Always have an arsenal of closes available.
You need to have closes for every possible stall and objection the buyer can throw at you. It's human nature to resist a decision. Remember, the buyers don't make sales, you do.

9.) Always stay with the buyer.
Never leave the buyer if possible. You want compression in the close so that the buyer cannot get away from the idea of making a decision. I've even traveled home with the customer in order to close the sale!

10.) Always treat the buyer like a buyer.
Regardless of the buyer's financial situation or reasons for not being able to close, always continue to treat the buyer like a buyer despite what they tell you. Article Source EzineArticles.com

tips to help you design a Facebook presence that makes buying your products more desirable and easy

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:12:45 PDT

Pakar Bisnis Online - tips to help you design a Facebook presence that makes buying your products more desirable and easy - Tips for Closing a Sale on Facebook : Social ecommerce is becoming more and more important on networks like Facebook. More than another “new frontier,” it is attracting innovative marketers that are taking advantage of new technologies and responding to their consumers.

Working with fans to create unique shopping and sharing opportunities empowers the kind of viral experiences that were fundamental to Facebook’s own rapid growth and consumer engagement.

But how can you maximize the social network to close sales for your own business? Here are five tips to help you design a Facebook presence that makes buying your products more desirable and easy.

1. Make it Unique

Your Facebook store should be different from your main website. The key is offering fans an engaging experience that makes sense within the environment. You can’t just put a shopping cart in Facebook and expect people to use it. Give your consumers a reason to become fans and give your fans a reason to purchase on Facebook. Consider offering exclusive merchandise available only on Facebook or making products available before you can find them in stores.

2. Encourage Collaboration
Facebook is the perfect environment to create a compelling and collaborative buying experience. People love sharing on Facebook — it’s what the space is built for. Letting people share this information is a great example of how retailers can join the conversation in a relevant way.

Retailers who harness the potential of comments, likes and shares will empower messages to go viral. Facebook makes it easy for your fans to share deals and purchases. Offering incentives, loyalty programs, checkin capabilities and other word-of-mouth generators will not only spread your reach further but give your fans a reason to purchase on your Facebook Page. The retailers who offer wish lists, collaborative shopping experiences and incentivized sharing on Facebook will likely see a surge in traffic and sales.

3. Create an Exclusive VIP Experience
We know from the success of companies like Gilt Groupe that people like to be “in the know” and they like to invite others to join the club. Let your Facebook fans be first in line to access new merchandise, limited edition pieces and products that are only available to them through Facebook. Your fans are more apt to share their limited-access purchase with other fans. This builds buzz for hard-to-get products and prompts Facebook users to become fans to get involved.

4. Privacy and Security are Paramount
Facebook stores that immediately ask permission to access personal data are a major deterrent for all consumers, especially those who are simply looking to browse. Offer an experience that doesn’t require fans and consumers to install an application. Consumers are wary of their personal data being tracked, so if you do require an application installation, specify what information you are going to access and what you’re going to do with it.

People like familiarity, especially when it comes to their financial data. Offering familiar alternative payment methods like PayPal or Amazon checkout will extend greater buying confidence. Make sure that consumers know you maintain the highest security during the checkout process. Make sure you only use technology partners that maintain PCI Level 1 compliance — it’s the right thing to do.

5. Make it Easy to Navigate and Work

Don’t want to lose your customer? Make sure your Facebook store is easy and intuitive to navigate. Consumers shouldn’t endure more than two to three clicks to find the product they’re looking for. Facebook recently introduced customizable navigation links on the left side of the page. Retailers can use these links to provide their customers with quick links to their top product categories. It’s also crucial to offer search capability within your Facebook store. Implementing a search bar that also offers predictive text allows a customer to get directly to the item they’re searching for.

Your website is not the community, and Facebook is not your company site. Don’t just copy and paste between the two. There is a reason why Facebook is unique — it is a community for sharing, collaborating, being the first to know, and much more. Give your fans something of value and make it fun, and they’ll reward you by telling everyone they know. source mashable.com

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The case for online marketing management

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 01 May 2011 07:44:36 PDT

Pakar Bisnis Online - The case for online marketing management ; One major daily challenge for restaurant marketers is being able to provide each location with customized marketing materials while reducing waste and meeting budget requirements. The once-acceptable generic marketing kits where every location received the same materials are a thing of the past. This would result in locations without windows receiving window clings and/or locations with no seating receiving table tents.

Brands can no longer afford to waste money sending irrelevant materials to their locations.

The emergence of online marketing management platforms is now making it possible to meet these challenges economically with the ability to order customized cross-media marketing materials that effectively respond to a dynamic consumer climate in an efficient manner. These are sophisticated, yet affordable, solutions that offer a host of additional benefits to marketers who choose to invest in them.

All materials come from one scalable platform

By implementing an online marketing solution, corporate approved templates and materials promoting national campaigns, such a bakery's release of holiday LTO menu items or a shop's new line of frozen yogurt, are housed on a single platform accessible by end-users. The local businesses then have the flexibility to order only the materials relevant for their specific location. Let's look at an example of how one national brand has benefited from this option:

A quick-service brand with thousands of locations throughout the U.S. recently utilized an online marketing management platform to roll out a national campaign. When the campaign launched, the corporate marketers provided each location with a budget. Using the online marketing management platform, each location was able to go online and order the materials relevant to their location — such as register toppers for a mall unit or window clings for a standalone restaurant. This eliminated the waste resulting from generic marketing kits and ensured all budget requirements were met.

Additionally, these web-based platforms offer digital printing output, making it possible to produce targeted, full-color materials at smaller quantities. This eliminates the cost and variability of multiple printers since all materials are developed and printed by the same source.

Customized materials with consistent messaging

Since marketing campaigns effective in one region may be unsuccessful in another, many fast casual restaurants are seeing value in utilizing online marketing management platforms that provide a closed-loop system. Web-based solutions that go beyond web-to-print offer the ability to streamline and integrate all messaging — from print ads and sales collateral, to personalized direct mail and emails — that lead to more detailed information. Allowing distributed end-users — those most familiar with the market — the ability to create personalized marketing materials derived from pre-approved corporate templates, ensures that the materials resonate with the target audience. Let's look at an example of one restaurant successfully utilizing an online marketing solution:

Another QSR with more than 13,000 locations was looking for a way to allow local owners the ability to personalize the corporate marketing materials. It enlisted the help of a service provider that was able to customize a web browser-based system for use on-site at the restaurant or on the individual owner's laptop. As the on-site employee makes edits to the customizable areas of the design, their changes are instantly updated in a live preview directly on the website.

The response from restaurant owners to this marketing solution has been incredibly positive as they enjoy the options presented by the format and the ease-of-use the system provides. Corporate marketers at the headquarters of the chain have also been very happy with the results of the program and the options it gives their owners/operators, and allows them to feel secure that brand integrity stays intact.

Track and analyze marketing metrics to forecast spending habits

An online marketing management platform should also have the capability to produce customizable reporting that will fit your business structure and data analysis needs. The ability to determine what works, what doesn't, and what can be improved is monumentally crucial in the planning of future campaigns.

The platform selected must provide access to a multitude of data including accountability metrics, purchase patterns and profit/loss calculations. Understanding the usage and ordering habits resulting from the campaign can help to quickly determine the direction of and costs associated with future campaigns.

Move forward with OMM

An online marketing management platform needs to be robust enough to provide a restaurant chain with an end-to-end process to reach an individual level while maintaining brand integrity and engaging customers. Having the ability to deliver a streamlined, efficient way to produce and order more effective marketing materials that meet individual location and customer needs will only strengthen a brand's value. Researching and integrating this technology into your marketing efforts can be the key to producing future successful campaigns and reduce impersonal inventory that doesn't effectively reach the customer.

Seek out a system that can provide both a comprehensive solution and the scalability to tailor the system to individual business needs. The result is that brand integrity, quality and corporate standards — as well as budgets — can be controlled with every campaign. ( this articel by By Frank Defino, Jr. on http://www.qsrweb.com )

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Tips To Use Images Better In Email Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:27:06 PDT

Pakar Bisnis Online - Tips To Use Images Better In Email Marketing : Images are great. They bring web sites, blogs and email marketing to life. However, images used incorrectly can end up being blank holes or gaudy eye sores in your online marketing, especially in your email marketing. Melania Attia of Campaigner gives these six suggestions for better email marketing.

* Use images to enhance your message. Pictures may be worth a thousand words but don’t rely on them to tell the entire story. If a recipient is using a mobile device or has disabled images in emails, make sure they can read what others are visually seeing. A good rule of thumb is to use a 30/70 ratio: 30% images and 70% text.

* Place larger images below the fold or preview pane. Use this format so readers using a preview pane or have blocked images from downloading automatically do not miss your message. No matter where you place the image, keep it to 600px width to keep it from being cut off on the screen.

* Include a clickable call to action with your image so you can see how your readers respond to each graphic. Data about who clicks on a photo’s hyperlink will give direction to future interaction. If the report shows traffic, use it in a future email. Don’t forget to include a text click-through for those who have turned off the graphic display option.

* Never use a background image when designing an email. The chances are great that it will not render properly (if at all).

* Forgo image maps in email marketing. These are graphics with multiple paths or URL options (for example, click a, b or c). Most email editors do not support image maps and strip them out. Rather than compromise your visual message, use them on your website instead.

* Before you send out your email, preview the email to ensure that it looks good with images turned on and off. You can do this by sending the email to yourself. A good email marketing service will also allow you to view print versions of HTML and text emails, resize the preview window size and to preview the viewing area or simulate different email window sizes, indicate the email file size and show/hide images. ( Source ; www.businessinsider.com )

tips and tricks Effective Google SEO Strategy Helps Your Business

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:19:35 PDT

tips and tricks Effective Google SEO Strategy Helps Your Business : SEO marketing is all about tips and tricks; find out how SEO for Google and other search engines can increase leads and revenue, Check this article out as it appears in our March Issue of Business Review Canada. Trust us, it's way cooler to read this article when you can flip through our user-friendly e-reader.

I have a client who previously spent the bulk of his advertising dollars on print. After convincing him to invest his money in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), his website now gets roughly 20,000 targeted unique visitors a month, or double what it did. But what about the bottom line, or ROI on SEO?
Why Should I Invest in SEO?

Type the keyword “Phone” into Google and what do you find? AT&T. In 2009 AT&T spent $8 million on SEO advertising. They identified a keyword used by customers 55,000,000 times a month and monopolized on that one term! While achieving that position took over a year, they now receive new customers every day as a direct result.

I have a client that sells shoes online through his brick and mortar shop. Analytics track his online sales and in December alone he closed a staggering $500,000 from SEO. He is on the first results page of Google for the term “Shoe Store,” which is typed into Google 300,000 times a month.

SEO Tricks

Quality links are the secret to Google SEO.

You are interested in buying an Audi. You come to an informational page by a respected author and within its contents you read the words, “While a quick ride, the 2011 Audi Q5 ….” Your eye is drawn to the highlighted words “2011 Audi Q5;” you drag your mouse over the keywords where the “link” brings you to the Audi.com page advertising that exact model.

That link is counted as a vote for the Audi.com website, which has just gained significant SEO juice. Because the link reads “2011 Audi Q5,” Google interprets Audi.com to be relevant for that search term and should therefore show up in the organic listings.

Why would these well known brands spend so much on SEO? It works.

SEO Marketing
My clients and your competitors are already riding the SEO train. If you don’t believe me, visit Google and type in different terms from your industry. I am positive you will find your competitors popping up.

Google SEO takes time but builds a website that generates leads for life. SEO generates links, ranking and creates an overall asset to your company.

How can I emulate this practice within my budget?

1. Content Expansion - The more pages you have on your website the more keywords and terms you show up for.

2. Keyword Analysis – Identify realistic keywords that get high conversion traffic, in other words, quality over quantity, e.g. find a tactic your competitors have yet to identify.

3. Quality Links – These are the underlined words you click on in articles that lead you to another website. Most SEO companies just build a boatload of them, but you want quality not quantity.

4. Website analysis – While the pictures on your website might be great, Google can’t read images. Utilizing the keywords you have chosen, apply as much relevant content to your home page.

SEO Costs and Benefits

What does SEO cost? That really depends on the keywords identified; pricing can range from $2,000 a year to $2,000 per month, and results can be seen in as little as 2 weeks. There are so many untapped keywords that your competition has yet to identify. There are literally 1,000s of visitors searching for your services. You just need to take the first step to Google SEO.

SEO Summary:

* Write for How People Search: Write to be found when people are searching. That means using the words your target readership is using.
* Keywords: Adding the top keywords related to your website helps bring more traffic to your site. You should have a minimum of 3 to 5 keywords per page.
* Summary: Wherever possible, provide a simple summary or abstract at the top of your web pages.
* Smart Links – Remember, Google SEO prefers Quality over Quantity.
John Daly is the founder and president of Defuse Marketing, a global leader in Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing strategies. Defuse Marketing has helped clients reach their Internet strategy goals within realistic time frames and continues to gain up to date knowledge by consistent studying of the latest software, tips and SERP algorithms.

COMMON PITFALLS TO LEADERSHIP AWARD PROGRAMS

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:46:03 PST

PAKAR BISNIS ONLINE COMMON PITFALLS TO LEADERSHIP AWARD PROGRAMS : As a leadership keynote speaker in a seminar discussion I continually discover acknowledgment programs are morale busters not morale boosters.

Does acknowledging your employees impel them to explore their potential further or is it more of a mindless clacking of cliche expressions? Is your recognition program a superficial ploy encroaching on your staff's need to be candidly recognized and inspired? Don't be disheartened because many organizations suffer the same twisted fate. Employee Morale boosters hinge on how well leaders recognize staff. Everybody likes to be appreciated for their efforts, but only if they are rewarded and acknowledged in a way that is genuine.

Include employees' say in the way you salute their efforts. Most companies have a formal way of acknowledging employees with annual award banquets, including keynote speakers with motivational speeches,top sales awards and certificates. If your award program doesn't invite a thunderous reception, it may be because it is too generic and not an inspiration

There are some major pitfalls to generic leadership award programs:

1. The reward is handed down from leadership and reinforces imbalances in power.

2. It can be patronizing to receive a small award for a large accomplishment.

3. The leadership recognition program falters because the accomplishment is often a team effort. It fosters resentment when just one person gets the reward.

4. They cause competition and conflict

5. The reward usually occurs annually or semi-annually,thereby greatly postponing inspiration and recognition for superior daily performance.

6. Salary raises are nice, but seldom motivate people to consistently achieve on the job.

7. Top performers are often the same people every month. A formal award system may become a program that neglects secondary achievements. How is this helping the rest of your staff? You may be causing resentment, conflict.Formal award nights with humorous keynote speakers may not speak to the heart of recognition for the whole team

8. The most common flaw of leadership award programs is that they often reward people for doing work they were supposed to do anyway. It creates entitlement.

Why are formal award systems so popular as a leadership strategy then? The main advantage to formal awards is that they are easy to administer. All you need to do is calculate how close (or how far) people get to their goal, find the "top achievers" and acknowledge them with your standard reward.

This advantage is also the major disadvantage. Formal awards are a "mass acknowledgment" program. They can be very impersonal and don't take into account the strengths, accomplishments, or efforts of individuals. They don't take into account employees' say.

Formal award systems recognize one narrow aspect of the job (such as increased revenue, Morale, sales or productivity) and those few employees who are good at achieving that goal. By contrast, informal recognition programs focus on spontaneous and personal appreciation of employee efforts.

THE ART OF APPRECIATING OTHERS:

Four Qualities of a Good Acknowledgment

Appreciating others is a brilliant and creative act.
Leadership strategy needs to notice and nurture consistent acts of achievement. Yet many leaders don't consider showing appreciation a part of their leadership skills. Other leaders realize that acknowledgment is important, but they botch the process. Spouting hollow praise too often will bring discouraging results.

There is an art to showing appreciation for others.
Employees won't be impressed by trite and generic compliments. Most leadership could use a bit of practice with thoughtful acknowledgments. Possibly a leadership seminar or workshop with a motivational talks to practice the 4 keys to a good acknowledgment. According to B.F. Skinner, a good acknowledgment has four qualities. It is consistently:

1. Specific : Talk very specifically about what you saw the person do. General motivational cliches like good team player will have a lukewarm effect.

2. Immediate : Obviously praising someone for something she did nearly a year ago is a waste of time because the best acknowledgment is immediate. Catch someone in the act of doing well and compliment the behavior on the spot.

3. Personal: Use the person's name and talk about the qualities they bring to the team.

4. Spontaneous : Never script compliments or they won't sound sincere.

I would add to this always link individual performance to the overall good of the group. Here is an example: "Mike, congratulations on how you handled that difficult patient just now. He was nasty and not about to give up, but you sympathized, calmed him down and set him straight." This acknowledgment is specific, immediate, personal, and spontaneous.

Next, link individual performance to the good of the group. "Your taking the time to explain things to that patient builds understanding and agreement and makes that patient so much easier for the rest of the team to deal with."

According to a study done by Robert Half International Limited, a lack of praise and recognition is one of the primary reasons why employees leave their jobs.

Action Plan

Acknowledgment doesn't have to come from a leader. Train and encourage all employees to recognize each other. Train in the four steps above and have employees role-play to acknowledge one another. Create a culture of appreciation (see below) where employees regularly recognize each others contributions.

Rewards That Increase Say and Engage Employees

Increasing the say factor in your organization means increasing employee input to their jobs. Leaderships Motivational Speeches should Reward people individually and in a personalized way for their accomplishments instead of generally addressing the whole group for its performance level. Take time to find out what specifically motivates each of your employees and then see what you can do to make those things happen. How do you find out what motivates others? Ask them.

Increase the say factor in the job by getting people talking about what inspires and motivates them and engage them in the reward process. When people get rewarded in the way they want, they will be much more satisfied. Involvement equals commitment. The best management is what you do with others, not to them.

FOUR STEPS TO CREATING A PERSONALIZED REWARDS SYSTEM:

1. Create an acknowledgment committee. This is a fun volunteer position and it should rotate regularly so all staff have an opportunity to participate. The acknowledgment committee is responsible for acknowledging other staff members weekly.

2. Have the acknowledgment committee create a form that helps them get to know employees. Ask employees things like, "Share your favorite color, your biggest pet peeve, something interesting about your family, your hobbies..." Anything unique about a person that they would offer to share is valuable.

3. File these forms away and every week (or month or however often) the committee randomly draws an employee's name and checks the list to find interesting unique ways to acknowledge him. (e.g. Jason loves telling jokes so buy him a joke book). The reward is fun and does not cost a lot (usually under $10).

4. The committee now has to catch Jason in the act of doing well and acknowledges him with the personalized item. You may even create a fun ritual, motivational talk,chant or saying when delivering acknowledgments.

Common Misconceptions About Marketing on the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:40:06 PST

Here are the top 10 common misconceptions about marketing on the internet:

1. Getting rich quick.
There is no such thing as the magic bullet that will make you an overnight success. There are too many marketers who sell you the dream and not marketing. You have to learn the ropes of building a business system.

2. You won't make any money.
The internet is the biggest platform for business to market their service, and many smaller businesses are leveraging the internet to live the lifestyle of mobility. The key to success online is to focus, be consistent, and be persistence. The money comes after you provide value to people.

3. Anyone can do this.
There is a learning curve you have to overcome. You need discipline and open mindedness due to the amount of information available online. Making money online is a business and it should be treated like a real business or else you will not be able to see the success you thought was possible.

4. Not everyone can do this.
This is not true. If you have an open mind and is willing to learn how business works online, there are many ways to get help or outsource some of the tasks that you are not good at. Get a mentor who has achieve what you want.

5. It is too hard.
It is hard when you have no clear direction or a plan to build your business. You have to become absolutely clear of what it is that you want to achieve. There are many people out there willing to help you when you get stuck. Plan the steps to building your business and then focus on each step and move to the next step when you are ready.

6. It will be easy.
It only get easy when you have built a foundation for your business. You can't build your house on sand and expect it to stand. You have to carefully create a system so that the business becomes fully automated so that you don't have to monitor it 24/7.

7. It will only require 2-3 hours a day.
The amount of hours you put in only matters if those hour are power focused on what you need to do. You can be productive but if your not doing the money making task, you are just wasting precious time. Focus on the activity that brings in money.

8. This is not a real job.
It is NOT a job. Its a business. A job pays you for your labor. A business pays you for the value you put out to your customers. Online business is a REAL business.

9. The only good reason to do this is for the money.
Money is never the reason why people build their business. Money is the reward that follows for the value the business puts out that helps or impacts peoples lives. When you chase the money first, you are setting yourself up for failure. People are becoming more aware of the scams and hypes online, and the more transparent you are in helping others, the money will naturally follow you.

10. It takes years to learn online business.
Not true. You only need to learn each step in building your business. When you setup a plan, a step by step action blueprint for your business, you just need to focus on those steps one at a time until you firmly grasp the knowledge. Don't try to get it right, just get it going like my mentor always reminds me!

Money Saving Ideas - Keys To Successful Marketing

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:16:12 PST

Money Saving Ideas - Keys To Successful Marketing : I know times are tight for everyone right now, but don't let that cause you to make some big mistakes with your marketing. It seems that everyone is looking for ways to save money and some of those savings will be a good thing while others will kill your ROI. Five Money Saving Ideas That Will Cost You in the Long Run

1. Stop your marketing expense and just wait for things to change.
Sure this approach will reduce your outgoing costs initially, but what will you be gaining by sitting on the sidelines. Your competitors know that there is a tremendous amount of money in motion right now, and the aggressive top producers are out there stealing clients from you and others in your market.

2. Try to do a seminar without a meal to save on costs.
The average cost of a meal is about $17.00 including tax and tips. Let's say you get 75 people to respond to your invite. That is a food cost of $1,275. One sale or asset transfer would more than pay for this. With no meal, expect a dramatically lower response. I have seen people try this and get as few as three people to show up for the seminar.

3. Reduce the number of seminars you are holding.
This is similar to #1 but there is one key point to remember. To close a prospect and transfer the assets usually takes eight to ten weeks. As an advisor, you are at your best when you have a lot of appointments scheduled every day. Don't put yourself in a position of having nothing in your pipeline to work. Once there, it will take at least thirty days to get another seminar going and start the pipeline again. Trust me, those thirty days will feel like a year.

4. Replace the invitation that you know works well with a cheaper or scaled down version.
I have always believed that if it aint broke don't fix it. Eliminating a known entity to try a different product should only be done in a test mode. By that I mean, send half of the one that works with half that you want to test. If the test mail bombs, you still have the other half to pick up new clients.

5. Abandon what has made you successful to try other Marketing ideas.
If you are an advisor or agent that has spent years perfecting your seminar and closing techniques, don't discount this experience. It takes a while to get good at anything. I have a client that stopped doing seminars and decided to concentrate on referrals. After three months of trying everything to get referrals, he picked up three new clients. He was averaging ten new clients a month with seminars. It is pretty simple math if you think about how he should spend his time and money.

Marketing Strategies Restaurant Online Using Free Social Media

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:59:03 PST

Pakar Bisnis Online Marketing Strategies Restaurant Online Using Free Social Media ; An incredible opportunity exists to market any restaurant using free online marketing strategies with the likes of Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media platforms. Many restaurant owners are quietly taking advantage of this new revolution. Large restaurant chains have employed dedicated professional online marketing staff to leverage the opportunity. Individual restaurant owners need to know about this.

Consider the Difference:- Advertising a restaurant to 5,000 people and paying thousands of dollars or having 5,000 people recommended to visit a restaurant by their friends completely free! Anyone who owns a restaurant or a small business really should look into this.

Viral online marketing for a restaurant is a great way to reach volumes of people in no time at all. Facebook for instance allows you to market to customers virtually free which means restaurant owners can really enjoy the benefits of online marketing instead of being worried about the cost involved with it.

Offering great incentives is a way to get customers and prospects to join (like) a restaurant Facebook page. There are various sorts of deals that one can offer to attract customers to the social media platform. For example free appetizers or desserts is one option.

Using Facebook as an example, the advantage of getting as many followers as possible is that the restaurant can market to them online for free through Facebook wall updates. Keeping in mind not to ignore other platforms like twitter for example, but Facebook is undoubtedly a very effective way to spread the message virally. Offering referral incentives to customers so that there is a deal in it for them to get others to try out the restaurant is another effective strategy. They can earn free meals or other items and the restaurant wins new customers as a trade off.

To start a restaurant's online marketing campaign the restaurant should commence with the people it knows. Friends and family can kick it off and then it can grow from there. Getting current customers involved too is smart and then they will let their contacts know about it. The snowball effect can become viral extending a message in a powerful and targeted way that would not be possible using traditional marketing techniques.

Key Success Factor for Any Organisation Communication Critical

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:54:18 PST

Key Success Factor for Any Organisation Communication Critical : Companies always seem to know the pain point of customers, and seem to perfectly put a finger on what exactly needs and requirements are. This sure is something to admire, but how exactly do companies figure out and cater to the needs of an ocean of people, all of whom have different tastes, preferences and mind-sets?

Necessity is the mother of innovation. So how can this necessity be identified? This is why companies indulge in market research. This is a common terminology used every day in the corporate world. What exactly is market research? Is an organized effort to obtain information about the market and customers. It is a pre-requisite in the formation on business and corporate strategies. An efficient and effective can be the key success factor for any organization to have a competitive edge over others in the industry.

Market research helps in discovering what people want, need or perceive. By making use of statistics and business analytics, it can help to discover how they act, the buyer trends and hence can also help the company to learn how to market their product to increase demand and sales. In order to conduct research, tools like questionnaires and market surveys are made use of.

Why is market research so important? Having thorough market information is the first requirement for any business to commence operations and survive in the industry. It helps in pricing, advertising, improvising, etc. It helps to know the various segments of the market and customers, the trends prevailing in the market, customer analysis, choice modeling, competitor analysis, risk, feasibility, advertising and marketing mix.

Market research has succeeded when the value of the findings or conclusion surpasses the cost of conducting the research itself. It helps in achieving competence in areas like communication with current and potential customers, identifying opportunities, minimizing risks, identifying opportunities and evaluating the company's success.

There is a wide market for market research jobs in India because there is no company which can sustain itself without understanding the market, its competitors, needs and wants of buyers and cash in on the opportunities available to them.

Soon there will be so much advancement in market research that probably there would be no need for surveys and questionnaires to understand buyer needs, because companies would have found other techniques to decipher what people may need, and translate these into products.

An effective market research is so useful, that companies can feel the pulse of the market and the customer, and make the customer feel that he cannot do without a certain product even if he had not felt the need for it earlier.

Communication: Critical for any organization’s success
Communication is the honest and sincere exchange of information, concepts and ideas. Honest and sincere communication is a two-way discussion through which the intent is to reach a solid agreement. All extraordinary leaders master the skills involving communication because the straight truth is that effective communication takes a lot of discipline and focus. Communication is comprised of two parts

Part one: Transmitting

Many leaders mistakenly believe this is the only part of communicating. I’ve personally made this mistake many times. I believed I had communicated when I had only transmitted the message. Achieving clarity and frequency of the message is critical to communication.

The questions you should always ask yourself regarding transmission:

• Have I effectively established the impact, meaning and purpose of my message?
• Have I made clarity a priority?
• Have I made it clear that I welcome input and feedback regarding my message and that my intent is to reach alignment?

Part two: Receiving

The questions you should always ask yourself regarding receiving:

• Was the message received and understood?
• Was the response I received what I expected?
• Did I eliminate all assumptions?

Communication killers

Too much focus on the negative
One of the most effective things a leader can provide for the people who follow them is hope. You provide hope by being relentlessly positive and realistic about the situation communicated. For most people, if no positive input is interjected into a negative situation, and they are left on their own to interpret the situation, their default thinking is usually negative. This is one of the reasons why leadership is so important.

I often think about a leader such as George Washington in a situation like that at Valley Forge, with death all around him and conditions worsening. Washington had no alternative but to find a way to offer hope to his troops to get them through one of the most difficult situations in America’s history and ultimately win the war that birthed the greatest nation on Earth.

No return of phone calls or e-mail

The perception that followers, vendors, customers and others have of leaders is so important. Unfortunately, leaders lie on their voicemails all the time. It’s sad, but “please leave a message, and I’ll get back to you” is often untrue. Not only is it just plain courteous to call someone back who leaves a message or e-mails you, but not responding also allows the default negative thinking to take hold and affect your personal brand leadership image.

Illogical leaps

It can be frustrating when you’re trying to listen to someone who makes illogical leaps in his or her dialog. Avoid making quick changes of subjects in mid-stream and expecting people to automatically follow. Remember, when transmitting, you must use discipline and focus with your message.

Non-congruent tone of desired message

See how many ways you can say, “I can’t believe you did that,” and this one will be crystal clear.

Lack of patience and discipline in listening to others

This is the biggie. How often have we been so passionate about our position that we could not, or just flat out refused to, listen to others’ perspectives?

Sometimes the enthusiasm to dispute the anticipated rebuttal to our position is just too strong to hold at bay. When we lost the honest and sincere exchange component, we diminished the success factor of communication. One way to get this under control is to make notes of what the other person is saying prior to responding. We must respect others’ right to say what’s on their mind, even if it’s incorrect.

Focus on these skills will yield better communication for you and your team and thereby improve overall results. Remember to focus only on one at a time, master it, and pick another to work on until you are communicating with clarity and achieving great results.

Tips Choose the Best Affiliate Marketing Products

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:38:12 PST

Pakar Bisnis Online Tips Choose the Best Affiliate Marketing Products ; Affiliate marketing is a wonderful arena to enter if you want to make money online. You've probably heard by now that it's the easiest way to get started mainly because it takes little to no money to begin. But the statistics are astounding of just how many people fail miserably at this. That is why I wanted to share with you how to choose the best affiliate marketing products.

When starting any type of business online, it's really great if you can promote products that you know something about, either have a passion for that particular area or it's one of your hobbies. Let's face it, it will be much easier for you to write content if you know a little something about it already right! But it's not detrimental to your success. It might be that whatever you happen to really be interested in at the moment isn't a bit hit with people.

But market selection is the key ingredient to having any kind of success online. You have to choose products that people are willing and eager to give you their hard earned money. You can break that down into two different categories. There is the passion market and the solution market.

The passion market is what people spend money on in order to fulfill their lives. Things like PlayStation or Xbox which I think some adults love just as much as kids. Then you have sports enthusiasts that enjoy things like golf, tennis and skiing. They spend money on club memberships and vacations so they can enjoy these things while they are away. There are also people who are into things like model trains, airplanes, things like that. That is the passion market and it's huge.

You want to find "how to" products for this particular market. Things like "how to improve your golf swing" or "How to build a model airplane" or how to install the Xbox 360", things like that. You don't want to promote products that are too expensive so I would suggest staying under the $50 price mark.

The solution market is where people spend money in order to find a solution to a problem. They want to fix their problem in the quickest and easiest way possible. Some suggestions would be lose weight, cure acne, get out of debt or improve their credit rating. They want quick solutions to their problems and they want them now.

I hope this article helped with how to choose the best affiliate marketing products. By sharing the benefits that these products can provide for them, they will be more interested in learning what you have to offer. When choosing products to promote, remember these key ingredients and you can't go wrong.

Top affiliate marketing resources

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:33:04 PST

Best Affiliate Marketing Resources ; Affiliate marketing is where a lot of people start who are new to the internet. There are numerous ways you can get started but there is one thing that everyone will need and that is resources. In this article I will share with you the top 6 affiliate marketing resources.

1. Keyword Tools:
Whether you start with or without a website, you still need to do keyword research in order to know which keywords to target that your particular market will be searching for. My three favorite free tools that I know you will find beneficial are Google AdWords Keyword Tool, Wordtracker and SEOBook.

2. Hosting Service:
Owning different websites is a must in this industry. On this list would be your WordPress blogs, which you will find is needed with each different niche that you pursue. Having a reliable yet inexpensive hosting service is a must. My personal favorite is Bluehost yet a lot of people seem to like Hostgator. A few other services that I have heard are really good are Monster Host, Just Host, iPage and Green Geeks.

3. Domain Names:
These are a necessity in this industry whether you have your own site or need to redirect your affiliate products to its own name. GoDaddy is still my favorite although a lot of people seem to be drawn to Name Cheap now. Both of these are low cost domain providers.

4. Affiliate Programs
These programs help you locate the products to promote for your niche. There are literally hundreds to choose from but some of the top programs are ClickBank, Commission Junction, Pay Dot Com and Offer Vault.

5. Email Autoresponders
It's imperative that you grow your lists and in order to stay in touch with them you will need an autoresponder series. The most popular ones are Aweber, Get Response and iContact.

6. Creating PDF's:
Providing free reports for your list will only benefit your affiliate marketing business. Embedding your affiliate links in these reports will help with future commissions. Having your list share your free report will help it to go viral and potentially send you hundreds if not thousands of new prospects. There are a lot of different resources you can use to help with this process. A few that I am familiar with are Open Office, Free PDF Convert, PDF 995 and PDF Creator.

There are so many other resources that are also available that can help you with your affiliate marketing business such as networks, blogs, forums and software.

I hope this article has been helpful with learning about the top 6 affiliate marketing resources. Remember, these are just a few of them and there are literally dozens upon dozens more information available online.

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:01:40 PST

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja ; Masa remaja adalah masa akan beralihnya ketergantungan hidup kepada orang lain. Dia mulai menentukan jalan hidupnya. Selama menjalani pembentukan kematangan dalam sikap, berbagai perubahan kejiwaan terjadi, bahkan mungkin kegoncangan. Kondisi semacam ini sangat dipengaruhi oleh lingkungan di mana dia tinggal. Pada sisi lain remaja seringkali tidak mempunyai tempat mengadu untuk memecahkan masalah yang dihadapinya. Sehingga sebagai pelarian remaja seringkali terjerumus, seperti mabuk-mabukan, narkotika dan tindak kriminalitas.

Kenakalan remaja sudah menjadi masalah di semua negara. Setiap tahun tingkat kenakalan remaja ini menunjukan peningkatan, sehingga mengakibatkan terjadinya problema sosial. Lingkungan sangat berpengaruh besar dalam pembentukan jiwa remaja. Bagi remaja yang ternyata salah memilih tempat atau kawan dalam bergaulnya. Maka yang akan terjadi kemudian adalah berdampak negatif terhadap perkembangan pribadinya. Tapi, bila dia memasuki lingkungan pergaulan yang sehat, seperti memasuki organisasi pemuda yang resmi diakui oleh pemerintah, sudah tentu berdampak positif bagi perkembangan kepribadiannya.

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja menurut para Ahli

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja menurut Kartono
Kenakalan remaja meliputi semua prilaku yang menyimpang dari norma-norma hokum pidana yang dialukukan oleh remaja. Prilaku tersebut akan merugikan dirinya sendiri dan orang-orang sekitarnya. Kartono (ilmuan sosiologi) mengemukakan bahwa kenakalan remaja atau dalam bahasa Inggrisnya dikenal dengan isltilah Juvenule delinquency merupakan gejala potologis sosial pada remaja yang disebabkan oleh satu bentuk pengabaian sosial. Akibatnya, mengembangkan bentuk prilaku menyimpang.

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja Menurut Santrock
Santrock mengemukakan bahwa kenakalan remaja merupakan kumpulan dari berbagai prilaku remaja yang tidak dapat diterima secara sosial hingga terjadi tindakan kriminal.

Pengertian Kenakalan Remaja Menurut Paul Moedikdo,SH adalah :

1. Semua perbuatan yang dari orang dewasa merupakan suatu kejahatan bagi anak-anak merupakan kenakalan jadi semua yang dilarang oleh hukum pidana, seperti mencuri, menganiaya dan sebagainya.
2. Semua perbuatan penyelewengan dari norma kelompok tertentu untuk menimbulkan keonaran dalam masyarakat.
3. Semua perbuatan yang menunjukkan kebutuhan perlindungan bagi sosial.

Pengertian dan Difinisi Visual Basic

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:34:01 PST

Pengertian dan Difinisi Visual Basic ; Visual Basic merupakan cara termudah dan tercepat untuk membuat aplikasi yang dijalankan di sistem operasi Microsoft Windows®. Apakah Anda seorang profesional atau pemula sekalipun di bidang pemrograman Windows, Visual Basic menyediakan kepada Anda sekumpulan perangkat untuk mempermudah dan menyederhanakan pengembangan aplikasi yang tangguh.

Lalu apa sebenarnya definisi dari Visual Basic itu sendiri? Kata “Visual” merujuk kepada metode yang digunakan untuk membuat antar muka yang bersifat grafis Graphical User Interface (GUI). Daripada menulis berbaris-baris kode untuk menjelaskan pemunculan dan lokasi dari suatu elemen di dalam antar muka, Anda dengan mudah dapat menambahkan object yang sebelumnya sudah dibangun ke dalam tempat dan posisi yang Anda inginkan di layar Anda. Jika Anda pernah menggunakan program untuk menggambar seperti Paint, maka Anda sebenarnya sudah memiliki keahlian uuntuk membuat sebuah antar muka pengguna secara efektif.

Kata “Basic” merujuk kepada bahasa BASIC (Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), sebuah bahasa yang digunakan oleh banyak programmer dibandingkan dengan bahasa lainnya dalam sejarah komputer. Visual Basic telah berubah dari bahasa asli BASIC dan sekarang memiliki ratusan pernyataan (statements), fungsi (functions), dan kata kunci (keywords), dan kebanyakan di antaranya terkait dengan antar muka grafis di Windows. Pengguna tingkat pemula sekalipun dapat membuat aplikasi dengan mempelajari hanya beberapa kata kunci, sementara kekuatan dari bahasanya membolehkan para pengguna tingkat professional mencapai apapun yang dapat dihasilkan dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman Windows lainnya.

Bahasa pemograman Visual Basic tidaklah hanya identik dengan Visual Basic saja. Sistem Pemrograman Visual Basic dalam bentuk Edisi Aplikasi, telah dimasukkan ke dalam Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, dan banyak aplikasi Windows lainnya juga menggunakan bahasa yang sama. Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) adalah sebuah bahasa skrip yang digunakan secara lebih umum dan merupakan bagian dari bahasa Visual Basic. Dengan mempelajari Visual Basic, maka Anda akan dibawa ke area-area yang telah disebutkan tadi.

Apakah tujuan Anda untuk membuat sebuah utility sederhana untuk diri Anda sendiri atau untuk kelompok kerja Anda, sebuah sistem berskala perusahaan, atau bahkan aplikasi yang terdistribusi melalui Internet, Visual Basic memilik perangkat yang Anda butuhkan.

Fitur Data Access membolehkan Anda untuk membuat database, aplikasi front-end, dan komponen di sisi server (scalable server-side components) untuk hampir semua format database yang terkenal, termasuk Microsoft SQL Server dan database level perusahaan lainnya.

Teknologi ActiveX™ membolehkan Anda untuk menggunakan fungsionalitas yang disediakan oleh aplikasi-aplikasi lainnya, seperti pengolah kata Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, dan aplikasi Windows lainnya. Anda bahkan dapat mengotomatisasikan aplikasi-aplikasi dan objek-objek yang dibuat dengan menggunakan edisi Professional atau Enterprise Visual Basic.

Kemampuan Internet membuatnya mudah menyediakan pengaksesan ke dokumen-dokumen atau file-file dan aplikasi-aplikasi melalui Internet atau intranet dari dalam aplikasi Anda, atau untuk membuat aplikasi Internet server. Aplikasi akhir Anda nantinya akan berbentuk sebuah file .exe yang menggunakan Visual Basic Virtual Machine dan dapat Anda distribusikan secara bebas.

Pengertian dan Cara membuat Kata Pengantar

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:18:58 PST

Pengertian dan Cara membuat Kata Pengantar : Banyak yang sudah mengetahui kata pengantar tapi ternyata masih banyak yang belum mengetahui apa itu kata Pengantar, pakar bisnis online mencoba memberikan sedikit pencerahan tentang pengertian kata pengantar,

Kata Pengatar Adalah sepatah dua kata dari si pengarang kepada pembaca mengenai karyanya, Kata Pengantar berisi kata-kata atau kalimat harapan penulis, ucapan terimakasih,dari penulis dan lain sebagainya, kata pengantar biasanya berisi puja-puji pada Tuhan YME, terus harapan pembuatan makalah / kliping yang dibuat. terus ucapan terimakasih terhadap yang telah membantu dalam penulisan makalah tersebut, materi referensi:

Contoh Kata Pengantar

KATA PENGANTAR

Segala puji hanya milik Allah. Sholawat dan salam kepada Rasulullah. Berkat limpahan rahmat-Nya penyusun mampu menyelesaikan tugas makalah ini.

Agama sebagai sistem kepercayaan dalam kehidupan umat manusia dapat dikaji melalui berbagai sudut pandang. Islam sebagai agama yang telah berkembang selama empat belas abad lebih menyimpan banyak masalah yang perlu diteliti, baik itu menyangkut ajaran dan pemikiran keagamaan maupun realitas sosial, politik, ekonomi dan budaya.

Dalam makalah ini kami akan membahas masalah undian berhadiah dari berbagai pandangan ulama.

Semoga makalah ini bermanfaat untuk memberikan kontribusi kepada mahasiswa fakultas tarbiyah sebagai bekal melakukan muamalah. Dan tentunya makalah ini masih sangat jauh dari sempurna. Untuk itu kepada dosen pembimbing kami minta masukannya demi perbaikan pembuatan makalah kami di masa yang akan datang.

Pasir Pengarayan, November 2010
Penyusun,

kisah para pengusaha yang memulai karirnya di bawah 25 tahun

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:09:41 PST

kisah para pengusaha yang memulai karirnya di bawah 25 tahun : Pendiri Facebook Mark Zuckerberg dikenal sebagai sosok miliarder termuda, yang memulai debutnya di usia 19 tahun. Dia memulai membuat Facebook dari asrama Harvard pada tahun 2004 dan saat ini berusia 26 tahun. Ia juga menjadi filantropis yang menyumbangkan US$ 10 juta untuk sekolah distrik Newark NJ.

Sosok Zuckerberg yang masih muda memberi kisah yang insipiratif bagi semua. Namun sesungguhnya beberapa perguruan tinggi telah mencetak miliarder muda setiap tahun. Namun, menjadi miliarder muda tak semudah membalikkan telapak tangan. Seperti dikutip Pakar Bisnis online dari Kiplinger.com, menjadi pengusaha di usia muda membutuhkan visi, kecerdasan, tekad kuat, dan sedikit keberuntungan. Berikut lima pengusaha yang memulai kariernya di bawah 25 tahun.

1. Michael Dell, Pendiri dan CEO Dell Computers.
Ia memulai debutnya pada usia 19 tahun. Dell meluncurkan komputernya pada 1984 tepat sebelum putus kuliah dari University of Texas. Melalui penjualan langsung, Dell menjual komputer dengan harga lebih murah sehingga mendapatkan banyak pelanggan. Pada usia ke 24, perusahaannya meraup pendapatan US$ 258 juta. Diperkirakan kekayaan terakhirnya sebesar US$ 13,5 miliar. Saat ini ia berusia 45 tahun.

Ia berpesan kepada pengusaha muda yang akan merintis usaha, "Anda harus bergairah dengan usaha itu. Lakukan yang benar-benar anda cintai dan membuat anda bersemangat," ujarnya ketika diwawancarai dengan Academy of Achievement.

2. Catherin Cook
Ia adalah pendiri myyearbook.com yang memulai bisnis pada usia 18 tahun. Pada 2005, Catherine dan adiknya mendirikan situs jejaring sosial yang berfungsi seperti buku tahunan digital. Isinya, berupa gambar teman, juga mata uang virtual yang sering disebut "lunch money". Saat ini ia memiliki 20 juta anggota dan merupakan salah satu dari 25 situs web yang paling populer di AS. Saat ini ia berusia 20 tahun.

Kunci yang ia pegang yaitu,"Berhenti berpikir mengenai suatu hal, namun buatlah hal itu terjadi."

Menurutnya, masa-masa di usia muda adalah waktu terbaik untuk memulai bisnis sendiri. Sebab, pada saat masih muda, anda tidak mempunyai tanggung jawab seperti halnya saat anda tua. "Seandainya anda gagal sekarang, setidaknya anda telah mempunyai pengalaman pertama yang membuat anda sukses berikutnya," ujarnya.

3. Sean Belnick, pendiri BizChair.com.
Ia mulai mendirikan situsnya sejak usia 16 tahun. Belnick menjual perabot bisnis online selama hampir satu dekade. Namun ia baru lulus dari Sekolah Bisnis Goizueta Univeritas Emory.

Menurutnya untuk memulai sesuatu, tidak ada kata terlalu dini. Ketika berumur 14 tahun, ia menemukan banyak info di internet. "Lakukan penelitian dan temukan cara untuk melakukan apa yang ingin anda lakukan," itu sarannya.

4. Juliette Brindak, pendiri/CEO MissOandFriends.com.
Perempuan yang saat ini berusia 21 tahun ini memulai usahanya pada usia 19 tahun. Meski tak mau membocorkan berapa kekayaannya pada saat menjadi jutawan, namun nilai perusahaannya mencapai US$15 juta ketika ia masih berusia 19 tahun.

Pada umur 10 tahun, Brindak memulai dengan melukis kartun seorang gadis yang "keren" dan menjadi bintang di situs komunitas remaja pada 2005. Ia mempuyai saran: Carilah tim solid untuk mendukung ide anda."Jika seseorang mulai meragukan perusahaan anda, serta apa yang anda lakukan, anda harus singkirkan mereka."
5. Matt Mickiewicz, pendiri Sitepoint, 99 Deseigns and Flippa

Menjadi miliarder sejak usia 22 tahun, dia meluncurkan perusahaan pertamanya pada 1998. Ia memilih media internet karena dapat menghubungkan dengan pelanggan dan bisa mendapatkan feedback langsung. Itulah yang membuatnya meluncurkan ide baru dengan biaya lebih murah.

Pesannya untuk pengusaha muda: "Buatlah ide-ide dengan memberikan solusi yang tidak dipunya orang lain."

6. Jermaine Griggs, Pendiri Hear and Play Music Group

Ia memulai usahanya sejak usia 23 tahun. Griggs tertarik untuk mengajar musik seperti piano, drum, melalui telinga. Lebih dari 2 juta siswa mengunduh pelajaran musik secara online itu setiap tahunnya. Griggs berencana meluncurkan pusat belajar lewat jaringan televisi dan majalah.

Sarannya kepada pengusaha muda:"Pahamilah kekuatan pemasaran, tak hanya pada barang, namun diri anda sendiri dan ide anda. Pelajari bisnis sebelum anda terjun dan temukan orang yang memiliki impian dan aspirasi yang sama dengan anda"
7. David Hauser & Siamak Taghaddos, CEO Grasshopper Group

Keduanya mulai menjadi jutawan ketika berumur 24 dan 25 tahun. Keduanya bertemu di Kampus Babson, dimana mereka mengembangkan sistem telephone virtual yang didesain untuk melayani wirausaha. Hauser yang membangun teknologinya dan Taghaddos mendapat bagian pemasaran.

Pesan Taghaddos kepada pengusaha muda adalah "pendidikan membantu memoles jiwa wirausaha pada kita. Selalu cari peluang dalam setiap kesempatan dan tantangan dalam hidup anda. Kesuksesan adalah mencari solusi dalam setiap tantangan. Itu yang membantu anda, sedangkan uang adalah nomor dua.

8. Cameron Johnson

Ia meluncurkan selusin website antara 1998-2004 sebelum menginjak usia 20 tahun, lantas menjadi jutawan sebelum lulus SMA. Sejak usia 9 tahun, ia sudah memulai perusahaan percetakan dengan membuat kartu ucapan dari rumahnya. Pada usia 12 tahun, ia membukukan pendapatan US$50 juta dengan cara menjual koleksi Beanie Baby milik adiknya. Ia dianggap sebagai ikon pengusaha di Jepang dan sebutan "Beat Bos" dalam suat acara BBC. Namun, saat ini ia fokus menjadi penulis dan menjadi dosen tamu.

Sarannya bagi pengusaha muda: "Tempatkan dirimu di luar sana. Mulailah sesuatu dari yang kecil. Semakin anda menekan biaya awal, maka semakin mudah mendapatkan keuntungan. Beri nilai tambah bagi orang lain dan anda akan dihargai."

Top 10 Online Shopping Tips for holiday shoppers

noreply@blogger.com (pakar bisnis online) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:15:43 PST

Top 10 Online Shopping Tips for holiday shoppers : But while shopping online means you won't waste time searching for a parking spot or fighting the crowds at the mall, it can leave you vulnerable to cyber-criminals looking to empty your bank account or steal your identity.

"The convenience and ease of shopping online has replaced the hassle of going to the store for many people — but online shopping has its own set of risks," BBB spokesperson Alison Southwick said in a statement. "Taking steps to avoid the fraud online will result in a much happier holiday for everyone — except, of course, for scammers and hackers." Here are the BBB's Top 10 Online Shopping Tips for holiday shoppers:

1. Protect your computer
A computer should always have the most recent updates installed for spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and a secure firewall.

2. Shop on trustworthy websites
Shoppers should start with BBB to check on the seller's reputation and record for customer satisfaction. Always look for the BBB seal and other widely-recognized "trustmarks" on retailer websites and click on the seals to confirm that they are valid.

3. Protect your personal information
BBB recommends taking the time to read the site's privacy policy and understand what personal information is being requested and how it will be used. If there isn't one posted, it should be taken as a red flag that personal information may be sold to others without permission.

4. Beware of deals that sound too good to be true
Offers on websites and in unsolicited e-mails can often sound too good to be true, especially extremely low prices on hard-to-get items. Consumers should always go with their instincts and not be afraid to pass up a "deal" that might cost them dearly in the end.

5. Beware of "phishing"
Legitimate businesses do not send emails claiming problems with an order or an account to lure the "buyer" into revealing financial information. If a consumer receives such an email, BBB recommends picking up the phone and calling the contact number on the website where the purchase was made to confirm that there really is a problem with the transaction.

6. Confirm your online purchase is secure
Shoppers should always look in the address box for the "s" in https:// and in the lower-right corner for the "lock" symbol before paying. If there are any doubts about a site, BBB recommends right-clicking anywhere on the page and select "Properties." This will let you see the real URL (website address) and the dialog box will reveal if the site is not encrypted.

7. Pay with a credit card
It's best to use a credit card, because under federal law, the shopper can dispute the charges if he or she doesn't receive the item. Shoppers also have dispute rights if there are unauthorized charges on their credit card, and many card issuers have "zero liability" policies under which the card holder pays nothing if someone steals the credit card number and uses it. Never wire money and only shop locally on sites like Craigslist.

8. Keep documentation of your order
After completing the online order process, there may be a final confirmation page or the shopper might receive confirmation by email. BBB recommends saving a copy of the Web page and any emails for future reference and as a record of the purchase.

9. Check your credit card statements often
Don't wait for paper statements. BBB recommends consumers check their credit card statements for suspicious activity by either calling the credit card companies or by checking statements online regularly.

10. Know your rights
Federal law requires that orders made by mail, phone or online be shipped by the date promised or, if no delivery time was stated, within 30 days. If the goods aren't shipped on time, the shopper can cancel and demand a refund. There is no general three-day cancellation right, but consumers do have the right to reject merchandise if it's defective or was misrepresented. Otherwise, it's the company's policies that determine if the shopper can cancel the purchase and receive a refund or credit.