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Steinvestigations.com PI Chronicles 1: The Smoking Gun By : Mitch Hermann This is Part 1 of the "PI Chronicles," stories of interesting investigation cases from the archives of Stein Investigation Agency (http://www.steininvestigations.com), one of the country's oldest and best private investigation agencies. FraudChronicles.com 4: Where Can You Hide in the Middle of a Field? By : Tom Reitze “Finding the bar was easy, but soon I was striking out once again. Asked about land I “heard” our claimant had for sale, the bartender knew nothing. The few patrons in the place knew nothing. I stepped back into the dusty street with an uneasy feeling and not one good idea of where to go next. Do You Believe In Destiny? By : Cathy Peterson We have heard this word time and again. Some people believe in it while others don’t. I personally have mixed views with regards this destiny thing. They say that destiny is fate. It is when two people are really meant for each other. 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Small Business Manager Tips By : Van Theodorou You are the owner and manager of a small business. Not only do you need to know about the inner-workings of the business and the financial issues but you also need to be a good manager. Management skills can be just as important in keeping the business running well as your other areas of expertise. Here are some quick and easy management tips to help you keep the business running smoothly. Make rules but be fair. In this day and age you need to set some ground rules so tha... Should You Order Through An Online Pharmacy? By : For almost seven years now people have been able to buy their prescription drugs through an online pharmacy. When these Internet drug stores opened, many customers found the convenience to their liking. It was easier to go to an online pharmacy than to go to the local drug store. There are many corner pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens which offer an online pharmacy for their customers. 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The home-based & commercial pet sitting industries are literally exploding in popularity in the U.S. and abroad. Currently, pet sitting businesses are one of the easiest, less riskiest & most profitable businesses to start as there are no substantial costs to look after pets. Over 40 million U.S. households own at least one dog, and Americans spend over $34 Billion a ye... Crtitical Analysis For Internet Marketing Success By : Jimmy Sansi Creating a culture of process improvement, whether you are operating an online venture or traditional brick and mortar establishment is vital to success and increased profitability. There are many tools available for defining, measuring and analyzing a business process to identify potential problems and more importantly find areas of improvement. Although several methods exist for data analysis, in this article we will review the use of charting tools. Charting tools have ... Starting A Business As A Consultant By : Naz Daud Starting any business can be tough, but a consulting business can be rewarding for an entrepreneur that possesses expertise in a specific niche or area. Before starting any business it is important to understand that a considerable level of effort will be required especially in the start-up stage. What is a consultant? A consultant is someone that provides counsel, advice and assistance to other business owners. He or she must be an expert in their field and posses know... The Web Advantage In Building A Trend Setting Company By : Paula Martinez The Web gives you the ability to see and view your business in a new way. Some call it peripheral vision that makes you more aware of your surroundings. It is looking straight ahead while having the ability to be aware of everything outside your field of vision. To often business concentrate so hard on the same things day in and day out. The business owner may loss the ability to take a wide and long look at his goals by concentrating on center stage. You want to be a mave... PPC And The Game Of Monopoly By : Scott Lindsay The role of Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising does have a history that is worth sharing. In the beginning it was relatively inexpensive to have laser-focused advertising in a PPC model that not only delivered potential customers to your site, but could be had for a relatively small amount of capital. Affordability was a hallmark of the early days of PPC advertising and many site owners viewed the method as a goldmine in positive advertising. PPC advertising that could be pur... Get Paid To Give Away Credit Cards - Is This A Legitimate Home Business? By : There is a new type of home based business where you can get paid to give away credit cards. At the time of writing, this new type of business is still treated with caution by some people and is not widely available. It is early days, but I have a feeling that giving away credit cards is going to be a popular way of making money at home and might even overtake the online survey and online data entry business in the ways to make money at home charts. If I am right, in a very s... SEO – A Multipart Solution By : Scott Lindsay Imagine a boy handing his father a box filled with specialized Lego parts. Each looks similar in many ways, but they also have distinct features and colors that make it necessary to have a plan for ‘project development’. The father sorts through the box or bag looking for that ‘just right’ piece. Without a match between part and plan the Lego creation looks, well, different somehow – and that’s not always a bad thing. I’ve seen boys take those Lego sets and make some prett... Ebooks And Prepping For The Next Big Thing By : Scott Lindsay The role of an ebook is minimized only by a lack of imagination – and perhaps poor timing. Ebooks can be assembled and made available much more quickly than traditional publishing methods, but it is possible the shelf life for an ebook may be shorter, but there are potential pluses to the short shelf status. For instance if the current fad is something like ‘accessorizing with the latest fashions’ then you may well see significant downloads of an ebook dealing with the ... An Ode To Entrepreneurialism By : Scott Lindsay Here’s to the brave and the free who are represented in the entrepreneurial spirit… To the ones who made something we dreamed of, but never dared try ourselves. To the ones who endured the ridicule of others for the sake of their own dream then decided to share their ideas with the rest of the world. To the ones who spent sleepless nights coming up with solutions instead of contemplating the sheer force of the problems they faced. To the ones who never gave up whe...
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