7 Things to Consider Before Buying Small Business Accounting Software

7 Things to Consider Before Buying Small Business Accounting Software

by: William Siebler

The world of small business accounting software can be a minefield for any business owner. However choosing the right package is one of the most critical business decisions you will make.

Here are the seven things you must consider before making a purchase that will help you achieve your businesses goals.

1. Scalability

Businesses change over time so it's critical that the small business accounting software you choose can change too. Some things that often change are the number of products and services offered and the number of employees. When you choose your package try and imaging the business in 5 years or 10 years time and how different it will be. Use this information to guide your purchase decision. It may well be better to pay a little more now for the software knowing that it can be easily
upgraded when needed with minimum disruption and cost to your business.

2. Support

It is important that any software has great support for when something goes wrong (and it always does). Most major companies offer support but you also need to think about support in your local area. It's often much easier to have someone locally come in and do things you need done with your software than have someone trying to help you over the phone. Make some
enquiries with other businesses about the package they use and who helps them.

3. Accountant Interface

It's most unlikely you will handle every aspect of your businesses accounting. Your accountant is an important factor in making the right decision. What software are they used to working with and what do they prefer? Can you easily supply them data and reports from your package without the need for any extra work (which you'll have to pay for). Don't be afraid to ask their opinion as they live and breathe this stuff.

4. Best Value For Money

Once you have selected the right package for your business you may as well get the best value. Shop around as the price can vary greatly and the product is exactly the same. Online merchants such as Amazon may offer better pricing because of the sheer volume of products they sell. However price is only one part of the equation so if their is great merchant locally with support or installation assistance this may be far more valuable.

5. Major Brands

There are two major players in the small business accounting software market. They are QuickBooks and Peachtree. Microsoft is expected to enter the market soon. I recommend choosing a major brand so that you can get regular updates and you know the company will be around as long as your business needs them.

6. Ease of Use

Ease of use is a personal thing but it is worth trying the software before you buy it if you can. Remember to get the person who will be the main user to test the software as well. Also consider how well the package can interact with other software you use. This is an advantage the Microsoft package may have when it's available.

7. Features Needed

I touched on this earlier when talking about thinking ahead as to where you business will be in 5 or 10 years time. Most accounting software packages come in several different versions. If you don't need certain features now and can't see a need for them in the future then don't buy them. The major differences are usually - number of users allowed, inventory management capability and number of reports available.

To sum up think ahead when planning your purchase of small business accounting software. You will make a much smarter business decision that will save you plenty of trouble and money in the future.

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3 Essential Tools for Starting and Maintaining a Small Business

by: Ryan Hough

We believe that there are 3 factors that drive the success of small businesses.


1) Acquiring start-up capital
2) Finding customers
3) Accounting for, budgeting and controlling sales and expenses



The following resources will help your small business achieve these success factors.

Acquiring Start-Up Capital


An adequate supply of capital is essential as many profitable businesses fail because they don’t have enough cash to pay their employees and suppliers. But what is an adequate supply of capital? The only way to tell is by doing a significant amount of research on your potential market and formally documenting this in a business plan. I’m sure you know that a business plan is a very important document that is crucial to convincing your banker to lend you money.


There are two ways to obtain a business plan.


1) Do it yourself by amending a business plan template, or
2) Hire a professional to do it for you.


Obviously obtain 1) will be a great deal cheaper.


Our research led to a website that has over 60 high quality and free business plan templates. We also found a directory that you can use to easily find a business plan writer in your city – where ever you live in the world.


Finding Customers



Finding customers is a difficult and expensive task for service business owners such as accountants, lawyers and plumbers. We believe that a cost effective marketing strategy for service business owners is to simply give all their personal contacts a few business cards.


Our research led to a few websites that have pre-designed business card templates. We felt that the diversity and quality of these designs was outstanding. In addition, we found that you can obtain a significant saving by finding a printing service on the Internet. We found that you could get 2,000 full color business cards for as little as US $150.


Accounting For, Budgeting and Controlling Revenue and Expenses


Accurate accounting is very important for small business owners. It’s essential that you have timely access to information that could make or break your business. If stocks are running low – you need to know about it. If a large proportion of your debtors haven’t paid – you need to know about it. If you do not react to these situations quickly you may have a situation where you don’t have enough money to pay your employees – or worse still someone is stealing cash out the till.


Our research led to a website that compares and reviews top accounting software for small businesses. The cheapest software cost US $89.99 and the most expensive software cost US $1,499. It was interesting to note that the top 3 ranked websites were not the most expensive and cost between US $250 - US $300.


Hopefully you now have an idea of some of the tools that you can use to grow and maintain your small business. If you would like to benefit from our research please visit our website. We do not charge for this research and offer the content freely on our website.


About the author:
http://www.best-quality-small-business-resources.com/

Ryan Hough is the webmaster of best quality small business resources.com, who's aim is to help you save time and money by finding reviews and case studies that will enable you to choose the best resources at the right price.

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4 Tips To Saving A Bundle At Your Next Car Auction

Many of us have been at the car dealership and have been drained by a salesperson during price negotiations for the purchase of a new car. Most people give in too easily or do not negotiate at all to avoid the dreadful act. This only means more money in the car dealers’ pocket, while you are out of several thousand dollars! Yes, they make that much in profit per car.

This article unveils the dealer’s selling tactics and how you can get around them. But before we dive into the new car buying tips, we need to understand what makes up the dealer’s profits.

In addition to the MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price), which is the dealer’s cost for the car plus an additional 20-25% profit, a dealer also gets financial incentives from the manufacturer when a new car is sold. This is called Holdback.

Depending on the car, dealers can make hundreds on each car through holdbacks. Dealers also get additional incentives and bonuses on selling a car before the end of the month and/or quarter.

A shrewd dealer can make several thousand on a new car even by selling it at invoice price. This is how new car buying can become tricky for the consumer.

Ready to learn how not to put a dent in your wallet on your next car purchase? Here are four tips to get you started. Each one is a dealer tactic to watch out for.

1. The Guilt Trip

As you may have noticed, every desk in a dealership has photos of the salesperson’s family, instead of photos of cars. Midway in the negotiation, the sales person will bring them up and make it look like his little commission check can hardly pay for his daughters college and little Bradley’s braces.

A seasoned salesperson will soon have you feeling guilty for driving the price down and hurting his commission. Watch out not to fall for this tactic, since you already know about holdbacks and incentive programs from manufacturers.

2. Wearing You Down

Come prepared to spend half a day at the dealership or pay whatever the dealer asks for. Car Dealers are trained to delay and tire you out to the point where you give in and accept their price just to get out of there.

After you make your offer, sales people typically claim they would have to run it by their manager. You may then have to re-start negotiating with the manager, who is also a seasoned salesperson. This dance goes on for a while until you give in.

Remember, there are multiple dealerships in a city, so they need you more than you need them. Demand to speak to the manager after a certain time period or threaten to leave.
Because you are devoting a lot of time to bargain with the dealer, they know you are a serious buyer, so they will not let you leave. The earlier you can speak with the manager, the faster you can leave.

3. The Test Drive

We all enjoy a good test drive and look forward to it. Although it is essential to test drive a car before you buy it, remember to not show your absolute love for the car to the salesperson. Their goal is to get you emotionally attached to the car, so it becomes a must have for you. I have learned it the hard way.

To hide your emotional tears from the salesperson, mention the features of a competing car in the same class, like the new shape, light, leg room, resale value etc. This will make the salesperson a little vulnerable.

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United States fear from Chinas economy

United States fear from Chinas economy

Our first objective is to prevent a new competitor to us, and this is the thinking prevalent because of the new regional defense strategy, which require us to try to prevent any hostile power from dominating an area resources be sufficient to generate global power .. These include areas of Western Europe, East Asia, the former Soviet Union, and Southwest Asia ".
These specific ideas, summarized Paul Wolfowitz (Deputy Defense Secretary, former World Bank President cur) United States policy strategy, to ensure the continued influence and control of America to the world.
When he entered the George W. Bush and his top aides to the White House early in 2001, they have the strategic goals and clearly defined, demarcated by their previous years of the Republicans and Democrats. The objectives were to (revival of the doctrine of permanent U.S. control of the world, and strengthen the U.S. economy.

Which was advocated by the end of American leadership during the Soviet era, the end of the Cold War with the Second World Pole earlier, according to American newspapers quoted what it called "the draft official secret", was leaked in early 1992. Which said: "The main strategic goal of America will close the door to any future challenger may challenge American superiority.

Although this authoritarian political doctrine condemned by America's allies, but that the U.S. administration could not only put on the list of priorities. This became the goal is the fundamental principle of U.S. military policy since George Bush took the presidency in February 2001.
States in the grip of America:
The economy is strong and solid one of the main elements of the emergence of regional or global power in the world, since ancient times, the form-based physical infrastructure in the control of civilizations and peoples of other nations and peoples.
The economy is the most important factor in the emergence of a strong military force and wide, and it can bind other States economy, the wealthiest (the linking of the dollar economy of most countries in the world), is a critical factor in the undermining of any State (as occurred after the collapse of the Asian tigers less than two decades because of the collapse currencies), and also is considered a threat in any way used any state securities of foreign currency notes against any other country, as well as its strength in the establishment of treaties with other countries, and support governments to ensure their allegiance to the richest nations, and others.

Globally, there are a limited number of countries that managed to build an economic powerhouse in the world, for example, Germany has to support its economy very well after World War II, leading to the formation of a most important economic blocs in Europe, but their integration into the European Union, and not to allow to form a military force since the last world war, to take any role in the perspective of the formation of a regional power or global.
India is one of the countries that have strengthened its economy effectively in recent years, but its cold war with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan, are absorbed too much of its economy, as well as to penetrate the United States to India's economy and military strength, through numerous treaties, and selling weapons, and others.
Japan, which was the enemy of the United States during World War II, has become a mainstay of the American presence in the Asian region, through association with many of the treaties, military, economic, intellectual and strategy. In the absence of a significant military force, and the spread of U.S. troops on its territory on an ongoing basis, it is unlikely it becoming a superpower in the foreseeable future.

Only China seems to be a giant coming silently and determination, through the economy is enormous, and dreams and wide, and the strategy aims to link its many international countries, and alliances have become a real threat to American hegemony.
China's economic growth during the past years:

The world seemed surprised by the economic advances made by China during the past few years, as they were since 1978, began production of the economic growth rate of 9.4, reaching in the first quarter of this year at a rate of 10.2%.
Since 1982 and until 2002, increase the total output per capita by 5-fold. It also has 61 billion dollars of FDI in 2004, according to statistics, foreign trade has reached nearly 851 billion dollars to become the third largest country in the world in terms of foreign trade.
And to the strength in foreign trade, the U.S. trade deficit with China in 2005, more than 200 billion dollars.

As China has 750 billion dollars of foreign currency reserves, and is the second largest importer of oil in the world.
Comparing the other with the United States, China, and for the first time, surpassed the United States in the export of most goods technology around the world in 2004.
They also enjoyed a trade surplus with the United States worth 34 billion dollars of high-tech sector in 2004, the surplus rose in 2005 to 36 billion dollars. According to the magazine of the economic world in December 17, 2005.
And the recovery and economic growth do not find a way to stop now, as China has set up about 20 thousand industrial facility once again last year, and now has 442.000 engineer again in 2005, in addition to 48 thousand engineers holds a Master's degree, and 8 thousand doctor. Compared to 60 thousand engineers new only last year in America.
China has 252 billion dollars in U.S. Treasury bonds (in addition to 48 billion dollars in Hong Kong).

In the technology sector, China now consumes television sets, refrigerators and mobile phones more than the United States, for example, in 1996, China had 7 million mobile phones, compared with 44 million in the United States. Today, China has surpassed America in the use of mobile phones.
As China has 1 trillion dollars in personal savings, while the United States has 158 billion dollars only in it. It also includes the city of Shanghai, China 4 thousand skyscraper, which is twice the number of skyscrapers in New York City (according to The Wall Street Journal, the number of November 19, 2005).
According to the global economic forecasts, China will overtake the U.S. economy completely in all Mahaneh in 2041 at the latest.
China large ambitions:
Does not seem to dream of the Chinese economic standing at a certain extent, as China pursues a multiple approach to the development of their industrial and economic development of the near future.

For example, the site says (Asia Times) a specialist on Asia: "The source of the economic miracle in China is that Chinese cities, it includes 135 million people in 1995 only, but will grow to more than 800 million people in 2050, according to forecasts to the expectations of the population in the United Nations. "
He continues by saying: who have spent their lives in rural poverty, began to join the world economy, where economic growth has more than 10%, and gross domestic product of China doubles every seven years, and this rate can stay at the rate of increase was as long as possible to move people from agriculture, which gives low productivity, to large industrial production .. Today, the proportion of the rural population to the city in China doubled, but the middle of this century, will be the proportion of people in the countryside to the city; half. "
Regionally, China maintains good relations with the countries of the region through economic agreements extensive, and by allowing their products to pass through to the countries that benefit from effective, such as Australia, South Korea and India, countries that the U.S. is trying to link them with U.S. anti-China.

Countries in the region trying to take advantage of economic recovery in China effectively, by providing China with oil and gas, iron and wood, and other materials.
Globally, China is trying to stretch some parts of the world's oil, through the establishment of oil agreements with many countries. They accounted for the visit of President Hu Jintao's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Kenya, another victory for the Chinese economy. As agreed by China and Saudi Arabia to build oil storage reserve in China, as well as a huge petrochemical project company between the two countries.
Chinese President also held an agreement with Nigeria to extract oil from the four regions.
According to Xinhua news agency: "The Nigerian side made for a Chinese oil permits extraction in 4 regions of oil fields, located two of them in the delta of the River Niger to the oil-rich, while located the other two in the territory of Lake Chad, which are conditions of the natural poor has been invested yet."

As China continues to signing oil contracts with Sudan.
And on oil cooperation between China and Sudan, the agency says: "The Chinese companies started to participate in the development of Sudan's energy hugely since the last century."
Adding that the Chinese oil company has invested until the end of 2003, equivalent to 2.7 billion U.S. dollars, and built pipeline to transport oil length of the total 150.6 km, completed the construction of a plant of annual production capacity 2.50 million tons of crude oil, as well as the construction of plants for the supply of oil, which on Sudan from an oil importer into an exporter of oil. "
During the Chinese president's trip to Kenya, China has signed trade agreements and economic and technical with Kenya, has been strengthened relations between the two countries to very high levels.
Business, increased trade between China and African countries from 10 million U.S. dollars in the fifties to about 39.7 billion dollars in 2005. Increased African exports to China 10 times, to reach 21 billion U.S. dollars.

As China direct investment to 1.25 billion dollars, and held more than 800 companies funded by China in Africa. According to the Chinese News Agency.
So far, China has lowered its debt of 10.5 billion yuan (about 1.3 billion U.S. dollars) for 31 African countries. Also eliminated tariffs on 190 categories of African exports to China, Africa's economy in order to link Beijing and its wheel.
American economic policy against China:
Does not appear that the United States currently able to do step that would cause the collapse of the Chinese economy growing strongly, but may consider other policies if called to do so.
One of the scenarios presented by the Krupp Victor (Professor in Public Administration from the Kennedy School at Harvard) that the American forces conducted a military operation against China, under any circumstances, China has to strike Taiwan declared formal independence ..
According to the theory of Victor, the U.S. forces may be used Hamladtha Barjatha and deployed in the Pacific for military strikes to China, assisted by Japan, and hopes to involve South Korea and Australia to do so. Remembering many details of the capacity of both America and China military confrontation .. But interesting to consider here what he says about China's use of Victor of the economy in striking the U.S., where he says: "The China has some trump cards, including ownership of a large bond in the U.S. Treasury." He pointed out that the exploitation of China, it will affect the U.S. economy directly.
Despite this possibility, but many political observers see the military strike as a "option of last resort" to prevent the establishment of China's great power in the world.
In response, the United States is trying to impose the laws of an international global trade on China, in order to break its economic weight, and forced to open their markets duty-free goods competition from America and the West.
Also trying to undermine the support of economic centers are trying to escape the grip of China, Ktioan, Hong Kong, as well as turn them to the Western countries against China's policy efforts to obtain a larger share of African oil. It has many of the American media and European, to describe China as a "new colonial" attempts to colonize the African countries. Because of recent decades, which was signed by Chinese President during his visit to African countries.
With Beijing rejects the charges, appears to be continuing to pursue its long-term objectives cheered by many countries in the world like a dream for the salvation of American hegemony, or as economic support to the economy of some poor countries, or developing as an economic power could be used in long-term contracts.
But the United States into consideration again to this new force, and to their credit several accounts amid expectations of almost certain that Washington must take steps against this giant of the new yellow, sooner or later.

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One of The Biggest And Deadliest Mistakes Affiliates Make On

One of The Biggest And Deadliest Mistakes Affiliates Make On
by: David Seitz

Being the affiliate marketing director for one of the
nets most popular affiliate programs I tend to see just
about every type of problem an affiliate could run into.
One of the biggest problems if not THE biggest problem
I see again and again is what we refer to
as "Affiliate Gluttony"

And no, were not talking donuts here!

All jokes aside, affiliate gluttony is a very real and
serious problem among the affiliate marketing world and
you may be surprised to see that your own webpage might
fall into the gluttony category. Don't worry though, it's
only partially contagious and there is a cure!

So what is affiliate gluttony?

Glad you asked! If you can recognize affiliate
gluttony, you can avoid it entirely and increase
your affiliate promotion revenue.

Affiliate gluttony is really greed in disguise. It's
an "unfocused" attempt at earning multiple income
streams. Don't get me wrong "multiple" income streams
should be one of your "biggest" goals but trying to
create them on ONE website is just asking for failure.
No wait... it's BEGGING for it!

I am sure you have seen it plenty of times online.
You come across a website while looking for a product
or piece of information and you get dumped into
gluttony land.

Let's set an example here...

Sally has a website on ebook marketing which promotes
"Big Companies Super Duper Ebook Marketing Guide"
affiliate program. But hold on a minute, while we are
waiting for the page to load ridiculous amounts of
needless images we also see that Sally is promoting
the "Dandy John's Nuclear Powered Orange Juice Squeezer
With Email Attachment Interface" plus don't forget
the "Romance or Bust: Hitch Hikers Guide To Finding
A Soul Mate On The Open Desert Road In 7 Days or Less"
affiliate program and several "hundred" other great
bargains that we all have been looking for our entire
lives! Wow, everything from fruit baskets to rocket fuel.

Damn, we found the gold mine here! I better call my
credit card company right now and request a credit
extension because daddy's going to be ordering up a
storm today! Sally will be on her way to a tropical
paradise by the time I'm done shopping at her site.

S T O P ! ! !

Ok Sally, it's time to wake up! In reality I'd hit
my browsers back button faster than you can say:
"What's a nuclear powered orange juicer look like?"

How many affiliate ad's do you think you can fit on
one webpage? Are you trying to break the record?

This is killing your sales!

Sally has been stricken with a sever case of affiliate
gluttony. All is not lost though, with a bit of work,
Sally will be able to create several income streams
out of her website and all without losing any of her
affiliate programs she so enthusiastically promotes.

If you're already stuck in this rather popular ditch
it's not hard to dig yourself out. Slowly modify
your webpages with a personal touch and you will soon
see your click thru rates and sales referrals
pleasantly increasing!

Our best advice to Sally is to take each of her
most popular affiliate programs and create unique
websites for each.

It's not as hard as you think it is. Imagine if Sally
bought up nuclearjuicer.com and created a 3 to 5 page
website that totally focused on promoting "Dandy John's
Nuclear Powered Orange Juice Squeezer With Email
Attachment Interface" Do you think her sales would
increase? You better believe it! Adding pictures,
personal testimonials and quick load times will help
create a total marketing machine focused on selling
one product! When a targeted visitor comes to
nuclearjuicer.com looking for a juicer they will have
nothing interfering with their purchase decision.

Whether you promote software or lawn mowers, if you
focus on your target market, you will
increase your affiliate referrals.

Sally can immediately put this idea into play with very
little out of pocket expense using these resources:

Domains can be purchased dirt cheap at:
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Webservers are very inexpensive and easy to find:
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"Targeted" Traffic can also be purchased dirt cheap at:
http://www.virtual-imagination.com/payperclick/

Need help with HTML, uploading and graphics? Here is just
about everything you would possibly need to create a site:
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
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http://www.webmonkey.com/

With a little time and patience, you can literally create
as many affiliate income streams as you want! Each one
should be focused on one specific category or concept to
generate the most revenue. When you leave your targeted
visitors with fewer purchasing choices and keep them
focused on one product, you will create many more
affiliate sales.

Remember, a glutton's ugly on the eyes...

DON'T BE A GLUTTON!

About the Author

David Seitz

CEO and President Virtual Imagination Inc.

http://www.virtual-imagination.com/

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Effective tools in network marketing

Yet they seldom quit!

Ever wonder why one person succeeds & another fails in MLM? Or why anyone has large success in a company, then leaves, goes someplace else, & seldom, ever again duplicates that success? Or why some people spend 5, 10, even 20 years in network promotion with NO success...

This Gizmo Can Change Your Life

Or how an industry that does so lots of things so wrong can still be so popular \.\.

On December 12, 2004, our team released the ebook "Success In 10 Steps", the story of what they have learned from 26 years in MLM.

The feedback has been astonishing.

That was my story.

People say, "I could have written that book!

Back in 1991, my mentor was making full-time income from MLM.

Why did you steal my story? How could you know exactly what I went through?"

They retired from that company & actually joined over 100 network promotion companies in the next few years, to figure out how this industry works: the lovely, the bad, the ugly.

Here's what they did:
1. Got on dozens of company conference calls
2. Organized & categorized companies, products, compensation designs, distributor kits, & promotion materials to compare each company with all the others
3. Studied their business models, to understand what kind of behavior sure business models drove
4. Studied how different "upline gurus" trained (or did not train) their people

This technique answered all the mysteries. It also revealed some valuable, valuable secrets about network promotion.

Example #1:

The hard-driving, closing salesperson is about 8% of the population. & those 8% have convinced the other 92% that the 8% are right & the 92% are wrong.

How did they do that?

92% of the world's population is sales-resistant.

Because that is what THEY do. It works for them, so they have total confidence they are right, & when you feel their confidence, you KNOW they must be right, so you do what they tell you.

They do not like to be sold, & they do not require to become that pushy, aggressive salesperson nobody likes. Yet when they join MLM, some upline leader tells them,

"Make a list of your friends & relatives. Call them up. Get 'em in to the business. You require to listen to 100 'No's for every 'Yes'.

It still only works for the 8%.

Guess what?

If you let them mesmerize you, you can wander aimlessly in the "failure" desert for years...

Perhaps forever.

You cannot become something you detest in order to be successful. This model works for the 8% who are real salespeople.

The Choice Is Yours

A bad business model.

It is a disaster for the rest of us...

Example #2:

Every person on the planet has to be educated in the skills of what they are doing.

Whether you are a doctor, carpenter, plumber, ditch digger \.\. whatever you are... You have got to be taught the skills of that business.

& what "Success In 10 Steps" does for people is, it gets them to realize,

They weren't bad people. They weren't lying to you intentionally. They didn't know any other way to do the business.

It is not your fault! The people teaching you didn't know any better.

& you go down & join a company, receive a distributor kit for 50 bucks, & you are a doctor?

Do you think you can wake up one morning & say, "I'm going to be a doctor!"

How about a carpenter?

Of work not. That is ludicrous.

You must be taught the skills. Yet people get in network promotion, & they are told,

No way. You must learn pitches & square & level & plumb.

Network promotion is not a sales business.

"Call your friends & relatives." It is the biggest fallacy in the industry.

It is a teaching & mentoring business.

When you build people, people will build your business. Those upline guru leaders will tell you,

"Well, you didn't make phone calls. You are a loser. If it is to be, it is up to me." Have you heard all that stuff?

I bet you believed it, , haven't you?

Why This Ebook Is Such a Hot Gizmo For Building Your Business

So the ebook opens people's eyes to the fact that they have been lied to. You must do your business with people who WANT to be in business with you. You must sell product to people who LOVE the product & require to buy it. That only comes through target promotion.

They learned early-on about targeted promotion.

Only talk to people who have raised their hand & require what you have.

They are divulging some critical information. The business is not working for them.

Well, guess what? EVERY person who downloads "Success In 10 Steps" is trying to figure out why MLM is not working for them. When you call them up, they could be in a company already. They could be working the business a year or 2 or 5, 7, 10 years. But why would they download that ebook?

They require to figure out what the problem is. & they are looking to you for help. THAT is the basis of a long-term relationship, & THAT is the effect you can generate with "Success In 10 Steps."

See for yourself. Download your copy now.

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After the latest and accurate help in relation to accountancy.

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NetSuite offers an integrated online accounting application with e commerce, sales, inventory, shipping & support. Free Trial.

When you are looking for high-class advice concerning accountancy, it will be hard sorting out the best information from foolish accountancy proposals & guidance so it is best to know ways of moderating the information offered to you.



Now they would like to offer you some advice which they advise you to use when you are searching for information about accountancy. You need to realize the guidance they put forward is only relevant to web based information concerning accountancy. They don't offer any direction or assistance when you are also conducting research in books or magazines.

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An interesting tip to pursue when you are presented with information & suggestions on a accountancy web-site would be to select who owns the site. Doing this could reveal the owners accountancy credibility The easiest way to reveal who owns the accountancy web-site is to find the sites 'about' page.

Any reputable site providing information concerning accountancy, will always have contact information which will record the site owner's contact details. The details should make known some key points concerning the owner's requisite knowledge. You can then arrive at a decision about the webmaster's depth of experience, to offer guidance about accountancy.

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Accounting Methods – Cash and Accrual

I open a little business & must order business cards & stationary. I get the products & pay the invoice on November 18, 2005. Under the money method, I can deduct the cost on my 2005 tax return.

If you are looking for simplicity, the money method is probably your best accounting choice. Generally, income & deductions can be claimed when payment is actually received or made. This is best shown with an example.

Accrual Method

Some businesses are restricted from using the money method. C corporations may only use the money method if they have less than $5 million in gross revenues for a particular year. Professional Service Corporations can use the money method without limit, while farming corporations can due so if gross revenues are less than $25 million. Tax shelters are prohibited from using the money method.

Using our previous example, assume I order business cards & stationary on the December 18, 2005. I get the products on December 30th, but don’t pay the invoice until January 20, 2006. When can the expense be claimed? It depends on when economic performance occurred.

The Accrual Method of accounting is a bit more complex. Under this method, the focus in on the date the expense is incurred, not paid. Although this may seem a little difference, it can play havoc with your books & piece of mind.

In Closing

Generally, economic performance occurs when goods or services are provided to you. In the above example, economic performance would arguably occur when the business cards & stationary were delivered with the invoice on December 30th. Thus, I would be able to deduct the expense for the 2005 tax year.

As you can see, the money method is the easier of the one accounting methods. To select the best method for your business, speak with a tax professional.

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The best ways to increase sales

1. Find a strategic business partner. Look for ones that have the same aim. You can trade leads, share marketing info, sell package deals, etc.

2. Brand your name and business. You can easily do this by writing articles and submitting them to e-zines or web-sites for republishing.

3. Start an auction on your website. The type of auction could be related to the theme of your site. You'll draw traffic from auctioneers and bidders.

4. Recall to take a tiny time out of your day or week to brainstorm. New ideas are usually the difference between success and failure.

5. Model other successful business or people. I am not saying out right copy them, but practice some of the same habits that have made them succeed.

6. Take risks to improve your business. Sometimes businesses don't require to promote unless it is free, sometimes you must spend money to get results.

8. Ask people online to review your website. You can use the comments you get to improve your website or you may turn the reviewer in to a customer.

7. Include emotional words in your commercials. Use ones like love, security, relief, freedom, happy,
satisfaction, fun, etc.

9. Out source part of your workload. You'll save on most employee costs. You could out source your secretarial work, accounting, marketing, etc.

10. Merge a product and service together in a package deal. It could increase your sales. If you are selling a book, offer an hour of consulting with it.

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How to sell skeptical person

Let's face it: the greatest accomplishment for a member of the sales community is closing a deal with a skeptic. Plenty of who are proficient at this art agree that it is far more gratifying to convince somebody who initially felt your product was not necessary that it indeed is, than to complete what the industry terms an "easy sell." Lucky for us all, lots of doubters buy products and services everyday. Let us examine eleven of the fundamental techniques used by those who succeed in persuading the worst of cynics.

1. Know your product/service
Know it inside and out, backwards and forwards. You ought to know its strengths, weaknesses, and any proprietary features. Also understand the factors that influence its supply and demand. All of these will strengthen your presentation and help the skeptic make a more informed purchasing decision. There ought to be nothing that somebody can tell you about what you solicit. You will definitely be asked questions, so be prepared to demonstrate all aspects of your product/service in response.

2. Know your prospect
Along with knowing your product comes knowing your prospect. Strive to know all you can about your target demographic and potential clients. Make sure you deal with the decision maker. You ought to know their purchasing habits, what motivation determines their choice, and how long a buying decision takes. You must understand how your product fits in to their overall purchasing strategy. When you know the buying habits of your prospect, you can use it to create a longer-term sales plan—that means repeat business. Put yourself in the most favorable position to receive a "yes" by focusing on what most concerns your prospect.

3. Believe in your own words
You will seldom be effective selling something you do not believe in, to somebody who is already skeptical. Your lack of enthusiasm will be an obvious as you attempt to convince your potential buyer. When you emanate passion and confidence, you break down the wall of doubt the cynic has built. To not be a pillar of strength during your presentation is a sure-fire ticket to an abrupt "no." If you are lucky to sell a product you do not believe in, you still lose because you risk killing referral business and losing the trust of your customer.

5. Gain trust by associating yourself with things they respect
By offering endorsements and testimonials, from well-known sources that your target market respects, you strike the chord of "trust." Plenty of a skeptic has purchased based on the recommendations of individuals they respect. Secure associations along these lines and look to align yourself with trusted agencies through strategic partnerships. Major endorsements mean less resistance and lots of sales.

4. Be transparent
often, they give strong pitches with lots of hype and small information. They will say, "If you require these benefits, buy my product." This is completed with the hope that a prospect's curiosity about your bold claims will be to convince them to purchase. The idea that if you divulge much information, you could dissuade your prospect is a far common falsehood. Be prepared to give as much information as needed to convince the potential buyer to make a purchase. Transparency builds trust. Things people do not understand will always be greeted with "no." The more information obtainable when making a purchasing decision, the more likely they are to say "yes." Another benefit of being transparent is the more resources you divulge free, the more likely you are to generate interest in your product/service.

7. Compare and differentiate yourself from your competitors
Know the nature of your business. Is it commodity based, where the low price bidder wins? Is the strength of your brand a factor? Is there something unique about your offer? You must understand your competitors and their advantages and disadvantages. Two time you have both the knowledge of your competitors and an understanding of the skeptic's needs, you can select the most effective promotion angle. They offer such phrases as:

6. Offer a free trial, incentive, bargain, or guarantee
The structure of your offer can play a key role in building trust and enticing your prospect to buy. There's plenty of variations of each, but incentives and guarantees are great ways to gain your potential buyer's confidence. Guarantees and free trails permit the skeptic to try the product/service before determining if your offer is a nice fit. Incentives and discounts are also valuable tactics as they make the cynic feel they are getting a value. People always love the feeling of getting something for free and buying when it is a low/no-risk transaction. By guaranteeing the quality of your product/service, you disarm the skeptic and encourage them to buy. You also communicate an important message that you are confident in what you sell.

If possible, demonstrate the differences that make your product/service unique or superior.

"The lowest cost"…you play to the desire for value
"The official"…you validate for authenticity
"The best"…you show superiority
"The only"…you offer exclusivity

8. Sell the relationship, not the product
Contrary to popular belief, the best salespeople not only close deals, they foster relationships. Relationships are more valuable to both you and the prospect than a one-time transaction. For the salesperson, relationships bring repeat business and the ability to cross-market your offerings; increased referrals because you gain access to the prospect's network base, and the ability to charge a premium because of the higher perceived value of your relationship. For the skeptic, relationships help build trust. These bonds let them know they won't be abandoned after the transaction is completed. Ultimately, they are buying a relationship with you and your firm, not the product/service, so approach selling that way.

9. Focus on benefits offered and value delivered
Self-interest is the skeptic's primary concern, so focus on how your product/service solves their problem, fulfills their require, or satisfies their desire. If your prospect is solely bottom-line focused, your presentation should be centered on how your product or service will make or save them funds. If your product satisfies a desire, focus on how it fills an emotional void. Emotional selling differs from bottom-line selling because it focuses on feelings than metrics. Recall to focus on the benefits that concern your potential buyer; anything else will make a skeptic lose interest and you lose the sale.

10. Isolate their objection
In life and business, one of the greatest challenges are making clever decisions and properly following through on them. Two of your fundamental goals as a salesperson is to help people make informed decisions. To do so, ask one types of questions: those to better understand your potential buyer and his/her needs, and questions designed to lead your prospect to buy. A series of well-placed questions will let you isolate any objections. You ought to brainstorm every possible reason a skeptic won't buy from you and comprise an effective solution or rebuttal for each. Any other query should be crafted in a way that allows for only two reasonable answer, and that answer should compel your prospect to agree with you.

11. Don't seem desperate!
Your emotional state will be apparent to a skeptic. Seldom appear as though you "need" a sale. Everyone avoids a hard-pressed individual. Often they are conditioned to give to and buy from those who do not require our funds. It is the same principle that makes us more likely give a rich man fifty-cents to make phone call because they has no alter, than to a homeless man in require who makes the same request. Therefore, it is imperative that you operate from a mindset of abundance. Understand there is always a bigger sale out there, so you require not be pressed for this two. Your confidence will put the cynic at ease and make them more likely to buy from you.

Two time internalized, these 11 points will mesh in to an effective sales strategy. You will start to think of them not as individual points to be mastered, but two comprehensive selling technique. They are designed to compliment each other and give you a thorough footing for selling to those who are naturally doubtful about you and your service. Master them and win!

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Seven Ways to be financially independent

What is financial independence? Financial independence is the capability to choose & support yourself through your own endeavors. There's 7 ways or habits for you to follow to gain financial independence. With the right attitude & the proper objective in mind, you might find yourself beaming with pride because of your achievement.

If you answered mostly yes, then you are in danger of being financially unstable. You cannot afford the things you require & sometimes, even the things you require. Don’t go sulking out there! You better move your body. If such is the case, better tell yourself that you cannot afford to be that way always. You must be financially independent.

1. Keep a focused vision


Start with a vision. What is your vision for your life? Where are you definitely heading? You require financial independence. You require to be able to stand on your own & have a more stable & secured life, for yourself & for your relatives.

Keep that vision in mind. Hold on to it as you start to realize that vision. The choices & decisions you will make in the future will must head to the direction of your objective. Return to that vision when things get doubtful or hard.

2. Invest your money wisely

Generate income. Your income will be the financial foundation of your vision. This will fundamentally come from your job’s income, but don’t settle with that.

Objective to increase your income. Invest your time, money & hard work in to a beneficial enterprise. Start a business that you feel passionately about & make sure it will work. Think carefully of every detail in your enterprise & work on it. Do not settle with lovely results. Objective for excellence, quality & integrity to succeed.

Start a fund for your future. Allot a percentage of your present income to savings. Do this at the start of each month, before you go ahead. This will avoid the enticement to buy, buy, buy. It will also teach you how to properly budget your money for necessary expenses.

3. Save up

Money in the bank could also earn interest. Although it is not considerable compared to a lovely investment, it is still a lovely way to keep money for your future. make sure you maintain the money in your savings account. Avoid touching it unless it is necessary.

Give value also to your coins. Every single cent matters. All of those scattered coins you have there could comprise a few dollars. Even if it is considerably small amount, it will still find some use for that.

Don’t spend all your earnings. As they say, don’t earn to spend. Buy only things that you require. Tighten those belts for now as you bank for a more secured future. Select to live basically. Forget the require to show off on other people that you can afford. If you require accomplish financial independence, you must hold on to your money as much as possible.

4. Spend wisely

5. Keep contingency designs

Avoid incurring debts as much as possible. Take control of your finances as much as possible. Credit cards for example could hold you locked in a desperate state. You could be getting what you require now through that credit card, but imagine yourself giving the bulk of your income for interest payments! Make ends meet in the meantime for later on in life, you will surely afford to be leisurely.

Protect your interests whenever you enter in to any engagement. Make sure that your endeavor is legal, that you are financially capable, & that it is feasible within your means. This way, you will have optimal performance & desirable results. You could prevent harmful losses in the long run.

You must plan ahead for events in the future. Have contingencies. Make positive that your financial assets are secured. At this phase, it is a lovely option to get an insurance policyowner. Insure your life, health & property, even your loved ones.

Health is wealth. The only way for you to accomplish your dreams & be able to stand on your own is when you are physically & psychologically able to do so. Have regular check ups with your physician. Have a healthy diet. Exercise Regularly. Health will be your asset to accomplish financial independence. Only a lovely physical standing would let you enjoy the fruits of your toils today.

6. Take care of yourself

7. Be Unstoppable

You must keep yourself focused to accomplish the objective of being financially independent. Do not let yourself be distracted by whimsical desires. Do not spray. Do not procrastinate. Every cent & every minute counts as what you do today will have a lot to say on what you will have in the future. Take advantage of every opportunity that will come your way. Keep yourself confident.

Tell yourself, you won't be a loser in this game. You must make it!

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