Month: July 2008

To Spend or Not To Spend: That is the Question

To Spend or Not To Spend: That is the Question

The sub-prime crisis is hurting the US economy, and the worst fear is that the U.S. will stumble from recession into depression. That will really put the whole world into a tailspin. After all, USA is the last surviving political and economy superpower. We read about Americans moving out of the suburbs to live in …

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Should You Ask Your Clients for Their Budget?

Should You Ask Your Clients for Their Budget?

Do you ask your client to provide a budget for a new project? How often did a prospective client look at you suspiciously from under the eyelids, wondering what you were up to? Perhaps, even some of your regulars said something to the effect that “Ermm, John, it’s somewhere around $2,000 to $4000.” The question …

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Survey First Before Choosing a Cheap Web Hosting Provider

Survey First Before Choosing a Cheap Web Hosting Provider

I said recently that cheap web hosting can be good but one got to be discerning. I checked 3 things before I settled with my current web hosting provider: The response rate of the short-listed web hosting provider by sending a ticket with a question. A few blogger-friends’ sites who had similar hosting companies to …

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How to Sell Yourself Effectively The First Time?

How to Sell Yourself Effectively The First Time?

When you introduce yourself for the first time to someone you just met in a networking session, how will you sell yourself? Think, and go through your self-introduction speech in your head before reading on. There’s a reason for this suggestion. The conversation probably goes like this: John: Hi, I’m John Smith. Harry: Hi, John, …

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