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You always need updated computer anti-virus programs on your computer

medievalmagic — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:29:00 -0400

Not every one understands that you have to upgrade your security every year and that you need have whatever system you are using to update as often as possible. Tagged by medievalmagic under anti-virus, bitdefender, business, computer, Internet, Norton, online, security, virus,

Spam is one thing but sending me child porn is criminal

medievalmagic — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:45:00 -0400

Today in my business email was a “wonderful” email of child porn. It was marked as Spam but as I could preview it before opening it I saw what it was about and had to stop from deleting it. It was talking about hardcore sex with little girls and boys and had seven links to video clips of said child sex. What the F*** is this. Tagged by medievalmagic under Crime, criminal, spam, child porn, email, child, children, child safety, parent, parenting, responsibility, internet, online, e-mail, porn,

What you need to know before contracting a web designer or developer

medievalmagic — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:34:00 -0400

The first thing you need to understand is that there is a big difference between a web designer and a web developer. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, business, company, computer, construction, designer, developer, entrepreneur, Internet, mistakes, online, shopping cart, skill, solution, success, successful, Web site,

Does negative marketing work?

medievalmagic — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:52:00 -0400

I completely understand and support why my Government is using negative ads and restrictions to reduce cigarette sales. But will it work? Tagged by medievalmagic under ads, advertising, Brand Strategy, branding, business, Canada, cigarette, company, Government, industry, Kids, marketing, negative, prevent, restrictions, Sale, sales, success, successful, tobacco,

When hiring someone to create a web site do your homework

medievalmagic — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:10:00 -0400

With anything you need to do your research. Put the time into finding the right person or company that fits your budget and creative ideas. Never forget that it is your website and needs to reflect who you are or your companies image. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, business, company, computer, Internet, Medieval Magic, rip off, sabotaging, shopping cart, solution, Web site, website,

Gas prices consequences

medievalmagic — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:28:00 -0400

The first thing I notice is how crowded the bus's are. If you can use a bus to get around it makes more sense then paying for a car, insurance and gas. More and more people are taking their cars off the road. For a lot of people it is a matter of paying for gas or food or rent. The increase in costs due to gas prices is having an impact on every aspect of our lives. People have the same income but now everything costs more. Tagged by medievalmagic under Alternative fuel, business, consequences, economy, Gas, price, cost, recession,

Medieval Magic web site dealing with unexpected issues with hosting company

medievalmagic — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:43:00 -0400

We were contacted by EWD Hosting to find out if we were going to renew our contract with them in June. James replied that we had already found another hosting company and would be transferring our web site to them. Within an hour our web site was gone and our account with EWD was closed, a month and a half early. So our slow building of the web site on our new hosting company has just gone into overdrive. Thank God James had just done a back up of our website so we have some of the data and pages. Gone is our record of sales. That was to be down loaded just before we switch over so it would be right up to date. Nice shock. Good thing we printed off the invoices. Now we have to do a year’s worth of accounting manually. Nice of them to let us know that they were going to do this. Oh wait; they did not let us know that they were going to close down our account a month and a half early just because we were not going to renew our contract in June. Tagged by medievalmagic under Business, company, construction, hosting, Medieval Magic, online, shopping cart, web site,

Let NAFTA die. We don’t want it.

medievalmagic — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:25:00 -0400

Someone who lives in the US stated that they should just close the boarder and not do business with Canada anymore because we are not grateful for all they do for us Canadians. Here is what I think. Tagged by medievalmagic under AMERICA, BUSINESS, CANADA, GOVERNMENT, NAFTA, UNITED STATES, US,

How to go from entrepreneur to successful manager

medievalmagic — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:05:00 -0500

So you are an entrepreneur with a successful small business, you have grown enough that you need to hire people. You have to take time from “doing” to interviewing, hiring, training, motivating, supervising, disciplining, and firing. You have to depend on others to keep your business successful. You have to let go, trust others to do as good a job as you do. Tagged by medievalmagic under advice, business, career, company, entrepreneur, leadership, manager, mistakes, success, successful, work, relations, workplace,

Small business cash flow problems, credit cards solutions?

medievalmagic — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:36:00 -0500

More business go under because of the discrepancy between the inflow and outflow of cash. What good is it if you have $1000’s in accounts receivable if you cannot pay your debts and daily operating costs today? This affects both small and large businesses, it is the way you handle the difference that counts. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, business, cash flow, company, credit card, discrepancy, getting ahead, mistakes, solution, success, successful, work, workplace,

The value of human contact in branding and marketing

medievalmagic — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:22:00 -0500

There is a lesson to be learned by examples set by some of the larger companies who have forgotten the value of human contact in branding and marketing. There is nothing like getting an automated system when you call a company verses getting a real person. I know of some companies that have lost a lot of customers, like me, this way. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, branding, brand strategy, business, company, marketing, success, successful, human,

How to avoid sabotaging your career

medievalmagic — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:48:00 -0500

There is nothing like the fear of success. So how do you avoid sabotaging your career? There are a lot of ways to sabotage a career. Don’t think that just because you have the job that’s it. You still have to keep the job, work with others and survive the politics. Being able to do the job, and doing it well is not enough. Tagged by medievalmagic under advice, business, career, employment, getting ahead, job, mistakes, sabotaging, success, work, work from home, work relations, workplace,

The pitfalls of telecommuting jobs

medievalmagic — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:15:00 -0500

I work from my home, or I should say I have a home business. How much work that actually gets done depends on the day. There are a lot of pitfalls with telecommuting jobs and I fall into every one. Tagged by medievalmagic under advice, business, career, getting ahead, job, mistakes, skill, telecommuting, work, work from home, workplace,

How promotional gifts ensure your company is remembered

medievalmagic — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:04:00 -0500

Who does not have half a dozen or so company logo magnets stuck to your fridge? They work great as a promotional gift for the delivery food industry. Tagged by medievalmagic under ADVICE, BRAND STRATEGY, BUSINESS, GETTING AHEAD, GIFT, GIFTS, MARKETING, PROMOTIONAL, SUCCESSFUL,

Balance in life and work

medievalmagic — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:49:00 -0500

Who are you? How do you see yourself? Is there balance between your work life and home life? Many people identify themselves with their job or job title and not with other achievements or aspects of their lives. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, balance, business, career, successful, work relations, workplace, life, work,

How to develop leadership skills

medievalmagic — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:35:00 -0500

What is the best way to learn how to develop leadership skills? Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, business, career, employment, getting ahead, job, leadership, skill, work, workplace,

How firing your customers can lead to bigger revenue

medievalmagic — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:49:00 -0500

Restricting yourself to concentrating on one market segment can be loosing you money. This is especially true if you are completely missing a larger market or multiple markets. If you are not flexible enough to change with the market or see other markets your company will not grow. Tagged by medievalmagic under Advice, business, getting ahead, internet, marketing, successful,

Common job-hunting mistakes and how to avoid them

medievalmagic — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:38:00 -0500

So you have decided to look for work. That was the easy part, now you have to go job-hunting. Save your self some time and work; find out what are common job-hunting mistakes and how to avoid them. Tagged by medievalmagic under ADVICE, BUSINESS, CAREER, EMPLOYMENT, GETTING AHEAD, JOB, JOB INTERVIEWS, JOB-HUNTING, MISTAKES, SUCCESSFUL, WORK, WORKPLACE,

Benefits and risks or running an online business

medievalmagic — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:28:00 -0500

So you see all these work at home, start your own online business ads. You think, “Hey there must be some thing to this. I would like to stay at home and make lots of money just like all these ads say I can.” Before you leap you need to find out what are the benefits and risks of running an online business. Tagged by medievalmagic under ADVICE, BUSINESS, COMPUTER, INTERNET, INTERNET MARKETING, MARKETING, ONLINE, SALE, SALES, SUCCESSFUL, WORK FROM HOME,

How to deal with buyer fraud on eBay

medievalmagic — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:38:00 -0500

The best way to deal with buyer fraud is to prevent it. Tagged by medievalmagic under Ebay, buyer, seller, selling, fraud, business, online, internet, auction,