Looking for a photography tax professional knowledgeable in the area of intellectual properties? Some people mistakenly think they can turn to a neighbor, or Uncle Jim, or that retired bookkeeper down the block, who is “good at taxes.” The price might be right, but for photographers who go this route, it costs them in the long run. Moreover, they’re opening their checkbook to educate this tax-help person, since the average tax accountant or CPA seldom deals with intellectual properties, if at all.
The aim is to save on your taxes, not to just pay them. (“To evade taxes is illegal, to avoid is your constitutional right!”)
You want a photography tax adviser experienced in intellectual properties, who will show you how to apply for and get the write-offs (deductions) that are due you as a working photographer. A tax accountant experienced in intellectual properties may not be easy to locate in your local neighborhood. But here is a simple method to find one. Check around your community and find several successful creative persons who are doing well in their business: musicians, filmmakers, software developers, artists, songwriters, photographers, etc.
Call each one and ask who they use for their accounting and tax work. After awhile, the same name will keep cropping up. He is your man (or woman).
Rohn Engh is director of PhotoSource International and publisher of PhotoStockNotes. Pine Lake Farm, 1910 35th Road, Osceola, WI 54020 USA. 1 800 624 0266; E-mail: info@photosource.com . Fax: 1 715 248 7394. Web site: http://www.photosource.com
Barbie doll house plans are available in the market from which you can build your own Barbie doll house. Buying a Barbie doll house plans and making your own Barbie doll house is a better option than buying a ready made Barbie doll house .The manufactured Barbie doll houses may be flimsy and liable to break during play.
A Barbie doll house plans helps you to make your own wooden Barbie doll house which is large enough for all of Barbie’s furniture and accessories. They can also be made tall enough for Barbie to stand. A doll house made from a Barbie doll house plans can be strong, sturdy and at the same time, aesthetically pleasing and pretty to look at.
Building a Barbie doll house from a Barbie doll house plan can be an enjoyable experience if you are a little well versed with woodcraft. If you are not wood work friendly, it can turn out to be a difficult process.
You can use a most simple Barbie doll house plan and make a Barbie doll house with your own hands. The method is as follows. You will need a plastic bookcase with shelves tall enough for the Barbie dolls, thin wooden ply, cardboard, strips of wall paper glue, strips of carpet and some paint. After assembling the bookcase as per the directions given, glue the indoor and outdoor carpeting after cutting it to the required size. Cut out the side and back walls from cardboard or thin wood and wall paper the sides of the walls which are inward facing. Paint the reverse side of these walls. Make the interior walls with either cardboard or thin wood and wall paper them on both sides. Make the windows and doors by cutting them out. The final step requires the interior walls to be wedged in and the walls to be screwed in. After this final assembly your Barbie dollhouse using a simple Barbie doll house plan is ready.
The Barbie doll house plan ensures that you have a doll house for your Barbie that has a design of your choice and gives your child hours of playing pleasure.
If you want to know more about Barbie doll house plan just visit www.dollhousecollectables.com.
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“We are responsible for everything in our lives, including how the chemistry in our bodies works or doesn’t work.” Wayne Dyer’s words hit me like a bolt of lightening as I listened to his taped book, You’ll See It When You Believe It.
Throughout the years, I had suffered tremendously with bouts of allergies and asthma; it wasn’t until that moment that I had a confirmation I could eliminate my allergy problems. The asthma attacks had been under control since leaving the mid west where I was born and raised. This move eliminated contact with cattle hair and grain dust and other pollens indigenous to the area, which I had extreme allergic reactions with.
I often spoke, to anyone who would listen, about how the mind heals the body or allows the body to become ill. This knowledge was based on my thoughts, reading and research. As I spoke about my ‘belief/knowledge’ my bouts with allergies hung heavy in my mind. In all of my reading, nothing clicked as a solution until that moment in September 1989. I was 47 years old. As I had learned while studying transactional analysis, Dr. Dyer, also, held the premise: “We are responsible for everything in our lives.” “OK, Wayne,” I said, “I agree. Now what? How can I take responsibility for the chemistry in my body when my immune system is damaged? My immune system contains chemicals,” I reminded myself. “I am responsible for those chemicals doing their job. What am I doing or not doing that is responsible for the chemicals not doing their job?” I asked myself fervently.
A few days later I began, in earnest, to be a detective. I revisited myself as an infant in the crib. With much satisfaction and pride, my father has told the story that he knew how to quiet a howling infant. With his hand, big and muscular from working as a cattle rancher, he ‘patted my back with three or four hard, quick pats, ‘You,’ he proudly announced, ’stopped howling. You seemed to like it,’ he concluded, ‘because you always stopped howling.’
My father was physically abused as a child, and he carried the legacy into his parenting. He did not consider the ‘hard quick pats’ on my tiny back as abusive, nor would anyone necessarily consider either of us as abused at the time of our upbringings; some people would not consider it abuse today. In the days of my father’s childhood, and those of my own, this type of behavior with a child was viewed as stringent discipline for a child obviously needing corrective action. However, with certainty, my abuse began when I was an infant in the bassinet. As I revisited my infancy and childhood, no new memories came forth. This was frustrating. I had not found any new clues. “Chemicals. I am responsible for my chemicals. How can I take responsibility for those chemicals?” The answer seemed elusive, but I was determined. “Chemicals? What mechanism triggers the release of my chemicals?”
“Ye gads! The brain. The brain sends messages to all systems in the body. The portion of the brain that controls the chemicals is often called ‘the old brain’: it is the ‘fight-flight’ mechanism that instantaneously (no need for conscious command) sends chemicals so the system can ‘fight or flee.’
“So what has that got to do with allergies?” I asked myself. “Allergies, allergies, allergy attack, allergy attack—am I getting somewhere? I am being attacked by pollen—so? What is the link between allergy attacks and being an abused child? Allergy attack—allergy attack.” Days and weeks passed. I repeatedly mulled the thought, “Allergy attack, child abuse, allergy attack, child abuse: there is a link. I know there is a link. What is the link?”
When the human system is attacked by something, the immune system instantaneously sends chemicals to fight the invasion. “My system is damaged since being frightened as an infant,” I lamented. “What can I do now? I am responsible for the chemicals in my body,” I reminded myself. “How do I make a system work that has been damaged? If my brain controls the chemicals and my thoughts control my brain, I can control those chemicals. Nevertheless,
how can I control the chemicals? The link-where is the link?”
I began thinking about the incidents of physical abuse. I saw my father’s menacing figure coming at me—his face red, hand raised, swearing and shouting. Whack, his large hand hit the side of my head. ATTACK! My father attached me verbally and physically. There is the link! Allergy attack’s verbal/physical attack—the two had emerged in my psyche as the same.
To understand the physiological and psychological construct, one needs to accept the reality that the physical body and psyche are intertwined. One is not separate from the other. To understand the emergence of allergy attacks with verbal or physical attacks in my psyche, we need to discern my experience as an infant in the bassinet. The five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch are an infant’s only means of understanding their world and communicating. Three of the five senses are activated by the technique such as my father’s to quiet a howling infant: The infant hears the father’s footsteps and, in the first instance, assumes that someone is coming to comfort her. The father says, ‘Be quiet [shut up];’ in a loud voice; simultaneously the impact of a hard, quick pat is registered (touch). The shock of the loud voice (hearing) and hard pat (touch) is reacted to by a restriction in crying (breathing)—breathing and smell are synonymous.
The shock of the loud voice and physical impact has knocked the breath from the infant. When the infant’s autonomic system reactivates breathing, the infant breathes in the smell of cattle hair and grain odor, which permeates the father’s clothes. In many instances, the mother responds to the crying infant; however, the infant is unable to distinguish when the mother or father will respond. Therefore, the infant soon recognizes the footsteps of the father, but has no way to escape. Her fight and flight mechanism is triggered, and chemicals surge through her body requiring additional oxygen as her heart rate and breathing increase. As she attempts to bring in oxygen, she simultaneously constricts her crying; the two conflict with each other. This causes swelling in the bronchial system, which is how asthma is manifested—restricted bronchial passage.
Not withstanding, humans have evolved with immunities to the elements that are common to the environment. With rare exceptions, the human immune system, as a chemically functioning system, is adequate to protect the organism. In an experience such as mine, the infant’s psyche is being imprinted through three of the five senses. This leaves a powerful impact. As in my case, cattle hair and grain odors are associated with fear and not being able to breathe. Thus, my asthma/allergies became a physical reaction to fear, distress and the sensation associated with any strong smells. I remember experiencing asthma attacks when I was anticipating a stressful situation involving my father or if he verbally attacked me.
Through listening to my past feelings and watching my reactions, I accepted the reality that my immune system had been damaged. The doctors also told me my immune system was ineffective, but they blamed it on a fact of genetics fluke, something I had to accept. I dutifully accepted my fate; after all, doctors know the human body and are healers-they know best. The next step, I began observing my physical reactions whenever I started having allergic reactions. “What did I tell myself-what did I tell my brain?
My brain has the power to send chemicals to my immune system. Why weren’t my chemicals there when I needed them?” I observed and observed. One day I noticed a very subtle body sensation, so subtle that I hardly noticed its presence. The body sensation was so faint and so far away. I barely captured it. “What was the origin of this faint sensation? Listen carefully, listen, observe, listen. Yes, yes, there it is: Shut down, shutdown, do not move, do not think, do not feel, do not react, you cannot do anything, shutdown.’” My heartbeat seemed so still. It was very faint. I took my pulse and had a hard time finding it. “How is that connected to my chemicals? How is that connected to my immune chemicals not being sent?” I continued to listen and observe my body’s reaction to smells.
Ye gads! The thought came into my mind. My fight-flight command was not being activated. Instead, I was telling my fight-flight system to shut down. WHAT? The fight-flight mechanism is fundamental to the survival of the system. I was telling mine to shut down. My mind then wandered back to the incident when my father attempted to chase me with the horse. I realized that was the time I shut my fight-flight system down more than it had ever been shut down. “Do not move, do not move, do not think, do not feel, do not react, you cannot do anything, shut down.” My heart stood still as the horse jolted to a stop in front of me, his hot breath blowing in my face. From that point on, I remember not feeling the pain when my father hit me. I was completely shut down.
As the days passed, I continued to listen to and observe my breathing. As I observed, I became aware that I became passive when a sneeze was an allergic sneeze. The thought was, “There is nothing you can do, the pollen attacks and you are in a lot of pain and feel sick and can hardly function, but it only lasts a short time. Withstand the pain—keep going—it will pass.” As a child, I could not fight or flee. Emotionally, to survive the verbal and physical attacks, I became passive by telling myself, “The best course of action is to do nothing.” This thought process subconsciously blocked the transference of survival chemicals to protect my system from danger. When the chemicals were sent, I could feel the bone-chilling pain before and after the assault. I did not like this chilling pain and, therefore, instructed myself to shut down.
Eureka, the final link! I had trained my brain to stop sending the fundamental fight-flight chemicals used to protect the system. No wonder the doctor gave me adrenaline shots when my natural chemicals did not work. Adrenaline is the major chemical the immune system sends to fight or flee. The next step was to monitor the messages I gave myself when I sneezed. The pattern was consistent-I became very passive, I could feel my senses shut down. All my muscles relaxed, no outward emotion. Nothing! I listened, observed and listened. After many years of telling my brain to shut down, learning to fight back was not easy. It was so natural to shut down. Nevertheless, I listened and every time I felt myself shut down, I gave a command to fight back. I visualized the chemicals rushing into the blood stream and throughout my body. I practiced and practiced. Gradually, I noticed a difference in the severity and the duration of allergy attacks. Spring 1990 arrived (a usually difficult season, as I was allergic to tree and grass pollens): no sneezing, no watery eyes, no coughing. Eureka! I did it. I did it! This was and remains a physical and psychological victory with extensive implications. I wanted to shout from the rooftops. I wanted to tell everyone—Metaphysical healing works!!
With each passing pollen season, I have been increasingly allergy-free. For three years, it was necessary that I consciously made the effort to ‘remind’ myself to fight back. I do not need to have total concentration anymore. In addition, if I have allergic reactions to manufactured elements, I do not hold myself responsible for generating the immune system to fight back. This is due to the fact that the immune system protects the system from natural elements; if I held myself responsible for eliminating all allergic reactions, I could set up unrealistic demands and constitute an unrealistic psychological failure as well.
A note of caution for anyone who may think I have described this process as simple and easy: it was very difficult and required concentration, commitment and dedication. During the beginning stage of recovery, any distractions resulted in reduction in concentration as well as reduction in effectiveness. This was discouraging at times and I heard myself saying, “See you cannot really change this damage, you are not as good as you think you are.” This was an example of all the negating and demoralizing things my father said to me. It occurred to me, I was allowing other people’s words to control what I could or could not accomplish today, and I became even more determined.
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer specializes in: Mind, Body, Spirit healing for Individuals, Special Issues and Professional Coaching. As an inspirational leader, Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life’s challenges as an opportunity for Emotional Healing and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.gen-assist.com
Everyone has a travel dream. For many it is hitting the road for a relatively unlimited time, either here or abroad.
But how many people actually get from the dreaming to the doing?
Here’s a list to inspire you to go live your personal vision of a road trip dream.
BRAINSTORM WHAT YOU WOULD WANT TO DO ON YOUR TRIP
Everyone has dreams about what they would like to do “if they just had the time” to take that long, unencumbered vacation. What are those things for you? Why not take a weekend away and begin to formulate your plan? Dream big.
PICK A THEME OR TWO
Once you have identified all the ideas you might enjoy doing, there is a sad reality: even in a year, you can’t do it all. So organize those groups of ideas into a “theme” for your trip. Maybe it is seeing all the national parks, or seeing a baseball game in every major-league stadium, or painting a scene in every state. The ideas are endless depending upon your interests.
RESEARCH YOUR IDEAS
Now the fun begins. To further refine your ideas, get on the Internet and browse, order visitor guides from the locations you plan to travel in, buy some books about your destinations, talk to people who share your passions, subscribe to some online “newsletters.” Get excited, get motivated to go.
START “SOCIALIZING” THE TRIP WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS
One of the most difficult parts of actually doing a trip of a lifetime is gaining the support of your family and friends. It’s not that they really don’t want you to have this incredible experience; it is that we are all resistant to change, and your leaving means adjustments in their lives. Start early, talk often, but make sure they know you really are going to do this.
DECIDE ON YOUR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
More research is in order. Do you want to camp or stay in motels — or a combination? Do you want to move every day or stay in one spot for awhile? How important is it to have your belongings around you? All of these issues and more will influence your choice of transportation.
DEVELOP A BUDGET TO MEET YOUR GOALS
There are many ways to finance your dream trip, but at some point you do have to figure out the details. Once you know what you want your trip to entail, how long you will be gone, and how you will travel, it is time to put pencil to paper.
MAKE LISTS OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO LEAVE ON YOUR TRIP
There is so much to think about that it may seem overwhelming. You begin to doubt that you can make it happen. But you can. Just take a deep breath, and work through it step-by-step.
PICK A DATE TO LEAVE AND START WORKING TOWARD IT
This is VERY important. Once you have a real date to leave, everything will begin to fall into place and your dream will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. People will help you; you will have a special theme and trip to plan on. Then, before you know it, you will be on your way.
INCLUDE FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN GETTING READY TO GO
Everyone will want to feel included, and feel that you have taken care of their needs while you are gone. One of the best ways to do that is to let them help you plan it and help find solutions to the issues that arise. Every family has issues to manage, don’t be discouraged by them.
SAY GOOD-BYE AND HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE!
The work is done and the date is drawing near. Let your friends throw you a going-away party or two. Take pictures and exchange e-mail addresses in order to stay in touch. Give them your website address, so they can follow your travels. Wave good-bye and embark on the journey of a lifetime!
Excerpted from Live Your Road Trip Dream: Travel for a year for the cost of staying home ©2004 Phil and Carol White. All rights reserved. To order: 1-888-522-TRIP (8747) or visit http://www.RoadTripDream.com
You may reprint these tips for free provided you send a tear sheet and the full credit as given. If you have any questions, contact Kate Bandos at KSB Promotions, 800-304-3269 or kate@ksbpromotions.com.
The Whites decided that the time had come to just take off and travel. Once they were on the road, people peppered them with questions, not so much about what they were doing (everyone has their own dream!), but about HOW they actually made it happen. It was with the encouragement of want-to-be travelers everywhere that Live Your Road Trip Dream was created.
If there is one food people are emotional about it’s chocolate. We love it, want it, crave it, fear it. Thoughts of chocolate evoke tender feelings of comfort and self-pampering. We associate chocolate with happy times and consider it a must-have tonic in times of stress and anxiety. With Valentine’s Day next week the store shelves are loaded with the “guilty pleasure.” Let’s take a look at the latest scientific beliefs and establish the facts before we let chocolate be part of our LivingAfterWLS diet.
Chocolate comes from roasted cacao beans, which are mashed into a thick paste, heated to liquid state and then tempered before being shaped into bars. Sugar and vanilla are added during the mashing phase. The result of this process is cocoa butter, chocolate liquor or cocoa.
The cocoa butter in chocolate is a saturated fat. According to recent studies the body is able to turn the cocoa butter fat into monounsaturated fat in a process similar to pressing olive oil. According to Dr. Andrew Weil chocolate appears to be neutral in regard to cardiovascular health and may actually lower serum cholesterol. In addition it contains strong antioxidant activity, equivalent to that of red wine and green tea.
Dr. David Katz, a nutrition expert with the Yale School of Medicine agrees with Dr. Weil. “There are some unique health benefits in chocolate,” said Katz. “These include an array of antioxidants that have been shown to give some protection against cancer. In fact, cocoa has more flavanoids — an important antioxidant — than green tea. It’s probably the richest source of flavanoids in our diet,” he said.
Is this carte blanche to indulge in chocolate? Probably not. Dr. Katz warned “chocolate will never help you lose weight. While chocolate may be high in nutrients, it is also high in calories. Even a new sugar-free chocolate introduced by Godiva doesn’t give people a free pass to go overboard.”
What is the best chocolate in respect for the WLS?
From a health standpoint for LivingAfterWLS the best choice is high-quality, plain, dark chocolate. Dr. Weil suggests, “Cheaper brands contain less actual chocolate, often replacing expensive cocoa butter with unhealthful hydrogenated vegetable oils. The first ingredient on a bar of high-quality chocolate should be chocolate (also called chocolate liquor, cacao or cocoa. It should never be sugar.”
Quality chocolate will bear a “percent” of cocoa. Bitter baking chocolate is 100% cocoa. Most people enjoy and are satisfied by 70 percent cocoa and 80 percent is too bitter than most people enjoy. Remarkably, most people who enjoy an occasional treat of quality chocolate report being satisfied with a very small one-once serving.
Many health oriented stores carry quality organic chocolate. A commonly available organic chocolate, Dagoba New Moon contains 74% dark chocolate. A one-ounce serving contains 159 calories, 7 grams fat, 13 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams protein, 8 grams sugar and 4 grams fiber.
In comparison, a 1-ounce serving of Hershey’s Dark chocolate contains 152 calories, 8.6 grams fat (4.6 grams saturated) 2 grams protein, 17 g grams carbohydrate, 15 grams sugar. And the Hershey’s Dark Chocolate is only 35% cocoa, which means the flavanoids, and antioxidants are not dense.
Either choice is a gamble. Considering the fat and sugar content of both examples even one ounce of chocolate is a potential dumping disaster for the gastric bypass patient. For the lap-band patient who doesn’t fear dumping the potential to eat more than a one ounce serving is a potential weight-gain disaster.
Dr. Katz said dark chocolate is the best choice because it is rich in fiber, magnesium and antioxidants. Moderation is the key. “It’s an indulgence,” said Katz. “But if you choose wisely, you can get some health benefits.”
Kaye Bailey © 2006 - All Rights Reserved
An award winning journalist and former newspaper editor Kaye Bailey brings expertise in writing and personal experience with gastric bypass surgery to EzineArticles.com. Kaye Bailey is the founder of LivingAfterWLS, an online market driven social space evoking feelings of comfort, understanding, knowledge, warmth, acceptance, trust and happiness.
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The most cost effective part of a product’s journey is from the shelf to the checkout, we rely on the consumer to carry out this handling process. The most expensive exercise is getting the product to the shelf.
Whatever branch of retailing you are in, the area that is absorbing most energy is in supply chain management.
The supermarkets, who are also in pet products, lead the way. In Australia, Woolworths have saved $2 billion Australian dollars by reducing their distribution centres from 31 to 11 and have also ensured their inventory turnaround has gone from 16 days to 12 days. Tesco in the UK have reduced their inventory at store level to 5 days. These are real savings to the retail industry.
Push it or pull it
Traditionally the industry has pushed products through the industry. Suppliers have sold products to retailers, retailers have put them on the shelf with the hope that consumers would buy them.
The industry will change to a pull supply chain management system. This is where the chain initiation starts with the consumer who buys a products, this triggers a process where the retailer orders product from the supplier based on a “just in time” process.
Supply chain management really means supply chain integration. We all have to work together.
Why now? There are a number of reasons. The dominance of Wal-Mart’s (the world’s biggest business) slow growth in retail sectors, high inventory levels and high out of stocks have forced retailers and suppliers to analyse the supply chain and look for means of improvement.
Where do you start?
Start with the store, re-look at the category with the customer in mind, develop best shelf practice planograms, list the shelf strategy and work backwards towards the vendor.
This process is a challenge for all concerned. It is more than looking at IT strategies. It includes taking on board RFI (Radio Frequency Identification), something all Wal-Mart suppliers have to have implemented by 2005. It includes re-looking at distribution channels and who organises and pays for the channel.
About the Author
John Stanley is a conference speaker and retail consultant with over 20 years experience in 15 countries. John works with pet retailers around the world assisting them with their merchandising, staff and management training, customer flow, customer service and image. Visit www.johnstanley.cc or email us on newsletter@johnstanley.cc.
Fishing can be a relaxing way to spend your weekends. It has been proven that fishing is one of the all-time treasured experiences of thousands of American families. However, any sport has its dangerous side and fishing is no exemption.
Majority of fishing equipment have sharp tools such as metal hooks which may lead to accidents when the fishing environment unexpectedly changes for the worse. Storms, hurricanes, wild currents, and other mishaps, could spoil your fishing trip.
If you are planning to go on a fishing expedition with family or friends, here is a list of urgent situations and what preparations you need to face each scenario.
1) Weather – Before packing up your bags and traveling to you fishing spot, consult or be aware of the weather conditions for the day and the following days. Whether you are fishing on shores or in a boat, you should be cautious of the conditions such as flash floods, storm movements and darkening of the skies. When signals such as extreme lightning strikes, you should head to dry land immediately.
Having a sun-drenched day is not really an “appropriate fishing day.” You should be aware that spending many hours with exposure to the sun could damage your skin. Be prepared by bringing sun block to avoid sunburns. You should be aware of heat sickness symptoms such as nausea, breathing difficulty, lightheadedness, and unable to concentrate on tasks. Prepare a supply of water or liquid beverages to keep hydrated.
2) Sharp fishing equipments – Since fishing includes many sharp tools, you should always be prepared to treat injuries by packing disinfectants such as medicated lotion or spray and hydrogen peroxide. If an incident leads the skin to bleed, you would need bandages, cotton or paper towel. Bring your own first aid kit.
3) Tangles – One of the most common fishing hindrances is wherein your line is caught in anything surrounding your fishing spot such as trees, logs, etc. Try to get your line or fishing rod out of the tangle immediately to avoid the problem that could lead into a major accident. You could either snap off the branches of the tree or carefully and slowly remove your line away from where it is tangled.
4) Bait – When you run out of bait, it could spoil your while fishing trip. Avoid this by splitting up the rest of the bait into halves, quarters or thirds. The worm, even if divided, could still move, so the divided worms could still lure your target fish.
Be prepared to face any scenario to keep your fishing adventure as relaxed as possible. With all these in mind, you could enjoy your fishing trip safely and successfully.
Travis Clemens is a life time fisherman and he knows the ins and outs of gettinem on the hook! You too can gettem on the hook with Travis as your guide! www.best-fishing-tips.com
If you are a Canadian company and the Canadian market is one of your main sources, then there are a few things you will need to check to see if in fact you are showing up in Google Canada results when someone searches “pages from Canada”. First thing you can do is search for your company name in Google.ca and make sure you check the option “pages from Canada”. If you are showing up in the results, then there should be no problem.
First, if you have a .ca domain name, and this is the site you are marketing, then you should be fine. But the problem is, many Canadian companies choose to pick a .com for the web address. If you fall under this, scenario, and the Canadian market is a main focus, then you will need to check to see where your IP address is listed (the country that is). Some of the more popular whois sources these days will provide information on what country the IP is listed, or you can contact your hosting company and ask them.
If you are looking for a hosting company in Canada, do not assume because they are from Canada that they will have a Canadian IP address. Sometimes they happen to get their IPs from the United States (or else where), so a quick email to the hosting company should be suffice in finding out the information you need. From here it’s finding a reliable hosting company. Picking the wrong one could provide negative results for your business. Check around and do some research. It will pay off in the long run.
There are other options available involving registering a .ca domain name and using a redirect to your main site. But the quickest way would be changing hosting companies.
One thing you may have noticed that is a bit odd, is that your website will show up in Google Local search no matter what your domain extension is or where your hosting IP is located, but Google Local Search and Google Canada “pages from Canada” still doesn’t seem to match up. You would figure that if you qualify to show up for one Google Local, then surely you should for the other. Lets hope this missed connection is eventually linked up.
Gerard Manning is an SEO consultant for the Search Engine Marketing Firm Manning Search Marketing based out of Atlantic Canada
Jacksonville New Homes and Condominums
Currently with over 150 new home developments sites under
way it should not be surprising that making the best
decision about what areas to choose from can seem a little
overwhelming. In order to make it easier to find new homes,
Jacksonville should be broken down into different quadrants.
Mainly four different areas with different styles to choose
from. Downtown should be considered one quadrant. The
Northside which has been steadily expanding is another. The
beaches, intercoastal and Southside can be considered
together although vastly different depending on the area.
Lastly the Westside has a large variety of new home sites.
Attempting to review each new home site development is
beyond the scope of this article. However listed below you
will find each new development and their available price
ranges. This should give you a pretty good idea of what new
homes Jacksonville has to offer. For specifics it would
probably be best if you contacted a Jacksonville real estate
agent to help you decide.
Now on to the best new homes Jacksonville has to offer.
Downtown is currently undergoing a revitalization. While
single family homes are available they reside in the
historic Springfield district. The new projects primarily
consist of condominums and are starting to pop up more
frequently. Deciding what to choose from in the downtown
area would make talking to a real estate agent a wise
decision and would make life considerably easier.
Jacksonville’s Northside currently has over 15 new home
development sites under way, you can find new homes priced
from the low 100’s up to the 350’s price range in more
exclusive areas. Once again a Jacksonville real estate agent
can provide you representation as a new home buyer.
Moving eastward towards the ocean there are at least
fourteen new home development sites in the works. Prices
hover in the 200’s on the low side and go as high as a
million plus on the upper end. This area includes the
Southside and intercoastal area which is developing some 21
different condominium and town home complexes. These really
run the gamut in price starting in the 70’s and pushing the
900’s mark along the ocean.
To round things out with what’s possible in new homes,
Jacksonville’s Westside which includes Orange Park, and
Fleming Island provide plenty in the way of new single
family homes. With approximately twenty new home site
developments going on at any given time lots of options are
available. Prices start in the 100’s and top out in the
300’s range.
This is obviously a broad overview of the amount of new
homes, Jacksonville developers have to offer. In order to
truly search for the best home that fits your needs a
Jacksonville real estate agent should be someone to consider.
Keep in mind that one area that was not mentioned is St
Johns County. It is one of the hottest areas in the
Jacksonville market. It is quickly becoming in high demand
because of its well documented commitment to the high
quality schools. Among the stand outs in the area are Ponte
Vedra Beach, World Golf Village and soon Nocatee.
“Are you tired of having to search on your own”
Tracey Kirchain works as an agent for
Prudential Network Realty in Jacksonville, Florida.
She will help you find the home you’re looking for
quickly and easily. Selling can also be challenging.
Enlisting the help of a professional agent saves
time and money. Visit http://www.homesalesofjax.com for
more great
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One of the most important marketing tools is an effective logo. It provides an easily recognizable identity for your business or organization. It not only communicates who you are but what you are. Therefore, every business or organization contemplating adopting a logo should know the criteria that make for an effective logo.
The first characteristic of an effective logo is that it has immediate impact. Your logo should catch the viewer’s eye and hold the viewer’s attention. Consider the logo of Apple Computers; the graphic apple with a stylized bite taken out of it has immediate product and corporate identification with consumers. An effective logo “grabs” attention.
In addition to impact, a good logo must be good to look at. An effective logo should have the look and feel of “art”, if a logo is not appealing to the eye it will defeat its purpose - attracting attention and providing effective identification.
Closely related to these first two characteristics of a good logo, is distinctiveness. A good logo must stand out from the crowd. A logo that is too similar to other logos is not only confusing but it could be embarrassing or even costly. In 2003, the Chicago Bears sued another professional football team over a logo that was too similar to the Bears’ logo!
This brings us to the next characteristic of an effective logo the logo must create or evoke a positive image. “Branding” is a common marketing principle based on product identification growing out of identifying a product with a positive image and a sense of goodwill.
Another characteristic of a good logo is that it accurately represents the organization or business. If a company or organization wants to project a serious, professional image, the logo must look professional. A humorous or whimsical logo would be counterproductive to projecting professionalism.
A good logo must also be straightforward. It has to be free from ambiguity. If the meaning of the logo is vague, if it creates doubt, or if it is indistinct, it cannot be effective.
An effective logo is also comprehensible. A logo must be legible and immediately recognizable from a distance. The meaning of a logo is so tied to its distinct visual form that recognition, a principle function of the logo, would be lost if it were not comprehensible.
The best logos are the most memorable logos. The Apple Computer “Apple” logo and the McDonald’s Hamburgers “golden arches” are great logos because they are memorable to the point of being iconic.
A logo must also be flexible enough to give the same impression yesterday, today, and tomorrow so the logo design survives changing fashion. Originally, Apple designed its logo as a monochrome apple with a bite taken out of it to symbolize the acquisition of knowledge. With the advent of the Apple II and its advantage of displaying color, however, Apple added multi-colored bands to its logo.
A good logo must also copy well. In any business or organization, the use of a logo becomes ubiquitous - it is ever-present on buildings, letterhead, signs, products, promotional items, etc. A good logo will be as effective on a business card as it is on a billboard - small scale and large scale uses. Will the logo still be recognizable printed on the barrel of a ballpoint pen?
A logo identifies a business or organization so it would be counterproductive to change it because it did not wear well over time. Do you remember what we said about “branding” earlier in this article? Companies that have invested vast amounts of money, time, and effort to establish their “brand” do not change it frequently for a reason. Make sure your logo will be “timeless” for the same reason.
Finally, the last criteria for a good logo it is a logo you will be proud to use it. If your logo meets all the criteria listed above, it will be an effective logo and one that you and your organization will be proud to use.
Vukan Karadzic is the main logo designer at E Logo Design. See the best logos they did.
