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Digg it UP - Choosing a Domain Name
Not long ago a woman contacted me the day after she had the worst performance appraisal of her career. Feeling blindsided by unwarranted criticism and unrecognized for the hard work she had contributed during the year, she was ready to walk away from her job!At that point all I could do was damage control. While I was able to offer advice and strategies to help her gain clarity about what happened, minimize the damage to her self esteem, and help her re-establish communication with her boss, how much better it would have been had she come to see me before her performance review! We could have tracked her progress on key projects, identified challenges she has faced, and developed an action plan to help her overcome them. She might have even walked away with praise and a raise instead of criticism.Follow these suggestions to make your next performance review a springboard to success.1. MEET WITH YOUR MANAGE
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's
A strategic approach is not limited to National or Major Accounts only. Unless your sales are 100% opportunistic, a strategy is still key to managing your team, and for each member of the team looking to succeed not only on an account level but their whole territory.This may seem straight forward, but there are many sales people who either do not have a strategic approach at all, or apply only aspects of a strategy to their accounts and territory. A successful strategy involves four key elements· Time Management· Planning· Information/knowledge· ExecutionThe absence of one will have an exponential detrimental effect on success, even when the other elements are applied. None of these is new to most sales people, but applying all four in a way that leads to desire
So you're looking for a domain name? Maybe you have an online business you want to start up, or perhaps you already have a business but want to give yourself and online presence? You might not want to do any business, but would rather have a place where family and friends can go and keep in touch or see what's going on in your daily life. No matter what your goals are, if you're looking to make any kind of online presence, you are going to want to look into registering a domain name.
The first thing you need to do, before anything else, is decide what name you are getting, and what extension (.com, .net, .org, .us, etc) you want. I will talk about finding a good name first as it's usually the hardest part. When choosing a name, you are not just picking any random term or phrase. You need to ask yourself a few questions first such as:
What is my goal for this domain name?
Am I selling anything?
Is this based on an existing business?
Do I want to make a business out of this domain name?
Questions like this are important because it helps you narrow down a purpose for the domain name. What does that matter you ask? Well, if you are selling cars you might want to look for a name like cars.com. This is what's referred to a generic term or keyword. We'll focus on keywords later on, for now, I just want you to think about how people should find you, remember you, and know you in the future. Cyberspace is a very large place so you want to make sure your customers/friends/family can find you easily, and remember what the name is so they can visit again whenever they like.
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's n
We all know the story. Your boss is smart, dynamic, stylish and successful. You feel great when he smiles at you after you've impressed him. He believes in mentoring and guiding you to bring out your very best and he's not shy about praising you when you deliver. Then, after one too many late nights in the office working on that special project, he starts to drive you absolutely crazy. You want him, oh dear, and how. What should you do?Take stockAssess the situation. Ask yourself: Is it really a good idea to make a move on the boss? Is he even interested in you? Is he actually available? How would the rest of the office react if something did happen? How would this affect your career? Is this a risk that is actually worth taking?Reasons against a romanceThink of the embarrassment if you try to make a move and he backs away in shock. Not to mention the reaction of your co-workers when they find out -a
The first thing you need to do, before anything else, is decide what name you are getting, and what extension (.com, .net, .org, .us, etc) you want. I will talk about finding a good name first as it's usually the hardest part. When choosing a name, you are not just picking any random term or phrase. You need to ask yourself a few questions first such as:
What is my goal for this domain name?
Am I selling anything?
Is this based on an existing business?
Do I want to make a business out of this domain name?
Questions like this are important because it helps you narrow down a purpose for the domain name. What does that matter you ask? Well, if you are selling cars you might want to look for a name like cars.com. This is what's referred to a generic term or keyword. We'll focus on keywords later on, for now, I just want you to think about how people should find you, remember you, and know you in the future. Cyberspace is a very large place so you want to make sure your customers/friends/family can find you easily, and remember what the name is so they can visit again whenever they like.
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's
EFT (electronic funds transfer) refers to monetary transfers between different accounts via electrical signals and secured codes. These electric payments are a fairly new means of money transfer, and can be used to pay taxes, make personal, and company payments. Electronic funds transfer systems, include a large number of financial transaction systems. These include fund transfers amongst major banks and transfers among the Federal Reserve Banks through their private network. They are commonly termed as Fed Wire transfers. Other financial institutions are also encouraging the use of EFT. ACH-Debit and Credit departments honor the use of EFT.EFT permits ISA+ payees to authorize direct premium payments from their bank accounts. This is feasible for the government as well as account holders. It is a time saving system, and charges to clear EFT payments are lower than check clearance costs. They reduce the requirement of wr
What is my goal for this domain name?
Am I selling anything?
Is this based on an existing business?
Do I want to make a business out of this domain name?
Questions like this are important because it helps you narrow down a purpose for the domain name. What does that matter you ask? Well, if you are selling cars you might want to look for a name like cars.com. This is what's referred to a generic term or keyword. We'll focus on keywords later on, for now, I just want you to think about how people should find you, remember you, and know you in the future. Cyberspace is a very large place so you want to make sure your customers/friends/family can find you easily, and remember what the name is so they can visit again whenever they like.
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's
Why would I pick this group over another group?How many business leads groups have you heard about? I have heard of dozens and each has a group of 20 or more people. The problem is that they often have restrictions on the number of people in a particular category. Fortunately or unfortunately, this limits the number of groups that you can choose from. Sometimes a group will have several Chapters, especially when one group gets too large and people in the same category want to join. These splinter groups are often small to start with and then find themselves on the same treadmill. So how do you find the right group for your business? I suggest that you get invited to several groups and test the waters.Even if you have the same category as someone else, you should find a way to be invited. You will not find out about how the meetings are conducted and how leads are handled unless you become a participant at one or t
Do I want to make a business out of this domain name?
Questions like this are important because it helps you narrow down a purpose for the domain name. What does that matter you ask? Well, if you are selling cars you might want to look for a name like cars.com. This is what's referred to a generic term or keyword. We'll focus on keywords later on, for now, I just want you to think about how people should find you, remember you, and know you in the future. Cyberspace is a very large place so you want to make sure your customers/friends/family can find you easily, and remember what the name is so they can visit again whenever they like.
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's
So you have satisfied customers. So what."What do you mean, so what! We work very hard to achieve customer satisfaction - we're very proud of it."Yes, no dispute that customer satisfaction is critical in the twenty first century, your company won't survive without it - it’s what customers now expect. That's not what we're talking about. We're talking about customer loyalty."What's the difference?" you say. Plenty. Customer satisfaction is sending a happy customer OUT of your business; customer loyalty is bringing a happy customer BACK to your business. They are very different events.We've all read the research that shows 96% of customers with a problem will never complain (if they complained you'd have a chance to fix the problem and retain the customer), and the stories of customer focused organisations that enjoy explosive growth by giving you a discount if the phone rings more than
Now, I mentioned that cars.com is "generic". This is because it's not the name of a brand, or company, or logo. For example, cars is a generic term but Ford is not. Pen is a generic term, but Bic is not. I think you get the picture. These terms can make a difference because if you register a domain that is a non generic term, then it's possible someone owns that trademark. I can tell you right now, you want to steer clear of trademarks when it comes to registering a domain name (unless you own that trademark of course). Registering someone else's trademark can potentially get you into serious trouble. If you want to check on trademarks prior to registering a domain name, you can check out Legal Zoom. They have a nice system to search for trademarks and register your own if interested.
Another reason generic terms are great domain names is because they get high amounts of "web traffic". Unlike highway traffic, web traffic is good and the more your website gets, the more potential you have to reach more people, sell more items, or educate more people on your topics. It's worth mentioning that many people make a very good living purely buying and selling domain names. Generic terms have gone for over a million dollars before for a single sale. I would highly advise buying a generic domain name from someone if you don't have a very strong understanding of domain names and exactly what type of goals you have, accompanied by a strong business plan to achieve those goals. So this bears the question, where do you regis
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