Many people think that managing others is mostly art, part voodoo. In reality, there is a science to being an effective manager or supervisor.

I had the honor of interviewing marketing expert Shaun Pearce concerning his new product "the Knack of Managing"

Shaun is from the UK and has 20 years experience training executives.  If you are responsible for managing people, this is a MUST hear seminar, check out my review and find out how to get recording online here at the new customer secrets blog:

http://newcustomersecrets.com/blog/2008/02/02/first-post-free-gift-to-help-you-become-a-more-effective-manager/

New report reveals the 50 things most successful people have in common

adsense can now be displayed with other ads.

"How To Quickly & Easily Get A Load Of Fresh Content Every Month EVERY WEEK To Use Any Way You Please Without Writing A Single Word ...PLUS Learn from our Mastermind Group how YOU TOO CAN MAKE MONEY FROM ARTICLES!" Are you looking to cash in on the Google Adsense craze? How about get into professional newsletter publishing? maybe you want to put up fresh, niche content up on your site each week? Or you are not sure what any of that is, but you are ready to make money in your sleep from the internet If you answered yes to any of the above, then my new 100 member mastermind group is for you!

From my family to yours, I wish you a very merry and blessed Christmas!

& Remember - Jesus is the Reason For The Season.

Prizola.com, a Google search partner, is giving away free 3-day/2-night vacation getaway certificates and other prizes to randomly selected searchers every hour in a brand new sweepstakes.

A new internet cash phenomenon is sweeping the nation. With the ability to win prizes and money just by searching on Google, millions of people are gambling with the idea of generating revenue from the comfort of their own homes.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Evans Family!

Fake Credit Report Sites: Cashing in on Your Personal Information You may have seen Web sites or received unsolicited email offering credit reports, sometimes for free. Be aware that some of these online operators may not actually provide credit reports, but may be using these sites as a way to capture your personal information. From there, they may sell your information to others who may use it commit fraud, including identity theft. This is a variation on "phishing," also called "carding," a high-tech scam that uses spam or fraudulent Web sites to deceive consumers into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security numbers, passwords, and other sensitive information. This is an exerpt of an article found on www.AboutCredit.org You can see the full exerpt as well as FTC instructions on how to spot such a fraudulent site here:  http://www.aboutcredit.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=65  Be Careful & Be Blessed Maurice

Most people are billed once a month for services.  But are you really getting billed once per month?

 

You'd better double check.

Standard practice is a new bill is generated every 30 days (or on every “x^th” day of the month)

 

There is a little known “trick” that died out years ago due to customer complaints.  Be sure it is completely dead for you too.

 

 

IF YOU ARE BILLED EVERY                    YOU WILL RECEIVE

30 days                                                            12 charges per year

29 days                                                            12.6 charges per year

28 days                                                            13 charges per year

 

The key is the 28 day billing cycle.  Companies did this and it seemed reasonable to customers because it is close to a “month”.  After all some months have 30 and some have 31 and then one even has 28 days, right?

The explanation was, “Sir/Madam, you have a monthly service, due to our accounting systems, we just produce statements every 28 days.”

 

Click Here to see what GOOGLE says when you search “28 Day Billing”  the #1 result for me is an article written by an owner of an answering company ENCOURAGING people to use this as a way to increase the bottom line.  It was written for connections magazine back in 2000.  Connections magazine is a trade publication for call centers and answering services.

Sadly, this gentleman is right in my home town of Tampa Bay Florida.  Google uses geo tracking to help with results, so he may not be first on your list –so just in case, here is the link:  www.connectionsmagazine.com/articles/0/116.html

 

I DO NOT recommend anyone attempt such practices as it is misleading.  If you do this, ask yourself, is ONE month of extra billing worth making a customer feel taken advantage of?

 

If you find a vendor of yours subjecting you to this type of billing, call and protest. Insist they credit you or put you on 30 day billing – of course this only works if you purchased a service based on “monthly” usage.

 

 

Blessings to you all this CHRISTMAS season,

Maurice Evans

Hi,

Thanks for visiting my blog site.  As you probably know, I have always tried to make my website a resource for small business owners.  I have provided great links to articles and reviews on products and services for small businesses, as well as some of my own personal techniques. 

We also have heavily used the Microsoft ".Net" technology.  In our various incarnations of the i grow your biz website, I have used articles bulletin boards and the like to provide the much requested hints and techniques for small business marketing.

Due to the many requests, everything will from now on be in the ever-popular "blog" format.

So stay tuned as you get a daily does of "marketing whiz for your biz".  In the near future I will institute a blog for www.musicbiztips.com that is more geared towards music business issues.

Enjoy

Maurice Evans
"Mr. I Grow Your Biz"