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Are You Paying Too much For Web Hosting?

May 30, 2019 0 Comments

It’s only fair to share…

Many small business sites only need basic hosting plans and too often they are paying ridiculous rates. I am writing this due to the sheer fact that as a business owner you know you need a web presence. But, the concept of having a website in the first place is to bring you more business, to get your name out there, to help you market your services/products…It is not to pay ridiculous prices just for hosting.

Perfect example:

I recently met an owner of a non profit that was paying $95 per month for their website hosting. Now they had a basic wordpress website that really required little to no changes on a continual basis. There is no online ordering or any other special features.  For a site like this you should not be paying $95 a month or anywhere close to that.

Shockingly, he is paying over $1,000.00 per year for hosting!!!  When I told him the bad news that he was paying four or five times what he really should be paying he was not all to happy.  Needless to say he switched hosting plans to us at the end of his contract.

Unfortunately, this is not rare, and their are many hard working business owners that are paying too much to Web Design and Hosting companies.  This results from the owners either being inexperienced with the internet or just too busy to do their own due diligence about the costs.

Typically if you …

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The Rise In Popularity of Mens Kilts

March 31, 2019 0 Comments

Is it possible that a kilt can become a modern fashion for men? Over fifty designers, currently promoting this fashion trend, want to have their way and make the kilt the hottest “new” male fashion item to hit the runways in many decades.

To create a new fashion out of something as ancient as the kilt takes a lot of media attention and a lot of innovation as well. Fashion trends that dip back in time to find styles that are lost or forgotten, only work when the bring them into a contemporary setting.

Originally kilts were worn by the clans of Scotland and their plaid colors signified their loyalty to a certain clan or tribe. In modern times the street gangs have followed the macho tradition of having certain colors. The mere appearance of the wrong color bandana at an event in the inner cities would cause a massive gang fight. The classic rivalry of the old school gangs of the Bloods versus the Crips in Los Angeles comes to mind.

The Scottish kilt served the same function in history writes Iain MacGregor of Gibbs menswear, a leading mens kilt hire business in Aberdeenshire, Scotland..

In the heat of battle in the middle ages there was unbelievable confusion. Most of the combat was decided by hand-to-hand fighting. The need to identify who was on the side you were fighting for was critical. Otherwise you could not get help if you needed it, or you would attack the wrong …

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The Secrets Of Effective Dog Training

July 4, 2018 0 Comments

Having a dog that is friendly, loyal, patient and obedient is the dream of every person who ever made that commitment of bringing home a cuddly canine, writes Paul Jones from Elite Doggy & Style. Unfortunately, most dogs do not come with a handbook that details the secrets to dog training; yet most pet owners still expect their dogs to understand the rules of the house without knowing how to communicate those rules properly.

The first major hurdle for most new dog owners is potty training. After an exasperating week or so, the pet owner will then go to the Internet looking for answers on dog training. The problem is that every website tells you they know the secrets to dog training yet they will often give you conflicting advice.

It is not that they intend to steer you in the wrong direction, it is just that most experienced dog trainers have their own way of getting results.  During their many years of learning their craft, they have taken a lot for granted and unconsciously omit steps when passing on information to new dog owners.

Take potty training for example, there are many techniques that will work effectively within a short period to get the desired results but some are more effective than others for your particular dog. Learning the secrets of dog training from someone who has not only worked with animals but also is great at working with humans will be to your advantage.

There are steps …

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Getting Financial Advice To Suit Your Needs

July 8, 2017 0 Comments

When it comes to getting the right kind of financial advice to suit your specific needs, taking some time to figure out what your financial goals are is usually the first step. The next step is finding someone who is qualified to help you navigate all the traps in order to achieve those goals. Finding good financial advise is the first step to making all your goals and dreams a reality so, we recommend that you get professional advice from a company such as James Milne Accountants

Unless you have the time, or inclination, to learn everything you can about investing you will need to rely on the help of a professional. As with any profession, some practitioners are better than others. When dealing with your financial future you have to be extremely careful who you get advice from.

When searching out someone to help you, remember to avoid someone who is just a ‘salesperson’. Most financial professionals make a commission, which isn’t necessarily bad, but you want to get unbiased, complete information not just a sales pitch.  You should get enough information so that you can reasonably make your own decisions.

Sometimes the person will put in a lot of ‘work’ and spend a lot of time with you, all with the express purpose of ‘forcing’ you to agree to their recommendation and buy whatever product or service they are recommending. That is a huge mistake.  These people are professionals, helping their clients is their job.  It doesn’t mean …

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May 21, 2017 0 Comments

Architectural models are the latest fad in the UK these days. These models make use of 3D images in showing images and visualizations of sketches of houses, buildings, and other infrastructures you wish to have a glimpse of in detail.

Using the Computer Aided Design of highest quality, architectural models have now become a hit in designers and engineers alike in giving their clients what they want and are after for with the structure they want built for them. Any Dimension were an early service provider supporting architects and designers looking for models of their projects.

Using such technology can save both clients and designers a lot of time and money in coming up with the precise design they would want their structures to look like once built. Instead of using the classic blue prints back in the days, this no longer needs a lot of revisions in paper works but instead, a simple click of a finger to make the necessary changes needed.

The 3D models make use of specialized particular software to apply the necessary look the client is after. This involves how the structure would look like, form the texture, shadows, lights, and other features necessary for a detailed look to how the structure would be like upon having it built.

The length of time for these architectural scale miniature models to finish varies from the type of modeling it is called for. Other clients would simply prefer it to be sketched; hence, images are not necessarily …

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Have you ever Considered Car Donations to Charity?

September 27, 2016 0 Comments

Nonprofit organizations that work with children have a number of ways in which to find funds for their charitable activities. One popular way that they go about it is usually to ask for car donations.

You’ve probably seen advertisements by children’s organizations that ask for car donations. Perhaps you never understood what they could do with the cars they get, since used cars aren’t really things that are known to fetch much. Perhaps this little explanation of how car donations work can help you make your mind up that that old car taking up space in your garage has a second life to live, helping children.

Car donations became popular as a way for charities to collect funds about 15 years ago. It was the used car dealers who first saw thought of this, actually. They figured out that they could donate a few old clunkers to charity, write in their tax forms that they had donated cars worth thousands of dollars, and they would just get a valuable tax deduction just like that.
 
Well, the IRS was on to them pretty quickly. But charities have stayed on with the used car donations thing ever since. They ask individuals these days if they would like to donate an old clunker for a children’s cause.

So there you are, that’s what happens. But you’re still probably not so clear what exactly they do with those clunkers. They couldn’t be worth much, could they? Should they just be sold for scrap …

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Jobs for Retirees – A New Start in Life No Matter What Your Age

September 26, 2016 0 Comments

Most of us start dreaming about retiring round about when we hit 40. We dream about an easy retired life not far off, relaxing on a beach somewhere, buying presents for our grandchildren on their birthdays, and so on. There’s just one small problem. Once retirement actually comes around, even if we do have plenty of money put away, we can often think longingly about all the great times we had being productive in life. That’s why jobs for retirees are not a new thing nor have they ever been. Lets take a closer look with the help of John Sargeant of ana Recruitment, a specialist recruitment company based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The great thing about working after you retire is that you no longer have to work just to stay alive. No one’s going to starve if you stop working so that makes it quite pleasurable to just work for the joy of it. It’s work of a kind that you probably never got to experience your whole life.

So what jobs for retirees are the best kind? What kind of ideas really work?

With most retirees, the former employer gets first dibs. Actually, it’s just that you want to work for your old employer because you know that line of work and you know your way around that office. You know the business. There isn’t a learning curve. But it isn’t unknown to see old bosses asking retired employees if they would like to come back for a few …

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The Lowdown on laser Engraving

July 19, 2016 0 Comments

Laser Engraving has evolved dramatically over the previous decade or so. When I started working in this business, if you needed to have a laser at your manufacturing facility or shop it’s important to have THREE THINGS: Highly Trained Personnel, Patience and very DEEP pockets.

In the previous 10-years or so, computing power, solid-state lasers and deployment of advanced software has helped to drop the prices considerably, the required skillset to own and operate a system is also quite low and improved reliability means that system maintenance has become significantly simplified.

So, let’s get to the meat of this Article.

Laser MARKING: TIPS and TRICKS

1. First and Foremost, ensure you have the correct Wavelength!

The Wavelength of the laser is critical to laser etching.

ORGANIC MATERIALS:

For example, Let’s say your major business is custom firearms. Most people begin with a simple CO2 laser having a Wavelength of 10,600nM. These are low-value, low-barrier techniques meant for engraving and marking organic materials. Wood, Paper, Glass and Stone to name a few. A CO2 laser is a GREAT selection for engraving and marking the Wood Butt Stocks and Polymer Grips of guns, but isn’t going to do a lot in the way in which of engraving the steel parts of the firearm.

METALS:

In order to successfully mark and engrave with any depth in metals, we need to change the wavelength. Here, the appropriate wavelength for MOST common metals is about 1uM. Why do I say about? Simply put, there’s a number of variations  for the 1uM laser, …

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How to Get Rid of Back Fat

May 17, 2016 0 Comments

The way I’m about to share with you consists of 3 steps that I personally followed to lose 65 pounds in under 4 months.  I never went hungry. I never stepped foot inside a gym!

Again, these 3 steps were not just a “how to get rid of a fat back” solution, but they literally melted all my excess body fat like a blowtorch. The steps focus on one thing and one thing only… metabolism!

These steps harness the power of “calorie shifting,” perhaps the most successful dietary science in existence. This science uses food, and not a lack of food, to fuel your metabolism in a way that turns your own body into a fat-burning furnace! It is with pleasure and excitement that I share the steps with you now…How To Get Rid Of Back Fat – 3 Steps To Get Rid Of A Fat Back:

Eat healthy, eat often! You will create a diet menu that spans 11 days into the future. In this menu will be listed delicious meals containing healthy, natural foods such as lean meats, fresh fruits & vegetables, and whole grains, among others. You will be eating FOUR meals a day! For the first 10 days, your metabolism will be burning white hot. By day 11, however, it will begin to plateau, which is why you’ll move to step two…

Eat whatever, whenever! That’s right, take a break from your diet! For three full days, be sinfully indulgent. This is important because you need …

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