The Only Way To Succeed In MLM

The Only Way To Succeed In MLM

by: Gino Harteel

Let assume you found the perfect mlm business, you did your homework of course, you contacted the head office and the local support, if available, asked some innocent questions and checked how fast and professional they responded.

You also tested your sponsor, finding out, how committed he or she is with the business of your life.

And if everybody passed the test, you finally join the opportunity of lifetime.

Thatกs what I did in 1997. As I am a good talker, I had no problem finding and introducing people to this wonderful opportunity.

I searched around and asked my upline for the perfect way to organize my downline.

To make a long story short, I have come a long way, but let me explain, what IS working very well.

Please review www.infolotto.com. It is a site of my own that I dedicate to new Euro Millions and UK Lotto players, they can become an affiliate and if they find 5 people who join the syndicate lotto, they play for free.

Well, I could register as many people as I could directly under me and receive 20 % commission, this is the first level rewards.

But instead, I transfer the new member to my second level, third level and what do I notice ?

People realize the potential that finally they will play for free and in the second phase, earn a monthly income.

In my own experience, this is the way to conduct your mlm business and youกll succeed !

It is working for me, take my advice and apply it to your own group.

Good luck.

About The Author

Gino Harteel has been involved with mlm since 1997 and has been building downlines in different ways. On www.infolotto.com you can find out how he has been building his downline with success.

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This article was posted on October 19, 2004

by Gino Harteel

Loyalty Cards Systems – Beware, Some Should Be Avo

Loyalty Cards Systems – Beware, Some Should Be Avoided

by: Jeff Walters

Recently, I discussed a loyalty card system with a vendor who was selling quite a number of his systems to restaurants. I was shocked to discover the lack of detailed information that this vendor catered for, and the opportunities the system he provided squandered.

The way their scheme works is that whenever a restaurant customer is presented with a bill, they provide their loyalty card to the waiter, who swipes it at the till. If the customer has accumulated sufficient points from previously purchased meals, he/she is awarded a rebate on the price of the meal.

This is simple price discounting based on repeat purchases. No other marketing activities are carried out either by the loyalty card company, or by the restaurant to proactively influence the number of times the card holder frequents the restaurant they rely solely on the meal discount to attract customers back for more meals.

This is a system that is woefully underexploited.

I asked about the level of detail that was transmitted to the card site and was once again disappointed only the total meal cost was transmitted. The customer profile that was being created was extremely superficial. My view was further confirmed when I asked whether the กsignificant otherก, or other family membersก details were collected. Once again, no.

The key things wrong with this service offering:

* Lack of transaction details. These days, with broadband communication and high volume data disks, there is really no excuse not to collect data at transaction level.

* The simple act of recording the bill at individual meal item level opens up a wealth of information:

Number of main meals if there are children in the family unit (provided during signup), analysis of the bill will provide a clear indication of whether the whole family always eats out, or if on occaision the parents treat themselves to a quiet night on their own possibly anniversaries, or birthdays, or just a regular night away from the kids.

Types of meals red meat, fish, vegetarian which could be used for special promotions

Beer, cheap wine, or expensive wine drinker

If you had the above information at your finger tips, who would you rather focus your marketing efforts on to get to come back to your restaurant the family of six that buys budget meals, and drinks beer and soda, or 3 couples ordering starters, highpriced meals, drinking quality wine, and finishing off with expensive liqueurs?

* Even recording the value of the tip could be useful. A usuallygenerous tipper who awards a low tip (possibly to a new waiter) is giving a clear indication of a bad experience. This information could be used by the restaurant owner to contact the customer within a few days to establish what was wrong with the meal or service, and to invite the customer back with an offer of a generous discount for the next meal.

* Not getting the details of the กsignificant otherก and details of any children prevents marketing to special days. Its pretty pointless merely getting the birthday of the cardholder itกs not that compelling to get an SMS or postcard suggesting that you treat yourself to a special night out. Itกs far more effective to receive a prompt to take your significant other out for that special meal. Childrenกs birthdays are another opportunity to encourage the family to come out to the restaurant for a slapup meal but this is only possible if you take the trouble to collect the data…

Hopefully the above points have provided some ideas as to how basic transaction data can be used effectively by an information analyst or direct marketer.

If you are approached by a vendor to implement a loyalty scheme, or you are thinking about calling for proposals from scheme suppliers, make sure that you investigate the level of data detail that each supplier collects.

If data is recorded at line item level i.e. product ID, quantity, and price then you will have a wealth of sales data that you can start using for a variety of campaigns. If they only provide you with a bill total per meal, then I suggest you look elsewhere for a more effective loyalty card scheme.

© 2005 Intellinova (Pty) Ltd. All Rights Reserved

This article may be reprinted, provided it is published in its entirety, includes the author bio information, and all links remain active.

About The Author

For the past 20 years, Jeff Walters has transformed raw data into profitproducing strategic information in various sectors banking, insurance, gambling, medical, government. He has lead several datatoinformation projects: ABC Costing, analytical CRM, datamart development, and Balanced Scorecard.

Want to convert your raw data into strategic assets? Contact Jeff Walters via : www.IntelliNova.com, or www.SystematicDirectMarketing.com.

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This article was posted on August 30

by Jeff Walters

Microsoft CRM for Large Corporation – Security

Microsoft CRM for Large Corporation – Security

by: Andrew Karasev

Microsoft Business Solutions CRM proved to be reliable solution in the whole spectrum of industries and market niches: transportation & logistics, education, recruiting & placement, supply chain management, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, aerospace & defense, manufacturing, wholesale & retail. When corporation is looking into CRM application to choose from – one of the fist questions is security. In this small article we’ll try to give you the highlights on the most typical questions we are receiving in the security area.

Active Directory. Microsoft CRM uses Active Directory users and its security is built upon Windows domain security. We heard complains about this tight integration. If you compare MS CRM with Siebel, for example – you will see, that Siebel security is built on the CRM level and Siebel can be installed on Windows and Unix/Linux platforms

Vertical Security, Roles. If you are thinking about vertical security, say assign more rights to manager, versus salesperson, this should be done on the role level. We first talk about vertical security, to give you conception of the matrixtype of security, realized in MS CRM

Horizontal Security, Teams. At this moment (MS CRM 1.2, MS CRM 3.0 is due in September 2005) team can include users only, not other teams, however, if you share the object with the team – you can share it with multiple teams. This is the place where collective security begins. Imagine, you have Worldwide product line – widgets and you have several regions: Europe, Pacific, USA, Australia & New Zealand, China. In gadgets team you have product manager, who should see all the sales worldwide, also you create regional teams for European, America, Australian etc markets and then make gadgets manager as team member of all these teams

Secured Reporting. When you, as European market manager run report on the gadgets sales – you see only records in your security realm. This statement is true even if you have customization, done in MS CRM SDK: C# or VB.Net.

Presentation Level. If you use MS CRM Web or Outlook clients – these are just two types of presentation level clients. Microsoft CRM schema sits in MS SQL server database, so if you deploy MS CRM SDK to modify/customize your CRM – both presentation clients will get the custom interface

Messaging. Microsoft CRM deploys MS Exchange. However you can improve MS CRM Exchange connector to catch emails by addresser email or domain, also you can deploy Lotus Notes Domino as email server – check with Alba Spectrum Technologies

Integration with MS Great Plains. Microsoft CRM integrates with GP customers, SOP Orders & Invoices. You can have custom integration, by calling Great Plains objects (customer annual sales info, employee’s payroll summary, etc.)

Good luck and you can always seek our help in customization, implementation, integration and support. Call us: 18665280577 or 16309615918, [email protected]

About The Author

Andrew Karasev is Chief Technology Officer in Alba Spectrum Technologies – USA nationwide Great Plains, Microsoft CRM customization company, serving Chicago, California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, New York, Australia, UK, Canada, Continental Europe, Russia and having locations in multiple states and internationally ( http://www.albaspectrum.com ), he is Dexterity, SQL, C#.Net, Crystal Reports and Microsoft CRM SDK developer

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This article was posted on August 04

by Andrew Karasev

What is a domain name and why would I want one?

What is a domain name and why would I want one?

by: Ewan Bain

In this article we will cover the basics of what a domain name is, how they work and why you need to have at least one. I am going to try and avoid complicated computer terms and stick to explanations that should be easily understood by someone without a computer science degree.

What is a Domain Name? Before we can go into what a domain name is Iกm going to tell you why we need them as the answers compliment each other. The Internet is just a really big collection of connected computers (a network). For the purpose of explaining domain names you can think of the Internet a bit like the phone system and just like the phone system every computer on the Internet has itกs own phone number except an Internet phone number is called an IP addresses. This address is made up of up to 12 digits in the form 123.123.123.123, computers use these IP addresses to send information to each other over the Internet.

When the Internet was first created it quickly became clear that these IP addresses were not easy to remember and another method was need to make these addresses more human friendly. The solution to this was the Domain Name System (DNS). Basically the DNS is a really really big phone book for computers. When you type a web site address into your web browser it checks the DNS for that website name and finds the IP address. Once it has the IP address it can then send a message to that computer and ask it for the web page you wanted.

Ok so you know a domain name is part of a web site address but which part? Lets look at a website address so we can identify and discuss what bit of it is a domain name.

http://www.itxcel.com/index.html

The above address is the home page of the itXcel web site. It can be split into 3 main parts. The first part is http:// this just tells your web browser what kind of information it is going to get and how to get it. The last part is /index.html this is name of the files on the remote computer that you want your browser to get. The bit in the middle www.itxcel.com is a domain name. This is the name that your computer sends to the DNS to get back the IP address.

So you know what a domain name is and that there is a phone book called the DNS to change your easy to remember domain name into an IP address that you computer can understand. The Internet phone book (DNS) is special in that everyone on the Internet needs to be able to use it. This makes the DNS very very big (100+ million addresses big). Due to the size of this phone book it needed to have a carefully organised and managed structure.

Domain names themselves are split into different levels like a hierarchy. The DNS system uses this hierarchy to search the DNS for the IP address of the domain name it is trying to find. The last bit of a domain, in the previous example the com part is called the top level domain. There are a large selection of top level domains like com, net, org and info. There are also very similar endings called country level domains like uk and de. Each of the top level and country level domains are managed by a different organization, sometimes these are companies or non profit organizations and sometimes governments. In the domain business these organisations are referred to as the registries. Each registry looks after itกs own part of the domain name system.

If you decide you want to use a domain name in the top level domain com, like mycompany.com you would have to have this name assigned by the registry that manages that top level domain (for .com a US company called VeriSign). The process of being assigned a domain name is called domain registration.

Domain registration is more like a lease than a purchase. You are renting the second level domain (the mycompany bit) from Verisign for a specific amount of time normally between 1 and 10 years at a time. Most of the organizations that allow you to register a second level domain charge a fee for each year that you register the domain for. With almost all domain names you are also given the option to renew your registration (lease) when it is close to running out (expiring).

Once you have registered a second level domain you are free to create as many third level domains (sometimes called sub domains) as you like. In our previous example the www is a sub domain of itxcel.com

Most of the registries that manage these top level domain names do not allow individuals or businesses to register domains directly with them. To register a domain you need to use a company like itXcel. We act as a registrar and send all the required information and the registration fee to the registry. Registrars are useful as they hide the differences that exist in each of the registries from the customer and provide a simple step by step process for registering a domain. A registrar also allows you to manage and track all your domains from one place rather than having to deal with a different company for each top level domain.

OK so I know what a domain name is, Why do need one? Can you image what a nightmare it would be if you had an email address like [email protected] or a web site address http://123.246.128.255/. These addresses are possible but not very easy to remember. Now if you register a domain name you could create an email address like [email protected] and a web site address like http://mycompany.com These are much easier to remember and look 100 times more professional.

One of the important points about registering a domain is that once done you have an exclusive right to use that domain for as long as you keep the domain registered in your name. If you do not renew a domain at the end of itกs registration period it will again become available for registration by someone else. For this reason even if you don’t want or need a web site at the moment, itกs still a good idea to register a domain as soon as possible. Just imagine if your competition registered the domain name of your company or product. Although there is a process in place to retrieve these domain it can be long and complicated. It is definitely simpler to spend a little money up front to secure your chosen domain names.

To find out what domains are available and to quickly and cheaply register them visit http://www.itxcel.com now and enter your desired name in the domain search box.

About The Author

Ewan Bain is the general manager at itXcel Internet Limited Based in the UK itXcel provide Internet services, including domain name registration and web site hosting to small to medium sized businesses and home users. For more information visit Our Website.

This article was posted on September 17, 2004

by Ewan Bain

Book Summary: Good to Great

Book Summary: Good to Great

by: Regine Azurin

This article is based on the following book:

Good to Great

กWhy Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’tก

Jim Collins, coauthor of ‘Built to Lastก

Random House Business Books, London

300 pages

Explore what goes into a companyกs transformation from mediocre to excellent. Based on hard evidence and volumes of data, the book author (Jim Collins) and his team uncover timeless principles on how the goodtogreat companies like Abbott, Circuit City, Fannie Mae, Gillette, KimberlyClark, Kroger, Nucor, Philip Morris, Pitney Bowes, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo produced sustained great results and achieved enduring greatness, evolving into companies that were indeed ‘Built to Lastก.

The Collins team selected 2 sets of comparison companies:

Direct comparisons – Companies in the same industry with the same resources and opportunities as the goodtogreat group but showed no leap in performance, which were: Upjohn, Silo, Great Western, WarnerLambert, Scott Paper, A&P, Bethlehem Steel, RJ Reynolds, Addressograph, Eckerd, and Bank of America.

Unsustained comparisons – Companies that made a shortterm shift from good to great but failed to maintain the trajectory, namely: Burroughs, Chrysler, Harris, Hasbro, Rubbermaid, and Teledyne

Wisdom In A Nutshell:

Ten out of eleven goodtogreat company leaders or CEOs came from the inside. They were not outsiders hired in to ‘saveก the company. They were either people who worked many years at the company or were members of the family that owned the company.

Strategy per se did not separate the good to great companies from the comparison groups.

Goodtogreat companies focus on what Not to do and what they should stop doing.

Technology has nothing to do with the transformation from good to great. It may help accelerate it but is not the cause of it.

Mergers and acquisitions do not cause a transformation from good to great.

Goodtogreat companies paid little attention to managing change or motivating people. Under the right conditions, these problems naturally go away.

Goodtogreat transformations did not need any new name, tagline, or launch program. The leap was in the performance results, not a revolutionary process.

Greatness is not a function of circumstance; it is clearly a matter of conscious choice.

Every goodtogreat company had ขLevel 5ข leadership during pivotal transition years, where Level 1 is a Highly Capable Individual, Level 2 is a Contributing Team Member, Level 3 is the Competent Manager, Level 4 is an Effective Leader, and Level 5 is the Executive who builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.

Level 5 leaders display a compelling modesty, are selfeffacing and understated. In contrast, two thirds of the comparison companies had leaders with gargantuan personal egos that contributed to the demise or continued mediocrity of the company.

Level 5 leaders are fanatically driven, infected with an incurable need to produce sustained results. They are resolved to do whatever it takes to make the company great, no matter how big or hard the decisions.

One of the most damaging trends in recent history is the tendency (especially of boards of directors) to select dazzling, celebrity leaders and to deselect potential Level 5 leaders.

Potential Level 5 leaders exist all around us, we just have to know what to look for.

The research team was not looking for Level 5 leadership, but the data was overwhelming and convincing. The Level 5 discovery is an empirical, not ideological, finding.

Before answering the ขwhatข questions of vision and strategy, ask first ขwhoข are the right people for the team.

Comparison companies used layoffs much more than the goodtogreat companies. Although rigorous, the goodtogreat companies were never ruthless and did not rely on layoffs or restructuring to improve performance.

Goodtogreat management teams consist of people who debate vigorously in search of the best answers, yet who unify behind decisions, regardless of parochial interests.

There is no link between executive compensation and the shift from good to great. The purpose of compensation is not to ‘motivateก the right behaviors from the wrong people, but to get and keep the right people in the first place.

The old adage ขPeople are your most important assetข is wrong. People are not your most important asset. The right people are.

Whether someone is the right person has more to do with character and innate capabilities than specific knowledge, skills or experience.

The Hedgehog Concept is a concept that flows from the deep understanding about the intersection of the following three circles:

What you can be best in the world at, realistically, and what you cannot be best in the world at

What drives your economic engine

What you are deeply passionate about

Discover your core values and purpose beyond simply making money and combine this with the dynamic of preserve the core values stimulate progress, as shown for example by Disney. They have evolved from making short animated films, to feature length films, to theme parks, to cruises, but their core values of providing happiness to young and old, and not succumbing to cynicism remains strong.

Enduring great companies don’t exist merely to deliver returns to shareholders. In a truly great company, profits and cash flow are absolutely essential for life, but they are not the very point of life.

กIF YOU’re DOING SOMETHING YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT AND IF YOU BELIEVE IN IT, ITกS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE NOT TRYING TO MAKE IT GREAT.ก

About The Author

By: Regine P. Azurin and Yvette Pantilla

Regine Azurin is the President of BusinessSummaries.com, a company that provides business book summaries of the latest bestsellers for busy executives and entrepreneurs.

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This article was posted on March 14

by Regine Azurin

I Would Give Anything To …

I Would Give Anything To …

by: Kathleen Gage

A couple days ago I was listening to a CD by one of the most successful speakers in the industry. He has been around for many years and is considered one of the greats. He is also considered to be somewhat off the beaten path. As much as he is admired and respected by many, he is judged by just as many. The segment I found most intriguing was one about how others often say to him, ขI would give anything to be a successful speaker and author just like you.ข

His response is, ขNo you wouldn’t. What you want is the end result, but you’re probably not willing to do what it takes to achieve the level of success I have achieved.ข Arrogant? Maybe. Harsh? Perhaps. Truthful? Most definitely.

Anyone who has achieved a relatively high level of success in their industry has probably had the same statement directed to them. ขI would give anything to be a successful ________ just like you.ข

Truth be told, achieving a level of success others will want to emulate is something most people are not willing to make the necessary sacrifices for. Sure, they want the end result, but are they willing to step out from the crowd and do what it takes to achieve their dream? Are they willing to go through the inevitable ups and downs?

Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work with some pretty incredible people. Folks who have achieved more than most could only dream of. Individuals who others will look at and think, ขI would be willing to do anything to achieve that level of success.ข

Sadly, that is about as far as many people get with their desire to accomplish what they want out of life. They talk about it, but don’t do what is necessary to achieve it. I’m not referring simply to monetary success. I am referring to contribution to community, personal success, physical success, or virtually anything that would signify a complete life.

In last month’s column I mentioned the book I am coauthoring. Why Be Different? Success Secrets for Selling the Unsellable is a book about how one can set themselves apart from the competition in such a way that they literally become leaders in their industry. Much of the book will be based on interviews conducted with people from a variety of industries such as real estate, healthcare, accounting, hospitality and more. Being a leader doesn’t necessarily mean you are the biggest. It means that you are the one others look to when determining standards of success within an industry.

As I have been gathering information, what I find interesting is some of the similarities with the people we are featuring in the book. Each person has been through some incredible ups and downs on their road to success. Each has gone through experiences that would make someone else quickly throw in the towel. They didn’t let the roadblocks stop them; they just kept moving forward in order to reach their goals.

What I find most intriguing is their powerful belief in having a vision of what is possible. All are also very flexible in their approach to life. They knew what they wanted to achieve and if one thing didn’t work they tried something else. If that didn’t work, they tried yet something else. They kept at it until they achieved their goals. The words ขnoข and ขcan’tข are almost nonexistent in their vocabulary.

Also evident is their generosity to their community and their clients. Rather than putting a price tag on everything, they often make contributions without expecting anything in return. They do it because it makes others feel good and it is simply the right thing to do.

With each person, a love of what they are doing is essential. Although they work very hard, they have such an incredible passion for what they are doing that when the tough times hit, they are virtually unstoppable. People who are not incredibly passionate about what they are doing give up when they are presented with roadblocks to their success.

Don’t just be another person saying, ขI’d do anything…ข Keep your vision, your passion and jump over your roadblocks.

Copyright: © 2004 by Kathleen Gage

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About The Author

Kathleen Gage is a business advisor, keynote speaker, and trainer that helps others gain dominance and visibility within their market. Call 801.619.1514 or eMail [email protected] . Get Gage’s FREE 4 day online marketing course by visiting www.kathleengage.com.

This article was posted on October 13, 2004

by Kathleen Gage

Free PreRegistration of sgdomains at Second Leve

Free PreRegistration of sgdomains at Second Level

by: Hans Peter Oswald

Cologne,13 August 2004. ICANN accredited registrar Secura announces today, that the company is accepting free preregistration of sgdomains at second level. (https://www.domainregistry.de/sgdomain.html)

Singapure is the financial centre of the Far East. The registry has decided to introduce sgdomains at second level since 15 September 2004.

Part of the rule that gives priority to register 2nd level names of ?.sg? is the ownership of an existing 3rd level name (.com.sg / net.sg / org.sg / edu.sg / per.sg). The cut off date for 3rd level name to be entitled to the priority to register 2nd level names is 6 September 2004 before 5 pm. Therefore all 3rd level name had to be registered before this period to enjoy the priority in this category.You can influence the chance to get a second level sgdomain by registering now a third level domain. (Please note that there are other priority before this category which will be explained in details under item 3.3)

3. SUNRISE PERIOD

3.1 During the Sunrise Period all individuals and entities are eligible to apply for any secondlevel domain name. Applicants will be required to submit a declaration form (form to be published soon) together with supporting documents, if any, indicating their status (i.e. trademark holders, Unregistered wellknown trademark Holder, government bodies, existing registrants or new applicants). This form has to be submitted to +49 221 2571213 via fax.

The sunrise period is 1 ½ months for the application of secondlevel domain names under the top level domain of .sg. Applications for secondlevel domain names during the Sunrise Period will not be processed on a firstcomefirstserved basis but will be processed subject to the requirements and procedures set out in the following guidelines.

3.2 Where there are two or more applicants for the same secondlevel domain name the priority for allocation will be determined at the end of the Sunrise Period in the following order:

Holders of registered trademarks. Holders of word marks which are registered with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).

Unregistered Trademarks, which belong to Holders of well known trademark holders

Government Organisations that have a current Registrant Agreement with SGNIC in relation to a current third level domain name registered under the ?gov.sg? category and is identical to the second level domain name that they want to register. For example, in the case of holder of ABC.gov.sg, the second level domain name it wants to register would be ABC.sg.

Applicants that have a current Registrant Agreement with SGNIC in relation to a current third level domain name registered under the ?com/org/net/edu/per.sg? categories and is identical to the secondlevel domain name that is under application (i.e. existing 3rd level registrants). For example, in the case of holder of XYZ.com.sg, the secondlevel domain name it wants to register would be XYZ.sg. The thirdlevel ?.sg? domain name with SGNIC must be registered before 5:00pm on 6 Sept 2004. The name applied under the 2nd level must be exactly the same as the one under the 3rd level and the organization name and/or first name, last name (for the case of .per.sg) must be an exact match of the one provided by the 3rd level domain name. In addition, the domain must be in ?Active? status. Submission for domains in ?Expired? or ?Deleted? status will not be considered for application.

3.3 Where there are two or more applicants for the same secondlevel domain name within each of the Group, a bidding will be conducted to allocate these secondlevel domain names.

3.4 All individuals and entities are eligible to apply for second level ?.sg? domain name. Foreignbased registrants have to appoint a local administrative contact or register through their local office.Secura is providing automatically the local administrative contact.

4.1 The restrictions on the types of domain names to be registered are the same as the 3rd level domain names specifically:

Names, which contain certain words such as ?Temasek?, ?Singapore?, ?Singapura? and its variation, ?Singapore Government? or ?President? or any other words that can mislead people to think there is link to the Government; Names, which contains ?SGNIC?, ?NIC? and its variations; Names, which are obscene, scandalous, indecent or contrary to law, or morality (e.g. ?sex? or any connotations with sex or any sexrelated activities);

Names, which are geographical names or names of countries (e.g. Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, etc.);

Abbreviated names (either on their own or in combination with other characters) of existing generic toplevel domain name (gTLDs) (i.e. .com, .org, .net, edu, .gov, .per, .aero, .coop, .biz, .info, .museum, .name and .pro) and any other gTLDs created or to be created by ICANN in the future; Names, such as ?www?, ?http?, ?https? or ?httpwww?; Names, which are similar or identical to domain names registered under other domain name space and which SGNIC deems undesirable; and Names, which consist of all numerals.

5.1 ALLOCATION RESULTS

SGNIC does not guarantee that all applicants will get a secondlevel domain name based on their current corresponding identical third level domain name registered with SGNIC even if the applicants apply correctly and on time. This is either because another applicant with a higher priority may have also applied for the same secondlevel domain name or the secondlevel domain name applied for has been reserved by SGNIC not to be available to the general public.

6. OBJECTION PERIOD

6.1 An objection period of [14 calendar days] is provided for the public to raise objections

6.2 A person raising an objection to an allocation result shall provide evidence that the secondlevel domain name allocated by SGNIC during the Sunrise Period did not comply with the Guidelines.

6.3 All disputes in relation to secondlevel domain names (except disputes arising from the allocation results announced during the Sunrise Period) will be dealt with in accordance with the Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, Rules and Supplemental Rules (?Dispute Resolution Policy?) referred to in the Registrant Agreement regardless of when the secondlevel domain name was registered. All applicants shall not commence any court proceedings or administrative proceedings under the Dispute Resolution Policy during the objection period or if the person had filed an objection with SGNIC.

7. GENERAL LAUNCH

Applications from public on firstcomefirstserved basis will commenced on 3 Jan 2005. The preregistation at https://www.domainregistry.de/sgdomain.html starts on 14 August 2004.

HansPeter Oswald

https://www.domainregistry.de/sgdomain.html

About The Author

Hans Peter Oswald

CEO

ICANN accredited Registrar Secura

https://www.domainregistry.de/sgdomain.htnl

[email protected]

This article was posted on August 13, 2004

by Hans Peter Oswald

Planting Bare Root Roses

Planting Bare Root Roses

by: David G. Hallstrom

The following article was written by David G. Hallstrom for and originally published by National Realtors Directory.com.
Planting Bare Root Roses
Before planting, the plants must be prepared. The following suggestions will help insure that your roses grow into healthy bushes, trees, etc.:
1. Your new roses have probably dried out during shipping or storage, therefore before planting, either bury the roots in wet saw dust or peat moss for several days or soak them overnight in water. Keep the roots wet when planting, do not let them dry out.
2. Prune damaged and broken roots.
3. Prune main roots just enough to reveal white healthy tissue. This will help more roots grow.
4. Prune the plant back to three or four healthy canes. Try to keep the center of the plant empty. Prune the healthy canes back to about six (6) inches using sharp pruning shears. Keep the cutting blade on the lower side. Cut at a 45 to 60 degree angle. Cut about one fourth inch above an outside bud union.
5. In order to prevent infection, treat the cuts with some type of sealent or sealing paint.
6. Make sure that you have removed any suckers that may have started growing during shipping or storage.
The following should be taken into consideration when selecting where to plant your roses.:
1. Roses are susceptible to mildew and funguses, therefore plant where there is good air movement in order to help the foliage stay dry.
2. Plant where the bushes will get at least six hours of sun a day with as much morning sun as possible.
3. Try to plant away from large trees and shrubs as they will compete for food, moisture and sunlight.
4. Find an area with soil that drains well or add gravel or cinder below the prepared soil. Poor drainage may cause root rot.
5. Try not to plant on a steep slope. Soil erosion can cause the root structure to become exposed.
6. Plant the bushes at least two feet apart, two and one half feet is better.
Digging and preparing the hole.:
1. Dig your hole twelve to sixteen inches deep and fifteen to seventeen inches wide.
2. Work compost or planters soil (not potting soil) into the loose dirt.
3. Make a cone of the prepared soil in the center of the hole in order to support the spread out roots and to hold the bush at the proper height. In cold winter areas the bud or graft union should be between one and two inches below the soil level. In mild climates the union should be an inch or so above the soil level. Planting the union below soil level helps protect from the cold and planting the union above soil level makes it easier to detect and remove suckers.
4. Place the plant over the cone, spreading the roots and then fill the hole with soil mix untill it is about two thirds full. Now fill the hole with water, let it soak in and then fill with water again.
5. After the second fill with water has soaked in fill the hole to the proper level with the remaining prepared soil. Now gently firm the soil around the plant.
After planting the roses it helps to add an organic mulch.:
1. Organic mulches can help rebuild the humus content of the soil, retain soil moisture, encorage root growth, controll weeds, prevent soil crusting and erosion, help even out soil temperature, add helpful bacteria, etc..
2. There are numerous types of organic mulch, such as bark, pecan hulls, peat moss and buckwheat hulls.
3. Contrary to old beliefs, mulch can and should be left on all year long.
For more information on what to look for when buying roses see http://www.nationalrealtorsdirectory.com/planbeforebuyingrosesarticle.html
For more information about bare root roses see http://www.nationalrealtorsdirectory.com/barerootrosesarticle.html

About The Author

Permission is given to reprint this article providing credit is given to the author, David G. Hallstrom, and a link is listed to http://www.nationalrealtorsdirectory.com the owner of this article. Anyone or any company reprinting this article without giving proper credit and the correct link, is doing so without permission and will be subject to legal action.

This article was posted on July 12, 2004

by David G. Hallstrom

The CD Mastering Process

The CD Mastering Process

by: Earle Holder

Feel free to download the entire manual detailing the mastering process from HarBal complete with pictures of all the tools needed to create a great sounding mastered cd .

http://hdqtrz.com/Files/HarBal_Mastering_Process.pdf

Please remember that you can experiment with different presets in Waves LMB. If you want light limiting use the กAdaptive Multi Electro Masteringก preset and follow the same process..

Whichever sound editor(Sound Forge, WaveLab, Cool Edit) you are using you should have a method to look at the statistics of your track.

Sound Forge ….Tools/Statistics

Wavelab Analysis/Global Analysis

I am sure there are others in the forum that can give you the path in their editors

You want to pay special attention to your RMS levels. You should adjust these based on the genre of the music.

I know there are a few mastering engineers out there that hate the loudness war (rightfully so) happening with certain types of music. But the fact remains, if your music isn’t matching in volume to another song in your genre it will appear weak sounding. These are just the times we are living in.

1. Check your RMS level in your mix….lets say the average RMS is 17.34 in your track.

2. We need to get it to 10 or 11 to suitably fit in with other similar songs.

3. Take out your calculator and input 17.34 and now subtract 10.00 you should get 7.34

This is the number we are shooting for. and will probably be the number you feed into your limiter. (Remember with RMS levels the lower the number the louder the song)

You can input this number as a negative into your limiter and your RMS level for your overall loudness will be 10.00

For example: Which song is louder RMS level 18.23 or 12.16

12.16 is louder

Quite a few mastering engineers use what they call a mastering chain and during the course of building or fattening the song they already have an idea what they would like the end result (RMS) to be.

As you get into mastering deeper you will find that it is more than just sticking a number into the limiter and your done.

A mastering chain should consist of the following: (Below are some options)

1. When you are finished mixing a track, input it into HarBal and check for peaks and valleys.

2. Open a wave editor (wavelab, sound forge)

3. Place the following plugins into the chain in this order and save as a preset.

a) Waves Q10 Paragraphic EQ (or something similar)

b) Linear Phase Multiband Compressor

c) Stereo Imager Correct any phase issues and RMS mismatches

d) Limiter Always use this and set the outceiling for 0.1

Now keep in mind that you may not need to use every one of these each time and can simply bypass any of them.

Always, always listen to your song at 85db while mastering. This is not loud and it enables you to darn near HEAR your music almost flat. You can pick up a sound pressure meter from any Radio Shack (roughly $30.00). If your song is too bassy or trebly you will know immediately at this volume. I am sure there are some more engineers in this forum who can elaborate on this concept a little more scientifically.

Three meters you should always have open are: All software included with Wavelab

Phasescope To check the stereo image

Level Meter Checking the peak and rms levels constantly (Make sure you are buliding up the song without clipping) How is it sounding….constantly keeping the levels at 85db by bringing down my main volume. In other words even though I am increasing The overall volume I am still maintaining my listening level.

Spectrum Analyzer checking for sudden spikes and overall patterns

You should get into the habit of taking any commercial song and studying them while these meters are running. It will open a whole new world of understanding.

If you master your next project better than the last, you are only getting better. Get used to it. You will discover on a daily basis the real concept of mastering and the real reason why there are no perfect settings that can be used with every song.

The trick is to listen to a song completely and KNOW which tools to use. This knowledge comes from an understanding of the functionality of those tools.

About The Author

Earle Holder is well known to American music artists, and is one of the few top legendary award winning mastering engineers who have managed to gain worldwide recognition for his work and is a rare individual, born with กgolden earsก, a definite prerequisite to becoming a great mastering engineer.

His home site is www.hdqtrz.com

This material is free to copy, print and distribute freely. This material, in any form, may not be used for resale and is the property of HarBal International www.harbal.com

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This article was posted on February 27

by Earle Holder

Click For Success!

Click For Success!

by: Nicholas Dixon

Being online for the last five or so years has made me realized that many persons are seeking a magic button to success. What is even more interesting is that they really believe that it exist.

I have never encountered anything of such nature, the achievements of so many are owed to hard work, persistence and dedication.

If there is a magic button online then Send may be the one that you are looking for. Puzzled? Newsletters and ezines are known to connect with readers on a more personal level than websites and their subscribers received fresh content daily, weekly or monthly.

A newsletter demands a lot of work and commitment to become successful. It can be used to subtle sell your affiliate products and also to drive traffic to your website(s).

Even though your subscriber base might be in the thousands, it is essential that you write to connect with each on a personal level. This way relationships are built and in the long run these friendships can result in sales.

It is when you have covered the basic steps that you are on your way to creating your magic button. By clicking on Send, you almost immediately place yourself in a most valued target –your subscribers’ mailbox. The thing is even if you are short on money, you can still venture into newsletter publishing.

Many companies like Topica offer such services for free. One disadvantage is that some of them may place advertisements in each issue e.g. Getresponse, which may dilute your credibility.

You can take it to a more professional level if you can afford it by getting your own domain name, newsletter template and email management software.

Forget about finding a magic button to success online and go create your own. Send. It feels good to know that at a click of a button you can connect with a global audience almost instantly.

Obviously there is more ground to cover here but if you are interested then you will take your interest beyond this article.

Happy Researching.

© Oceanroc Web Publishing

About The Author

Nicholas Dixon is the CEO of Oceanroc Web Publishing. You are invited to sign up for a free five day mini course on search engines available at http://WWW.Oceanroc.com/Searchcourse.html

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This article was posted on March 11

by Nicholas Dixon

Make Money Online With Multi Level Affiliate Progr

Make Money Online With Multi Level Affiliate Programs(MLAPs)

by: Terence Tan

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Could change your life forever!

Note: At no point will you be required to spend any money at all.

The Basics: Multi Level Affiliate Programs(MLAPs) Explained

Affiliate Programs (or Associate Programs) are one of the foremost revenue generation models for websites, ezines, forums, and other online businesses today.

MultiLevel Marketing is one of the most effective sales and distribution concepts that has been revolutionizing the business world.

Now, a relatively small group of companies have combined these two powerful concepts and offer associate programs whereby not only do webmasters get paid for any sales they generate, they will also get rewarded for the subsequent sales made by their downlines or customers many levels down!

These multi level affiliate programs (MLAPs) have greatly multiplied the profit potential for webmasters, while removing the risks associated with spending money to join traditional MLM programs.

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Share/distribute/email your version of this file to your family members, friends, and colleagues. Remember that every person you share this file with will potentially spread the file to many, many others!

If you have a website, ezine , or own a forum, freely share the file with your visitors, subscribers and members, and encourage them to in turn further distribute this file!

If you know any webmasters, ezine owners, forum moderators, share your file with them and persuade them to distribute it. For a little effort persuading them, you will gain access to their large visitor base, subscribers and members…a very good investment!

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Some of these people will buy the products on the MLAPs, thereby earning you a commission on the sale.

Others will sign up as your subaffiliates and when they in turn spread the article to other people, and make sales, again you will earn a commission on the sale…many levels down! Just imagine that even though only a few sales will be made at each level, with each subsequent level, the number of sales will be greatly multiplied, resulting in a very large, leveraged profit at NO COST to you!

About The Author

Terence Tan is the founder of HugeAffiliates.com, a website dedicated towards the development of Multi Level Affiliate Programs as an alternative system of business. Visit http://hugeaffiliates.com to learn how MLAPs can multiply your affiliate referral commissions.

(Please feel free to to freely reproduce and distribute this article, so long as it is reproduced in full, including the hyperlinks, and no modification is made).

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This article was posted on October 12, 2003

by Terence Tan

Benefiting From a Regular Exhibiting Workout

Benefiting From a Regular Exhibiting Workout

by: Susan Friedmann

How often do you exercise your exhibiting muscles? Do you have a regular workout designed to increase your tradeshow dexterity and boost your results? Whether you’re looking for strength training to increase your competitive edge, flexibility to improve your marketing strategy, or just general overall fitness, a regular conditioning workout program is a must.

Before beginning an exercise program, take time to think about the results you’d like to achieve, so that you can gear your workout strategy toward attaining your desired outcome. Take time to assess why you participate in tradeshows. If you go because you’ve always gone, because the competition is going, or because you’d be conspicuous by your absence, a fitness program will propel you to new heights and increase your marketing longevity. The purpose of a regular exhibiting workout program is to revitalize, invigorate and rejuvenate your exhibit marketing strategy. However, realize that the toughest part of this program is usually getting started, and having the discipline to make your exercise routine a regular part of your exhibit marketing strategy.

The following is a general fitness level guide to help you determine what type of exercise you should do and the intensity level. Whether you want to build marketing muscle, or just firm up/tone determine the intensity that’s right for you. Each level incorporates a strength, an aerobic, and a flexibility component. All three will help you achieve your desired results.

Fitness Level 1 You never or rarely stretch

This first level is geared for the low risktaker who is in the habit of always doing the same thing at industry shows. To increase your level of flexibility in the marketplace, try stretching your exhibiting muscles prior to your next tradeshow. Be willing to take a risk and differentiate a little from your regular routine. Schedule a warmup session with your exhibit marketing team several months prior to your next show.

Strength component: Define exactly why you are exhibiting and what it is that you want to achieve through your tradeshow participation.

Aerobic component: Brainstorm possible ideas and generally get your major muscle groups working in a rhythmic fashion. Consider giving your booth a facelift, with some new and exciting graphics. If you don’t have a new product or service to display, emphasize and/or educate your target audience about a benefit that normally gets forgotten.

Flexibility component: Try using a theme to add some new blood to your tradeshow muscles to help attract more activity into your exhibit.

Using this gentle routine regularly before each show will help increase a sense of accomplishment and wellbeing, as well as decrease the risk of painful unproductive results.

Fitness Level 2 You occasionally stretch most of the major muscle groups

This level is designed for exhibitors who want more of a challenging exhibiting workout to increase their market strength and flexibility. As with level one, make sure that you devote time prior to each show with a thorough warm up planning your tradeshow strategy.

Strength component: Building strength in your major muscle groups involves weight training and cardiovascular work. You know you are making headway when upper management supports your program. This means that you fully understand their corporate goals and objectives and can integrate them into your exhibit marketing strategy.

Aerobic component: The goal is to get your heart rate into the target zone and sustain that pace for an extended period of time. This means that you need to direct your preshow promotional workout to those people who you really want to actively walk into your exhibit, find out more about you and do business with you. Think in terms of multiple, distinctive promotional programs directed at the various target groups.

Flexibility component: An exhibiting company’s range of motion will vary depending on its age, activity and structure. Good news is that your degree of flexibility can always be increased. Take time to find out what your prospects want and like so that you can tailor your marketing activity accordingly.

Fitness Level 3 You always stretch the major muscle groups

This level is designed for the serious exhibitor who wants to build marketing endurance, strength and muscle tone.

Strength component: Your people make up the strength and backbone of your exhibiting presence. They represent everything your company stands for, so select the best. Prepare them well beforehand. Make sure that they sell instead of tell; don’t try to do too much; understand visitor needs; don’t spend too much time; and know how to close the interaction with a commitment to followup.

Aerobic component: Public relations is one of the most successful ways for pumping blood into your tradeshow activity. Build media relations, prepare press kits, investigate speaking opportunities and consider sponsorship opportunities

Flexibility component: Reduce the possibility of sales injury and market muscle soreness with a flexible and timely leadmanagement plan. Make your sales representatives accountable for leads given to them, and then measure your results.

Conclusion

No matter what your fitness level is or what your exhibiting goals, your company will look and feel better when you regularly participate in an exhibiting workout program. To be successful, you must incorporate it into your daily marketing strategy.

About The Author

Written by Susan A. Friedmann,CSP, The Tradeshow Coach, Lake Placid, NY, author: ขMeeting & Event Planning for Dummies,ข working with companies to improve their meeting and event success through coaching, consulting and training. Go to http://www.thetradeshowcoach.com to sign up for a free copy of ExhibitSmart Tips of the Week.

This article was posted on April 03

by Susan Friedmann