I’m looking to get a live stream of eBay auctions on my website concerning the product that my company sells. Does anyone know how I can do this? Is it a simple script that I can type in? I’m not really interested in anything I would have to pay for, so please don’t post it if that is the case :P. Thanks!

Author: Clive Simpkins

A reputation is something acquired, rather than worked toward,over a long period of time. The brand name or ?equity’associated with that reputation can be worth a fortune. Or, oncetainted, it can become your greatest liability. Reputation is adelicate bloom. The public are short on good memories and big onretention of one slip-up. So it begs the question – why wouldyou, without careful thought and assurance of quality control,relinquish your business’ reputation into the hands of someoneelse? Too many businesses today are doing just that.

I’ve been a subscriber to Financial Mail (FM) longer than I canremember. My week just wasn’t complete without it. Courtesy ofthe relentless inefficiency of the Post Office, I often had toread my FM several days late. But read it I did. This year, Ididn’t receive a notification for renewal of subscription. Itjust stopped arriving. After a series of attempts to renew,endless waits to get through to the subscription call centre,unreturned calls and the like, I gave up. Then somethinginteresting happened. After two weeks, I found my addiction toFM waning. I could actually get through the week without it.Business Report, FM’s stablemate Business Day and Moneywebproved more than adequate to keep me thoroughly briefed onbusiness news. So I was weaned, involuntarily and throughsomeone’s inefficiency, from a career-long subscription andaddiction to FM. It was rendered obsolete courtesy of a badlymanaged subscription renewal service. About a week later, Ireceived two printed notices in my mailbox inviting me tosubscribe to FM.

I haven’t used this space to take a gratuitous swipe at the FM.But the experience reminded me afresh of the danger of leavingsome aspect of your business in the hands of someone, or people,who seem not to care. Indian, Jewish, Chinese and many othercommunities have historically used family members in theirbusinesses, because they understand the need for ?ownership’ andan appropriately vested interest. When it’s your money going outthe door through wasteful phone calls or unnecessarily discardedpackaging material, you tend to notice. When it isn’t, we’re notas inclined to care. It’s to this issue that business, with itsfalling service standards and ?don’t-care’ unfocussed employees,needs to pay attention.

I recently had to deal with Capital Alliance on behalf of myelderly godmother. Their call centre employees and indeed eventhe manager of the call centre didn’t understand the scope andauthority conferred on me by a general power of attorney, asopposed to a special power of attorney. Nearly fourteen days offrustration culminating in a call to their MD’s office, wasrequired to educate them. Their letter of apology indicates thatthey now understand how a power of attorney functions. But theexperience with their call centre was deeply annoying.

Many companies have call centres or switchboard operators whoanswer the phone as if through a wad of Kleenex. To this day, Iwouldn’t know the name of several of them if it were up to theoperators.

For business, this means giving very careful thought tooutsourcing facets of your organization that have a directimpact on your customers, clients or suppliers. The behaviour ofthe outsourced operation becomes what business legend JanCarlzon (of SAS airlines fame) dubbed, ?A moment of truth.’Carlzon emphasized that it doesn’t matter how that encounterwith your organization occurs, or through whom it occurs – ithas implications for your reputation and your customer retention.

The customer is not interested in your infrastructure problemsor your outside supplier issues. They’re doing business with youwhen someone answers ?your’ phones. Example: I’ve just had aquality assurance call from the UK. The incompetence of theBritish call centre functionary who called me to check on myHewlett Packard South Africa service centre experience, was mindnumbing. She was incapable of working ?off-script’ – a commoncall centre problem. As a result, any information HP get on myexperience, will be useless.

If you’re going to outsource – whether through a call centre ornot – make sure you remain the brand custodian. It’s you who’sinvested the time, money and energy in building your brandequity and reputation. Why on earth would you want to abdicateresponsibility and leave that precious asset in the hands ofsome socially unsophisticated yobbo who doesn’t give a fig aboutyour business? You might as well just throw it away yourself.Think about it.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-articles/throwing-away-your-reputation-1873.html

About the Author
Clive is a marketing & communications strategist. He specialises in helping people and organizations make sustainable change. http://www.imbizo.com

Author: Roy Barker

In the 21st century, many men and women find themselves struggling to keep their heads above water financially. With ever mounting debt, these people oftentimes need to seek relief by filing for bankruptcy. Perhaps you are such a person who is fighting to make ends meet. As a result, you may be wondering how to file for bankruptcy.

The first step in learning how to file for bankruptcy is to make a comprehensive list of all of your creditors and outstanding debts. When you are working to determine how to file for bankruptcy, you need to appreciate that if you to proceed with a bankruptcy case, you must be sure that all of your debts are disclosed and listed in a bankruptcy petition.

The next step in filing for bankruptcy is to determine exactly what assets you have available to you. Your assets include your recurring income from your job, your home and major items of personal property that you might own (including such items as motor vehicles).

The third step you need to undertake when it comes to seeking bankruptcy relief is to contact all three major credit bureaus. When all is said and done, the three major credit bureaus may have the best record of all of your outstanding debt. By obtaining your credit reports from the three major credit bureaus, you will be able to cross reference your list of debt to make certain that you have all accounts covered and listed.

The forth factor that needs to be considered on the road to filing for bankruptcy, is to determine whether you will seek professional assistance in the pursuit of a bankruptcy case. Some people do elect to file for bankruptcy on their own without the aid and assistance of a lawyer. However, in most instances, it probably is in your best interest to seek the professional assistance of a lawyer in order to properly pursue a bankruptcy case. Therefore, unless you have a very simple bankruptcy on the horizon and unless you actually have some definite, practical legal experience, you should seek out the assistance of a lawyer to aid you in pursuing your case.

In working towards fully understanding how to file for bankruptcy, if you do make the decision to hire a lawyer, you will need to begin an organized search to find the best attorney to meet your needs. Keep in mind that in this day and age there are lawyers that specialize specifically in the area of consumer bankruptcies. As a result, you most likely will want to narrow your search to those specific attorneys who do have experience in dealing with bankruptcy cases. In the long run, you will be best served by engaging the services of a lawyer who has dedicated his or her career to bankruptcy law.

Once you narrow down the list of attorneys you are considering, the next phase in considering bankruptcy is to obtain references in regard to each of these attorneys’ prior performance. References will provide you with specific information on how a particular lawyer handles his or her business and on how successful he or she has been in the pursuit of prior bankruptcy cases. Your local bar association can provide you with the names of lawyers that specialize in the practice of bankruptcy law.

The final step in considering bankruptcy is to actually engage the services of an attorney. At this juncture, you attorney will prepare a bankruptcy petition on your behalf that will be filed in the bankruptcy court. With the filing, your creditors will have to suspend seeking debt collection from you during the period in which the bankruptcy case is pending.

By following the steps outlined in this article, you will be able to take serious action in order to get your financial house in order. Of course, bankruptcy really is an option of last resort when it comes to dealing with impossible debt. Therefore, you need to make sure you have exhausted any alternative options before you actually begin the course of pursuing a bankruptcy case.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/debt-consolidation-articles/seven-steps-on-how-to-file-for-bankruptcy-7231.html

About the Author
Publisher & Author – Billy Baxter – There is a free attorney selection tool along with more relevant bankruptcy assistance, eye opening articles and up to date news at Billy’s site, see it all here at http://www.bankruptcy-aid.com

Author: Caterina Christakos

It’s unbelievable the amount of bad advice there is out there onhow to seduce a man or if they give you advice they forget totell you how to use it properly. So here are a couple of tips onwhat to do and what not to do to drive a man wild and aninstruction manual.

1) Dress in a way that makes you feel sexy and also flattersyour figure. Let’s face it some of us look ridiculous instilettos. Red is almost always a good color. Try a red slinkydress and comfortable undergarments. Those torture devices theysell to suck in our guts look great under the dress but are notsexy at all when you are trying to yank them off for a wildnight of pleasure.

2) Pay attention to what he has to say for a change. Yes you cantalk about yourself but a man finds it really refreshing when awoman allows him to have his own time in the spotlight.

3) Don’t talk about your ex. If he asks, keep it short andsweet. You are starting fresh with this guy. No need to bring inthe ghost of past relationships. You are perfect to him in thebeginning. There is no reason to make him wonder if the last guywho dumped you was right.

4)Wear a light attractive scent. This means layering scents.Bathe in scented bath oils first. Then apply a light powder inthe same scent. Finally spray the same scented perfume in frontof you and walk into the mist. Do this about 45 minutes beforeyou see him. If you overpower him with your scent, instead ofwanting to edge a bit closer he will be running for the nearestexit.

5) If you bring him back to your place make sure it is dimlylit. Soft lighting minimizes lines and wrinkles and gives yourskin a bit of a glow. Keep candles handy or lamps that haveadjustable lighting. In soft lighting you can be his dream womanand you can feel a thousand times better about undressing infront of him.

6) Do a strip tease for him. Now I am not talking about a tendollar hooker strip tease. I mean a slow undressing. Have himlie on the bed to watch, as you slowly slip out of your dress,then your undies and finally your stockings and shoes. Make himwait a bit.

7)Explore his body in detail. Consider it a five course meal.Drive him absolutely wild by discovering all the hidden spots hedidn’t even know existed. Most women just lie there and let theguy do all the work. Participate and you have just blown pastmost of the women he has had sex with.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/7-ways-to-drive-a-man-wild-185.html

About the Author
Caterina Christakos is the author of How to Write a Children’s Book in 30 Days or Less. For more information about her book and writing tips go to:http://www.howtowriteachildrensbook.com

How much below blue book value (on average) do used vehicles go for at those huge dealer auctions? I’m thinking about buying some land and starting a new career as an used auto dealer.. Any insight from dealers would be appreciated!

Author: Stanley Popovich

It is not easy to deal with your fears, anxieties, or depression in the business world. If you have such a problem, the first step is that you should talk to a professional who can get you started in the right path of getting better. Getting help from a counselor or other professional is very important and can provide you much help and insights in dealing with your current problem. Getting help from a professional should be the first thing you do in getting better. In the meantime, here are some techniques a person can use to help manage their fears, anxieties, and other issues.

Learn to take it one day at a time. Instead of worrying about how you will get through the rest of the week or coming month, try to focus on today. Each day can provide us with different opportunities to learn new things and that includes learning how to deal with your problems. Focus on the present and stop trying to predict what may happen next week. Next week will take care of itself.

A good way to manage your problem is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that make your fearful or anxious, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, the first thing you can do is to divide the task into a series of smaller steps. Completing these smaller tasks one at a time will make the stress more manageable and increases your chances of success.

Sometimes, we may be nervous doing a certain task that may be scary. When this happens, visualize yourself doing the task in your mind. For instance, you and your team have to play in the championship hockey game in front of a large group of people in the next few days. Before the big day comes, imagine yourself playing the game in your mind. Imagine that your playing in front of a large audience. By playing the game in your mind, you will be better prepared to perform for real when the time comes. Self Visualization is a great way to reduce the fear and stress of a coming situation.

Sometimes we encounter a scary situation that gets us all upset. When encountering these events, always remember to get all of the facts of the given situation. Gathering the facts can prevent us from relying on exaggerated and fearful assumptions. By focusing on the facts, a person can rely on what is reality and what is not.

As a Layman and not as a professional, I realize it is not easy to deal with all of our fears and other problems, however there are all kinds of help available. Remember to take advantage of the help that is around you. The key is to be patient and not to give up. In time, you will be able to find those resources that will help you with your problems.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/dealing-with-your-depression-in-the-business-world-8914.html

About the Author
Stan Popovich is the author of “A Layman’s Guide to Managing Fear” an easy to read book that presents a overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com