3 Secrets to Promote Your Small Business

By Catherine Perry

There are mainly 3 logo design secrets to promote your small business. Although they are surprisingly simple, you'd be amazed at how few owners use them to promote their business.

1. Have a Logo Design
Your logo. Your letterhead. Your business cards. Your marketing. They all represent you and your small business. Appropriately designed, they will communicate to your customers that your small business is reputable, reliable, and professional. Your business image depends on a quality logo design that is unique and memorable. Your logo is the foundation of your brand. By simply having a one for your small business you are doing better than a majority of other owners and have a head start in marketing your business. Whatever it takes, make sure you have a logo that represents your business.

2. Promote Your Logo
Once you have a professional logo design for your business, you're ready to start branding your new logo. The most essential places to utilize your logo first are on your business cards, letterhead, website, products and business location. These are great places to start using your design to gain recognition from your customers. As time goes on you'll want to utilize your logo in a variety of ways, namely everywhere. By using your it everywhere, you will get your name out faster and better than most other small businesses. Actively using your design on your website, business cards, letterhead, products, business location, apparel and other items you will be achieve a snow ball effect in marketing your business.

3. Don't be Afraid to Revise Your Logo
Finally, as time goes on, don't be afraid to revise your logo. That doesn't mean scratching your logo and starting over (although that may be necessary in some cases), just make slight revisions to improve your identity.

Catherine is an experienced logo designer who has been working in the industry for over 10 years, she has designed literally thousands of logos and is known for her ability to catch the client's vision and turn it into art: cheap logo design

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Kinds Acts Promote Happiness

By Vince Chiles

Little things can and do make a big difference. It's often a thank you or please that can make someone's day. A smiling face can change a dismal mood, and a 'bless you' with a sneeze can remind us on what's really important. Little acts of kindness can change your world, and make it all seem better.

Kind deeds are good for the soul and spirit. When we routinely strive to be kind to ourselves and others we are investing in our happiness. People respond to generosity in kind. When you are regularly giving of good will, well wishes will be returned. Kind acts can be as simple as laughing when some one tells a joke, or letting some one in front of you while in line at the grocery store.

It is easy to be generous. Practicing kindness requires a willingness to give to yourself or others.
Tell yourself your plan or intention to be kind. Then act on your plan. If you follow these three steps everyday you will begin to find the rewards of giving - feeling good.

Caution, selfishness is not being kind to your self. Often we justify not giving as being generous to our selves, but this is just being stingy. You are kind to your self when you practice affirmative self-talk, take good care of your body through diet and exercise, and care for your spirit with hobbies, spirituality, or travel. Oh, and of course being kind to others is a form of self giving as well.

Vince Chiles, LCSW is the author of a self-published book Happiness in Five Minutes a Day which is scheduled to be released to the public 3/26/08. Information about Vince and his book can be obtained by going to http://www.happinessinfive.com

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Wireless Networks Opening Up To Promote Business & Competition

By Derek Bailey

With the Announcement by Verizon on November 27th, 2007 a change will be coming to the wireless network industry. For many years now wireless companies have used their buying power to make deals for themselves, and leave the open market out of reach for customers. If you wanted the newest cell phone, PDA, or Bluetooth device you had to wait for your company to provide it and the cost were normally outrageous.

Wireless networks in basic terms means the way electronic products can connect to phones, servers and networks. With Verizon opening up its wireless network to all electronics that can pass its basic compatibility test, means that the customer now has the power to drive the market. Businesses will also benefit from the wireless network news by now being able to contact customers with news of their device or feature. The business will have to have it certified with Verizon, but then may market to the public.

In an example here is the timeline involving Motorola's SLVR L7C a sleek phone that was released by Motorola left customers waiting for its release by the cell phone companies. Sprint didn't make this phone available through its shops until November 2006, and in a review was described as being "finally released". Then in January of the next year Verizon made the same phone available on its wireless network. This delay could have been avoided with the new idea from Verizon by simply incorporating the standards for compliance in the build process, and having it reviewed to insure compatibility with the wireless network. In the end it is time for wireless network companies to market and work for the consumer.

If you search for forums looking for news on electronics and cell phones for wireless networks you will find many people waiting for the newest phones and gadgets, and discussions on compatibility. One poster on howardforums.com posted this concerning the Motorola phone listed above; "Is Verizon going to ever offer this phone (SLVR L7) for their carrier?"

While we as customers are familiar with cell-phones and PDA's being marketed in the advertising market, it mainly revolved around a few products that were already approved by and contracted with companies such as Verizon.

This opening of the wireless networks should happen for some companies by the middle of 2008, and with Verizon happening at some point in latter part of 2008.

For more research on this news please follow the following links;

The Yahoo! story on Verizon's Wireless Network
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_hi_te/verizon_open_network_2

Blog Post on what the impact might be for business and consumers;
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/8647

Derek Bailey is the founder of Bizness Lists, which operates the site http://www.theworldsconcierge.com

The site provides a way for Travel related businesses across the globe a way to meet the travelers they are seeking. For more details about the Concierge website visit http://www.theworldsconcierge.com

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