Many people get confused or excited when they see a car dealer advertising a payment of $99 a month. Sometimes the dollar amount changes, distributors will use a monthly payment of $47 or some other low number. I’m going to explain why car ads that use these tricks usually give you a bad deal. In fact, I tell people that […]

As a small business owner, you most likely spend a great deal of time trying to discern new ways to win customers. Marketing can be a fun or stressful business. The key is to understand the types of marketing. Instead of sending your marketing budget in many different directions, you can choose a specific type and be consistent with it. […]

You’ve probably been told a million times by health professionals that exclusive breastfeeding up to six months is absolutely essential. You have probably done it very religiously even in the middle of the night. If she chose not to or was unable to do so, she was possibly reminding herself to sterilize the bottle and keep the water ready. Either […]

My daughter recently celebrated her birthday, and in honor of her six years, she wanted to throw a party with her friends, her stuffed animals, and her friends’ stuffed animals. With your friends bringing their own favorite stuffed toys, there would be plenty of stuffed animals for everyone to play with together. I realized that it was a great idea, […]

Let’s take the basics of what makes great macro photography. Super macro refers to photography of subjects in a ratio of more than 1:1. Normal macro is when we shoot with a magnification ratio of 1:1, ie 1mm of the subject is produced on the sensor as 1mm. Now super macro photography is when we represent 1mm on the subject […]

It’s no secret that a rather alarming number of UK students are making incorrect references to their homework. An article in the Sunday Times (Jones, 2006) claims that up to 10% of all grade level submissions commit some form of plagiarism – the act of copying or copying someone else’s work. That’s a significant number of cheaters, but here’s the […]

“Helping Women Succeed in Business” is a refreshingly personal and honest book about what it takes for a woman to be successful in the workplace. Author Nina Baldwin has a fact, say it like a voice speaking from the heart about the mistakes women make that hold them back and how they can climb the corporate ladder instead of being […]

If you have thought it through and made the decision that a gecko is the pet you want, then you can begin your search for your new pet. You should choose carefully, and you should go into the buying process having decided a couple of things. One of these factors is the color and pattern you would prefer your new […]