tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137206902009-07-18T13:24:01.745+09:30News from Desert Wave EnterprisesHelping you succeed by applying smart software, winning communication practices and timely informationRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-59294578564385588552009-07-18T12:33:00.004+09:302009-07-18T13:24:01.753+09:30Keeping Spyware at Bay<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SmFAlt6oK5I/AAAAAAAABDs/_Rrk2CBwdb4/s1600-h/spyzookabox.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359636048272436114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SmFAlt6oK5I/AAAAAAAABDs/_Rrk2CBwdb4/s320/spyzookabox.jpg" /></a><br /><strong>When you are trying to run your business, the last thing you want to do is spend half your life trying to keep Adware and Spwyare off your computer. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Some spyware programs are malicious and can damage your computer nework operations requiring days to recover. Even if they don't do a lot of damage, they can still slow down your computer.<br /><br />I use Spyzooka and have eliminated spyware and adware from my laptop and PCs. I recommend it to you as a solution to spyware and adware.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=181949&u=64342&m=16523&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank">Blast away Spyware with SpyZooka. [Only we guarantee 100% Spyware removal].</a><br /><br /><br />Robin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.Axandra.com/go.to/dwave/4"><br /><img src="http://www.axandra.com/affiliates/ibp/english/468x60-full-banner.gif" border=0></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-5929457856438558855?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-61541073142297079842009-05-15T19:34:00.005+09:302009-05-15T20:52:30.806+09:30Supporting National Career Development Week 2009<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/Sg1CA-NqcBI/AAAAAAAAA-E/mS17wGz0Ipo/s1600-h/NCDW_Reg_Event_2009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 58px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335993717971644434" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/Sg1CA-NqcBI/AAAAAAAAA-E/mS17wGz0Ipo/s400/NCDW_Reg_Event_2009.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"><strong>National Career Development Week 2009 runs from 18-22 May 2009. I'm pleased to say that Desert Wave Enterprises/Employment One has a Lead Event at Alice Springs.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">The Charles Darwin University library is setting up a static display for us and staff will hand out "goodies" and brochures about career development to senior students from the nearby Centralian Senior Secondary College and CDU students.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">Our blog will address five separate career development topics and hold a competition for commentators during NCDW 2009.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">If you are interested in career management or development, why not join us at the "<a href="http://www.e1jobs-blog.com/">All About Jobs</a>" blog? You can download my advertisement about the event <a href="http://www.employment-one.com/NCDWAdvert.pdf">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#660000;">Robin</span><br /><A href="http://www.clixGalore.com/PSale.aspx?BID=57082&AfID=177616&AdID=6995&LP=www.therichpom.com" OnMouseOver="javascript:window.status='';return true;"><br /><img src="http://www.is1.clixgalore.com/cgd.aspx?BID=57082&AfID=177616&AdID=6995" border="0" height="60" width="468" alt="The Rich Pom"></A><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-6154107314229707984?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-13479811280428747852009-05-08T14:24:00.005+09:302009-05-08T15:01:21.453+09:30How Sensible are Email Message Disclaimers?<a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/gm"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318151384744370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 81px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SgPAmf9uQbI/AAAAAAAAA98/qvvzuV6ZdBA/s400/groupmail_box.gif" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Have you ever sent an email to the wrong addressee? Or a letter? A parcel? No, well neither have I</span>.</strong><br /><br />Of late I've been taking a note of the legal disclaimer mumbo-jumbo that appears at the foot of an increasing number of emails. Like this one:<br /><br /></span><div><blockquote><span style="font-family:verdana;">"The information contained in this message and any attachments may be confidential information and may be subject to legal privilege, public interest or legal profession privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or any attachments is unauthorised. If you have received this document in error, please advise the sender. No representation or warranty is given that attached files are free from viruses or other defects. The recipient assumes all responsibility for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files."</span></blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">On a couple of occasions I've received three line emails with 10 line disclaimers and I must admit that I have a good chuckle. When was the last time ... or for that matter, the first time, you heard of someone being sued over reading a confidential email, or loss of damage because they downloaded a file?<br /><br />If we don't put this type of disclaimer on every letter, parcel or anything else we distribute, why does it have to go on email? I understand the difference when people are giving professional advice eg, relating to the share market, or medical advice, but general communication between people ... give me a break! </span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I <strong>never</strong> send email to the wrong person. I send business email to people whom I wish to communicate with and people who wish to communicate with me. It's that simple. If anything, everything I write is Copyright and that law relates to copying and distribution of my email as well as any other intellectual work. If the person to whom it is addressed receives it and chooses to do something else with it, it's hardly my fault and they may well have breached the Copyright Act.<br /><br />If I send something so confidential that I don't want it to be read by someone other than the sender, I encrypt it and send it as a secured message that can only be decrypted and accessed by the recipient. However, it's only rarely that I have to take these types of precautions.<br /><br />Rather than post this type of disclaimer on your emails, isn't it better to take care to send them to the right recipient?<br /><br />Robin<br /><br />PS: I use </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/gm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Group Mail Personal </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">for mass email distribution. You can download a free demo copy </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/gm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-1347981128042874785?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-46403371572619820192009-05-04T09:37:00.002+09:302009-05-04T09:57:55.236+09:30Are You Making the Most of Your Email System?<span style="color:#993300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>I'm always surprised at how poorly many large organisations use their email capacity.</strong><br /><br />Many emails I receive are poorly formatted and rarely take the opportunity to lead me to a sales opportunity. When I email a sales or help line, I usually receive an automated response advising that a full response to my email will be provided within three days.<br /><br />Three days is far too long. Someone with a problem wants it solved now ... today, not in three days. Unless of course, it's not urgent, but when I email help lines, only a few companies asked me to rate the degree of urgency.<br /><br />It's okay, in fact, it's essential to have automated responses to calls for help. However, instead of stating that someone will look into the problem and advise you in three days, why not offer a link to an FAQ page or include in the email details of common questions people have and hope that they will be able to answer the emailer's query?<br /><br />Why not place a small advert in the email?<br /><br />Why not offer a link to articles about the firm's products or services?<br /><br />Every email you send should have an option to make money, otherwise it's a lost opportunity.<br /><br />Think about how you are using your email system and whether it could be increasing your business income earning activities. You'll probably be able to identify a few lost opportunities. If you can't give me a call on +61 8 89520786 and I'll take a look for you.<br /><br />Robin<br /></span></span><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!--<br />google_ad_client = "pub-3004926129130936";<br />/* 468x60, created 05/01/09 */<br />google_ad_slot = "9084661797";<br />google_ad_width = 468;<br />google_ad_height = 60;<br />//--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript"<br />src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-4640337157261982019?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-77626291206065779882009-04-20T12:26:00.006+09:302009-04-20T13:07:46.574+09:30Complying With Best Practice for E-Commerce<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SevmfGpgT1I/AAAAAAAAA88/GUgL5OiEqkY/s1600-h/BestPractice.GIF"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326604406330773330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 57px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SevmfGpgT1I/AAAAAAAAA88/GUgL5OiEqkY/s400/BestPractice.GIF" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Does your Internet site exhibit Best Practice? You have no idea what best practice is for Internet sites or whether your site exhibits it?</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Obviously best practice can be a subjective topic with different interpretations from country to country. The Australian Government has issued "Australian Guidelines for E-Commerce" that cover best practice for Australian Internet sites and includes sites with an Australian clientele.<br /><br />Several of the guidelines relate to legal requirements in Australia eg, regarding disabled users and privacy and not misleading in advertising. There are other topics such as providing your contact details on your sites that are also included.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">If you have an Australian site, it's a great plug for your business to be able to show that you meet Australian e-commerce best practice requirements.</span><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">One of the services I provide at Desert Wave Enterprises is reviewing sites and advising clients whether they are meeting best practice requirements and complying with privacy and disability legislation. For a small investment, you can improve your image and know that you won't run foul of the Australian Government's legal system.</span><br /><br />Like to know more? Please contact me for further details.<br /><br />Robin<br /></span><br /><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=" height="60" width="468" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="12383"><param name="_cy" value="1588"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://images.website.ws/images/english/banners/kvmlm2/468x60_03.swf?link1=http://website.ws/kvmlm2/my.dhtml?sponsor=desertwave"><param name="Src" value="http://images.website.ws/images/english/banners/kvmlm2/468x60_03.swf?link1=http://website.ws/kvmlm2/my.dhtml?sponsor=desertwave"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value=""><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><br /> <br /> <br /> <embed src="http://images.website.ws/images/english/banners/kvmlm2/468x60_03.swf?link1=http://website.ws/kvmlm2/my.dhtml?sponsor=desertwave" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" width="468" height="60" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /> <br /> </object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-7762629120606577988?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-39654797966170622192009-04-07T09:59:00.007+09:302009-04-07T10:23:54.330+09:30Government Funding Proposals: How Good is Your Hit Rate?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SdqfObyYO6I/AAAAAAAAA7c/ipr3NQE3FxQ/s1600-h/woman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321740980017707938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SdqfObyYO6I/AAAAAAAAA7c/ipr3NQE3FxQ/s400/woman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Are you earning some or all of your income from government funding? If so, how good is your hit rate?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">When I ran the business and computing department of a large college, I developed a reputation for winning government tenders. It was largely due to the fact that I:</span> <span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">attended to detail, </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">provided the funding department the information they wanted in a way they could read it, </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">maintained a good working relationship with funding bodies, and </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">followed up on the few programs I didn't win to find out how I could have done better</span> <p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">My colleagues thought I had some secret formula. But, I didn't. Instead of trotting out the same old pre-formatted proposal that had been submitted year in and year out, I devised an alternative, improved version. I always changed it to suit an individual request for tender or proposal and frequently demonstrated how I could provide additional value for money.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">If your hit rate is less than it should be, maybe you need help. I can review your unsuccessful proposals and tell you if and how you could have improved them. Why not contact me today?</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Robin<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/training/Identifying_Training_Needs.html"><img src="http://www.employment-one.com/TrainingNeedsBanner.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-3965479796617062219?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-65039784378203713342009-02-27T14:14:00.003+09:302009-02-27T15:44:07.290+09:30Why You Need a URL For Your Business<strong>Every week I receive email purportedly from major movers and shakers in industry and commerce. They come from a range of legal firms, banks, government agencies, and Fortune 500 firms that ALL have a <em>free email account </em>to which I am required to respond. Guess what I do with these emails?</strong><br /><br />Yes, you guessed it ... I delete them without a second glance. Quite clearly they are spam emails endeavouring to screw some of my hard-earned millions out of me. <br /><br />Now, it's not only the free email address that is a dead give-away, it's also the spelling, grammar and layout; <strong>no self-respecting firm would send such a poorly written and formatted email</strong>.<br /><br />My point is this: If you have just ended your career as a nuclear physicist working at NASA to sell Herbalife or earn money on some secret MLM program that is earning you millions of dollars every single month AND you have a free email address, how seriously do you expect to be taken?<br /><br />Even if you have a legitimate business like mine that earns a comfortable sum, but not millions per month, you can't afford to use a free email address. It's just so penny-pinching it's incredible and says a lot about you and your business. <strong>Yes, it says that you are cheap and probably not as successful as you'd have people believe</strong>.<br /><br />I mean, would you deal with a law firm whose address was lawyers@hotmail.com? I sure as hell wouldn't. Maybe I'm an email address snob ... so be it.<br /><br />Do you know how much it costs to get a URL (Universal Resource Locator or something that looks like http://www.dwave.com.au)with an email address? Peanuts. Having your own URL and email address adds a little prestige and has benefits in being found on the Internet, especially if your product is your URL.<br /><br />If you want to get 10 email addresses, web building and hosting, and a URL of your own choosing, you could try <a href="http://www.web-names.ws">Global Domains International </a>(they have a seven day trial)who will provide all that and more for a miserable $10 per month.<br /><br />Alternatively, go to <a href="http://www.godaddy.com">Go-Daddy </a>which also has some remarkably low-cost URLs and email services that you buy as much of or as litle of as you want.<br /><br />If you are serious about your business, you really need a URL and an email address to go with it. Imagine: www.you-inc.com for your URL and yourname@you-inc.com. Doesn't that look a whole lot more professional?<br /><br />Robin<br />http://www.dwave.com.au<br />robin@dwave.com.au<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-6503978437820371334?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-87547549047252738712009-02-11T15:03:00.004+09:302009-02-11T21:15:23.913+09:30Your Site's Text: Is it Grammatically Perfect?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SZK3FTn9VLI/AAAAAAAAA3I/L5vLi42EwVQ/s1600-h/RHLogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 77px; height: 62px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SZK3FTn9VLI/AAAAAAAAA3I/L5vLi42EwVQ/s320/RHLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301501013163594930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Often when I visit sites the first thing I notice is the sub-standard grammar, syntax and spelling. The first thought that crosses my mind is, "If these people don't care about their written expression and public image, do I want to do business with them?"</span><br /><br />In most cases, their expertise is elsewhere. They are probably very good at what they do, but their specialism isn't writing well. Here's where I come in. I email them, tell them I have spotted numerous errors and offer to fix them for a modest fee.<br /><br />For an hour or so of my time, and a few dollars, they can rest assured their written work is excellent and reflects well on their business image.<br /><br />If I haven't yet stumbled upon <span style="font-style: italic;">your</span> Internet site, but you'd like to have me run my pedantic, all-seeing eye over it, please comment here and I'll put your URL on the visit list.<br /><br />Robin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/consulting.html"><img src='http://www.dwave.com.au/BComBanner1.jpg' border='0'/></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-8754754904725273871?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-5012217264364056332009-01-05T11:15:00.007+09:302009-01-05T11:33:40.240+09:30Incredibly Simple, Sensible Ideas<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SWFm93x_s1I/AAAAAAAAAyU/mmgbwDcWYro/s1600-h/less-ink-text.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287620650641371986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SWFm93x_s1I/AAAAAAAAAyU/mmgbwDcWYro/s320/less-ink-text.png" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">There are always people coming up with simple, sensible ideas and I wonder, "Why didn't I think of that?"<br /></span></strong><div></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"><br />Some bright spark came up with the idea of a sans-serif font that has blank circles in it, which will reduce ink use.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">When the typeface is enlarged, you can see the blank spot circles easily, which can become a new design feature.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">When the font is used at normal sizes, however, you can't see the blank circles (now dots) and the total amount of ink used is reduced by about 20%.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Now, I'm not that poor that I have to worry about a few hundred bucks each year for laser cartridge replacements.<br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">But if I had a huge company that pumped out thousands of reams of paper per day, like a bank or mortgage company, use of this font over a 12 month period could save some serious hoot.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">So, here's a simple idea that sounds less outlandish as you think about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">What do you think? Would you give this font a run in your firm? Tell us what you think.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Robin</span></div><div></div><div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a title="Email Marketing" href="http://aweber.com/?208706"><br /><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none" alt="Email Marketing $19/Month!" src="http://www.aweber.com/banners/email_marketing/468x60_an.gif" /></a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-501221726436405633?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-43528843063076540192008-12-22T07:09:00.006+09:302008-12-22T07:19:39.723+09:30Time Out Until 2 Jan 09<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SU64BtndGqI/AAAAAAAAAw8/jERTm2owegg/s1600-h/4451212.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282361752516631202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SU64BtndGqI/AAAAAAAAAw8/jERTm2owegg/s320/4451212.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even those of us who are Human Resources Specialists come good need a break every so often. I'm taking 10 days off and will be back in business with a new strategic direction and much else on 5 Jan 09.<br /><br />If you celebrate Christmas, I wish you and your family all the best for the season.<br /><br />Hope to see you again in 2009.<br /><br />If you get bored during the break and want a good read, pick an article or two from the list below.<br /><br />Robin<br /><Code><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://ezinearticles.com/widget/inc/eawidget.js"></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://ezinearticles.com/widget/widgetfetch.php?mem=362&theme=1&width=270&height=400&articles=3&"></script></code><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-4352884306307654019?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-36027389381156564552008-12-16T07:26:00.001+09:302008-12-16T08:03:17.733+09:30New Internet Marketing Newsletter Wins Applaud<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SUbXhcgtspI/AAAAAAAAAw0/K9zXgNx8Jog/s1600-h/imnlogo468px.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SUbXhcgtspI/AAAAAAAAAw0/K9zXgNx8Jog/s320/imnlogo468px.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280144582727545490" /></a><br /><br />Among a web full of free ebooks, newsletters, ezines, blogs and numerous other information sources, every now and then a real gem appears. Not the usual run of the mill mediocre hype that has been trotted out year in and year out <em>ad nauseum</em>.<br /><br />The "Internet Marketing Newsletter" by Internet supremo Armand Morin and his team is such a gem. Unlike many of the top notch newsletters for which you are asked to pay sums like $90 per issue, Armand's is free and he has no intention of charging for it.<br /><br />If you are involved in Internet marketing at any level, the <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/57a8l4">Internet Marketing Newsletter</a> is a gem you can't afford to do without. <strong>It's free and there is absolutely no obligation</strong>. And some of the most astute business people on the planet will provide you with advice on how to improve your business.<br /><br />Can you afford to miss this opportunity? If not, read more about it and sign up <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/57a8l4">here</a>. <br /><br />Robin<br /><br />PS: I signed up and was very impressed with the first edition. See what you think.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-3602738938115656455?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-36620160206958974932008-12-11T07:48:00.001+09:302008-12-11T08:03:56.116+09:30Helping Businesses Succeed ... What Does That Mean?<strong>Most organisations have a tag line that states what they do. It should be short, crisp and succinct, but do we always know exactly what they mean?. Maybe not. </strong><br /><br />My tag line for Desert Wave Enterprises is:<br /><br /><blockquote>Robin helps businesses succeed through applying smart software, winning communication practices and timely information.</blockquote><br />Just what does that mean?<br /><br />There's three parts. "applying smart software" means that I sell a range of software that will help you improve your business (or personal) performance. This software includes email automation and management software to alleviate the number one time waster in firms ... email. Also, I sell link management software so you can manage your link management program to increase site traffic. Then there's anti-spam software, and ... I think you get the drift.<br /><br />The second part "winning communication practices" means that I can fix up your letters, design your communication strategy, set up autoresponders in your email system, and do other communication tasks that will improve your relationship with your clients or increase sales. For example, a firm that wants a weekly blog entry for its site but hasn't got time to write it can hire me to do that. Alternatively, you can send me your letter templates and I'll check grammar, spelling, format and let you know if they could be improved. <br /><br />Last is "timely information". I sell a number of ebooks that provide just-in-time information eg, if you need to do a training needs assessment of your firm and don't know how to do it, my ebook sets it all out simply. An increasing number of ebooks will hit the shelves in the new year.<br /><br />So, there you have it. Everything I do (well almost) is expressed in one sentence.<br /><br />Why not let us know what your tag line is and have an opportunity to promote your business? Comment today.<br /><br />Robin<br /><br /><code><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/letter_formatting_and_writing.html"><img src='http://www.dwave.com.au/images/LetterWritingBanner.jpg' border='0'/></a></code><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-3662016020695897493?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-74857282222410875092008-12-04T16:03:00.001+09:302008-12-04T16:34:16.682+09:30Coming Soon to DWAVE<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/STd6SrHg1DI/AAAAAAAAAwU/_ufK_evmVyQ/s1600-h/983849_blueprint_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275819949718295602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 77px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/STd6SrHg1DI/AAAAAAAAAwU/_ufK_evmVyQ/s400/983849_blueprint_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">As I do every year, I have been reviewing my strategic plan for the year ahead and making some adjustments here and there. It's a good opportunity to think about where you have been, where you are going and if where you are going is where you want to go ... if that makes sense. (If it doesn't, read it again and again until it does!)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">One area of opportunity I think I have identified is the large number of small and micro businesses that don't have an Internet site. I've come up with a very low cost solution for which I'm currently working on sales pages, example sites and so on. In mid-January I intend to launch it. I don't want to give any more away now, but it's an excellent solution for businesses that want an Internet presence but can't afford, or don't want to pay huge amounts.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">I've got a couple of additional ebooks to write to fill niches where I believe there is an unmet demand. I've mentioned them in my plan.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Also, I dabble in different ways to earn passive income and have found that MLM has been superseded by GPT ... Get Paid Today. I never did have a lot of faith in MLM. I know that some people have done very well with it, usually the early adopters who create program after program and suck up the money of those unfortunates below who keep feeding them and make nothing.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Well, I found that the new breed of network marketer wants immediate income, not to have to pay out for years realising a loss before starting to make a small trickle. People are impatient. A smart cookie has devised a GPT program where someone else pays your $47 joining fee and then you pay your first downline member's fee. It comes with a swag of ebooks, software and you have to subscribe to a $10 per month arrangement that covers the cost of the resaleable ebooks and software ... you get private label rights.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">If you have tried MLM and failed (or even if you are making millions selling weight loss products or special miracle drinks), you could listen to the video that explains it all much better than I do.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">You'll find it if you click on the banner below this post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">I've joined up, mainly for the ebook and software downloads because I can resell them. If you sign up from here, I'll pay your $47 joining fee.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Some other things I have in my new plan involve cleaning up some of my sites, more aggressive advertising campaigns etc.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">I'm looking forward to a profitable and interesting 2009 and feel more confident with a strategy to guide my daily work and long term efforts.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Robin</span><br /><br /><a href="http://ezwealthsolution.com/s1.php?Robinoz"><p align="center"><img height="60" src="http://ezwealthsolution.com/images/banner_8.gif" width="468" border="0" /></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-7485728222241087509?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-37902490835687076722008-11-17T13:04:00.002+09:302008-11-17T13:40:40.332+09:30Business Tip: Put Your Contact Details On Everything<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SSDnU56l5-I/AAAAAAAAAqM/VlOLNqNrdoI/s1600-h/Outback_Turkish.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269465910353455074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SSDnU56l5-I/AAAAAAAAAqM/VlOLNqNrdoI/s320/Outback_Turkish.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>So, you've got your name plastered all over your business. Everyone who walks by knows who you are and what you do. Your logo is part of your branding. That's great, but how good is your paperwork?</strong><br /><br />Recently I received some forms from an accounting firm that I had to complete and send back by courier. After I'd completed the forms I had to address the courier bag ... guess what? <strong>There wasn't an address to be seen anywhere</strong>.<br /><br />I got into Google and entered a search term and within seconds details of the accounting firm appeared. (I love Google!). The problem was, there were three addresses for the same firm in the same city. Hmmm. "Do I just pick one and let the courier company work out if it's the right one", I thought. No. So I picked a telephone number from the two shown and a lovely lady answered. She'd taken over the number of the business some months ago, she said, but had no idea where the business was now located.<br /><br />Next I tried the Internet URL shown in one of the adverts. No luck, I got a template page with no details entered. So, I tried another number and got the firm's receptionist. She told me the new address and I addressed my parcel.<br /><br />What are my business efficiency tips for this post? You guessed it, there are three: (Did you really guess all three or am I just guessing that you guessed?)<br /></span><ol><li><span style="color:#993300;">Make sure that any documents used outside the business, especially those likely to be returned, include your postal and street address and other contact details (how hard can that be?)</span></li><li><span style="color:#993300;">If you have your contact details posted in different listings and change your address, change the details in the listings too</span></li><li><span style="color:#993300;">If your firm has a URL in the firm's name and you haven't yet set up your Internet site, at least put some contact details on the bloody home page</span></li></ol><p><span style="color:#993300;">Being found is business. Business is money. How in God's name do people find you if they don't know where you are and what your contact details are?</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">Don't let your business down by not being found. Unless you are the only one of your kind in town, potential clients will just find someone else. </span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">Robin<br /></span><br /><code><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/letter_formatting_and_writing.html"><img src="http://www.dwave.com.au/images/LetterWritingBanner.jpg" border="0" /></a></code></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-3790249083568707672?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-57448642742964926242008-10-15T13:32:00.002+09:302008-10-15T14:55:24.142+09:30The Key Joint Venture Secret<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SPVuIf2waUI/AAAAAAAAAjs/nCFPA0h1lyE/s1600-h/airshowjets.jpg"><span style="color:#993300;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257229232294095170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SPVuIf2waUI/AAAAAAAAAjs/nCFPA0h1lyE/s320/airshowjets.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Have you ever had anything to do with joint ventures? You're not really sure what a joint venture is? Perhaps you think it's only the big guys who get involved in JVs. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Continue reading ...</strong><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#993300;"></span><p><span style="color:#993300;">A JV is when two or more people or companies join together to pursue common interests. For example, the Red Arrows (Royal Air Force aerobatic team pictured at left) has seven or eight pilots whose JV is to provide visually appealing and safe flying.</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">JVs often create synergy ie, a combined result, the sum of which is greater than the individual efforts of all the people involved. </span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">(You may have to read that a couple of times if you aren't familiar with the word)</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">So, now that we know what JVs are, you'll want to know what the Key Secret is. Here it is. The key secret is (drum roll) that, JVs can be very, very inexpensive. Which in turn means that they are an excellent way to earn income, promote your business etc without huge costs.</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">Let me give you an example:</span></p><span style="color:#993300;"><blockquote><span style="color:#993300;"></span></blockquote><blockquote>I have a hairdressing shop and you have a shoe shop. I offer your clients a<br />5% discount on any hairdressing at my shop and you offer a 5% discount<br />on shoes to my clients. In either case a client just has to produce a sales<br />voucher to take up the offer. When someone gets a haircut I stamp their sales<br />voucher with the offer and tell them about it ... and <em>vice-versa.</em> We<br />both get more customers.</blockquote></span><p><span style="color:#993300;">Would you like to give it a try?</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">I'm looking for a JV partner who sends out large numbers of monthly statements or products who can include an advertising flier in their product or envelopes. Each partner will have a unique partner identification number and get at least a 50% commission on every item sold.</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">If you are interested in a joint venture with Desert Wave Enterprises, please let me know and we'll explore what might work for both of us.</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">Robin</span></p><p><span style="color:#993300;">PS: Remember the dictum, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-5744864274296492624?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-88059440501063486062008-09-20T14:28:00.002+09:302008-09-20T14:53:11.256+09:30Our New Capability Statement<p align="left"></p><p align="left"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SNSDsI87BbI/AAAAAAAAAi8/DMG7iXYhgaM/s1600-h/CB_Capture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247964260133963186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SNSDsI87BbI/AAAAAAAAAi8/DMG7iXYhgaM/s320/CB_Capture.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Our new Capability Statement was released today. It's intended to be short and concise and benefit laden.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">It provides potential clients an overview of what we can do to help them succeed by supporting them in our areas of expertise.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Why not take a look </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/DWAVE_Capability_Statement.pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#000099;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">?</span> </p><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">Would you like to read more? Read Robin's article <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?What?-You-Havent-Got-a-Capability-Statement?&id=35237">"What? You Haven't Got a Capability Statement</a> at Ezinearticles. It's one of his most frequently read topics.</span> </p><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">Stay well.</span> </p><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">Robin</span> </p><p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;">Ps: Visit our All About Jobs blog here <a href="http://www.employment-one.com/blog">http://www.employment-one.com/blog</a></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-8805944050106348606?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-81353255069255559922008-09-12T11:09:00.001+09:302008-09-12T11:21:32.429+09:30Keeping Informed with Google Alerts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">When you are in business, you need to keep abreast of what is happening in your industry or with your target sales audience. Google Alerts will help you do this. Best of all, it's free.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Say for example you sell golf clubs and you have a new club just arrived called the "Swifthit GJ78". You want to find some reviews about it, but todate have been unsuccessful.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Go to Google Alerts at http://www.google.com/alerts and you'll se a box into which you can paste your keyword or keyword phrase "Swifthit GJ78" and make other selections. Enter your email address and Google will alert you when something appears about that product on the net.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">How easy is that? You can use it for all sorts of information ... people's names, competitor's company names, products, services, etc`. This pull technology can save you hours of surfing. Why not give it a go today?</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Robin</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">PS: Where can you get a hosting account, 10 email addresses, a personalised domain name, an Internet site generator, and a business opportunity for just $10 per month? Only at http://www.web-names.ws</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-8135325506925555992?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-5872409734470480272008-09-05T06:01:00.001+09:302008-09-05T06:22:18.275+09:30Outsourcing Makes Sense<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>Outsourcing makes sense for many businesses and can help them achieve significant cost-efficiencies.</strong><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242267359978530658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/SMBGY6ElJ2I/AAAAAAAAAhs/oqKH6pMrb2E/s400/35991_woman_1218410504.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">You don't have to be a Fortune 500 company to afford outsourcing or to achieve benefits from it. Many smaller companies outsource some of their non-core activities.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">The most common activity outsourced seems to be payroll. Instead of having a team of accountants, expensive software and having to struggle with taxation compliance issues and more, many firms outsource their payroll activities and find it very cost effective.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">This type of outsourcing is long term. You pay someone with expertise and access to reliable software and support to take over the whole payroll process permanently.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Other forms of outsourcing are short term. This can involve hiring someone to produce a report, take notes at job or other interviews, type documents, manage large-scale printing activities and more.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Outsourcing allows businesses to access expertise they do not have in-house and don't need permanently. It's a just-in-time activity. This is the sort of outsourcing in which Desert Wave Enterprises is involved.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Businesses save the oncosts of permanent staff; costs to recruit, workers' compensation premiums, superannuation levy, office space and furniture, leave loadings, orientation and other training costs, and much more.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">If you currently outsource, or are wondering how you can offload some of the tasks for which your staff doesn't have expertise, or which you find burdensome, think about Desert Wave Enterprises as your outsourcing partner.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">See </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/consulting.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">http://www.dwave.com.au/consulting.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"> for further information or give Robin a call on +61 8 89520786.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#993300;">Robin</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-587240973447048027?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-89814702065661407142008-09-02T10:44:00.001+09:302008-09-02T11:00:04.295+09:30Organising for Efficiency<strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Whatever you do, wherever you work, it's essential to be organised if you are to work efficiently.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Some people are natural organisers (my wife is one). They are able to organise without a lot of effort. Others are not as readily organised and therefore need to make a conscious effort.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">One of my key attributes is that I'm organised. I doubt whether it has come as a gift from the gods like it has with others, but I began getting organised when I was studying Introduction to Management more than 30 years ago.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">One of the first rules I learnt from the course was that good managers, "plan and organise to avoid crises". That made sense to me and I've followed that dictum ever since.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Today I use four things to keep organised:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;"></span><br /><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">A computer-based calendar that pops-up messages to tell me when things are due eg, bills</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">A Gantt chart (created using MS Excel) that shows me the hours of the day for every day of the week and what I should be focusing on during different times</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Task Planner which is a piece of paper on which I jot down my priorities for the day</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">A filing system that is easy to use</span></li></ol><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Other people use such things as the online GDAgenda software. See <a href="http://www.gtdagenda.com/">http://www.gtdagenda.com/</a> for further details.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">It doesn't matter what you use or how you use it, provided it works for you. However, the first step to success is to be organised.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993300;">Robin</span></p><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-8981470206566140714?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-53241435719160198202008-08-22T07:56:00.000+09:302008-08-22T08:06:30.730+09:30BCC Question Most Common<span style="color:#663300;">It's been a while, but now that I'm back in Australia, I intend to upgrade this each Friday.</span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">What do you know about BCC? Is it something to do with the Christian era and the birth of Christ? No. It's short for Blind Carbon Copy.</span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">Don't be disheartened if you didn't get it right. There are obviously hundreds of people every week wanting to know about BCC ... I know, because my site statistics indicate that many of them visit my site to read article21 which I first wrote quite a few years ago.</span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">Yesterday I upgraded article21. If you need to know more about BCC and email privacy-related matters, you can read it here: </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/article21.html"><span style="color:#663300;">http://www.dwave.com.au/article21.html</span></a><span style="color:#663300;">. </span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;">It comes with a link to a free ebook titled, "Save Valuable Time: Automate Your Email".</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-5324143571916019820?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-77277748269510327202008-03-07T21:41:00.000+09:302008-03-07T21:52:39.316+09:30Sending Articles to Article Publishers<span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174972558941061698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/R9EyH8oTgkI/AAAAAAAAAUs/2Y_xzJah1ec/s320/article_post_robot.jpg" border="0" />G'day,</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">I just realised that several posts ago when I discussed Article Miner, the software that allows me to suck up hundreds or thousands of articles to place on my site, I said I would tell you about a program that posts articles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Posts articles?</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">You bet. I write an article and then use Article Post Robot to distribute it to hundreds of free subscription services within minutes. This saves me a heaps of time and effort and frees me to do the many other things that fill my too-short days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">If you write articles to spread your domain name and get backlinks, Article Post Robot will help you do it very quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to register for the numerous article publisher sites to be able to post to all of them. It takes a while, but once done, it works like a charm.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Best wishes</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">Robin</span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;">PS: My latest blog is All About Jobs at <a href="http://www.employment-one.com/blog/">http://www.employment-one.com/blog/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;color:#993300;"></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-7727774826951032720?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-91391038836676351752008-01-29T00:23:00.000+09:302008-01-29T00:39:59.925+09:30Employment One Site Redesign<span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">G'day</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Every now and then one has to sit back, preferably have a cold beer or glass of Australian red wine and mentally review his business or career aspirations. That's what I've been doing lately, thinking about the future of my Internet businesses.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">I've decided to take a new direction after I return to Australia from the Middle East in June this year. Since 1998 I've been providing consulting services and selling affiliate stuff and a few ebooks of my own. It's been good fun and I've made quite a bit of moolah (Australian for money) from it. But I need to do something different now.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">From now on I'm focusing on my Employment One site at </span><a href="http://www.employment-one.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">http://www.employment-one.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"> which is a portal for job seekers, recruitment agents and anyone else interested in employment and the employment market in Australia and elsewhere.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">I've established a new blog at </span><a href="http://jobapplication.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">http://jobapplication.wordpress.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"> and will shortly move that to the E1 site. You see, I like writing more than just about anything else (keep your mind above the belt!) and, after 46 years in the workforce, I believe I have a lot to give back to the younger generation of career seekers.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">The blog will become the centre of Employment One and I'll provide articles, links to employment-related sites in the public and private sectors and as much as I can beavering away about four hours per day, five days per week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Today I need your help to decide which home page design is the best. If you have time, please visit each of the following sites and let me know in the comments which site you prefer and why,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Site1; </span><a href="http://www.employment-one.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">http://www.employment-one.com</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Site2; </span><a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/employment_one/template_page.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">http://www.dwave.com.au/employment_one/template_page.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Your feedback will help me a great deal.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Best wishes</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Robin</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-9139103883667635175?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-13248389730379882122008-01-05T15:05:00.000+09:302008-01-05T15:19:31.782+09:30Our Capability StatementG'day<br /><br />I spent a few hours yesterday updating/refreshing our Capability Statement which is designed as an A4, two-fold brochure intended to be delivered in an envelope by snail mail.<br /><br />The PDF version is online, but some of the site links in the brochure don't work yet because I'm still writing the HTML pages.<br /><br />In June-July this year I end my contract in the United Arab Emirates and return to Central Australia where I will be again consulting and selling goods and services via my online businesses. (If you know of anyone who needs my consulting services, please send them to my site.)<br /><br />If you don't know what a capability statement is or your firm hasn't got one yet, hop across to Ezinearticles.Com to read my article titled: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?What?-You-Havent-Got-a-Capability-Statement?&id=35237">What? You Haven't Got a Capability Statement?</a><br /><br />If you have your own site and want to earn a commission on EVERY visitor you get, have a look at the latest technological innovation to hit the Internet by clicking <a href="http://www.dwave.com.au/ppp.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Until next time<br /><br /><br />Robin<br /><br />PS: Did you pick up your gift yet? Time is running out.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13720690-1324838973037988212?l=desert-wave-enterprises.blogspot.com'/></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11768713486383482322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13720690.post-87751937290074993182007-12-29T15:46:00.000+09:302007-12-29T16:22:04.860+09:30Pay Per Click is Dying ... Pay Per Page is Being Born<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/R3XqPg3DSJI/AAAAAAAAAMg/sjoVl5l_3Fo/s1600-h/T%26Granddad.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149279301207804050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_LK6YKz9jeYc/R3XqPg3DSJI/AAAAAAAAAMg/sjoVl5l_3Fo/s320/T%26Granddad.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Are you an astute Internet marketer who has been laboriously adding AdSense ads to all of your site pages, hoping that a small percentage of your site visitors will click and make you money? Perhaps you include a few affiliate banners and advertisements for your own products too ... like me.<br /><br />AdSense and affiliate selling have been, and are still popular and many people claim to make excellent livelihoods from them. I've been selling other people's stuff online since 1998 and have generated thousands of dollars income. My AdSense account provides a regular income, but nothing to write here about.<br /><br />For those who might not be familiar with AdSense, it's a Google program whereby you place Google advertisements aligned with your sites topic on your pages and, when people click on them, you earn Pay Per Click income.<br /><br />Unfortunately, we Internet marketers cannot set up an income stream and sit back and just wait for it to continue earning income day after day. If for no other reason, the economic law of diminishing returns suggests that eventually we'll reach an income peak and then our income will begin to drop off. When there are millions of html pages in cyberspace with AdSense adverts, the number of total clicks is distributed among a greater number of AdSense clients and therefore, many people get a little bit of income rather than a few people getting a huge income. (There are of course exceptions)<br /><br />So, what's the solution?<br /><br />The solution is to diversify and be an early adopter of new technology and methods. By diversifying we can have some small assurance that while some income generating activities are running poorly, others will keep us going. By adopting new technology, we get in early on the first wave of interest from consumers.<br /><br />In some cases, where a multi-level marketing approach is used (unlike with AdSense), it's possible to set up a comfortable residual income that continues flowing in well after the trend has become obsolete or less popular.<br /><br />The newly emerging marketing technique called Pay Per Page (PPP) is tomorrow's trend and an interesting change from Pay Per Click that requires a conscious action on behalf of a site visitor.<br /><br />With PPP people only have to visit a page for five seconds for site owners to earn money.<br />How does this work? Simple, website owners place a piece of Javascript on their pages and when someone visits a five second audio advertisement occurs.<br /><br />The audio is only heard once by a visitor. Unlike PPC, PPP does not require a visitor to do anything. A commission is paid for every visitor. Can you see how superior this method is to PPC where only a small percentage of people who visit click on an advertisement?<br /><br />Another distinct benefit for early adopters is that this program, commencing soon, has a multi-tier payment structure whereby adopters can also receive a part commission based on what their sign-ups earn. Like all multi-level-marketing programs, if you get in on the ground floor, work hard to sign-up a few hundred people, you can generate some healthy income. 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