How to Be Happy!Written by Lorraine Pirihi
How would you like to have at least an extra hour in your day just for yourself so that you can have more fun?Well you can you know, you just have to do following consistently and you'll free up your time so that you can enjoy more of your life. Look After Yourself First Exercise regularly and eat healthily. Do right thing by yourself and you'll have heaps of energy, be motivated,more productive and happier. Surround Yourself with Positivity Circulate with positive people, read motivational books and listen to motivational tapes/cds while driving, commuting, waiting for appointments. Avoid negative people like plague. They will drain your energy Clean out Clutter You will save yourself heaps of time, energy and money if you clear out your work and home environment…paperwork, books, old equipment etc. regularly. You'll be able to find things, save money because you won't have to buy what you already have hidden somewhere, plus you'll be less stressed. You'll feel better which will make you happier. Jazz Up Your Environment If you work and live in a pleasant environment, you'll naturally feel better and happier. A clean, uncluttered home or workplace makes you feel good and happy to be there. Dress for Success When you look good, you feel good , when you feel good you are happier. Have an image makeover. Plan Time For Fun With so much to organise in your busy life you need to record your appointments, things to do and goals somewhere. Use a paper diary or digital organiser that you can take everywhere. This is most effective way to get things done, plan your work and your life.
| | Increase Your Sales - Accept Credit CardsWritten by Sue and Chuck DeFiore
Many people today simply prefer convenience of paying by credit card. If you want their business, you must be able to accept their credit-card payments.In part one of this series we will discuss why you should accept credit cards, and basics of getting merchant status. Part two will deal with objections you might get, which credit cards to accept, and check paying option. Obtaining merchant status, which allows you to accept credit-card payments, might seem like an unnecessary hassle, especially for those in business where majority of their customers pay by cash or check. But by not accepting credit-card payments, you lose sales. This is especially true if yours is a mail order business, or consulting business. Just look at majority of business today, all of them accept credit cards, and becoming more and more popular all time are debit cards. As many businesses have found, up to 70 percent of people never mail check, so accepting credit cards is crucial. When customer places an order, he’s excited and eager to buy. Faced with prospect of sending a check, waiting for it to clear and then awaiting shipment, his interest is likely to wane. In meantime, you lose sales. The Basics of Merchant Status In order to accept credit cards, you need to work with a bank that will transfer money into your account within a day or two of sale, and then collect money from customer. In return, you pay bank a commission of 1.5 percent to 5 percent for each credit-card transaction; a set, per-transaction fee; and a setup fee. You will also have to pay monthly support or equipment-rental fees for a point-of-sale terminal—the machine used to swipe card—depending on contract.
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