Internet Cafe's Common MistakesWritten by Azani
There are some very common mistakes made by internet cafes owner which may bring down business. As we might know, it is not easy to attract customer to come to your internet cafe, especially when you got so many competitors around within your area. It is easier for you to attract customer before you begin your internet cafe business. Before openning, do some promotion like banners, flyers and in your advertising do not forget to state 'free surfing in first and second day'. It will cause customers from other cyber cafes come to yours in first two days. People want to now how is new cyber cafe, is it same or different from other cyber cafes. Or may be they just want to have free surfing! Whatever they think or whatever purpose, do not spoilt it with common problem of internet cafes. Computer Crash The main major problem, which will certainly make your customer go away, is computer crash. It is really frustrating for a customer if computer they use got crash. They have to wait for reboot or have to use another PC. And how will you assure your customer that other PC will not crash? If this problem is not solved, you will loose some customers. Make sure your computers ware built by good brand of hardwares. Even though specification of those machines is up-to-date, brand built is also important. Computer built by any cheap motherboard with sound and VGA built-in will definitely crash very often. The worst case is computer cannot be use only after a month you start your business. You start with 30 units of PCs, but in end of month you have only 20 units left! You just start your business and suddenly you have to change 10 units of motherboards! The best is to use branded PC, such as Dell, Compaq, Hewlet-Packard or if you got little budget, built your own PCs by branded items such as Intel motherboard and processor, good brand of memory and etc. Try to get best product with your little budget, if can, increase your budget a little. If you cannot afford it, do not install highest end of games or software. Do not use Windows XP. Do not install Half-Life2. Do not install Ms Office XP. But how you could compete with other internet cafes? Slow Computer Another problem which will make you loose your customers. When your computer is slow, you cannot install up-to-date software and games. You will make those PC crash often if you do that. Although you cannot afford to buy fastest PC for your cyber cafe, you also should not buy slow PCs. Choose in middle or a little bit higher than middle. So you will not be leaved behind by your competitors. If your targetted customers is not gamers, than you will have any problem with slow computer. Install Win98, Firefox browser, mIRC and Ms Office 97 is good enough. But slow computer still will make you loose in competition.
| | The Importance of Medical InsuranceWritten by YS Koh, ACIS, CFP
A medical policy is an essential product to be considered in managing risk in lives. Anyone can be a victim of critical illness/dread disease and it can happen at most unexpected time and person can be in deep trouble, not knowing what to do and whether something can be done about it and if so, how much it will cost. More and more people are seeking treatment and care from private hospitals and rising medical expenses is of utmost concern to these patients and their families. It is a known fact that hospitalization and surgical costs have risen tremendously throughout years. Medicare costs do not only involve medication but also a host of other related services/equipment such as surgery, diagnostic tests, physiotherapy, purchase or rental of medical equipment, ambulance services etc. These can exhaust a person’s savings or retirement fund in no time at all, depending on how costly it is for that particular need. It is well beyond many people to obtain a large sum of money for surgery, hospitalization and medical attention, of which they might resort to “charity” that could be most uncomfortable and undignified way. Therefore, it is of utmost concern for every one to realize importance of medical insurance not only to assume their risk and to protect them against financial burden and even poverty, but to also preserve and maintain their current lifestyle.
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