Making Your Business Profitable With More Shipping OptionsWritten by Louis P.Appleton
Before Internet, your choices for shipping were limited. Pricing was pretty well fixed unless you were doing a lot of business with a specific company and most people bought products locally to keep costs down. With arrival of Internet shipping has become BIG business which translates into major savings for everyone from everyday consumer, to billion dollar companies, and everybody else in between.Now average person can go online and buy most things and receive wholesale pricing. This has created a swell of interest within companies, and organizations that are responsible for shipping. What this has done is create a ripple effect in lower and more affordable shipping costs. It's been a real boon for "work at home" businesses, because shipping playing field has been evened out and now they are able to compete. Whether you are sending a package to a friend, or you are responsible for shipping at your firm, then you will realize how important it is to find good pricing on your shipping needs, including supplies. For some people shipping has become a common everyday occurence like grocery buying. Most major shipping companies now have online services. You can also find local and discount shipping when you search net because you can easily compare prices and customer service with a simple keystroke. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when shipping an item. The quality of shipping boxes is an important factor. Shipping boxes can come in many dimensions and prices. Don't just look for cheap boxes because while this may be good short term, it can turn disastrous when items arrive at their destination damaged. If you use good shipping boxes and pack with care, your shipment will most likely arrive on time and in one piece. It is important to use correct shipping boxes for each item in order to provide maximum protection during shipping process. Spending a little extra on front end will payoff in long run.
| | Inventor Help: Go Hire a Great Patent LawyerWritten by Howard Schwartz
Inventors should review hiring a top tier patent attorney, versus filing on their own or even worse doing nothing to protect their most important asset.A patent is property right given by U.S Patent and Trademark Office to an inventor. It gives inventor an exclusive right over invention preventing others from making, using or selling invention stated in patent deed. The main purpose behind issuing of patents is to enable inventor in recovering developmental costs and help in facing competition. The patent is a way to extend legal protection to inventions ranging from communications to technology. However, process to get patents is long and tiresome and it is where need of a Patent Lawyer is felt. The process to get patent is not simple. You need to argue your case as to why your invention is worth any patent and how invention is different from other products already in market. Patent applications seldom get accepted in first instance. The role of patent lawyer is to redo application and submit it again with new information so that it is accepted. The patent lawyer makes an inquiry about invention or idea and then conducts a search whether a patent has already been issued for a product or service similar in characteristics. It is only after a complete and thorough inquiry that patent lawyer advocates case for issuing of a patent. However, inventor can himself search for validity of a patent by going through Patent and Trademark Office's Web site at www.uspto.gov. It generally takes three years for patent application to clear because of huge stack of applications in Patents Office.
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