Archive for December 11th, 2008
titleRoaches and how to get rid of them/titlecategory1/categoryCockroaches are remarkable insects. They can cover 50 times their body length in one second. That is like a human being running 180 miles per hour. German cockroaches will devour just about anything from crumbs to cardboard to droppings of other roaches and if there is a serious food shortage, they will eat other roaches that have already died, so they prefer to stay close to a food and water source. They can go for long periods of time without food and if separated from its head, the roach body can go on living for several weeks until it finally dies of dehydration.
Cockroaches have followed humans wherever they have gone and now the urban jungle is their natural habitat. If they just stayed in the sewers, that would almost be bearable, but their nature keeps them exploring new territories. In all honesty, not even the cleanest house is safe from roaches.
In the US, the German cockroach is the most common roach found in homes and hotels. German cockroaches (eggs included), are brought in, usually on man’s belongings, luggage, boxes or packages. All it takes, is bringing in one egg capsule, and you can go from one to infinity in just a couple of weeks.
There is an urban legend that they will be the only thing to survive a nuclear war, and that they can survive being cooked in a microwave oven. Actually they are no better than other insects, most of which are about 15 times more resistant to radiation than humans. Still, they make great test subjects for insecticides, because if a product can kill a roach, it can take out anything on 6 legs, and nobody cares what happens to the test roaches.
So, how do we a href=http://www.roachsmart.com/kill roaches in the house/A? We use the same thing that professionals will charge you a fortune to apply. a href=http://www.roachsmart.com/avert.htmAvert/A is the cheapest and easiest product on the market.
Many times roaches are not the only problem in the home. To a href=http://www.fleasmart.com/fleasrx.htmcontrol dog fleas/A the only way to go is with Insect Growth Regulators that also work on the juvenile stages of the roach. A combination of IGR’s and Avert will solve the roach problem in your home for months at a time.
December 11th, 2008
titleWhat Your VA Website Says About YOU!/titlecategory1/category
One fact thatrsquo;s true about a lot of strongVirtual Assistants/strong is that they often have a whole range of skills and therefore numerous services to showcase on their websites.nbsp; But what does a prospect think when coming across a website like this?nbsp; lsquo;Jack of all trades, master of nonersquo; is one phrase that comes to mind.nbsp; An example of such a website is a title=The Alternative Office href=http://www.alternative-office.com target=_blankhttp://www.alternative-office.com/a.
Itrsquo;s therefore a good idea for Virtual Assistants to have one or more websites aimed at their specific niche area(s).
For Virtual Assistants, a lsquo;strongniche website/strongrsquo; demonstrates that you are an expert in the service you are offering together with the types of businesses and industries that you have worked with in the past.nbsp; This is very attractive to prospective clients as they can immediately see that yoursquo;ve got valuable common ground of knowing about his or her business requirements and the type of job you can do.
So how do you go about finding your strongVirtual Assistant niche/strong?nbsp;
Well, firstly take a piece of paper and write down a maximum of 5 skills that you do well.nbsp; Secondly, from your list, choose your top 3 skills and write about how you would offer these as services.nbsp; Now take the one that not only you are really good at, but that you would really enjoy having as a main Virtual Assistant service.nbsp; In addition, you need to determine what type of companies yoursquo;re offering business to and in what industries; how yoursquo;re going to provide solutions to their concerns; who are the competition, and what makes you unique.
An example of such a niche website can be seen at a title=Become a Virtual Assistant - Free resource site href=http://www.iceni-it.co.uk target=_blankhttp://www.iceni-it.co.uk/a which is a site dedicated to free advice and help for new and aspiring VArsquo;s at no charge.
As a solution to providing cost effective niche websites, lsquo;Wannabe a VArsquo; is an organisation specifically for Virtual Assistants and SMErsquo;s providing a free domain name, free niche website and marketing coaching, all for the cost of domain hosting at a title=Free Websites for VA and SME’s-How do I get MY Website href=http://www.wannabe-a-va.com/members target=_blankhttp://www.wannabe-a-va.com/a.br /
strongCaroline Whittle/strong
December 11th, 2008
titleWhat is Joomla and Why Do I Need It?/titlecategory1/category
a href=http://www.MyJoomlaGuide.comJoomla Training/a is in high demand as Joomla, an open source CMS, is quickly becoming the Content Management System of choice by the vast audience of website owners who are updating their sites to fit into a Web 2.0 framework.
a title=Learning Joomla href=http://www.myjoomlaguide.comLearning Joomla/a is easy with a title=Joomla Video Tutorials href=http://www.myjoomlaguide.comJoomla video tutorials/a, and Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the next-generation of websites. These 2.0 websites provide such functionality as the ability to add and upload their own content, as well as write reviews, share images, videos, post in forums, just about anything.
Joomla is an Open-Source (this means it’s free), Content Management System (CMS), which simplifies much of the technical tasks of running a website, and turns them into a simple to use interface where just about anyone can become an effective webmaster.
If you’re one of millions of businesses with a website which has been unchanged for several months, or worse, several years, you’re not alone. Over 50% of all internet websites are older, Static (meaning they don’t change), without any Web 2.0 features.
Joomla is an affordable alternative, it’s free, and Joomla has a very large user community. Joomla’s easy-to use Administrator, or Backend interface allows even the most novice user the ability to effectively manage their website.
Joomla has thousands of Extensions and Plugins to expand core functionality of the system to provide additional features and benefits. This means, you can quickly and easily add new features to your Joomla website simply by installing them via the simple to use Administrator.
Joomla’s built-in Search Engine Optimized linking system (this means the search engines love these types of sites) is managed automatically. You only need to add content, and provide some details about the content via the Administrator, and Joomla will produce well optimized links and titles, making your sites appealing and easily indexable to the search engines.
Visually, Joomla is just as stunning as any other website out there. With thousands of Free Joomla templates and several high-quality Joomla Template clubs, finding the perfect template for your site shouldn’t be a difficult task.
So let’s see, easy to use, search engine optimized, easily expandable, visually stunning, and it’s free. So why do you need Joomla?
December 11th, 2008