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Tips for Designing Professional Looking Business Cards

Rohit Sane — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:51:19 +0000

One of the most important choices to make when producing your card is to decide on whether to include elements other than text; like logo, your photo, or other graphics. How to settle on whether pictures or words are more useful in the restricted space on a business card?

The foremost thing to do is to choose how the business cards or postcards designs are going to be used. You should find out where your cards will be circulated, when you will be offering them, and who will be getting them.

For instance, some business people find it useful to attract new clients by displaying business cards on all bulletin boards they get. In fact, the business card is running as a mini billboard. And there’s no individual contact involved. Also, the reader may perhaps have small level of familiarity on the business featured. Cards should be easily readable, colorful, and very lucid about the key service of the company.

Conversely, if you’re making business cards mainly for giving to already existing clients, you need not waste valuable space informing them on what your business is about. In its place, they’re perhaps more concerned about expanded contact info, complementary products or supplementary store spots.

Consequently – logos, photos and graphics should be picked as per the reaction you are expecting from the person receiving your business card. Can the logo, photo or image you come up with help or obstruct the intention of your business card? Is it worthy of the room it takes on the business card?

How Photos help?

Photos are characteristically incorporated on cards in personal rapport based businesses like counseling, public speaking and real estate. They offer prospects a reassuring way to start getting familiar with you. This is particularly useful when your business is one that needs a lot of secrecy or reliance.

Furthermore, a card with your own photo shown on it will aid a fresh contact to locate you in a conference. If you frequently make first contact with somebody via email or on the phone, sending a card with your photo before you meet personally is a kind gesture.

And don’t fail to remember that a photo could be more than just a head-shot. You will be able to demonstrate how your product or service functions or give an illustration on before-and-after scenario.

Some Issues with Photos

Sadly, many people come to conclusions according to how we look like. Your nationality, age, gender, outfit and even your facial appearance may have an effect on someone’s option to get in touch with you. It’s human temperament to judge other persons deliberately or subconsciously.

If you decide to put in your photo, don’t hold back on spending cash. The quality of the picture can either make or break the design regardless of how dependable or eye-catching you may look like.

Logo Designs

A professionally made logo adds eye appeal, distinction, and can capably create or destroy an otherwise mediocre card. A fine logo helps a client to both build trust and relate to your business.

Graphics
Pointless graphics might add peculiarity to your card; nevertheless they don’t put across info or give possible clients a motive to contact you. So see that you give priority to vital info.

Online Card Design Templates and Services

It is important to maintain balance. Pick a template with a less significant or less intricate picture when you have plenty of words to incorporate. This is an alternative when you can use a bigger or more vivid image safely without dropping legibility.

By pursuing these rules you will be easily on your way to producing a business card that looks great and also fulfills its function of successfully promoting your business.

This is a Guest Post by Jasper. He has good knowledge about PostCards Designs.

Buzzom: A complete solution to your Twitter Account Management and Analysis

Rohit Sane — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:51:15 +0000

If you are into any professional business and want to use Twitter as a business tool, you would know how difficult it is to manage all the aspects manually! Just imagine if all your Twitter and other Social Media needs including Facebook and LinkedIn get sorted out easily without you taking much efforts; Wouldn’t that be great? I would say Amazing!!

It is now possible to automate and get customized Reports and Analysis of your Social Media Accounts account easily (Twitter account Analysis and Reporting feature is undoubtedly the Best). It is all made possible by an Indian StartUp Buzzom. There are varied functions facilitated by Buzzom and I am going to tell you the one’s I liked the most.

Scheduling Updates
Everyone knows that it is better to Tweet 24 x 7 so that our followers from all over the world get to read our Tweets. This can be done using Automatic Scheduled Status Updates on Facebook and Scheduled tweets.

Tweet Tracker
It lets us know how our Tweets perform. When are the most RT’s received and sent and Basically when is our optimum Twitter performance and helps us decide the Time when we must stay active on Twitter! (for more business exposure)

Automated Twitter Direct Messages
It allows us to send Automated DM’s to our new followers(something like the welcome message). You have complete privileges to edit the DM to be send so that you can manipulate it according to what works well for you.

Following Users based on Keywords
It is possible to follow different people who match your views, by using this feature. You just need to specify one or more keywords and you start following similar minded people (on the basis of Bio, Location and Tweet, whichever you chose)

Flush and Reciprocate features
You may always want to stop following people who do not follow you (Tweet Based or Random Unfollow), so you can use the Flush feature here. The Reciprocate feature allows you to follow everyone who follows you. Buzzon does both these functions is a pretty smart way by considering the point that Mass Unfollowing or Following people on Twitter can cause your Account to be Banned.

Detailed Graphical and Downloadable reports
The Graphical reports give us a better idea of our Social Networking Profiles and help us manage them properly. Also, the reports helps us Analyse and shortcomings and we can improve upon them to make our Online presence more profitable.

It must be noted that there are two Packages made available by Buzzom: A Free package and a Premium package which comes for a fee.
The best part about Buzzom is that its not only meant for Twitter, it can handle your Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn profies as well.. So basically, it your one-stop solution to your Entire Social Media Management..

List of 50 High Page Rank Do Follow Article Submission Directories

Rohit Sane — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:56:52 +0000

Article Submissions for SEO is surely an old tactic. But the best part is that it still helps you rank for your keywords!! Most people fail to take maximum advantage of this method because they fail to find good High Page Rank Do-Follow Article Submission directories. So Today, I am going to give you my long list of 50 Article Submission Directories.

List of Do-Follow Directories:

articlesalley.com Page Rank 7
suite101.com Page Rank 7
ezinearticles.com Page Rank 6
~~articlesbase.com~~ Page Rank 6 (now No-Follow)
articlecity.com Page Rank 6
isnare.com Page Rank 6
buzzle.com Page Rank 6
helium.com Page Rank 6
site-reference.com Page Rank 5
articleslash.net Page Rank 5
thewhir.com/find/articlecentral Page Rank 5
a1articles.com Page Rank 5
sooperarticles.com Page Rank 5
searchwarp.com Page Rank 5
articlesnatch.com Page Rank 5
articlealley.com Page Rank 5
articledashboard.com Page Rank 5
selfgrowth.com/articles.html Page Rank 5
ideamarketers.com Page Rank 5
bukisa.com Page Rank 5
goarticles.com Page Rank 4
carolinaarticles.com Page Rank 4
articlesfactory.com Page Rank 4
articleclick.com Page Rank 4
submityourarticle.com/articles/ Page Rank 4
infobarrel.com Page Rank 4
abcarticledirectory.com Page Rank 4
upublish.info Page Rank 4
e-articles.info Page Rank 4
~~articlemonkeys.com~~ Page Rank 4 (Now No-Follow)
dime-co.com Page Rank 4
web-source.net Page Rank 3
EvanCarmichael.com Page Rank 3
articlerich.com Page Rank 3
amazines.com Page Rank 3
articlewarehouse.com Page Rank 3
acmearticles.com Page Rank 3
article-buzz.com Page Rank 3
fourpxarticles.com Page Rank 3
articlebliss.com Page Rank 3
articles.everyquery.com Page Rank 3
thecontentcorner.com Page Rank 3
affsphere.com Page Rank 3
articlecell.com Page Rank 2
articlestars.com Page Rank 2
articlecube.com Page Rank 0
articlecompilation.com Page Rank 0
articlepool.com Page Rank 0
365articles.com Page Rank 0
articlenexus.com Page Rank 0

Do share with us any more High Page Rank Do-Follow Directories.. Thanks!!

Schedule Emails in Gmail to be sent after a specific time

Rohit Sane — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:32:19 +0000

Everyone knows that it is not possible for us to Schedule the emails to be send to anyone through the Emailing services. We mostly need this service while sending Birthday/Special wishes to someone (we can’t afford to forget the dates) Sometime back, I covered a few services which help us sent Emails to the future. Now, there has been an Amazing Browser addon which adds this cool feature to our Gmail.

Boomerang has brought in a cool Browser addon for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and above. Its basic feature is that it adds a new button with the functionality of Scheduling our Sent Emails inside the Gmail Window. So, if you want to send any email after sometime, then its possible even if you write the email at his moment.

Let me tell you that this is not a Gmail labs feature but a Browser addon. We talked about a labs feature earlier which helps to Stop Sent mails.

This feature is not available freely to everyone as it is under development. You may use our invite code techfreakstuff or b4gtweet for availing this feature by downloading the Plugins from the given Links

Amazing Windows 8 Wallpapers available for Free Download

Rohit Sane — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:37:11 +0000

Windows 8 has not yet being released official, we have a bunch to cool but unofficial Windows 8 wallpapers out. I know there are a lot of people who are already crazy to have their hands on the new windows 8. But for the time being, I will suggest, just have a look at some awesome concept wallpapers of Windows 8.

If you are a real Microsoft fan, I know you will like to have some of these wallpapers on your Desktop.. I am showing off a few cool Windows 8 Wallpapers here, if you want to download any of them, just click on it to view it in full size.

Do let me know how did you like these wallpapers..

5 common misunderstandings about Web Hosting Services

Rohit Sane — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:26:58 +0000

When you want to establish an Online business the first thing you need is a Website for your venture. For a website, the first thing you need is some Online Web Hosting Space and skilled professionals who can create a proper website for you. But what are the things you should keep in mind while selecting the best web host? What are the most common misconceptions while deciding the best web host?

Unlimited Web Hosting and bandwidth means no worry
Most users are tension-free that their unlimited hosting account will help them enjoy a tension free life. But, most Unlimited hosting accounts do no guarantee unlimited disk usage. The more processing that takes places on the server may cause problems for your website as your Disk Usage takes place (can be understood as Processing usage)

Shared hosting and dedicated hosting are similar
Most users have a misconception that shared and dedicated hosting servers don’t really make a difference. Just imagine that another website which is hosted on your shared server used up all the processing power or gets infected by any malicious software, then what? You may loose all the precious data on your site and may also cause a lot of problems. A dedicated server would be your personal server and may allow you to do anything at the expense of your own site. So, if you mis-manage something, then you are responsible for your own actions as others are no way related to you.

All cheap web-hosting services are unreliable
Everyone wants to use the Best Web hosting services, but most people are not on a big budget, so they keep looking for cheap options. But it is a misunderstanding that all cheap web hosting services are unreliable, there are many web hosting services which give you the service at affordable rates and they are very reliable too.

Any website can work on any type of server (without any issues)
Web hosting server is not your requirement! A PROPER hosting server is your requirement. So you must first ensure that the package which the hosting provider is giving you fits your needs. For example: Its a tiresome job to make the .NET framework to work on Linux based servers. It may take up your valuable time and may even land you into trouble. Most people do not think before purchasing a hosting package and then repent over it.

Good hosting providers don’t have any problems/issues
This is the biggest misunderstanding. You can face web hosting issues with any hosting provider, its just the service each provider delivers which makes them expensive and good. If your site is not properly protected from outbound access, then it can be hacked. You cant blame your provider for that.

Also, most web hosting companies allow affiliate sales, which can help you to earn some cash fast by referring their service to others. Many companies also allow the Web Hosting Coupon system, which can help you give discounts to people whom you refer.

With all these misconceptions, never ever opt for a hosting provider! You may waste your money in selecting a wrong provider which does not satisfy your needs. If you need any help then you can approach an experienced person in this field. Feel free to Contact me..

Rumoured specifications of Samsung Galaxy Q

Rohit Sane — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:18:42 +0000

I had written a review of Samsung Wave recently and today I came to know about the leaking of Specifications of the Galaxy Q, which is expected to be the successor of Samsung Galaxy S. Even though the document appears like an Official Samsung Document, I would still categorize it as a Rumour. This Leaked Document contains the Specification of the expected Samsung Galaxy Q phone.

Look at the Screen-shot of the Document below:

According to the Screenshot, there are a few improvement in the Samsung Galaxy Q specifications over the Samsung Galaxy S. They are:

Operating System Android 2.2 (Froyo) from Android 2.1
Camera from 5MP to 8MP for the Main back camera
Camera from VGA to 1.3 megapixel for the Front camera
The screen size appears to have reduced to 3 inches from 4 inches (sounds weird)

Tips to Get more Targeted Twitter Followers (Free and Fast)

Rohit Sane — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:40:38 +0000

It wont be a secret to disclose that most of the Twitter users want to have a large follower base! Twitter is increasingly being used as a Business tool for marketing and Promotional purpose, so having a large and Targeted follower base on Twitter is the need for all the Internet Marketers. So how can you get a large number of Targeted Twitter followers fast to increase your leads and Sales.

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Before I give you any tips, let me tell you that your behavior on Twitter is responsible for your success here. Also, most people will follow you because you follow them. If these Tips are followed properly you will surely get a lot of followers to your Twitter account

Tip 1: Follow people you are interested in and not for them to follow you back. If you are following a large number of people in your Niche, you are expected to get recognition in your Niche and you will get a lot of Targeted followers in turn. Do not follow people in large numbers all-at-once, but keep a track of people in your Niche and keep adding them whenever they come to your notice.

Tip 2: Try and Reduce the number of Personal tweets or Tweets about your daily activities. Tweeting about your Daily chores gives a very unprofessional attitude towards your business. Remember, do not completely stop it as you don’t want your Followers to feel that they are following an non-human/anti-social person. (I mentioned some Social Media Marketing Mistakes which need to be considered)

Tip 3: Do not spam your Twitter account with News about your Company or about your promotional activities. Tweet about other sites in your Business Niche too and different interesting facts and figures about things which people are unaware about. Interact with your Followers and do not hurt or Ignore them. Help them if they need any help! (Sometimes, helping someone for free may help you increase your sales in near future)

Tip 4: Find and Follow people in Twitter Lists in your Niche and ReTweet their tweets, you can get a good number of followers from this tactic. One more way of finding Quality Followers is searching Twitter with hashtags or keywords in your Niche. Keep in mind that most people will follow you when they like what you share on Twitter, so use proper Hashtags and Keywords in your tweets.(Note : Twitter Search is being used by a large chunk of people. You need to concentrate on using Proper keywords so that people find you here. Also remember, The more you tweet, the more you get noticed here.)

Tip 5: Find people who blog in your Niche and leave Comments and ReTweet their Articles(along with your Twitter username if possible), you can get a few Targeted followers in the form of Blog owners too. Also, have a Twitter Follow Button on your own business Blog so that interested people can follow you easily.

Remember to make every task easy for your Followers (or future followers) so that they are happy to Communicate with you. Use different tactics to keep them involved in your on-goings so that they never get bored or irritated by you. I would like to hear some more thoughts from you regarding this. What do you think, huh?

Protect yourself from Spam created by Forging Digital Signatures

Rohit Sane — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:16:23 +0000

Email security was always a concern and with manipulations in digital signatures on the rise, it is the need of the day. Will you ever opt for an Emailing solution which is not secured? I know most of you will say NO!! So, what is the main reasons for Email Scams and How they are causing a havoc?

It was noted that Digital signatures, which were among the major systems for finding Email Scams and Spam, are now being compromised. Fake Digital Certificates were attached to some Emails and Phishing attacks were being carried out.

The intruders forge the Digital signatures of any Sender organization and create a very similar copy of it. They use this Signatures for signing Fake Documents and send it to their potential targets and if the Targets fall prey to this method then the attacker gain helpful insights to the working of the system and also some private information about the Target and the Organization.

A lot of Softwares were developed to reduce these spam attacks and to secure the online behaviors of the members of different organizations, but some vulnerabilities are always found in these programs. The current trend is to develop Anti-Spamming Appliances which will make the users of different online services safe. An Anti Spam Appliance is basically a hardware device which does the work of a Strong Firewall.

This appliance just needs to be added to a Dedicated Hosting Server and your secured web server is ready to work. I would suggest to have it installed for your Blog server too. Most Web Hosting providers already provide these services for Dedicated hosting but Shared hosting servers may still fall prey to such attacks.

So, it is basically the responsibility of the Organization to keep their members safe from Online attacks. Users can just stay alert and provide a helping hand to the organizations to create a secured spam-free world.

Make Right Click as the Default Mouse Click

Rohit Sane — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:12:45 +0000

I don’t know why my Computer Mouse has started behaving in a weird way. It has partially stopped working! Even though the Right Click and the Middle Click functionalities are working pretty well, the Default Click which is the Left Click has stopped working! I cleaned it and checked this Mouse at my Friend’s place also, the problem is confirmed to be with the mouse and not my PC. I was planning to buy a new mouse but my Dad gave me cool idea.

Even though I knew that it was possible to exchange the Default Clicking buttons of the Mouse, it had not come to my mind unless reminded by my dad. Let me tell you, I am still using that partially working mouse and not yet purchased a new mouse.

The Method to make the Mouse Right Click as the Default Click in place of Left click is not as difficult as it might seem. You just need to do the following:
Step 1: Write “Mouse” in the Search bar of Windows Vista or Windows 7 Start menu. Select the Mouse option. For any other Windows, you can go to Mouse Properties.

Step 2: Check the Checkbox in Mouse Options to interchange the Clicking Buttons on your Mouse. This will change the Mouse Right Click to your Left Click. Look at the screenshot below:

You are done. You can have fun exchanging your Mouse Button Functionalities!