Monday, June 28, 2010
Crystal Energy
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
So, you need a website, but you don't know where to start
very little to clarify the mud puddle. You call a friend only to find
out the guy that did their site made 100 promises and delivered on two
and a half of them. How about trying the yellow pages – 100 ads filled
with technical jargon and photos of happy smiling tech support people!
Right now you are finding more questions than answers. Face it, you
don't even yet know what you don't know!
Let's try and change that, shall we?
Let's start by making a few assumptions about you and your business:
* You either own or are part of a small business.
* You're not trying to do this on the cheap.
* You're looking for an experienced professional or organization. Your
nephew or your neighbour's daughter isn't going to cut it.
* You care enough about your business that you're willing to invest
some time and money to get the job done right the first time (see the
above two points).
Know what you want, and what you want it to do
You wouldn't start building a house without a full set of plans drawn
up by a qualified architect, and you need to follow this same approach
when building your webiste. Having a clear set of goals and objectives
means your chances of succeeding first time are tenfold.
Forget about PHP, ASP, CMS or any other strange acronyms you've heard.
The right web designer will figure all that out for you. At the end of
the day there are 1001 ways to skin the cat and any competent designer
will know which is the right one for you!
Create the wish list from the perspective of your business. Do you
want the website to help sell your products or services? Recruit new
employees? Stay in touch with clients?
Define the challenge and let the web designer propose the best
solution!
You want to compare apples to apples. Following the process outlined
below can help you weed out the oranges.
1) Geography.
A local designer/company may try a bit harder make sure that you're a
happy customer since it's easier for you to walk down the street and
slap them silly if they don't deliver. That said, a web designer who
has a good reputation or comes to you through a referral shouldn't be
overlooked even if they are located in another town or country.
Instant messaging an other technologies quickly bridge the
communication divide.
2) Locate Designers.
This is easy thanks to Google. Simply search for 'web design city'
where 'city' is your city. Pay attention to two different areas of the
search results:
a) the first three to five listings in the natural or 'organic'
results, and
b) the top three to five paid advertisers. Create a list of between
five and ten possible candidates.
3) Go Surfing.
Visit each candidate's website and look for the following:
Quality content. Does the writing make sense to you as a consumer
rather than a geek? If yes, good.
Do they offer up their services in 'packages' based on number of web
pages and whether you want fries or a side salad? If yes, bad. The
right web designer will be someone who understands your unique issues
rather than trying to jam your business into a bronze, silver or gold
package.
Presentation. Do you like their site? Is it well organised? Does it
make sense to you? The design and layout of a web designer's
website will usually tell you a lot about their 'style'.
Happy clients. Look for testimonials, a portfolio, case studies.
Ideally their testimonials will include full names, which means
they're not trying to hide anything. Web designers without some sort
of portfolio or client list are either bad or lazy; either way,
they're not for you.
4) Revise Your List - choose your top three candidates
Pick up the phone. You want to ensure that you're dealing with a
professional, so call them up and see how they respond. A good web
designer will get you talking about your business, your challenges and
goals. They will listen to your problem, try to assess whether or not
you're good
Take things to the next step, which is:
Meet with them - A face-to-face meeting is the best way to ensure that
you are comfortable with them, and also give them enough opportunity
to ask questions about your business.
Proposals. Always get Get three of them! Any fewer and you're not
exploring your options, any more and you're wasting your time. Three
is the magic number. Ensure that the designer gives you the proposal
within a week of your meeting.
Assess the proposal:
Problem solving. Did they propose a solution to your problem that
makes sense to you?
Comprehensiveness. All the issues covered?
Follow up. Will they help you market it? Train you? On-going
maintenance? Guarantees?
Ideas. A good web designer might demonstrate creative, out-of-the-box
thinking and have some really good ideas that you never considered.
Timeline. Ensure that they tell you how long the project will take,
can live within that timeframe?
Budget. Make sure it fits within your budget!
Web design as an industry is still very much in its infancy, so
unfortunately this is not like shopping for a car or a pair of jeans.
You'll need to do a bit more homework to ensure that you find and
choose the right web designer for your business. Good luck!
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Friday, January 15, 2010
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
if you have the urge to find a new job
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Pages worth checking out
have a chat to SilverJade and see if her input can solve your
problems. Almost 30 years of experience, her track record is
pretty solid.
Contact SilverJade for a consultation
The paperback copy of Apocalypse 2012 will again be available as from September 2009
and the movie 2012 will be shown at cinemas in November this year.
An interview with Lawrence Joseph, Author of Apocalypse 2012,
will be shown before the movie, so go early! If you haven't got a copy yet, now is the time to do so.
Apocalypse 2012 has already been translated into 22 languages.
You can buy it online or at most bookstores.
Larry is busy writing and There IS a follow up book on Apocalypse 2012
will be released next year.
The Perfect You is more than just a diet plan, its a way of life.
Its the way you think, the way feel,the way you see yourself and the way you change your life.
Coaching for any interview White Rabbit Consultants offer something unique to anyone looking for a new job. We might not send you to an interview BUT..We coach you. Helping you with your cv, what to wear, how to approach the interview, what to ask,what to say.. in fact we give you the tools to ensure that you get placed!
Intuate Group has perfected the art of project management and has developed numerous managed services and methodologies which were designed to achieve exceptional results.
SYNC CONSULTING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACING QUALITY STAFF FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS IN THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
• FINANCE
• FORENSIC AUDIT
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• MARKETING
• OFFICE SUPPORT
Monday, September 21, 2009
11 Ways To Make This Your Best Year Yet
There is nothing wrong with setbacks, in fact, I believe that if we don't have obstacles to overcome along the way we won't learn and grow. Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, once said, "If you want to increase your rate of success, you better be prepared to increase your rate of failure."
We all have hopes and dreams for the future. Today the slate is wiped clean for all of us as we start afresh. Why not take a few moments to think about your dreams and goals for the year that starts today? In what areas do you want to grow? What is truly important to you? What challenges do you want to take on? Most of us don't realise what we can accomplish when we unleash the hidden talents that we possess.
To help you make this year your best ever, take a few moments to ponder these 11 suggestions:
1. Challenge yourself
Have a clear vision and focus of what you want to achieve and set a time frame. Challenge yourself to be the best you can be at all times. Visualise what you want to accomplish. See it in your mind. Write down your goals, have a plan of action, and never doubt you will be successful.
2. Find the love factor
Surround yourself with loving, supportive people. Stay away from the dream stealers, the people who would bring you down. Cherish the special people in your life and let them know you cherish them.
3. Dedicate quality time
Life is so precious; make the most of each and every day. Rise early, spend some quality time by yourself as well as with those you care about. Go for a walk, workout, read a book. Value not only the time you spend with your loved ones, but also the time you spend by yourself.
4. Stretch your comfort zone
Do at least one thing a day, which makes you feel uncomfortable. Push yourself; you will be amazed how far you can go. Remember: on the other side of fear is freedom. To remain stagnant is not to grow. To reach your full potential, you must rise above the fray and soar like an eagle.
5. Be passionate
Show passion in everything you do. Let it show in your body language, in your smile, in your voice. Let your eyes sparkle. Let the world see and hear your enthusiasm and let it feel your passion.
6. Serve others
Be a role model and mentor for people. Volunteer in your community and help others achieve their goals. Your world will be enriched and a better place for sharing your talents and giving freely of your time. Leave a lasting legacy.
7. Don't sweat the small stuff
Let go of the little things you can't control. Don't take yourself so seriously. Recognise that perfection isn't always the only option. Don't let life's imperfections bother you. Lighten up and see the funny side of things when they go wrong, the learning in them. Be tolerant, smile...don't waste your energies on the small stuff, you have much bigger fish to fry.
8. Live with integrity
Always be true to yourself. Take pride in whatever you do. Be proud of who you are and what you represent. Accept others with all their flaws. Show compassion and goodwill to your fellow human beings. Be dignified. Lead a life of purpose and be proud of your values.
9. Show gratitude
Show gratitude and say thank-you to the people who have helped you along the way. Send a handwritten letter to someone who has touched you. Call up a friend or loved one and tell them how much they mean to you. Compliment a colleague or business associate on a job well done. Show people you appreciate and care about them. Acts of kindness cost nothing but mean everything.
10. Celebrate success
Be proud of your achievements. Take time to recognise yourself and others for even the small successes. But also be humble and dignified, sensitive to people who are not as fortunate as you.
11. Exude a positive attitude
I cannot express enough the importance of having a positive attitude and believing in yourself. Yes, you can be well intentioned, you can be determined, but without a positive attitude about yourself and about life, you will not succeed. Dreams will die, goals will fade, and gloom and darkness will replace clear blue skies and sunshine in your mind and heart.
Remember people will sometimes forget what you say to them or do for them, but they will never forget how you made them feel in their hearts. Make yourself a commitment for this year not only to have the best year ever, but to help others that you care about accomplish this goal as well. - Sonny 'Djon
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
EACH OF US IS, AT THIS MOMENT, STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS OR HER OWN ACRE OF DIAMONDS
An African farmer had heard tales about other farmers who had made millions of dollars by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the farmer that he could hardly wait to sell his farm and go prospecting for diamonds himself.
So he sold the farm and spent the rest of his life wandering the African continent, searching unsuccessfully for the gleaming gems that brought such high prices on the markets of the world.
Finally, broke, worn out, and in a fit of despondency, he threw himself into a river and drowned.
Meanwhile, back at the farm, the man who had bought his farm happened to be crossing a small stream on the property one day when he saw something gleaming at the bottom of the stream. He picked it up. It was a sparkling stone - a good size stone - and, admiring it, he later put it on his fireplace mantel as an interesting curiosity.
Several weeks later, a visitor admired the stone, looked closely at it, hefted it in his hand and nearly fainted. He asked the farmer if he knew what he'd found. When the farmer said no, that he thought it was just a piece of crystal, the visitor told him he had found one of the largest diamonds ever discovered.
The farmer was astonished. He told the man that his creek was full of these brilliant stones, and his farmland was covered with them. Not all were as large, perhaps, as the one on his mantel, but they were sprinkled generously throughout his property.
Needless to say, the farm the first farmer had sold, so that he could search for a diamond mine, turned out to be the most productive diamond mine on the entire African continent.
The first farmer had owned, free and clear, acres of diamonds, but had sold them for practically nothing in order to look for them elsewhere.
The moral is clear: If the first farmer had only taken the time to study and prepare himself - to learn what diamonds looked like in their rough state - and, since he had already owned a piece of land, to thoroughly explore the property he had before looking elsewhere, his wildest dreams would have come true.
EACH OF US IS, AT THIS MOMENT, STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS OR HER OWN ACRE OF DIAMONDS.
If each of us will only have the wisdom and patience to begin by exploring ourselves, we will find that we contain all the riches necessary to be able to succeed in whatever endeavors to which we may set our minds and hearts.
-Sonny 'Djon
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Expand your sales with Bookooplus

Get in there first and contact Bookoopop today! This is being set up right now, you want to get there early!
Monday, August 17, 2009
One force mobile will bring your business to the mobile user

When mobile phones came out, they were huge, and could be used for text messages and phone calls. This is no longer the case. Mini computers, with window interface, it is unheard of to imagine a world without cell phones.It is natural to take the next step and have your web page mobile friendly.
This is a Mobile site, or also called mobi site. When explaining to most business people
about mobi sites, there is a little skepticism. Yet marketing has to consider the
massive impact a mobile or mobi site offers any company.
President Obama used mobile marketing in his campaign and reached people who did
not read news papers, did not go to his normal web page, did not read electronic news..
but they responded to his mobile campaign.
If you consider the mobile population worldwide, the amount of time spent to
tweet,search or facebook via cellphone, it is clear that the mobile phone has come to
stay in a much bigger way than we might think.
A mobile site enables you to capture a cell phone mailing list, where you send one sms
to every one who subscribes to the news on your site. Quick, easy and responsive,
much more so than the email lists, that marketers used to rely on.
However, you can view any .mobi site on a normal PC web browser.
The mobi website is not a WAP which is a streamlined version of HTML for small screen
displays. It is simply a normal domain which is generally used for cellphone optimised
websites.
One Force Mobile can help you with a mobi site for your business. Contact us today for
a tailor made quote and reach a whole new market!
Friday, August 07, 2009
Bookoopop trends for Autumn and Winter 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Worth Looking at
bookoo is slang for the French word beaucoup and pop for popular
it's cute and applies well to our demographics,(beaucoup as a lot)
Who can buy at bookoopop?
young (18-35) women with a sense of style and who want to be trendy but are plus size and cannot easily find trendy styles for their sizes
What made you start a plus size online shop?
I thought about this business years ago but never did anything about it. It's a good niche, especially in the US where people are getting bigger and bigger and they don't feel comfortable going to a store to shop because they are embarrassed and there aren't that many cute clothes out there for them.
Play the irockgames hit title and "swallow" as many shapes as you can before they flood your screen and bring you to your knees!
Coaching for any interview White Rabbit Consultants offer something unique to anyone looking for a new job. We might not send you to an interview BUT..We coach you. Helping you with your cv, what to wear, how to approach the interview, what to ask,what to say.. in fact we give you the tools to ensure that you get placed!
Intuate Group has perfected the art of project management and has developed numerous managed services and methodologies which were designed to achieve exceptional results.
SYNC CONSULTING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PLACING QUALITY STAFF FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS IN THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES:
• FINANCE
• FORENSIC AUDIT
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• MARKETING
• OFFICE SUPPORT
The next period of intense solar activity is expected in 2012, and coincides with the presence of anunusually large holein Earth’s geomagnetic shield. But the report received relatively little attention, perhaps because of 2012’s supernatural connotations. Mayan astronomers supposedly predicted that 2012 would mark the calamitous "birth of a new era." Whether the Mayans were on to something, or this is all just a chilling coincidence, won’t be known for several years. But according to Lawrence Joseph, author of "Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation into Civilization’s End," "I’ve been following this topic for almost five years, and it wasn’t until the report came out that this really began to freak me out."
Sunday, July 19, 2009
proudly plus size
First Impressions does not mean you need to stay at home if you are plus size!
Make sure that you come across fresh and happy ( only you can make yourself happy)
Wear a size that FITS. Do not go a size bigger or smaller than what you are. Too tight looks cheap and too big looks sloppy.
Draw attention to your assets: Eyes, Breasts Legs or ankles. And like who you are!
Match what you wear to the style you want to present. Stylish can be casual ;)
Take care of your hands and feet, with creams and manicures.
Pick a hairstyle that is modern yet suits you and portray who you are.
LIFT your head and smile.
LIKE yourself.
For advice on the plus size figure, chat to Ariane at http://www.bookoopop.com and you might just learn a thing or two !
It also helps to look at the clothes she selects for the larger lady, Get an idea of what you like and then buy it ;)
It might just change your life ;)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Plus size Apple turning into a siren with a clever trick

A friend of mine allowed me to talk her into wearing a corset. She has lovely legs and arms but her weight is between her breasts and her pelvis, We choose a sexy black leather corset, lovely and soft to the touch , yet firm to hold or change a figure. It was designed, so no bra is needed with adjustable straps and a zipper at the back. She laughed when I zipped her in, gasped a little when I adjusted the laces on the sides, commented on how this made her stand and sit correctly, with the corset supporting her back muscles. She also loved to cleavage she now had! I do think that there were some advantages to our great grandmothers! And then the wow came.. she was suddenly 2 sizes smaller! And she had a waistline! Because of the relaxed muscles around her stomach now being trained to be pulled tight, She didn't have to opt for the bigger tops to cover her stomach because it was virtually flat! Have a look at the lovely range of tops and blouses that Bookoopop offers. Affordable price,dressing away from your issues, feeling feminine and modern
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
2012,Larry Joseph and 2012 secrets
The blockbuster movie 2012 is released later this year. Larry Joseph ( or Lawrence E. Joseph) as he signed his book Apocalypse 2012 , has been interviewed regarding this fascinating topic. Interviews will be screened before each show of the movie 2012.
There is a game released the beginning of August 2009, called 2012 SECRETS . This deals with Apocalypse 2012 and has many twists and turns , how to cope with An Apocalyptic event!
In between levels (as the next level is loading) we have so called “What if…?” sections that will ask the gamer a very brief question (for example “Will the Apocalypse really take place?”) followed by a brief answer from the author.
“2012 Secrets” is the first game in a series of Apocalypse 2012 games that we will create in collaboration with the world-renowned author Lawrence E. Joseph
• Apocalypse 2012 Secrets is a so called hidden object game with some shooter qualities (for example simply shooting an object by “taping” on it with a finger)
• It offers a total of 10 levels of which each basically consists of one high-resolution image o More levels can be created down the road and offered as upgrade
• In each image the gamer needs to find and shoot at a total of 15 objects that are well integrated into the image o The 15 objects are listed at the bottom of the screen o An additional 5 objects are shown in the picture o Each drawing has the irockgames logo hidden; finding the logo creates 200 points
• With each object found the gamer gets 100 points but also loses 50 points after 20 seconds of not finding another object
• If the clock hits zero or the score reduces to zero, all the objects are redistributed into the image (in different locations) and the game begins anew
• Every time the game is played the objects are in different locations which allows the gamer to come back and play the same level again and again
• In between levels (as the next level is loading) the gamer will be asked a question about the Apocalypse and, two seconds later, presented with an answer (we want to encourage our gamers to learn something while they are playing so they can walk away with new knowledge).
More exciting news is that Larry's new book, following the best seller Apocalypse 2012 will be released early next year.
Monday, June 22, 2009
VORO on your IPOD or IPHONE
Saturday, June 20, 2009
We have a trailer for voro!!!
If you have ever had to pass an IQ test you probably noticed that it usually involves making sense of shapes and how they interact. Well, voro actually takes that even one step further and in brings in the element of color.
So, play voro, have fun and get smart!
We have a trailer for voro!!!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
INTUATE = MIMECAST
We could bore you with the marvels of our systems but what is really important are our results and what you get from us. We take care of the technology and ongoing innovation to ensure that you enjoy great services that are available 24x7x365.
You may want to know more about how Mimecast works, so we have sales engineers available to perform demonstrations and answer questions to help you qualify us as your solution.
Here are a few important facts in the meantime:
Mimecast is comprehensive:
Every company's email management needs will vary and they may change over time. So Mimecast has been designed for flexibility and today does nearly everything we and our clients can think of. In the past you may have bought and implemented several separate systems as your email management requirements unfolded. Mimecast gives you the functionality that you would expect from all the industry leading email security, continuity and archiving products, but you get it in one place and on one platform. If there is a feature you need that Mimecast does not already have, tell us about it and we are likely to work quickly to incorporate it for you. Unified email management is the way forward.
Mimecast is reliable
If you are going to trust someone to accept, deliver, store and secure your emails, you need to know they are reliable and will perform consistently day in and day out. Mimecast's systems are designed for 24x7 operation and span multiple datacentres in a redundant and load balanced configuration. You get a rock-solid service level agreement from us and we will not let you down. Importantly, we treat every single message we handle for you as important. Everything is transactionally managed, trackable and auditable so you can see what we are doing for you every second of every day. We can't tell which of your company's emails are worth their weight in gold so we treat all your messages as precious cargo.
Mimecast is fast
Mimecast's software is designed to be quick. We continually invest in expanding our grids with advanced multi core processors and hugely parallel data I/O. You get speed and responsiveness that keeps getting better and you will soon take it for granted. You have got better things to do than wait for email.
Mimecast is secure
Security is paramount for Mimecast especially when we are the trusted guardians of your archived data. You need to know that we can keep viruses and malware from traveling via email onto your network and that we can keep your data safe and secure for many years too. Mimecast employs some of the most advanced virus and malware scanning technology available on the market and this is shored up with several layers of security technology developed in our own labs which can detect threats and anomalies as they evolve. The data that we store for you is kept in secure data centers, encrypted behind firewalls and layers of physical security. You could say security is our core business.
Mimecast is scalable
Too often clients find their own in-house systems run out of steam as they grow. This brings expensive upgrades and downtime. Mimecast handles massive loads of email every minute of the day so our architecture has been designed to scale with our own growth and yours. Our grids enables us to upgrade and scale continuously and avoid disruptive overhauls. We are used to growth, we are designed for it, and making growth happen is in our DNA
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
what is on your path in 2009?
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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
DECEMBER NEWS
act when Lady luck is at your side.Silverjade has been giving advice for 29 years and is
also quoted widely in Apocalypse2012.
Almost everyone in South Africa owns a cellphone. This is a whole new page
to create marketing with.
Obama used the mobile phone campaign with exceptional success.
Are YOU going to fall of the bus or ride the wave?
MYFOODS.mobi is an excellent platform to advertise your business, using your logo
or a small text message.
Have a look at this useful mobi site and contact Tony for more information.
Register for free and log on to share the excitement of ordering food via
your cell phone.
Many companies are not paying bonuses this year.
Are you one of the many that feels that it is time to find another job?
DO you need to move on?
Sync consulting has that extra personal touch and will place you with the right company
in the right position.
Contact Nicole or look at what is available
Syncconsulting is the agency that cares
Globalnetmarketing will not be increasing our rates for services offered.
You can not employ someone at the rate we charge and get the RESULTS we offer.
Give it try and see for yourself.
Larry Joseph, author of the best selling APOCALYPSE 2012 was interviewed on
CARTE BLANCHE, the flagship of the M-Net channel.
While I feel that the interview was a little short, you might want to get yourself a
copy via Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
We do need to respect earth or we will not have an Earth to live on.


