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Archive for February, 2009

February 27, 2009

Effective Sales Incentive Programs

Sales incentive programs are a great way to motivate your salespeople.  Surprisingly, money is not always the best incentive for salespeople.  Often vacations, computers, televisions and other prizes are a great motivator.  If certain salespeople are constantly earning every incentive, both the employee and his or her supervisor know that the employee is doing an [...]

February 27, 2009

Reasons to use the pawn industry

There are a number of reasons why a person might want to use a pawn shop. It is worth noting that not every person uses these establishments for the same reason. In fact, some people use them for some things, while others have completely different intentions when they walk into the store. For some folks, [...]

February 26, 2009

Do It Yourself Landscaping

Landscaping services can cost a fortune. Having just gotten bids from several reputable landscapers in the area, I am very discouraged at the quotes I received. We just don’t have time on the weekend to care for the yard and get a couple of little landscaping projects done. With the quotes we received, we decided [...]

February 26, 2009

Who Decorates?

For many families, decorating the Christmas tree is a memorable experience that’s ready made for scrap books. But I know not everyone takes part in decorating their Christmas tree. Some people are like me and just don’t have an ounce of decorating sense in their body. I’m not even joking when I say that I [...]

February 25, 2009

The Naked Chef

In general, I love my neighborhood. None of the houses in the neighborhood are too tacky; the Homeowners Association doesn’t bother anybody too much; neighbors are either nice or tolerable. Anyway, since I do like the place, I try extra hard to get along with my neighbors. I don’t complain when they have get-togethers in their backyards or [...]