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How to Choose a Web Designer
How to Choose a Web Designer Well, the first question is why not do it myself? The best reason is the same one that causes you to use a mechanic to fix the pinging in your car engine and a plumber to redo the kitchen faucet: experts do a better job.

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Online Marketing For Service Businesses
I know… you have a service-based business, or a professional services firm, and you probably don’t like the idea of marketing (or advertising, or selling). In fact, many service providers, professionals, and technical specialists think that if they need to promote their business to get clients, they can’t be very good. After all, successful businesses are built on word of mouth and referrals, right? And that should be enough to make you a success.
Tips for Technical Writing
Technical writing warrants method and practice. The following article providers tips to aid in technical writing endeavors.
Performance Consulting
Performance consulting is consulting with a direct impact. It is consulting that is typically divided into three sub-specialties including organizational development specialists, professional development specialists and personal coaches.
HR Department Basic Functions
Even though there are many ways to structure an HR department, most of them generally look the same. They are typically made up of “generalists” or “specialists” or some combination thereof. Sometimes one generalist will oversee a group of specialists and sometimes the reverse is true depending on the needs of the organization and the available talent on hand. But in all, whether you have a formalized HR department or not, there are a few necessary skill sets that make up, and round out the overall practice.
A False Assumption Made by Too Many Aspiring Entrepreneurs
In his best selling book, The E-Myth Revisited, Michael Gerber said that most people fall victim to the most disastrous assumption anyone can make about going into business. He calls it 'The Fatal Assumption'. That Fatal Assumption is: if you understand the technical work of a business, you understand a business that does that technical work. In other words, don't assume that if you know how to bake pies (technical work of a business), it means you know how to successfully run a business that sells pies (business that does that technical work).
Downloadable Soft Skills Train the Trainer Training Materials Streamlines Training
Most trainers start their career in technical roles. After all, before they become confident to teach others, they need to know the topic they want to teach inside out. Learning something deeply takes years and requires a lot of persistence. Eventually, a technical person may decide that it is time to start transferring that knowledge to others. This is where training and knowing how to train others comes into equation. We all know that someone can be very good at what they do but might not be good at telling you how they do it. On the other hand, some people are very good at explaining everything in simple terms, even though they are not world famous in their technical field.

Where the Jobs Are/Will Be
Not surprisingly, the job growth in technical fields will exceed the increases in the non-technical.
How to use web video for internal business communicaitions and external marketing
IBM Software Services for Lotus is using video and the vzaar video platform in a wide variety of ways - for internal education and communications as well as for external marketing and customer relations. Internally, Mr. Leaser and his department are using video for sales training, communication where they want to propose a particular course of action, and to provide training of their technical solution architects and solution specialists. They also are doing internal case studies - talking head interviews and lots of screen capture using their own LotusLive web conference solution and mixing it with live video. IBM uses video externally to promote and market their assets and solutions worldwide. The video messages are designed to help customers select, purchase and use the appropriate business solutions.

B2B PR – Planning for Success
Business-to-business public relations demands a different approach to consumer PR. Consumer and B2C PR is often event or stunt driven with a short term focus. B2B PR is based on hard facts, technical discussion and demonstrating capability. Building confidence and credibility with technical buyers, engineers, architects and other professionals encourages sales and fosters long term business. To achieve lasting results, you need a strong working relationship with a technical PR specialist who understands your products, your markets and your customer needs.
Managing techies
Do you need to come from a technical background to manage technical people?
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