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14 Ways To Boost Customer Response In A Tough EconomyDavid Coyne Things are rough today for online businesses. The economy is struggling to get back on track. Spam is clogging up the inboxes of everyone, making email marketing less effective. And anti-spam software seems delighted to target legitimate email as junk. Today, you must step up your tactics to keep your customers buying and away from the competition next door on the cyberspace highway. Study your competitors marketing and advertising. Sign up to their email list. Can you offer more than they can Does your competitor have a weakness that you can exploit Use it as your main selling point. Previous customers are 5 to 10 times more responsive to your marketing than people who have never done business with you. Its definitely worthwhile to put in some extra time to keep customers happy. Heres a few ideas that can help.
| | | | RELATED ARTICLES The Offspring of Aeolus - On the Incest Taboo Incest is not such a clear-cut matter as it has been made out to be over millennia of taboos. Many participants claim to have enjoyed the act and its physical and emotional consequences. It is often the result of seduction. In some cases, two consenting and fully informed adults are involved. Many types of relationships, which are defined as incestuous, are between genetically unrelated parties a stepfather and a daughter, or between fictive kin or between classificatory kin that belong to the same matriline or patriline. In certain societies the American Indians or the Chinese it is sufficient to carry the same family name =to belong to the same clan and marriage is forbidden. Some incest prohibitions relate to sexual acts - other to marriage. In some societies, incest is mandatory or prohibited, according to the social class Bali. In others, the Royal House started a tradition of incestuous marriages, which were imitated by lower classes Ancient Egypt. The list is long and it serves to demonstrate the diversity of this most universal taboo. Generally put, we can say that a prohibition to have sex with or marry a related person should be classified as an incest prohibition, no matter the nature of the relationship. If I Hurt You, Then Im Sorry This statement has stopped many a war in my house.My oldest two children are two years apart in age and would fight about everything and nothing when they were little.One would anger the other and then deny that it ever happened.One would accidentally harm the other during play and not want to accept responsibility for the others anger.Seldom did a day pass by that one of them wasnt screaming at the other for some horrible crime.It never failed when I would be brought in to mediate, theyd both claim they were innocent and the other was bad.How many times did one of them try to convince me that the other was lying and just trying to frame them for a crime they didnt commit.Whats a parent to do Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Blackmail Family decision-making is an intriguing phenomenon. Many factors becomepart of the decision-making process. Emotions play an important part inthis activity. Goal Setting for Kids Goal setting is essential for building a successful life. However, teaching kids how to set and achieve goals is not part of most school curriculums, nor is it taught in most homes. Many parents never learned the techniques of goal setting, and are still struggling with their own. You dont need to know it all. While you develop your own goal-setting skills, you can also be helping and encouraging your children to develop theirs. Goal setting is a life-long skill. It helps your child to focus their unique gifts and talents, it helps to cultivate and strengthening your childs self-worth, and equips them to lead a life full of meaning purpose, and direction, regardless of the professional or personal paths they choose. “Renee’s Mommy is Here” I still remember the scene vividly. I was getting out of my car at the baby-sitter’s house and a little boy comes running out the door. The little boys begins to yell - “Renee’s Mommy is here!” I remember stopping in my tracks and thinking - “Oh, that is who I am now - Renee’s Mommy.” My whole identity is now Renee’s Mommy - or is it Twin and Multiple Births are on the Rise Did you know that the number of twin births have more than doubled since the early 1970sToday, about one of every 35 births in the United States are twins.Even more significant is the number of triplet and higher multiple births which have increased 200 percent over the last three decades. Pay Attention!Its Your Most Important Job Anyone can become a parent; there are no tests or interviews to pass.Children can become parents, mentally disabled people – it’s even possible to become a parent while in a coma! Friends Are A Gift You Give Yourself My oldest boy is fifteen and was a real jerk about a month ago.He had gotten pretty full of himself and acted like he was too cool for the rest of the family.Pretty typical teenager behavior, but I didnt like it.I had gotten to the end of my patience with him and laid into him about how lousy it felt to be treated that way.We ended up in a huge fight.He argued that he wasnt acting any different than normal and that I was just choosing to see things negatively.So, I laid out numerous examples of his selfish "me me me" behaviors without stopping to take a second breath.He hates it when I go off like that, but once he was ready to really talk, I came down off of my soapbox.He was close to tears.Apparently, Id hit a nerve.He confessed that his closest friends at school had been trying to tell him the same thing recently and he wasnt hearing them.Now he suddenly knew what it was they had been trying to say.He felt awful and began to make immediate changes in his behaviors towards others.He really hated the idea that he was hurting anyones feelings by being cold and uncaring. Spelling Games The following spelling games can be used by parents to reinforce spelling in children: Children’s Birthday Party Planning: When and When Not to Have a Big Party Age 1: Invite only family members and close friends only because this birthday is more for the parents than for the child. At age 1, a child doesn’t understand the concept of “Birthday Party.” He or she is getting a lot of attention---which is all a 1-year-old wants or understands anyway. You should not go overboard on presents because too much could scare or confuse a child. You should consider getting specialty items such as a plate that says “First Birthday,” a 1-year-old candle, and possible a table cover that everyone could sign with fabric paint to have as keepsakes that can someday be shown or given to to your grown child. Scorpios Child Scorpios get a lot of bad press. Theyre vindictive, mean, and obsessed with sex. Thats not really fair. Scorpio rules the house of sharing. They are the stewards of sharing money, resources, love, and yes sharing each others bodies. It is their deepest most spiritual need to be completely connected, loved, and sharing from the depth of their soul. Its from this place that they are so easily hurt. Wounded Scorpios are a force to be reckoned with and yes, theyre famously ruthless and cruel. How do you keep your own Scorpio child from becoming obsessive and mean What does that new baby really need What your baby needs and may not need. How Well Do You Know Your Child Do you think you really know your child I dont mean know what he/she likes and doesnt like, but to know him/her well enough to understand his/her challenges, to appreciate his/her strengths and weaknesses and to help him/her develop his talents. Knowing your child can help increase their chance for success in the future and improve your relationship. Bath Time Fun Bath time can be fun or it can be a real hassle if your child is afraid or don’t like it. So we as mothers try to make it a fun time for our little ones! Then the problem will be getting them out! Nurtured by Love or Matured by Nature “There is nothing new under the sun,” states Ecclesiastes 1:9. This is certainly true of the nature-nurture debate, the modern name for the ageless argument about the importance of learning in the development of the child. While one side argues that the development of the child is mainly a process of maturation, with learning playing no more than a supportive role, the other side maintains that learning determines the entire course of a child’s future. Graphology - Reveal the Inner Personality & Talent of a Child Graphology isthe science of understanding the human mind through person’shandwriting. When a person writes, the signal in the form of letters get decoded / printed on the paper by the fingers. Graphology aims at understanding & interpreting these signals through the writing. Using this we can know a persons mind so the thoughts, character and behavior. Why A Father is Not A Dad It can be said that any man who procreates is a father, whether present in that child’s life or not. While this is technically true, it really takes a man to be a dad! 5 Ways To Help Your Kids Do Math Uh oh. If Youd Like to Know Why Reading Matters HERE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY READING IS SO IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN. Painful Lessons from the Maternity Ward Whoever dubbed New York, New York "the city that never sleeps" should visit The Maternity Ward.My recent visit included a drop-in on several screenings of "A Star Is Born" at the late-show theatre, right near Mamas Breast all night milk bar and Papas Gas Station "We burp you on your way.". |
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