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Psychics: Seeing Into Your Financial Future

Psychics. To the faithful, they are divine seers gifted with clairvoyance and a medium to a world beyond. To the skeptical, they are shameless charlatans who have been preying on patsies and suckers since the days before politicians, door-to-door salesmen, and carnies even existed. With the almighty powers of mystery, suggestion, and ambiguity in their arsenal, the unbelievers say, psychics can convince anyone susceptible to such nonsense, and nothing supernatural, paranormal, or “beyond the limits of worldly understanding” is involved.

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Posted by admin on 06/29 at 05:24 PM - 0 Comments

De-Bunking Summer Camps

Many of us have fond memories of going to summer camp when we were kids. The very idea of camp is steeped in purity: best friends, swims in the lake, marshmallow roasts, and bonfires. However, when it comes time to send your own children to camp, it can be important to step back from the sentimentality for a moment and see summer camps for what they truly are: businesses.

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Posted by admin on 06/29 at 03:13 PM - 0 Comments

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Repair (HVAC/R): Don’t Get Blown Away

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) is one of the less visible parts of the service industry, yet virtually all forms of climate control technology fall under its purview. The machinery involved – boilers, heating ducts, central air conditioning units and commercial freezers, to name a few – is generally out of sight and out of mind in our lives. All most people know is that if they flip a switch the air in a given room is either warmed, cooled, or evacuated. And as long as a cooler gets cold, a freezer freezes, or an ice machine makes ice, most people ignore the machinery, and may not even know where it is.

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Posted by admin on 06/25 at 11:20 PM - 1 Comments

Friday, June 23, 2006

Waiters / Waitresses: Eating More Than You Ordered

Ever walk into a clothing store or art gallery and immediately know that the sales person greeting you is getting paid a commission? He or she is just a little too long-winded and pushy, so that rather than feeling comfortable, you feel exactly the opposite? Well, just like those other salespeople, restaurant waiters and waitresses rely on your spending to determine their income.

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Posted by admin on 06/23 at 04:16 PM - 0 Comments

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Immigration Attorneys: It’s All About the Green (And We Don’t Mean The Card…)

It is widely known that US immigration law is the most complicated in the world. This fact has been conveniently repeated and slightly exaggerated countless times by immigration attorneys.

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Posted by admin on 06/20 at 02:33 PM - 0 Comments

Interior Designers: Redesigning Your Budget

The interior design profession offers homeowners the promise of beauty, order, and higher salability of their homes. Naturally, these advantages come with quite a price tag. Interior designers are notorious for charging an arm and a leg to make your hearth cozier and your drapes match your bed skirt.

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Posted by admin on 06/20 at 02:27 PM - 0 Comments

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Search Engine Optimization – Does Your SEO Rank Low?

Search Engine Optimization is the process by which individuals artificially influence search engine results in order to cause certain websites to show up higher in the rankings. While many webmasters perform search engine optimization themselves, the process is complicated, time-consuming, and potentially risky. Therefore, a good number turn to professional Search Engine Optimizers, or SEOs. While search engine optimization can be a great investment, it is a relatively new field and there are many pitfalls to watch out for when hiring a professional SEO.

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Posted by admin on 06/15 at 04:47 PM - 0 Comments

Web Designers / Programmers: Get With The Program…

Computer professionals work in an unregulated industry with no barriers to entry or standards as to education or technical proficiency. A high degree of caution is therefore required when choosing someone to program or do web design for you.

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Posted by admin on 06/15 at 04:30 PM - 1 Comments

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Shared Office Suites / Sublets: No Room For Growth

An office suite arrangement involves a group of subtenants (licensees) that share substantial resources, including telephone, Internet, secretarial help, mail facilities, printers and copiers. The defining characteristic of a shared office suite is the existence of a for-profit management company that provides the premises, utilities and shared resources at a premium over actual cost.

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Posted by admin on 06/13 at 09:45 AM - 0 Comments

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

What To Expect From Modeling Agencies: Images Can Be Deceiving…

If you’ve been told you should try fashion modeling, be prepared for two things: rejection and hard work. 99% of aspiring fashion models don’t make it to the runway, and half of those that do aren’t able to make a respectable living from it. In addition, any commitments you make, work or school, will have to take second seat to castings and go-sees.

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Posted by admin on 06/07 at 11:21 AM - 1 Comments

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Divorce Lawyers / Family Lawyers: Don’t Get Separated From Your Money

A divorce is either uncontested, meaning that no litigation will be required, or contested, meaning that litigation will be required. An uncontested divorce takes between one and three months to complete. A contested divorce can take one to three years to complete, depending on the amount of issues that need to be litigated (particularly child custody) and the amount of money that is in dispute.

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Posted by admin on 06/06 at 02:59 PM - 0 Comments

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