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Carpet Cleaners: Sucking Your Wallet Dry

Carpet cleaners have found themselves a happy spot, indeed. While their business practices are often every bit as dirty as those of plumbers and electricians (laborers who, despite their shared blue-collar image, boast far more training and expertise than carpet cleaners), public perception of the industry—or, rather, a complete lack thereof—has put carpet cleaners in the perfect position to clean up. How do they whisk away the stains that sully the reputation of other in-home workers? Well, we do the work for them. Anyone can tell a horror story about being exploited over a flooded basement or a faulty circuit breaker. Being exploited over a dirty carpet, on the other hand, does not make for scintillating dinner party conversation.

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Posted by admin on 12/29 at 05:41 PM - 0 Comments

Friday, September 01, 2006

Stock Brokers and Dealers in Financial Products: Tricks of the Trade

Save a few stragglers holed up in the mountains somewhere, few people nowadays go through life without investing money one way or another. Most of us have long-term financial goals in mind when we invest, such as retirement or our children's college education, and we pin our dreams for the future on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investments. For most individuals, even professional financiers, trading is done exclusively through a broker.

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Posted by admin on 09/01 at 01:58 AM - 0 Comments

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Mortgage Brokers: Banking On Your Money

The word “mortgage” is derived from a French word meaning “death pledge.” By contrast, today we see the mortgage as a dull and tedious fixture of everyday life. Few people buy new homes without mortgages, after all, and almost everyone takes out a mortgage at least once in his or her life. But beneath their ho-hum exterior lies a danger worthy of their sordid translation.

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Posted by admin on 08/31 at 12:29 PM - 2 Comments

Wedding Planners (Bridal Consultants): Wedded To Your Wallet

Many of us women dream about our wedding day long before we even meet the man we will marry. From the time we are old enough to grab a few white sheets from the linen closet to wrap around our heads, we plan and perfect our wedding all the way down to the last petal. But when the moment finally comes years and years later, we often find that we don't have the time, the resources, or the know-how to realize our perfect vision on our own. With a huge emotional and financial investment at stake, many of us decide to place our trust - and our bank account - in the hands of a professional: the wedding planner.

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Posted by admin on 08/31 at 12:26 AM - 1 Comments

Thursday, July 20, 2006

Corporate / Business Lawyers: Passing Your Buck

Corporate lawyers are typically the most talented in their field. Their prices are staggering, but so are the stakes: your company's profits, reputation, or survival. Most business decision-makers know little about the field of law and are not in a position to debate the merits of their law firm’s decisions. The fact that attorneys are experts in the art of intimidation also does not help matters. When you question one of the lawyer’s decisions, the response often involves a condescending barrage of legal terms, ending with a question about whether you’d like to lose your case, have your merger fail, pay more taxes, etc.

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Posted by admin on 07/20 at 11:37 AM - 0 Comments

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Caterers: Unappetizing Pricing

Catering is expensive. At some point or another you will be in charge of planning a very important special event and most likely you won’t be able to prepare and serve food for dozens or hundreds of hungry people. Caterers know that and won’t let you forget it. Because there is not necessarily any relationship between the price you pay for catering and the quality of the food or service, it is your duty to do a little investigation in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.

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Posted by admin on 07/12 at 10:52 PM - 0 Comments

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Computer Service and Repair Centers: Fixing Until You’re Broke

When your computer slows down or stops working, you will frequently need to bring it in for repair. Your options will be either a chain store like CompUSA or Best Buy, or a local computer store. The process of repair begins the same way – you bring your ailing PC down to the repair location, where it is checked in. You leave with a receipt and the promise that you will be contacted with an estimate for the cost of repairs.

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Posted by admin on 07/08 at 12:10 PM - 0 Comments

Sunday, July 02, 2006

Online Legal Research Services: Forget All The Books! (Except Your Checkbook)

The two main providers of online legal research services are Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw. These two companies are like Coke and Pepsi. They’re both excellent choices and can fully meet your needs, but there are differences that make attorneys prefer one over the other.

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Posted by admin on 07/02 at 05:32 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

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