September 2nd, 2010 | Categories: Business
1. Produce Christmas cards which are printed on the front with, for example, "Happy Christmas from the Smith Family". Or, instead of the name 'Smith', pick one of the dozens of other popular surnames. Sell packs of these cards by direct mail to people listed in telephone directories. 2. Make money from renting out expensive children's toys. The toys you rent out will include remote controlled models and computerised games. Use a little van to deliver the toys to customers. Paint in toy town ...
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September 1st, 2010 | Categories: Business
Have you ever wondered why you often find a coupon tucked inside your cereal box, or get invited to a customer preview sale at your favorite department store? Those companies know that their existing customers are the best - and most profitable - customers they'll ever have. So it's not surprising that they'll do whatever they can to keep these customers happy and coming back again and again. Believe it or not, the same concept holds true for your art career. While you don't want to ignore ...
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August 31st, 2010 | Categories: Business
Do you have eBay inventory sitting around the house? Maybe you are new to eBay and just have a few items on hand that you are waiting to sell. Or, maybe you have turned selling your eBay inventory into a part-time or full-time income-generating career! Whatever your case may be, you are more likely to make more money if you keep your eBay inventory organized. So before heading out to garage sales, auction sales, and secondhand stores searching for those unique products, make sure you have ...
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August 30th, 2010 | Categories: Hobbies
One vivid memory of my very early childhood back in the 1960's was of driving to church on Sunday mornings with my family. Since my grandparents lived close to us, Dad would always swing by and pick them up, and we'd all carpool together. It was the job of "Little Danny" (as I was affectionately nicknamed back then) to sit in the backseat, wedged snugly between Grandpa and Grandma. As if some sort of ritual, every Sunday Grandma would fish though her purse to find goodies for me and my older ...
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August 29th, 2010 | Categories: Hobbies
There is a great deal of history behind movie posters and movie poster collecting. Jules Cheret, who created 2 movie posters in the 1890's, was the artist given credit for creating the first movie posters. By the end of the first decade of the 1900's, movies had become a great source of public entertainment. In this time period, the movie poster would become a standard size known as the one sheet measuring 27" x 41". In the early days, the names of actors did not appear on the posters, which ...
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August 28th, 2010 | Categories: Hobbies
Why do people collect sheet music? There are several reasons why. First and foremost, all of us have a favorite song. No matter what walk of life you are from, you have at least one song that brings back memories of days gone by. Whether the memories are good or bad, the song has still become a part of your history. Many people collect sheet music, especially from the early 1900's, because of the beautiful artwork on the front covers. There were many artists that worked for different ...
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August 27th, 2010 | Categories: Hobbies
Time for Change The United States Congress is once again contemplating several issues regarding our currency and coins. These include the Dollar, Quarter, and Cent. Many in congress wish to stay with the current designs, and pass laws so that they cannot be changed. The first law governing coin designs dates back to 1792. Many during this time wanted our nation's coins to bear the image of George Washington. Washington was very adamant against this idea, referring to a coin bearing the image of ...
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August 25th, 2010 | Categories: Automotive
People find many ways to express their personality, weather it is through sports, music, art, or another outlet. In any case the creative nature that we have comes to the surface once we have the tools and developed ability to accomplish this. One area that has continued to grow as a result of technological advancement is with computer enhanced graphics. Faster home computers coupled with programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator have taken the high end graphics work once limited to ...
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August 23rd, 2010 | Categories: Business
The sheer size of the Internet can be intimidating... especially for someone who wants to develop an online business, but has limited experience in knowing exactly how to do it. What if you don't have a product or service? How can you create something that has a reasonable chance for success? And, even if you already have the product or service, how do you know it will sell as an online business? Achieving long-term success with Internet (online) marketing is not much different than ...
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August 22nd, 2010 | Categories: Hobbies
10 Great Cents By Paul M. Green (Coins Magazine, November 2005) http://www.coins-collecting.info It is safe to say there have been many important coins in the history of the cent denomination. Ranging from expensive and scarce to rather available and inexpensive, important cents take a number of forms, making the top 10 an interesting and diverse group. The cent was a high priority for the U.S. Mint from its start, with the first cents being minted for circulation in 1793, the year after the ...
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