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Turning a small business into something bigger is never easy. Business growth will have a lot to do with budgeting and making sure you understand the cash that's flowing in and flowing out. It sets the path for where you want to go. I think between learning to work on the business to grow your business and working in the business is the differentiator between the business owners that own a job and the people that own an investment. How would you manage the cash flow of your business and what would help it? In this episode, Blair Ann Verrier, a Certified Practising Accountant with over 10 years of experience in the accounting industry, shares valuable tips on planning for growth and how to become a business warrior.
Josh: G'day everyone out there in podcast land. We've got Blair here from Enrich Bookkeeping Solutions and she's going to be talking today about change, planning for growth and how to become a business warrior. So Blair, tell me what is the first step that people need to be doing when it comes to planning for growth?
Blair: My advice on planning for growth is anything to do with budgeting, and making sure you understand the cash flow of your business. So what's flowing in and what's flowing out, and the timings around the flow of the ins and outs.
Josh: Okay. So would that be said, for instance, hypothetically if I'm running an IT company, instead of having supplies that we're working on a cash basis, we move to an account basis, we could then times the bills so that we're not always I guess in arrears, so to speak with buying a product that comes out of our account that then gets shipped off to the client. And there might be like a net 30 terms or something like that with the client that then waits 30 days to pay, and then we're sort of sitting without that money. Is that kind of to sort of help out with those sort of situations?
Blair: Yeah. So the sooner you can collect money from your clients, and the longer you can pay your suppliers, it's going to help the cash flow of your business.
Josh: When is the right time to do that? Like, I know that when you first start out in business, you don't necessarily have any proof of dealing with businesses. And when you have different suppliers and things like that, they might say, give me some trade references, for instance, how do you sort of jump in there? What's the step? Are you just having a cash account and then showing them that you do have some throughput before moving across? So how do you manage that?
Blair: Yeah, look, the earlier you can implement that in your business the better your cash flow is going to be earlier. Some businesses will offer accounts straight up. But it may be for a smaller amount than you need in your business. So, you know, you may have part of it cash part of it on credit until you've gained that credibility and trust with that supplier. And if you've got suppliers that maybe won't do it, shop around and see who will, and have the conversation with the supplier about, you know, how long will it be until we can look at a trade account? So is it three months, six months, 12 months? What, you know, is their general rule in their business that they're looking for? That way you know you're working towards.
Josh: And that's always just as simple once you know that just chucking me a calendar and having another review in three or six months, whatever they say, I guess.
Blair: Yeah, yeah.
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Josh: One of the things we noticed when we put in accounts, I was in my teenage years and I didn't have a credit card or any sort of cash reference. And I guess to them they would have been red flags. So it was difficult to get the first account for me. But what I did find out in shopping around exactly as you said, I found one supplier that was happy to have a cash account. And they also had very, very good
guarantees at the speed that they will get things out. They said we'll give you a cash count after three months or six months, can't remember what it is now, we did work with them and what they would do is drop-ship the items so that's when they have the item is in their warehouse and they'll send it straight to your customers if it's come straight from you, which means it doesn't have to bypass through you to speed things up. We found that was great because it meant that they weren't waiting for the money to go from our bank account to their bank account, and back in the day, it's a bit quicker now for a lot of the big four banks now but back in the day it was overnight, then and then they would see it, they'll reconcile it and they'd send it out and that's normally by the time they've done that it was two or three days before the customer saw it.
The moment we got the account in place. We noticed that if we place the order at eight o'clock, it was at the clients at 11 o'clock. So it improves customer satisfaction. This supplier, in particular, wasn't the cheapest supplier around. But the ability to get the products out quicker was more important to us than saving $5 or $10, here and there. So we found that having that relationship and having the account was great just to increase customer satisfaction, even if it means you're spending more. Is there any other ways that you would look to I guess, when planning for growth, you said cash flow is very important. Are there any other things that you think would be those Cornerstone, milestone type items that people should definitely be having on their to-do list to look at?
Blair: The budget is important because the budget, I guess sets the path for where you want to go. So you're going to plan in your budget for that growth. So then it's going to show you when do I need to start looking at hiring new employees or do I need office space or bigger office space. So you're going to see that you know, your budgeting, you can budget you know, up to five years in advance. So if you're doing that you're going to see in advance what you need to do in your business. And you can plan for that prior to then all of a sudden, oh, I need two new employees yesterday.
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Josh: On the employees, that's something that I've learned the hard way. And I think a lot of people out there, a lot of business owners, for lack of a better term, start as cowboys, cowgirls and try to work out what am I doing? How am I doing this? How do I step in that direction? And before the episode started, actually, we're talking a little bit about people that kind of thing they know it old but have a lot of advice to give but no experience of where that came from. When looking at these I guess different monster moments looking back retrospectively, which is great. I have a look, and I go okay before I got employees on I should have been planning for documentation and planning for our systems and infrastructure to make sure that the IT support that we'll be able to supply to our customers was top-notch before already working at 120% capacity and then bringing on some of that, take that 20% while still having to then train them up, which was very stressful. Definitely put some pressure on the family.
Blair: Yeah, that's right. And even, you know, when you are just that sole operator, getting the time to do that stuff as well as you get so bogged down in working in the business, that often working on the business gets forgotten about. But I think, you know, if you are planning to grow your business, you need to allocate time each week to be working on the business.
Josh: I completely agree. We get stuck in the trenches. And it's just what happens. Again, like as I said, most business owners, they start off as cowboys and cowgirls and it just comes through. A lot of people just have this brain fart and go, I'm going to be a business owner because I can do this better than where I'm at. Or I want to have more flexibility. Or whatever the case is, and very rarely do they think that they're going to be working more than they're working. Secret. Everyone works more than 40 hours a week if you're a business owner. But it's something you enjoy doing, which is good. Unless you've stopped enjoying doing it, then stop doing what you're doing.
But the big difference I think between learning to work on the business to grow your business and working in the business is the differentiator between the business owners that own a job, and the people that own an investment. I'm definitely not slacking on Avon and some of the other bits and pieces out there when people say I own my own business. I sell Avon or Tupperware and things like that. That's fine. I wouldn't really say that that's it's earning a job more in my eyes and I think you're going to be retiring and selling off your share of your ownership of Tupperware or Isagenix or whatnot, and that's where working on the business is growing your business. That's where the investment is. It's money now versus money later.
Blair: Yeah. It's about also like don't feel guilty about spending that time on the business when you know, you're not working on clients or income-producing for right now, because the time you spend on the business now, as you said, produces income in the future.
Josh: Yeah. And I think one of the other big things that I found when we were in our growth stage, I don't think we ever really get out of that. So it's just a cycle. And a mindset change is the mindset and the people aspects of that. So we had the first contractor, and I thought that he's great, he's fantastic. And then he started getting rather sick and had a lot of health problems. I thought, oh no, what I'm
going to do. I can't run the business without him. And then I got someone else in and then he moved down to Coffs Harbour. And then oh no, what I'm going to do when they're working for you.
You need to make sure that they are working and doing the best things for the business and you are pulling everything in the right direction. You want to have reliance safe, but you don't want to have them have the knowledge that you are completely reliant on them because then they've got more cards than you have. And then you kind of stuff, you sort of push yourself into a corner. What's been your experience with businesses that you've worked with when it comes to sole operators when they go from being a solo operator to the first full-time employee, it pretty much doubles their workforce. It's pretty significant as opposed to someone who has 100 employees that gets another 10 employees, it's only 10% more workforce. It's not anywhere near as drastic. Have you found people manage that sort of growth and having to have those management aspects of their business?
Blair: Yeah, I think a lot of business owners aren't prepared for that first employee. I think sometimes it happens quicker than they expect it to happen. Like their business may experience growth quicker or all of a sudden, they just wake up and they go, you know, I can't work keep working 80 hours a week and not having a day off. And so they look at hiring and that you know, they're just talking out off on sea. And then they're bogged down with hundreds of resumes and trying to decipher through who is the best fit for their business and they don't really have a good HR or hiring plan, you know, and I think sometimes without that plan, and if they do get a good employee, they just get lucky, probably more often than not, they, you know, get someone who's not necessarily the right fit and they're starting again, or that person like you've experienced and then, you know, again, you're starting again looking for someone else.
Josh: I don't think it's any secret for anyone listening to the podcast for a while that I love automation, I hate repetition. And the thought of hiring someone, and although I sound extroverts is a learned skill. Anyone can learn to do this. I definitely love my alone time. But the thought of hiring someone scared the hell out of me. I'm sort of putting food on their table and their family's table and it becomes too much thinking about it alone. Oh, this is scary.
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So the first full-time employee I had the HR guy come in and go through. And as I was asking the questions he was looking at them, I guess, the psychological responses and body language that the person was showing when these questions were being answered. And that's something that I went who, at that stage, I hadn't even really thought too much about having to look at someone listen to their answers. Look at their body responses. Did they look away? Did they look to the right or do they look to the left? Did they close their hands or did they open their hands if you reword the question three different ways was it answered three different ways or the same way? And so I was thinking far out man, there is a science behind this. And I was so happy that I did, because the person I bought on, Alex was great as the first full-time employee, as I said just family stuff and he had to move down to Coffs Harbour, but it was something that I was so happy I did that. That was a stress that was removed. That comes down to I guess what we touched on a little bit earlier about cowboys and people giving advice when it's not warranted advice. You're talking a bit about a bit earlier about GST and the right time to sign up for GST. Do you want to let our audience here a bit about that?
Blair: Yes, as I mentioned earlier, I saw on Facebook on one of the business pages, I'm a member of. Someone who had asked about when is the right time to register for GST? They're in business. They're have not met the threshold requirements yet, but wanted to know should they register anyway. There was a lot of people commenting, you know, giving their unqualified advice, and one person commented and that they had registered prior to needing to. And if you use an online bookkeeper such as QuickBooks, it's really easy, which I found was quite an interesting comment to make. Because QuickBooks is not a bookkeeper, it's software.
Josh: It's like comparing a screwdriver to a builder. You don't need a builder to build your house, go and buy a screwdriver. It'll work. It's the same thing. They're just going to use a screwdriver anyway. The fact that you bought a screwdriver and a hammer and you think you're going do something with that when you didn't buy nails or screws. It's kind of just like, what are you doing? It's, I thought, yeah, we see some of these situations and it just blows my mind. Have you heard of the Dunning Kruger effect?
Blair: No.
Josh: So the Dunning Kruger effect. And this is a big, big problem on the internet, it's a cognitive bias, where people think that they are smarter, more capable than they really are. So it pretty much means that people with a lower ability, don't have the skills needed to recognise that they're incompetent. And so they think they know everything, and they'll go and express that to everyone but the more they learn on the topic, the deeper they find the topic is, the less confidence they have, even though they're now more experienced. Does that make sense? The smarter you are at a certain topic, the less confident you are until you've been doing this for years and years and years. And I think that the biggest problem I have on these like Facebook groups and LinkedIn groups and other online forums is people give this advice and they go I've been a business owner for six months. Use Zero, use MYOB, it's easy. You don't need a bookkeeper. Just don't worry about it. Don't worry about depreciation schedules or anything else or how that even works. It's not even something in it. Just make sure the lines line up. The chart for accountants, not something important to you at the moment. It's just gone and buy the screwdriver and build the house.
Blair: Yeah, yeah, I did find it to be an interesting comment and show that obviously a lot of people don't really understand the value of a bookkeeper and the value to their business. Because it's not just about inputting information into accounting software.
Josh: No, the first person that I had that came into my business after myself. So in 2007, before I started the business, I got all of the different books that I could get from the government on GST and tax and everything that I could possibly learn about how things would work. The Queensland Government, well, just generally, the Australian Government has a lot of resources available. Now, it's probably all
online, but back in the day, not so much. And these resources I read cover to cover and all these terrible examples of Sam and Sally going through and buying a certain amount of apples and whatnot.
But the end position was I knew more about it, which is good for business owners to know about it. But it still scared the hell out of me. And so the first person I bought in was a bookkeeper to help me out and that was in 2011, I think, 2010, and two years after I set up the trust, and I hadn't done any returns. I was freaking out, I'm like, they're going to send the police here, I'm stuffed. I don't know if I've been doing anything right or wrong, or backwards or upside down, and I thought I'm just going to be completely stuffed and I was freaking out. Anyway, I got the bookkeeper, and she's like, no, it's so good. We'll get through it. And it was like to fix up the previous two years maybe wasn't much, like $1,000 maybe 1500 dollars. And this is again, rewinding around a decade so adjust for inflation, but oh my goodness, I could sleep better at night. Now, I could have sat there reconciling lines, but it wouldn't have helped me out in the situation that I was in.
And the second blunder that I've had is knowing that your bookkeepers doing what they're meant to be doing. And they have the qualifications and they're associated with the appropriate governing body. So say you're Zero certified and you're CPA in bits and pieces, because the bookkeeper that I had after the first bookkeeper, the second bookkeeper wasn't looking at the invoices. One of the main suppliers that we had moved over to And we'll then claiming GST on something that we weren't meant to be for a number of years, racked up like a $30,000 GST debt that we weren't anticipating on. Yeah, so definitely don't go do it yourself far out.
Blair: Yeah, I know. Like I've got clients who do sort of the bookkeeping side of it themselves. And then every quarter, I check their accounts and lodge their BAS. And I don't believe there is one of those clients, that's when I do the checks. I don't have to fix something that's wrong. Mostly incorrectly classified GST. So you know, claiming GST on things they shouldn't be or vice versa. One of the biggest ones that affect most people is Telstra. So, Telstra does not charge 100% GST on their invoices. I haven't been able to work that out yet. But they don't show that.
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Josh: Interesting. Wait, what parts are they not charging GST on?
Blair: So if you have a look at your Telstra bill, your GST will not be 10% of the total or one-eleven. Yeah, it's usually a little bit less and most business owners just claim, put it in, you know, 500 bucks to my Telstra bill this month, find the GST, $45, and it's not. It might be $30 that they should have claimed.
Josh: Far out. That's a big one because that's like, not a small company. People know of it.
Blair: Yeah, so that's probably the most common one. The other ones would be insurance. People not claiming the right amount on insurance because obviously there's a stamp duty component to insurance that there's no GST on. And yeah, people don't realise that. So Yeah, it's not just about putting the information into the system, it's about ensuring that it's correct, but also making sure that it's been allocated to the right part of the chart of accounts. And that all your accounts actually reconcile, that's going to make your tax accountants job a lot easier at the end of the financial year, is if everything's in the right place and reconciling.
And like you said, making sure your bookkeeper's qualified. Like, as a minimum, you want your bookkeeper to be a registered BAS agent? Anyone who's not a registered BAS agent, legally, cannot do anything to do with GST, FBT or single touch payroll. Alright, so chances are they will ask you for your paper BAS form that you've received from ATO so they can fill that out for you. That's a huge red flag. They lodging STP under your company's name rather than under an agent's registration. A lot of things business owners wouldn't realise. And it's something that I tell people a lot is anyone can wake up tomorrow and decide to be a bookkeeper. There is nothing governing them from not doing that.
So Mrs Jones, who's done the books of her husband's building business for the last 40 years. And now all the kids have left home and she's a little bit bored, can wake up and start advertising bookkeeping services. And business owners don't realise how easy it is for someone to do that.
Josh: That's terrible. Well, it's great for Mrs Jones but it's terrible for every other business that she's working with.
Blair: That's right. And often, you know, like, I hear people say, oh, but I can get someone to do it for $10 or $20 less than you down the road. And I'm like, okay, see you in 12 months, when they've messed it up and it's not right.
Josh: Yep. money spent on the right thing saves a lot of money in the future, being cheap is very expensive.
Blair: Yeah, and a good bookkeeper will save you money at the end of the year with your tax accountant. Like people think they're saving money by not using a bookkeeper. But then it gets to their tax accountant at the end of the year and it's wrong. And the accountant needs to fix it. Most tax accountants are charging anywhere from $150 an hour up. Whereas you're paying a bookkeeper half that.
Josh: Circling back to what we're talking about planning for growth, you can't plan for growth if you're doing your own books. It's a task that you're able to outsource to a professional that can hold that screwdriver and build that house for you, build the infrastructure out and make sure it's working. And as you said, if they're checking on the pulse and doing some reconciliation, that's fine, but it doesn't make them a doctor. They're not going to hear a flutter in your heart that you guys will pick up on. So I think anyone's foolish for not engaging in the services of qualified people to look after the items of their business that they're not qualified to be doing it. Tell me a bit about your book. You've got a book called Business Warriors?
Blair: Yes, last year, the book was launched first of June last year. So I was a co-contributor of 11 authors in that book, so I've written one chapter of that book about my journey in the corporate world as a female and, you know, some of the stuff I've seen and experienced. I believe the accounting industry is a bit of a man's club, and considering like I did a little bit of research, when I was writing my chapter around the evolvement of the accounting industry, and found that, you know, way back when that industry started, they didn't actually let women be accountants.
Josh: I could see that. Yeah, definitely.
Blair: Yeah. And it wasn't until the wars came and they needed to send them into war. They were like, well, what are we going to do? We've got no men to do the work. So they then started letting women do the work. But they weren't allowed to call themselves accountants, even though they were doing the same work that men were doing.
Josh: Really? What were they called?
Blair: I think, like, just clerks. Like, yes, something along those lines. I kind of feel that's where that men's club started. And the culture of that just sort of continued. Probably, obviously, nowhere near as bad because we now let women work as accountants and 49% of the CPA membership are women. So there are a lot of female accountants in the industry now. And we're allowed to call ourselves accountants or we're allowed to be CPAs and CAs, and, you know, part of these governing bodies that originally we were never allowed to be a part of. We were not recognised in the industry.
Josh: The IT industry, similar, very, very male-dominated. Now, the majority of the managing positions in IT, 55% of women, so it's really good. It's good to see sort of this change. My sister is an engineer. And when she was working for different businesses, she was the female engineer of a team of 100 engineers and things like that. It was good as she saw new blood coming in and empowering that there is sort of a bit of a change here. I still can't believe like some of the shady paths that we've come from.
But if anyone out there is looking to have a fantastic bookkeeper, definitely jump across to Enrich Bookkeeping Solutions and give Blair a holler. And I'm sure she'll get to talk to you about all sorts of things from how to grow your business and better your business with your numbers and make sure that if you bought into some advice that you've seen on Facebook, you can do your numbers yourself, it'd be probably a good idea for her to at least give you an audit and then see where you're at.
So, if anyone out there does have any advice or would like to leave a review, jump across to iTunes, give us some love and stay healthy and stay good out there in these interesting times.
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I'm starting a new feature of the prices and descriptions of a variety of things in Yemen…….(well, there's another spot on the blog that mentions some, but this will provide a little more detail) and I hope to provide all types of items, not just food……………………….
Milk typically comes in sizes of 1L, but I've seen it in packages the size of juice boxes in bottles up to 1.5 L.
Most milk comes in "tetra pak" rectangular prism shaped cartons, although I have seen it before in an opaque plastic bottle (Beyti brand).
Be sure to read the labels. A lot of the cheaper milk is made from milk powder and to me, it doesn't taste as good as that made from fresh milk (but my kids like it) and I don't think its as healthy. Al Mari'ee and Safa are some brands made from fresh milk, whereas brands such as Yemaani and Hanaa are made from powdered milk.
You can buy whole milk, low fat, and skimmed milk here.
Many containers will have English written on one side and the other.
Dry Milk is also very popular here. You can buy it in canisters or small foil bags. Some brands are Nido and Anchor, but there are many brands sold here. I think its used more here than in the states.


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I would like to thank Tom Bauer, our lobbyist, for his efforts, knowledge and professionalism in guiding us through this entire difficult process. It is only through his dedication that we have been able to get to the position we now enjoy. I have worked with business professionals all my life and find Tom Bauer to be among the best. The following is a time line of the licensing bill process.
February 2004: The ASHI-GA Board initiates a committee to start drafting proposed legislation for home inspectors. The committee was made up of Robert Golden, Mike McGowan and I. The document was to be created incase legislation was introduced by someone and we would not be caught unprepared. The legislative document was only to be used if something unexpectedly came up from the General Assembly or a private citizen.
May 2004: The first draft was submitted to the Board for input.
April 2005: The last day of the 2005 session, Rep. Benfield introduces HB 903.
November 2005: The contractual agreement with our lobbyist, Thomas Bauer was expanded to not only monitor HB 903 in the next session, but to test the waters for a comprehensive effort from ASHI-GA to introduce our own licensure Bill. The thinking was to be proactive in pushing a Bill that would be designed and promoted by ASHI-GA. This initiative had not been tried in any other State. We thought that if it was going to happen, it should be the home inspection community that takes the initiative.
2006: Numerous meetings and phone calls this year produced a Senate bill 334, a Senate sponsor, alliances with the Georgia Association of Home Inspectors, the National Association of Home Inspectors, and Rep. Benfield agreed to not pursue her Bill. By the end of the year we were ready to do battle with the upcoming session.
2007: This was a coalition building year as we worked our own Senate Bill through the various committees. The allies we collected along the way included: Georgia Association of Realtors, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., Georgia Engineering Alliance, the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, and National Home Inspectors Examination. By the end of the year ASHI, GAHI, NAHI, were all on board and equally sharing expenses and effort with attending meetings. At this point, it was no longer just an ASHI—GA Bill and effort.
2008: An effort of months was realized in January when SB 485 passed the Georgia Occupational Regulation Review Council, GORRC, with very little discussion, a major accomplishment that required a tremendous amount of time and effort. House Bill HB 1217 was introduced so both Bills could be going through the system at the same time. This was a time saving maneuver because things were proceeding so smoothly.
As of April 2, 2008: HB1217 has passed the Senate intact and was sent back to the House for minor tweaking. The house has approved the Senate version of the Bill. The Bill now goes to the Governor for his signature. As written the Bill could be signed this year but would not go into effect until January 1, 2010. This allows the State to set up funding, and seat a Board. For those of you are interested, HB1217 and SB 334 can be viewed on the Georgia General Assembly website.I want to thank everyone from the home inspection organizations in Georgia that donated their time and effort to make this process work. We have all worked very long and hard to create a licensure bill that will create a higher level of professionalism for our industry.


What Is The Best 2 Cycle Oil For Outdoor Power Equipment?
Using the right oil can make a big difference in the long-term performance of your outdoor power equipment. In this FAQ, Toley McGettigan, Horizon's National Sales Manager for Power Equipment, shares 3 tips to help you get the best oil for your 2 cycle landscape equipment.
In this video, we're going to talk about oil and which is the best oil for your outdoor power equipment.
Tip #1 - Use D Rated 2 Cycle Oil.
It's important that you use what's called a D rated 2 cycle oil. There are two different organizations. The Japanese Standards Organization (JASO) and the International Standards Organization (ISO) that rate oil.
On the bottle itself, you'll find a rating that tells you exactly what kind of oil it is. D is currently the best oil you can get. So make sure you're using a D rated oil when you're doing your mixture.
Tip #2 - Mix Your Fuel and Oil at a Ratio of 50:1.
Also on the label, you're going to find a ratio of 50:1 for commercial handheld landscape equipment. You want to make sure that you follow that ratio. You're going to take the bottle for the right size. This happens to be a 12.8 ounce bottle, which mixes to 5 gallons. So I would take 5 gallons of fuel in the proper no spill container and I would take the 12.8 ounce bottle and put it in with the five gallons of fuel and mix it up.
Very important that you get the ratio of 50:1 correct. If you undermix it and you don't have enough oil in there, you could potentially have a lean seizure with your engine, which would cost you a lot of money. Or if you overmix it, you get a lot of gummy deposits left in your engine that can affect the performance of your handheld product.
Tip #3 - Use an Oil with Cleaning Properties Every 5-7 Tanks.
Now we can take a look at our TurfGro oil and there's a Shindaiwa or Echo Red Armor Oil. They're both D rated oil. The difference is this Shindaiwa oil actually has some cleaners that are in the oil as well. So it's actually cleaning your engine while you use it.
Now you don't need to use this all the time. This is something that you would want to would want to run through a tank maybe every 5-7 tanks. You would want to have this in there. It's quite a bit more expensive than the standard oil. So you can use it all the time, but you're going to end up paying more money in the long run to do so.
So be sure you're always using a D rated oil and every now and then, mix in an oil that has a little more of the cleaning properties like the Shindaiwa Red Armor or Echo Red Armor Oil and you'll get a better result.


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How to Create Your Own Dream Team in Business
Aug. 12, 2012, 9:18 AM UTC / Source: Entrepreneur.com
By Nadia Goodman
Dominique Moceanu performing in the 1996 Olympics as part of the 'Magnificent Seven.'
As business leaders and Olympic coaches both know, you need more than exceptional talent to succeed. To create a winning team, entrepreneurs can learn from great Olympians who came together to reach their full potential.
Dominique Moceanu won Olympic gold in 1996, as part of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team known as the 'Magnificent Seven.' It was the first gold medal in women's gymnastics for the U.S., a feat that was unrivaled until the 'Fab Five' won gold in London last week.
When the Magnificent Seven was selected, it was a disparate group of outstanding gymnasts. Moceanu explains how they came together during their training to create one of the most celebrated teams in American Olympic history. Here's what you can learn from her experience to create a winning team for your startup.
Rally your team around a shared vision. By the time the Magnificent Seven assembled, each of them had dreamed of winning Olympic gold for years. "We had the same goal in mind. That gave us the drive and dedication," says Moceanu, who recently penned her memoir, Off Balance (Touchstone, 2012). "We wanted to change gymnastics."
In a business, your employees don't start with a shared vision, so make sure everyone is clear about the end goal--and why it matters. Find out why each person cares about the goal, then use those motivations to drive success.
Related: 3 Olympian Strategies to Get Gold-Medal Tough in Business
Lead employees to strive for personal bests. In training, Moceanu was paired with returning Olympian Kerri Strug, known for vaulting on a sprained ankle to secure the team's gold medal. The girls channeled their competitiveness by pushing each other to do their personal best.
"Don't pit people against each other, but if they can motivate each other, then a little competitiveness can be good," Moceanu says, recalling her personal mantra: Be calm but aggressive.
Value the individual strengths of each employee. Each person is a vital member of the team, so you need to help them recognize how they can best support the group. "It's important to nurture them along the way and make each person feel important," Moceanu says.
To do that, show each person how his or her strengths will elevate the team so that their role and value is clear.
Related: Olympic Great Greg Louganis on Refocusing Fast After Failure
Encourage camaraderie. Selfishness and jealousy destroy a team effort, so emphasize succeeding as a team. "Being happy for others' successes will help you succeed, too," Moceanu says. "As a team, you can all accomplish more."
Remind everyone that the success you're working toward--your company's success--is a victory you'll share. "Star players will only help uplift you," Moceanu adds.
Promote a supportive culture. The mental pressures of meeting an ambitious goal (especially when you're working long hours) can be harder than physical hurdles. Moceanu saw teammate Dominique Dawes crying as the competition started. "[Our team captain Amanda Borden] was right there saying, 'you've got this, you can do this,'" she says.
Readily available support from everyone, not just the leader, holds a team together when the pressure mounts. "Amanda was there for her," Moceanu remembers. "That's what sportsmanship and team is all about."
Related: 3 Social Media Lessons from the Olympics
Nadia Goodman

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The logo pretty much says it all.
I've recently moved from New England to all the way out here in Los Angeles and quickly started browsing for fun summer events, and thought I'd share one with you guys since it fits with the theme of me moving to a new area.
MMMmmm-yum, nothing tastier than a good international symbol.
Latte Art by Jack Hanna, 2007 World Latte Art Champion. I wonder how it tastes.


Review : Awaken for Mac. Wake up with your music.
To say I'm a heavy sleeper would be somewhat of an understatement! At the moment my alarm is set for at least an hour before I wake up as I am one of those types who likes to hit the snooze button several times before even thinking about waking up. Awaken for Mac gets me out of my slumber with a choice a music or radio stations.
As the iPhone doesn't really have an application which is an alarm that wakes you up with music that doesn't require the iPhone to be left unlocked, I searched around on the Internet and found a great application called Awaken.
Sitting in the menubar Awaken can be programmed to wake you up with a array of alarms which you can set to different intervals times and dates and months etc. Awaken also features the ability to launch an item upon start-up so you can wake up and have your browser ready to rock and roll first thing in the morning with no intervention leaving more time for the all-important task of waking up.
Non-morning people can rejoice as the infamous snooze button is customisable for your desired period of time.
The choice of alarms is pretty much a limitless as you can either use the default Apple sounds or play any music from your iTunes library.
You can also went up to your favourite Internet radio station but this does involve quickly creating a playlist item that contains your radio station.
There are a few things you need to be aware of to get the best out of this application. In the latest version if you wish to play music you can do so using the applications built in player however, if like me, you want to wake up with a radio station you have to make sure you set the appropriate setting.
Also the default installation does not feature the wake up from sleep option. For this you need a separate application also available on their website. This was included in previous release versions of the software but now seems to be a small separate application.
As of the day this is a very simple yet powerful application making me realise why I own a Mac. As the saying goes it just works (when everything has been installed properly LOL).
As Awaken actually works to help prize me out of bed in the morning with a preset radio station it gets a massive thumbs up and makes are always coveted essential Mac application list.
As always a copy of this review has been sent to the developers and if we hear back we will post their comments here.


Ten state attorneys general, parties to the Texas v. United States case, have threatened a legal challenge to the 2012 DACA program if the administration does not rescind it by Sept. 5, 2017. Advocates on both sides believe that the president is considering a plan to take protections away from Dreamers after five successful years of DACA. Our network continues to fight to defend DACA and protect the more than more than 800,000 people affected—our neighbors, classmates, co-workers, friends and loved ones.
Clients outside the U.S. on grants of advance parole should return to the U.S. as soon as possible.
Clients need to know there are clear indications that DACA may be terminated before Sept. 5. Initial DACA filings are not recommended at this time. DACA renewal filings are at heightened risk of denial and loss of the $495 application fee should DACA be terminated.
If your client knows the risks of renewal and wants to proceed, submit renewal applications right away. Make those cases your priority!
Screen current DACA recipients for permanent immigration relief if you haven't already. Find screening tools here.
Warn of potential risks if DACA is rescinded, especially for those who have prior orders of removal or criminal issues. If your agency does not handle relief from removal, refer DACA grantees with prior orders of removal to other counsel.
Conduct Know Your Rights presentations and warn of unscrupulous providers. Find sample Know Your Rights information here and warnings here.
Consider any financial implications for your program if DACA is rescinded. For example, a process for returning client fees for any applications that do not get submitted, or loss of fee revenue budgeted for the rest of the year. Find more information in Chapter 6 of our Managing an Immigration Program: Steps for Creating and Increasing Legal Capacity, Managing Financial and Program Performance.
Consult with your agency's leadership about what this means to your program and community.
Send your DACA cases that have been pending longer than 105 days or other problematic cases to cliniclegal.org/resources/articles-clinic/daca-processing-delays-and-tips-escalating-cases for case support today.
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Q: Dynamically changing size of img on hover with jQuery changes position of imgs around it I've got a simple empty HTML div:

I am adding images dynamically to it:
// adds the images to the img div
imgContainerSpace = $("#spaceTrainingImages");
for (var i = 1; i <= numStimuli; i++) {
  imgContainerSpace.append(
    $("", {
      id: "spaceTrainingImg" + i,
      src: numToPath(i),
      style: "width:30px;height:40px",
      "class": "spaceTrainingPic"
    })
  );
};

Moreover, I change the dimension of each img as the mouse hovers over it.
// deals with size change on mouse over
$(".spaceTrainingPic").hover(function() {
  // img gets three times bigger
  $(this).css({
    "width": "90px",
    "height": "120px",
  });
}, function() {
  // img returns to original size
  $(this).css({
    "width": "30px",
    "height": "40px",
  });
});

I would like the imgs to be at the center of the div and remain there:
#spaceTrainingImages {
  position: relative;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: snow;
}

.spaceTrainingPic {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

This works whenever the mouse is not hovering over any image. However, whenever I hover over an image, all the other images move. Their top becomes the bottom of the image being hovered (which becomes bigger).
I am not sure what might be causing this.

EDIT: I had forgotten to mention that I do want the imgs to move to the sides when the hovered over image gets bigger, I just don't want them to move vertically.

A: You can use transform scale() instead of changing height and width value.
As I see you are changing values 30 to 90 and 40 to 120 which is 3 times of original value so use transform: scale(3);
$(".spaceTrainingPic").hover(
  function() {
    // img gets three times bigger
    $(this).css({
      "transform": "scale(3) translateY(-50%)"
    });
  },
  function() {
    // img returns to original size
    $(this).css({
      "transform": "scale(1) translateY(-50%)"
    });
  });

$(document).ready(function() {
  imgContainerSpace = $("#spaceTrainingImages");
  for (var i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
    imgContainerSpace.append(
      $("", {
        id: "spaceTrainingImg" + i,
        src: 'https://www.jquery-az.com/html/images/banana.jpg',
        style: "width:30px;height:40px",
        "class": "spaceTrainingPic"
      })
    );
  };
  $(".spaceTrainingPic").hover(function() {
    $(this).css({
      "transform": "scale(3) translateY(-16.666667%)",
      "z-index": "1"
    });
    $(this).next("img").css({
      "margin-left": "30px",
    });
  }, function() {
    $(this).css({
      "transform": "scale(1) translateY(-50%)"
    });
    $(this).next("img").css({
      "margin-left": "0px",
    });
  });
});
#spaceTrainingImages {
  position: relative;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: snow;
}

.spaceTrainingPic {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  transition: all .3s ease;
}

A: this can be done quite simply without so much javascript and just pure css.
First when you foreach create div and inside append the image.
This div can have class img-wrapper with
.img-wrapper {
  width: 30px;
  height: 40px;
  overflow:hidden;
}

    .img-wrapper img {
       width: 100%;
       height: auto;
       transition: all 0.3s linear;
    }

    .img-wrapper:hover img {
        transform: scale(1.2);
    }

So basically
You need something like this

      your img here

      your img here

      your img here

A: There is a transform property in CSS which helps to ZOOM the element content without disturbing the others. Take a look at below

$(document).ready(function() {

  // adds the images to the img div
  imgContainerSpace = $("#spaceTrainingImages");
  for (var i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
    imgContainerSpace.append(
      $("", {
        id: "spaceTrainingImg" + i,
        src: 'https://www.jquery-az.com/html/images/banana.jpg',
        style: "width:30px;height:40px",
        "class": "spaceTrainingPic"
      })
    );
  };

  // deals with size change on mouse over
  $(".spaceTrainingPic").hover(
    function() {
      // img gets three times bigger
      $(this).css({
        "transform": "scale(3)",
        "z-index":"1"
      });
    },
    function() {
      // img returns to original size
      $(this).css({
        "transform": "scale(1)"
      });
    });

})
#spaceTrainingImages {
  position: relative;
  height: 120px;
  background-color: snow;
}

.spaceTrainingPic {
  position: relative;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

Hope this helps

A: I think you would be better of using the tranform css property.
$(".spaceTrainingPic").hover(
  function () {
      // img gets three times bigger
      $(this).css({
        "transform": "scale(3)"
      });
  }, function () {
      // img returns to original size
      $(this).css({
        "transform": "scale(1)"
      });
});

You could also do this with pure css
.spaceTrainingPic:hover {
  transform: scale(3);
}

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Is It Safe to Host on Airbnb?
One of the biggest questions about Airbnb is whether it's safe to host?
So, you're thinking about listing your guestroom or unused space on Airbnb — that's exciting! I feel people get the idea that could make a bit of money from it, but they are mainly concerned about safety.
Why in the world would you invite a total stranger — who could potentially be dangerous — into your home just to make a few bucks?
As with everything, there are horror stories.
With a quick search online, you can dig up a bunch of unfortunate events that hosts had to deal with. But like with airplane accidents, that's not the normal experience. We have hosted many guests and have been pleasantly surprised by the wonderful people we've met!
I don't think we've been on a lucky streak, instead we monitor who we accept and approve diligently.
Please tell me a little more about you and your group.
Please confirm how many people would be staying in the house.
What do you have planned for your holiday/business trip?
If the inquiry doesn't respond or if there are still red flags after they answer our simple question, we say "thanks, but no thanks." More often than not, the only reason we pass on an inquiry is because their group has too many people.
The platform also has a pretty good reviewing system.
Not only are hosts reviewed after a stay, but guests are as well. This is invaluable to us, although as with all reviews, it's important to also take it will a grain of salt. We read all reviews before making a decision. Most are uneventful or complementary, while others may outline how the person broke stuff or took advantage of the space. Do be thoughtful about these, there are two sides to every story, also you do want to make some money from you Airbnb listing.
We were pleasantly surprised by how wonderful our guests were.
Some who stayed in our extra guest room wanted to chit-chat and learn more about the area, while others did their own thing and we hardly saw them.
The bad experience that comes to mind was when a group of guests rented the whole house for a few days and when we returned back to the house well after the agreed check-out time, the front door was wide open, shoes and personal belongings were left and all the air conditioners were blasting. Nothing was broken, but we were slightly worried something happened. We emailed the group making sure there was not an incident, took photos of how the place was left and started to clean up. This is a perfect example of when an honest review should be left for the guest. We're never mean in the review, but we did comment on how the place was left as well as the front door being left open. These are things hosts will want to know.
If you have any questions or concerns whether Airbnb hosting is for you, please don't hesitate to contact us!
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Tips On How To Increase The Speeds In An Internet Connection.
It is very annoying to work on low speed internet especially in terms of uploading and downloading images as well as receiving a sending files. Everyone wants the speed to be very fast and be able to work efficiently through the internet. We have some situations that will help in enhancing the speed of the internet in your area.
It is important to know the speeds you are working on. It is important to consider the kind of speed that you are meant to work on and if by any chance it is a raw deal then consider bring up some problems about it. There are some certain soft wares which will always help when it comes to helping you understand the speed which you are meant to work on. You must be able to understand that if your provider gives you a bad deal then you will be needed to consider a provider who will give you the right speeds worth of the money you are paying for. Ensure you email your service providers so that they may be able to tell you the much internet speed you should be operating on.
Among the factors you ought to consider is your distance from the exchange center. The nearer you are to the exchange the better and faster speed you will be able to enjoy.
In other cases the problem is usually with the PC and you ought to test the modem and ensure it is ok. At times its always the modem that has technical problems and therefore before you blame the other service providers consider checking it in another computer too. There are modems that tend to be choosy on the kind of internet they operate in and therefore the modem you have is able to go well with the internet connection. Some people are known to have been complaining of the internet speed without the knowledge that the problem is caused by their modem.
It is very important to scan the PC for viruses which are known to slow down the functions of the computer. Viruses are the worst nightmares in anyone's computer and can really eat up everything in it and destroy the speed completely. It is important to invest in a good antivirus and also ensure that you scan your machine as often times as possible. The machine in this case is mostly infected with viruses that come from the downloaded files.
There are software's that come with the modems which help in updating them every so often when needed. Ensure you avoid the use of the old cables and instead you ought to get new ones which are able to hold on the ports so easily. You can also consider using the chords connected directly to the modem which tends to be faster than the wireless.
CNC Machine Shops- What Is This All About? You can find CNC machine shops all over the whole country. There are some CNC machine shops that specializes in a certain task. There are some that specializes in aerospace, automotive and many more. If you are looking for a certain kind of service, then there is a big chance that you will see it all over the country. The technology of CNC machine shops are advanced and this is one of the reasons why there are plenty of successful businesses. Some of the benefits of CNC machine shops are providing precise and multiple cuts with minimum waste. Are you searching for a technology that has a very advance design? Well, there are some CNC machine shops that can offer this since they have this kind of expertise and knowledge. The machines that are used are as good as the operators and programmers of the shop. The programmers of the shop are really good in creating programs that are necessary in running their machines. Programmers has a desk job, and usually do not get their hands dirty since they are in charge in creating programs. However, even a small mistake in creating a program can have a big effect. If their are problems with the program, the machines may not properly operate. The operators of the machine shop is in charge in positioning the materials and loading the tools that are needed in order for the machine to work accurately. The operator is much more hands on with the machines. In order for the machine to properly operate, the programmer will need to download the software to the machine in order for it to run, after the machine can run on its own. The operator is in charge in fixing the machine and turns it on. They need to properly set up the machine.
CNC machine shops invest most of their money on their equipment than their employees. The machine shop has a few employees, and this is one of the reasons why they save money in their payroll department. CNC machine shops are detailed and clean and has a controlled indoor temperature. These shops have a controlled environment in order for their machines to properly operate.
The CNC machine shop still takes safety precautions even if their machines are safe to use and very advance. Accidents are inevitable, so it is better to be safe than sorry. Every employee has earplugs and safety goggles. The CNC machine shop only hires professional, knowledgeable and skilled operators and programmers to operate their machines, since these are advance and quality machines. The CNC machine shops really unique and quality services.
An ideal marketing procedure in every business is what needs to be followed to achieve the targeted profit. It does not matter what the size of the business is for the reason that this is really applicable. Actually, there are important factors that should be considered first so that the best results can be achieved. Actually, what you need to know about these kinds of factors is that they are based on the type and size of the business. One has to keep in mind that certain variations need to be considered at all times. When it comes to the small businesses, the email generators and business cards are the ideal marketing procedures. However, this is just an example. So that the business owners will be able to maximize their profit there is a need to exhaust all ideas.
A proper research should be done before any business will start. With regard to the marketing strategies, there is a need to make sure that one will gather as much information as possible. The need to be able to do this is of great importance so that the right strategy may be used. Actually, when it comes to the small business marketing the best strategy is none other than the social media marketing. It actually does not matter what the size of the business is for the reason that one can apply this kind of strategy. The internet users which are the large market are reached through this kind of strategy which is why it is for any size of the business. When a business decides to cater to the users of the internet, the fact cannot be denied that they will hardly make a mistake. One of the many things that a lot of people do on the internet is look for easy solutions so that they can cater their daily wants and needs as well. It is as a matter of fact due to this main reason why you can never go wrong for you to offer your services to them.
The small business marketing is indeed different from the bigger companies. This is the case for the reason that there are two main reasons behind it. These two main reasons are in fact the reputation of the business and number of customers. You can take the risk of investing in expensive marketing strategies since there is a good chance that you will get a return. This is not applicable for a small business. It is highly recommended that when you start, you will do it like how the large businesses did it. You may take risks when it comes to small business marketing. The calculated risks is what you should take when it comes to the small business marketing. Losing your funds is as a matter of fact what you cannot afford. Wise decisions should be made.
The Benefits You Can Get From Search Engine Marketing.
There are a lot of search engine marketing services for you to choose from. A lot of search engine marketing service providers are very competitive and can deliver the things that you are looking for. If improving your online marketing position is what you are looking for, then you must choose the strategic search engine marketing.
We will now take a deeper understanding of what is really a strategic search engine marketing. When you are talking about SEM, it is actually a mixture of different approaches. In order to protect the brands integrity as well as create a dynamic online corporate image, SEM is used. It is this two factors that helps in making the product more visible on the internet. In order to start things ,it is better for the company to have a search engine marketing plan. It is through this analysis that the standing if the company in the market will be known. It is through this analysis that the changes that would be made will be known by the company. There are factors that need to be included in the analysis and these are the target market as well as the competitors if the company. Budget analysis, functionality, brand integrity, and visibility are the components that need to be analyzed.
Its crucial that you will know the different components in a strategic SEM. The increase of traffic on the site is caused by the component known as visibility. The activities that may cause harm to your brand done by your competitor is known through brand integrity. The easiness if aces and use if your website can be determined with the help of functionality analysis. Knowing the cost of the operations well as how to maximize profit can be done by using budget analysis. In order to develop a good online marketing strategy, all these components should be considered.
The web analytics is another concept that should be familiar to you. It is by using web analytics that you will have a professional search engine marketing plan. It is through web analytics that you will be able to know all of the information of the people that have visited your site. You will be able to know the location of the people that are visiting your site with the help of web analytics. When using the search engine, there are important keywords that are used by the people visiting your site and you will know all of this information by using web analytics. You will also know the relationship of these keywords to the position that you have in the major search engines.
Your website should be search engine compliant, you have to be sure of that. In order to make your site search engine friendly,, there are things that a search engine marketing will do in order to achieve it. The job of the search engine marketing company is also to make sure that your websites passes the validation process.
Save Costs on Used Office Furniture The operating environment is very influential on employees productivity. Office furniture features as one of the elements of a working environment. There is no doubt to the fact that nicely furnished office is motivating even though resources are scarce. The business however faces limitations to do with the furnishing task. As such, workers might continue operating in a less conducive environment which reflects in lower productivity. A firm should always look into ways of furnishing the office with all necessary utilities. While basic furniture allows the normal operation of the office to go uninterrupted, high design furniture offers more than that. With resource limitation the firm's ability to purchase new high end furniture, used furniture is an option. Used furniture allows a firm to acquire all the utilities without the limitation of budget. It gives the business an opportunity to furnish the office with executive furniture of all types. Such pieces include the desks, cabinets, and chairs. In terms of designs and materials, there is an unlimited choice of this furniture. With the used office furniture, you have the freedom to stock your office with the best designs at probably half the price of the new piece. It is a cost saving method. You can set up a new office at a considerably lower price than you would have expected. There are various vendors of used office furniture in the town. In this scenario, all you have to do is to view the collected items. Find a store that has the best looking used furniture. Compare values for the same product in different workshops. This offers a window to purchase the bet piece of furniture for the business.
Some used furniture may have been used in their former places for so long. It is possible you have such a piece with damages here and there. This calls for repair services by the used office furniture workshop. These might require the use of new spare parts for the furniture. The used furniture sellers may also have to repaint the piece. They might also have applied new upholstery to give a fresh look to the old furniture. The piece will look nice and attractive. It will be highly useful in the new environment.
Among the many sellers of used furniture only a few of them can sell high quality pieces The quality of furniture you buy will to some extent depend on the money you are prepared to pay. Despite this, your saving will be significant as compared to what you would have to pay when buying brand new pieces. Business owners who are on a tight budget can package their office fully.
Factors To Consider When Buying Used Office Furniture. When it comes to buying the second hand or even used furniture's for your office, you ought to be very cautious. It can affect how you relate to the people and how the office is viewed in general. When it comes to buying these used furniture, you should consider some of the given tips here. Ensure you find the furniture that will be ideal for the office you have. Ensure the office and the furniture go along well together. It is important to keep the needs of those who will be using the furniture in mind as well. Consider how the furniture you buy will impact the users positively in the market. First consider the workspace and how well the furniture will be able to blend in. When you buy the ideal furniture, you will find that they will be great when it comes to boosting the clients energy and even brings an equally good energy. If you consider the use of dull furniture's in the house, they bring a wrong impression of the office and do not give the clients the right energy needed. Ensure you create an image that will bring a good sense of feeling to the people around so that you may paint a good picture of yourself around. The color combination is quite important when it comes to the workers involved and in many times it brings a positive effect on the people around.
The interaction that goes on in the office is to be considered. This will come in when you are looking for new cubicles. There are offices that people need constant communications and therefore that calls for a need to have low cubicles or even the open plan kind of offices. In some cases you will some offices that need very high walls to create a good level of privacy and that should be considered.
The price is very important to be considered in this kind of arrangement. Before deciding on which store to buy the furniture from, have a look at the cost of the furniture from a number of the stores available to know its worth. The reason why you did not go for the new furniture is because it saves you some money to buy the used ones and therefore you should always keep that in mind. In terms of the furniture you settle for, ensure you get a good quality for your money. Always keep in mind the amount of space that you have. The last thing that you will need is an overly cluttered office. Ensure the furniture you get will be enough for you to have some space to move around in the house.
When you are talking about the apps market, you will notice that there has been an increase in its growth over the past years. There are already a number of different people that are using mobile devices and this is the reason for this. It is by creating your very own app that you will have a ready market. Since you have the chance it sell your app, the moment that you will hit the market then you will have to achieve to make money from it. It is the app that you have created that you will be able to promote services, products and businesses. A winning app is what you will be able to create the moment that you will know the considerations that you should make.
The very first factor that you should now is that if the app that you are making is made to make money or juts promote a business. It is this factor that will determine how you will make the app. The one that will handle things is the developmental company if the app that you are making is for promotion. An app that would be able to generate money should always have a targeted approach. In order to turn your ideas is not an reality then considering to have an app builder is necessary.
The app that you are making should be determined if its free or paid. Most of the time the entertainment and game apps are on a free platform. Apps that have free versions and those that are paid can be made by you so that you will be able to get both worlds. The monetization d purchase option of your app will be determined after a period of time. The ones that are for free will enable you to get more downloads.
The next consideration that you should make is the kind of app that you will make. There are changes every now and then in the market that is why you have to know this one. That is why it is important that you will create an app that will be in demand. Knowing what app you should create can be determined the moment that you will take a look at the top paid and free apps. An app that people will use and love is the one that you should be creating. The app that you will create should offer something different with the current apps that are available in the market.
The next thing that you should know is that if you will need the help of an app developer. You will find it easier the moment that you will hire an app developer but it would definitely cost you more. You will find it very useful the moment that you will make use of an app maker especially for apps that are created for promotions.


Wanderlust calls. Image of the Bahia Honda Rail Bridge in Florida, courtesy of Paint Your Landscape.
For some people, exploration is a calling. Anita at No Particular Place to Go, Alison atAdventures in Wonderland, and LuAnn at Paint Your Landscapecollaborate with their partners on blogs about travel, retirement, and self-discovery. Here, they discuss the joy of following their own paths, seeing the world, and chronicling their shared journeys.