Sean Flanagan asked:


The real estate investing market can be a slippery and treacherous path if you don’t know what you are doing. No matter how excited you might get over the prospect of a successful real estate business, the reality of the industry might be much more different than you expect. Rather than lose your shirt on a poor financial investment, you can find ways to get motivated sellers calling you regularly.

Knowing how to find motivated sellers is far more important than anything else you will ever learn as a real estate investor. You need a constant flow of motivated sellers. If you focus on the motivated sellers instead of wasting time with people who aren’t even motivated, you will see better success.

When you change your business to focus on this important fact, you will be more likely to succeed. How can you find these motivated sellers and appeal to them? The answer is simple: marketing.

When you accept your role as a marketer, you will see a faster increase in profits and success. You need to market your business and you need to market your experience. Answer the common problems of your sellers and help them solve their issues. The business that has the best marketing strategies in your local area is the one that will dominate the market, every time.

Look at other companies that you frequently do business with. Is the pizza at Domino’s that good? Not really. But they have a superior marketing strategy and millions of people have flocked to their restaurants for years. Why do people choose Domino’s versus the local pizza guys? Domino’s has better marketing strategies!

In addition to your marketing, you will need to back up your statements with great plenty of valuable solutions for your sellers.

How can you spend your time wisely and execute the best marketing strategy possible? The first step towards superior marketing is by taking a targeted and low-cost approach towards reaching your future sellers. Look towards a variety of media venues to reach your motivated sellers. For example, you can invest in online marketing, television, radio, signs, direct mail marketing, flyers and more. With all of your direct marketing, you want to position yourself as the expert in the industry. Sellers will come to find you and what your business offers. A successful targeted marketing campaign will have your company inundated with marketing leads and future sales.

You need to think of creative marketing approaches to ensure your business stands out from the competition. What sets your business apart? Think about what makes you unique and publicize this through your targeted marketing strategy. You can find ways to execute your marketing campaign in a way that doesn’t cost your business a fortune. By spending less money on your marketing, your business will be profitable earlier.

Ensure that your targeted marketing campaign works. Here are some common elements that you need to have in every targeted marketing campaign:

Ø The answers to a common problem for your sellers

Ø Precise, specific instructions on how your business will solve their problem

Ø A strong marketing message

Ø A captivating headline that grabs your target market.

By placing these elements in all of your direct mail marketing, print campaigns, flyers and online marketing campaigns, you will catch the attention of your motivated sellers. They will see how your business can help them and will reach out for your business on a consistent basis.

Push your real estate investing business to the highest level of success when you execute a great marketing strategy. Let your business grow exponentially when you find more and more motivated sellers clamoring to do business with your company. Enjoy more success with a strong networking base of motivating sellers today.



Adam

Joe Deacon asked:


Everyone faces those days when it is just easier to eat out than go home and cook. In today’s fast paced society, it can be very hard to have time at the end of the day to fix a four course meal. However, this can be an expensive habit if you go out often. There are steps you can take to lower the tab when you just need a break or you are treating yourself to a night out.

Cut Out the Soda

 

Soda is one of the highest marked up items on any menu. Most restaurants will charge almost two dollars for one drink and some don’t even offer free refills. When you consider that for a party of five that is an extra ten dollars on the check, you will probably agree that water is a much better choice. The other option you might consider is purchasing a meal that includes a drink.

Deserts Are a No-No

Many deserts cost almost as much as the main course and very few people ever finish them. You are much better off to wait until you get home for something sweet or stop somewhere and buy a whole cake on the way home. You can usually buy a whole pie or cake at the grocery store for less than the cost of four slices at a restaurant.

Learn To Share

Sharing large entrées is a great way to save money on a meal. Many restaurants offer large portion that end up going to waste. This is a great idea if you have children or babies. Rather than buying a kid’s meal you can just ask for an additional plate. Be aware some restaurants frown on this practice and will charge for an additional plate.

Take Advantage of Kids Night

If you will be eating out with kids look for a restaurant that offers free kids meals or very cheap ones. Some companies have one night a week that they designate as kids day and all kids under 12 eat free. You can also look for restaurants that have special kid’s menus. These menus will often have many of the same items on the adult menu, just at a scaled down size.

Limited Time Specials

Some restaurants will offer limited time deals like buy one get one free, or two meals for a set price. You should also check for the special of the day. In most establishments, one meal is offered at a discounted rate each day. You might even find some restaurants offer a free appetizer or desert with your meal. These specials can be a great way to stretch your dollar a little further.

Download or Buy Coupons

There are two types of coupons to be considered when you are considering going out for dinner. You can download regular coupons online for special savings or free items with you meal. However, you can also buy coupons or gift cards for many places online. Check your local radio or television site. With these deals, you can purchase a certificate or coupon to spend twice as much as you pay. For example, if you buy the coupon for 25 dollars you get to spend it for 50 dollars.



Lloyd

snaithbert asked:


I mean in terms of price, not quality.

I gotta bring a pizza someplace tonight and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna spend one penny more than I have to.

Plaaaaaain cheese on that damn thing, oh my yes.

But I can’t decide which is less expensive, Pizza Hut or Dominoes.

Thoughts?

Jeanne

Albert Grande asked:


Pizza is a universal food. Originally confined to Italian neighborhoods, pizza has now become mainstream. Travel anywhere in the world and you will be able to find some type of pizza.

As noted bread baker Peter Reinhart explained to me: “Pizza is the perfect flavor delivery system.” Pizza is the ultimate comfort food.

With a little practice, you can easily make your own delicious home made pizza.

Here are four reasons why you should make your own pizza.

1) Making pizza is easy. With the basic tools found in any kitchen, you will be able to make pizza dough. All pizza dough follows the same basic pattern. Mix flour with yeast, water and salt. Some pizza dough recipes call for oil, however this may be omitted. (I use olive oil in my recipe, but this is a matter of preference.) There are many wonderful pizza dough recipes available to you. You need to find one that you like and will satisfy your own taste.

2) Making pizza is healthy. Since you are making your own pizza, you have total control over the ingredients used. I encourage you to use the freshest ingredients available. The old standards, pepperoni, sausage, tomato sauce, and various cheeses, like mozzarella, make excellent toppings for pizza. There are many vegetables that can be used for pizza as well, including fresh garlic, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, onions, mushrooms and zucchini. Fresh seafood such as shrimp and clams can also compliment your pizza. Experiment. You will create new taste sensations. You are only limited to your imagination when deciding what to put on your pizza.

3) You will save lots of money. You will be amazed at how economical it is to make your own pizza. The actual price of putting together a quality pizza at home is much cheaper than buying pizza at a pizzeria. One way to save money is by purchasing ingredients on sale. You can multiply your savings by obtaining items in bulk at a food discount warehouse. For example some items like mozzarella cheese can be purchased in bulk. Use what you need, and freeze the rest to be used the next time you make pizza. The savings of buying your pizza ingredients in bulk is substantial.

4) Making pizza is fun. Pizza can be a wonderful group activity. When you make pizza, you can get everyone around you involved in some part of the process. Pizza is also an enjoyable family activity. All kids love making pizza. Pizza is a fun activity which can be enjoyed not only by families but by singles as well. When you make pizza, you make magic happen.

Still not convinced you can make your own pizza? Here are some steps you can take to painlessly, create your own pizza. Start with a frozen pizza shell purchased at a supermarket. This is a good way to begin to learn how to make your own pizza. You are in complete control of what toppings you will use.

The next step is to purchase fresh pizza dough from a bakery or pizzeria. This will give you good experience in working with dough and shaping your pizza. Making pizza like this will allow you invaluable experience.

Finally, you can try making your own dough from scratch. Making dough may seem difficult at first, but will get easier and easier over time. You can find a link to get a free copy of my pizza dough recipe here: http://www.pizzatherapy.com/sq.htm

Without much effort, you will be making healthy pizza, saving money and having a lot of fun. The hardest part of making pizza is the clean-up.



Lydia

Lauren B. Wallace asked:


 

Sometimes we just can’t help but to stop at a fast food joint. We may be traveling or simply running late with our daily chores. Our busy schedules often give us very little time to prepare healthy meals at home. So when we do find ourselves in a drive through, is there anything we can order that will not make our waist line suffer?

Well, if you absolutely have to eat fast food one day, there are certain factors to take into consideration. For instance, calorie wise, the red headed girl with the pigtails is the best place to go. Once you are there, try to order either a side salad or a grilled chicken sandwich without the mayo. You can also opt for a small chili but you should absolutely stay away from the loaded baked potato and fried foods.

When you go to a fast food sandwich joint, try buying a turkey or ham sub on wheat bread; stay away from mayo and be sure to add plenty of veggies. Try to avoid the calorie packed meatball and Italian subs. As for hamburger joints, be sure to stay away from fried! French-fries, onion-rings, sodas and supersized meals are all bad news. They quickly rob you of your health and of your slim waist. Try to order a side salad with fat free dressing or a grilled chicken sandwich. And whatever you do, don’t make your fast food joint visits a daily habit. We all know that the food is delicious and ready in less than five minutes, but the outcome of that type of a diet is anything but good! And if you need a little discouragement, get on the World Wide Web and look up the nutrition facts of some of your favorite fast food meals. I guarantee you will be shocked!



Nellie

8 asked:


There is a restaurant in my town that has a good New York style pizza and the crust is thin and crunchy. Is it about the oven or having the right recipe? I have been making pizzas at home in a normal home oven but the crust always rises. I try to roll out the dough as flat as I can. Does one need a specialized oven?
Is putting less yeast in it a good idea?

Gina

Ann Knapp asked:


When it comes to starting a family, many couples discover it isn’t always as easy as they might have imagined. A poor diet, health issues, and even stress can greatly decrease a couple’s ability to conceive. In response, a growing trend in spa programs is beginning to include treatments and diet regimes designed to increase fertility and provide couples with a romantic and relaxing environment to get away from it all.

For instance, The Raj Ayurvedic Spa in Iowa draws on knowledge from Maharishi Ayurveda, the world’s oldest and most complete system of natural health care which has been used for prevention and healing for more than 5,000 years. Root causes for infertility may include an accumulation of toxins, poor nutrition, stress, or a disruption of natural biological rhythms. Within the tranquil environment of one of America’s top health spas, couples receive guidance and are provided one-on-one consultation. By determining the casual imbalances at the basis of disorder in the patients, an Ayurveda Health Consultant can address the fundamental source of ill health in each individual. The goal of the Ayurveda method is to give a boost to the body’s natural healing abilities and help restore fertility. Patients also receive the benefit of prevention and well being.

According to Travel + Leisure, the Tides Riviera Maya is “a sexy, eco-conscious hideaway in the jungle,” which makes it an ideal destination for couples seeking to boost their fertility. Located on the white sands of the Rivera Maya in Playa del Carmen, the Tides features its Ritual de Fertilidad treatment where an ancient fertility ritual stimulates the senses through a full-body massage performed with seeds, which are meant to symbolize fertility in the Mayan culture. Performed in The Tides Maya House of Fertility treatment room, the treatment is accompanied by the sounds of drums and Mayan music, a ritual verse reading, and a special ritual Maya beverage. Couples may also indulge in the Asparalove, a special massage for couples. The integral relaxation treatment is administered to the face and body using aromatic marine plant extracts bursting with mineral essentials, which enhance mood and the senses.

A luxurious retreat that taps into the natural, healing powers of water, Caesars Palace’s new Qua Baths and Spa is accentuated by the Signature Roman Ritulas. The Roman Baths consist of three distinct pools where guests to mingle as they unwind and relax. In addition, the Roman Rituals include a Laconium Room (ultra-heated room) and an Arctic Ice Room with snow falling from above. Here, couples may also indulge in the spa’s Luncaception treatment which is a special fertility-heightening experience. Relaxing side by side in a private spa suite, couples are treated to freshly prepared teas and carefully selected essential oils during their massage which melt away everyday stress and unlock nature’s reproductive potential. This particular treatment is available only during specific lunar phases. The spa also offers additional romantic massage treatments for couples that melt away stress and provide time to re-focus.

The Caribbean hideaway of Rosewood Little Dix Bay is nestled on the untamed island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. It is an island of rolling hills, beautiful isolated beaches and spectacular geological formations surrounded by astonishing clear waters of the historic Sir Francis Drake Channel.

This spa hideaway features luxurious private facilities with spectacular views of shimmering waters. Guest rooms are decorated with a warm, personal mood and a stylish blend of island charm. Here, couples indulge in Fertility Reflexology and Fertility Yoga at the Spa at Little Dix Bay. Both treatments can aide couples who may be experiencing anxiety or stress in their ability to conceive. Fertility yoga teaches couples poses designed for relaxation, peace of mind, and a healthy reconnection with their bodies.

Couples are also beginning to seek out fertility-oriented acupuncture treatments as a natural alternative to the health effects of taking fertility hormones. Individualized treatment plans may use both herbal medicine and acupuncture in the treatment of infertility. Acupuncture has shown to be a proven method in enhancing circulation, while herbs are natural energetic substances that can gently correct deficiencies and clear obstructions.

As couples explore the benefits of spa treatments in their quest to start a family, the spa/baby connection is also growing as more couples embark on spa vacations as a way to recharge and self-indulge prior to the birth of a child. This new trend has also inspired the new buzzword, “babymoon.” According to Frommer’s, the babymoon gives expectant parents the opportunity to celebrate the impending big day, while giving the chance to enjoy some quiet solitude before life changes forever. Getaways most often include a prenatal massage and other spa services to pamper the expectant couple.



Lucy

David Touri asked:


A RECENT survey by Sydney agency ResponseBank has revealed a small gem that many marketers would do well to consider. People and phone numbers don’t mix.

The telephone, be it mobile or fixed line, has been the communications revolution of the 20th century. From the moment Alexander Graham Bell summoned his offsider with the words “Mr Watson, come here, I want you,” the world was a changed place. People were accessible, in real time. Conversations crossed towns, countries and, finally, the globe.

But the success of the telephone has come at a terrible price — the phone number. A random selection of digits marketers ask us on a daily basis to commit to memory.

From nearly the beginning, marketers knew that the phone was an important tool in touching base with consumers. Thus, many forms of advertising whether on TV, in newspapers or magazines, on billboards, or on the radio, offer a number the hapless consumer must find room in his or her already overwhelmed brain to fit in.

It seems such a simple thing to ask of us. Remember this number and give us a call.

Yet if the ResponseBank research is anything to go by, we simply can’t do it. The quantitative survey of 1500 people found that unprompted recall of numbers for many blue-chip marketers was low.

Brands such as AAMI, Qantas and WeightWatchers achieved unprompted recall well below 20 per cent. And this is despite the huge growth in the use of shortened “13” numbers that send consumers to a central call centre.

ResponseBank partner Paul McBeth summed up his views on phone numbers saying, “We knew what the results would be before we even sent the survey out. People can’t remember numbers.”

Since the advent of the mobile phone, the pressure on Joe Public to remember any one of dozens of numbers has become phenomenal. There is your home number, work, husbands’ and wives’ mobiles, the parents, grandparents and the children. For those of us suffering numeric overload, every new marketing campaign with yet another number to remember is tantamount to assault. And thus, many companies investing thousands of dollars in the rental of these numbers may be missing out.

Yet look overseas, to the US in particular, and the answer to this conundrum seems all too simple. For decades Americans have happily used the power of the alpha-numeric key pad (it was originally a rotary dial) to dial in the name of the company they wanted to contact.

Want a Midas Muffler store, simply dial 1-800-MIDAS and you are there. Pizza? Dial DOMINOS or PIZZA HUT.

Yet Australian marketers are only now beginning to understand the power of vanity phone numbers, while consumers themselves might actually be ready for a branded phone number revolution.

The extraordinary rise of SMS text messaging could be the key that finally frees the hapless consumer from the tyranny of the marketer’s phone number. With most mobile users now happily texting away with their alpha-numeric keypads, the moment would appear right for Australia’s telcos to entice marketers to embrace word-based phone numbers.

In Melbourne recently a company called 1-300 Marketing started the ball rolling with an industry-centric telephone number 1300 REAL ESTATE, connecting home buyers with estate agents across the country. 1300’s Alan Paterson says the vanity number industry remains in its infancy, but has been driven by the standardisation of the mobile phone alpha-numeric keypad. “It’s been clearly shown in the US people recall alpha numeric numbers much more easily than normal phone numbers,” Paterson says. “Already in Victoria we have 13-CABS, 1300-REFUGE and 1300-RECYCLE.”

For the numerically challenged among us, struggling to remember our own mobile numbers, pin codes and wedding anniversaries, the move to embrace vanity numbers may well be marketing’s greatest gift to the innumerate.



Loretta

jimena asked:


I would like to get coupons for Gerber baby food and cereal, pampers, baby wipes, anything for baby, thanks!

Katie

Homer Simpson asked:


The pizza has only one topping, chicken.
Can someone actually answer the question, cuz everything so far hasnt helped at all…

Jessica