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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Novelty is absolutely the Best Gift

Have you ever had no idea when selecting gifts in front of hundreds of items in a shopping mall? Did you feel it is terribly difficult each time? Although you have an idea what to buy, yet you still worry that the gift is not attractive and special enough. If now you are thinking about the gifts you bought in the past, I think this article will be of great help for you to choose some novelties.

1.A 3D puzzle ball will keep your whole family entertained even for hours! Tilt the ball bearing through 360 degrees of puzzles and tracks. If you are addicted to puzzles, this will absolutely be a different ball game for you. No matter what you choose, a small or large one, it asks for a lot of you courage and patience. One more thing, remember to leave the door closed, because I am sure you do not want to be complained about your screams and stomps.
2.A Cube is rather popular all over the world. This puzzle game looks like it is going to be every bit as addictive as both the Rubiks Cube and the Sudoku puzzle! As a wonderful gift, it should delight fans of either, and if you happen to be a fan of both, then this will be like a dream come true. Sudokubes make great stocking fillers for anyone who loves a good brainteaser! Anyway, Sudokube is effectively a Rubik's cube, unlike the cubes being made of different colors; it is made of different numbers. It is with the numbers 1-9 on each side of the cube. You play Sudokube in the same way as you play a Rubik's Cube, but you need to get the numbers aligned on each side as you play in a Sudoku grid. And it is this game that makes you really get the best of both worlds.
3.Special iphone 4 case and iphone 3g cases are really thoughtful gifts, in my opinion, for those iPhone 4 users. Choose the cover that is made of quality plastic. It protects the cell phone against unexpected drop, scratch and other potential damages and keeps from direct contact between your hands and reduce the chance of signal loss. Generally speaking, girls like iphone 4 covers with beautiful designs while boys like cool patterns.
4.Stylish slippers. Some stylish slippers are with unique design and patterns on them. For example, the Cow Slippers are a pair of animal slippers in the shape of cuddly cows. Whether you're relaxing in front of the TV or dying to get out of your high-heeled shoes after a hard day at work, these fun lovely slippers will be waiting at your beck and call. Suppose when you give the slippers, the recipient must make a huge smile on the face. The Cow Slippers will keep toes toasty and calves comfortable.

Nothing is more important than the satisfaction that the recipients tell you, so just try to select a novelty for them.


Posted by adelleth at 8:33 PM EST
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Monday, 14 February 2011
Creative Gifts for This Saint Valentine’s Day

What gift did you choose for your lover on this Saint Valentine’s Day? In the past years, I bought necklace, handbag, and cell phone; anyway, I want to have a change this year, so I chose a quality 4G thumb drive for my girlfriend Betty. In fact, it is much cheaper than any gift that I bought for her before; however, it will be invaluable between us. We will store our sweet memories in it – our photos, videos, favorite songs, and anything that we still do not know yet. One of my friends said this gift was so creative and he would buy one of the latest usb sticks next year and give it to his girlfriend with their former sweet photos in it. What a surprise it will be!

What did you choose? Apparently, everyone wants the gift to be appreciated. In my opinion, a good gift enables a good start or keeps a stable relationship while the bad one ruins it. Then how to give gifts that are appreciated?

As you know, the process of choosing gifts takes time and idea. Fortunately, there are a few steps that will help you.

1.Watch with your own eyes. If you are always spending a lot of time with the person, you’d better watch what they pick up in stores, watch on TV, talk about or what they look at in the newspaper, in other words, you observe what they usually focus on, which is the source of gifts at another time.
2.Tune in your with your own ears. A more direct way is to ask the person what he or she wants. Then listen to what is said. Generally speaking, it works between close friends; otherwise, situation will become somewhat awkward.
3.Ask someone else about gifts. Ask someone close to the recipient, like his or her best friends or families, for a few gift suggestions. Maybe they will not accompany you to buy the gift, but the suggestion must be helpful for you.
4.Make a list of potential gifts. Before you head out to the shopping mall, why not make a list of potential gifts for the person. It is strongly suggested to search electronic products on the Internet, as online wholesale electronics stores supply products like thumb drive and Bluetooth headset at a low price.
5.Prepare to buy gifts in advance. Having the idea of choosing perfect gifts for your friends and families before you walk out your house. This is homework that should be finished at home in advance.

A gift is so magic that it is more than a present when it is given to recipient. It contains thought, care, feeling, love, and everything that you are want to say. All of these cannot be measured by price, its value depends on how much this gift can convey and how much you care about the recipient. So you do not have to focus on the price of a gift to determine its value.


Posted by adelleth at 8:42 PM EST
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Sunday, 13 February 2011
The Love in the Saint Valentine’s Day Gifts

It is Saint Valentine’s Day again! Have you prepared gifts for your loved ones? Chocolate, jewelry, ring can be good gifts for them, and if you are not well prepared, it is so sweet to give a kiss. When I was young, I was so eager to wait Saint Valentine’s Day and excited to receive the delicious chocolate from the handsome boys, but as time passed, I prefer to get some special objects which keep good memory with them, say a gizmo. Now I would like to share some of my Saint Valentine’s Day gifts with you.

On the Saint Valentine’s Day in 2009, I received Chinese symbol jewelry with Calligraphy from my boyfriend Jason. As you know, calligraphy is an ancient art form China and is still widely practiced in China today. Mainly because it is an abstract art, its characters can be enjoyed and appreciated for the beauty and rhythm of their line, even without knowing how they translate into words. The Chinese symbol jewelry, like rings, necklace pendants, bracelets, key rings, and charms, is artfully simple in its design, yet rich in meaning for the one who gives it and the one who wears it. Jason told me he chose the one from 100 different charms with different patterns which he did not understand, but he thought the meaning is not the important, which is the mystery of it. Thanks to this special gift which gives me another good memory and the chance to learn about the mysterious Chinese culture.

The gift that I received on last Saint Valentine’s Day was a flash memory. He put the flash memory on the desk and left a note that says “I love you”. And this is just the start of my Saint Valentine’s Day. He gave me a 1 day ticket of freedom. He took on all of my responsibilities for a day and sent me off to beach to play. He wanted to say that he appreciated everything that I did for him; what’s more, he understood that my responsibilities were sometimes a burden to me. We drove down to the picturesque beach, took a lot of photos, and shared the music through noise canceling headphones. It was a beautiful day. That was so considerate. What a surprise! I really loved it.

It is Saint Valentine’s Day again! It is time to select a gift for him. Actually, from my point of view, he needs nothing except some stylish iphone 3gs cases. The leather iPhone 3 case he uses does not match him perfectly although it is in good design and quality. I am sure the stylish iphone 3 cases will surprise him anyway. Spending a whole day last weekend, I selected the most appropriate and stylish iphone 3 cases. And this time I will hide them in the room and give him some clues on note to fine. That would be interesting!

Have you prepared your gifts now? And what kind of gifts do you want on this Saint Valentine’s Day?


Posted by adelleth at 8:47 PM EST
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Friday, 11 February 2011
Gift Clues Are Everywhere

Which gift you received before is the most unforgettable one for you? Is it a Barbie you got on your 7th birthday party or a ticket for a baseball match that you were longing for? Perhaps it is the unique handmade necklace from your first boyfriend. Such a small gift is worth several dollars in a local shop, however the value of it is not only judged by its price in dollars but by the care and love with which it has been come across. In other words, a gift can be really remembered by its importance instead of its price on the tag. Do you have a hard time when determining which gift to buy? In fact, there are some clues to help you to find a proper gift to the recipient. Let’s see them.

If you paid enough attention to them, you must get the answer right away.
1.Does your recipient usually keep saying, "I want to buy the latest iphone 4 accessories, how do you think of them?", "My flashlight is ready to fall apart." or "My coin purse got lost last week."? ATTENTION! These can be your choices of gift!
2.Do you talk about your favorite band, author, artist, sports team or actor when having a nice sunny afternoon in the serene café at the corner of the street? Which one is his or her favorite? If she is a fan of Justin Bieber, in my opinion, high quality noise cancelling headphones would make her enjoy. If he is a gizmo collector, things will be much easier for you. What you will do is to spend half a day on the internet searching the latest novelties that he has not bought yet. The next thing you do is to wait for his surprising look and scream.
3.When you visit your intended recipient at home, look around and pay attention to what has been there and what is missing. Does the host complain about the poor quality of sofa? Does the vase in the living room match with the motif in the room? Do they apologize for the lack of chairs? Have they decorated in a particular motif? Does the dog have a dog bed? Does the cat have a scratching post? Does the child have a large toy chest? These gifts must be considerate.

These gifts can be spoken out by them unintentionally; nevertheless, it is an unspoken rule about gift giving:"Don't ask the recipient what he or she wants." Generally speaking, it is very impolite to ask people such a bold question. Children, on the contrary, are eager to tell anyone what they are wishing for. Therefore, when asking is out of the question, you’d better choose a gift certificate a place where almost everyone could find at least one thing to please themselves, such as book stores, movie theaters, department stores, gadget catalogues and so on. Although gift certificates seem a little bit generic, recipients are likely to get a satisfactory item.


Posted by adelleth at 8:31 PM EST
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Thursday, 10 February 2011
Ready to Be a Seller?

Each of us began to be a buyer ever since his childhood. Do you still remember the first time when your mommy told you how to buy a lollipop? That successful experience is still unforgettable for me. While some of us are now taking the role of a seller; however, it is not so easy being a successful seller as being a successful buyer. As a buyer, one has to do is to find somewhere supply what we want to buy at a reasonable price; while as a seller, one has to do is to keep the customers in his store and persuade them to buy. Now, think about one of your purchasing experiences, did the seller introduce something else to you when there was not the exact item you wanted to buy?

What a good seller must be able to do is persuading people to buy or support his products or services. All in all, the method is to PERSUADE, without which, one cannot make a career in sales.

As a matter of fact, there are obstacles for being a seller. Therefore, before determining to be a seller, challenges and obstacles must be considered.

1.What is in the mind of customers?
Actually, it is most difficult to make a customer to buy or even change his mind if he insists on an opinion or judgment about a specific product, service, or review. While it is really a piece of cake to let those who have a strong intention to purchase, since the item is the reason that he enters into your store, although the speakers in that store is labeled higher.
2.How to arouse customers’ interest?
Never persuade customers to buy something in your store the minute he enters your store. Starting with HELLO or the compliment of his perfect match in dress leaves a good impression to them and your conversation will be comfortable and natural. Keep getting their attention in different way, as you know, they are not willing to spend time to let you present your persuasive speech.
3.Time constraint
Suppose that there is time constraint when you introduce an exact item, say a pen drive, or persuade customers. Keeping customers focusing on you is surely different from have them interested. Generally speaking, customers like to change their mind if there is not the ideal one for them. Time, at that moment, is so precious for both of you. Stay on an item for a short period and turn to another one if you find customers are not listening to you.
4.Mood and attitude of customer
As a seller, one must consider customers’ state of mind. Watch their face as soon as they enter into your store before you give your smile and utter a single word. For example, no matter how excellent the item is in his wholesale store, he is not suggested to introduce when the customer is with an angry look. As is known that people who has a hard day is unlikely to convince anything.

The solutions to obstacles in sales above have been practiced successfully all over the world. With these useful tips, you will feel easy when on the way of being a seller.




Posted by adelleth at 8:35 PM EST
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Wednesday, 9 February 2011
The Secrets to Make Your Mother-in-law Like You

It is said that the family is the safe and warm harbor for a woman. If you are a woman, you must want to be a good wife and good mother in the family. Anyway, there is a very important thing that should be considered carefully, which is to make the mother-in-law happy. From my point of view, nothing is better than giving her a thoughtful gift especially on the eve of some important days. But do not be nervous, it is not as difficult as you imagine. Just relax! Actually, finding the right gift for your mother-in-law is easy with a little planning, some imagination and making the effort to get to know her a little better.

Consider that you may be still puzzled; I would like to give you some suggestions here.
1.Plan ahead.
We all know that when the important holidays come, it is considerable to buy a gift for your mother-in-law. In fact, your parents will not care if you forget to send them gifts as a result of your busy work, however, things may turn out to be serious if this comes to your mother-in-law, as she may think you are not thoughtful enough. Next time give yourself at least a month to search for the right gift. If she has a poor eyesight, why not buy her a led flashlight. Your mother-in-law will appreciate the time you spent choosing something she actually likes, and so will your husband.
2.Consider giving a helpful gift, or add to a collection.
This means give her what she really want and need. If she likes to travel and take photos, it is strongly recommended to buy her several lithium batteries and a large capacity of flash drive. As you know, the powerful lithium batteries supply enough power for her cell phone, which makes the call convenient and makes her away from desperate when there is emergency; and an excellent and powerful usb device enables her to store her sweet memories-photos, which makes a moment that she shares the interesting stories that took place in the trip with all of you.
3.Do not forget her pet.
I suggest you do not forget her pet if your mother-in-law really owns one of several. To some extent, she treats her pets as her own children, talks with them, and walks out with them on a sunny afternoon. If you buy some toys exclusively for her pets, both your mother-in-law and her pets must feel very happy.
4.Give her a forever gift.
Generally speaking, a wedding photo of you two is the perfect choice if you are newly married. Just select carefully one or two from the hundreds of your wedding photos, add a frame and give to her. Believe me as mothers like this stuff. Moreover, you can tell her another photo with her grandson on it is on the way if you have already had the great plan.

Do you get some ideas now? I am sure your mother-in-law will feel satisfied with your gifts from now on.


Posted by adelleth at 9:34 PM EST
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Thursday, 27 January 2011
It’s More Than the Progress in Communication

You must meet those who are unable to speak; however, those persons struggle to communicate with others by sign language. It is really hard for ordinary people to understand their special language. Well, you do not have to understand it, but you have to understand your own language and master it to communicate as communication is the basis of our daily life.

If you are a student, communicating with your friends is the top important thing for you; if you are a teacher, communicating with your students is the top important thing for you; if you are a parent, communicating with your child is the top important thing for you; and if you are an employee, communicating with your workmates and employer is the top important thing for you. Do not regard it as a tough task to communicate with different kinds of people; just treat the process as a gift from God.

Just as some people are talented in singing, dancing, or drawing, others may good at communicating. They know how to speak and talk with others in order to have a good result. If you have ever been to a wholesale market, you must have seen how those wholesalers sell their goods such as flashlights and flash drives and attract customers with their cry sound like from speakers. One of my friends once told me that it is their living pressure that drives them to have such ability. It is not important for those customers to discover how the wholesaler gets it, but it is time for us to know how to improve our communication skills.

Nowadays, there are wide selections of schools all over the world which devote to improving communication skills for different ages of trainees, who are mainly from schools, banks, shops, and hospitals. Salesmen from shops account for about half the numbers of trainees in such a school.

More than ten kinds of courses can be learned, such as organizational leadership communication and team building communication. The most popular one is organizational leadership communication, since many people hold that a leader's communication style can directly sabotage and undermine the building of much needed trusting relationships that get results and enhance employee morale and motivation.

When I interviewed a trainer James half a year ago, he said while coaching some of his clients selling iphone cover in local stores, he noticed his former self. He was certain that in his 12-year management and leadership career he engaged in each of "The 7 Deadliest Sins" that can be read about in his report. It was only in the final years of his previous career that he woke up and began to communicate with his team like a "Champion." Then I got what "The 7 Deadliest Sins" were. Form James’ point of view, not only must a leader in an organization but also everyone else there avoid "The 7 Deadliest Sins" at all costs: Lack of Specificity, Lack of Immediacy, Lack of Directness, Lack of Appropriate Tone, Lack of Focus on Desirable Behaviors, Lack of Focused Attention, and Lack of Respectful Rebuttals.

These details help one to communicate effectively and pave the way to being a successful leader in the future.


Posted by adelleth at 8:38 PM EST
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Being an Employer with Communication Skills

Living in the world, we have to communicate with different people. Different words are supposed to say to different listeners. For example, in business or talking with leader, we have to treat it as a formal occasion and use correct words and expressions to convey what we want to say; in a student’s reunion, we’d better use casual words to describe our feelings. If the conversation goes smooth, each of the participants can get most of what he or she wants from the process. To be frank, this goal is not easy to get as the person who you are talking with is not always the one who are adept in communicating. Anyway, learning some communication skills is valuable for conversation.

Now let’s have a meet some skills that may be of great help for your communication.
1.Listening to your employees if you are the boss. Someone said that the successful communication is like a two-way street, so management is needed. People doing the real work of the company may have the best suggestions for improving it and are often the first to see danger approaching. However, the suggestions may be neglected sometimes especially those form low-level employees. Therefore, it is necessary to create formal feedback mechanisms for input, such as a suggestion box or a hotline with anonymity.
2.Take input seriously. Otherwise, employees must feel they are watching a window show, and having no idea what is going on in the company. My friend Dylan, working in a electronic products chain store, once complained to me that his boss seldom listened to the employees’ suggestions, what’s worse, he sometimes refuse them face to face. They really wanted to introduce ideas to attract customers to buy noise cancelling headphones, but his attitude made everyone upset and disappointed; even when the price of iphone 4 accessories is not reasonable, he thought his decision was right and did not accept any advice.
3.Check management attitude. Maybe employees will not say NO directly, but their faces tell you that your determination is not fair. Sometimes, this cannot be easily noticed, so the employer should pay more attention to it. Any bad feedback will not help to establish a good relationship between employer-employees.
4.Reward feedback. In order to get feedback, reward may be a good way to encourage employees. As employees have difficulty in weighing the immediate risks of speaking up against the uncertainty of being recognized and rewarded for the contribution. Employees might tailor reward systems so that employees share their ideas more directly. For example, reward can be given to the one who suggests the best practical plans or to the one who sold the most flashlight first. All in all, employers can know what employees are thinking about and get the immediate suggestions to amend something unfair or something incorrect.

Undoubtedly, every employer wants his words be remembered and convinced by all his employees. Well, this goal can be achieved only if he masters the communication skills above.


Posted by adelleth at 9:21 PM EST
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
A Popular Way to Earn Money

Do you admire those sellers who earn a lot of money every month by managing an online store? And do you want to be one of them if there is such a chance? It is time to consider having a change in your career if you do not like your routine work in that boring company any more with those people you do like. I am sure someone will tell you it is not easy for you to have a new start at this age if you talk about this idea. Anyway, no success will come to you without any effort.

After having determined to take this new job, reading the following tips will help you a lot in your new career in many aspects, which are also the way to your success.

1.Take high quality photos.
High quality photos of an item will help you to show its shapes and functions. Take several photos from every angle on the item and focus on its good aspects. When it comes to an electronic item, say a flashlight, you’d better include a photo of the tag on the bottom of the item to show the model number.
2.Add explicit description to the items you sell.
Use accurate words and expressions to describe every item to customers especially if some of them are used items. If the item has blemishes or scratches or something does not function as it should then put all of that in your description. Words that match with photos is the can attract customers to visit you online store.
3.Offer multiple shipping options as well as calculated shipping. Offer a variety of ship items for different countries of customers according to their different preference. Use calculated shipping based on the total shipping weight of the item so that customers know that they are paying a fair shipping price without questions, which saves much time to explain. Shipping can be done through USPS, UPS, and FedEX. In addition, you can use Paypal to pay for and create shipping labels for both UPS and USPS.
4.Ship the item immediately. It is a good idea to ship the item on the same day or the next business day after you receive the verified payment. If you use drop shipping then you should order the item immediately after you receive payment to ensure the item is shipped from your supplier as rapidly as possible. Trust can be built through this process no matter what you sell. Sometimes, even cheap noise cancelling headphones can bring a great number of customers to your store.
5.Send customers follow-up feedback once the item is shipped. You can leave positive feedback thank for their prompt payment and email them some code for discount of the future products, or you can send iphone 4 accessories as gift with the item as so many of them use iphone nowadays. In that way, customers are likely to visit your store regularly.

Much effort must be taken in the beginning in order to attract customers and build trust. Things will become much easier when you master the said ways.


Posted by adelleth at 9:24 PM EST
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Sunday, 23 January 2011
Something Useful for You in 2011

Last time when I met some of my friend in a café before Christmas, everyone was happy to share the goals achieved in this year and tell the new plans in the next year with much self-confidence. When it was my, I said that I wanted to communicate better than ever before. It is not because I am not good at communicating, but because I think there is scope for improvement indeed.

Being a manager in a local store selling a variety of iphone 4 covers, I am responsible for the training of sales man, teaching them sales skills, how to make customers interested in our products, and how to attract them from other stores.

If you want to discover how to communicate at your very best there are a number of proven, highly effective ways to make a big difference in your communication skills. With the right strategies and tips you can and will excel even if in the past you wondered what the best way was to communicate with people. In my opinion, it is the most difficult to communicate strangers, as you are not familiar with them and cannot predict what they will say next. However, things can be a little bit easy with the right guidance when learning how to get along with people.

Some suggestions are posted here which may be of help for you.

1.Conflict is inevitable. Combat is not!
Some people cannot distinguish conflict with combat. Actually, there's a gigantic difference between the two concepts. You may see many conflicts around you every day, in the market, on the way to work, or even in your office, however, combat does not always only when the conflicts get worse.
2.Is technology killing quality conversation?
In such a rapid developed society, new products appear every day in the shop. computers and other electronic texting devices devalue or reduce the frequency of regular face-time conversations? We become more willing to communicate other online by MSN, Yahoo, or e-mails instead of the original face-to-face communication, which is shown in a recent study.
3.Get the respect you deserve
In my experience of communicating with some distinguished clients, I really feel uncomfortable as they treat me as someone who wants to get their money, which means they hardly trust me in our business and sometimes even initiate disrespectful behaviors. Under such a circumstance, I never be a man who is timid and cannot describe my emotion, on one hand, I tell them that I am honored they have interest to buy iphone 4 case in my store; on the other hand, build barriers to let them know it is not always easy to get discount iphone 3g cases in my stores if I cannot get the respect I should have deserved.

Recently, I have realized that communication skills become more and more important in a team, and it may become the first urgent skill which should be improved with the development of a team in such a rapid developed world.


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