FDZM Plan

There are a lot of vendors and picking the best for your new business isn’t always easy. Making one wrong decision can add up to real risk.

You must first know the line of your supply chain and whether you’ll be making your order from a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, or another type of wholesaler. Whichever the case, you need to research on your own, as not many competitors will be willing to give you the information you need to make the best choice. Have a list of them and then use the following factors to help in your decision.

Cost
Sometimes it just makes sense to choose the supplier offering the best price. As a new business, you must offer a competitive price to your customers to attract them and then work on maintaining them. However, shopping by price alone may not work for every business. You must ensure the product you’re getting is of quality regardless of cost. 

Consistency
The last thing you need in your business is to sign a contract with a manufacturer that cannot maintain the terms. Experience, reputability and consistency matter, as they will reflect on what you can provide your own customers. Ensuring that the producer has been on the market for some time can be an indication that you’re dealing with a supplier who can offer consistency.

Delivery Services
Choose a manufacturer that offers accommodating delivery services with your unique schedule in mind. Getting your goods delivered right to your business … Read More

SEO is a continuing process and one that should not be ignored. As you know, or will soon realize, is that the search engines are the main entry point at which your customers will find your website. But there are other issues you must be aware of to get the targeted customers that you want.

Keywords

You may have optimized your webpages and people are coming — but not many. Why? It could be the keywords you are choosing.

Choosing the right keywords take time and effort, and it is an important factor to consider. When choosing keywords you should be asking yourself –

1.) What are the exact words people are using to find the product or service that you are offering. For example: Is it refurbished tools, cheap tools, free tools, red, ugly tools — you get my meaning.

2.) Are my keywords too general, or overused. If the keywords are too general, you may receive visitors that are not buyers, just browsers. If the keywords are overused, you may be so far down in the search engine rankings that your site will never be seen.

3.) Do you have your keywords or keyword phases in your “Title Tag”. Your keywords in the Title Page should be relevant to what your web copy relates too. If it doesn’t, you’ve just wasted an important keyword tool that the Search Engines utilize.

4. Meta Keywords Tag — Some people use the meta keywords Tag and others say that the search … Read More

If you haven’t changed your carpet with hardwood or laminate floors like so many have done lately, you have to deal with stains. Moreover, rugs require more attention and maintenance than any other type of stories. This means you have to spare more time and invest more money. In most cases, if you damage your carpet, you’ll have to replace it, which will cost you a lot. Another benefit of hard flooring – it lasts longer, and if you somehow manage to ruin it, you’ll only have to replace the damaged area.

However, carpets still have a unique appeal and provide comfort and warmth. I understand why many people prefer them. So for those of you who prefer traditional carpeting, I’ll give you some useful tips.

1. Choose the right type of carpet. Ask the consultant in the store which one is more suitable for the area. There are specially designed carpets for all parts of the house. Some can withstand heavy traffic; other are tolerate to water, some have special coating protecting them from stains. Make your choice wisely, because that will determine the lifespan of your carpet.

2. Vacuum. The most important part of maintenance. Mats absorb a lot of dirt and grime. To prevent the development of dust mites, bacteria and dust build up you have to vacuum your carpet at least three times a week. I know it seems a lot, but trust me if you do that you won’t have to replace it soon.

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Renewing a car insurance policy seems like a no-brainer. You just need to keep the expiry date in mind and make sure you get the payment done before that, right? Well, sure that’s one way to go about things but it’s surely not the ideal route to take.

For the most efficient renewal experience, there are a number of things that need to be looked at and this article will provide you a 5-point checklist of the more important ones, to ensure you get the most of your renewal process.

1. Are you receiving no claim bonuses?

If you’ve gone through the policy tenure without making a claim against your insurance, you are entitled to a ‘no claim bonus’. This is a discount on your premium amount that keeps on increasing for every year you go on without making a claim. It starts at 10% and goes all the way up to 50%. So if you have a claimless history, inquire if you’re receiving the NCB or not.

2. Reassess your cover.

You could go on just renewing the same plan, or you could add more protection to your plan, especially if you think you need it. You could protect your NCBs, or opt for roadside assistance or take the zero depreciation add-on.

3. Long-term car insurance is an option.

If you’ve been renewing a single year plan and you find the process cumbersome, you could simply upgrade to a long-term plan. Not only will this save you … Read More

Since a few years, people have been investing in stocks and it has mostly been a smart decision. Stocks, as an asset, can be very volatile. Most volatile stocks are capable of making you a great deal of money. The volatility of stocks is an inevitable truth in the stock market. Owners, traders and investors must be armed with ways to get out of certain circumstances and strategies to deal with situations of loss and how to make a profit even in those times.

There are a lot of ways of earning during volatile scenarios using options strategies. Strategies involving the selling either at the money or Out of The Money (OTM) or At The Money (ATM) options with an expectation that the trajectory of the market will not change much. It also takes into consideration the options premiums, and whether they will depreciate consequentially or just die, which will, in turn, create profits. Investors will be tempted to sell the most volatile stocks in situations of losses in the stock market. Selling options in volatile scenarios can be very tempting but it is extremely important to be hedged, otherwise, the disadvantages will be quite high if you are wrong. 4 legged options strategies such as Iron Condor and Iron butterfly give you the perfect hedge. Entering the strategies across different stocks with minor interrelation is a good idea to lower the chances of failure. Executing covered call strategy successfully over a period of time helps generate extra returns on … Read More