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The Small Business Owner's Handbook to Search Engine Optimization: Increase Your Google Rankings, Double Your Site Traffic...In Just 15 Steps - Guaranteed!

The Small Business Owner's Handbook to Search Engine Optimization is ideal for small business owners who want to learn an efficient and effective process for dramatically improving their Web site's search engine rankings and doubling their site's monthly unique visitors. Guaranteed! Stephen Woessner, of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Small Business Development Center, is a search engine optimization (SEO) expert. But more importantly, Woessner has owned four businesses and understands the significant time and cash constraints faced by business owners every day. Because of this, Woessner placed increasing efficiency and effectiveness at the core of the 15-steps allowing a business owner to maximize results in as little time as possible.

A business owner does not need to know technical skills, like Web programming, to be successful at SEO. Instead, business owners will rely on their marketing skill and the ability to think like their customers and prospects, versus an ability to write HTML or other form of Web programming.

Business owners will learn how to select keywords that are proven performers, blend the keywords into site content, boost site popularity, and more. Woessner explains with precision how business owners can use SEO to achieve measurable results. This practical and tactical guide includes a free SEO toolkit and other valuable resources that will help business owners increase the return on investment generated by their Web sites. Business owners will also receive a detailed blueprint with specific checklists to follow throughout the 15-step process.

Lastly, this book can also serve as an excellent resource to business owners who are considering outsourcing their SEO work to a third-party. Developing a working knowledge of the 15-step process will make any business owner a more informed consumer. This book is also an ideal resource for marketing and advertising agency professionals who want to expand their services and need to develop a proficiency in SEO as efficiently and effectively as possible.   Item #9781601384430 $24.95 

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The Small Business Owner's Handbook to Search Engine Optimization
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Bookkeeping Business: With Companion CD-ROM

Virtually anyone of any age in any location of the United States can start a highly successful photography business. Today the level of investment to get started is much less, thanks to the digital camera revolution. Armed with the right camera equipment, skills, and the necessary business knowledge, you can be in business, marketing your photography services in no time with the information in this extensive manual. With modern technology in the form of SLR digital cameras, you do not even need a darkroom. You need only a fast computer and a photo-editing program. The best part is that you can start it quickly, earn a high income with a low investment, and even work from home if you prefer.

This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of establishing and running a photography business. Keep in mind it looks easy, but as with any business, looks can be deceiving. To avoid pitfalls, use this complete manual to arm yourself with everything you need including sample business forms, contracts, worksheets, and checklists for planning, starting, and running day-to-day operations. You will find dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that every entrepreneur should have.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through finding a business name that will bring success, learning how to draw up a winning business plan (the Companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in MS Word ™), and selling and marketing your photographs and photography services on the Internet as well as locally. You will learn about copyrights, sales tax, cost control systems, a Web site, stock photo outlets to sell your work, and pricing issues. You will avoid trial by error when setting up equipment layouts, meeting legal and IRS requirements, and tapping into the best sales and marketing techniques. This book will even help you set up computer systems to save time and money and teach you how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff (if needed).

If you enjoy meeting people, this may be the perfect business for you. You will learn how to do your own sales planning, customer service, track your competition, keep your own books, compile monthly profit and loss statements, and prepare taxes. You will become adept at media planning, pricing, and public relations. You will be able to work with models, market for weddings, birthdays, and corporate events; generate high profile public relations and publicity; and learn low cost marketing ideas and low cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales. You will learn how to keep bringing customers back and getting referrals - the secret of continued success. This manual delivers literally hundreds of innovative ways demonstrated to operate and streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance, shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. In addition, you will appreciate the valuable CD-ROM resource in your daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, templates, worksheets, business plan, surveys, letters, Web site resources, everything you will need to get up and running.  978-1-60138-018-0 1-60138-018-6 $39.95  9781601382771 

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 How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Bookkeeping Business With Companion CD-ROM
BEYOND THE GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPH: How to Get Started and Be Successful as a Boudoir, Glamour, and Swimsuit PhotographerBEYOND THE GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPH: How to Get Started and Be Successful as a Boudoir, Glamour, and Swimsuit Photographer

In this book, photographers Jack Watson and Andy McFarland start where other glamour photo books usually end. In addition to the mechanics of the glamour photography business, this book includes a companion DVD with a behind-the-scenes look at a live studio glamour shoot with Watson and bikini beach shoot with McFarland. Detailed explanations of the glamour industry, from acquiring top models to getting your work in print, are provided in a logical, step-by-step manner.

For the serious or aspiring glamour photographer, model, or anyone interested in getting their photographic works into or on magazines, posters, calendars, billboards, and more, this book is a must-read that shows how two aspiring glamour photographers made the transition from amateur to professional. In this book, they reveal their early mistakes and lessons learned by providing photo examples and honest and candid insight into what it takes to succeed as a glamour photographer.

Learn the secrets to getting published, finding and shooting top models, preparing photos that get accepted for submission, photographing the look that sells, finding photo clients, accessing wardrobe, acquiring top make-up artists and hair stylists, preventing legal issues, before they happen and much more, all on a small budget. Most importantly, this book is the definitive guide on how to make money fast in the exciting industry of glamour photography.  9781601383914 $44.95  #9781601383914   


BEYOND THE GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPH: How to Get Started and Be Successful as a Boudoir, Glamour, and Swimsuit Photographer
The Complete Spa Manual for Homeowners: A Step-by-Step Maintenance and Therapy Guide
 

Hot tubs and spas are a multimillion dollar business in the United States. As these amenities increase their appeal, they are becoming more and more common in health spas, locker rooms, hotels, cruise ships, and especially in the home. The Spa Book will provide you with all the information you need to know about hot tubs and spas, whether you are looking to buy one or already own one.

In this book, you will learn how to determine what you want and what you need, how to clean your spa, how to install your spa, and how to control the settings on your spa. You will learn about the health benefits of hot water, including hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chromotherapy, and Watsu. You will also learn about soft sided spas, acrylic spas, cabinets, pumps, flow rate, skimmers, suction ports and drains, jets, special waters, covers, ozonators, heaters, permanent spas, blowers, spa packs, plumbing issues, alkalinity, water hardness, temperature, sanitizers, oxidizers, water analysis, the PH scale, and test kits. Also included is a discussion of cartridges, including sand and diatomaceous earth (DE), and water chemistry.

Additionally, The Spa Book will provide you with tips for buying, realistic cost estimates, winterizing, and upgrade options. You will also find countless tricks and tools of the trade, as well as a directory of Web sites and manufacturers that sell low-cost replacement parts. This book is a source for easy-to-understand instructions for installation and repair and much, much more.

Whether you have a spa or hot tub for personal use or you are a business in the health care industry, this book will be your ultimate resource for buying, installing, and caring for your spa. The author's vast knowledge on the topic makes this book an engaging read that will simultaneously teach you everything you need to know. Item #9781601382634 $24.95

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Collection Agency Business: With Companion CD-ROM

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual income for someone in the collection industry is $29,000 and, as a business owner, you could make even more. The Department also suggests that the industry is expected to grow 18 to 26 percent by 2014. Working in the collection agency business requires patience, empathy, a commitment to excellent customer service, and superb negotiation skills. If you are thinking of opening a collection agency business, then we have a book that can guide you through the process, providing all of the insider tips needed to get started in a minimal amount of time, with a minimal amount of money.

Whether you will be operating out of your home or you are looking to buy or rent office space, this book can help you with a wealth of start-up information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo. Valuable information on forming a Partnership, LLC, Corporation, or becoming a Sole Proprietor, the four types of business formation, is included, as well as the legal implications of each.

With all of the federal and state laws governing the industry, opening your own collection agency can quickly become a nightmare, and for that reason, you will be provided with the most up-to-date information on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as a listing of laws state-by-state that may supersede this federal act. Many states, and even cities, require third-party agencies to be licensed and/or bonded, so you will be provided a wealth of information on all requirements so that you can knowledgably, and legally, operate your business with peace of mind.

A complete checklist of all of the start-up equipment that you will need is provided, as well as a sample budgeting sheet to allow you to gauge start-up costs. You will learn about potential risks that you take in opening a collection agency and how a collection lawyer can help settle debts when you are unable to. You will learn the difference between first and third-party agencies, the different methods in which you can expect to be paid by creditors, tips and tricks to gaining clients, and the advantages of the debt buying method.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; lists; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A special chapter on customer service is provided, with tips on communicating with debtors in a non-threatening manner.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.
In case you decide to open a full-scale collection agency, you will learn how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, and how to implement low-cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low- and no-cost ways to satisfy clients, as well as ways to increase sales, have clients refer others to you, and thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. 978-1-60138-283-2  1-60138-283-9 $39.95 #9781601382832 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Collection Agency Business: With Companion CD-ROM
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Staffing Service Business: With Companion CD-ROM

The median annual salary for someone in the staffing service industry is $29,000 according to the U.S. Department of Labor and as a business owner, you could make even more. The Department also estimates that the staffing industry will grow faster and add more jobs than just about any other industry over the next decade. If you have always yearned for a career where you can really make a difference in someone's life and are thinking of opening a staffing service business, then we have a book that can assist you in taking those first steps and answer all of your questions along the way.

Whether you will be operating out of your home or you are looking to buy or rent office space, this book can help you with a wealth of start-up information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo. Valuable information on forming a Partnership, LLC, Corporation, or becoming a Sole Proprietor, the four types of business formation, is included, as well as the legal implications of each.

A complete list of all of the start-up equipment that you will need is provided, as well as a sample budgeting sheet to allow you to gauge start-up costs. You will learn about potential risks that you take in opening a staffing service and how to minimize your losses. Also include is information on other types of insurance that you will need to have available to contractors that you hire, such as workers' compensation, disability, and unemployment insurance.

This book will assist in helping you decide whether you will offer temporary staffing services, long-term staffing services, or temp-to-perm staffing services. A list of potential sectors that your business can operate in will help you decide whether to stick to a specific niche or whether you will hire contractors to work in various fields, along with the benefits of operating in both situations and factors to consider such as local supply and demand, your own career experience, and economic feasibility.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; lists; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A special chapter on finding qualified contractors and businesses to place your employees in will be included.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use.
 978-1-60138-282-5   1-60138-282-0 $39.95 #9781601382825 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Staffing Service Business: With Companion CD-ROM
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Notary Business: With Companion CD-ROM

According to the National Notary Association, there are 4.8 million notaries working in the U.S. Depending upon state regulations, notaries can perform marriages, witness and authenticate the signing of real estate mortgage loan documents and other legal contracts, and take and certify depositions. Notaries can make an average of $10 to $200 per signing, depending on the document type.

Each state has individual guidelines that one must follow when first applying to become a notary and specific restrictions that a practicing notary must abide by, including the amount a notary can charge per signing. With all of these rules, it can be quite a confusing process, and along with the frustration of opening your own business, it can quickly become a nightmare. Fortunately, with this new book, you will have a comprehensive toolkit on not only how to become a notary, but on how to open your own notary business and cash in on the booming market as well.

Whether you will be a mobile signing agent or you are looking to buy or rent office space, this book can help you with a wealth of start-up information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo. Valuable information on forming a partnership, LLC, corporation, or becoming a sole proprietor, the four types of business formations, is included, and also the legal implications of each.

You will learn the ins and outs of the application process state-by-state, including which states require training sessions and exams, and also information on the appointment process and individual state laws that govern the practice of notaries. Beyond providing you with the information on becoming a notary, you will be supplied with a wealth of information about opening your own notary business, including working as a mobile signing agent, where you travel to your customers, or operating a full-scale notary business managing other notaries. A special chapter on services you can offer and average prices charged for those services will be included, and also information on charging for travel fees, appointment no-shows, emergency notarizations, and many other services that can be offered for a fee.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms, leases, and contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, time-saving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A special section on the importance of keeping your notary journal up-to-date is included, and also information on your notary stamp.

You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

A detailed glossary of mortgage and other legal terms will be included, along with helpful information on how to set up computer systems to save time and money, hire and keep a qualified professional staff, meet IRS requirements, manage and train employees, generate high profile public relations and publicity, and implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, and also ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of excellent tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. A special chapter, devoted to notaries in Florida, Maine, and South Carolina, the only states in which notaries can solemnize the rites of matrimony, will discuss how you can maintain a steady stream of business by only performing marriages, including tips on how you can make even more money by offering other wedding services such as photography.

Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful notaries will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. A wealth of ready-to-use forms is included, along with sample wording for dozens of situations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, and also a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use.  978-1-60138-281-8   1-60138-281-2 $39.95 #9781601382818

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Notary Business: With Companion CD-ROM       
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Medical Billing Service: With Companion CD-ROM

According to the National Notary Association, there are 4.8 million notaries working in the U.S. Depending upon state regulations, notaries can perform marriages, witness and authenticate the signing of real estate mortgage loan documents and other legal contracts, and take and certify depositions. Notaries can make an average of $10 to $200 per signing, depending on the document type.

Each state has individual guidelines that one must follow when first applying to become a notary and specific restrictions that a practicing notary must abide by, including the amount a notary can charge per signing. With all of these rules, it can be quite a confusing process, and along with the frustration of opening your own business, it can quickly become a nightmare. Fortunately, with this new book, you will have a comprehensive toolkit on not only how to become a notary, but on how to open your own notary business and cash in on the booming market as well.

Whether you will be a mobile signing agent or you are looking to buy or rent office space, this book can help you with a wealth of start-up information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo. Valuable information on forming a partnership, LLC, corporation, or becoming a sole proprietor, the four types of business formations, is included, and also the legal implications of each.

You will learn the ins and outs of the application process state-by-state, including which states require training sessions and exams, and also information on the appointment process and individual state laws that govern the practice of notaries. Beyond providing you with the information on becoming a notary, you will be supplied with a wealth of information about opening your own notary business, including working as a mobile signing agent, where you travel to your customers, or operating a full-scale notary business managing other notaries. A special chapter on services you can offer and average prices charged for those services will be included, and also information on charging for travel fees, appointment no-shows, emergency notarizations, and many other services that can be offered for a fee.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms, leases, and contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, time-saving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A special section on the importance of keeping your notary journal up-to-date is included, and also information on your notary stamp.

You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

A detailed glossary of mortgage and other legal terms will be included, along with helpful information on how to set up computer systems to save time and money, hire and keep a qualified professional staff, meet IRS requirements, manage and train employees, generate high profile public relations and publicity, and implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, and also ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of excellent tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. A special chapter, devoted to notaries in Florida, Maine, and South Carolina, the only states in which notaries can solemnize the rites of matrimony, will discuss how you can maintain a steady stream of business by only performing marriages, including tips on how you can make even more money by offering other wedding services such as photography.

Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful notaries will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. A wealth of ready-to-use forms is included, along with sample wording for dozens of situations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, and also a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. 978-1-60138-280-1  1-60138-280-4
$39.95 #9781601382801

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Medical Billing Service: With Companion CD-ROM
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Car Detailing Business: With Companion CD-ROM 

Are you looking to open a business that offers an endless stream of repeat customers, has a flexible work schedule, and allows you to make as much money as you are willing to put into it? If the answer is yes, then perhaps the car detailing business is for you. The average price for a complete car detail is $150 - $300. Even if you only service two cars per day, this can add up to a lot of money-fast. Starting a detailing business may seem as easy as buying a sponge and a hose, but if you do not carefully plan every detail, you may get in over your head before you can even make a profit.

Fortunately, with this book, we have got everything covered. You will learn not only the most efficient way to wash a car, but also how to start a full-time business, and do so with a minimal amount of money, in a minimal amount of time. This complete kit will address the question of whether you will have your own shop or whether you will be a traveling service, going straight to the customer's location, as well as the business information that you will need to know to handle each situation. Valuable information on forming a Partnership, LLC, Corporation, or becoming a Sole Proprietor, the four types of business formations, is included, as well as the legal implications of each.

Complete with checklists and budget sheets, you will be provided with everything from start-up costs to supply lists, along with information on what the best products are and where to find them and the most efficient techniques to use to get customers in and out as quickly as possible in order to maximize your profit. A special section on the benefits of buying products from a wholesale dealer is included, as well as helpful information on specific Web sites to visit to find good deals and a chart that details how, and which cleaning products work best, to clean specific car interior problems.

Running your own business can quickly turn into a nightmare if you are not prepared for the unexpected, so this book will supply you with sample business forms, leases, and contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, time-saving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A complete listing of services to offer and suggested prices will be included, along information on how to bundle services to create money-making packages.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.
If you plan on opening a full-scale detailing operation, this book can help you with information on how computer systems can assist you with saving time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use.  978-1-60138-279-5   1-60138-279-0 $39.95 #9781601382795

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Car Detailing Business: With Companion CD-ROM

The Homeowner's Guide to For Sale By Owner: Everything You Need to Know to Sell Your Home Yourself and Save Thousands

With the help of this new book and companion CD-ROM, selling your home without a realtor or broker will be fast and easy. In this comprehensive and easy to understand new book you will learn the entire "by owner process" from A-Z. You will learn how to set the sales price and how to save the 6 to 8 percent real estate commission, which can add up to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in savings.

You will learn how to prepare or "stage," your home, have a professional appraisal and home inspection, market, advertise, and show your home, list your home for sale on the Internet, list your home on the Realtor's Multiple Listing Service (MLS), host an open house, and develop and market a fact sheet. In addition, you will learn about mortgage lenders, home inspectors, title companies, escrow agents, the pros and cons of using a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) service, the legal issues, including the sale contract, the top five biggest mistakes FSBO sellers make and how to avoid them, contracts, legal forms, and check lists (all of which can be found on the companion CD-ROM), and when and how to use a real estate attorney.  
ISBN-10: 1-60138-127-1 • ISBN-13:  978-1-60138-127-9  • Item # 9781601381279 $24.95 with Companion CD-ROM

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The Complete Guide to Passing Your Real Estate Sales License Exam On the First Attempt Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply

Taking a real estate sales license exam is tough. But what if we told you that you can pass on your first try? Our guarantee: If you do not pass your test on the first try, return this book within 30 days, and we will refund the purchase price. Tests change over time, but this book is the very latest published on the subject; do not be fooled by out-of-date material.

In a January 2007 study, it was found that 4,306 candidates for a real estate sales associate license sat for the exam. Those who were taking the exam for the first time (1,891) had a pass rate of 44 percent, a little below the previous year's average pass rate of 46 percent. Retesting statistics are even worse: 72 percent of the 2,415 sales associate candidates retaking the exam failed. Do not be one of the statistics. You can pass the exam on the first try with the help of this new book.

This valuable new book presents a clear and complete overview of all the main topics covered on the real estate salesperson examination and gives exam applicants the information and tools they need to successfully pass the exam - on the first attempt. You will improve your test taking skills by completing the included sample test. Subjects covered include real estate legal issues, encumbrances, real estate law, financing real estate purchases, leasing, escrow accounts, contracts and legal documents including leases, taxes and taxation, land descriptions, and real estate math, terms, and definitions.  ISBN-10: 1-60138-129-8 • ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-129-3 • Item # 9781601381293 $24.95 

 

eBay Income Advanced: How to Take Your eBay Business to the Next Level-For PowerSellers and Beyond

Our first book on eBay - eBay Income - has been the bestselling book for all novice eBay sellers by far. It has been on Amazon.com's bestseller list for over two years. Then, readers started to say, "Yes, we know the basics of eBay, but how do we get ahead of the crowd? How do we propel our eBay business to the next level? How do we make a full time living using eBay?" Those questions are what this new book is all about.

You will learn about developing a business plan to guide you to success, increasing seller-buyer communication, expanding business overseas, selling from your own Web site, keyword marketing, sales tax resellers licenses, credit card merchant status, banking systems to streamline your business, alternative shipping methods, taxes, growing sales, other auction marketplaces, systems to prevent nonpayment and credit card fraud, locating inventory to sell, building brand recognition, hints on improving ad copy and photography, dealing with competition, fulfillment options, accounting, new ways to find products, and how to get positive feedback. This book contains marketing tricks that will help you create interest in your product and tips about taking photos, managing e-mail, and shipping. You will also learn pricing strategies, creative methods of writing powerful ad copy, how to obtain products below wholesale, and ways to make your business work smarter while decreasing your work load. This book contains information on: wholesalers, drop shippers, auctions, closeouts, discontinued merchandise, overstocks, salvage items, surplus merchandise, below wholesale products, customer returns, wholesale trade shows, suppliers, liquidators, closeout firms, foreign and domestic manufacturers, and places to look in your area.

In addition, we spent thousands of hours interviewing hundreds of today's most successful eBay PowerSellers. This book is a compilation of their secrets and proven successful ideas. Additionally, we give you hundreds of tips and tricks to ensure your eBay listings are optimized for maximum search engine effectiveness, which will drive business to your Web site and increase sales and profits. In this book you will find actual case studies from companies who have used our techniques and achieved unprecedented success. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to take your eBay business to the next level and ultimately earn enormous profits, this book is for you. With over 500,000 sellers making a living on eBay today, there is no reason you cannot use this medium to become financially successful, too. This book will arm you with the knowledge you need to become an eBay PowerSeller.  ISBN-10: 1-60138-123-9 • ISBN-13: 978-1-60138-123-1  • Item # 9781601381231 $24.95   

 
The Encyclopedia of Real Estate Forms & Agreements: A Complete Kit of Ready-To-Use Checklists, Worksheets, Forms, and Contracts on CD-ROM

Always wanted a personal assistant at your disposal? Now you will have one, in book and CD form! Designed to save the busy real estate professional both time and money, you won’t know how you got along without it. Inside you will find over 250 essential forms, agreements, and contracts for buying and selling real estate, managing your business, and managing property and tenants. Designed for use by new and veteran agents, property managers, and brokers alike, this book is essentially a unique "survival kit" packed with ready-to-use materials for all aspects of your job.

The book and companion CD-ROM focus on the issues, situations, and tasks that you face daily in your real estate career…from working with difficult buyers, sellers, and employees to ensuring profitability. Included in this book are hundreds of easy-to-implement tools, contracts, forms, and checklists to help you get your professional life organized, and easier to manage while building your bottom-line! Expertly organized, this unique book takes you step-by-step through the many valuable forms contained in this work which may be easily printed out and customized from the companion CD-ROM. ISBN-10:0-910627-10-X • ISBN-13:978-0-910627-10-8 • Item #9780910627108 • $29.95 

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The Hedge Funds Book: How to Invest in Hedge Funds & Earn High Rates of Returns Safely

Money managers have traditionally used hedge funds as they would mutual funds: to pool investors' money and place it in financial instruments in an effort to make a high positive return. Hedge funds have typically been available only to the very affluent or to investors with inside contacts, but today that has changed. Almost any investor can now participate in a hedge fund and earn high returns.
Why should you consider investing in a hedge fund? One reason is simply the high potential returns. Since January 1990, as measured by the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, which accounts for more than 1,600 funds listed on the internal Hedge Fund Research (HFR) Database, hedge funds have returned 14 percent per year through October 2005. Many funds have earned triple digit returns.
As with many other business segments, the Internet and technology have opened up this attractive marketplace to a new breed of individual investors and speculators working part-time. You and I are now on an even playing field with the largest banks, wealthiest individuals, and trading institutions from the comfort of our own homes.

Hedge funds can provide you with very high, secure rate of return 12%, 18%, 24%, or even 300% per year. If performed correctly, hedge fund trading will far outpace all other investments. This all sounds great, but what is the catch? There really is none, except you must know what you are doing!

The key is learning how to proceed. This groundbreaking and exhaustively researched new book will provide everything you need to know to get you started generating high-investment returns with low risk from start to finish.

In this easy to read and comprehensive new book, you will find out how to invest in hedge funds, evaluate their performance, and employ investing strategies and tactics, deftly using the latest technology to set up your account online. You will be able to handle fees, taxes, and risks, and you will get little known data to help you double or even triple your investment - all while avoiding the common traps and pitfalls.

In addition, we took the extra effort and spent an unprecedented amount of time researching, interviewing, e-mailing, and communicating with hundreds of today's most successful hedge fund investors. Aside from learning the basics of hedge fund trading, you will be privy to investors' "closed club" secrets and proven successful ideas.

Instruction is great, but advice from experts is even better, and the experts chronicled in this book are earning millions. If you are interested in learning essentially everything there is to know about hedge fund investing along with hundreds of hints, tips, strategies, and inside advice, then this book is for you. 978-1-60138-000-5  • 1-60138-000-3   ITEM #9781601380005 • $24.95 

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The Complete Guide to Investing In Hedge Funds: How to Earn High Rates of Returns Safely 
Asset Protection for Business Owners and High Income Earners: How to Protect What You Own from Lawsuits and Creditors

Congratulations! You have worked hard for many years and have a successful business or perhaps you're are a successful doctor, attorney, CPA or other high income producing individual. Making that money was difficult; now you have to devise a strategy for keeping it.

Unfortunately, you are on the radar screen for lawsuits from other businesses, employees, partners, past marriage partners, relatives, possibly the government, and anyone else who thinks they can get at your assets. With a little knowledge and the Internet anyone can find out essentially everything about you including your home, cars, boats, real estate, bank, and investment accounts essentially everything you own.

Lawsuits are rampant in this country. Statistics show there is one attorney in this country for every 300 residents; there are an estimated 150,000 people in law school as we speak. On average 80,000 lawsuits were filed in 2006 EVERY DAY. When you are sued, it is too late to protect your assets. You are exposed.

Fortunately, you can act now to protect your self and family.

In this easy to read and comprehensive new book, you will learn the simple steps you need to do to protect yourself now before there is a problem. We provide numbers of worksheets to help you decide the best plan of action for your financial position and personal needs. You will learn the ins and outs of protecting yourself and your family through the use of legal methods such as corporations, family limited partnerships and trusts, family saving trusts, offshore trusts corporations, and limited liability companies (LLCs).

You will learn how to reposition your assets into legal entities that you control, creating bullet-proof security You will learn about irrevocable living trusts, creating and maintaining LLCs, equity stripping techniques, privacy plans, durable powers of attorney, living wills, new bankruptcy legislation, estate planning for high income individuals, testamentary wills, pour-over will. The trick here is to own nothing directly but control everything, legally.

Once your assets are repositioned and protected, attorneys mostly working on contingency fees are not going to sue you because they have nothing to gain, and since 98% of all lawsuits are only about the money, how can they legally take it from you? With the sound guidance in this book, you will be able to protect your hard earned assets. 978-1-60138-005-0  1-60138-005-4 $24.95  9781601380050

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Asset Protection for Business Owners and High Income Earners: How to Protect What You Own from Lawsuits and Creditors
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Consulting Business - With Companion CD-ROM

Companies, organizations, or individuals hire consultants to provide advice to themselves or to clients for a fee to help solve a particular problem or provide certification within the area of their expertise.  A majority of consultants have gained their expertise from previous employment. There are as many consultants as there are areas of expertise; one thing they all have in common is that they are well paid.

The business of consulting is growing rapidly. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consulting in particular business and IT consulting are becoming one of the fastest growing business segments in the U.S. economy. There has never been a better time to start your consulting business and get ahead of the competition.

This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of providing consulting services. If you enjoy meeting people, having a home-based business, traveling, problem solving, and using your expertise, this may be the perfect business for you. Keep in mind it looks easy, but as with any business, looks can be deceiving. To avoid the pitfalls, use this complete manual to arm yourself with everything you need including sample business forms, agreements and contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, starting, and running day-to-day operations; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that every entrepreneur should have. Here is the manual you need to cash in on this highly profitable segment of the service industry.
While providing detailed instruction, examples, and case studies, the author leads you through establishing your office, learning how to draw up a winning business plan ( the Companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in MS Word ™), and provides dozens of forms you will need in your business. You will learn basic cost control systems, the best sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

This book will teach you how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff (if you even need one), to use subcontractors, to deploy word of mouth marketing to get new clients, to use the power of the Internet, to network, get referrals, evaluate consulting opportunities, do your own sales planning, have great customer service, get reimbursed for expenses, proposals, and sales presentations, track competitors, do your own accounting, be certified as a "professional" consultant, increase client satisfaction, develop valuable contacts and resources (including the top professional associations for consultants and magazines), compile monthly profit and loss statements, and prepare taxes. You will be provided IRS requirements, and even get help to set up your computer systems to save time and money.  978-1-60138-016-6  1-60138-016X  $39.95  SCB-02 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Consulting Business - With Companion CD-ROM
How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Photography Business-With Companion CD-ROM

Virtually anyone of any age in any location of the United States can start a highly successful photography business. Today the level of investment to get started is much less, thanks to the digital camera revolution. Armed with the right camera equipment, skills, and the necessary business knowledge, you can be in business, marketing your photography services in no time with the information in this extensive manual. With modern technology in the form of SLR digital cameras, you do not even need a darkroom. You need only a fast computer and a photo-editing program. The best part is that you can start it quickly, earn a high income with a low investment, and even work from home if you prefer.

This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of establishing and running a photography business. Keep in mind it looks easy, but as with any business, looks can be deceiving. To avoid pitfalls, use this complete manual to arm yourself with everything you need including sample business forms, contracts, worksheets, and checklists for planning, starting, and running day-to-day operations. You will find dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that every entrepreneur should have.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through finding a business name that will bring success, learning how to draw up a winning business plan (the Companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in MS Word ™), and selling and marketing your photographs and photography services on the Internet as well as locally. You will learn about copyrights, sales tax, cost control systems, a Web site, stock photo outlets to sell your work, and pricing issues. You will avoid trial by error when setting up equipment layouts, meeting legal and IRS requirements, and tapping into the best sales and marketing techniques. This book will even help you set up computer systems to save time and money and teach you how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff (if needed).

If you enjoy meeting people, this may be the perfect business for you. You will learn how to do your own sales planning, customer service, track your competition, keep your own books, compile monthly profit and loss statements, and prepare taxes. You will become adept at media planning, pricing, and public relations. You will be able to work with models, market for weddings, birthdays, and corporate events; generate high profile public relations and publicity; and learn low cost marketing ideas and low cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales. You will learn how to keep bringing customers back and getting referrals - the secret of continued success. This manual delivers literally hundreds of innovative ways demonstrated to operate and streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance, shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. In addition, you will appreciate the valuable CD-ROM resource in your daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, templates, worksheets, business plan, surveys, letters, Web site resources, everything you will need to get up and running.  978-1-60138-018-0 1-60138-018-6 $39.95  9781601380180 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Photography Business—With Companion CD-ROM 
Green Your Home: The Complete Guide to Making Your New or Existing Home Environmentally Healthy

Helping the world go greener can begin with something as simple as changing an ordinary light bulb to a light-emitting diode (LED) bulb. The advantages of these bulbs include lasting much longer, using 1/30th the electricity of an incandescent bulb, having no fragile elements to break, and being cool to the touch. For those who want to make a bigger change by renovating their existing home or building a new "green house," this book is full of thousands of ways to make your home environmentally healthy. This new, groundbreaking book will help people make environmentally friendly home and building supply choices. From recycling to using alternative cleaning materials, minor changes at home can add up to real benefits.

Here are some interesting facts:
The U.S. generates about 208 million tons of municipal solid waste a year, according to the National Institutes of Health. That is more than four pounds per person per day. Every little bit helps; recycling just one glass bottle produces enough electricity to light a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
According to the Energy Star Web site, if just one in ten homes used energy-efficient appliances, it would be equivalent to planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.
Using a broom instead of the garden hose to clean your driveway can save 80 gallons of water, and turning the water off while you brush your teeth will save 4.5 gallons every time.
Each person will receive almost 560 pieces of junk mail this year, which adds up nationally to 4.5 million tons, according to the Native Forest Network. About 44 percent of all junk mail is thrown in the trash, unopened and unread, and ends up in a landfill.
Each year, Americans throw away some 100 billion polyethylene plastic bags - from grocery and trash bags to those ultra-convenient sandwich bags. Unfortunately, plastics are made from petroleum - the processing and burning of which is considered one of the main contributors to global warming, according to the EPA.
American households use 80 million pounds of pesticides each year, according to the EPA.

Greening your home simply means finding things you can do around the house to reduce your impact on the planet. Things that green your home usually make it a safer and healthier place to live in as well; this new book will present thousands of low or no cost ways to make your home environmentally friendly.

You will learn 101 things you can do today to help save the planet. If you are building a new home these include how to locate a green-friendly architect and contractor, using energy-efficient appliances, using renewable energy systems, such as solar and wind, selecting earth-friendly products and materials, installing energy-efficient windows and skylights, and planting a green roof. Other great, environmentally friendly tips and tricks include stopping electronic waste and junk mail, non-toxic paints and stains, eco-friendly flooring, kitchen, and bath supplies, earth-friendly weed-killers, citrus pest killer, organic soils, compost, and fertilizers, and even plants that reduce indoor air pollution, rain barrels, smart sprinklers, water efficiency, tankless water heaters, energy efficiency, tax credits for earth friendly choices, environmentally friendly landscaping, plantings, fertilizers, and mulch.
We dissected your house, looking for easy (but not always obvious) ways that homeowners can conserve energy and water - and money at the same time. Here is an example: Replace just five of your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (which use two-thirds less energy, generate 70 percent less heat, and last up to ten times longer), and you will save an estimated $35 to $65 a year in energy costs. You will also learn about the award-winning Caroma "dual-flush" toilet from Australia, an eco-friendly toilet whose half- and full-flush modes can save more than 65 percent of your toilet's annual water usage. There are hundreds of other great suggestions in this new and up-to-date book that will make your home greener simply and quickly.  978-1-60138-128-6  1-60138-128-X  $24.95  9781601381286

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Green Your Home
The Complete Guide to Affiliate Marketing on the Web: How to Use and Profit from Affiliate Marketing Programs

Affiliate marketing is a highly profitable online advertising method in which Web site merchants pay independent third parties to promote the products or services of an advertiser on their Web site. In other words, affiliate marketing involves posting a company's banner on your Web site or blog and attempting to send visitors to their Web site. If someone clicks on that banner or goes to that site and buys something, you will be paid a commission. While some affiliates pay only when a sale is made, some selling big ticket items like cars, credit cards, travel, and so forth have modified the model and pay for qualified leads. Affiliate marketing is now viewed as a key component of a company's online marketing strategy.

Affiliate marketing is an advertising technique that originally was developed by Amazon.com. In this new book you will learn how to master the art and science behind affiliate marketing in a matter of hours. By investing a few dollars you can easily increase the number of visitors to your Web site and significantly increase sales. If you want to drive high quality, targeted traffic to your site, there is no better way than affiliate marketing. Since you only pay when a sale is made, your marketing dollars are being used more effectively and efficiently compared to any other advertising method.

The keys to success in affiliate marketing are knowing what you are doing, devising a comprehensive and well-crafted advertising plan, and knowing the relationships between your Web site, search engines, PPC advertising, and campaign methodology. This groundbreaking and exhaustively researched new book will provide everything you need to know to get you started on generating high-volume, high quality leads. You will learn the six steps to a successful campaign: keyword research, software needed, copy editing, setup and implementation, performance analysis, return on investment, and reporting and avoiding PPC fraud.

In addition, we spent thousands of hours interviewing hundreds of today's most successful affiliate marketing masters. This book is a compilation of their secrets and proven successful ideas. Additionally, we give you hundreds of tips and tricks to ensure your Web site is optimized for maximum search engine effectiveness, which will drive business to your Web site and increase sales and profits. You will find actual case studies from companies who have used our techniques and achieved unprecedented success. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to implement affiliate marketing, optimizing your Web site for maximum search engine effectiveness, developing a cost-effective marketing campaign, and ultimately earning enormous profits, this book is for you. Item# 9781601381255  $24.95


How to Use the Equity in Your Home or Business Today to Invest for Tomorrow

Most people leave money they could use to invest sitting in their house or commercial property in the form of equity. After you have purchased real estate and are making monthly payments, you are in the process of building equity. The opportunity to use the equity you have built up in your home is one of the benefits of homeownership. Most people will use this equity to draw out cash and purchase cars, boats, or other declining investments, but there are many other ways to use your equity. This brand new book will demonstrate how to use the equity in your home or business property for investment purposes.

You will learn how to leverage your equity to start a business, invest in real estate, purchase stock portfolios, invest in high interest private mortgages, improve or renovate your current home, plan for retirement, buy another house, buy a rental property, save for education expenses, and many other lucrative investments. Equity in a home or business property, that is idly sitting there, does not make you money. Learn how to put it to use today. Use your equity to leverage and pursue your wealth building.

This brand new, exhaustively researched book is the ultimate resource for novices and pros alike; it will guide you through every step of the process, with hundreds of innovative ideas that you can put into action right away. This book provides you with proven strategies and innovative ideas used by the experts everyday that you can easily do yourself.  Item# 9781601381392  $24.95

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Employee Body Language Revealed: How to Predict Behavior in the Workplace by Reading and Understanding Body Language

Only 7 percent of communication is verbal and 38 percent is vocal (pitch, speed, volume, tone of voice). The largest chunk then, 55 percent, is visual (body language, eye contact). People form 90 percent of their opinion about you within the first 90 seconds of meeting you. Understanding body language is a skill that can enhance your life. This understanding can be a plus in the workplace. You can know what an employee or co-worker thinks and feels by examining their subconscious body language. And, like the world's best communicators, you can have strong body language that reflects confidence, competence, and charisma.

This groundbreaking new book will make you an expert on body language. You will have the ability to read people's minds. Would you like to know if a co-worker is interested or attracted to you, when an employee or co-worker is lying or telling the truth, how to make instant friends, and persuade and influence others? This book contains proven techniques that will make people, including employers and co-workers, like you and trust you. You can use your body language to your advantage by transmitting only the messages you want people to receive. This specialized book will demonstrate step by step how to use body language to your benefit in the workplace and in everyday situations. Item # 9781601381477  $21.95

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199 Fun and Effective Fundraising Events for Nonprofit Organizations

Are you tired of searching everywhere to find fresh and exciting ideas for your nonprofit organization? Finally there is a new resource for nonprofit organizations and friends of nonprofits to get your events turbocharged with new ideas for your next fundraiser. Aside from raising a lot of money and being fun to work on, fundraising special events can build relationships with potential donors, sponsors, volunteers, and can generate a lot of free publicity.

Building visibility in the community is critical to any nonprofit's success. It is difficult to come up with new ideas each and every year; now this new book makes it easy. Inside this brand new, groundbreaking book you will find over two hundred fundraising events that have worked for other organizations. They will meet your financial and social goals and objectives. Reach your fundraising goals in exciting and original ways. Whether it is for your school, sports team, church, or any other group or nonprofit organization, you will find the answer to your next event here. Item # 9781601381484 $24.95

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How to Get Your Message Out Fast & Free Using Podcasts: Everything You Need to Know About Podcasting Explained Simply

Is your ultimate goal to have more customers come to your Web site? You can increase your Web site traffic by more than 1,000 percent through the expert execution of podcasts and podcasting. A podcast is a digital media file, including music, data, or video, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players such as Apple's iPod and personal computers.

You will earn how to master the art and science behind podcasting in a matter of hours. By investing a few dollars you can easily get your message out, increase the number of visitors to your Web site, and significantly increase sales. If you are looking to drive high-quality, targeted traffic to your site, there is no better way than podcasting.

The key to success in podcasting is knowing what you are doing and devising a comprehensive and well-crafted marketing plan. This groundbreaking and exhaustively researched new book will provide everything you need to know to help you generate high-volume, high-quality podcasts.

In addition, we spent thousands of hours interviewing hundreds of today's most successful podcast masters. This book is a compilation of their secrets and successful ideas. Additionally, we give you hundreds of tips and tricks to drive business to your Web site and increase sales and profits. In this book you will find case studies from companies who have used our techniques and achieved unprecedented success. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints, tricks, and secrets on how to implement podcasting, develop a cost-effective marketing campaign, and ultimately earn enormous profits, this book is for you.
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The Complete Guide to Buying a Second Home or Real Estate in Mexico: Insider Secrets You Need to Know

More than a million Americans own second homes in Mexico, according to the National Association of Realtors. As home prices in the U.S. hit record highs, Mexico has emerged as a solid contender for people who are considering either buying second homes or investing in a vacation home or future retirement properties.

The U.S. State Department estimates that there are 385,000 Americans permanently living in Mexico, almost twice the number from a decade ago. Many are buying new waterfront resorts targeted to Americans in popular destinations like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Sonora, and the Baja Peninsula. The laid-back lure of Mexico's beaches, forests, deserts, people, fishing, golf, and culture has been capturing visitors and second-home buyers for decades. Buying property in Mexico has become easier as a result of the North American Free Trade Agreement and through the use of this groundbreaking new book. Most living expenses are cheaper in Mexico, making this very appealing to retirees or those able to telecommute.

Now is the time for that second home purchase in Mexico, before the prices climb even higher. Recent figures from the National Association of Realtors show an upward trend in the number of second homes purchased for investment purposes. Investing in a second home now will be a great way to increase your net worth when you retire, if done properly.

You will learn precisely what to look for in a real estate investment and buying prospects, as well as how to make your current home groundwork for potential real estate investments, how to find the best opportunities, how to set values, how to buy with little or no money down, how to close, how to decide where to purchase, how to choose and hire a realtor, how to use your IRA, how to hire an attorney, and how to calculate monthly payments. You also will become knowledgeable about negotiating, financing, budgets, needs and wants, credit reports, home-buying timelines, the process of building a house, manufactured homes, real estate and mortgage terms, home warranties, homeowners insurance, creative financing, moving plans, walk-throughs, closing and settlement inspections, legal contracts, mortgages, what you can afford, which government agencies can help, the offer, and escrow. This book is a must-have for the investor considering a second home below the border. Item # 9781601381316  $24.95

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The Complete Tax Guide for eBay Sellers: Insider Secrets You Need to Know

Fed up with the numerous violations of tax law by individuals and businesses selling goods on eBay and other Web sites, the IRS is pushing Congress to make online marketplaces responsible for reporting sales information to the IRS. eBay's own statistics suggest that there are 1.3 million people around the world who make their primary or secondary source of income through eBay, with just over 700,000 of those people in the United States. Last year, an IRS advisory committee recommended that online auction sites be required to file reports of sales transactions with the IRS. The committee also suggested requiring sellers to obtain taxpayer identification numbers, which would let the government track the transactions.

If you are an eBay seller, you may be paying more than you have to in taxes because you have not focused on all that you can deduct. You will learn how to take advantage of the legal tax loopholes available and how to choose the proper, legal business structure. If you run your online selling business in a businesslike manner with intent to profit, you can take deductions for business use of your home and also many other deductions, even though they may produce a loss that reduces the taxes you owe on your day-job income.

You will learn the categories of deductions on the Schedule C, which is the form most small independent businesses must file. You also will learn to use the complete list of deductions to see what kinds of items you should be tracking all year and how to set up your records using a system that tracks those categories, including how to computerize the bookkeeping process. This brand new, up-to-date book covers everything you will need to know to balance the books, including assets and liabilities, keeping track of transactions, payroll, sales tax, balance sheets, keeping a ledger and journal, financial statements, operating accounts, and complete up-to-date tax information. You will learn how to set up a simple, quick, and audit-proof recordkeeping system that works. All this will help you keep money in your pocket and prevent money from going to Uncle Sam.  Item# 9781601381248 $24.95

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Meeting Your Match Online: The Complete Guide to Internet Dating and Dating Services-Including True Life Date Stories

Recent studies show that more than 20 million people will visit at least one online dating service a month in 2007. Internet dating has several advantages, among them the ability to discover everything about a potential partner before ever meeting them. You can learn their age, religious affiliations, education, expectations, interests, hobbies, and so on. Internet dating allows you to chat online and get to know someone before meeting them. There is also the ability to meet people on a varied schedule; you do not have to meet them face-to-face right away. Other advantages include protection of your personal identity, the exchange of photos, the ability to be yourself, less cost, and the ability to search by sexual or ethnic preference, all of which will increase the chances of finding that special someone.

Aside from the many advantages, online dating has disadvantages as well. For example, you could be starting an online relationship with someone who, in actuality, does not look like they do in their photos or their personality is not as they described, it might have to be a long distance relationship, or they have a hidden criminal agenda. This is why you need the assistance of this groundbreaking new book that covers it all, allowing you to you find the right partner and make your online dates safe and secure.

The book features all available online dating services, such as PerfectMatch, which employs a scientific method to locate matches. eHarmony has a compatibility system that only pairs you with compatible singles. Yahoo Personals helps you choose from thousands of members to find singles in your area. True.com is likely the only dating site that checks new members for criminal activity and marriage history. Match.com guarantees you will meet someone special within six months - or they will extend your membership by six months at no cost to you. Also detailed are AmericanSingles.com, FriendFinder.com, Metrodate.com, Lavalife.com, Date.com, JDate.com, Great Expectations at GE-Dating.com, Chemistry.com, and BeanDate.com. Also included are true stories from couples and singles who have been through the online dating process and have found it either worked or didn't work for them. Other social networking sites, such as MySpace.com, are also touched upon. Item#: 9781601381521 $19.95

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The Complete Guide to Trustee Estate Management: What You Need to Know About Being an Executor Explained Simply

One of the most critical decisions a person must make when crafting a will is who to name as executor. Being chosen for this important job is an honor, and you must know how to perform the tasks correctly. With the help of this new book, The Complete Guide to Trustee Estate Management, you will understand the complex process of carrying out a person's final wishes.

This book will provide insight whether you are a lawyer, accountant, financial consultant, spouse, adult child, relative, or friend; the simple, easy to understand language makes this book accessible to everyone. You will become familiar with many estate management terms, such as beneficiary, probate, remaindermen, trust agreement, trust property, trustor, and trustee.

In addition, you will learn the many duties and responsibilities of an executor, including the disbursement of property to the beneficiaries, collecting and arranging for the payment of debts, approving and disproving creditors' claims, calculating taxes, filing forms, assisting the estate attorney, acting as the representative of the estate, inventorying and appraising the assets, and acting in the best interests of the deceased. After reading this book, you will know how to initiate probate; how to preserve the value of the estate; how to notify beneficiaries; how to send notices to the post office, banks, utilities, and credit card companies; how to file for Social Security, civil service, and veteran benefits; how to file tax returns; and how to file state death and federal estate tax returns.

As executor, you will be responsible for settling the deceased person's estate. Using this book as a guide, you can be assured that you will be prepared to properly perform the necessary duties entrusted to you.  Item# 9781601382016 $24.95
 

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Your Wills, Trusts, & Estates Explained Simply: Important Information You Need to Know

Most people find thinking about the possibility of disability or death extremely unpleasant; however, planning for these occurrences in advance will reduce potential stress later in life. With the help of this new book, you can take the guesswork out of planning and finally understand the complex processes.

The Complete Guide to Wills, Trusts, & Estates will provide you with all the information you need to choose, set up, and execute a will, trust, or estate. You will learn the terminology, including such words as beneficiary, probate, trustor, trustee, assets, guardianship, and executor. You will also learn about trust agreements, trust property, settlement costs, life insurance, durable power of attorney, marital deductions, gift splitting, survivorship deeds, gift tax issues, generation skipping transfer tax, tax deferred accounts, and advance directives.

Furthermore, you will learn how to protect your financial privacy, how to plan for long-term care, how to reduce or eliminate taxes, and how to choose beneficiaries and executors. By reading this book, you will understand the differences among living trusts, 529 plans, limited term trusts, life insurance trusts, estate freeze trusts, qualified personal residence trusts (QPRT), privacy trusts, A/B trusts, qualified terminable interest property trusts (QTIP), child's trusts, and irrevocable trusts. You will know which will, be it holographic, nuncupative, self-proving, statutory, simple, joint, living, mutual, ethical, electronic, or video, fits your needs. In addition, you will be provided with estate planning strategies in easy to understand language that will make the task seem much less burdensome.

Whether you are writing your will, establishing a trust, or planning your estate for the first time or you are updating or revising your previous plans, The Complete Guide to Wills, Trusts, & Estates will give you all the tools and knowledge you need to decide where your assets will go when you die and to whom.  Item# 9781601382030 $24.95

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The Complete Guide to IRAs & IRA Investing: Wealth Building Strategies Revealed

As more and more baby boomers prepare to retire and as people seem to be retiring at an earlier age, the importance of saving for retirement has become increasingly apparent. Many people find themselves worrying that they will not be able to maintain their current life style once they retire. However, the strategies provided in this book will help you turn your IRA into a wealth-building tool.

The Complete Guide to IRAs and IRA Investing will show you how to take control of your investment future and make sure your investments are performing for you. You will learn about Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, and self-directed IRAs, and you will learn how to choose the right plan for you. You will learn about the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, rules regarding distribution, rollovers, transfers, conversions between accounts, valid adjustments, adjusted gross income, annual contribution limits, the advantages and disadvantages of the various IRAs, potential penalties, tax deductible contributions, myths and truths about IRA investing, and IRS guidelines.

In addition, we will show you how to open an IRA; how to choose the right financial advisor for you; how to manage vital information and deadlines; how to set up your account with a custodian or IRA administrator to deal with the day-to-day activities, such as depositing contributions and executing and settling transactions; and how to use your IRA to invest in mutual funds and stocks. You will also read about the specific rules relating to life insurance, collectibles, foreign investments, and real estate and find the answers to common questions, such as "How do rate returns affect my retirement income?" "When should I begin saving?" "What IRA am I eligible for?"

This new book will provide you with all the information you need to know about IRAs and IRA investing. The Complete Guide to IRAs and IRA Investing combines essentials, insight, and insider secrets to help you secure financial victory after retirement.  Item# 9781601382023 $21.95

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Index Funds-How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely

Long kept a secret by financial insiders, index funds are rapidly growing in popularity. Index funds are unit trusts that track the performance of an index. An investor can buy shares comprising the index or buy a sample of shares that make up the index. A fund's value is linked to the index, meaning that if the index rises, the value of the fund also rises. Index funds outperform 80 percent of managed funds, and more and more investors are turning to these funds to reduce the anxiety and expense of trying to beat the market and predict what stocks, bonds, or mutual funds will perform well. In this book you will find out why insiders have kept these funds a secret and how you can benefit from them.

In this new, comprehensive book, you will learn the different indexing methods, including traditional indexing, synthetic indexing, and enhanced indexing, and you will learn the advantages of index funds, among them low costs, simplicity, and lower turnovers. You will read about diversification, asset allocation, capital gains tax considerations, enhanced index funds, and the common mistakes investors make with index funds.

Furthermore, you will learn how to achieve balance, how individual funds perform, how to use exchange traded funds for effective asset allocation, how to choose the right fund, how to develop a portfolio, how to gauge portfolio risk, and how to determine your risk capacity. We will provide you with a list of funds, specific strategies, and step-by-step guidance on active indexing. We will explain the efficiency of indexing, the flexibility of active portfolio management strategies, and the benefits of index funds compared to traditional mutual funds.

Whether you are a first time investor or a stock market pro, you will discover valuable information about how index funds work, what factors to consider before investing, and how to avoid common pitfalls. By reading The Complete Guide to Investing in Index Funds you will ultimately learn how to maximize your return while minimizing your risk.  Item# 9781601382054 $24.95

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Your Complete Guide to Making Millions with Your Simple Idea or Invention: Insider Secrets You Need to Know

Everyone has had a good idea for a new product or service that would make life more comfortable, easier, or just more fun. What do all these famous inventions have in common: air conditioning, airbags, bandages, barbed wire, blow dryers, can openers, cement, chewing gum, computers, credit cards, doughnuts, jeans, microwave ovens, paper towels, Play-Doh, Post-it Notes, potato chips, roller coasters, safety pins, Scotch tape, skateboards, staplers, straws, sunscreen, typewriters, Viagra, zippers? They were all invented in the United States by American inventors, and they all made fortunes for the inventors and the companies licensing the ideas.

If you think you have a great idea for a new product, book, song, or invention, do not be left out. This groundbreaking new book will guide you step-by-step along the way. This book offers a simple, straightforward introduction to how to protect your idea written in layman's terms. This book is written for inventors, not attorneys, and for those that want to save thousands on legal fees protecting their ideas and inventions. If you think you have a great idea or invention, you need this extremely detailed and comprehensive guide to the process. The book covers and easily explains everything needed, from the initial patent search and licensing your idea to filing a successful and financially lucrative application. Even if you ultimately decide to use the services of a patent attorney, which in some cases is recommended, this book will get the process started and still save considerable legal fees.  Item# 9781601381453 $24.95 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Small Record Label: With Companion CD-ROM

The overall retail value of the U.S. record industry was $11.5 billion in 2006. With the help of this new book you can get a piece of that business by starting your own small record label. This book will not teach you how to play music, but you will learn all the aspects of starting your business, pricing your products, marketing your business, and conducting your day-to-day business operations. This comprehensive new book will show you step-by-step how to set up, operate, and manage a financially successful small record label, including startup costs for a record label, the equipment you will need, how to get your recordings made into CDs and distributed, marketing and promoting your music, and distribution methods.

The book covers the entire process of starting a small record label from startup to ongoing management in an easy to understand way, pointing out methods to increase your chances of success and showing you how to avoid the common mistakes that can doom a startup. The new companion CD-ROM contains all the forms used in the book in PDF format for easy use, as well as a detailed business plan, which will help you precisely define your business, identify your goals, and serve as your firm's résumé. The basic components include a current and pro forma balance sheet, an income statement, and a cash flow analysis.

While providing detailed instructions and examples, the author leads you through finding a location that will bring success, managing and training employees, accounting and bookkeeping procedures, auditing, successful budgeting, and profit planning development, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. You also will learn how to draw up a winning business plan, how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified, professional staff, how to keep bringing customers back, and how to generate high profile public relations. In addition, you will become knowledgeable about basic cost control systems, equipment layout and planning, low and no cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales, and low cost marketing ideas. You will also learn how to get your music on sites where customers pay to download your music such as Rhapsody, Napster, Urge, and others. This new book covers everything that many companies pay consultants thousands of dollars for. With the help of this book you can turn your love of music into a highly successful business.  Item# 9781601381422 $39.95

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Web Site Design Business: With Companion CD-ROM

According to a 2007 survey by Netcraft, there are more than 108 million Web sites worldwide. Every Web site needs to be designed. The Pricing & Ethical Guidelines Handbook published by the Graphic Arts Guild reports that the average cost of designing a Web site for a small corporation can range from $7,750 to $15,000. It is incredibly easy to see the enormous profit potential.

Web design businesses can be run part- or full-time and can easily be started in your own home. As such, they are one of the fastest growing segments of the Internet economy. This new book will teach you all you need to know about getting your own Web site design business started in the minimum amount of time.

Here is the manual you need to cash in on this highly profitable segment of the industry. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of Web site design. This superb manual should be studied by anyone investigating the opportunities of opening a Web design business and will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms, contracts, worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations, plans and layouts, and dozens of other valuable, time-saving tools that no entrepreneur should be without.

While providing detailed instructions and examples, the author leads you through finding a location that will bring success, drawing up a winning business plan (the Companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan that can be used in MS Word), buying (and selling) a Web design store, pricing formulas, sales planning, tracking competitors, bookkeeping, media planning, pricing, copy writing, hiring and firing employees, motivating workers, managing and training employees, accounting procedures, successful budgeting, and profit planning development.

By reading this book, you will become knowledgeable about basic cost control systems, retail math and pricing issues, Web site plans and diagrams, software and equipment layout and planning, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, IRS reporting requirements, customer service, direct sales, monthly profit and loss statements, tax preparation, public relations, general management skills, low and no cost ways to satisfy customers and build sales, and low cost internal marketing ideas, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

The manual delivers literally hundreds of innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Shut down waste, reduce costs, and increase profits. Business owners will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source for ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can be easily applied. The Companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item# 9781601381439 $39.95


365 Ways to Motivate and Reward Your Nonprofit Volunteers Every Day: With Little or No Money

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 26.7 percent of the population volunteered in 2006. Unfortunately, while the population is increasing, the percentage of Americans who volunteer is decreasing each year.

What this means is that you must hang onto and keep your volunteers happy and coming back, perhaps bringing new volunteer recruits with them. This new book is packed with hundreds of simple and inexpensive ways to motivate, challenge, and reward your volunteers. Volunteers today need constant reinforcement and recognition, and here is how to do it. With real life, proven examples and case studies from actual nonprofit organizations, you can use this book daily to boost morale and productivity and find fundraising activities. This is your opportunity to build an organization that people love to volunteer, and you can do so by using these quick, effective, humorous, innovative, and simply fun solutions. Make your organization a happy place to volunteer, and reap the benefits.  Item# 9781601381491 $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Personal Finance: For Teenagers

Advertisers are well-known for targeting teenagers and have a firm reason for doing so: Teenagers spent close to $190 billion in 2006, and that figure is expected to jump to approximately $209 billion by 2011. It seems quite obvious that teenagers know how to spend money, but do they know how to save?

Personal financial planning is the process of establishing your own financial goals and finding a way to reach them. It is an ongoing process that involves examining all existing resources, developing a plan to use them, and systematically implementing the plan to achieve your goals. While teenagers yield immense spending power, many lack the financial knowledge necessary to manage their money wisely. The Complete Guide to Personal Finance: For Teenagers is a reliable and relevant source of financial information in which teenagers will find a wealth of useful information.

In this new book, you will learn how to get and manage credit, how to make and stick to a budget, how to save for college, how to determine your needs versus your wants, how to pay for a car, how to finance college, how to manage risk, how to open a bank account, how to write a check, how to balance a checkbook, how to avoid the pressures of consumerism, and how to avoid financial mistakes.

You will also learn about investment options, taxes, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and basic budget tips. This book is filled with helpful suggestions from financial and family counselors, and you will discover creative ways to get a jumpstart on your financial future and use money responsibly. Even if you have had a few missteps along the way, you will be able to learn from your mistakes and get on the path to financial well-being. Item# 9781601382078 $21.95

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Using Other People's Money to Get Rich: Secrets, Techniques, and Strategies Investors Use Every Day Using OPM to Make Millions

Using other people's money is becoming an increasingly common practice. In fact, you have probably used other people's money at some point without even realizing it. Even Donald Trump used other people's money to finance his investments. Now, with this book, you too can knowingly use other people's money to increase your wealth.

Using other people's money, or OPM, can be a risky strategy, but Using Other's People Money to Get Rich will show you how to downplay the risks, avoid the common pitfalls, and minimize your costs. You will learn about various sources of OPM, including lending institutions, venture capitalists, angel investors, the federal government, investment banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and credit unions. You will also learn how to meet the source's investment criteria, which will help ensure that you acquire OPM for your needs.
In addition, you will become knowledgeable about the benefits of using OPM, debt and equity transactions, performing due diligence and research, the short- and long-term costs, and securities laws. You will also learn how to use OPM to pay off debts and invest in paper assets, the stock market, rental properties, and part-time, home-based, or Web-based businesses.

We spent hours interviewing investors to learn how they used OPM to make money, and here, we provide you with all the secrets, techniques, and strategies you need to know in order to make millions. Item# 9781601382146 $24.95

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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your NCLEX: What You Need to Know About the National Council Licensure Examination Explained Simply              

From January to June of 2007, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing reports that 93,817 candidates sat for the NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Examination – Registered Nurse), with a 71.8 percent pass rate. During that same time period, 32,066 candidates sat for the NCLEX-PN (for practical nurses), with a 76.4 percent pass rate. These tests are used by state boards to determine if a candidate is prepared for entry-level nursing practice. How can you ensure you score high enough on the exam to enter into your chosen profession? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your NCLEX and employing the practices found within is one way to do so.

In this new book, you will learn about and understand the computerized adaptive testing format, as well as the organization of the exam. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of tips from insiders.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your NCLEX is filled with practice questions and reviews of the four most important topics, including safe, effective environments; health promotion and maintenance; psychosocial integrity; and physiological integrity. You will also find charts, graphs, illustrations, and tables to help you understand key concepts, as well as proven strategies, mindsets, and problem solving methods.

It has been said that the NCLEX is a test of your critical judgment and management skills more than anything. However, it is still important to prepare accordingly. Instead of panicking and worrying about the exam, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are taking the NCLEX-RN or the NCLEX-PN, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for passing the exam and improving your score. Item #9781601382504    $21.95

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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE: What You Need to Know About the Graduate Record Exam Explained Simply

Every year more than 350,000 people take the Graduate Record Exam, more commonly known as the GRE. Approximately 60 percent of graduate programs require applicants to take the GRE, making it necessary to get a good score. An average score on the GRE is around 500 on the verbal and quantitative sections and a four on the writing section. How can you boost your scores and ensure acceptance into the graduate program of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE and using the techniques provided within is one way to do so.

In this new book, you will learn about and understand the scoring system, as well as the computerized format and the content. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control your anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of proven strategies, mindsets, and problem solving methods.
101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GRE is filled with practice questions and reviews of test topics, including antonyms, analogies, sentence completion, reading comprehension, vocabulary, analytical writing, quantitative comparisons, data interpretation, and math concepts. Additionally, you will be provided with a comprehensive vocabulary list. Some of the strategies you will learn include how to solve analogies when you do not know the meaning of the words and how to solve algebra problems by plugging in numbers in place of variables.

Instead of panicking and worrying about the GRE, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are fresh out of college and are still familiar with many of the test concepts or are applying to graduate school after a hiatus, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for improving your score. Item #9781601382245 $21.95 

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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SERIES SEVEN Exam: What You Need to Know Explained Simply

It has been estimated that one half of all people taking the Series 7 exam will sit for the test a second time. Taking and passing the Series 7 exam gives you the necessary qualifications to make trades with corporate securities, commodities, and futures. Some people say that this exam is the hardest one they have ever taken. To ensure that this is not the case for you, be sure to read 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SERIES SEVEN Exam.

In this new book, you will learn about and understand the organization of the exam and the computerized format. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control your anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of proven strategies, mindsets, and problem solving methods.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SERIES SEVEN Exam is filled with information about stocks, stock markets, government securities, municipal and corporate bonds, options, indexes, mutual funds, interest funds, interest rates, mortgages, ethics, margin accounts, insider trading, short selling, and dividends, all of which are topics addressed on the exam. Also included is a review of the seven critical functions of a registered representative. You will also find practice questions and ways to avoid making common mistakes.
Instead of panicking and worrying about the Series 7, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or sitting for the second time, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for passing the exam on the first try and improving your score.  Item# 9781601382238 $21.95  

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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SAT: What You Need to Know About the Scholastic Aptitude Test Explained Simply

Each year more than two million high school students dedicate a Saturday morning to taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test, more commonly referred to as the SATs. These tests are important because 92 percent of colleges require applicants to report their scores. In 2006 the average score for critical reading was 503, for math 518, and for writing 497. How can you boost your scores and stand out from the crowd when applying to college? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SAT and employing the practices found within is one way to do so.

In this new book, you will learn about and understand the scoring system, as well as the format and content. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control your anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of teacher-recommended strategies.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your SAT is filled with math, English, and essay practice tests; step-by-step instructions on writing an effective SAT essay; reviews of critical reading, grammar, and correct usage; and reviews of the most important math concepts. Some of the study strategies included are answering the easy questions first, making educated guesses, and budgeting your time.
Instead of panicking and worrying about the SATs, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or for the fifth, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for improving your score. Item# 9781601382221 $21.95

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The Complete Guide to Writing Effective College Applications & Essays: Step-by-Step Instructions With Companion CD-ROM

Applying to college can be one of the most stressful times in a student's life. Not only are you faced with the task of finding the perfect school for you, but you also must fill out a lengthy application and compose a seemingly perfect essay. The essay topic is crucial, as it demonstrates your preferences, values, creativity, sense of humor, and depth of knowledge, and the writing is important because it reflects your power of persuasion, organizational skills, and style. This new book will teach you how to write effective applications and essays, thereby taking some of the weight off your shoulders.

The Complete Guide to Writing Effective College Applications & Essays will provide you with all the tools you need to complete your application and write a winning essay. You will learn how to choose a topic, how to keep your focus narrow and personal, how to revise, how to handle common essay questions, how to tweak essays and use them on various applications, how to choose your tone and structure, how to avoid the common pitfalls, and how to overcome writer's block.

In addition, you will learn strategies for getting started, requirements for application, and critical writing tips. This book is also full of sample essays, sample essay questions, and even examples of the essays specific colleges use. You will find those samples on the accompanying CD-ROM, along with brainstorming exercises and sample applications. We have spent hours interviewing admissions officers so that we can provide you with insider information on how to compose impressive applications and essays.
Whether you are a high school freshman seeking a head start or a senior hoping to glean some last minute tips, this book is your answer. Item# 9781601382214 $21.95 

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How to Wipe Out Your Student Loans and Be Debt Free Fast: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply

According to a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics, an estimated 65 percent of recent college graduates are burdened by student loans. Although the average debt is $19,000, loans can exceed $50,000 and may be much higher for those who attend graduate school, law school, or medical school. Many students, faced with the task of repaying such a large amount of money, become overwhelmed merely thinking about it. But, using this new book, you can learn how to eliminate your student loans and be debt free.

In this exhaustively researched book, you will learn everything you need to know about student loans, including grace periods, deferment, forbearance, interest rates, co-signors, exit counseling, prepayment, discharges, cancellation, default, and much more. You will create a repayment schedule; understand the various repayment options, such as graduated repayment, level repayment, income-sensitive repayment, extended repayment, serialization, and income-contingent repayment; and be able to choose the appropriate plan for your unique situation.

Additionally, you will learn how to save money through consolidation, how to secure the best interest rate, how consolidating can improve your credit score, how to use lender incentive programs to save money, and how to lower interest rates.

Whether you are a current student looking to get a jumpstart on repayment or you are a recent graduate trying to wade through the letters you are receiving from your lenders and consolidation companies, How to Wipe Out Your Student Loans and Be Debt Free will be an indispensable companion. Item# 9781601382160 $21.95

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The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply

In 2001, major American energy company Enron filed for bankruptcy, and it was soon discovered that the company was awash in accounting fraud and scandals. In the aftermath of the Enron scandal, Kenneth Lay was sent to trial on a 53-count indictment and faced up to 45 years in prison, but died before sentencing could take place. Reportedly, the SEC was seeking more than $90 million from Lay. Jeffrey Skilling was convicted of securities and wire fraud and was sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in prison. He must pay $26 million to restore the company's pension fund. In the end, 16 people pled guilty and another five were found guilty. The scandal and the collapse of the company cost an estimated $70 billion in direct losses. Since the scandal was made public, there has been a virtual domino effect, with big companies like AIG and Health South succumbing to scandal.

Accounting fraud costs more than $660 billion a year, and the average organization loses 6 percent of its total revenue to fraud. How can you prevent this from happening to you as an investor, business owner, or a person attempting to acquire or merge with another firm? Read The Complete Guide to Spotting Accounting Fraud & Cover-Ups and you will be able to understand, detect, and avoid accounting fraud.

You will learn how to identify fraud, how to spot minor abnormalities that may hide fraud, how to spot forgeries, and how to prove your case, as well as what to immediately suspect and methods for uncovering scams. You will know what signs to look for, including excessive turnover of lawyers and auditors, changing professionals in the middle of a transaction, inconsistent information, and significant declines in stock prices.

In addition, you will know how to recognize the common maneuvers, earnings manipulation, premature and fictitious revenue, overvalued assets, undervalued liabilities, bogus revenue, expenses that have been shifted to another period, overstating revenues, understating expenses, and the misuse and misdirecting of funds.

This new book is filled with studies and discussions of fraud cases and how they could have been avoided, checklists for detecting accounts misdeeds, and advice from analysts, CFOs, and CPAs. This manual will be an indispensable aid for serious investors, industry pros, acquisition and merger managers, and small business owners alike. After reading this book you will no longer have to worry about accounting fraud and you can increase your company's profits. Item# 9781601382122 $24.95

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101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT: What You Need to Know About the Medical College Admission Test Explained Simply

An estimated 71,000 around the world take the Medical College Admission Test, more commonly known as the MCAT, each year. Most medical colleges require applicants to take this test, and most schools look for a combined score on the verbal reasoning, physical sciences, and biological sections of at least 30. However, the average score, on a scale of 1 to 15, is only 8. How can you boost your scores and get into the medical school of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT and employing the practices within is one way to do so.

In this new book, you will learn about and understand the new computerized format, as well as the content of the exam. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of tips from insiders.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT is filled with practice questions and information found in each of the four sections, including the writing samples. You will find reviews of physics skills; chemistry skills; general math concepts in algebra and trigonometry; finding the main point and relevant information in a reading passage; formulating, communicating, and proving an argument; biology; and organic chemistry. In addition, diagrams of the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, muscular, and skeletal systems are included.

The MCAT is designed to assess your problem solving, critical thinking, writing skills, and knowledge of science concepts. Instead of panicking and worrying, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or sitting for a second and hoping to improve your score, you will learn valuable information and practical tips to do just that. Item# 9781601382511 $21.95 

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The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks: What You Need to Know Explained Simply

Hundreds of thousands of people apply for patents, copyrights, and trademarks in the United States every year. For example, the United States Patent and Trademark office reports that 452,633 patent applications were filed in 2006. You can easily become one of these people if you have created the greatest American invention, if you are the next Stephen King and have written a book to prove it, or if you have designed an eye-catching logo for your company. The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks will provide you with all the information you need to know about acquiring, registering, maintaining, and protecting your intellectual property.

A patent is a grant of property rights to the inventor and essentially excludes others from making, using, and selling your invention, whereas a trademark is a word, symbol, or device used to indicate the source of goods and to distinguish your goods from those of others. A copyright, on the other hand, protects original works and the form of the expression rather than the subject matter. This new, exhaustively researched book will help you decide which of the three you need to apply for, as well as which things can be patented, trademarked, and copyrighted and which cannot.

In this book, you will learn how to file an application, how to register, how to avoid infringement, and how to avoid common problems. Additionally, you will become knowledgeable about where to file; the fees involved; laws and regulations associated with the process; the differences between copyrights, trademarks, and patents; the differences between utility, design, and plant patents; who may apply; attorneys and agents; and the forms you need to fill out.

Whether you are applying for a patent, copyright, or trademark, this book will provide you with all the necessary information necessary to do so. The Complete Guide to Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks is the only book you need to read if you want to protect your intellectual property. Item# 9781601382313 $24.95 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Fashion Design Business: With Companion CD-ROM

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an average annual income of $69,270 for fashion designers in 2007. Opportunities in the fashion design industry are expected to rise about 10 to 12 percent through 2012. Many designers also go into other areas of the fashion industry, including: fashion buyer, fashion coordinator, retail store manager, and many more.

You do not need to live in New York City, and you can start out small or even part time. Ralph Lauren's Polo empire was established on a small men's tie collection that he sold to Bloomingdale's. Demand for fashion designers should remain strong, as consumers hungry for new fashions and apparel styles will spur the creation of new clothing and accessory lines.

This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of the fashion, fashion design, and consulting business. You will learn everything from the initial design and creation to manufacturing and marketing. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business, you should begin by reading this book, hopefully picturing yourself producing the perfect dress worn by one of Hollywood's elite.

If you enjoy working with people and keeping up on the latest trends, this may be the perfect business for you. Keep in mind this business looks easy but, as with any business, looks can be deceiving. This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; lists; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no designer should be without.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.

This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful designers will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item # 9781601382252 $39.95 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Interior Design Business: With Companion CD-ROM

An active real estate market has turned interior design into a boom industry in recent years. Interior designers owning their own firms have a median income of $75,000. Tens of thousands of homes are for sale in the United States today, and many need the help of an interior designer to be sold. Interior designers create the spaces where we work, play, and live every day. Whether it is a private residence, corporate office, retail store, or a zany restaurant, interior designers use their creativity, as well as their knowledge of color principles, architecture, and design, to make it work and look amazing. As a result, they are well compensated for the work.

This guide provides readers with an understanding of the basic concepts of starting their own interior design business. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of interior design. You will learn everything from the initial startup decisions to working with clients. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business, you should begin by reading this book.

You can build a highly successful business using your talent and understanding of color and architectural features, while providing a much needed service to home owners. If you enjoy working with people and have that creative knack, this may be the perfect business for you. Keep in mind that this business looks easy but, as with any business, looks can be deceiving. This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; setting up your office; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business should be without.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about choosing a name; getting Started; the who, what, when, why, and how of interior design; equipment; selling your other services to your present customers; home staging and interior redesign; how to build a portfolio; how to get your first clients; how to attract and bid on new jobs; contracts and billing procedures; advertising; insurance; legal matters; basic cost control systems; market research; getting new clients; tax laws; zoning laws; pricing; leads; sales and marketing techniques; and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff if necessary, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as increase sales and have customers refer others to you.

You will learn the basics of accounting and bookkeeping procedures, auditing, successful budgeting, and profit planning development, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms found in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item #9781601382627 $39.95

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Landscaping, Nursery, or Lawn Service Business: With Companion CD-ROM

If you enjoy working outdoors and want to incorporate your creativity into your work, operating a small nursery, landscaping, or lawn service may be the perfect business for you. In fact, many operators combine all three of these elements to make an ideal year-round business. This is an ideal home-based business and can be started with just a few thousand dollars.

This guide provides readers with an understanding of the basic concepts of starting their own service business. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of the nursery and landscape business. You will learn everything from the initial startup decisions to working with clients. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business, you should begin by reading this book.

If you enjoy working with people and working outdoors, this may be the perfect business for you. Keep in mind that this business looks easy but, as with any business, looks can be deceiving. This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; setting up your office; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business should be without.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about choosing a name, equipment, equipment maintenance, selling your other services to your present customers, how to attract and bid on residential and commercial accounts, contracts and billing procedures, advertising, insurance, legal matters, basic cost control systems, market research, getting new clients, tax laws, pricing, leads, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales and have customers refer others to you.

You will learn about basic accounting and bookkeeping procedures, auditing, successful budgeting, and profit planning development, as well as thousands of great tips and useful guidelines. This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms found in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item# 9781601382283 $39.95

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Personal and Executive Coaching Business: With Companion CD-ROM

In the U.S., the average professional coach makes roughly $150-$200 per hour. It is not uncommon for a seasoned coach to make well over $100,000 per year. If you are good at motivating and inspiring people, a coaching business may be a great choice for you. People seek out coaches to help them in matters of life, business, career, and even parenting. And they are paid very well with few startup costs.
As a professional coach, you will recognize and define your clients' goals; construct a realistic strategy for achieving your goals; establish a detailed program of actions and activities; identify, manage, and change business improvements; get effective and timely results; monitor your progress and build on your successes; achieve what may have seemed impossible; and get the rewards and recognition you deserve. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business, you should begin by reading this book.

If you enjoy working with people, this may be the perfect business for you. Keep in mind that this business looks easy but, as with any business, looks can be deceiving. This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; setting up your office; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business should be without.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, market research, getting new clients, tax laws, pricing, leads, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to meet IRS requirements, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales and have customers refer others to you.

Successful coaches will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms found in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item #9781601382276 $39.95 

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Import Export Business: With Companion CD-ROM

The import and export business is not just for goliath corporations. An individual armed with the right information can get in on this enormous industry. It is big business these days - to the tune of an annual $1.2 trillion in goods, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. In 2007 alone, American companies will export $772 billion in merchandise to more than 150 foreign countries.

Billions of dollars in merchandise and goods are being exchanged each day in the global marketplace. These products are bought, sold, represented, and distributed somewhere in the world on a daily basis. While basically any country can offer opportunities for import export trade, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and China have topped the trading chart for the past two decades. In the last few years, countries in the former Soviet Union and South America have become major players. Compared to other businesses, however, import export companies have a very low startup cost. You do not need any special license or degree; what you need to succeed is the expert advice presented in this new, comprehensive manual. This is a business you run from home, and travel is mostly optional.

This guide provides readers with an understanding of the basic concepts of international trade and will help you navigate the maze of international trade policies and regulations. This new book is a comprehensive and detailed study of the business side of the import export business. You will learn everything from the initial startup decisions to working with U.S. and foreign companies. If you are investigating opportunities in this type of business, you should begin by reading this book.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CD-ROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, commercial terms, documentation, trade agreements, trade shows, cultural issues, customs and market research, the latest information on government regulations, tax laws, customs requirements, shipping procedures, how to represent U.S.-based companies, copyright and trademark issues, product pricing, distribution systems, custom brokers, international documentation, branding, foreign-trade leads, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

You will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales and have customers refer others to you. Successful import export experts will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready-to-use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CD-ROM contains all the forms found in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use.
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The Complete Guide to Renovating Older Homes: How to Make it Easy and Save Thousands

Many homeowners express a preference for older homes rather than new ones because of the quality of the craftsmanship, the architectural elements, the character of the home, and the solidness of the structure. Houses can be changed - they can be made bigger or smaller according to your desires. Remodeling your home can make it come alive, fix its flaws, and enhance its interior. However, renovating can be time consuming, expensive, nerve-racking, and messy. The Complete Guide to Renovating Older Homes will help you overcome these challenges.

In this new book, you will learn how to estimate costs and how to create a budget. You will learn how to select and install cabinets, countertops, flooring, sinks, faucets, appliances, bath tubs, showers, and toilets. You will learn about the unique challenges of small and large bathrooms, home offices, and home theaters. You will also learn how to overcome the challenges associated with water, foundation, cracks, lead, electricity, asbestos, windows, tanks, wells, and cesspools.

Additionally, you will be presented with ideas for renovating your family room, bedrooms, attic, basement, kitchen, and bathroom, as well as a variety of floor plans. You will learn about unique architectural elements, closets, and the tools you will need. Furthermore, you will be provided with step-by-step instructions for some of the most common projects, including installing drywall, upgrading windows and doors, and installing flooring. Also included is a section on exterior renovations, which contains information on windows, skylights, finish materials, garage doors, sunrooms, porches, decks, and pools.

The Complete Guide to Renovating Older Homes will inspire you to create the home of your dreams and will help save you thousands of dollars while doing so. Whether you are attempting your first renovation project or are a seasoned pro, you will be sure to find numerous tips and suggestions in this book, making it an indispensable companion for any homeowner with a project or two in mind. Item #9781601382429 $24.95  

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The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home and Saving Thousands on Your New House

Buying a new home can be an expensive endeavor. Many people dream of building their own home but mistakenly believe that doing so is not cost effective. However, by building your own home you can save 20 to 40 percent or more. By reading The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Home and Saving Thousands on Your New House you will discover that your dream can become reality.

From basic planning to construction methods, this new book will take you through all the steps of building your own home. You will learn how to choose a site, draw up a construction time line, apply for construction loans and financing, obtain essential insurance information, buy inexpensive plans, find and negotiate with subcontractors, comply with building codes, select features and fixtures, choose the style of the house, decide on the size of the rooms, prepare plans, and get permits. You will learn about building materials and foundations, floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors, roofing, flashings, chimneys, plumbing, wiring, ceilings, floors, railings, and attics.

In addition, you will learn how to design a home that will meet your needs, perform constructions tasks safely, and build amenities. We will inform you about common problems to watch for, including foundation, roofing, walls, stairs, sidewalks, driveways, heating and cooling, electrical capacity, and wiring.

This book will detail money-saving options and environmentally friendly techniques, while at the same time allowing you to monitor the quality of the materials and the workmanship, fine-tune the design, and make sure the results are exactly what you had envisioned. Item #9781601382436 $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Tree House: For Parents, Kids, and Adults Who are Kids at Heart

As children, many people dreamed of having a tree house, a place where they could go to get away, to play, and to relax. Today, more and more people, especially in the United States, England, Germany, France, and Brazil, are making this dream a reality. This dream, however, is not just for children; in fact, Corbin Dunn, a 26-year-old, lives in his tree house in Santa Cruz, California, full-time. The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Tree House will show you how to create one of these sky-high getaways, whether it is a child's play area or an adult hideaway.

The oldest documented tree house still in existence is located in England on the grounds of Pitchford Hall and dates back to the 17th century. This proves that a tree house can be a lasting investment, especially if you choose the right tree and the right materials. This book will show you how to select a tree, prepare the tree, price materials, purchase the best materials, use the right tools, and buy lumber. You will learn about all the tree house basics and the anatomy of a tree house, including the four corners, the diagonal support, the floor, the ladder, the railing, and the roof.

In this book you will also learn about waterproofing, safety precautions, and building regulations and restrictions. You will be provided with design, building, and decorating tips, as well as non-technical drawings to aid you in the building process. You will learn about supports, windows, skylights, and tree house designs, such as shingled, two trees and two posts, and perch. Also included is an additional section on all the accessories you can add on to your house, like a ladder hoist, a fire pole, swings, a zip line, a trash box, a pulley and basket, a drawbridge, a crow's nest, a rope bridge, slides, and a trap door.

Whether you are building a tree house for your child or for yourself, The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Tree House will provide you with dozens of helpful tips, tricks, and suggestions from people who have already undertaken this endeavor. With the help of this book, your treetop hideaway will quickly become a reality. Item #9781601382443 $24.95 

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How to Get Your Share of the 30-Plus Billion Dollars Being Offered by U.S. Foundations: A Complete Guide for Locating, Preparing, and Presenting Your Proposals

Currently, there are more than 65,000 foundations in the United States. One of the largest is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has approximately $33 billion in assets and paid out an estimated $1.56 billion in grants in 2006. The Rockefeller Foundation recently gave $3.5 million to help fund the rebuilding of New Orleans and committed an additional $70 to an initiative aiming to build the resistance of communities vulnerable to climate change. Other foundations with funds to disperse include the Ben & Jerry's Foundation, the Tiger Woods Foundation, and The Ford Foundation.

Foundations are one of the best sources of funding for an organization's projects. In fact, foundations grant over $32.2 billion in tax-exempt funds each year. How to Get Your Share of the 30-Plus Billion Dollars Being Offered by U.S. Foundations will show you how to get some of these funds to help your organization achieve its goals.

In this book, you will learn about the different types of foundations, including private independent, corporate, family, and community, and how to identify a foundation to fund your project. You will learn how to qualify for grants; how to write a proposal; how to locate foundations in your subject area, geographic area, and that provide the support you need; and how to fill out a grant application.

How to Get Your Share of the 30-Plus Billion Dollars Being Offered by U.S. Foundations will also teach you how to create an effective proposal by walking you through each section, including the cover letter, the table of contents, the executive summary, the statement of need, the goals and objectives, the specific and measureable outcomes, the evaluation, the budget, and the sustainability. You will even learn how to write letters of inquiry that will grab the foundation's attention.

This book is filled with valuable information for organizations seeking funding from foundations. In addition to the list of directories and resources we have compiled, there are also insightful interviews with foundation officers and grant recipients, as well as sample proposals, letters, worksheets, and checklists. By using these tools and following the advice in this comprehensive guide, you will be able to find funding and achieve your organization's goals. Item# 9781601382580 $24.95 

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Nonprofit Management: Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Organization Explained Simply-With Companion CD-ROM

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, more than 1.4 million nonprofit organizations are in existence in the United States alone. These organizations vary in their fields of interest, ranging from charity and religion to health, science, literature, wildlife protection, and the arts. While the areas of focus may differ, one thing applies to each and every organization: The challenges of running a nonprofit are far reaching and incredibly unique. Nonprofit Management: Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Organization Explained Simply will help you understand these challenges and offer you ways to overcome them.

In this new book you will learn how to create a plan, how to fund a mission, how to recruit and keep volunteers, how to create and stick to a budget, how to form effective community coalitions, how to set and achieve goals, how to perform SWOT analyses, and how to assess client needs. You will also learn about performance measurement tools, taxes, policies, management theories, accounting, public and government relations, insurance, meetings, fundraising, educational programs, sponsorship programs, record keeping and reporting requirements, legal requirements, consultants, lobbying, and ethics.

Also included are strategies for dealing with the board of directors, committees, conflicts of interest, and hiring, firing, and other personnel management issues. This book will show you how to overcome common obstacles, such as founder's syndrome, poor meeting attendance, poor fundraising, and rapid staff turnover. You will also be provided with real world examples and case studies that demonstrate both effective and ineffective management strategies. The companion CD-ROM contains proven worksheets, checklists, and tables to aid in your nonprofit management strategy.

Whether you are a charitable, advocacy, membership, social, recreational, or satellite organization, Nonprofit Management: Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Organization Explained Simply will ultimately help you become more successful in fulfilling your mission. Item# 9781601382467 $24.95  

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Legal Off Shore Tax Havens: How to Take LEGAL Advantage of the IRS Code and Pay Less in Taxes

An ever increasing number of Americans are convinced that our country is no longer the land of safety or opportunity when it comes to their money and investments. These people recommend transferring your money to offshore tax havens in such countries as Dubai, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Panama. In fact, it has recently been estimated that nearly 60 percent of the world's money is located in offshore accounts. Legal Off Shore Tax Havens will show you how to protect your money and remain legal while doing so.

Off shore tax havens are sovereign nations that have laws in place that protect people's financial privacy, assets, and cash. In this new, exhaustively researched book, you will find out how to take advantage of this system. You will learn how the system works, how to develop business opportunities, how to avoid excessive taxation and regulation, how to bank and invest off shore, how to find the tax haven that is right for you, and how to avoid scams.

In addition, you will learn about the safest, most private nations, the best off shore banks and tax havens, what is and what is not legal, the best haven for your specific purposes, mistakes to avoid, legal issues, and basic off shore entities. You will also learn how sophisticated tax avoiders use countries such as Ireland, Austria, and the Netherlands to avoid suspicion; how to use residential tax havens, including Argentina and Costa Rica; and how to use Greece, the Phillipines, and Jordan as completely tax-free havens.

Legal Off Shore Tax Havens will provide you with the strategies, knowledge, and contacts you need to avoid expensive mistakes and make the most of your offshore pursuits. This book is for those who are weary of paying high taxes and who are suspicious of the government. Whether you are seeking to move your business's money or your own personal finance, this book will provide you with all the necessary information to make a smooth, legal transition. Item #9781601382573 $24.95  

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The Complete Dictionary of Insurance Terms Explained Simply

Insurance words and insurance terms can be very confusing. Many people become overwhelmed when faced with insurance forms and documents. Attempting to wade through this information can be disheartening. However, The Complete Dictionary of Insurance Terms Explained Simply will help insurance agents and consumers alike in understanding and explaining insurance terms.

This A to Z guide is packed with more than 2,000 complicated terms that are defined in easy to understand language. No category - health, life, automobile, homeowners, renter's, or workers compensation - is overlooked. This new, handy guide is designed to assist insurance agents and consumers by explaining these complicated and confusing terms in jargon-free language. You will not find lengthy and difficult words in the definitions - just short and easy to understand answers.

In this book you will find all the answers you will ever need regarding a universe of insurance terms on hundreds of topics, such as accelerated death benefits, beneficiaries, coinsurance, dividends, earned premiums, floaters, guaranty funds, homeowners policies, incurred losses, joint and survivor annuities, key person insurance, laddering, Medicare, no-fault medical, ordinary life insurance, pre-existing conditions, qualified annuities, retrospective rating, solvency, tort reform, umbrella policies, voids, and waivers.

The Complete Dictionary of Insurance Terms Explained Simply is the perfect to own and keep as your personal reference, as it contains over 2,000 insurance-specific terms. Because the terms are listed in alphabetical order, you can easily find what you need to know and begin to feel more confident when dealing with all matters of insurance. Item #9781601382375 $21.95 

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How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job

There are millions of jobs posted on job boards, corporate Web sites, and online newspapers every day, and it has been estimated that between 40 and 80 percent of employers conduct searches for job candidates online. People have been using the Internet to search for jobs for years, but only recently has it exploded into a phenomenon. Find out how you can use the Internet to your advantage in your next job search by reading this book.

In this new, exhaustively researched book, you will explore the world of online job searching and consider career alternatives and options that previously were not available to you. You will learn how to conduct an effective job search by determining keywords and phrases, creating and formatting an online résumé, and performing successful online communications. You will also learn how to manage the time you spend online, how to research potential employers, and how to employ the effective strategies found within these pages.

Perhaps most important is the collection of job search sites we have compiled to aid you in your job hunt. Included are the major sites, such as Monster, Yahoo! Hot Jobs, and CareerBuilder, as well as niche sites for every industry, from healthcare to administrative, from accounting to public relations. This book also lists résumé banks and online newspapers that may be helpful in your search. However, How to Use the Internet to Get Your Next Job does not stop there. You are also provided with reviews and overviews of popular job listing and recruitment sites.

With this book you will learn how to harness the powerful search capabilities of the Internet to find your dream job, no matter what industry and no matter what level. The strategies presented in this book will help you conduct a timesaving, low cost, and high-impact job search that will ultimately land you a great job. Whether you are a first time online job searcher or a veteran, you will find useful tips and valuable information in this book. Item #9781601382399 $21.95 

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The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements: A Complete Kit of Ready-to-Use Business Checklists, Worksheets, Forms, Contracts, and Human Resource Documents With Companion CD-ROM

Those who wish they had a resource in which every possible small business form and agreement they have ever encountered was located can breathe a sigh of relief. The Encyclopedia of Small Business Forms and Agreements is the answer, as it will provide small business owners with ready-to-use checklists, worksheets, forms, contracts, and human resource documents. Inside these pages you will find over 250 essential documents for all your hiring, firing, intellectual property, Internet, technology, legal, merger, acquisition, money, fundraising, sales, marketing, and starting a business needs. In essence, this book is a small business survival kit packed with materials you can use for every aspect of your job.

This encyclopedia and companion CD-ROM focuses on the issues, situations, and tasks that you, as a small business owner, face every day when running your business, such as incorporation, board and shareholder resolutions, partnership agreements, business plans, insurance, employee applications, employment policies, termination, job descriptions, employee benefits, sales and service contracts, bills of sale, invoices, press releases, raising capital, venture capital, license agreements, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, domain names, e-commerce contracts, release forms, demand letters, litigation, and arbitration.

Included in this comprehensive book are hundreds of easy-to-implement tools, contracts, forms, and checklists that will help you organize your business and make it easier to manage while increasing your bottom line. With its professionally organized format, this book takes you step by step through the valuable forms, which may be easily printed out and customized, thanks to the convenient companion CD-ROM.
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The Complete Guide to Preventing Foreclosure on Your Home: Legal Secrets to Beat Foreclosure and Protect Your Home NOW

When a homeowner can no longer make payments on the house, the lender or bank will attempt to seize the property. This process, known as foreclosure, is becoming more and more common, even for those with good credit. In fact, it has been estimated that 1.5 million homes will be foreclosed in 2007. Find out how you can prevent foreclosure by reading this book and discovering the legal ways to protect your home.

How to Prevent Your Home's Foreclosure Now will provide you with strategies for getting legal advice, keeping current on your mortgage payments, negotiating temporary delays in payments, restructuring loans, refinancing, filing for bankruptcy, and creating and sticking to a budget. You will learn about debt counseling and income maintenance, tax abatement, and public assistance programs.

In addition, this book will show you how to decide if your property is worth saving, how to figure out how much time you have to act, how to use the courts to stop foreclosure, how to decide whether bankruptcy is your best option, and how to use your military status to prevent foreclosure. You will also learn about foreclosure rescue scams, nonjudicial foreclosure, judicial foreclosure, and notice of default. Also included is an explanation of the alternatives to foreclosure, such as special forbearance, mortgage modification, partial claim, pre-foreclosure, and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

With foreclosures on the rise, it makes sense to know how to protect your home. How to Prevent Your Home's Foreclosure will provide you with tips, tricks, strategies, and secrets to prevent your home's foreclosure now before it is too late. Item #9781601382306 $24.95  

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Yahoo Income: How ANYONE of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business With Yahoo

Today Yahoo! is the top ranked, highly trafficked Web site on the Internet. Word of mouth grew into what is now a publicly traded company. A Yahoo! listing is as important as one in the phone book. Yahoo! has evolved into a multinational Internet and communications phenomenon. 88 percent of adults who purchase items online conduct some sort of online research prior to completing their purchase. If you are in business, you need a Yahoo! store front. Yahoo! bases much of its consumer brand on the fact that it is a leading portal and search engine - dedicated to connecting people and hopefully customers to online information quickly and easily and to making the vast, complex Internet into a useful resource.

Yahoo! has changed the way products and services are purchased all over the world. In 2006 Yahoo! sellers posted an estimated $18.5 billion in sales. There are businesses earning $1 million a year selling products on Yahoo! today. Yahoo! also allows you to run a business that requires no advertising costs. This expertly written new book will show you how to take advantage of this business phenomenon and arm you with the proper knowledge and insider secrets. Filled with actual examples and anecdotes from real Yahoo! entrepreneurs, this book is as engaging as it is informational.

Start making money on Yahoo! today. The book starts with a complete overview of how Yahoo! works. Then, you are guided through the whole process of creating the store front, photography, writing copy, text, formatting, managing the store front, shipping, collecting payments, registering, sources for merchandise, multiple sales, programming tricks, PayPal, accounting, creating marketing, merchandising, managing e-mail lists, advertising plans, taxes and sales tax, the best time to list items and for how long, international customers, electronic commerce, keywords, key word marketing, and Yahoo! secrets; everything you will ever need to get started making money on Yahoo!
This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms, contracts, worksheets and checklists and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business should be without. Item #9781601382542 $24.95

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How to Stop E-Mail Spam, Spyware, and Computer Viruses from Ruining Your Computer The Complete Guide for Your Home and Work

It seems like everywhere you go on the Internet, there is spam, spyware, and the risk of viruses infecting your computer and ruining your online experience. In businesses alone, according to Nucleus Research Inc. spam costs more than $712 per employee each year in productivity and computing resources. Spyware slows computers, ruins files, and can result in stolen information. According to the same Nucleus Research report, the estimation on money lost by businesses due to computer viruses ranges between $100 million and $2 billion annually depending on how the total is calculated, and the cost continues to rise as every major company moves to fully digital workplaces.

What this means for everyday users like you and the business you work for is that every time you download a computer virus or click on a spam e-mail on accident, you are wasting money, endangering your computer, and risking the loss of information. This complete, revolutionary book has compiled all of the vital information you need to make sure that you are able to combat the billion dollar risk of incursive software infecting your home and work computers. You will learn why there is so much spam in your inbox, how the spammer thinks and what the goals of spyware and viruses actually are. You will then learn how you can start spam proofing your inbox by never giving away personal information and using secure e-mail clients. You will learn how companies get spyware onto your hard drive and what you can do to block it from appearing. Learn which viruses have caused the most damage and how they infect your computer and which software is most effective in blocking the download and infestation of them onto your hard drives.

You will learn the value of a good firewall, what it does to stop the ill will of spammers and hackers and what actions you can take to block the breach of your firewall and your computer's defenses. Learn how to remove spyware from your computer and make sure you are not giving away personal or valuable work information and then learn how to lock down your inbox and desktop to keep that software from returning. Learn what to do when you do get a virus and how to return your computer to the state of security it was in beforehand. Most importantly, with the valued input gathered from countless interviews with computer security and safety experts, you will learn how you became such a large target for all that spam. Learn what is it that you are doing that makes it so easy for spammers to fill your inbox. Once you have tackled the source of the problems, as outlined in this book, you will never again need to worry about the incursive, destructive effects of spam, spyware, and computer viruses.
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How to Stop E-Mail Spam, Spyware, and Computer Viruses from Ruining Your Computer The Complete Guide for Your Home and Work
199 Internet-Based Businesses You Can Start with Less than One Thousand Dollars: Secrets, Techniques, and Strategies Ordinary People Use Every Day to Make Millions

As the Internet grows and continues to become an increasingly integral part of our lives, so does the opportunity to make money in this arena. Online spending reached nearly $80 billion in 2005 and increased to approximately $103 billion in 2006. An estimated 136 million people shopped online in 2007. These figures suggest that an online business is a worthwhile, lucrative investment. There is no reason to forgo this opportunity, particularly as this book will show you how to start an Internet-based business for less than one thousand dollars.

Many people choose to start an online business because they desire a more flexible schedule, hate commuting, and want the ability to work from anywhere. 199 Internet Based Businesses You Can Start with Less than One Thousand Dollars will provide you with a roadmap to success by detailing how other Internet businesses have found success. In addition, you will learn how to evaluate your levels or risk, how to promote your business, how to conduct research, how to find a target market, how to select a Web hosting service, how to attract and keep customers, and how to take advantage of tools like Amazon, Yahoo!, CafePress, and PayPal.

In this book, you will be provided with a list of 199 businesses based on the top concepts, which focus on such things as apartment location, art supplies, beauty products, books, coupons, dining guides, e-zines, graphic design, market research, online modeling agencies, photography, tutoring, and Web design. This book will help you identify the online business that is right for you.

Whether you are aiming to sell consumer products, professional services, your own expertise, or even your artwork, 199 Internet Based Business You Can Start with Less than One Thousand Dollars will show you how to create a successful online business surrounding that concept. This book is filled with tips and tricks from people who have made millions online; we have included these secrets in hopes that you will become successful, too. Item #9781601382559 $24.95

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Secrets to a Successful Eviction for Landlords and Rental Property Managers: The Complete Guide to Evicting Tenants Legally and Quickly

A landlord and a tenant get into a fistfight after the landlord approaches his tenant to ask for the rent. While arguing with his tenant, a landlord is bludgeoned in the head and dragged out unconscious into the snow on his front porch. A tenant with a fatal attraction to his 65-year old female landlord tries to kill her after he receives his eviction notice.

These are true examples of what can happen when an eviction goes wrong. A prosperous housing market in the new millennium has expanded the number of new and inexperienced landlords. Secrets to a Successful Eviction is a guide for those landlords who have purchased rental income property without the knowledge or skills to manage a problem tenant.

Eviction is the final recourse to a dispute between a landlord and tenant. So, when you have exhausted all the remedies you know to settle a dispute with your tenant, where can you go for help? Item #9781601382726 $24.95  

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The Six Sigma Manual for Small and Medium Businesses: What You Need to Know Explained Simply

Six Sigma is a set of practices used to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects, which is any nonconformity of a product or service to its specification. To be Six Sigma compliant, a company must produce no more than 3.4 defects per one million products. If this can be achieved, a company has the potential to save billions of dollars, just as Motorola did. The global communications company reported over $17 billion in savings as of 2006, and over the past decade, companies like Bank of America, Caterpillar, Honeywell International, Raytheon, Merrill Lynch, and General Electric have implemented the practice. However, it is much more difficult to implement Six Sigma and small- and medium-sized businesses, but it is becoming increasingly important to do so, as larger companies now require their supply bases to be Six Sigma compliant.

In The Six Sigma Manual for Small and Medium Businesses, you will learn about the two main methodologies involved with Six Sigma, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify), as well as various other methodologies advocated by companies around the world, including DCCDI, CDOC, DCDOV, DMADOV, DMEDI, and IDOV. You will also learn about black, green, and yellow belts; the key roles for successful implementation; cost savings; training; responsibilities; and terms specific to Six Sigma.
In addition, you will learn how to avoid the common pitfalls and traps found during implementation, how to understand the statistical tools and problem solving techniques, and how to become certified. Also included are detailed examples, diagrams, and practical exercises to help you master the concepts of Six Sigma. Ultimately, you will discover how to improve the quality of your processes and products while increasing customer satisfaction and saving billions of dollars.

The Six Sigma Manual for Small and Medium Businesses is for the company that has already implemented the process, an organization who may be considering it, students who want to learn it to make themselves more marketable, and business professionals who need a refresher course. Whatever your reason for reading this book you will find practical advice and tips for successfully learning about and implementing Six Sigma. Item# 9781601382337 $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Wills: A Complete Guide Explained So You Can Understand It

Whether many people realize it or not, a will is a vital necessity in making sure all assets and wishes are properly attended to after death. Yet, according to a 2007 lawyers.com survey, more than 55 percent of all American adults do not have a will, assuming that because they do not have substantial assets, it is an unnecessary task. Many more people neglect it because it seems too complex and time consuming. Fortunately, with this guide in hand, you will have a comprehensive outlook on exactly what a will entails and what you need to do to prepare one.

You will learn the basics of estate planning, starting with the outlining of your assets and understanding the various different forms of ownership style. The real and personal property lines, including how your marriage, children, and other legal relationships will affect your property rights, are included. You will learn what value life insurance can have and why every one should have an active policy before creating a will. In addition, you will learn how to measure and distribute assets from a pension, other retirement accounts, and if you own your own business.

The difference between a trust and will is provided along with a reason why you should have both in hand at all times. You will learn what the probate court process entails and how attorneys and other legal issues factor into the process. Once the will creation process has begun, sections on how to decide the guardianship of your children and how to handle specific problem situations, such as marriage issues, disabilities, grandchildren you might care for, excess debt, and bankruptcy are provided. You will learn how to make sure your estate is taken care of so that there are no disputes amongst your family after your passing.

Dozens of interviews were conducted with attorneys, tax accountants, and other experts to establish a set of clear guidelines to help you ensure your will is created with the best of everyone in mind. You will learn how to minimize the amount of taxes that will be levied on your estate, including through estate taxes, state taxes, and income taxes. You will learn how to use charitable donations, gifting, and other ploys to keep your wealth and possessions in the family. Other details covered include how to choose an attorney to execute the will, and what you can do to handle the surprises you will not be able to anticipate before filing your will. A chapter is included that helps you outline and keep track of how you will keep your will updated as you age and your estate changes. For any of the 125 million Americans without a will, this book is a vital tool to help you prepare your estate properly. 978-1-60138-312-9  1-60138-312-6 Item #9781601383129 $24.95  

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The Complete Guide to Managing Your Parents' Finances When They Cannot: A Step-by-Step Plan to Protect their Assets, Limit Taxes, and Ensure their Wishes Are Fulfilled

Every year, millions of Americans transfer their finances to their children or other family members because they reach a point at which they can no longer manage them alone. More than $95 million in 2006 alone was lost due to confusion in transferring these finances and the elderly are the ones who end up suffering. For those who are about to start managing the finances of their parents, it is important to know exactly how to protect their assets, manage their taxes, and live up to their wishes. This book has been written to do just that, providing a comprehensive walkthrough of what you can expect and how to successfully handle your parents' finances.

To start, you must learn the basics of managing money that is not your own. You will be provided with a step-by-step chapter on how to keep track of funds, maintain the same accounting methods your parents have used for decades, and keep everything organized and separate from your own. You will learn how to evaluate sources of income - including how to receive and manage Social Security, 401(k), and other retirement plans as payments are made. Additionally, you will learn how to balance their expenses, including a budgeting sheet to help you maintain the same level of expense they expect.

You will learn how to budget accordingly, depending on where your parents are living and what their medical expenses might be. A chapter on insurance and medical coverage is included to help you understand how much money you can expect to set aside for these expenses and how much should be covered by programs such as Medicaid. Learn how to maintain housing for your parents as well, whether they are in assisted living or staying with you. A guide on how to talk to your parents about fraud and keep them away from potentially dangerous opportunities will make it easier for you to keep a handle on their finances without taking away their freedom.

Dozens of men and women who have gone through this same situation, and also professional finance managers, have added their expertise to this book, providing firsthand accounts of how they were able to manage their own parents' accounts and what you can expect. You will learn the difference in tax laws for the retired and what you will be required and not required to pay as a result of their age. It can be daunting when you first take control of your parents' finances, but with this book in your hands, you should be able to quickly and efficiently take the reins and maintain the quality of life they have grown accustomed to. 978-1-60138-313-6  1-60138-313-4 Item#9781601383136 $24.95

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How to Survive and Prosper After a Financial Misfortune: A Complete Guide to Your Legal Rights After Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Repossession, and Eviction

Every year, it is estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau that more than 700,000 people file for bankruptcy. Another 1-2 million must deal with foreclosure, repossession, or eviction. In 2007 alone, it is estimated that a record number of homeowners were subject to foreclosures and the light has not yet appeared at the end of the tunnel. For these individuals and millions more who are on the brink of financial misfortune, this book has been written to provide that light, a guide that will help you make the financial and life decisions necessary to come out the other side and rebuild your life.

Included in this book you will find not only detailed descriptions of the bankruptcy, foreclosure, and eviction laws in the United States; you will learn exactly what you can do to come through the process as gracefully as possible. By hiring the right attorney, filing the right paperwork, and knowing your rights throughout the process, it is possible to not only survive, but to prosper after a catastrophic financial shortfall.

You will learn how to start rebuilding your credit immediately, without needing to wait the full term that a bankruptcy remains on your record. You will learn how to shuck the social stigma and what your rights are coming out of a repossession or foreclosure. More than ten major financial hardships are provided through the chapters in this book with detailed instructions on how each one will affect your finances, life, and family, and then what you can do to bounce back. You will learn what housing options are at your disposal following a foreclosure and how to negotiate with the bank to make the process less damaging.

You will learn how to relocate your family and how take advantage of government and municipal programs designed specifically to help people who have fallen to hardship. You will learn what options you have at your job and in the community and finally, the different ways you can start overcoming the black marks on your record in rebuilding your credit, finding a new home, and acquiring hard to find financial assistance. Dozens of interviews were conducted with experts in the field of debt management, bankruptcy law, and social work in the hopes of providing a comprehensive perspective of what millions of individuals have gone through before you and how they managed to survive the tumultuous aftermath of their financial hardships. In this book, you will not only learn how to survive your downturn in financial standing; you will learn how to rebound and retake your life. 978-1-60138-298-6  1-60138-298-7 Item#9781601382986  $24.95

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Living Life After Divorce & Widowhood: Financial Planning, Skills, and Strategies for When the Unthinkable Happens

The massive change in your life after a spouse leaves can be overwhelming, both emotionally and financially. With a divorce rate holding steady at .36 percent per capita, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, and the wide range of individuals stricken by their spouse's early death, the dilemma of having to handle your own finances and relearn the single lifestyle can be a heavy blow. With this book, you will learn not only how to pick up the pieces and once again live alone, but how to successfully organize your finances, run your life, and keep yourself afloat.

The first step in rebuilding and returning to the lifestyle you have not lived in years is to analyze how you saved and ran your finances during marriage. You will learn how to sort through your existing finances and how to redefine what kind of financial risk you present - whether you are a saver or a spender, and how you can use this knowledge. You will learn when, and if, you should seek professional help in outlining your financial options and putting everything in order and how to do so.

Every situation in which you find yourself alone again will affect your finances differently and so, a chapter has been provided that details how each different form of divorce and the death of a spouse directly affects you and your financial standing. You will learn how to reassess your assets and liabilities and what will have carried over from your spouse. The process of assessing your finances and looking at cash flow statements will be provided alongside a detailed walkthrough of the process involved in deciding how your future finances will be managed.

The complex process of filing and filling out the necessary paperwork will be broken down into easy steps for every situation you might find yourself in, including the reallocation of powers of attorney, wills, and insurance coverage. You will learn how to reassess your career and how to restart your savings successfully, regardless of what happened. The reduction of debt and the management of existing investments are discussed in depth along with the detailed interviews and professional opinions of financial and legal experts in the field who provide tips and strategies for anyone trying to rebuild when single again. Finally, you will be shown how your restructuring can and will affect your children and why you should start planning as quickly as possible for their needs. If you have recently gone through a divorce or suffered the loss of your spouse, it can be a rough experience trying to rebuild your life, but this book will help you through the most meticulous and nerve wracking aspects step-by-step.  978-1-60138-289-4 1-60138-289-8  Item#9781601382894  $24.95

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Amazon Income: How Anyone of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business with Amazon

The Internet affiliate program industry is one of the largest and fastest growing digital revenue generators in the world, with more than $65 billion in total income brought in during the 2006 fiscal year. It is because of programs like Amazon's Associate program, which has been around for more than a decade, and allows casual, every day users of the Internet to install widgets and links on their Web sites that link back to Amazon products. Users like you can earn commissions of up to 15% on products that your Web site visitors purchase when they visit Amazon. With the world's largest online retailer as a potential source of income, you can make generate endless streams of income as a result.

No matter where you are from, how old you are, and what your background is, you can build and run a highly profitable business with Amazon. This comprehensive book is written to show you exactly how to do so. You will learn every detail necessary to complete the transformation from casual Internet user to Amazon guru in just a matter of weeks, making unfathomable amounts of money by selling Amazon products, your own products, starting a store, promoting outside projects, and making referrals.

In this book, you will learn how the Amazon business model works and how much money they will pay you in multiple different ways. You will learn how to build a traffic funneling Web site with dozens of free tools such as blogs, podcasts, videos, and social networks that will allow you to increase the number of visitors you can send to Amazon in no time for minimal investment. You will learn how to take advantage of the brand new Amazon Kindle program and its revolutionary take on digital distribution of books and newspapers. You will learn what you can do to start your own store in the Amazon Marketplace, selling products at set prices to anyone in the world in much the same way you could on eBay with substantially more freedom.

Learn how to publish your own books on Amazon with little to no investment and use the features Amazon provides such as Search Inside and digital distribution to reach more people faster than you could anywhere else. In addition, learn how you can take advantage of multimedia services on Amazon such as Advantage that allow you to publish your own music, videos, and professional titles around the globe. Learn how to use Amazon Connect effectively to promote your products and reach potential customers and how Amazon provides dozens of additional methods by which you can advertise your products without outside investments.

You will learn how to choose a niche to market towards and what you need to create in your Web site to make your visitors more willing to click your links and purchase the products you are promoting or selling on Amazon. Hours of extensive research and interviews with the top Amazon associates and independent authors has given us countless pieces of advice that will ensure your marketing and promotion methods allow you to generate traffic, promote products, and convert sales at a rate that will help you build a successful business in no time. If you have been looking for the resource that will undoubtedly help you break free of the shackles of your job and start working from home, this guide is that resource and Amazon is your ideal income source.  Item#9781601382993  $24.95

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How to Get Your Amazing Invention on Store Shelves An AZ Guidebook for the Undiscovered Inventor

Ideas are everywhere. People are constantly thinking up better ways to do things and make peoples' lives easier. Every year, more than 1.6 million new patents are filed worldwide and millions of new ideas sit on the desktops of basement inventors waiting to be turned into the ultimate money making, life altering product that they have dreamed of creating since childhood. Turning those ideas into marketable products though can be an incredibly lengthy, complex process, especially for the independent inventor with limited resources.

In this age of the self-made celebrity, expert, and business owner, there is no reason why you cannot market your inventions as well and create a demand for your amazing new idea. With the help of this comprehensive guide to the invention marketing process, you will learn everything you need to know to go from independent inventor to profiting entrepreneur. It starts with knowing exactly what the current independent inventor is dealing with the market climate and how things like the Internet have fundamentally changed how new products are presented. You will learn how to start commercializing what, to this point, has only been an idea researching the industry into which you are trying to enter, how long to wait, what the actual value of your product is opposed to the perceived value and how you can calculate that actual value, and how licensing and marketing work on a fundamental level.

You will learn the ins and outs of the patent process and what you need to do to protect every exceptional idea you ever develop. To supplement your patent, you will learn how to time the marketing of your product to best take advantage of a fresh patent without showing your hand. The value of test marketing and interviewing an audience of demographically valuable individuals will be explained in full detail alongside the costs and timetables for submitting your product and preparing it for licensing.

The nuts and bolts of approaching potential licensees is discussed, with specific instructions as to how you can contact them, promote your product, and make them realize that they cannot do without your invention. Many inventors and business owners were interviewed in the process to gather an industry perspective that you cannot find anywhere else. Determining the market value and creating a joint venture are discussed along with the legal implications of licensing your product and making sure you receive the proper royalties for the work you do. You will be provided with the information you need to make sure you get paid properly for everything you do and an easy walkthrough to the process of negotiating a contract, no matter how little experience you have in the business world. For any inventor with an idea in hand and a desire to share it with the world, this book provides a complete guide for everything you need to do to see your invention on store shelves in no time. Item#99781601383020  $24.95

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The Complete Bankruptcy Guide for Consumers and Small Businesses Everything You Need to Know Explained So You Can Understand It

According to the US Courts Bankruptcy Statistics Web site, more than 801,000 bankruptcies were filed with U.S. courts in 2007, with almost 97 percent of those being personal, nonbusiness filings. The volume of those who face the stress that coincides with bankruptcy filing continues to grow and it can be hard to discern between the six different forms of common bankruptcy and how each might affect you or your business. This book was written with the goal of providing a complete handbook to understanding the complex bankruptcy laws of the United States in an easytoread format that will allow you to move forward in your life, either through the bankruptcy process or through viable financial alternatives that help you to avoid filing.

Before you even approach the bankruptcy process, you will learn if there is anything left you can do to salvage your finances. You will learn how to manage existing debt in avoidance of bankruptcy and how to handle debt collectors, and also acknowledging which of the debts that you hold are the most important. You will learn how to decide when bankruptcy is the best or only option left at your disposal, including what a bankruptcy actually entails, from the first piece of paperwork you sign to the lasting effect it has on your credit.

You will learn how to deal with the emotional and social implications of bankruptcy and also what aspects of your life will immediately change as a result. The six different kinds of bankruptcies are outlined in full detail with walkthroughs of what each format offers and when you can utilize them to your advantage. Specifically, detailed instructions for liquidating debt with a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and using a Chapter 13 bankruptcy to rebuild your life are given as well in their own chapters. You will learn what it takes to find and utilize a qualified consumer bankruptcy attorney and exactly what to expect throughout the process.

For businesses that are navigating the complex corridor of bankruptcy filing, information is provided about the specific processes you must follow for your specific kind of business. You will learn how to choose which Chapter to file under and what you must do to protect your personal assets during a business bankruptcy.

Finally, a special section is included to guide you through the harrowing post-bankruptcy process, helping you to rebuild your credit after the process with a timeline of how long you can expect to wait before you start to regain the standing you originally had. You will be given details and tips on how to manage your finances in the future, and interviews taken from bankruptcy experts and individuals with personal experience will help you know exactly what you can expect before, during, and after your bankruptcy. For anyone at the point in their life where they are considering a bankruptcy to solve their financial problems, this guide is a must have tool, providing an easy to read, comprehensive overview of the entire process. Item#9781601383105  $24.95

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How to Build Your Own Web Site With Little or No Money The Complete Guide for Business and Personal Use

Web sites are an essential tool that every business must have in today's economy. Only 15 years ago, you could count the number of Web sites in the world with five or six digits; today there are between 15 and 30 billion active Web sites and millions more being added every day. Creating a Web site can be a great way to market a new product, promote your business plan, promote yourself, or simply share a few details about your life with the world.

The cost of creating a Web site has risen right alongside the number of Web sites created though and many people are nervous about being able to utilize this revolutionary medium without breaking the bank. This book has been created for just such people, outlining for you in perfect detail everything you need to know to create a traffic attracting Web site, while spending little or no money at all. There are countless resources available, and when you put them all together, they provide a complete toolkit that can make anyone a top notch Web site in no time flat.

You will learn how to buy a domain name and host your Web site for less than $15, with no additional fees charged to your account. You will learn how to use open source software like Wordpress, Joomla, and Mambo to create a platform on which you can build anything you want. You will learn how blogging has made Web site creation easier than ever and how sites like Squidoo, Facebook, and MySpace allow you more freedom to build traffic and draw more attention to what you are advertising at any given time.

You will learn how to use common software to edit and tweak your Web sites and how to read the basic code that all Web sites are created in. In addition, an entire chapter is devoted to teaching you how to promote your Web site and draw traffic to it, without spending a dime in the process. You will learn why information is the most valuable asset on the market and how you can become an expert in a niche of your choosing, making money to cover any fees associated with your Web site.

With the added resource of hours of interviews with web professionals you will learn which free resources not to use and which ones to outright avoid, as well as how to find and install open source modules and tools to enhance the look and feel of your site. You will learn where you can find copyrightfree images to use on your Web sites and how to get free copy that will draw traffic and entertain your visitors. You will learn how to keep a free Web site from falling into the traps the major search engines set to stop spam and ultimately how to leverage new friends, business contacts, and interactions out of your Web site. If you are now, or have ever, considered starting your own Web site before, this book will map the way for you. Item#9781601383044  $24.95

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How to Build Your Own Web Site With Little or No Money The Complete Guide for Business and Personal Use

The Encyclopedia of Business Legal Forms and Agreements: A Complete Kit—With Companion CDROM

Have you ever tried to find a form that you need for your business and realized that you have no idea where to look or even if you have the right form? Starting a new business alone requires more than 20 different forms, depending on which state you live in. Hiring a new employee will require dozens more - tax documents, nondisclosure agreements, contract agreements, and a dozen other forms to ensure your employee is established within your company. Do you really want to spend hours each time you need new form trying to find out which forms you need and whether you have completed them properly?

No one does and with this complete kit, full of every business legal form and agreement you would ever need, you will never need to again. With this kit, you will have a complete encyclopedia of crossreferenced, fully organized forms for every possible contingency. You will find the forms in order of category - including forms for business startup, taxes, contract agreements, hiring new employees, intellectual property rights, collaborations with other companies, and many more categories.

It doesn't matter if you have just started your new business or if you are in year six; you will need a litany of forms to keep it running and that means you need to be prepared with all of the necessary resources at your disposal, both to tell you which forms you need in a given situation and how to fill those forms out. Each form comes with specific instructions, including where the form must be sent, what differences might occur between local and state laws, and the various legal implications that might accompany a specific form. You will receive invoicing templates, hiring contracts, bidding sheets, incorporation documents, legal notices, court motions, collections forms, settlement forms, corporation management documents, legally binding demands for payment, any form of contract you can imagine, and dozens more examples of the most commonly used and misunderstood legal forms and agreements your business might need.

Included is a companion CDROM to make the process of navigating and finding the right document and filling it out that much easier. Use the book in conjunction with the CDROM to fill each and every legal notice or agreement you need out properly. For any business, large or small, that is looking for the definitive resource on the documents that maintain the legal and operational status of their company, this guide is a necessary addition to your resources.  Item#9781601383075  $29.95

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The AZ Guide to Federal Employment Laws For the Small Business Owner

The number of small businesses in the United States is astounding. According to the most recent U.S Census data, there are more than 8.8 million businesses with less than 20 employees, with more than 21.3 million employees spread out among those businesses. The shear volume of individuals who do not work for a massive corporation is growing exponentially every year and the result is a lot of confusion on the part of small business owners who are struggling to understand the complicated federal employment laws that dictate how they must handle those employees. With this comprehensive AZ guide to the federal employment laws that dictate the practices you must follow, you will learn every possible detail you will ever need to know to stay ahead of the government's requirements and run a successful business.

There are more than 20 Federal acts that are designed to keep the workers of this country protected against various forms of discrimination, poor treatment, and negligence on the part of the employer. You will learn the intricate details of each of these federal acts and how they apply to you and your business. You will learn everything that applies to you in regards to age discrimination, disability discrimination, equal pay requirements, affirmative action, civil rights enactments, worker retraining, and dozens more acts such as OSHA, ERISA, EPPA, COBRA, SOX, PDA, and NLRA acts that enforce the standards of employment for millions of companies around the nation.

You will learn which laws your company specifically must follow and how state laws might further designate what you need to know when hiring and employing a new worker. A run down of each kind of business and how certain laws, such as OSHA and other worker safety laws will apply more restrictively to you. You will be shown exactly how each of these laws is enforced and what you can expect if you fail to do so - including the requisite fines, possible sanctions, or even loss of licensing in certain cases.

Many industry professionals have been interviewed to share their insights on the employment laws in this country, providing a more complete view of how you can adhere to and follow these laws effectively. The tools you need, including the forms and agency addresses and contacts, to comply with these laws are provided in their entirety, along with the federal and state agencies that you will be dealing with intricately in the weeks to come. A comprehensive listing of resources that are designed to help you make the right decisions and complete the necessary steps for each hire you make is also provided, annotated to show you which laws coincide with which resources. If you are considering starting your own business or are starting to expand and hire more employees, this book will provide every detail you need to effectively manage and maintain your growing workforce. Item#9781601383082 $24.95

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Google Income How Anyone of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business with Google

Google is the largest internet company in the world. In the 2006 fiscal year, they managed to generate more than $6 billion in profit and more than 90% of that income is generated through the use of their advertising program AdWords, a program that paid out more than $3 billion in the same year to advertising partners. The opportunity to make money with Google is so great that entire companies have been built around working with the search and advertising giant and if you are properly situated, you can tap into that market and start generating your own massive profits.

There are dozens of ways to start making money with Google and because of its digital nature, anyone can do it from anywhere in the world. This book leaves absolutely no stone unturned in cataloging for you every possible method through which you can generate and maintain steady income streams through the world's largest search engine.

Starting with a fundamental discussion of why your online business is different from any form of business ever run in history, you will learn everything you need to know to use Google to create and run your business online. Google's ample supply of tools in the form of Google Base will allow you to list, promote, and sell products that will provide you the foundation of a solid business and this book will walk you through the process of utilizing that service.

You will learn how to utilize Google Base to list a single item at a time, or to create an entire store front. You will learn how to tap into Google's API and create your own high quality, customized storefront that is unlike anything you have worked with before. Learn how to use your own XML and spreadsheet files for quick product descriptions and a streamlined interface while taking advantage of Google's dozens of different posting categories such as Housing, Vehicles, Services, Jobs, and Vacation Rentals.

You will learn how craft a winning listing, utilizing the right balance of carefully selected information, well placed imagery, and the right target audience. You will learn how to optimize your postings to work in tandem with your websites and to rank highly in Google's most up to date search algorithm. You will also learn how to start implementing Google's swarm of services such as YouTube, Blogger, Orkut, and Gmail to promote and build your business across multiple social and interactive web platforms, drawing traffic and attention from every corner of the web.

With the help of web and business experts and many indepth interviews, we have compiled chapter after chapter of advice that will guide you through the process of understanding the inner workings of Google's business and advertising opportunities, as well as how you can best market your business within those tools. A special chapter is included to guide you through the tricky labyrinth of mistakes that can actually hurt you when selling and marketing through Google, ensuring that you consistently make the most of your postings and marketing efforts. For any business, new or old, looking to the Internet as a tool, this book is an essential resource to help you make money, take advantage of Google's countless resources, and stay on top of the multibillion dollar Ecommerce industry.  Item#9781601383006 $24.95

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How To Hide: A Step By Step Guide to Hiding Your Assets and Disappearing Without a Trace

There are many reasons why you might decide to leave your life. You could be one of the nearly 800,000 million Americans every year who have been forced to file for bankruptcy or one of the 900,000 individuals who files for divorce annually. Whatever reason you may have for wanting to hide your assets and disappear without a trace, this book is a complete walkthrough of the process you should use to do so.

The first thing you will learn is how you can start planning your move out of the United States. What will you need to do and know before you prepare to leave to ensure that your move goes off smoothly? The choice between staying in the U.S. and leaving the country will be provided, as well as a rundown of very important questions you must ask yourself before you leave your old life behind, including cautions, and the legal implications of your departure that can never be undone. You will learn where the best places in the world are to hide yourself and your assets. The process of diversifying your money out of U.S. credit bureau and Financial Crime Enforcement Network oversight will be provided, allowing you to start hiding your assets in nondescript, untraceable locations.

You will learn what you need to do to start generating your new identity and what ties need to be completely severed in order to make sure your old identity does not come back to haunt you. You will learn how to travel in and out of your new country and the U.S. with ease and how you can access, move, and keep your money safely without giving away where it is hidden. The most important aspect of this book will be the chapter on how you will be searched for and what you should expect. The various purposes for your departure will affect how thoroughly you are sought out and what you must do to stay hidden. Additionally, you will be shown how to maintain your lifestyle according to where you move and what your assets are worth in your new home. A special chapter geared exclusively toward the victims of abuse, including spousal, domestic, or other types, is included, along with information on what to do if you have children or other ties to your former life.

Finally, you will be shown how the Internet will become an invaluable tool to you in staying hidden, but also a portal through which people can find and stay in contact with you. For anyone seeking to finally break free of their old life and be gone, without a trace, this book provides a complete, stepbystep guide to help you hide your assets, get away, and stay hidden for good.  Item#9781601383099  $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Annuities How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

Annuity investment has become an increasingly popular option for many investors each year with the market topping more than $100 billion in sales in recent years. Due to the dual nature of annuities, they can often be misunderstood and many investors looking for high return rates steer clear of them, hoping for the quick return rates that they often associate with higher risk investments. Though, as this book will show you, annuity investment done properly can be an incredibly powerful tool in helping you reach your full financial potential without taking substantial risks.

In this book, you will learn exactly what annuities are and how they work. You will be shown all of the common misconceptions about annuities and how you can get past those and decide if annuity investment is right for you. You will learn the primary purpose of an annuity and how they can help diversify your retirement options. You also will learn which risks are immediately associated with annuities in regards to your retirement, including longevity, investment, and planning risks.

The specific elements of an annuity are laid out in striking detail, showing you how it works, what the differences are between each major type, and what you can expect from deferring annuities and immediate annuities. The pros and cons of each type and comparisons to other investment options such as CDs, mutual funds and retirement accounts will help you decide how an annuity fits into your portfolio.

Interviews with dozens of financial experts have helped us compile a comprehensive guide on everything you can imagine related to annuities. You will learn how a fixed annuity operates and what you can expect from multiyear agreements as opposed to singleyear agreements or market value adjusted annuities. Index, variable, and income annuities are also described in full detail in their own chapters along with when they are the best choice and how they ideally fit into your investment strategies. You will learn how to properly structure an annuity and how to optimize your variable investments. You will be shown how to access, get out of, or convert your annuities when things change in your life and what you can expect to pay in taxes on your annuities. Finally, you will be walked through the annuity sales process, including what you should expect from your salesman and ten essential questions you must ask before you sign any paperwork. If you are considering or preparing to purchase an annuity in anticipation of your retirement, this book is a vital tool that you cannot overlook. Item#9781601382917  $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Bonds and Bond Funds How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

Bonds have long been a stalwart of investment. More than $100 billion was invested in municipal bonds alone in 2006. Now, with the economy a little less certain than it has been in recent decades, the demand for a secure place to invest money has lead to resurgence in interest in the use of bonds for many investors. Because there are many peculiarities in bond investment, you must have a basic understanding of the market, the bond issuer, how to measure rates of return and how to maximize those rates. This book provides anyone who has never invested in bonds before the ideal handbook to start investing in and earning massive returns from bonds.

You will learn everything the savvy investor needs to effectively turn a high risk portfolio into a constantly growing, steadily developing source of wealth. You will learn how bonds operate on a very basic level, including the numerous different kinds of bonds and how bond funds can be a highly lucrative option. You will learn the fundamental differences between government, municipal, and corporate bonds and how much of a return you can expect from each.

You will learn the basic methods of valuation and yield that bonds are measured by and how you can evaluate bonds with three basic steps. You will be guided through determining the face value, coupon rate, and sale price of a bond, as well as the ratings, insurance, maturity, callability, and taxes that might be associated with it. The importance of interest rates, inflation, and supply and demand in affecting the yield of your bonds will be detailed as well to ensure you make a careful investment.

In addition to a comprehensive guide on the many options and methods of investing in bonds, dozens of interviews with financial gurus from around the nation have been conducted to provide critical, real world advice on how to successfully invest your money into bonds. You will be shown the risk free methods by which to invest in bonds, making low interest returns on U.S. government bonds, as well as the higher risk methods that will allow you to make great returns by investing in industrial and corporate bonds. You will learn how to look overseas for even more lucrative options and how to measure the risk of your bonds based on the debt in which you are investing and the callability of any one bond issuer. You will be shown how to effectively balance your portfolio to include bonds without ignoring the necessity and place for other investments. For any investor who has been agonizing over how to safely invest money for a high return, this book is for you, guiding you through the complex, but rewarding, world of bond investments.  Item#9781601382931 $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Derivatives How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

As one of the more complex but higher yielding financial opportunities available, derivative investing has become a multitrillion dollar industry. According to the Bank for International Settlements' 2007 Second Quarter Reports, there are more than $6 trillion in contracts outstanding in 2007 - more than $800 billion of that held by nonfinancial customers around the world. The physical number of contracts broke the 300 trillion mark and the numbers continue to rise annually around the globe. The combination of lower risks and potential skyrocketing gains that a derivative offers has made many people stop and take notice, yet the seemingly complex nature of such an investment is cause for pause. With this complete guide to understanding derivative investment though, you will not only understand how they work, you can also start making incredibly high returns on a regular basis, all while minimizing your risk.

You will start by learning exactly what derivatives are and how the various different forms, including forward contracts, futures contracts, swaps, and options, allow you to make trades on less tangible things outside of the various different trading opportunities you normally have. You will learn why it is important to know everything about derivatives before you start to trade and the vital use of risk analysis and management to maintain the economic stability of your portfolio.

You will learn how to use post data and other variables to manage your risk and what the market uses to determine the futures and forward contract prices. In addition, the prices of commodities, exchanges rates, and interest rates as they apply to derivatives will be discussed, including how they are established. You will learn what a contract provides, how the futures markets operate, what taxes and commissions you can expect in futures trading, and what people are currently working on in the futures market. In addition, you will learn the various forms of futures, such as stock index futures, Treasury bond and Treasury note futures, and also Treasury bill and Eurodollar futures.

You will learn directly from the experts, thanks to dozens of hours of interviews with the nation's top derivatives trading experts. You will learn how to trade and add swaps to your portfolio, manage the risk associated with them, and how they are priced and valued. You will learn what options allow you to do and how you can utilize call and put options. You will learn the various different option pricing models and trading strategies, and also how the continuous time option pricing model operates in different markets. For anyone who wants to take advantage of the derivative market but does not yet have the necessary knowledge to do so, this book will provide you with a comprehensive outlook on every detail involved in trading within these complex, more advanced markets. Item#9781601382955  $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Exchange Traded Funds How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

The growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in recent years alongside an unprecedented access to investment resources by any individual with a computer has led to a major boost in the market for many of these funds. According to recently released numbers for the 2007 fiscal year, as reported in the Chicago Tribune, there are currently more than $608 billion in assets within ETFs, with almost $400 billion of that in domestically traded assets - an increase of almost 40 percent in one year. This book will provide for you a complete guide to both understanding how to invest in Exchange Traded Funds and to earn the highest possible rates of return without risking your financial future.

You will learn why the ETF has become the next major addition to essentially every casual trader's portfolio, offering a viable alternative to highfee mutual funds and Wall Street infused stock trading. You will discover the multiple ways in which you can build the stock equity side of your portfolio, through large and small growth, sector investing, international investing, and with specialized stock ETFs.

In addition to standard forms of ETFs, you will learn the various forms of Bond ETFs, Real Estate Investment Trading ETFs, and Commodity ETFs for gold, silver, and other precious metals. Also, you will discover why you should include a mixture of nonETF investments in your portfolio to remain diversified at all times. A special section detailing a sample ETF portfolio and how yours should be organized will help you understand the format and building structure for ETF investments. The keys to buying and holding successfully, a stark change from normal investment strategies, will help you learn what ETFs do differently, while the listing of rule exceptions make it easy to recognize when you will have even more options than you originally expected.

Through countless hours of interviews with financial professionals and newly independent traders like yourself, you will learn exactly how ETFs are being used today to revolutionize the world of personal finance, including retirement funding, education savings, and portfolio diversification. A list of commonly asked questions will ensure that every possible question you currently have is taken care of and the top ten mistakes that every new investor makes when starting with ETFs will help keep you from increasing your risk. You will be shown the entire corral of trading options at your disposal, both online and offline, and how Internet trading can help to increase your returns even further. The vital task of risk management is touched on repeatedly within each chapter, while trading profiles help you understand which investments have been most successful in recent years. For anyone getting ready to start trading in the highly lucrative ETF market, this book is a must have tool. Item#9781601382900 $24.95


 

The Complete Guide to Investing in Gold and Precious Metals How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

Gold has been an almost universal measure of wealth since it was discovered in the early eras of human civilization. Its value is determined by a number of factors - the volume of gold held by prosperous countries, the rarity of gold as it is refined, and current market trends. Inflation has a major effect as well. In 1910, gold was worth $20 an ounce. In 2007, the value of gold holds steady at almost $800 an ounce. The price does not remain constant though. A quick look at the value of gold in 1990 and then in 2000 will show that it had risen as high as $640 an ounce and then dropped to as little as $250 an ounce. So, it is understandable that you become easily confused by the financial properties of the world's most famous precious metal. This book was written to provide the savvy investor with the essential guide to not only understanding how gold and precious metal investments work, but how to make the most possible money from your investment.

You will be given a complete history of the most popular and traded precious metals on the market, where their value first originated and how it has evolved over the course of human history. You will learn how practical uses of precious metals have directly affected their value over time and how metals like gold and silver are direct indicators of the current state of the economy.

You will learn why precious metals, despite their fluctuation in price, are immune to the effects of inflation when utilized within you portfolio properly and why they immediately rise in price during times of recession and financial hardship. The physical and financial risks of each precious metal is outlined to show you how such an incredible drop could occur in the value of a physical item and what effects supply and demand have on certain metals that they do not have on others.

Most importantly, you will learn to recognize market trends that pinpoint the risk of inflation and the exodus from stock to precious metals that will often occur as a result. You will learn what role the central banks play in setting gold and precious metal values and how you can use mutual funds and futures to diversify your portfolio with precious metals without spreading yourself too thin or risking too much. With the assistance of dozens of financial experts and commodities traders who have worked with gold and precious metals for decades, you will learn all of the ins and outs of precious metals and how you can maximize your returns and minimize your risk. For anyone looking to diversify their portfolio and protect their investments with precious metals, this book provides you with a complete investing guide. Item#9781601382924  $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Joining the Peace Corps What You Need to Know Explained Simply

The Peace Corps, one of the great symbols of relief and assistance in countries around the world, is an opportunity for men and women of all ages to give a small part of their lives in the effort to help those much less fortunate than them. In 2007, the Peace Corps announced its highest volunteer number in 37 years with more than 8,000 volunteers and the Corps continues to grow as more people jump at the chance to help around the world.

Many people want to join and help in the Peace Corps, and more than 160,000 people have, since it was established by President Kennedy in 1961. But, many more wonder what it involves and what they need to know before they can volunteer and sign up for the world famous Peace Corps. This informative book will guide you through the process of not only deciding whether you want to join the Peace Corps, but of showing you everything you will experience and need along the way.

You will learn all of the basic lingo and necessary information needed to start the application process. You will be shown the specific qualifications to join and what you can do to boost your chances of submitting a winning application. Advice for older volunteers as well as those who are married or worried about entering another country as a minority or different sexual orientation is included in a special chapter about preparing for the Peace Corps mentality.

Once you have applied and are ready for your Peace Corps commitment to start, you will learn what you should bring for two years abroad and what kind of training the Peace Corps will provide to you. A full list of the countries you might travel to and the languages you will need to learn are included, alongside the vital medical and safety information that you will need to remain safe during your travels. Learn how to stay in touch with home through the proper channels and how much travel and free time you will be permitted. Social interaction is a vital part of any volunteer commitment and you will learn how and when you can get to know you fellow volunteers and the rules for interaction with the local nationals. Finally, the process of returning to normal life will be hard, but this book will walk you through everything you need to know, including the procedure for coming home early and a full section on how to adjust to your life once more. You will also find information on incorporating your new outlook on life gained from the humbling experience of your travels into the life that you left back at home. For those interested in joining the Peace Corps who feel overwhelmed by everything it represents, this book will take your hand and walk you through every step of the way. Item#9781601382849  $24.95

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How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Vending Business With Companion CDROM

Do you want to own a business that does not confine you to a desk, where you are able to make your own hours and as much money as you want to work? According to the U.S. Department of Labor's most recent statistical data, the median annual income of someone in the vending industry is $29,000 and, as a business owner, you could make even more. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, and you are thinking about opening a vending business, then we have a book that will answer all of your questions. From startup costs to vending machine bestsellers, this book will be your comprehensive guide on how to make the most money in a short amount of time.

Whether you will be operating out of your home or you are looking to buy or rent office space, this book can help you with a wealth of startup information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo. Valuable information on forming a Partnership, LLC, Corporation, or becoming a Sole Proprietor, the four types of business formation, is included, as well as the legal implications of each.

This comprehensive book will provide a checklist of everything that you need to get started, including startup equipment that you should purchase immediately and how much product to buy. Budgeting sheets will help you estimate startup costs and profit and loss statements will help you gauge your earnings. You will learn about potential risks that you take in opening a vending business and how you can minimize your losses.

This complete guide will take you step by step through the process of buying new or used vending machines, acquiring a previous route from another business or finding new clients of your own, and how to efficiently service your machines in order to make the most money. Additional information is included on buying products for your machines, including how to get the most for your money and how warehouse retail stores can save you hundreds of dollars.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day to day operations; lists; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without. A special section on what items typically have the highest sales in vending machines is included, as well as sections on storage ideas for keeping your product fresh, when to reorder product, and how much back-stock to keep depending on the number of clients you have.

While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you through every detail that will bring success. You will learn how to draw up a winning business plan (the companion CDROM has the actual business plan you can use in Microsoft Word™) and about basic cost control systems, copyright and trademark issues, branding, management, legal concerns, sales and marketing techniques, and pricing formulas.

In case you decide to open a full service business, you will learn how to set up computer systems to save time and money, how to hire and keep a qualified professional staff, how to meet IRS requirements, how to manage and train employees, how to generate high profile public relations and publicity, and how to implement low cost internal marketing ideas. You will learn how to build your business by using low and no cost ways to satisfy customers, as well as ways to increase sales, have customers refer others to you, and thousands of great tips and useful guidelines.


This manual delivers innovative ways to streamline your business. Learn new ways to make your operation run smoother and increase performance. Successful entrepreneurs will appreciate this valuable resource and reference it in their daily activities as a source of ready to use forms, Web sites, operating and cost cutting ideas, and mathematical formulas that can easily be applied to their operations. The companion CDROM contains all the forms in the book, as well as a sample business plan you can adapt for your own use. Item#9781601382788  $39.95

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The Complete Guide to Your Personal Finances Online Step by Step Instructions to Take Control of Your Financial Future Using the Internet

With the growth of the Internet, the personal finance industry has equally boomed, allowing individuals who previously had no control of their money to take the reins and start banking, investing, and controlling funds online without the need for pricey professional help. In 2002, the number of people investing online was around 20 million. In 2006, that number had ballooned to almost 55 million and the estimates for the 2007 fiscal year show that it has risen as much as 40 percent higher as more people realize the potential that online services provide. But for many people, the complexities of finance are still too much. For that reason, this book was written-to provide you with a complete guide of everything you need to know to start managing and investing your money online.

You will learn the basics of why people take to the Internet to manage their personal finances and how you can start doing it today. Starting with the basics of online banking, you will learn what you can do keep track of your checking and savings accounts, pay your bills online, and even apply for loans from the comfort of your own home. You will learn how to measure your own assets and how much money you can afford to spend. A special section is devoted to deciphering the complex language of the financial sector to help you understand what you are dealing with. You will learn how to know if you are a passive or active investor and what kinds of rate of return you can expect. In addition, learn how to prepare your computer for use as a personal finance hub - the necessary safety and security precautions to keep your information safe, the Web sites you should bookmark, the tools you should have installed, and countless tips to help you keep track of the market, top picks, and your fellow investors.

The various types of online accounts will be broken down for you, including taxable brokerage accounts, retirement accounts (401k and IRAs), and education savings accounts such as 529 plans. You will learn how to determine what your tax burden will be in relation to your investments, as well as how to seek out and find the right broker for your needs. You will be walked through the process of finding the best financial opportunities and executing trades as well as your alternate choices in stock options and FOREX trading.

Hours of interviews and careful research with the industry's top investors and online finance professionals will provide an additional level of knowledge to help you know that every financial decision you make is correct. You will be shown how to keep in touch with your fellow investors, what mutual funds, ETFs and various other financial options are at your disposal, as well as how to start investigating in the companies you are looking to invest in. You will learn how to uncover the top prospects and develop investment ideas, as well as the top ten mistakes you absolutely must avoid as an online investor. For anyone seeking a complete resource for online personal finance, look no further than this book. Item#9781601382979  $24.95

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How to Get the Promotion You Want in 90 Days or Less A Step by Step Plan for Making It Happen

Millions of people are unhappy with their current jobs. They either do not feel like they are properly appreciated or feel that they could do much better. A recent USA Today poll found that only one in ten people actually feel important in their job. In actuality, the number may even be lower than that, as it does not take into account people who aspire to being promoted or feel that they could perform better at their current position.

Many people agonize over whether they should and how they can go about landing the promotion that will allow them to feel better about their job and their position in the world. In this groundbreaking book, you will discover not only how to move from desire to action, but how to pass from each step to the next without making any major mistakes. The process of earning and then requesting a promotion can be a complex one, meaning you need the best possible resources at your disposal before you make any decisions or have any conversations.

In this book, you will learn how to start analyzing your own performance at work. Are you as productive as your peers? Do you have a reputation that you must live up to or overcome to be in the right position to request that promotion? What do you need to do to earn the promotion that you know you deserve? These are all vital questions that every employee must be able to ask and find the answers to in order to successfully get that promotion and this book will provide solutions to each and every one of them.

Through hours of interviews with hiring managers and professionals, we have been able to compile a complete guide to everything your employer looks for when deciding whether you deserve a promotion. Learn which traits your boss values highest, what days of the week and times of day are best to ask for a promotion, and when not to approach your boss. Learn how to have the conversation and prepare yourself in terms of job performance before you ask for the raise. Learn what you can do after you receive a promotion to continue your rise to the top, and in a special chapter on the top ten reasons promotions are denied, learn why it is that so many people are rejected. If you are seeking a promotion or the next major step in your career, it is vital that you know what to expect, what your employers look for, and what to avoid doing in order to land that new position. This book guides you through every step of the process and ensures you are ready on day one to pick up your new position and run with it. Item#9781601382856  $24.95

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How to Get the Raise You Want in 90 Days or Less A Step by Step Plan for Making It Happen

You work hard every day and you know that your performance merits more money than you are currently making. But the rat race is making it next to impossible to ask for that raise you want. Job growth is slowing, salaries are tightening up, and you feel like you might miss your chance if you do not act soon - do not feel alone. Millions of Americans feel the exact same way and it can be hard to get past your initial hesitance to ask for a raise.

But, it is a more complex process than merely asking for a raise. You must be prepared to approach your boss and company from a multitude of different angles. In this comprehensive guide to overcoming your hesitance and getting the raise you deserve, you will learn exactly how you can step up to the plate and become the employee that no one can ignore, not only earning that raise, but proving to everyone around you that your presence is vital to the success of the company.

In this book, you will learn how to approach the process of getting a raise one step at a time, focusing on what you need to do as an employee to successfully convince your employer that you are worth the money. You will learn how to analyze where you are in your life and career, how you got there, and where you want to end up. A complete outline is provided to detail exactly how salaries are set by employers and how you can work within those parameters, evaluating your own skill set, and deciding if you are truly entitled to a raise or if you need to work a little harder for it.

You will learn how to go about earning your raise by creating a list of what your employer is looking for and methodically checking off each item as you improve your overall work performance to meet their expectations. Learn when and where you can ask for a raise and how to negotiate with a tough boss to convince them that your request is both fair for you and beneficial for them. A special section on the top mistakes you should avoid in negotiating your raise is included to ensure you do not make the same mistakes that have tripped up many before you and an explanation of how employers give and analyze employee evaluations allows you to see inside their head as they try to decide whether your request is worthwhile to them. For any employee grinding their way through work every day, knowing they are worth more money, this step by step guide to asking for a raise is for you. Item#9781601382863  $24.95

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Retire Rich With Your 401(K) Plan A Complete Resource Guide with 100s of Hints, Tips, & Secrets from Experts Who Do It Every Day

The retirement market is huge. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $2.25 Trillion is invested in 401(K) plans by more than 45 million Americans, building wealth for millions of individuals who hope to retire early and enjoy their old age in the lap of luxury. Understanding and maneuvering through the complex world of 401(K) plans though, can be quite difficult, often requiring professional help, or resulting in lost funds.

For anyone who has ever wondered what it would take to turn those slowly growing 401(K) plans into exploding retirement accounts that will allow you to quit your job early, there are things you can do. This complete, uptodate guide on the 401(K) plan market has made it easier than ever to sort through your finances and start pulling out the necessary bits and pieces of information that you need to truly capitalize on your retirement. You may think you know what a 401(K) plan is, but you will learn in detail exactly what these plans provide to you and what options you have that you may have never explored. From Roth IRAs to diversified portfolios, the options for how you invest in your retirement will finally be made clear.

You will learn how to start saving, even when you're getting past the point you thought you could save. You will learn how to start your own retirement plan even if your employer does not provide one. You will learn how to maintain your savings plans and not lose a dime of your money, even if you change jobs repeatedly. You will be walked through the complex process of investing your own 401(K) plan, including how to take advantage of mutual funds, and how to measure the risk involved in stocks and options versus bonds.

You will be shown the upper limits for your contributions every year and what you can do to maximize those contributions to ensure the money is there for you to draw from. You will learn how to choose between different tax structures and what you can expect as you grow closer to retirement. If you ever need to draw funds out of your 401(k) you will learn how to do so and what your plan expects of you. With the help of dozens of hours of carefully noted conversations with investment professionals, we have provided the tips you need to maximize every penny you have in your 401(k) plan so that when you retire, you have as much money as possible. And for those with alternate retirement options or necessities, you will learn what other 4() series savings plans are available to you. Don't wait too long to start investing in your future. With this book you can start now and retire when you want to, freeing up the rest of your life. Item#9781601382962  $24.95

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Choosing the Right Legal Form of Business The Complete Guide to Becoming a Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC, or Corporation

According the United States Small Business Administration's most recently released date, there are more than 9 million small businesses in the United States and almost 250,000 new ones started every year. Of those new businesses, half will fail in the first 12 months and part of that failure is due to the lack of information about how to start and develop that business. Without the right legal form of business, you may end up paying too much in taxes, failing to comply with certain laws, or miss out on certain breaks that you deserve. This book provides you with a complete guide, discussing all four major forms of business, which one is right for you, and how your decision may affect you in the future.

The first thing you will read about is the list of nonlegal issues you need to deal with before you start the business creation process. In addition, you will learn which form of business is ideal for your particular situation with a short overview of each type, a comparison of what each offers, and how the legal implications of each might apply to you. You will learn specifically how to choose between an LLC and a corporation in instances where it might not be immediately clear which is best for you. You will also learn which special business structures are best suited to your needs if you do not fit into any of the four primary categories.

The process of structuring a partnership is outlined, along with how to create a written agreement and how to change a partnership after the business has been created. You will also learn how to create a corporation, including the structure you will use, how to establish financing, the compensation you will provide yourself, whether you need a lawyer, the 13 step process of starting and filing your corporation, and what you need to do immediately afterwards. The number of members needed to create an LLC is provided as well, along with how to structure management and determine financing and compensation.

Hours of careful interviews were conducted with successful small business owners and legal experts to help create a comprehensive collection of materials that will guide you through the processes above, as well as how to handle transition of ownership and the extended process of naming your business - including the legal implications of this process, what you need to know about trademarks and service marks, how to protect your own trademarks, and where to do name searches. The licensing and permit processes, as well as the tax structures for each business type, are included for federal, state, and local laws, while additional information is provided on how to build your home based business as opposed to one in a physical location. If you are looking to create a new business and do not know which format is best for your needs, this book will walk you through each step of the selection process, making sure your new business meets all applicable laws and regulations. Item#9781601383013 $24.95

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How to Win Your Case In Small Claims Court Without a Lawyer

Small claims court is a place where many people look to equalize the playing field against individuals, businesses, or partnerships that have wronged them in the past. According to information gathered by Laywers.com, your limitations range anywhere between $2,000 and $10,000 in small claims courts and hundreds of thousands of Americans end up there each year with a case. Many people cannot afford the cost of a lawyer to ensure their case is solid and well presented before the court and are left out in the cold as a result. Small claims courts are not nearly as simple as those television judges make it seem, fixing problems in 30 minutes on daytime television. If you are not fully prepared with the right paperwork, proof, and witnesses, you may end up worse off than before.

With this comprehensive guide to winning your small claims case without a lawyer, you will get just that - a complete run through of everything you need to know before you submit your case to the court and the subsequent information you need to win that case. Starting with a checklist of everything you need before you even look to file a claim, you will learn how the courts work and all of the legal jargon that will be thrown about during the court case process.

You will learn how to state a claim in formal documents and ultimately whether your case is in fact any good before you file it. Different approaches to more than fifteen different kinds of small claims cases are provided, including breaches of contract, property damage, personal injury, defective products, breaches of warranty, nuisance claims, and many more. The limitations on monetary compensation in small claims court are outlined for you along with specific methods for how to calculate your own limits. You will learn how long you have to sue after an offense has occurred and how you can approach a settlement with the plaintiff outside of court. Different legal procedures for bringing legal action against individuals, couples, businesses, and corporations are provided and a detailed chapter about the various filing fees, court papers you need, and schedules you can look forward to is provided.

After hours of interviews with small claims court lawyers and successful defendants, an outline of the court case process has been devised and provided, including how to get ready for court, prepare your witnesses, and what you can expect on the day you are to be in court. You will learn the difference between various judgments the judge may provide and what options you have after the judgment is reached. For anyone looking into the option of taking legal action against a person or business, this book is an absolutely necessary resource that will ensure you are both prepared and fully educated about the process.  Item#9781601383068  $24.95

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Off to College Now What? A Practical Guide to Surviving and Succeeding Your First Year of College

According to the US Census Bureau's report on the number of college students in the United States, more than 500,000 high school seniors pack up and leave their homes for college each year, intent on starting the next level of their education. The freshman year of college is an initiation into independent living, but it can be incredibly stressful on someone who is not prepared. It is estimated that almost 150,000 students will dropout before starting their second year, and it is not always because of the angry professor or subpar living conditions. Everything from the cost of living on your own to the stress of trying to balance a job, school, and a completely new kind of social life will weigh heavily on you.

The key to being successful in your first year of college is to be prepared for anything that might arise, maintaining a strict, well-organized schedule, balancing your free time and new found social freedom, and putting the right amount of energy into your studies. This unique, groundbreaking book will provide you with a milestone from which to set forth in your new college career. You will learn how you can transition from the rigid daily rules of life with your parents to a rulef-ree environment, without giving up the education you have worked so hard for. You will learn the four essential cornerstones of a healthy, successful college career Study, Friends, Health, and Involvement.

Many hours of interviews have helped to compile a comprehensive list of studying and living habits and also routines that will keep you locked in and on target throughout your college career. The Freshman 15 is not a simple joke. According to Kidshealth.org, the average college freshman actually gains ten pounds in their first year away from home. You will learn how to balance your small budget with a healthy lifestyle and maintain the weight and health you enjoyed when you left home using the resources every major college provides its students. You will also learn how to balance your classes and choose a schedule that will help you in the arduous process of selecting your major and minor.

In addition, learn how to deal with your first college roommate, decide whether you want to join a fraternity or sorority, and decide how to handle parties on campus. An entire section is included on how to make extra money while in college by working part-time on and off-campus. The chapter on college dating will help you decide when and how you should dip into the massive college dating pool. For any college freshman who wants to learn the best tips and tricks to staying organized, acing that first semester, and being the life of the campus, all without losing focus, this book is for you.  Item#9781601383143  $24.95

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How to Win Your Case In Traffic Court Without a Lawyer

According to the National Motorists Association, as many as 50 million Americans are issued traffic tickets for moving violations. Many of those tickets will be paid and forgotten about, but many more will be added to a growing list of traffic court cases - with an estimated $7 billion in annual tickets and a good percentage of them being taken to court. For many people though, the cost of hiring a lawyer and fighting a case over a $300 ticket is too hard and they just accept it, paying the fine begrudgingly. With this book, you no longer have to cave into government pressure and pay your fines. If you feel you have been wronged, this book will walk you through every step of the process to uncovering exactly what you can do to win your traffic court case without a lawyer.

You will learn the total number of people who receive tickets every year and just how many are successful in their fight against them, including how they were successful. Learning to understand the law is essential in knowing whether you can effectively fight your ticket and this book will provide multiple chapters designed to break down and outline the details of the law for each major type of moving violation. You will learn what the three different kinds of speed limits are and when you can fight the ticket. You will learn which defenses absolutely will not work in court and whether you will be wasting your time by using them. Different ways in which your speed was measured and understanding how the officer handled the ticketing are vital to making your case and a comprehensive chapter on analyzing this evidence will be presented.

You will learn how to start building your case by using discovery and obtaining all of the necessary evidence. The trial specifics are outlined in a step by step manner, including the process of finding witnesses, preparing testimony, and presenting diagrams and visual cues that will help you make your case. Learn how to talk to the officer that issued the ticket and prepare yourself for the onslaught of questions your prosecutor will present.

With the help of professional opinions from dozens of lawyers and legal specialists, you will learn exactly how each traffic court case is handled and what you can expect when you take your particular case to court. There is an essential difference between jury and judge only trials and you will learn how to handle each of them, as well as how to tweak your case to match any of the 50 states in which you live. If you have received a traffic violation and you know it is unfair, the only choice you have is to fight it in court, and this book will help you do just that without the need of a lawyer or an expensive defense. Item#9781601383051  $24.95

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The Complete Guide to Using Candlestick Charting How to Earn High Rates of Return—Safely

The investment world is full of different methods for understanding how to best grow your rates of return and minimize risk. The Candlestick Charting method, first developed by Japanese rice traders in the middle of the 19th century, has become one of the favorite modern methods of analyzing and understanding the market through careful plotting and analysis of the data provided. This book will guide you through the seemingly complex, but revolutionarily, useful method of candlestick charting to gain the highest possible rates of return while ensuring your risks are as minimal as possible.

Candlestick charting is a complex language all in itself and for that reason, this book will guide you through the entire process of understanding the language, starting with the very origins of the technique. You will learn how it was developed and why it is still used today, including what changes have been made to the methods by Western investors. You will learn how the candlestick charts are prepared and what the different line constructions signify. Additionally, you will be shown how to read and differentiate between the different bodies, including the short and long white and black bodies, to measure high and low price levels, support, and resistance.

You will be shown the various additional forms such as spinning tops, shadows, and doji. Next, the various different candle lines are outlined in full detail, showing you dozens of different formations including the single candle lines of "the hammer", "the hanging man", and "the shooting star", the dual candle lines of "dark cloud over", "the piercing pattern", "the engulfing pattern", "last engulfing pattern", and "harami". You will also learn the window candle lines, as well as the formations of three or more candle lines. Analysis of candle lines and the technical aspects, including how to discern stops, the risk/reward in each line, trends, the use of computers, and how to place and offset trades will supply you with the necessary information you need to read the candle lines.

By interviewing dozens of experts in the reading and analysis of candle charts, this book is able to provide a comprehensive perspective of candle charts and how you can start using moving averages, analyzing three line break charts, renko charts, and kagi charts. You will be provided with practice charts for all three major types and additional resources to help you learn how to read and analyze each type. For anyone interested in the centuries old Japanese style of market analysis that is candlestick charting, this book provides a comprehensive overview from the very origins to the most modern of interpretations.  Item#9781601382948  $24.95

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What to Do When You Are Fired or Laid Off A Complete Guide to the Benefits and Legal Rights You Need to Know to Get Back on Your Feet

In the last five years, more than a million jobs have been lost in the United States, many of them due to the closure of plants, factories, or downsizing in shrinking companies. Millions more people have lost their jobs due to being fired, restructuring, or mergers in major corporations. Many thousands more are expected to lose their jobs in the year to come and that leads many to wonder what rights and benefits they have to help them recuperate and get back on their feet. This comprehensive guide to the laws and benefits provided to those individuals who have lost their jobs, for whatever reason, will help you discover exactly what you can do to ensure you have the resources you need to salvage your life and your career after losing a job.

A complete listing of the requirements your employer is bound to and the legal implications of your particular situation will be provided in multiple chapters broken down to reflect the various situations in which you lost your job. If you were laid off due to a factory closing, you will be given advice on how much of your retirement benefits you are entitled to, how much notice your employer is legally required to provide you (as per the WARN act), and what you can do in the final 60 days to shore up future employment. If your company downsizes, you will be given detailed descriptions of the laws that apply to your workplace according to where you work and how long you have worked there.

You will learn what opportunities the federal government provides to those who have lost their jobs, including unemployment benefits and welfare coverage. You will also learn about how you can take advantage of additional workforce training to further your technical skills. You will learn how to handle your taxes while unemployed. You will learn how to know if your firing was legal and if you have a legal basis to reproach your company for laying you off. If you were unfairly terminated, you will be shown how you can approach an attorney and what you need to provide to win your case.

Finally, you will be shown which resources and tools are available to help you get back on your feet, finding a new job that utilizes your skills and training. You will learn how you can modernize your skill set with additional training, seek out hiring services, and supplement your income between jobs with temporary or parttime opportunities. Hours of expert opinions have been gathered into this book from hiring managers, employment lawyers, and other experts in the field to help you know exactly what rights you have and what you can do to recover. If you have been laid off, fired, or unfairly terminated, this book will provide you with everything you need to minimize the stress and suffering of your situation and get back on your feet in no time.  Item#9781601382870  $24.95

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How to Change Your Career and Do the Work You Really Love: A Step by Step Plan for Making It Happen

According to a USA Today poll of more than 1,000 working Americans, less than 10 percent of all employees feel that they are prestigious in the jobs they perform. As many as 60 percent of all employees will freely admit they wish they had another job. Few people are happy with their lots in life and yet many of them do not know how to fix the problem. They do not know how to start searching for the perfect job or how to put themselves in the position they always dreamed of. There are many steps involved in quitting and finding a new job. You must know what you want from your career, be able to track it down, and have the resources to do so. This book will provide you with the information you need to do all three things. You will be shown the right mindset to start and succeed in discovering what it is that would make you truly happy in life.

You will learn how to block out everything in your life and pinpoint what it is you have always wanted to do. A guide of popular careers and their related fields is provided to help you discern where you went wrong in your career, as well as pointed advice on how to methodically start thinking about the right career. Instead of quitting and being left in the cold, you will be shown how to start saving money and preparing the right resources to get a new job.

Instead of toiling over your job, you will learn what to look for in a career and how to outline how much money you really need to make to survive. You will be provided the top jobhunting resources in the country, along with a complete list for how to weed out bad jobs, with code words and telltale signs revealed that will help you ignore bad job listings. A special chapter is included to help you create the winning resume package, including a topnotch resume, cover letter, and all the fresh information you need if it has been years since the last time you looked for a job.

Finally, you will learn how you can start working toward turning your life's passions into a viable career. You will learn how to decide if what you love is viable as a business and how to start working for yourself. You will learn the most common mistakes people make when they try to strike out on their own and how you can avoid becoming just another sad story. With a plethora of interviews and conversations with real world professionals who have managed to chuck their job and start living and working the lives they have always wanted, you will learn the ins and outs of finding a career that will make you truly happy, while maintaining your current quality of life. If you feel trapped by your job or the press of your bills, this book will help you break free and finally start working towards a rewarding career in a field you love. Item#9781601382887  $24.95

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Tastefully Small Savory Bites: Easy Sophisticated Hors D'oeuvres for Every Occasion

1-2-3 bites of bliss. Everyone loves hors d'oeuvres and canapés and Savory Bites offers 50 crowd-pleasing recipes. Distinctive in flavor and unique in presentation, these easy-to-prepare bites will make your next entertaining opportunity a surefire hit. Savory Bites includes a variety of meat, poultry, vegetable, fish, and pastry-based recipes with tips and flavor substitutions to guarantee your guests will be satisfied and impressed by your aesthetic skill.

Also included are ways to increase the portion of each recipe if a plated appetizer is needed for your next lunch or dinner. Easy instructions, with a full-color interior including photos and watercolors, make this book essential for your next party.  Item #9781601384447 $16.95

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