In Feburary 2016 27,
Teens can be notoriously absentminded when it comes to times and places, so provide plenty of reminders about the dinner. Simple one-page fliers, written by hand and giving directions to your house, are the first step; hand them out at a practice a few days before the dinner. Use large letters with bold print and a simple heading, such as, 'Team dinner on Thursday,' so the fliers are easily to read at a glance. Send tweets and online posts the day before and the day of the gathering to ensure everyone will attend.
Set the Stage
A simple banner that says 'Go Team' is the only decoration you need. Organize your space to accommodate groups of teens. Include a buffet setup on your kitchen counters if room allows and allocate some seating at your dining room table; if your kitchen is small, set the buffet on the dining table. In either case, place folding chairs and TV trays in small clusters around the room, not in straight lines. Designate a coffee table as an eating space for teens to sit around on the floor, and place large pillows on the floor around the table.
Give 'Em Carbs
Spaghetti, garlic bread and salad with assorted vegetables for runners to add themselves make up a traditional pre-meet dinner, with easy-to-serve brownies, cookies or cupcakes for dessert. Plan on about 1 pound of pasta for every five to six people, and provide both vegetarian and meat sauces with about 1/2 to 3/4 cup per serving. Lasagna or baked potatoes with chili for topping provide good alternatives to spaghetti. For drinks, serve lemonade, sports drinks and ice water with lemon slices.
Encourage Socializing
Instead of leading games or competitions, ask students to help with dinner preparations and with cleanup at the end of the dinner -- they'll talk to each other over the chopping board and at the stove. Provide low-key activities that encourage talking, including asking each team member to say what she likes most about the cross-country team, or providing a list of questions for each person to answer aloud, such as, 'Describe your most embarrassing moment,' or 'Name your favorite movie and explain why you like it.'
In Feburary 2016 27,
Samstag, 27. Februar 2016
How to Determine the Price of Gift BasketsIn Feburary 2016 27,
In Feburary 2016 27,
Account for materials costs. It is vital that you keep records of what you spend on inventory. Set up a spreadsheet on your computer, and enter every single expense that goes into making the baskets. These include: baskets, cellophane, bows, filling, tape, labels and the actual gift items you put into the baskets. Continue using the spreadsheet to enter the expenses in steps 2 through 4.
Enter your overhead costs when planning to price your gift baskets. If you make the baskets at home, include items such as your business telephone line, fax related costs, printer ink, paper, stamps, business cards and a portion of your utilities and rent or mortgage. If you have an actual store, include rent and utility expenses. And don’t forget to account for the mileage you put on your vehicle, especially if you offer delivery service.
Enter your labor expenses. Includes your own and any employees you have. It’s easy to know exactly what you are paying your employees, but owners sometimes neglect to account for their own labor. You want to be fair to yourself, so include a personal hourly wage when calculating labor costs.
Account for promotional costs. What are your advertising costs? What are you paying to be listed in the phone book? How much are you spending on web hosting? What about the cost of signs, flyers and table rentals at craft fairs?
Establish your “break even” point. Once you have calculated all of the above costs, you will know the minimum price you need to charge for each gift basket without losing money. A simple formula for this is to divide your total expenses by the number of baskets you have created.
Finally, decide what profit margin you will be satisfied with. This is the percentage over your break even cost that you will charge in order to see a profit. One useful formula is to triple your labor cost. For example, if labor comes to $12 per basket, you would sell each basket for $36. If this price represents 30 to 50 percent above break even, you’re gift basket pricing is on the right track.
In Feburary 2016 27,
Account for materials costs. It is vital that you keep records of what you spend on inventory. Set up a spreadsheet on your computer, and enter every single expense that goes into making the baskets. These include: baskets, cellophane, bows, filling, tape, labels and the actual gift items you put into the baskets. Continue using the spreadsheet to enter the expenses in steps 2 through 4.
Enter your overhead costs when planning to price your gift baskets. If you make the baskets at home, include items such as your business telephone line, fax related costs, printer ink, paper, stamps, business cards and a portion of your utilities and rent or mortgage. If you have an actual store, include rent and utility expenses. And don’t forget to account for the mileage you put on your vehicle, especially if you offer delivery service.
Enter your labor expenses. Includes your own and any employees you have. It’s easy to know exactly what you are paying your employees, but owners sometimes neglect to account for their own labor. You want to be fair to yourself, so include a personal hourly wage when calculating labor costs.
Account for promotional costs. What are your advertising costs? What are you paying to be listed in the phone book? How much are you spending on web hosting? What about the cost of signs, flyers and table rentals at craft fairs?
Establish your “break even” point. Once you have calculated all of the above costs, you will know the minimum price you need to charge for each gift basket without losing money. A simple formula for this is to divide your total expenses by the number of baskets you have created.
Finally, decide what profit margin you will be satisfied with. This is the percentage over your break even cost that you will charge in order to see a profit. One useful formula is to triple your labor cost. For example, if labor comes to $12 per basket, you would sell each basket for $36. If this price represents 30 to 50 percent above break even, you’re gift basket pricing is on the right track.
In Feburary 2016 27,
How to Change Your Domain HostingIn Feburary 2016 27,
In Feburary 2016 27,
Research alternative Web hosting companies to find a service offering the features you need for your website at the best price.
Open an account with a new Web hosting company.
Log into your account with your current Web host.
Download all of your files from the host's server using the backup tool offered in the Web host's control panel or an FTP client application. Be sure to download all of your files. This includes any HTML files, picture files, audio files, flash files, INC files, CSS files, and so forth.
Back up your blog and Web forum database (if applicable) using a MySQL administration tool such as phpMyAdmin.
Log into your account with your new Web hosting company.
Obtain the DNS server information for the new Web hosting company. You will need this information later to update your DNS records to point to this new Web host server.
Upload all of the files for your website (downloaded in Step 4) to the new host's server.
Install the backup copy of your blog and forum database (created in Step 5) to the new host's server using their MySQL administration tool.
Log into your account with your original Web hosting company. Navigate to the Domain Name manager tool offered in the host's control panel. Edit your DNS records to reflect the server name associated with your new Web host. Submit the update. It can take up to 24 hours for the DNS records update to take effect globally. During this time your website will go off-line.
Visit your website. Check everything out to make sure all your Web pages have migrated successfully, the design elements of the site are still in tact, the website forum and blog are functioning properly, and so forth. Only after you're certain everything with your website is as it's supposed to be should you move on to the next step because you have mistakenly neglected to backup a stray file or two.
Cancel your account with your Web hosting company.
In Feburary 2016 27,
Research alternative Web hosting companies to find a service offering the features you need for your website at the best price.
Open an account with a new Web hosting company.
Log into your account with your current Web host.
Download all of your files from the host's server using the backup tool offered in the Web host's control panel or an FTP client application. Be sure to download all of your files. This includes any HTML files, picture files, audio files, flash files, INC files, CSS files, and so forth.
Back up your blog and Web forum database (if applicable) using a MySQL administration tool such as phpMyAdmin.
Log into your account with your new Web hosting company.
Obtain the DNS server information for the new Web hosting company. You will need this information later to update your DNS records to point to this new Web host server.
Upload all of the files for your website (downloaded in Step 4) to the new host's server.
Install the backup copy of your blog and forum database (created in Step 5) to the new host's server using their MySQL administration tool.
Log into your account with your original Web hosting company. Navigate to the Domain Name manager tool offered in the host's control panel. Edit your DNS records to reflect the server name associated with your new Web host. Submit the update. It can take up to 24 hours for the DNS records update to take effect globally. During this time your website will go off-line.
Visit your website. Check everything out to make sure all your Web pages have migrated successfully, the design elements of the site are still in tact, the website forum and blog are functioning properly, and so forth. Only after you're certain everything with your website is as it's supposed to be should you move on to the next step because you have mistakenly neglected to backup a stray file or two.
Cancel your account with your Web hosting company.
In Feburary 2016 27,
How to Plan a Flea Market for CharityIn Feburary 2016 27,
In Feburary 2016 27,
Plan where the money will come from. Some flea markets for charity collect a per table or per space fee from the vendors. Others charge a percentage of profits from all sales. The first method works better to get a certain amount of money. The second method does not work if the vendors are not honest.
Decide what you can provide to the flea market vendors who come to sell for charity. Does your location have enough room for everyone to set up? Can you provide a table or booth to each one? Organize the space you have into neat, navigable rows for easy shopping.
Determine what the flea market vendors are allowed to sell. Church charity events may not like the vendors to sell pagan related items. Adult items, swords and knives, and fireworks may be illegal to sell in your area. Be clear about your guidelines when selling table or booth space.
Advertise to attract vendors to the flea market. Without them, your flea market for charity will not collect any money. Take out an attractive, eye-catching advertisement in local newspapers. Post flyers or signs at the shops, community center, library, and schools. Put a large sign outside your establishment to advertise that a flea market for charity will be held there soon.
In Feburary 2016 27,
Plan where the money will come from. Some flea markets for charity collect a per table or per space fee from the vendors. Others charge a percentage of profits from all sales. The first method works better to get a certain amount of money. The second method does not work if the vendors are not honest.
Decide what you can provide to the flea market vendors who come to sell for charity. Does your location have enough room for everyone to set up? Can you provide a table or booth to each one? Organize the space you have into neat, navigable rows for easy shopping.
Determine what the flea market vendors are allowed to sell. Church charity events may not like the vendors to sell pagan related items. Adult items, swords and knives, and fireworks may be illegal to sell in your area. Be clear about your guidelines when selling table or booth space.
Advertise to attract vendors to the flea market. Without them, your flea market for charity will not collect any money. Take out an attractive, eye-catching advertisement in local newspapers. Post flyers or signs at the shops, community center, library, and schools. Put a large sign outside your establishment to advertise that a flea market for charity will be held there soon.
In Feburary 2016 27,
Freitag, 26. Februar 2016
How to Find My Hostgator IP AddressesIn Feburary 2016 26,
In Feburary 2016 26,
Log on to your HostGator control panel, also known as cPanel. If you're unsure of how to access your cPanel, click the link found in the email you received once you purchased your HostGator hosting plan or by typing 'cpanel' at the end of your domain name, as an example, 'http://www.mywebsite.com/cpanel.' Don't include the quotes or punctuation. This takes you right to the Hostgator control panel after you input your username and password.
Scroll to the bottom of the cPanel page.
Look at 'IP Address' under the blue 'Account Information' bar. Here you will find your service plan, the IP address, the server name and your name servers.
In Feburary 2016 26,
Log on to your HostGator control panel, also known as cPanel. If you're unsure of how to access your cPanel, click the link found in the email you received once you purchased your HostGator hosting plan or by typing 'cpanel' at the end of your domain name, as an example, 'http://www.mywebsite.com/cpanel.' Don't include the quotes or punctuation. This takes you right to the Hostgator control panel after you input your username and password.
Scroll to the bottom of the cPanel page.
Look at 'IP Address' under the blue 'Account Information' bar. Here you will find your service plan, the IP address, the server name and your name servers.
In Feburary 2016 26,
How to Get GoDaddy Email on an iPhoneIn Feburary 2016 26,
In Feburary 2016 26,
Press 'Mail' if your GoDaddy email account is the first you're setting up on the iPhone. If you have other email accounts, press 'Settings' and then 'Mail.'
Choose 'Add Account' under 'Accounts.'
Select 'Other' when you are prompted to choose what type of account you want to add. Choose 'POP' on the next screen.
Enter your name, email address and a description of the email address that will help you identify it among the others on your iPhone.
Find the 'Incoming Mail Server' part of the email set up. Enter 'pop.secureserver.net' as the host name, your entire email address as the 'user name' and the password that goes with the email account.
Locate the 'Outgoing Mail Server' part of the set up. Type 'smtpout.secureserver.net' as the host name, your full email address as the 'user name' and your password again.
Finish setting up your account. Verify that it works by sending yourself a test email message.
In Feburary 2016 26,
Press 'Mail' if your GoDaddy email account is the first you're setting up on the iPhone. If you have other email accounts, press 'Settings' and then 'Mail.'
Choose 'Add Account' under 'Accounts.'
Select 'Other' when you are prompted to choose what type of account you want to add. Choose 'POP' on the next screen.
Enter your name, email address and a description of the email address that will help you identify it among the others on your iPhone.
Find the 'Incoming Mail Server' part of the email set up. Enter 'pop.secureserver.net' as the host name, your entire email address as the 'user name' and the password that goes with the email account.
Locate the 'Outgoing Mail Server' part of the set up. Type 'smtpout.secureserver.net' as the host name, your full email address as the 'user name' and your password again.
Finish setting up your account. Verify that it works by sending yourself a test email message.
In Feburary 2016 26,
How to Register a Business EmailIn Feburary 2016 26,
In Feburary 2016 26,
Make up a domain name for your business e-mail address. A domain name is a type of online identifier. Each domain name resolves to an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses are used to route Internet users to the location of files in cyberspace. In an e-mail address, the domain follows the '@' symbol. For example, in the e-mail address 'Sarah@StrawberryAppletart.com,' 'StrawberryAppletart.com' is the domain name, and 'Sarah' is the username. If you have a commercial business, you may use either the '.com' or '.net' server type designation. If your business is non-profit you may use the '.org' server type designation. Choose your domain name carefully. Bear in mind that domain names are not only used in e-mail addresses, but website addresses as well. So as you select a domain name for your business e-mail, consider that you might also want to create a corresponding website with this domain name.
Check the availability of your selected domain name. You can use either of the 'Check Domain' resource links provided in this article. If the domain name you have chosen is already registered by somebody else, you'll have to try another name.
Register your domain name. After you check the availability of your domain name, you'll be given the option to register it. Domain name registration costs $5 to $10 a year. You also can register for a two- or three-year time span.
Sign up for an account with an e-mail hosting service. E-mail hosting services provide access to an outsourced e-mail system. The cost of using this type of service is generally less than $40 annually. Some e-mail hosting services offer free domain name registration for customers who open up an account with them.
In Feburary 2016 26,
Make up a domain name for your business e-mail address. A domain name is a type of online identifier. Each domain name resolves to an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses are used to route Internet users to the location of files in cyberspace. In an e-mail address, the domain follows the '@' symbol. For example, in the e-mail address 'Sarah@StrawberryAppletart.com,' 'StrawberryAppletart.com' is the domain name, and 'Sarah' is the username. If you have a commercial business, you may use either the '.com' or '.net' server type designation. If your business is non-profit you may use the '.org' server type designation. Choose your domain name carefully. Bear in mind that domain names are not only used in e-mail addresses, but website addresses as well. So as you select a domain name for your business e-mail, consider that you might also want to create a corresponding website with this domain name.
Check the availability of your selected domain name. You can use either of the 'Check Domain' resource links provided in this article. If the domain name you have chosen is already registered by somebody else, you'll have to try another name.
Register your domain name. After you check the availability of your domain name, you'll be given the option to register it. Domain name registration costs $5 to $10 a year. You also can register for a two- or three-year time span.
Sign up for an account with an e-mail hosting service. E-mail hosting services provide access to an outsourced e-mail system. The cost of using this type of service is generally less than $40 annually. Some e-mail hosting services offer free domain name registration for customers who open up an account with them.
In Feburary 2016 26,
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