Small Business

i live in los angeles and i would like to find some sort of a consultant for home organization. how much would a consultant cost and would they help with the shopping of finding organizing tools?

it depends on what you need done…they usually help with shopping and other tools….call and ask for an estimate

http://www.logicorganizing.com/contact.htm
http://www.organizer4me.com/

I would like to open up a bar for myself. Its a dream I’ve had for years and now that I’m 22 its time to get started. What steps am I going to have to take to realise exactly what has to be done and what is necessary to impress future investors or bankers?

The more detail the better, but I just do not know much about the industry.

So a layout of everything I need to have in a business plan is essential for answering this question.

https://www.goodtogobizplans.com/shoppingcart.asp

These people write business plans for alot of industries. The one above on the link is for a bar. It costs $195.00 which really isn’t bad, you would spend that in time and energy writing it yourself.

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/SERV_WRRITINGBUSPLAN.html

http://www.bplans.com/Sample_Business_Plans/Bar_and_Nightclub_Business_Plans/Bar_and_Tavern_Business_Plan/executive_summary_fc.cfm
http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/index.html

Lots of good free information from the Small Business Administration and they have a thing called SCORE, which is a bunch of retired people that are former business professionals and government officials that will help you for free with your business plan and business planning. You have to know a little something about estimating and accounting because you have to gather the costs of all the equipment and things you will need to start up the bar and then you will have to project your future income too. Good luck. Also, check with the Department of Commerce to see if they have any business grants available. The Small Business Administration has small business loans available through your local major banks so ask the people at SCORE about that too.

I work as a representative for a million dollar company that needs more reps and agents to handle bookings in the travel industry. I want to get the word out to as many people as possible of a great opportunity to make money saving on personal travel and helping others save money which makes the rep or agent more money. Its a great business with no hassles or limits. The company covers bookings for all types of travel(cruises,flights,car rentals,hotels and more). You get a free website to promote your business and can make money on different levels of the business.

Getting traffic is a combination of a lot of things. The key to success is to create great content that visitors want to use, search engines will love and other websites will naturally link to. Of course, it’s easier said than done.

You can use pay per click advertising in the search engines to reach audiences looking for your products. You can use Google Adwords http://www.google.com/adwords or Yahoo http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com

Here are some shoestring marketing ideas that can help you get the visitors you need at the least cost possible:

1. Create the best content you can with the best products you can possibly offer. Your content is your best advertisement – if visitors love your content, then they will go back and spread the word to others.

2. Make it easy for users to recommend your site. Viral marketing is very important — and easy to tap on the Web. But give your users the tools. Get a Recommend this Site script from websites such as cgiscripts.com and similar directories of scripts. Some even go as far as giving incentives to those who recommend the site to their friends. If only 10 people go to your site, but these 10 people invite 10 more – that’s additional traffic that you get for FREE!

Recommend Site Scripts (various) http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Big Nose Bird Recommend this Site http://bignosebird.com/carchive/birdcast.shtml
CGI Resource Index http://cgi.resourceindex.com/Programs_and_Scripts/Perl/Website_Promotion/Recommend_Site/
Hostscripts http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/Site_Recommendation/index.html

3. Rank well in the search engines (organic search results, not the pay per click). SEs can be a big source of traffic. The key is to create the best content in your niche. If you have good content, other websites will gladly link to you and offer your site as a resource to their audience. Check the on-page factors and be sure to get linked from authority sites in your topic area.

If you are going to read only one piece on search engine optimization, I suggest you read Brett Tabke of WebmasterWorld.com’s "Successful Site in 12 Months with Google Alone: 26 steps to 15k a day." http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum3/2010.htm

4. Send out press releases. While outfits charge as much as $650 per release, there are free press release submission places on the Web. Press releases allow you to (a) attract media attention; (b) get more back links to your website without sending each website an email request; and (c) get more visibility especially if your press release gets in Google News or Yahoo News.

http://www.prleap.com/sign_up.html
http://i-newswire.com/
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
http://www.pressbox.co.uk/cgi-bin/links/add.cgi
http://www.pr.com/press-releases
http://www.prfree.com/
http://www.clickpress.com/releases/index.shtml
http://www.theopenpress.com/
http://www.przoom.com/
http://www.prweb.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/
http://www.free-press-release.com/

5. Submit articles. Write articles and submit them to websites accepting author submissions. You get exposure for your business; establishes you as an authority in your field, and allows you to get backlinks for your website. If 50 websites publish your article and it contains a link back to your website, then you easily get 50 links from a single article. The more links you have, the greater your chances for increasing your search engine rankings.

Here is a comprehensive list of where to submit your articles http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AhzreGmnCUicOoyedqypscUjzKIX?qid=1006022407481

6. Post a link to your site for free where it is allowed (always read the Terms of Use). Examples are:

Craigslist http://www.craigslist.com
Google Base http://base.google.com
Classifieds for Free http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/…
Text Link Exchange http://www.txtswap.com/
Recycler.com http://www.recycler.com/
Yahoo Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
US Free Ads http://www.usfreeads.com/