Showing posts with label weeks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weeks. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2015

How to Calculate the Cost of a Website (8 Steps)


Select a website design service (if you do not intend to build the site yourself) and discuss your website needs and a price for the design. The more customization you desire, the higher the price will be. Make a note of the total cost of the site creation and ensure that the designer includes in the price a couple of weeks or months for tweaking and correction. If you want to design your own website, skip this step.
Select website design software, and make a note of the price. Website design software ranges in price from hundreds of dollars for software used mainly by skilled designers to very low-cost software, used mainly by amateurs or beginners. You might be able to find free website design software that suits your purposes if you want a basic, information-only website.
Determine whether you will use a pre-built template for your website or design your site from scratch. Some website building software comes with free templates. Other software offers more elaborate templates for a fee. Once you select your design software, check the availability of templates and determine a price for a template, if you want to use one.
Select royalty-free art for your website, if you want custom artwork. If you're designing your website from scratch, you need artwork to make it more attractive. Because most business people are not graphic artists, purchasing royalty-free artwork is the best option for a custom website look. Record the price of all the art you want for your website.
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

How to Host a Jewelry Home Party


Collect the names of people you want to invite; they can be friends, relatives, neighbors and acquaintances or people who have been referred to you as possibly being interested in jewelry.
Send out invitations to the potential guests on your jewelry home party list. Let people know the date, time and place. Include a map if you think people will have trouble finding the location. Be sure to add an RSVP so you know how much food and drink to order. Send out the invitations at least two weeks before the event but three weeks is better. Send a reminder note or email or call about a week before the event.
Order any supplies you need for the party: your jewelry kit, catalogs, business cards and order forms. If your company provides a hostess gift and you are holding the party at someone else's house, order the gift at this time, too.
Buy food and drink a day or so before the event.
On the day of the party, set out the food and refreshments. Arrange the jewelry display and catalogs on tables in the room so people can see them as they mingle.
Encourage guests to eat some food and relax as they arrive. Give them a little time to get acclimated before you start the party.
Start the party with a game---a raffle, for example. This breaks the ice and offers people the chance to win something right away.
Present the hostess with her gift and encourage others to act as hostesses for your next party.
Go over the details of the jewelry display and pass the items around. Answer any questions. Pass out catalogs and order forms.
Collect people's money for their orders.
Follow up the party with a thank-you card to the hostess and the people who attended.
Notify people when their gifts come in, if the company ships all orders to you. Deliver them, if that's part of your business setup. Encourage people again to host a party when you deliver their merchandise.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

How to Plan a Potluck Christmas Party (8 Steps)


Consider how many people can comfortably eat and socialize in your home. If you only have seating room for a small number of people, you can have an appetizers only party where guest don't sit down to eat but rather stand up, while eating hors d'oeuvres. Make the guest list, and try to include an equal number of men and women.
Pick a date for the party. Usually the week before and after Christmas are relatively busy for most people with many out of town. Therefore it may be best to schedule the party two weeks in advance of Christmas. A Friday or Saturday night is an ideal time for a potluck Christmas Party.
Plan the menu in detail. For a dinner party, as the host you should provide the main course. Then you ask your guests to bring salad, appetizers, side dishes, bread, dessert, beverages and other items you may need, such as extra chairs, china and glasses. If you are having an appetizer party, each guest can bring a hot or cold appetizer dish.
Invite your guests by telephone. Even in this day and age of computers, it is not proper etiquette to invite guests by email. When you are inviting guests, inform them that it is a potluck and ask what they would like to bring.
Keep a list of what each person is bringing so that you don't end up with 12 desserts and no side orders or beverages. You don't have to assign each person an exact dish, but ask if they could bring a dessert or whatever category you need.
Remind the guests about the party one week ahead of time. If you have cancellations, you can invite others if you would like.
Decorate your home with Christmas decorations. Clean your house and begin preparing the main course the night before the party.
Have fun on the day of the event. Don't stress yourself out about small details.
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