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If you are aimlessly buying Christmas presents for people with hopes that just one of those things will please them, then you need to read this article. Learn how to buy something they want, or better yet, get them a gift card and spend the rest of the day enjoying time together.

Christmas gets more extravagant every year. Despite everyone saying that next year will be different, it seems like Christmas is spent cleaning up piles of wrapping paper and trying to fit stuff into cars. When we are gift buying for adults, do we really need to go bonkers? Kids get excited for gifts, but adults buy for themselves what they want to have most of the time.

No one can ever know what everyone else knows. The theory seems to be that if you just buy a lot of stuff for a person you will please them because you increased the odds. Do some research prior to choosing a person to date. You need to get opinions from people who are sure of what they are looking for. In the course of the year, make a few subtle inquiries so when the gift occasion arises you won’t be stumped. This information should help you resist buying them unneeded trinkets and gadgets. If all these ideas do not work then there is nothing wrong with gift cards. You can make this personal in any number of ways. How about adding home made biscuits, or a card with a personal message that means something uniquely to them? The point is that spending all day surrounded by presents is no match for the gift of family and friends being together.

A lot of people feel that gift cards are not personal, but of you think about it, you realize that giving a friend something he or she doesnt like or need is not personal either. Gift cards are a great back-up plan when research and questioning have failed to provide you with any ideas. Musch of the time people won’t admit to what they want even if they know. Don’t worry, you’ll find plenty of ways to keep this group happy. Here is a great site for some novelty gifts for everyone.

MicroWorld Technologies, Inc. the leading solutions provider in the area of Anti-virus and Content security, has announced the launch of its new version of MailScan Ver. 4.5,
the antivirus and content security software for mail servers.

The new version of MailScan provides additional security features to allow users to monitor the TCP connections on their systems, and use enhanced Anti-SPAM control to fight SPAM.

The new security feature interface displays all the active TCP connections to your computer. It lists information about the processes, protocols, local addresses, remote addresses and Process Status on the computer. It allows you to identify any unauthorized access to your mail server and take effective counter measures to safeguard your system.

MailScan 4.5 provides the user with real time access to Relay Blackhole List at <http://www.rbl.org> for IPs of known Spammers. The site maintains active real-time Blackhole list that you can use to verify if any IP that connects to your MailServer is listed as that of a known Spammer, and take appropriate action.

MailScan 4.5 is the next step in the continuing process to provide added security to mail servers against virus attacks, SPAM and other forms of security threats to networks via e-mail.

Mr Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld Technologies, Inc. says “MicroWorld’s MailScan 4.5 with its new features, is a step forward in strengthening our products to ensure that corporate gateways are well-protected from ever increasing and smart Internet intruders. Continuous development has made MailScan one of the most popular mail gateway security products available in the markets today.”

MicroWorld Technologies is one of the leading solution providers for Information Technology, Content Security and Communications Software. MicroWorld has been actively contributing to the security industry since the past 9 years. MicroWorld has established itself as a leader in providing content security, anti-virus and corporate communications software solutions. MicroWorld’s primary motive is to “add confidence to computing” by developing innovative solutions targeting Single Home Users, Small & medium companies, Corporate, Large Enterprise, Schools & Universities, Government Organisations and ISPs.

Christianity: White man’s religion?

Martin Luther King referred to Sunday as being “the most segregated day in America.”

Truer words were never spoken.

A few years ago I was preaching and, Lord, help me, my opening words were, “Look around. What do you see? I see a church full of white people.” The Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and others…. they’d all been there, but we had holes in our net and hadn’t been able to keep ‘em. Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God is like a net, catching ALL kinds of fish…” (Matt 13:47) and that includes black ones, brown ones, red, yellow, Protestant and Catholic, young, old, male and female.

As Americans, we often project an imperialistic attitude that the rest of the world detests. Regarding American CHRISTIANS, I’ve often heard and read of third world pastors telling how they only wish they had the money the Americans raised to take their “missionary journeys” so that they could better care for their own families and congregations… purchase bibles and study tools, attend seminary. Can we even imagine a group of half naked primitives coming into our churches to share the latest “revelation” God had given their tribe? Yet we spend a fortune crossing the pond for these “life changing” (whose life?) short-term missions experiences. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in missions, most especially those geared toward helping the sick and the children, but I’ve heard too many stories from missionaries who admitted they felt they made NO difference on their missions trip and from Nationals who could have used a nice healthy love offering instead.

I once taught a Sunday school class to a room fullof mostly Black African pastors, their small frames lost within their too-large, out-of -date suits and ties. Between them, their congregations ranged in the area of 40,000 people. These humble men were taking notes, asking questions, hanging on my every word. I don’t know about them but, for me, THAT was life-changing! God bless those who were wise enough to fly these African pastors to the USA so they could return home and teach those with whom they already had relationship (key word).

Regarding this so-called “white man’s religion,” it’s true that some mistakenly believe Christianity is the religion of Whites in the same way others consider Islam to be the religion of the Blacks. Folks, Hosea 4:6 declares, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge….” Let us strive to KNOW the truth for the Scripture says, “they shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free,”(Jn 8:32). What you’re about to read, I believe, will be VERY liberating.

THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR ANCESTORY

Black Christianity did not start in America with the slaves that converted to their master’s religion. Genesis 10 shows us where all the races originated. The Black lineage is presented by family, languages, locations and nations. The Bible tells us, in Genesis, that everyone began with Adam and Eve. EVERYONE! Genesis 2:7 tells us Adam was made from the earth. Science has proven that we’re all made from the same materials as are found in the earth. The Hebrew word for Adam is Adahm, meaning “red” or “from red earth.”

Yes, Adam was a person of color!

After the flood, it was Noah and his kids that populated the earth (Acts 17:26; Gen 9:18,19). His sons were named Ham, Shem, and Japheth. These names mean Black, Dusky and Bright, or “fair,” respectively. Biblical historians agree that Ham is the ancestral father of the Black races - the Mongoloids, Egyptians, Ethiopians, the Canaanites, and the Indians. From Shem descended the Jews, Arabs and Persians. From Japheth came the Greeks, Caucasians, Russians, the Indo-Europeans.

One Black son out of three? Well, we don’t know exactly HOW dark the pigment was of the other two but, is that possible? With God, ALL things are possible. Face it, if YOU were the Supreme Creative Being, wouldn’t YOU get creative when making people and animals?

Look around. Look in the mirror… God’s been VERY creative. Medical research tells us it IS possible to have children that are very different in color, especially if one or both parents are dark-complexioned, but it’s impossible for a fair complexioned person to produce a dark-skinned child. So, for Noah to have fathered a “black” son, he or his wife had to have been dark-skinned, too.

Logically speaking.

Noah’s son, Ham, father of African and Black races, had four boys… Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan, Genesis 10:6. Cush was father of the Ethiopians (Gen 2:13; 10:6) and the people living within Asia and Africa. Cush means “black” and Ethiopia means “man witha sunburned face.” Jeremiah13:23 says, “Can the Ethiopian changehis skin…?”

Mizraim fathered the Egyptians and his name means “children of the sun.” Eventually, they even started worshipping it, but that’s another story. Ham is derived from the Egyptian name “Kam,” the srongest word in the Egyptian language for “black.” The book of Psalms refers to Egypt as “the land of Ham” (Ps 78:51; 105:23, 26. 27; 106:21,22). Phut was father of the nation of Libya, (Ezekiel 27:10; 38:5; Jer 46:9 and Nah 3:9). Libya means “black” also.

Ham’s youngest son was Canaan, cursed by Noah in Genesis 9:20-26. Though we’ve all heard of Ethiopia, Egypt and Libya, strange how there’s no Canaan today. Note: Contrary to the teaching of SOME, it was NOT the entire black race that was cursed, only the Canaanites, because of Canaan’s sin. They were the original inhabitants of Israel (1 Chr 4:40) but exist no more. My, how they could have been blessed! Yes, there ARE long-term consequences for sin, affecting even our descendants.

Noah’s sons migrated, spreading out all over the earth: Japheth’s people to modern Europe, Shem’s to the Middle East. Ham’s descendants went to southern Arabia, Africa, and India. Cush had a son named Nimrod (Gen 10:10) who built the tower of Babel as well as Erech, Accad and Calneh near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the starting point of all civilization (Gen 10:10; 11:1).

Cush’s descendants founded powerful Assyria,builders of Ninevah.

The Bible gives no record of Phut’s geneology.

Ham’s decendants included Menelik, offspring of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, to whom Ethiopians trace their historical roots.

Joseph married an Egyptian woman (Gen 41:50-52) so his sons, Manasseh and Ephraim definitely had Hamitic (Black) blood.

Jethro was Ethiopian and converted to Judaism because of Moses’ testimony (Ex 18:1-12).

Moses was married to an Ethiopian woman, too, (Numbers 12:1). Was she black? Could have been! In Numbers 12, Miriam and Aaron began opposing Moses because of his Cushite (Ethiopian) wife, showing contempt for her ancestry. This angered the Lord and Miriam was stricken with leprosy (interestingly, this disease would not only make MIRIAM the outcast from the community, but her skin became REALLY white as a result of the disease. Poetic justice? After Moses pleaded on her behalf, God healed her and returned her to the camp). NOTE: It is my contention that Miriam’s REAL problem was not so much with Moses’ wife as it was with his prophetic gift and his special relationship with God. Perhaps she went for the obvious (Miriam’s fleshtone) rather than humbllng herself and admitting to Moses how she envied him.

The Scripture does not indicate any prohibition against Jews marrying Cushites (Ethiopians) and they seemed to have had good relations with them (Amos 9:7; Ps 68:31; Zeph 3:10; Is 11:11).

Jehudi was a secretary in the king’s court during Jeremiah’s time and was a descendeant of Cushi (Jer 36:14,21,23) as was the prophet Zephaniah.

From Ham’s lineage came Joshua, and David’sgrandmother, Rahab, a Canaanite. Bath-sheba means”daughterof Sheba.” Sheba is listed in Ham’s family registry, Genesis 7.

Bath-sheba was married to Uriah the Hittite, whose roots can be traced to Ham’s grandson, Heth (Gen 10:15). King Solomon’s complexion and hair are described as black but beautiful (Song of Solomon 5:10,11).

Moving to the New Testament times, scholars believe the wise men who sought the baby Jesus (no biblical record of there being only three) were Ethiopians because the gold, frankincense, and myrrh were plentiful in southern Arabia and east Africa.

The Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-39 undoubtedly brought Christianity to Ethiopia.
Simon the Canaanite was considered to be a Black apostle (Matt 10:4).

Simon of Cyrene, who helped Jesus carry His cross, was probably a descendant of Ham since Cyrene was in North Africa.

Apollos (Acts 18:24) came from Ham, too. Certainly, nations that descended from Ham were there at Pentecost (Acts 2) with the establishment of the Church.

Simeon, or Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene were leaders of the Antioch Church (Acts 13:1). The people of these regions were black. These were the men who ordained and commissioned the great apostle Paul.

JESUS: Man of Many Colors

Jesus was of mixed ancestory. You heard right… Jesus was mixed! Our Lord was a person of color! Though He was primarily Semetic, of the five ladies referred to in His geneology, Tama, Rahab, Ruth, Bath-sheba, and Mary, the first four descended from Ham, Noah’s Black son (Matt 1:1-16).

Let’s face it, folks, man looks at the outside, but God looks at the heart (1 Sam 16:7). It doesn’t matter if you’re green with orange spots! He’s not looking for complexion or physical features. He’s not impressed by what we look like, talklike, or where we live. He doesn’t care how religious we are or how beautiful our church is. He doesn’t care how we dress, drive or what denomination we claim.

You see, there was no room at the Inn when our Saviour was born and now He’s looking at our hearts, regardless of our epidermal hue, to see if there’s room there for Him to rule each individual’s life as Lord.

No matter what color our epidermis may be, the question we must answer is: are we available?

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Every blessing!

Michael

A servant of God

t.e.a.m. ministries

A Message of Discipleship & Encouragement to the Body of Christ

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Stephenville, Texas 76401

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Pastor Michael has been eMailing weekly broadcasts of discipleship and encouragement to Christians of all denominations since 1999. He also does a great deal of IM and eMail pastoral counseling.

Relate both of people’s uppermost pursuits and what you will display is a craze universally called a sportsbook betting Web location. Truly, what could be more imaginative… If you see a mix of sports devotees cheering to support a preferred players, and frequently stakes are geared up to go with the commotion. Keen to get some of the exhilaration, bystanders routinely venture to augur who will make it in the approaching race. At the end of the day, this turns to become a friendly little race titled sportsbook betting Web location.

What’s your favorite sports wagering information sport book game? Play it online today!

Yes, it can sound habit forming nevertheless sportsbook wagers is, in reality, merely diverting and of tying up with fellow sports aficionados. Here, you’ll be able to risk a a piddling sum of loot and nonetheless enjoy a amazing time. Also, read on for a few remarks to get going sportsbook wagers.

If you want to bet, you will want to go to a sportsbook betting Web location, i.e. a place that admits sportsbook betting Web location. In the US, you’ll find four states where to go for sportsbook wagers legally, but informally you may attempt it anywhere if you can pinpoint a bookie and if happen to be of legal age. Covered sports events you can choose to risk your money on are pro and, obviously, college football & college basketball, pro baseball and hockey, and, obviously, wagers on both dog and horse racing. Punters will have the option of wagering on the whole tally of a contest or game, when exactly any given opponent will be vanquished, and even whether a given coin toss in a contest or game comes out heads or tails.

The bookies firm will trust in the maths to aid you venture a guess which players you trust will make it. Primarily, there’s distribution, i.e. point lead given to a a weaker side that is expected to lose by X number points. This is the bookie firm’s way of offering fair lays for a sportsbook. To give an example you might bet on a contestor that is expected to lose and and nonetheless make money on that bet if the side is actually defeated by X number of points.

You will see a lot of different manners of bets– straight, parlays i.e. combined bets on some sports activities, teasers as well as, of course, over/unders, the straight bets being the dominating one in sportsbook wagers.

Well, why not experiment with it and have lots of fun as well… Simply ensure that you won’t get overwhelmed and spend your complete income on a boutade… For you’ll be sure to find yourself contrite till the end of your days…

“I need more energy!” Ashley blurted out. Tyler nodded his head understandably. Ashley had just finished pouring out her frustrations.

Each morning she dragged herself out of bed. Instead of feeling recharged, she felt like she had just finished swimming across the Atlantic ocean. After three cups of coffee to wake her up, she would drive to her job as a secretary.

Still groggy but mildly alert, she spent all morning filing papers, answering the phone, and making appointments. About 1:30 fatigue’s ugly claws would sink into her. Her productivity would be cut by 40% as she struggled through the afternoon.

Five o’clock would come and she would head home. Already feeling drained she would fight the evening battle. A quick supper and then off to evening classes. Ashley would try to fight off fatigue as she struggled to listen to the teacher.

Back at home the caffeine would flow from cup to mouth as she pressed to get her school work done. After hitting the pillow, the cycle would repeat itself the next day. Weekends were not much better.

Tyler said, “It sounds like your lack of energy is keeping you from enjoying life, preventing you from doing what you want to in life, and is making you feel depressed and discouraged.”

“Yes, that is exactly it”, Ashley tiredly replied.

Tyler asked, “Ashley, would you spare an extra 20 minutes a day if you knew it would increase your energy and make you feel great?”

“Of course!” Ashley exclaimed.

Tyler went on. “A year ago I was in a similar situation. I would get home from work tired and not feel like doing anything. Often I would get drowsy in the afternoon.”

“However, this has all changed. Now I get home from work and I am usually not tired. I sleep better at night and I am much more productive. I feel like a new person!”

Ashley leaned forward, “What is the secret?”

“There are several different secrets, but let me share the key one. Each morning I get up 20 minutes early and take a brisk walk outside or around my house. This wakes me up and gives me a shot of energy that lasts through the day.”

“If I don’t get to it in the morning, I walk during lunch break. Sometimes I may feel tired when I get home, so I take another short walk to get my energy flowing.”

“That’s work”, Ashley said disappointedly as she leaned back. “It would cut back on my sleep and I am already tired.”

“It is not work or a time waster,” Tyler countered. “It is an investment. You are investing a few minutes a day to gain back hours in extra energy. It is a simple choice: 15 hours of lack of energy or 20 minutes of walking and 15 hours of increased energy.”

Tyler went on and shared the benefits of walking that studies have discovered. They include:

=Reduced risk of colds, sickness, and the flu.
=Better rest at night.
=Enhance moods.
=Weight loss.
=Reduced risk for many health problems.

Ashley was now more interested and sat upright.

Tyler went on. “I urge you to take the one week challenge. Spend 20 minutes a day for one week walking. Observe the results and then decide if it is worth it.”

“OK!” Ashley excitedly replied.

Three weeks later, Tyler bumped into Ashley again. This time she was smiling and she had a spring to her step.

“I can’t believe it!” She exclaimed giving him a hug. “I feel better, I have more energy, and I am happier.”

“That’s great!” Tyler said as Ashley released her hug. “Let’s take a walk and I will share some more keys with you.”

“Awesome!” Ashley replied as they turned and started to walk down the street.

Bryan Falls is editor of the free “Improve Your Life Now” newsletter. He shares how people can improve their life and achieve personal success. Learn about a special excercise to increase energy at http://www.improveyourlife-now.com/a1.php

There are two keys to getting the most from your workouts. If you omit either one of these you might not get the benefit you want from your efforts. But if you do them both, you will have maximum results with minimum effort. And that is what we all want.

First, when you come to the gym, or when you do any workout, you need to know what it is that you intend to accomplish and how you are going to go about it. In other words, you have to have a plan. It doesn’t have to be a complicated plan, but you do need to know where you are going and how you plan on getting there.

For example, if you are trying to lose weight, it is vital to know where you are now. What do you weigh? What is your body fat percentage? How much muscle do you have?

Because it is the muscle that burns up the calories, both at the gym and while you are home resting and even while you are sleeping. It is the muscle that does this. So you need to know how much muscle you have now, and you need to keep track of how much more you are developing, to see if you are making progress.

You can do this with a few simple tools. A bathroom scale or the scale at the gym will tell you how much you weigh. You can figure out the fat percentage with a simple, inexpensive caliper. Subtract the fat mass from your body weight, and that is your lean mass. As long as the lean mass is going up while the fat mass is going down, you are doing well, gaining muscle and getting into better shape.

Second, you need to know what you are doing each workout. If you are walking, you should keep track of how far you walk and how long it takes you. That way you can tell if you are doing better as time goes on. If you are not improving your times or your distance you might not be making the progress you should.

If you are using weights to gain muscle and slim down (and you should if at all possible, because this is one of the best ways to lose weight, no matter who you are, how old you are, how out of shape you are, or what you weigh) then you need to know what workout you are going to do each time you go to the gym.

Your program should be written out beforehand, and include the exercises and the number of repetitions that you are going to do. Then all you have to do is keep a log book (a simple spiral notebook works well) and make a quick note as you do each set of exercises.

It only takes a second you write down the name of the exercise, the number of repetitions, and the weight you are using on each set. This is a vital step that many people leave out. But when you do this, you are recording your progress each workout, and you will know from week to week whether you are improving or not. You can flip the page and see how you did last week, and challenge yourself to do at least one more.

If you do these two things, have a long term plan in mind and keep records of your progress, you can have maximum benefit from minimum effort. And you can truly lose the weight and at last have the body that you have always wanted.

Dan Curtis, M.D. is the author of Dr. Dan’s Super Weight Loss Plan, a doctor designed, scientifically proven, thoroughly tested program for permanent weight loss. http://www.superweightlossplan.com

With the pace at which the Internet is growing, the need for anti virus software is increasing. Anti virus software is crucial for anyone that owns a computer, whether it is used for professional purposes, personal reasons, or both. Not having the proper anti virus software, can find people in a serious bind within a relatively short time.

Today’s anti virus software frequently comes bundled with a variety of additional programs that are truly beneficial to the computer operator. Not only are anti virus software designers creating programs to fend off those nasty worms, Trojans, and viruses that threaten harm to your computer, but they also provide PC users with firewalls and spyware removal tools for added protection.

Spyware can be just as nasty as a virus as it can sometimes download its own updates and clog a computer up so that it runs ineffectively. The more malicious versions of spyware can steel personal information and can fill your mailbox up with nasty spam advertisements. Further, malware can really mess things up by making your computer run slowly and forcing it to crash. Thus, anti virus software is definitely needed if you are a computer owner with Internet access.

Bear in mind that individuals that have a high-speed connection and do not have anti-virus software installed on their computer, run a higher risk of getting a virus than those individuals that access the Internet through a dialup connection. The reason is that virus updates can be downloaded faster on a computer with a high-speed connection. Nevertheless, high-speed or not, you’d best get anti virus software protection as fast as you possibly can.

Anti virus software can be purchased with little expense and can save you significant hassles later. In fact, some viruses are known to completely destroy computers and some are so malicious that their removal is next to impossible without. What’s more, viruses can cost you a bundle when you are forced to pay for unexpected and unwarranted computer repairs.

Today, there is absolutely no excuse for not having some form of anti virus software installed on your PC. In fact, many free versions of anti-virus software are available to download and install. Simply visit any search engine and look for anti-virus software. Within moments you will find hundreds of listings that will provide you access to various applications. Simply follow the instructions for downloading and you will be protecting your computer in no time.

Finally, no matter what anti-virus software you obtain, you must make sure that you update it regularly. If you fail to do so, you run the risk of getting the latest viruses on the net. Therefore, regular, weekly updates are essential to keeping your computer virus free. Thus, with regular maintenance and anti-virus software, you can keep your computer successfully protected and save yourself time, money, and hassles.

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Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Anti Virus
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The optimal digital workflow for print begins at the beginningat the content creation stage. When digital files submitted to the printer are correct and complete, the workflow is most efficient and cost-effective.

Printers have led the global print industry through a revolutionfirst, with the
introduction of computer-to-plate manufacturing (CTP), and then with direct digital
imaging. They made these critical changes for the benefit of their businesses and
their customers. But along with the leadership role comes a certain amount of
responsibility. Printers must also be committed to educating their client base on
how to prepare appropriate and reliable digital content files, and equip their
customers with the digital tools and technologies that will enable them to attain the
goal.

Enabling the print customer with digital workflow tools
Beyond simply telling the customers how to prepare the files according to the print
shop’s specifications, printers should also be prepared to promote digital file
verification tools to their client baselow-investment-cost software that will help
their clients ensure that the files are correct and complete before they’re ever
submitted to the printer’s prepress environment.

There are a several “preflighting” or “postflighting” software solutions on the market
todaysome significantly more expensive than others, some better suited for high-
volume printers, others better suited for content creators. Preflighting solutions are
capable of verifying digital files in their native application stagesuch as a
document being prepared in QuarkXPress or Microsoft Wordwhile an application
that postflights is capable of verifying specs in a final exchange format, such as PDF
or PDF/X-1a file.

These solutions electronically look inside the digital file to make certain that all of
the elements are resident, placed properly, and specifications like resolution, color
space and document dimensions are correct. The software will often print out a
report of its findings, so that the content creator can see the problems immediately
and make any necessary changes before the file moves forward in the workflow.

Keeping with the idea that the ideal workflow is one that catches any potential file
problems as far forward in the process as possible, Markzware Softwareone of the
leaders in preflight/postflight softwarehas come out with a new idea, on-the-fly
file verification. This United States-based software developer (best known for its
flagship FlightCheck Professional software) recently introduced a new tool
specifically designed to help content creators and graphic designers avoid file
preparation mistakes from the start.

FlightCheck Studio is a brand-new plug-in application that works alongside the
native application, such QuarkXPress and Adobe’s InDesign. Before they begin
create a document, they can assign certain parameters to the document. For
example, if the document is bound for print, the designer will not want to
mistakenly insert an image that’s 72 dpi. Based on the output specifications,
FlightCheck Studio will sound a visual warning to the designer if any of the
specifications are mistakenly disregarded.

For less than a few hundred dollars, graphic designers can invest in software of this
kind, never have to leave the comfort of working in their familiar native applications,
and never again send a digital file to a printer that’s incomplete or ineffective.
Printers would be served well to introduce their customer base to best practices in
digital file preparation, including recommending software solutions that assist their
customers in content correctly, from the start.

Gretchen Peck is a U.S.-based author who writes about the global printing and
graphic arts industry.

Marketing Professionals try all the resources at their command to get new clients and to retain old clients. Client relations are one of the most important functions of a marketing professional. Here is a suggestion. Use ecards to increase sales by getting new clients and retaining the old. Let me tell you how you can do that.

There are many ecard websites on the Internet. Out of them, few offer ecards for business. You will get free ecards, professionally made that look beautiful. The ecards in business section are generally available in the categories of thank you, Season’s greetings, To clients, Sorry etc. in other sections of the website you will get ecards to wish birthday, ecards for Holidays and other topics.

One of the most important factors that affect the client relationship is communication and making the client feel that he/she is highly valued. During every Festive and Holiday Season, use Holidays ecards. After every few weeks, send an ecard to an old client that says Thinking Of You. After every sale or referral, send a Thank you ecard and for any mistake send a sorry ecard.

Avoid sending single line emails to clients. Send ecards. When they will view the ecard, they would appreciate the care that you have taken to select and send the card. You will win their good will and make them happy. In every business, one needs to be one step ahead of the competition. Use ecards to do that.

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