Sunday Blog Carnival #33

Welcome to the December 14, 2008 edition of get international clients.

International Sales At Christmas

Most Americans plan to spend less this Christmas, of those surveyed, 55% said they would spend less. 39% said they would spend the same as they did last year. Only 5% said that they would spend more. Not a surprise in one sense, the economy has been better.

In the UK, a survey showed that the average family plans to spend almost £300 less on Christmas this year than they did in 2007 . On average, in 2007 a British family spent about £840 on presents, food, and Christmas decorations in 2007. This will drop to £550 for Christmas 2008.

One credit card payment firm predicts that UK online shopping will rise 42 per cent, despite drop in average transaction value. And that there will be minutes (yes, MINUTES) where people spend £1m.

In Hungary, during the lead up to Christmas, there will be as many shoppers in the toy stores as there were last year. However, they’re looking at the cheaper products rather than the branded toys and games. Hungary is looking at a drop in sales of between 12% and 15%.

International Business

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Become a People Person posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, ““All things being equal people will do business with people they like. All things not being equal, they still will. Learn to become a people person and become better in relationship, leadership, and influence in every part of business and life.””

Lawrence T. presents Margin Loan | Types Of Loan – Types Of Loans posted at Types of Loans, saying, “A margin loan may be a good way of paying off credit card or as a source for other financing needs. Margin loans need to be used carefully though, since you want to avoid a margin call.”

Jimson Lee presents Toll-free, Cheap or Free Conference Calls and Web Presentations posted at CRM Help Desk Software.com, saying, “How to Save Money on International Conference Calls and Web Presentations”

The Fund investor presents Bear Market Mutual Funds posted at Mutual Fund Investing Tips.

International Marketing

Louis Burns presents Crafting Mental Movies For Others posted at NLP Marketing Blog, saying, “This article is about not only visualizing your own goals but the experience you want other people to have as well.”

Brian Terry presents 5 Hot Tips For A Big Selling Squeeze Page posted at Big Selling Website Design.

Internet Marketing

Kathleen Gaga presents Teleseminars – One of the Best Ways to Build Your Business and Your Revenues posted at Street Smarts Marketing & Promotions, saying, “Holding live workshops and seminars are a good way to build a business. However due to current economic trends, the traditional methods of holding and conducting workshops make it very difficult to execute and get participation. In addition, the costs involved in getting a venue, audio visual aids and providing refreshments for the participants make it quite expensive and there are many factors that could prevent the event from being successful and profitable.

Learn why teleseminars are one of the best ways to build your business.”

Helene Zemel presents The Importance of Your “Why” posted at Work at Home Mom and Dad, saying, “Starting a brand new business can be difficult and even frustrating. In order to stay focused through all of the difficulties of getting a new business off the ground floor, you need to understand why you chose to go into this new business in the first place.”

Other

Verna Morris presents 7 Ways a Non-Designer Can Tell if Their Web Designer is Any Good posted at Web Design Schools Guide.

Curt presents 7 Key Questions To Ask Yourself When Starting a Business posted at PennyJobs.com.

Heather Johnson presents 100 Web Tools to Plan the Party of the Year From Your Cube posted at Career Overview.

Raymond presents Tips For Buying, Giving, and Using Discount Gift Cards posted at Money Blue Book.

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