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April 24th, 2011
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Forms of Lighting: Indoor and Outdoor Lighting

By Lauren B. Laughlin

When it comes to any establishments including homes and business establishments, lighting or illumination is a very important thing to be given with appropriate attention. In almost any situation in you life, in some ways lighting plays an important role that your can never take for granted. Aside from providing with the amount of light that you need especially during the night, lighting also serves some other purposes like making a particular area in you home more attractive and elegant, regardless if that area is inside or outside the house.

There are basically two forms of lighting – indoor lighting and outdoor lighting. Indoor lighting obviously refers to the lighting that is only found inside the house. Choosing a good lighting option is actually a part of decorating your home and is considered to be task that is easier to be said than done. As mentioned earlier, any forms of lighting including indoor lighting does not only provide you with the necessary light but it can also add to the beauty of a certain area or even set its mood. This is the reason why indoor lighting should be chosen basing on some important factors like you lifestyle, personality, budget and other personal preferences. The lighting in your kitchen, bathroom, living room, dining room and bedroom should go along with the other existing home decorations for best results. It is not necessary to go for those lighting that will cost you a fortune because it is impractical. Going to very cheap lighting will not be necessary as well. You have to look for something that is of high quality, do not cost so much and will provide you with what you really want. With this, you will surely have satisfaction with your option.

Outdoor lighting on the other hand is another form of lighting that is obviously seen outdoors. When it comes to lighting issues, you have to consider both outdoor and indoor lighting because they are equally important to your home. Outdoor lighting may refer to so many types of lights like fire pits, street lights, security lights and other lights that are found outdoors. Outdoor lighting can also have an effect to a certain are where it is installed and make the place more eye catching and attention grabbing. Like indoor lighting, this particular form of lighting should also be chosen in the same way indoor lighting are. You have to consider several things first before making an actual purchase or installing it. This is to avoid your money, time and effort to be wasted because you ended up with a totally wrong choice.

Any home will definitely be dull and incomplete without proper lighting both inside and outside. You can shop online on reliable and trusted websites to see the choices that are available for you. You will be overwhelmed on how wide the range of choices is which will basically make your search for a good outdoor or indoor lighting more difficult.

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April 5th, 2011
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Marketing Surveys – Cost Savings Ideas

By Marc Tillman

In this economic environment, many companies are looking for ways to save on the cost of conducting marketing surveys. Difficult choices often need to be made. This research is critical to business operations, but the budget just isn’t there for a full-scale project covering all of the nuances that need to be addressed. And budgetary restraints are often a circular issue where the results from a marketing survey might directly influence the company’s bottom line and provide an avenue for improved cash flow.

One option is to delay the marketing survey until additional dollars become available. But, if a company is flexible and can accept a scaled back approach, the project might still move forward at a reduced cost. This can be a challenging decision for a client since market research firms typically administer marketing surveys with the goal of achieving as close to a “perfect” solution as possible. Therefore, when discussions turn from how best to conduct a marketing survey to what services or deliverable can be eliminated to reduce the project fees, both the client and market research firm must “get over” the fact that the best solution is not possible within the project budget.

Our belief is that clients should not scrimp on survey design or engage in self-service design unless the person drafting the questionnaire is qualified and experienced in marketing surveys and questionnaire writing. However, many clients seem to believe that this is the first option to save on costs. Unfortunately, in-house familiarity with a company’s product or service, or a professional degree in engineering or finance, does not qualify someone to write marketing surveys. Survey design fees should generally be a low cost item for market research firms. If you don’t have the budget for a high quality survey instrument, consider not doing the project.

Before turning to the costs of data collection and what options might be available, it is often helpful for a client to focus next on reporting needs. When reporting costs are combined with survey design fees, and subtracted from the overall project budget, the end result is the amount available for data collection.

Reporting is one of those areas where a client needs to carefully consider the scope of the project and must often make difficult choices. Where marketing surveys are limited in length and/or encompass a smaller number of survey respondents, they can often be tabulated and reported in top-line format as the sole deliverable (plus the underlying data file). This allows a client to view bar charts of frequencies of responses for each question along with relevant statistics such as means, medians, and standard deviations. Most top-line reports are generated by market research firms using automated software and are a low cost item.

On the other hand, if one of the goals of the marketing survey is to compare responses of different sub-groups (such as age brackets, income levels, regions of the country, etc.), this can be a more expensive deliverable, often referred to as “banner tabulations” or “banners”. Banners allow a client to view side-by-side columns of sub-groups with notations of whether differences between banner points are statistically significant i.e., are meaningful. Fees charged by market research firms for banner tabulations are often slightly more expensive than the cost of designing marketing surveys, and can be similar in cost to the combined price of survey design and top-line reporting.

A key consideration is whether a client is comfortable working with banners or has a statistical background. For first time users, banners can be confusing and therefore a wasted expense if the client cannot fully understand the results. In these cases, an executive summary report of key statistical findings can produce a higher return on investment and can be similar to the cost of banners if there is a limited length or number of respondents. Full statistical reports are the best option if the budget allows for it.

This concludes Part 1 of our discussion on cost saving ideas for marketing surveys. The next article will address the subject of data collection and the different options that market research firms can provide. Keep in mind that the cost of survey design and reporting should be identified first, with additional price adjustments coming in other areas.

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April 5th, 2011
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Airport Car Rentals

By David Patullo

Have you ever considered the option of renting a car when traveling for personal pleasure or business? In today’s economy, we are constantly focusing on paring down our expenses to only what is truly necessary. However, when you compare cost versus convenience, timed gained, and frustration reduced, renting a car may actually be a big savings in the end! This short article will hopefully provide some valuable information that will allow you to carefully weigh all of your options when planning any type of trip where expectations are high and schedules are restricted.

Choice and multiple options are of paramount importance when engaging in any type of vacation or business excursion. Although airports will greatly differ in size, most all major car rental companies have a presence in them, and offer a wide variety of vehicles to suit the tastes and lifestyle of most any individual or family.

COST is a four letter word… As is the word WAIT. However, you will usually find that those who do not wait until the last minute to reserve a rental car will reap the rewards of a substantial reduction in cost. And LESS is word we can all embrace with a smile! To the point, the earlier you plan in advance can translate into deeper discounts when making a reservation. Allowing the companies themselves the opportunity to better schedule resources further out in the process not only makes their job easier, but reduces their own costs. These reductions are then passed along to you as a reward for being an organized customer! However, in times where last minute trips arise, always be sure to compare and contrast who may be offering special weekend packages or weekly rates.

Picture this scenario: You have just completed a very long flight to your destination. You disembark to a new airport in the middle of an unfamiliar city. After locating the baggage claim and retrieving your belongings, amid hundreds of other passengers who are also just as tired and anxious to begin their respective purposes, you proceed to the bus or taxi stand where you then wait in a long line for anywhere from ten to forty minutes. Upon reaching your accommodations, you go about obtaining not only the typical tourist attraction brochures, but the maps that go with them. From that point on, your options are either to walk or continue to spend more money on continuous fares and tips for public transportation. Think about how much this trip has already cost you, and you have only just begun it!

OR…

After disembarking the plane, you immediately pass the car rental counter, pick up your keys, grab your luggage, and drive away in a vehicle that is yours to take you efficiently and expediently anywhere your trip dictates.

When you evaluate time and money spent in both examples…. You’re making that car rental reservation now, aren’t you? We knew we could depend on you to make the right decision!

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April 5th, 2011
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Low Cost Dental Savings For You

By Don Robertson

Low cost dental today, for many, has become a misnomer. Many people find that the luxury benefits, low cost dental, vision, prescription and chiropractic, are disappearing from their group policies.

The average business today is finding it increasingly difficult to provide low cost dental benefits. When costs begin to cut into business profits the benefit disappears. It is becoming more the responsibility of the individual to provide dental and other luxury benefits for the family.

One of the disappointing limits of dental insurance is the yearly spending cap (some group plans even have a lifetime cap). An average dental insurance policy will run anywhere from $30 per month to as much as $60 per month. Here is where the magic begins for the insurance company. First, they are betting that you won’t use your benefits. In that case they have a resulting profit of $360 ($30 x 12 mo) up to $720 ($60 x 12 mo) for the year. But then there is a cap or spending limit placed on your policy for the calendar year. The cap is usually around $1000.

Now here is a little calculating. If your cap is $1000 and you are paying $30 per month or $360 per year then you are subsidizing your dental plan to the amount of your premium–$360. Subtract the $360 from the $1000 and you actually have a $640 amount available to you for the calendar year. Now what if your premium is $720 per year? That would mean that you had subsidized all but $280 of your dental work for the year.

What if you need several crowns or root canals? Sorry, you have that cap to think about. You can certainly exceed the limit, but then you are on your own. Now you are paying the full price–that can be very scary. Your reserve cash, if you have any, can be siphoned off very quickly.

So how much do dental procedures cost today? They vary with the area of the United States that you live in. According to the National Dental Advisory Service you can expect to pay $1192 for a crown in the Dallas area. For a root canal the investment, depending on the type of tooth, anterior or bicuspid, is between $788 and $901. Of course if you have children or you need Orthodontic treatment yourself you can expect to pay between $4,500 and $5,000. Now those are some hefty investments that reduce your spendable income at a dizzying rate.

Are options available to save you money on your dental needs? Yes there are. One of the options that some people take advantage of, if they have major work being done, is to go out of the country. Mexico is certainly an option. India is another option. That may sound ridiculous, but consider that major dental work may be needed. The can easily exceed $10,000. If your vacation was $2000 and your dental work another $3000, then you have gone on a vacation and saved money. Although I must admit that going to the dentist while I’m on vacation is certainly not my idea of having fun. But it is an option.

Another option is sitting down with your dentist and explaining that you don’t have insurance or your insurance will not cover all of the work that is needed. It is always a good plan to discuss large outlays with your dentist. You will then know exactly what the charges will be for each procedure. During this discussion, get the plan written down and insure that it includes your dental codes. It will make it easier to track later and should the need arise you will be able to compare apples to apples. Quite often, your dentist will be able to discount some of the procedure costs. But this won’t happen unless you ask.

Today, though dental costs have risen drastically for the consumer, there is some good news. As we all know, when there is a need a solution will come along. One of the shinning solutions of dental care today is the low cost dental discount plan.

The dental discount plan provides individuals or complete households with dental saving membership plans. These membership plan monthly fees are low enough to allow any level income to take part. These plans are much like having a Sam’s or Costco card. When you use your card at Sam’s or Costco, you save money. Because you save money you use your card and keep it. That is what is happening in the dental industry today.

With your dental discount card you have pre-established discounts when you go to the dentist. These discounts can range from twenty percent all the way up to eighty percent. I’ll give you a couple of examples of savings from one of the discount plan providers. In the Dallas area, a periodic oral exam is normally $60. With the low cost dental discount plan it would be only $12 which would provide you with a savings of 80%. If you had to have a porcelain crown which is normally $1192 retail, with the discount plan it would be only $525. That would be a savings of $667 or 56%.

Dental discount plans are definitely here to stay. You can realize major savings using them. The better ones also provide additional benefits for free–such as vision, prescription and chiropractic. With just a little research, you can find a plan that is right for you, save money and insure that you and your family’s dental health are secure.

So let’s recap the three methods discussed for saving you money.

1) Go out of the country. This is certainly feasible if you have the time and inclination to do so.

2) Sit down with your dentist and work out a discount plan with him personally.

3) Enroll in a low cost dental discount plan.

Which one of these three is right for you? That is your decision. I personally am on a dental discount plan that has save me a lot of money. But the decision is ultimately yours. Just understand that low cost dental is available for you and your family if you are willing to take responsibility, research your options and exercise due diligence.

My hope for you is that you will find the plan that is right for you. So that instead of having more month at the end of the money you will now have more money at the end of the month and you will be able to enjoy your family’s health and confidence.

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