The real estate market today is working on a huge transition as baby boomers start to look for houses that they can buy. There are experts who are saying that baby boomers will improve the status of the market and will surely help in improving the flagging housing market. Boomers are those who were born by the end of the World War II. They are said to be the most capable people to buy real estate properties, and this time is the best time for them to get a property. But what are the effects of baby boomers in this industry, and what are the things that we can expect from it? Read on to learn more about how these people can rock the real estate industry and force it to either go up or down.We all know that the law of supply and demand is very much applicable in the industry. The more houses there are for sale, the lower the prices will be. So if baby boomers are to buy their properties today – since they are more capable of it – we can expect that the prices of properties will start to increase and will bring life back to the industry. The only thing that we need to do is to help baby boomers to realize that they are really capable of buying real estate properties, and that they can get a lot of advantages from getting their own real estate properties.However, the problem lies after the baby boomers got their properties. The next generations – called Generation X – are those who will have problems in getting their properties. Since it is getting harder and harder for someone to get a property, these people will experience a lot of problems in getting their properties. In most cases, they are the ones who will have problems in getting their investments, and even if they got a chance to buy a real estate, it will still be more expensive, due to the increase of prices brought by the baby boomers. However, there are still a lot of things that could happen, which can trigger another transition in this industry or another turn in how real estate works.Regardless of what is and will happen in the real estate market, the best thing that you can do is to get a professional who can provide you with tips and advices on how you can get better returns for your investment. Since they are aware of what’s happening in the market, you can expect that they will provide you with all the information that you need to know. This will ensure that you will be able to make the right decision and that you will never go wrong when investing your money in the industry. This is the reason why you always need to have a real estate agent who can help you find the best property that suits your needs and the budget that you currently have.
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What Are the 4 Cs of a Successful Online Business?
This is a puzzle for many a business owner. The majority of business managers and owners look to build web traffic using search engine optimization or search engine marketing.Yes, building web traffic volume is very important to the success of your online business. Keep in mind that NOT all web visitor traffic is equal. Traffic for traffic volume alone is a total waste of your time and resources. You need the right kind of quality traffic – targeted and interested potential customers!Now let’s take a step back and think about what your web traffic visitors will be expected to do once they reach your web site? What is the point of investing money to generate traffic if your website is not working for your business?Before engaging in traffic building programs let’s make sure that when potential customers visits your web pages you will be ready for them.The four Cs are; Content, Credibility, Conversions and Customers.These four Cs are crucial factors for a successful online web business presence. A fully productive online business contributes by maximizing new opportunities from the interested web traffic visiting your site.1) ContentLet’s start with Content. Many of you readers would have heard of this phrase “Content is King”. Your web content must be relevant, interesting, useful and engaging to your target customers.It is not what you want to publish as your content, it is what your target customers what to see and read on your web pages. It is not your site it is theirs and you must provide what they are looking for. You must frame all your web content around ‘What’s in it for me’ the potential customer. Your web content must focus on the benefits and advantages of using your product or service in relation to your new potential customer.2) CredibilityCredibility is the second element for success. A large majority of your web visitors will be unfamiliar with either you as the business owner or with your business. You will need to be aware that these visitors will view your web content in terms of potential risks to their interaction with your site and your business. In addition, various friction factors on your web pages may further discourage interaction and their taking the ‘call to action’ that you may be offering.You will need to take up the challenge by providing social proof, credibility symbols and service delivery commitments or guarantees.Social proof comes in the form of positive reviews or comments, reference case studies and testimonials preferably in video format. Credibility symbols are demonstrated by industry or association certifications or license qualifications. Service level commitments including guarantees supported by recognition of your brand image and reputation will support your online credibility.In addition, you will need to reduce and where possible eliminate any friction factors from your web pages and content. As an example many web sites have subscription forms requiring the potential subscriber to provide a multitude of information that is beyond what is immediately required. At the bare minimum all you need is their email addresses perhaps their first name, a link to your privacy policy and terms of use – less is more! This set-up will minimize the ‘friction factor’ resulting from a long subscription form requiring information beyond what is really needed. The more information you request for submission is a friction factor. The lack of a privacy policy and conditions in using their information is another friction factor.Web stores where shipping costs are revealed late in the purchasing process will suffer from high cart abandon rates. Upfront visibility of shipping costs reduces this friction factor.Establishing credibility and lessening friction factors increases your opportunities for successful conversion of your web visitors at your online web business presence.Next let’s look at how we can ‘convert’ our interested web visitors by their taking the ‘ call to action ‘ on your web pages. All your web pages must have a specific business objective and a corresponding ‘call to action’ to allow your web visitor to take the desired action supporting of your objective.3) ConversionsOn a web store, conversion is the purchase of the desired product. On a business subscription site conversion would be the enrollment and payment of the program fee or plan. On a business services site that requires a longer selling and nurturing cycle a conversion success could be the sign-up to a newsletter, download of information documentation or articles, sign-up to a free trial or demonstration site or submission of an inquiry web form.One has to apply a technique called ‘conversion-persuasion scenarios’ in designing your web layout and content. Make it as easy as possible for your interested web visitor to find the relevant information and content, build your credibility, reduce friction factors with content that encourages them to take the desired ‘call to action’ achieving your conversion objective.4) CustomersYour end game is securing a real paying customer. For a business to consumer (B2C) web stores, conversion is the actual purchase at the online store of a product to become a customer. The customer’s experience will include the online purchasing process, shipping and delivery combined with the quality and condition of the product to meet their expectations. A favorable experience will increase the receptiveness for repeat business and referrals to other potential customers.For a business to business (B2B) online web presence, conversion is a qualified lead generated. Now depending on the nature of complexity of the product or service the generated lead will require further nurturing and relationship building before a prospect becomes a customer.The success of your online web business presence will be measured in terms of ‘call to action’ conversions NOT web traffic volume. Your conversions translate to business growth and development. Establish those Key Performance Indicators that reflect your online business objectives and measure these results to track and fine-tune your web. Look at actual conversions or online sales and % conversions / traffic volume as the measure of the quality of your online business and your ability to achieve your desired business results.These four key elements; content, credibility, conversions and customers are essential for a successful online web business presence.
A Telecommunications Revolution
What would it take to have a telecommunications revolution?According to Inc Magazine (Inc.com), Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) providers tops the list of best performing industries in the next decade followed closely by retirement / pension plans, and biotechnology.Best Performing Industries In The Coming Decade (2010-2019)1 – Voice Over Internet Protocol Providers (VoIP) – 149.6%2 – Retirement & Pension Plans – 133.7%3 – Biotechnology – 127.6%4 – e-Commerce & Online Auctions – 124.7%5 – Environmental Consulting – 120.3%6 – Video Games – 112.9%7 – Trusts & Estates – 105.7%8 – Search Engines – 100.9%9 – Recycling Facilities – 80.9%10 – Land Development – 72.7%.It is a given that VoIP is here to stay. Now, what is VoIP? It is actually, simply, using internet service to make a phone call. It is sometimes referred to as internet telephony or broadband telephony.Phone calls made using Voice over IP can actually be free, making VoIP a very attractive way to make phone calls. Generally, free phone calls are only available when internet services are used on both ends of the call. If a long distance call is made by someone through the internet to or from a traditional carrier such as Verizon, AT&T, or Qwest there is a charge applied. It all has to do with Inter-exchange carriers (IXC). We won’t go in to that.What does all that have to do with a telecommunications revolution? The key is the word long distance and someone. A telecommunications revolution could indeed take place if both were involved. To explain what is meant, what if you were to make a long distance phone call and a digital telephone pole (Google it) were used on the other end that would route the call through the internet and make it a local call even though it is actually a long distance call. The cost would then be minimal.These digital telephone poles would be placed in the homes of people in the same area code as where the calls are to be terminated. If these digital telephone poles were placed in the homes of people all across the country, you would indeed have a telecommunications revolution. You have just created a situation where the $12 billion dollar annually telecommunications Inter-exchange carrier industry has been brought down to the level of the “average Joe” in the homes of millions across the country – a telecommunications revolution.