Sezua:
If you have an idea what the company pays for the role, just say it.

if you don't have an idea, just state your price.

Well said!

One of my company’s most popular YouTube videos is about answering the question, “why do you want this job?” in an interview. Ironically, we get a ton (I mean a ton!), of snarky comments posted on it as well. They all say something like,



“Well Duh. I want the job because I need money to live.”
I realize people think they’re being funny. But truthfully, lots of people make the mistake of coming across as money-hungry in interviews – and it costs them the job. The fact you expect to be paid is understood. But, when you imply it’s the main reason you’re looking for a new job, it sends the wrong message to employers. Here’s why…

Money is a short-term motivator.
While money can buy you things and make you feel more secure, the joy you feel once you start the job fades pretty quickly. As you get into the routine of doing your job and paying your bills, the thrill drops off. All that’s left is the work itself. This means, if you don’t like what you’re doing, you’ll be miserable. For example…


He took the hazard pay and regretted it soon after.
I once knew a job seeker who was desperate to make more money. Against my advice, he agreed to take a read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/no-1-mistake-job-seekers-make-when-explaining-why-they-want-the-job-to-hiring-managers/

One of the most unfair questions you can be asked during a job interview is: what salary were you expecting? Not only is this question potentially unethical, but it also violates one of the cardinal rules of negotiation, which states that whoever speaks first, loses.

Of course, it makes sense that an employer would ask this question: they are trying to get top talent at a discounted price. That’s why it’s quite likely you might find yourself in this exact scenario speaking to an employer you want to work for. If that’s the case, what do you do? The good news is that you have a few advantageous strategies you can employ without blowing your shot at landing the job.

1. Tell them about your current salary.

While I don’t really recommend taking this approach, the easiest answer you can give someone when you’re asked what you want to make is to tell them your current salary level. You could then frame your answer by telling them that you hope to make more than that figure if you were to make a change. Don’t forget to include bonuses and any stock options when you give this answer. In this scenario, you are truly putting a lot of trust in the employer to do right by you. But then again, you don’t have to take the job if they go cheap.

2. Name your number.

Another strategy you can take is to take whatever you currently make and build in a healthy raise-; like 25% higher-; when you answer the question and then see what happens. There’s no harm in saying you want to make $125,000. By doing this, you will have come up with a number that you’re happy with and that would be worth moving jobs for. This is how generations of people have typically negotiated their pay. The risk here, of course, is that you might be underselling what the company might actually be willing to pay for the position. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-to-respond-when-asked-what-salary-were-you-expecting/

Owning a business is one of the best ways to create lasting wealth and freedom. But there’s a lot of uncertainty.

Maybe you don’t have the funding, connections, or world-changing vision required to get moonshot ideas like Tesla, Amazon, or SpaceX off the ground. Perhaps you have a business but are struggling to build momentum. Or you have a franchise but want to create something of your own.

I know how difficult it is to start a business from scratch. My first entrepreneurial venture was selling flowers on the street at 16 years old. I didn’t know anything about flowers or sales, and unsurprisingly, no one bought from me. But there was an established flower shop with lots of foot traffic nearby. Looking back, what if I had bought that business and leveraged the reputation and customers they’d already established?


I didn’t have the money to do that, but here’s the thing: In some instances, it is possible to buy a profitable business without having any cash, credit, or experience. Rather than starting from nothing, it’s much easier and quicker to take something good and make it great read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/7-steps-to-acquiring-a-small-business/

I used to joke that writing was a two-part job. First, you have to be a miner, doing the grunt work. If you want gold or diamonds, you’d better be willing to dig deep in your reporting. The second part — writing — gets all the glory, but it’s really just polishing. If you’ve already found a beautiful diamond, it’s hard to mess it up.

Growing an audience is no different. You want to tell your brand story, but before you start polishing your marketing campaigns, you need to go mining: Ask your audience so many questions that you know them inside and out.

Connecting with an audience is harder than ever because of all the noise on social media and other platforms. In order to thrive in today’s digital environment, you need to have a deep understanding of what “job” your potential customers will pay you to do. In order to get that, you must speak to people directly. Surveys and form questions are not enough; in-person conversations allow you to gather insights by reacting to people’s responses, hearing their tone of voice, and recognizing when there is more information hiding within a shallow answer.

But most people skip this part of the marketing process because it’s time-consuming. Even if they do it, they’re not always productive. The majority of market-research interviews consist of asking customers why they bought your product or service. But this is a mistake. People will unknowingly tell you what they think you want to hear, oftentimes repeating your marketing back to you. Moreover, they won’t be able to articulate why they feel this way — so they’ll simply invent a reason. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-do-you-build-a-customer-base-follow-these-steps/

Customer service isn’t static. Phones replaced house calls. Email edged out phones. To keep existing customers and attract new ones, you need cutting-edge customer service. Consumers are four times as likely to buy from a competitor after a service issue than they are after a product one, according to research by Bain & Company. Still, customer-service overhauls aren’t cheap. Invest wisely by considering these five predicted trends that will shape customer service over the next five years.

1. Social media will become default channels.
Just 13 percent of consumers over the age of 55 have used social media for customer-service purposes, a Microsoft study showed; on the other hand, 55 percent of those aged 18-34 have. As millennials and Gen Zers make up a larger and larger share of your market, social-media outreach is likely to make up more than half of your customer-service requests.


Soon, putting a social-media intern in charge of your Twitter account will no longer cut it. Those running your social accounts need to understand your product or service like veteran members of your customer-service staff. Use chatbots to field common questions, freeing up time for your human service people to tackle more complex ones. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/5-trends-that-will-reshape-customer-service-over-the-next-5-years/

In my experience, the one-step product developers struggle with the most, by far, is getting in touch with the right people –people who can move their invention forward. The two classic paths to commercialization are venturing and licensing. My expertise is licensing, which you can think of like renting. Venturing gets all the glory, but licensing is far less risky. For years, I contacted and introduced myself to companies that I thought might want to license my product ideas using a landline. These days, savvy product developers are making the most of social media, specifically LinkedIn.

LinkedIn can help stack the deck in your favor and greatly empower your business-networking endeavors, but only if you’ve adopted the correct approach. Benjamin Harrison, a lifelong entrepreneur with a background in product development and marketing in the home-craftsmanship industry, has been helping inventors leverage LinkedIn to get their product ideas into companies of all sizes over the last few years. (Full disclosure: I met Harrison when he joined inventRight, my coaching program, in 2016. He now teaches a course for inventRight about using LinkedIn to license your ideas called Smart Pitch.) Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/3-easy-steps-for-sparking-engagement-on-linkedin/

In an ideal world, every website would have something that makes it seem special compared with the various other sites on the market. It could be a change in the website style or in the information that’s available for certain users. However, in many cases online, writers often find themselves trapped with content that can’t be changed because it represents information that doesn’t change from person to person. For example, if your site is about listing government requests and other options to viewers, you’re limited in how much you can change the overall format of the information.



Website owners don’t have the option to throw up their hands in surrender when this scenario happens. This becomes especially true if your site is the second or third to make use of the information. Google and other search engines are looking for sites that figure out creative ways to get information to stand out when it’s shown to other people.

There are many ways for website owners to give their content a fresh look, even if it’s based on feed analysis and other forms of aggregated data. Sites with this issue are often called commodity content websites. The data that website owners get from these kinds of sites make the data itself more useful than any personalization that comes from website owners. However, these sites prove by their own existence that it’s possible to make useful ways to differentiate the data. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-to-differentiate-your-website-when-it-uses-updated-data-from-other-sites/

Resist the urge to jump in and fix situations for them. Push the authority to them instead. Use projects that aren't high-risk to give your managers the space to stretch into their new role. When you empower your managers, you show that you have trust in their decision making. It's important that managers develop their own instincts and have confidence in their ideas. If a manager makes a mistake, ask them what they think is the right move to course-correct. Use it as a teaching moment. Everybody makes mistakes, and the important thing is that they learn and evolve.

It's also important to get a full picture of how the manager is doing. Self-reporting often isn't enough. Set up meetings with people who report to your reports - these are called "Skip-level meetings." Ask them approachable, open-ended questions to learn how the new manager is doing. The success of..read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-to-train-your-employees-to-thrive-as-managers/

Following blogs that discuss social media and social media marketing is a great way to stay up-to-date with these changes in how social media is being run and used so that you can utilize it in the most productive way.

I’ve compiled a list of the best social media blogs to be following in 2020 to help you keep your marketing strategies up-to-date in the new year.

Inc. is an entrepreneur-focused editorial-style social media blog with a heavy focus on business practices.
Despite their tendency to focus on topics involving people who want to start or grow their own businesses, they feature some great social media marketing advice.

Inc. includes a lot of columns from frequent guest posters that offer a wide range of backgrounds, expertise, and views, which means if you read their social media blog content, you’ll get a lot out of it.

Inc. is a great place to learn new tips and tricks to use in your own social media marketing.

MobileMonkey
MobileMonkey’s social media blog features tips and tutorials to help you learn how to use chatbots to increase your business’s engagement, sales, and more.

Check out the comprehensive how-to’s about different types of chatbots, from gift finding for the holidays to email capture on Facebook.

Beyond the blog, you can learn about MobileMonkey, chatbots, and social media trends with MobileMonkey’s help docs, chatbot university, or by attending an online marketing summit webinar. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/these-are-the-15-social-media-blogs-you-should-be-following-in-2020/

Sometimes you can spot a successful woman in the wild without knowing anything about her. It’s not the outward accouterments like having nice things, but how she conducts herself in a way that is different from others. Here are a half dozen things the most successful women have in common.


1. They have a habit of self-improvement and they do it every day
I’ve heard from hundreds of executives, founders and other high achievers regarding the daily habits which help them succeed, and typically they mention exercise, getting up early, reading and being serious about their to-do lists. The most successful women consistently do the things which help them be healthy, informed and highly read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/6-things-the-most-successful-women-have-in-common/

Monitoring the competition’s content marketing efforts is an essential step for brands developing their own content marketing strategy. Finding out what works for a competitor allows brands to gain insights about the type of content their audience might also respond to and their needs.

There are plenty of tools marketing teams can use to dig deeper into content analytics and monitor a competitor’s content marketing strategy. Here are a few creative ways to keep an eye on the competition.



1. Sign up to receive email updates
According to a survey by BtoB Magazine, 59% of marketers reported that email is the most effective read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/7-ways-to-monitor-a-competitors-content-marketing-strategy/

1. Create a Stylized Gift Guide
You can help your audience find the right gift by putting together a curated selection of gifts for different audiences, and sharing them across your social network. For example, you might have guides for men’s items, children’s, and women’s, and share each at different times over the coming weekend. Each time your audience sees one of your guides, they’ll be inspired to find the perfect gift for someone on their list.

2. Hashtag Everything read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/7-ways-you-can-use-social-media-to-crush-this-black-friday-small-business-saturday-and-cyber-monday/

On the 29th of November, 2019,

The Co-Founders of SADC ministries of help and life transformation, Pastor (Dr.) Emmanuel Sunny and Pastor (Mrs.) Esther Ojeagbase will be hosting a special roundtable discussion with a group of Experts titled. . .

“Finding Practical Solutions to Perplexing HOW TO MAKE IT Questions”

With the topic of discussion being, “Will Your Business Survive the Next Technology Disruption Just Around the Corner?”

To learn more about why they are hosting this roundtable discussion and how you can be a part of it,

Simply click the button below:
http://www.successdigestonline.com/Livestreaming/

Copyright issues

Photographers own the copyright to their images from the moment of creation, according to the Copyright Act of 1976. Once you click the shutter, you’re the creator and copyright owner without having to register it. This means if the unauthorized use of an image occurs (and it frequently does), you could be entitled to compensation.

However, if your images aren’t registered and someone uses them without permission, the only thing you can collect are usage fees. If an image was grossly infringed on and you feel entitled to additional compensation, including attorney’s fees, you won’t be able to collect punitive damages without a copyright registration. So it’s in your best interest to register your images for copyright protection. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/the-essential-legal-guide-to-running-a-photography-business/

healthserve:
Nice but could you fix the repetitions?

Thanks alot. That was caused by network during the upload.

Have you heard about Blockbuster Entertainment Inc.?

 You most likely have not heard about them.

Allow us to tell you a story about how this once giant corporation valued at $5billion was hunted into extinction by the unstoppable force known as The Technology Disruption.

At the height of its success,

Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. was a $5billion company with 9,094 video rental stores around the world and employing 84,300 people in 2004.

They were the biggest video rental company in the world at that time.

Yet, just 10 years later, on January, 12th 2014, the last Blockbuster corporate video rental store was shut down!

This is a sad reminder of changes in the business environment that can make or mar your business.

And this should be a source of concern for you reading this email.

Why?




Because your means of Livelihood might be the next victim of the unstoppable force known as the technology disruption.

And there is no way to fight it.

In fact, the more you fight it, the poorer you get!

Just ask Blockbuster Entertainment and you will see how hopeless fighting the technology disruption is.

But there is good news,

The unstoppable force of the technology disruption can also carry a greater height of success and build you a massive fortune.

How can this be done?

This will be the topic of discussion in the roundtable meeting of the Co-founders of SADC ministries of Help and Transformation, Pastor (Dr.) Emmanuel Sunny and Pastor (Mrs.) Esther Ojeagbase and 6 other industry experts.

To learn more about this event and how to join the discussion,

Simply click the button below: Have you heard about Blockbuster Entertainment Inc.?

 You most likely have not heard about them.

Allow us to tell you a story about how this once giant corporation valued at $5billion was hunted into extinction by the unstoppable force known as The Technology Disruption.

At the height of its success,

Blockbuster Entertainment Inc. was a $5billion company with 9,094 video rental stores around the world and employing 84,300 people in 2004.

They were the biggest video rental company in the world at that time.

Yet, just 10 years later, on January, 12th 2014, the last Blockbuster corporate video rental store was shut down!

This is a sad reminder of changes in the business environment that can make or mar your business.

And this should be a source of concern for you reading this email.

Why?




Because your means of Livelihood might be the next victim of the unstoppable force known as the technology disruption.

And there is no way to fight it.

In fact, the more you fight it, the poorer you get!

Just ask Blockbuster Entertainment and you will see how hopeless fighting the technology disruption is.

But there is good news,

The unstoppable force of the technology disruption can also carry a greater height of success and build you a massive fortune.

How can this be done?

This will be the topic of discussion in the roundtable meeting of the Co-founders of SADC ministries of Help and Transformation, Pastor (Dr.) Emmanuel Sunny and Pastor (Mrs.) Esther Ojeagbase and 6 other industry experts.

To learn more about this event and how to join the discussion,

Simply click the button below: http://www.successdigestonline.com/Livestreaming/

The competition is fierce and ad budgets are tighter than ever.  If you’re looking to boost profits and gain market share, there are some things you can do to gain a bigger piece of the pie. 

Give your product a distinct personality.

OfficeMax’s Rubber-Band Guy is an instantly identifiable, highly memorable character that has boosted sales and brand recognition.  It personifies the brand while selling the message that whatever customers need they can get at OfficeMax.

Give them an interesting history lesson.

Some of the most common products we use today have the most interesting development histories. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, left historical records of a powder made from the bark and leaves of the willow tree to help heal headaches, pains, and fevers. By 1829, scientists discovered that the salicin in willow plants was the key ingredient in aspirin, which was later repackaged and marketed by Bayer. 

Sing your product’s praises.

Create a memorable catchy song, poem or jingle that hooks in people’s minds. Gillette sold millions of razor blades using “The Best a Man Can Get,” which continues to stick in consumers’ heads, leaving a positive impression about the product’s unbeatable performance.

Re-package your product for the customer.

Create new convenience packaging that makes your product easier to buy, use or refill. Motor oil used to be sold in cans that required a punch-in can opener or separate punch-through spout.  These were messy and troublesome to use. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/12-sales-boosting-strategies/

Can you remember selling recharge cards was a big business?

Can you remember how many small shops and stores opened up to tap into the ever-increasing demand for recharge cards?

In fact, it was such a big business that there were seminars and information products written about starting a successful recharge card selling business.

A lot of money was made from that business model.

But look around you today.

How many people still sell recharge cards?

Out of the ones that are selling, how many of them are even making a decent profit?

When last did you see an eBook talking about how to set up a recharge card selling business?

Do you know what happened to the recharge card business model?

It was washed away by the technology disruption!

Once banks and telecoms companies found ways to use the internet to cut out the middleman and start selling credit directly to the end-user,

It was over for the recharge card business.

And the bad news is, the technology disruption will affect every business industry.

Including your own!

Now, some people will say the banks and telecoms companies are wicked for taking away the means of livelihood from people.

We have just one piece of advice for you.

Do not wait for the technology disruption to wash away your means of livelihood.

Instead, learn how to surf the waves of technology to reach a new level of wealth and success.

How?

This will be the topic of discussion in the roundtable meeting of the Co-founders of SADC ministries of Help and Transformation, Pastor (Dr.) Emmanuel Sunny and Pastor (Mrs.) Esther Ojeagbase and 6 other industry experts.

To learn more about this event and how to join the discussion, Click here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/Livestreaming/

jummileah86:
Thanks for this piece..it is really helpful for growing business like mine

I'm glad it helped! You can get more of this article here: http://www.successdigestonline.com/

How to motivate customers to buy your product is a little bit like dating.  No, you can't present the engagement ring on your first date!  There's a two-way relationship that grows one step at a time before it leads to the church doors.  You can't rush it... you can't skip it... if you're looking for the satisfaction of a life-long commitment. Read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-to-motivate-customers-to-buy-your-product/

When you think of creating a new brand, it’s easy to think about advertising managers sitting around a conference room tossing around ideas with caffeine-fuelled creativity. However, oftentimes, the most powerful branding comes from adding a little “fun” to your brand experience.
                                      
Driven by the Burger King mentality, today’s customers want to do business their way on their time. They want to make their own choices. As business people, it’s our job to make sure that when customers are ready to make their choice, our product or read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/how-to-build-your-online-business-presence/

Today, November 21, 2019, happens to be the 27th birthday of Nigerian superstar, Davido and his bodyguard, Special Spesh has posted a weird video of him on Instagram.

This is foolishness but since money stops all nonsense everyone is enjoying the video of Davido sh*tting. Read more here>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/21/video-of-davido-shtting-goes-viral-on-his-birthday/

Paul and Peter are plus one today, 18th November 2019.

The twin Nigerian brothers who were once P-Square but unfortunately split are 38 years old.
The brothers are making sure the day counts — Paul has released a song today titled ‘Too Late’ whilst Peter is in enjoying from the success of his read more here>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/18/p-square-marks-their-38th-birthday-and-2-years-of-independence-since-they-split/

Passionate888:
Read more where?

HERE>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/18/just-in-davido-has-been-arrested-in-dubai-this-is-why/

Nigerian superstar, Davido is currently behind bars in Dubai for allegedly breaking a bottle on someone’s head.

Davido and his 30 Billion Gang have been in Dubai for some days now─chilling and having all the fun in the world but there is big trouble for read more here>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/18/just-in-davido-has-been-arrested-in-dubai-this-is-why/

Like any industry, Online Marketing has its own special marketing tools and methods. Many of these marketing tools may already be familiar to you: autoresponders, SEO software, link-building systems, content management programs, affiliate software... and the list goes on.

However, Online Marketing has other more effective, non-traditional marketing tools every marketer should know about if they want to reach their full potential as online marketers. Some of these marketing tools come cleverly disguised or camouflaged, with many surfers or customers completely unaware that they're receiving read more here>>http://www.successdigestonline.com/five-most-effective-online-marketing-tools/

Kwamecron:
That guy attitude is fishe ....
2mao naa, una go hear say e don buy Gwagon 3020 modern... and en papa don waka go Borno state with BH...


Fear Igbo ppl



Man must carry Benz go village this December oh

Lol

Abfinest007:
don be surprised if he comes out tomorrow and say it is a movie scene

budaatum:
I can feel how you nyscs might feel insulted being lectured by an ass and boobs, but if you all hadn't spent so much time knowing more about bigbrothernaija than your diet at school Tacha would not have become so, ehem, relevant. There's after all more threads on Nairaland about Tacha than there are threads related to pre-nysc learning.

Well said!

Reality TV star, Tacha Akide‘s visit to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp, Rivers state has been condemned on claims that she “dropped out of school”.

Concise News understands that Tacha visited the camp, after she arrived the state capital on November 8, for her homecoming read more here>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/11/why-tacha-is-under-attack-for-visiting-nysc-camp/

You cannot believe anything that you see on the internet anymore. This world is way too flawed and social media pages have created a wider platform for people to display all sorts of madness warped in character read more here>>https://247naijanews.com/2019/11/11/a-guy-poses-with-his-mad-father-to-prove-to-the-world-he-is-proud-of-him-but-we-feel-sorry-for-the-father-if-this-fool-is-who-he-has-for-a-son-screenshot/