Did you know there is great value in having your business be a sponsor? In Marketing For Business I covered one way to use your business cards outside of what you may have normally practiced. In this edition of Marketing For Business I’ll cover another form of marketing that could have a huge impact on your business. Sponsorship: Through sponsorship you have a number of ways you can go to maximize the effectiveness of getting [...]
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Today the Toledo African American Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Powell’s Cash Mob. In my honest opinion it was a success. It’s nice to see the community coming out and supporting businesses owned by people who look like them. It’s needed! If you’re not sure what a cash mob is, it’s a way of getting [...]
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Have you ever wondered whats up with Kids and All That Text Message Love they have going on. I’m not talking about sexting or anything like that, I mean they seem to be in love with texting all day every day! Do they call and talk to folks anymore? NOPE! Well, after thinking about things [...]
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Screening tenants for the first time can seem daunting, however your choice in tenants can make the next 6 months, to many years, either happy or discouraging.
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Screening tenants for the first time can seem daunting, however your choice in tenants can make the next 6 months, to many years, either happy or discouraging. No matter how seasoned you are as a landlord, you need to make this process as coordinated as you possibly can. Follow these steps and you’ve tackled this task with expertise. STEP #1: begins with your initial contact with the prospective tenant. You’ve posted your vacancy, ran [...]
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If you’re like me you may have wondered how you can help the economics of black businesses in your community. You may have wondered what effect it would have on your community, it’s surroundings and the people that live there, these are the deeper questions to ponder. At any rate I say you should without [...]
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Hello readers and followers, I wanted to make a quick post and give you an opportunity to get some very valuable information for free and help you to get investment money for free. As you know I’m always looking to help and give back by providing information on trends in real estate investing and updating you on marketing methods that work. Well, I’m at it again. I was cleaning my office and decided to rearrange [...]
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One of the most stimulating things about real estate investing is understanding what markets will produce the best long term returns — particularly while in the middle of a challenging real estate market.
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I know I’ve been talking a lot lately about Bandit Signs and how to use them. Well, I really see the need in getting this information out there with spring being here, the new investors I see out there and the mistakes being made by those who use Bandit Signs. I’ve done a couple of videos on Bandit Signs which I’m sure you’ve seen by now where i gave helpful tips. In this post I’m [...]
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Folks let me start of by saying that I may ramble off in this piece due to the fact that I just have a few things I want to get off my chest. It bothers me to hear of the untimely death of the teen in Florida by the name of Trayvon Martin. I became [...]
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Just wanted to let everyone know about this great deal I came across. I just had to share this, you can get Bandit Signs for $1.89/sign From BanditSigns.com I believe this special is for 5 days only. Hope this helps.
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Last week I covered how to get bandit signs on the cheap without breaking the bank. I’m sure many of you liked the post based on your comments. Thanks again. If you didn’t see that post go check out Bandit Signs For Free, I’m sure it will help you. Well, I got an email from a reader who said money wasn’t an issue and they could afford to purchase bandit signs, but they were looking [...]
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Bandit signs are a staple in any serious real estate investors tools chest. These are “must have” tools. Your message can vary from trying to sell a property to trying to buy one, at any rate you’re doing yourself wrong if you’re not utilizing them. Over the past few weeks I have been fielding questions on wholesaling and I noticed a major number of them have been about Bandit Signs. Where can you get them [...]
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There are many figures within the diaspora of Black History. Many inspire, lead, took action, paid the price and stood up like never before. Out of all the individuals that I know about there is only one who has ever sparked my attention, appreciation, love and gratitude like no other, Malcolm X . All respect, [...]
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Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barred dance routines, her exotic beauty generated nicknames “Black Venus,” “Black Pearl” and “Creole Goddess.” Admirers bestowed a plethora of gifts, including diamonds and cars, and she received approximately [...]
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Boxer, philanthropist, social activist. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Once one of the top American boxers, Muhammad Ali has shown that he is not afraid of any fight—inside or outside the ring. Growing up in the segregated South, Ali experienced firsthand the prejudice and discrimination that African-Americans faced [...]
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Marcus Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica on August 17, 1887 and died in London, England on June 10th, 1940. His childhood was characterized by an adequate elementary education supplemented by private tutors and Sunday Schools. His childhood was deeply rooted in a pleasant environment. His parents were engaged in small-scale peasant farming. [...]
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Black History is American History. Seeing that many of the contrabutions of other ethnic groups are omitted from the usual education we receive on American History I’ve decided to share the stories of people and incidents that have helped to mold this country. This story is shared in full from Bio.com: http://www.biography.com/people... Born October 1, [...]
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THA FOOTBALL GURU WEEK 15 NFL PICKS I made a mistake in my video and I didn't mention it. I like the Seahawks +3.5 against the Bears. I rate it as my Grade A...
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This is my dedication to all the Sistas out there who do or don’t feel beautiful, appreciated, valued, loved, wanted, needed, fine, lovely, sought after, desired, wonderful and special. For so many years you, as a Black Woman have been under attack on so many fronts. There was a time when your large backside, thick [...]
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In my readings I come across so many insightful things and information that I would love to share with the world, escpecially my people, namely my brothers. Because of this desire to share information I will place a passage from a book I completed reading about a week ago. Seeing we are in the mist [...]
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All good things carry with them some degree of risk. The same holds true with real estate investing. Despite the promise of high rewards you should temper those ambitions with the reality that the risks involved are more often than not just as high as the potential rewards. For this reason you need to take every possible precaution in order to insure that you minimize your exposure to risk whenever possible or at the very [...]
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