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      Walmart incompetence?

      April 18, 2013 /

      Walmart has a reputation of being one of the best run companies in the world, but that reputation may be in jeopardy. This article details how Walmart’s obsession with cost-cutting and reducing employee headcount is destroying the customer experience. The company literally doesn’t have enough employees to get products loaded onto the shelves. Product is sitting in storage at the stores while customers can’t find that product on the shelves.

      Walmart may be the poster child of companies that have been obsessed with cost-cutting since the recession began. It’s a tough balance, but perhaps some executives will read this an realize that sufficient investment in employees is critical for success.

      Economy, General Business, Retail

      David Stockman is very pessimistic

      April 3, 2013 /

      Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

      David Stockman has a new book out pretty much ripping everyone on the debt. He has a real problem with the bailout, takes on the Ryan budget along with the Obama administration, and predicts another crisis.

      He loses credibility in my opinion when he discusses how we could have used bankruptcy through the crisis, and then he also goes back to the gold standard.

      Economy, Finance, General Business

      Loft alternatives to home demolition

      March 30, 2013 /

      Here’s a very interesting article out of Cleveland on how certain older homes can be rehabbed into loft-type homes by ripping out most of the walls and most of the second floor. It works with certain older homes that are constructed in a way that makes this treatment feasible.

      This offers an excellent alternative to demolishing the home. We’re talking about older homes that are worth basically nothing and then can be rehabbed in this way for under $10,000. Then they can be rented for around $500 per month, which seems like a very interesting investment.

      Real Estate

      Chamber and Labor agree on Immigration framework

      February 22, 2013 /

      This is good news for those of us who believe that immigration reform can provide much-needed certainly for the US economy and provide a real boost.

      Labor and business representatives have met for the last several months to find a way to create a legal system for bringing foreign workers into the country for low-wage jobs such as restaurant and home-care work. That would greatly reduce the incentive for illegal immigration, supporters argue.

      Under the new proposal, companies that could not find U.S. workers would be allowed to hire foreign workers. Those workers would enter the country under a newly created program of immigrant worker visas. Companies would have to advertise jobs to Americans first.

      The agreement calls for creating a federal expert bureau that would make recommendations on the number of foreign workers allowed into the country each year. The recommendations would be based on unemployment data and other information about labor market conditions in particular industries.

      The agreement involves a trade-off. For the first time, the AFL-CIO agreed to support establishing a temporary guest-worker program for low-skilled labor.

      The Chamber of Commerce agreed that the number of workers admitted under the new visa would expand and contract with the economy. In addition, the visa would not tie a worker to a particular employer, a step designed to protect workers from the threat that they could be deported if they had a dispute with their boss. Workers would also receive protections on wages and working conditions. At least some of the temporary workers would be allowed to eventually apply for green cards, which would give them lawful permanent residence.

      The chamber also signed on to a long-standing labor demand that an independent entity – the new expert bureau – have the authority to study labor data and recommend curtailing work visas when unemployment is high. The bureau would have “political independence analogous to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” said to a joint statement released Thursday by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and U.S. Chamber of Commerce head Thomas J. Donohue.

      The bureau would make recommendations, but it would then be up to Congress to set visa numbers, as it does now.

      This is something we don’t see much in Washington – real compromise. Perhaps the Republicans in Congress will now change their tune a bit if the Chamber gets behind reform.

      Economy, General Business

      SEO Services – Do They Really Help Online Business Grow?

      February 12, 2013 /

      SEO, far from being dead, is alive and well and hitting harder than ever. The websites which are most well designed, offering the highest quality navigation and the best content are those which are found at the top of the search engine and will likely remain there for the foreseeable future.

      How does a website owner or designer get their website to the top in Google?

      The key is to ensure the quality of your site as opposed to trying out various tricks to game the search engines. Ethical SEO is always the best option rather than to use the tricks used by others to temporarily rank their sites. This type of SEO is much like a game of roulette. It may work temporarily, but it never works long term.

      Google, Yahoo and Bing, the top three search engines are changing their algorithms frequently due to the wide range of changes which are arriving daily on the technology scene. Today, the major component in getting your site seen and higher in the search engines is rich content which offers a good experience for your website users. In earlier days the keywords and the meta tags to a large extent determined where you sat in the search engines and how your pages were displayed.

      That is no longer the case today, as keywords and meta tags may be easily used to manipulate the search engines into listing pages which really do not belong in given categories in search. Today SEO Services methodology has changed dramatically. Those who have kept up with the changes know that some of the older techniques will not be workable for their site.

      The SEO community of today knows that solid content creation and keyword research, cost effective solutions to your online marketing are what are necessary to promote page and business growth.

      SEO is one part research, one part skill, one part experience and one part common sense. Customized solutions for every business or website are a necessary part of the package and one that must be implemented for every business.
      Social media, on page SEO and in some instances targeted advertising are all a part of your SEO Services package that must be investigated and customized for each individual. SEO packages are a very cost effective way to get the job done, but each SEO package must be individualized. Just as no two websites are alike, neither are two SEO packages.

      Working in partnership with your SEO company will give you the best chance of seeing your website and your business grow and expand and your bottom line increase exponentially. Take a good look at what SEO Services can give to your website and your business.

      General Business

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