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Franchising is a good industry to work in within Corporate America and these companies always need really great and professional people to help them. A career in franchising can be extremely rewarding indeed and there will never be a time when folks are not needed in that industry.Franchising companies have their biggest expansion during times of economic downturn and therefore layoffs in such times are rare. And even if so there will be another job waiting and this makes a Career as a Franchise District Manager a smart choice.Before you can legitimately ask for a job as a Franchise District Manager it helps to have some corporate district manager experience, as in many ways a franchise district manager is very similar to a non-franchise district manager in charge of a large region of outlets.Nevertheless, there is a lot to know about the franchising industry and it is wise to brush up on franchises somewhat. You should probably read; Franchising 101, Franchising for Dummies and the Franchise Bible to get a good understanding of the real issues in franchising and all the differences too. This will allow you to answer all the questions that are asked as you take the job, so, please consider all this in 2006.
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Many franchises run successfully with only minor problems between the franchisee and franchisor. But sometimes disputes can arise. What is the best way to handle these disputes?Most disputes arise primarily because of lack of communication. It is important to keep lines of communication open at all times so that minor niggles are resolved easily and quickly.The first point of call is to raise the matter verbally to the franchisor or their representative. Do not make your dispute public or raise any threats at this point. Make sure you raise the matter clearly, politely and in a fair manner.If this approach fails to yield a satisfactory result then it is time to put your position forward in writing direct to the franchisor. Again try and look at both viewpoints when writing the letter and make sure you send the correspondence by registered post.In your letter clearly identify what the problem is, the outcome you are seeking and what you hope to achieve. Make sure you keep a copy of this letter.It can take anywhere between one and three weeks to get a written response depending on how large an organisation you are dealing with. Be patient as the grievance will have to be analysed and if possible solutions created.If this approach fails then now i
Webmasters who have tried getting sites listed in the free directory DMOZ have found it be a hit and miss attempt. Attempts to expedite the process make it worse, attempts to obtain acceptance status may make it worse, and in an industry only a few years old, many years can elapse before any inclusion is experienced, if at all. If DMOZ is the directory it believes itself to be, it should behave like that directory. As virtually any webmaster would concur – the chances of getting into DMOZ even with the best site in the genre, with original content, with a site that visitors love, with strong and constant traffic, excellent page rank and much more – are patchy, chancy and can even deteriorate a site’s rank if ever included if the editor wants it that way. Good search engine optimisation companies such as ourselves (see author bio) attain good rankings for their clients with or without the open directory. However a listing in the ODP makes this process easier by far, but the arcane and arbitrary behaviour by the open directory makes a submission far from open and unnecessarily frustrating. Here’s why DMOZ has become a liability to good search results on the web.
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There are many parameters that can be measured in Google (G.) * or the other search engines (SE), but I focus on those that are useful for the SEO community in its search for better rankings.Those who try to rank websites in G. need to measure the results of a certain promotion campaign or optimization trick. Otherwise, the analysis lacks precision and scientific certainty.**G. has a number of measures against SEO experts and those who want to crack its algorithm. For instance, some factors have a hard to understand or random interaction with others. And there are some quite mysterious, hard-to-identify penalizations.The all-powerful, anonymous G. Penalty TribunalIf you are completely excluded from G., there is an appeal procedure. However, if you rank poorly, there is nobody to complain to.Most experts agree on these penalizations:- Over-optimizing penalty - Duplication penalty - Link to bad neighborhood penalty - Hidden text penalty - Others SE Spam penalties - Copyright infringement penaltyIt is possible to detect if the website has any of the suspect features. Duplication can be measured by a number of tools (see my SE Metrics page, http:// foundfirst.com/seo/se-metrics.htm ), link to a bad neighborho
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Networking is often identified as a key business building activity for small business owners, especially those just getting started. Often we think of networking as meeting as many new people as possible. However often, as was pointed out to me following a recent presentation I gave on networking, we overlook a key group of people as we set out to develop our network. And that is those people we already know.Incorporating the people you already know into your networking activities is crucial because you already have a relationship with them.They are people with whom you already have credibility. They already know the quality of your work.Therefore, you don’t have to go through the relationship and credibility building stages before these contacts are willing to do business with you or recommend you to others.Many of the people you already know may be people you haven’t spoken with in awhile and most certainly if you are just getting started with your business, they have known you in another context. So how do you begin to develop an active network of these individuals?Develop a list. Start by developing a list of everyone you have worked for in the past, everyone who has worked for you, and those people you have worked with. If it does not ra
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Every job seeker wants to gain as much exposure to job openings as possible, so by “snail mail” or email, off go r?sum?s to recruiters, job ads, company web pages, or the companies themselves in the hope that someone will review them.Ah, but unfortunately, in terms of initial screening, that “someone” has been increasingly replaced by an “it”: the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).You see, thanks mostly to the Internet, companies and recruiters today are being increasingly inundated by r?sum?s sent to them literally at the touch of a button. So given the need for speed, quality, and economy in the hiring process, enter Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), computer software programs that can capture requested information from paper-based r?sum?s or online applications, and then download it directly into an applicant database.Thus, when someone sends a Microsoft Word version of his r?sum? to a company or recruiter, an ATS can scan it without printing it, and store relevant information. Companies or recruiters can then — using chosen parameters, keywords, or phrases — search stored r?sum?s when a need arises to fill a certain job posting, saving countless hours once spent in classifying and choosing r?sum?s manually.The Job Hunter’s
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There are twelve blocks to listening. You will find that some are old favorites that you use over and over. Others are held in reserve for certain types of people or situations. Everyone uses listening blocks, so you should not worry if a lot of blocks are familiar. This is an opportunity to become more aware of your blocks at the time you actually use them. 1. Comparing Comparing makes it hard to listen because you are always trying to assess who is smarter, more competent, and more emotionally healthy – whether it is you or the other person. Some people focus on who has suffered more, who is a bigger victim. While someone is talking, you think to yourself: “Could I do it that well? Hey, my kids are so much brighter.” You cannot let much in because you are too busy seeing if you measure up. 2. Mind Reading The mind reader does not pay much attention to what people say. In fact, he often distrusts it. He is trying to figure out what the other person is really thinking and feeling. “She says she wants to go to the show, but I’ll bet she is tired and wants to relax. She might be resentful if I pushed her when she doesn’t want to go.” The mind reader pays less attention to words than to intonations and subtle cues in an effort to see through to the truth
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To submit to DMOZ – the webmaster will go to DMOZ.org, find the most appropriate category – fill out the fields required and submit. Sometimes there is an automated indication of the success of the submission (not of acceptance, just the submission), and sometimes there isn’t. Did the submission occur? If you attempt to submit again when the submission was accepted – just not indicated – you will harm the chance of being included in the directory. If you submit several times because you’re not getting any indication that the submission was successful – you’ll be seen as a spammer. Sites that may be already accepted in the past may now be in jeopardy – and the one you are now attempting is particularly at risk. Forum postings from DMOZ editors suggest this is completely wrong – that the process works perfectly and submission success is always emailed. We know this to be disingenuous.
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DMOZ editors think they are important. It’s true to say that webmasters do need them to per
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