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  • Understand Why small business often fall apart

    Reason 1: Overwhelming Growth
    When a small business fails, one of the saddest reasons for the failure is that the business owner is unable to handle skyrocketing growth, and they were ultimately unprepared for their business to take off. Everyone wants their business to succeed, but not many business owners plan or predict a huge increase in demand. If you over-expand your business too soon or move into areas that are less profitable, it unbalances the entire business plan and ultimately sets you up for failure.
    Reason 2: Crunching the Numbers Incorrectly
    Not all small business owners are expert accountants. Most of the time a small business owner is someone with a passion, which means that they don’t keep as close of an eye on the numbers game as they ultimately should. If you are unaware of what’s happening behind the scenes of your business and you simply cannot reconcile the profits with the expenses, your business is going to come crashing down – even if everything otherwise points to a profitable and stable growth.
    Reason 3: Little to No Backup Planning
    The crash of the economy taught a lot of small business owners an important but ultimately disastrous lesson. If the cash flow stops rolling in, you have to have a backup plan, or your business is left with no leg to stand on. It’s absolutely imperative for small business owners to have a reserve of money on-hand in case things slow down. A lot of small business owners find themselves with no equitable cash backup and their ability to borrow money in lieu of a crunch may mean that their doors are going to inevitably close for good.
    Reason 4: Poor Planning – or No Planning at All
    A lot of successful entrepreneurs get a great idea and hit the ground running. For a time, following this course of action seems profitable, but without the stability of a workable and sustainable business plan, this success is ultimately temporary. While it is impossible to plan for every single possible disaster, it is important to define (in writing) the owners ideas and how certain situations will be handled while keeping an eye on growth and potential expansion.
    Owning a small business is not easy, especially in today’s market. Planning, having a backup plan and being prepared for whatever comes your way are essential ingredients to overall success and can allow small business owners to ride out potential crisis and maintain their footing in a shaky and unpredictable economic world. If you simply try to take things as their come with no definitive direction or goal, however, you’re more than likely going to find yourself on a sinking ship – with little to no hope of recovery.
    Introducing information technology to your business will help your competitive edge in growing your business and reaching more people in less time.

  • Importance of Training and Development

    Training and career development are very vital in any company or organization that aims at progressing. Training simply refers to the process of acquiring the essential skills required for a certain job. It targets specific goals, for instance understanding a process and operating a certain machine or system. Career development, on the other side, puts emphasis on broader skills, which are applicable in a wide range of situations. This includes decision making, thinking creatively and managing people.

    Why do we think training and development is so important?
    I. Help in addressing employee weaknesses:
    Most workers have certain weaknesses in their workplace, which hinder them from giving the best services. Training assists in eliminating these weaknesses, by strengthening workers skills. A well organized development program helps employees gain similar skills and knowledge, thus bringing them all to a higher uniform level. This simply means that the whole workforce is reliable, so the company or organization doesn’t have to rely only on specific employees.
    II. Improvement in workers performance
    A properly trained employee becomes more informed about procedures for various tasks. The worker confidence is also boosted by training and development. This confidence comes from the fact that the employee is fully aware of his/her roles and responsibilities. It helps the worker carry out the duties in better way and even find new ideas to incorporate in the daily execution of duty.
    III. Consistency in duty performance
    A well organized training and development program gives the workers constant knowledge and experience. Consistency is very vital when it comes to an organization’s or company’s procedures and policies. This mostly includes administrative procedures and ethics during execution of duty.
    IV. Ensuring worker satisfaction
    Training and development makes the employee also feel satisfied with the role they play in the company or organization. This is driven by the great ability they gain to execute their duties. They feel they belong to the company or the organization that they work for and the only way to reward it is giving the best services they can.
    V. Increased productivity
    Through training and development the employee acquires all the knowledge and skills needed in their day to day tasks. Workers can perform at a faster rate and with efficiency thus increasing overall productivity of the company. They also gain new tactics of overcoming challenges when they face them.
    VI. Improved quality of services and products
    Employees gain standard methods to use in their tasks. They are also able to maintain uniformity in the output they give. This results with a company that gives satisfying services or goods.
    VII. Reduced cost
    Training and development results with optimal utilization of resources in a company or organization. There is no wastage of resources, which may cause extra expenses. Accidents are also reduced during working. All the machines and resources are used economically, reducing expenditure.
    VIII. Reduction in supervision
    The moment they gain the necessary skills and knowledge, employees will become more confident . They will become self reliant and require only little guidance as they perform their tasks. The supervisor can depend on the employee’s decision to give quality output. This relieves supervisors the burden of constantly having to give directives on what should be done.
    so THINK DBL  online training platform today and get the best out of your spare time.
    For more details on our online training courses send a mail to face2faceprofessional@digitalbes.net or call us at 08177780097, 08177780098

  • Creating A Quality Web Site Design for Your Outfit!

    In this post, we will attempt to cover the basics of creating a great quality website  design template for your outfit. Now it’s a known fact that the layout or “eye candy” as we put it will determine whether your visitors will stay more than 15 seconds or they will just become another statistic.
    That’s right, if you don’t catch your visitors attention right away, statistics shows us that your visitors will come and go within 15 seconds or less. That doesn’t leave you with a lot of time to grab someone’s attention!
    Some of you may be asking yourself:

    See when you think about it, 15 seconds to the “browsing eye” is like an eternity. In other words, it takes about 15 seconds for the average person to browse your main page and determine whether they will explore your site further! So with that being said;

    Step 1
    Every new client of ours is asked to perform the same tasks. We ask them to explore their competitor’s web sites and look for specific triggers that would make them want to click on or buy right away. More times than none, our clients will notice specific “Headlines” or “Graphics” that really peek their interest. In doing this, you’ll have 1st hand knowledge on what you expect your visitors will see and possibly expect themselves.
    Step 2
    We will ask our clients to do one more process just like the previous one. We will ask them to make a list of all the “eye candy” that really caught their attention and write us a little note as to why it caught their attention. In doing this, it will give your web designer a 1st hand knowledge on what to implement within your site!!!
    With these great tasks, you’ve made your job and the job of your web designer/developer a lot easier to target your audience.
    Sites that sell “Web Site Templates” :
    You may have seen some sites that sell your the right for a specific “Template Style”. There are 100’s of resources out there. We need to clarify something for you, these templates are targeted at web designers only!!! Reason being, the files that you receive will no doubt require some expensive and time consuming software just to open them.
    Now being a designer, we are not about to “knock” pre-made templates but there’s a couple of things you may want to consider:

    The best way to get a template is to have someone professional design your web site layout for you! This will ensure that your template is uniquely designed for your business. It will be easier for you to make changes in the future. Typically, a template may cost you between N0.00 -N9,250 depending on the intensity and added features!
    Now, we’ve talked about “Slow loading pages”. We have found a good “norm” to stick with when it comes to size and speed: Web sites are compiled of 2 elements:

    Both of them require memory from your computer when downloading them. If one or the other is too large then this may result in negative results for your visitors. Here’s a good norm to stick with, either you or your web designer should stick with these specs:

    Giving your entire web page no more than 40k-80k in size. Anything drastically more will result in the loss of many visitors from slow downloading pages.
    Animation: Last but not least, making “some” aspects of you page stand out by adding small size animations. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT overkill your site with graphics and animation!!! we can’t stress this enough, your visitors will most likely get a head ache from it and won’t be coming back very soon.
    Instead, try targeting specific promotions or services you wish to attract your visitors to right away! Many sites exchange “animated banners” with other sites to exchange traffic. We personally NEVER take part in adding ANY banners on our site. We  honestly feel that banners only take away from the design, not add to it! A typical “Banner Dimensions” is 468px x 60px. There are many other sizes!
    What we will usually take part in, if any, is smaller, more unique banners that are geared to complimenting an article or text with it. This is much more effective because study shows us that “Content (text)” accompanied by a “graphic image” is more likely to be read by our visitors than just text on its own.

  • 7 Ways A Web Site Can Help Your Business Grow

    1. Pay-Per-Click Advertising
    One of the most cost-effective and efficient means of advertising is on the Internet. Pay-per-click advertising, for instance, allows you to place ads on behalf of your business for as little as 5¢ per lead.
    The best thing about this type of advertising is that you only pay a fee when someone clicks on your ad. That’s right! You only have to pay once the customer clicks on your link and enters your web site. Pretty cool!
    2. No Postage Fees
    If you have tried direct mail to promote your business, you probably discovered that direct mail advertising certainly isn’t cheap. With the high price of postage these days, your costs for conducting a direct-mail advertising program could run in the hundreds if not thousands of dollars. When you have a web site, however, you can send electronic newsletters, announcements, invitations and sales bulletins free of charge! This allows you to stay in contact with your customers on a regular basis without worrying about postage fees.
    3. No Printing Costs
    Do you currently print-off information (manuals, booklets, brochures, etc…) that you send to your customers? Turn that information into an electronic file then send it to your clients via email. By making your printed files electronic files, you have the ability to distribute your information through email at no cost to you. Simply attach the file in your email and send it on its way.
    4. Accept Credit Cards
    Many of you know that by accepting credit cards, you could potentially increase your sales by as much as 30 to 100 percent. By having a web site you could register at PayPal (there’s no fee to register) and begin accepting all major credit cards and checks for as little as 2.5 percent-2.9 percent for each transaction.
    5. Expand Your Customer Base
    Having a web site allows you to conduct business with anyone, anywhere for just a few dollars a month. There’s no need to place ads in different states or counties to expand your business. Just get a professional web site equipped with the right tools and you will be ready to sell your products and services to an international marketplace twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
    6. Out-Shine Your Competition
    Do your competitors have a web site? If they don’t, this is a great time to gain a competitive advantage and get a web site that displays the professionalism of your business. Do your competitors have a better web site than yours? No problem, you can upgrade your old site with a new one by using a professionally designed template. To learn more about these great templates, visit my web site at aprilward.net.
    7. Achieve Your Dreams
    If you have always wanted to achieve true success in your business, the Internet can help you get there. The Internet helps provide a level playing field for small businesses, giving you the opportunity to look and act like one of the “big guys”. Don’t get left behind! Get a professional web site and see how the Internet can help you become more efficient and more profitable.
    For reliable link regard growing your business please visit our BOS (Business Owner Solutions) link at http://digitalbesltd.mydigitalbeshost.com/bos

  • Website Hosting Consumer Guide

    A good hosting is very important to any website. They are foundation of your website, your brand and your business. Any server downtime could potentially hurt and ruin everything you’ve developed over years. If you are serious about your website, you need to make sure they are in good hands.
    It is really hard to choose between website hosting companies these days especially as we are constantly overwhelmed by tempting promotions web hosting companies are throwing at us. If you are looking to get a web hosting account, here is an article we figured you might take a look before getting carried away by tempting promotions and marketing gimmicks.
    Guides to make you a smarter consumer when it comes to getting your own web hosting account.

    For your website hosting you can check our hosting plan at  http://digitalbesltd.mydigitalbeshost.com/affordable-website-hosting/

  • WHAT IS DOMAIN NAME?

    A domain name is a unique name that identifies an internet resource such as a website. It is an identification string that defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control on the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules of the Domain Name System (DNS). Any name registered in the DNS is a domain name. The functional description of domain names is presented in the Domain Name System article. Broader usage and industry aspects are captured here.
    Domain names are used in various networking contexts and application-specific naming and addressing purposes. In general, a domain name represents an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, a server computer hosting a web site, or the web site itself or any other service communicated via the Internet.
    Domain names are organized in subordinate levels (subdomains) of the DNS root domain, which is nameless.
    The first-level set of domain names are the top-level domains (TLDs), including the generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such as the prominent domains com, info, net, edu, and org, and the country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).
    Below these top-level domains in the DNS hierarchy are the second-level and third-level domain names that are typically open for reservation by end-users who wish to connect local area networks to the Internet, create other publicly accessible Internet resources or run web sites.
    The registration of these domain names is usually administered by domain name registrars who sell their services to the public.

  • What is Web Design?

    Design is the process of collecting ideas, and aesthetically arranging and implementing them, guided by certain principles for a specific purpose. Web design is a similar process of creation, with the intention of presenting the content on electronic web pages, which the end-users can access through the internet with the help of a web browser.
    Elements of Web Design
    Web design uses many of the same key visual elements as all types of design such as:
    Layout:
    This is the way the graphics, ads and text are arranged. In the web world, a key goal is to help the view find the information they seek at a glance. This includes maintaining the balance, consistency, and integrity of the design.
    Color:
    The choice of colors depends on the purpose and clientele; it could be simple black-and-white to multi-colored design, conveying the personality of a person or the brand of an organization, using web-safe colors.
    Graphics:
    Graphics can include logos, photos, clipart or icons, all of which enhance the web design. For user friendliness, these need to be placed appropriately, working with the color and content of the web page, while not making it too congested or slow to load.
    Fonts:
    The use of various fonts can enhance a website design. Most web browsers can only read a select number of fonts, known as “web-safe fonts”, so your designer will generally work within this widely accepted group.
    Content:
    Content and design can work together to enhance the message of the site through visuals and text. Written text should always be relevant and useful, so as not to confuse the reader and to give them what they want so they will remain on the site. Content should be optimized for search engines and be of a suitable length, incorporating relevant keywords.
    Creating User-Friendly Web Design
    Besides the basic elements of web design that make a site beautiful and visually compelling, a website must also always consider the end user. User-friendliness can be achieved by paying attention to the following factors.
    Navigation:
    Site architecture, menus and other navigation tools in the web design must be created with consideration of how users browse and search. The goal is to help the user to move around the site with ease, efficiently finding the information they require.
    Multimedia:
    Relevant video and audio stimuli in the design can help users to grasp the information, developing understanding in an easy and quick manner. This can encourage visitors to spend more time on the webpage.
    Compatibility:
    Design the webpage, to perform equally well on different browsers and operating systems, to increase its viewing.
    Technology:
    Advancements in technology give designers the freedom to add movement and innovation, allowing for web design that is always fresh, dynamic and professional.
    Interactive:
    Increase active user participation and involvement, by adding comment boxes and opinion polls in the design. Convert users from visitors to clients with email forms and newsletter sign-ups.
    Digitalbes web design professionals create excellent User Interface (UI) Design for a satisfying web experience. They use critical planning and analysis for the design and they pay attention to individual client specifications, converting the intricate process into a simple and elegant piece of art.

  • 15 Office Design Tricks That Will Increase Your Productivity at Work

    Where you work has an enormous impact on how you work – on your ability to focus (and stay focused) and your overall ability to be productive. That means the design of your office, whether you work at home or in a larger company environment, is of supreme importance. This isn’t just about Feng Shui, this is about producing results and getting things done.
    According to studies done on workplace and productivity, the most significant factor in determining an employee’s ability to focus is their physical environment. In fact,it’s been said that a well-designed office can increase your productivity about 20%. However, despite the studies and statistics, nearly half of the employers interviewed don’t consider workplace design a good business investment.
    So what is a productivity hack to do? What if you work in an environment that doesn’t promote focus?
    Check these 15 factors and make changes where you can. A little adjustment can produce a lot of impact.

  • How can a Website improve your business?

    Websites are good for business – everyone knows that! But have you ever stopped to ask yourself – what are the ways that a website can help my business? If not, you are in luck – we have listed some of them below.

  • WHY DO I NEED A WEBSITE DESIGN?

    The first and foremost answer is:
    To establish a presence.
    Close to 500 million people worldwide have access to the World Wide Web. No matter what your business is you can’t ignore 500 million people. Even if you just conduct business within your community, you want to let people in that community know that you are interested in serving them in any way possible. If you don’t, your competitors will.
    The next good reason to put your business on the web is:
    To network.
    A lot of what passes for business is nothing more than making connections with other people. Every smart business-person knows; it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Passing out your business card is part of every good meeting and every business-person can tell more than one story how a chance meeting turned into a big deal.
    What if you could pass out your business card to thousands, maybe millions of potential clients? You can do this 24 hours a day, inexpensively and simply, on the internet.
    You can also make business information available to everyone who wants it without any additional effort. You can give them answers to questions like:

    If you could keep your customers informed of every reason why they should do business with you, don’t you think you could do more business? You can on the internet.
    There are even restaurants in some areas taking lunch orders over the internet. In this short space, we have just lightly touched on the number of reasons to put your business on the web.
    The following are some more good reasons for getting your web site today.

    Many companies are placing their entire catalog of products on-line, and some have built elaborate database-driven web applications that help web surfers buy their products and services and pay for them online. Digitalbes Limited can set up an eCommerce site for you, and your customers can pay by check or credit card. We make the whole process of getting your business on the web simple and easy!
    Contact us today to find out what you have been missing.
    Click here to see our website design packages that could help you get notice to millions of internet users.