Entrepreneur Launches Massive Effort to Provide Expert Answers to Internet User Questions

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A new web site called QandAs.com enables Internet users to ask questions and get answers directly from experts in a wide range of topics.

Overland Park, KS (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — A new web site called QandAs.com enables Internet users to ask questions and get answers directly from experts in a wide range of topics.

"With millions of active blogs and content sites feeding the Internet with mountains of content every day, it becomes increasingly challenging to find specific and reliable answers to questions," said Eric Hazen, president of idea19 the company that owns and operates QandAs.com. "We pride ourselves on providing accurate information in a concise and witty manner."

  Faster than calling an information hot line and more personal than using a search engine, QandAs.com gives Internet users the means to ask a specific question, which is then routed to an expert QandAs.com researcher (Specialist) who composes and delivers a direct answer to the question. A majority of the Q&A sessions are then logged on the website where visitors can search and view the knowledge base.

Have you ever wondered where to find local Restaurants? Are you looking for recommendations for advertising your online business? Do you even know how to issue a Press Release?

QandAs.com have answers to these and other questions in a variety of topics including Autos, Business & Entrepreneurship, Careers & Employment, Entertainment & Fashion, Finance & Insurance, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden, Law & Taxes, Loans & Mortgages, and Technology & Tourism.

Some key features that separate QandAs.com from the likes of industry leaders Yahoo! Answers, About.com and Mahalo are:
1. QandAs.com only allows Specialists to answer questions.
2. QandAs.com implemented a Q&A platform with comment section.
3. QandAs.com is answering and publishing question and answer sessions within our website instead of linking out to other sources.

Our goal is to provide more than 15,000 comprehensive Q&A sessions logged over the next 12 months!

To ask your question or to apply to become a Specialist, visit QandAs.com.

About idea19
The idea19 network provides Internet users with answers to questions on a wide range of topics through the QandAs.com web portal. QandAs.com writers are Specialists in their topics of interest that do the research necessary to provide accurate, insightful answers to user questions on any given topic. The prevalence of blogs and online publishing equates to an incredible amount of information and reference material. Credibility and accuracy are the backbones of idea19, and the answers provided on QandAs.com are comprehensive and concise. For more information, visit our corporate site at Idea19 . Get answers to your questions at QandAs.com

Integrated Mobile Electronics Set to Launch Portable Media Player Docking System

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Integrated Mobile Electronics (IME) announced today that their long-awaited IME Docking System is entering production. The company anticipates delivery of the first units into customers' hands in the next 6-8 weeks. Aggressive promotional incentives are being offered to early adopters on various car and audio specialty forums.

(PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — Integrated Mobile Electronics (IME) announced today that their long-awaited IME Docking System is entering production (www.imedock.com). The company anticipates delivery of the first units into customers' hands in the next 6-8 weeks. Aggressive promotional incentives are being offered to early adopters on various car and audio specialty forums.

"I'm excited to be offering the first system that's going to work for the majority of players," says Jonatan Cvetko, CEO of IME. "Not needing to rewire your car ever again, getting rid of messy cables, and being able to bring audio and video into your car with your portable media player is IME at its best."

The IME Docking System is a groundbreaking, integrated package allowing most cars to interface with portable media players from Apple, Microsoft, and SanDisk, with support for even more models on the horizon. By choosing the desired player interface and indicating their car make/model during the ordering process, customers will receive an IME Docking System specifically engineered to work with their setup. Should the customer own or purchase a different media player, they need only purchase an Additional Dock instead of an entire System. The System itself has an MSRP of $249.99, while Additional Docks are $89.99.

About Integrated Mobile Electronics
IME is an industry leader in portable media player car integration systems. IME was founded in 2003 by CEO Jonatan Cvetko, with the intention of allowing consumers a flexible and enjoyable media experience in their car. IME believes that versatility is never a compromise for quality. Most of all, IME understands that consumers should always have the freedom of choice to change their mind – and their portable media players. IME will be there to supply uncompromised, high quality audio & video from the player directly into the car's stereo system.

MaxFilings Offers Free Domain Registration for Businesses Incorporating Online

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MaxFilings business incorporation service provides free web site domain name registration for businesses incorporating online. Organizations can get a head start in online promotion when they incorporate or form an LLC today by registering the web address for their site at the same time.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 3, 2007 — Today's competitive business environment demands that new companies get in the online marketing game from the onset of the business. Marking online business territory and establishing a brand presence early on gives start-ups an immediate advantage, and creating a web presence is an important first step. MaxFilings business incorporation service (www.maxfilings.com) has partnered with SEO Advantage, an online promotions firm, to provide free web site domain name registration for businesses incorporating online.

Free web site domain name registration is available to any company incorporating online through the MaxFilings business incorporation service. The promotion includes one year of registration. (More details: www.maxfilings.com/promotion.php) The MaxFilings and SEO Advantage partnership also provides those incorporating online access to additional promotional services such as graphic design for logos, business cards, corporate stationery and web sites, as well as specialized services including search engine optimization.

"This is an excellent opportunity for business owners to incorporate online and, at the same time, establish a web presence," commented Jim Reuning, Senior Vice President of Operations of MaxFilings, Inc. "Partnering with SEO Advantage to make essential web marketing services available to newly formed businesses is one more way MaxFilings provides exceptional value beyond any other online incorporation service. This partnership certainly helps our customers hit the ground running as they incorporate online and grow their businesses successfully."

SEO Advantage Marketing Director Lisa Banks said, "We are enthusiastic about this partnership, as MaxFilings truly offers an affordable, simple means for forming a business online. The free domain name registration is designed to help new corporations and LLCs start promoting themselves online right away, and also gives them a sample of other beneficial online marketing services like website design, search engine optimization and copywriting. We look forward to providing these services to MaxFilings customers, and we hope the new companies we serve will continue to work with us for all their promotional needs as they grow."

The free domain registration promotion is available for a limited time only. Companies are encouraged to submit their online incorporation or LLC formation at www.MaxFilings.com as soon as possible.

More information on the promotion can be found at www.maxfilings.com/promotion.php and more information on forming a corporation is available at www.maxfilings.com/incorporation-knowledge-center/form-your-c-corporation.php

About MaxFilings:
MaxFilings is an online incorporation service that lets businesses incorporate or form an LLC online easily in 10 minutes, or just start organizing all their information until they are ready. There is no charge to store incorporation information in the secure MaxFilings system, and there is never any obligation to order. MaxFilings' incorporation fees are very affordable, and an extensive online incorporation library for business owners researching their choices is available at www.maxfilings.com/incorporation-knowledge-center. In addition, newly incorporated businesses have access to online promotional services such as business cards, PR, web sites, and SEO services through partner company SEO Advantage. For more information, visit www.maxfilings.com.
About SEO Advantage:
SEO Advantage, Inc. is a professional search engine optimization firm providing online marketing services for small and medium-sized businesses. SEO Max represents SEO Advantage's leading-edge technology in SEO/SEM offering excellent ROI, backed by exceptional customer service and the Web's Best Guarantee™. The company also offers comprehensive analytics and reporting, copywriting and press release optimization, web design, pay-per-click advertising management, and additional online promotional services. For more information, visit www.seoadvantage.com.

Small Businesses Hurt Themselves in Relationships With Bankers, According to New Paper

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Most small businesses fail to develop their side of their relationship with commercial bankers, and this undermines both their ability to raise capital and the services they receive. In a just released paper, John I. Todor, Ph.D., managing partner of The Whetstone Edge, LLC, interviews R. Blake Hendrix about the proactive steps that the small business person should be taking to improve their lot.

Pleasant Hill, CA (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 — "More than 70% of small businesses fail to develop their side of their relationship with commercial bankers and this undermines both the funding and financial expertise they receive," says R. Blake Hendrix. In a just released paper, John I. Todor, Ph.D., managing partner of The Whetstone Edge, LLC, interviews Hendrix about this statement and probes to find out what proactive steps the small business person should be taking. This interview is available now at www.thewhetstoneedge.com/papers/clients.pdf.

"Relationships are critical to business" says Todor. He cites a recent study by the Economist Intelligence Unit where over 90% of business executives believed that customer relationships, not products or services, were the key to competitive differentiation in today's marketplace. "But relationships" he adds, "are about the interactions between two parties and both parties must be actively involved for it to product mutual benefits." However, "much of the advice and strategies are directed at only one side–what the business should do to cultivate better relationships with their customers."

In the interview, Todor questions Hendrix about the ideas in his new book "Accounting, Finance and Presentation for Small Business." In particular, he queries him on the client's role in building mutually productive and profitable relationships in a B-to-B environment.

Hendrix, a former commercial banker and now a consultant to small businesses, explains in down-to-earth terms how many clients take a self-defeating approach to working with vendors and service providers.

"Two clients with essentially the same profile on paper can end up with dramatically different financial packages as well as the guidance and expertise they get from a bank" Says Hendrix. He points out that the difference is in the relationship, and the client can do a lot to tilt the scale in his or her favor. "That's why I wrote this new book" adds Hendrix.

The complete interview is available for free at www.TheWhetstoneEdge.com/papers/clients.pdf.

About Blake Hendrix and saltmineconsulting.com
Hendrix draws upon 20 years experience facilitating small businesses. His practice stresses perspective and simplicity in defining and solving the issues that confront the small businessperson. His keynote is integrating Strategy, Logistics and Tactics to achieve the goals of the organization. "Accounting, Finance and Presentation," is his second book directed at helping small businesses thrive. Learn more at www.saltmineconsulting.com.
About John Todor
John I. Todor, Ph.D., is the managing partner of The Whetstone Edge, LLC, a customer experience consulting and training firm that applies scholarly research on human behavior to buyer-seller dynamics including customer loyalty, trust, retention, customer service, CEM (Customer Experience Management), and marketing strategy. He speaks and consults worldwide on the underlying psychological principles that lead to customer satisfaction, trust, loyalty, and long-term, high lifetime value that profoundly affect customer care, acquisition, and client relationships. His latest book is "Addicted Customers: How to Get Them Hooked on Your Company." More information is available at www.AddictedCustomers.com or www.TheWhetstoneEdge.com.

New eWORDofMOUTH Service Makes it Easier for Businesses to Acquire and Retain Customers

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Innovative eWORDofMOUTH system combines the power of word-of-mouth marketing with the Internet to drive continuous traffic to users’ Websites. eWORDofMOUTH gives online companies an easy, cost-effective method for acquiring and retaining customers, as well as increasing sales.

Rancho Mirage, CA (PRWEB) October 2, 2007 — ANTON Publishing Inc. is excited to introduce a unique new marketing tool designed to help companies generate more online traffic, customers and sales — www.eWORDofMOUTH.com. The revolutionary Website merges the benefits of word-of-mouth advertising with Internet technology in a powerful way.

“With eWORDofMOUTH, an online company can simply plug in a complete viral customer acquisition and retention service that works transparently to increase their customer base exponentially—while retaining and rewarding their existing customers,” said ANTON Publishing President, Trevor Shanski.

  eWORDofMOUTH gives online companies a cost-effective alternative for driving a steady stream of qualified traffic to their Website. Not only does eWORDofMOUTH create an ongoing flow of potential customers for users, but it goes a step further. It attracts motivated prospects who are pre-sold on the user’s brand by a referral from a friend or family member—which provides important advantages for users. According to research, referred customers spend more money on each purchase, buy more often, are more loyal and refer others more frequently. They also have greater trust for the referred company and its recommendations, and negotiate on price less. eWORDofMOUTH is ideal for e-tailers, membership Websites, offline retailers and direct marketing companies, and nonprofit organizations.

Here’s how eWORDofMOUTH works: Users simply integrate eWORDofMOUTH into their Website or checkout process and wait for referrals and customers to be added to their database. Users pay only when a new customer is added to the database; referrals are added at no charge.

Users of eWORDofMOUTH can also have existing customer and prospect lists imported to their database as part of the initial setup process. Regardless how listings are added, eWORDofMOUTH helps companies keep in constant contact with customers to enhance their retention efforts. The system offers regular text or graphical broadcast emails that can be targeted specifically to customers, their referrals, or both groups combined. Behind the scenes, eWORDofMOUTH carefully tracks all emails, link clicks, referrals and conversion rates to provide users with quantified results. Additionally, eWORDofMOUTH offers various programs to compensate online and offline partners who refer its service to other businesses.

eWORDofMOUTH leverages the online community’s penchant for social networking. People love to express their opinion online through forums, surveys, voting, and product and Website reviews. eWORDofMOUTH capitalizes on this trend by enabling Web users to recommend products and services that they value to their associates.

Although eWORDofMOUTH is new on the Internet scene, Shanski is no novice to online retailing and Internet marketing. In 1996, he founded ANTON Publishing, a small Canadian publisher of the best-selling trade paperback series Loving Your Long Distance Relationship. Incredibly, the self-published series has sold more than 50,000 copies to date. Soon after publishing the Loving series, ANTON Publishing migrated to the Web with a successful e-commerce book Website. Today, eWORDofMOUTH expands on Trevor and Shelley Shanski’s more than 30 years of online and offline business experience. Shelley, Vice President of ANTON Publishing, is the creative force behind eWORDofMOUTH, and plays a key role in developing marketing initiatives for the company.

To learn more about eWORDofMOUTH, contact Trevor Shanski directly at (760) 200-7013. For a detailed demonstration of eWORDofMOUTH, please visit www.eWORDofMOUTH.com.

About ANTON Publishing Inc.
ANTON Publishing Inc. is a full-service Internet marketing and business consulting company based in Palm Springs, Calif. A privately-held firm, ANTON Publishing is the copyright and trademark holder of the proprietary Web-based eWORDofMOUTH system. Its mission is to become the leading developer of Web-based customer referral, rewards, and retention systems for both Internet and land-based companies.

Contact:
Trevor Shanski, President
ANTON Publishing Inc.
(760) 200-7013
tshanski @ ewordofmouth.com
www.eWORDofMOUTH.com

How to Determine If Your Activity Is a Business Or a Hobby For Tax Purposes?

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If you have a valid business, you report your income on Schedule C.  If you have a hobby, you report your activities on Schedule A, with limitations. 

How to Determine If Your Activity Is a Business Or a Hobby For Tax Purposes?
By Cassandra Ingraham

IRS usually allows 5 years of business activity before they question if your activity is a business or a hobby. You must show a profit during at least three of the last five years, including the current year. There are exceptions to the basic rules.

If your business activity does not show a profit then, it is considered; not for profit and the losses from your activity may not be used to offset your income.

In order to make this determination if your activity is a hobby or a business, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is the time and effort you put into the activity indicate your intention to make a profit?

2. Do depend upon the income from the activity?

3. If there are losses, are they due to circumstances beyond your control or did they occur in the start-up phase of the business?

4. Have you changed methods of operation to improve profitability?

5. Are you qualified to run/operate the activity, or do you have advisors who have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business?

6. Have you made a profit in similar activities in the past?

7. Does your activity make a profit in some years?

8. Can expect to make a profit in the future from the appreciation of assets used in your activity?

If you answer "yes" to the above questions, then you more then likely have a valid business and not a hobby. If you are not sure, you should contact your tax professional. Each of these points have additional legal jargon attached to them, for legal tax codes, go to: irs.gov and read Publication 535, Business Expenses.

If you have a valid business, you report your income on Schedule C. If you have a hobby, you report your activities on Schedule A, with limitations.

There are companies out there selling home business as a legal tax deduction. Before you make such an investment, remember question number five. Are you qualified to run/operate the activity or do you have advisors who have the knowledge needed to carry on the activity as a successful business?

Again, IRS presumes that an activity is carried on for profit if it makes a profit during at least three of the last five tax years, including the current year.

Cassandra Ingraham is a Tax Accountant and Instructor for Basic Tax Classes in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the balance of the year she can be found at http://www.taxeswilltravel.com providing Formal Introductions to Lenders for Accounts Receivable Funding (Factoring) and Purchase Order Funding.

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Partnership Agreements

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A partnership agreement is a relationship between individuals or organizations. Parties involved should be in close cooperation and share responsibilities. A partnership agreement isn't necessarily a legal contractual relationship but a relationship where you come in union to accomplish common goals and purposes that will benefit both parties. 

 Partnership Agreements
By Nick Fagan

A partnership agreement is a relationship between individuals or organizations. Parties involved should be in close cooperation and share responsibilities. A partnership agreement isn't necessarily a legal contractual relationship but a relationship where you come in union to accomplish common goals and purposes that will benefit both parties. A partnership agreement is basically one where you both try striving to meet success.

These partnerships could include federal/state/local government, educational institutions, trade associations, or other organizations. A partnership is defined as a "working relationship" which means mutual participation and joint interest.

Partnership agreements are a good way to achieve goals that would otherwise be to far out of your reach. When people and/or organizations come together you can share responsibility and therefore focus harder on things you feel need the most attention. Partnerships can be effective ways to re-stabilize unorganized businesses, expand, go global, go national, increase customer base, increase sales through referrals, provide even more services your customers may desire, and much more.

Often times partnerships are used when resources are limited, partnerships are a way of maximizing your resources to achieve goals and strengthen existing relationships through consumer protection, etc.

Also, companies in need of skilled, talented workers will often times partner with a company/organization that has the talented, skilled, experienced employees you need to train workers and keep your business on the right track.

The requirements to file and sign a partnership agreement form usually are:

– You both must be at least 18 years old.
– Both partners must be present when filing the partnership agreement
– A legal picture I.D. card is required from each partner.
– If you had a previous partnership you must file a notice for ending the partnership with the County Clerk or Notary Public before you can file a new partnership agreement.
– Usually there’s a filing fee of 10-50 dollars often times and they usually accept all forms of payment.

This article was brought to you by Legal Forms Bank .Biz where you can download your state's Partnership Agreement Form.

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Don’t File Your LLC or S-Corp Without Reading This

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A few things the state, your accountant and your attorney forgot to tell you. Things you need to know about filing your LLC or S-Corp. 

Don't File Your LLC or S-Corp Without Reading This
By Nick Nanton

How Choosing the Wrong Business Name Could be the MOST Expensive Decision of Your Career

Ok, so you've decided to start a business, either by yourself, with a couple of friends, or maybe even with a couple of colleagues from your last "corporate gig." You sit down at your first impromptu "business meeting" over a case of cold coke (insert other favorite beverage here) and you start your checklist:

1. Million Dollar Idea: Check

2. Office Space (or an extra room/basement in your house): Check

3. Business Plan: Check

4. Business Name: …

… a blank stare stretches across everyone’s face and thus your business has hit its first of many roadblocks on the road to becoming “The Next Fortune 100 Company.” So, you do what every other start-up business does, you start listing words that describe what you do, try to combine them to create something new, brainstorm them and email back and forth over several days, nag every person you come into contact with to get their opinion, and FINALLY someone comes up with a name that everyone loves (or more likely at least everyone can live with it) and “The Business” is born.

Now here’s where there is a hidden step that no one probably told you about. Let me explain.

For the purpose of this illustration, let’s suppose that you pick the name “XYZBiz” While you’re positive that millions of dollars of venture capital, private jets and an office on the 152nd floor of the coolest building downtown are just inches away, there are a couple of things that you may not be aware of… Important things like — Is there another business called XYZBiz anywhere on earth? Before you file your corporate paperwork, start printing up brochures, buy XYZBiz.com and build your website, this is a serious question that has to be answered.

“Why does it matter?” you may ask. Well, there is a large body of law in the United States, as well as in almost every other nation in the world that prevents competitors from using the same name. So, if there is another XYZBiz operating anywhere in the good old U.S. of A. (we’ll leave the rest of the world out of this for now) and if you were to start offering your products and services in the same geographical area (which is a real problem to figure out now that the internet has erased many geographical boundaries), then the other XYZ Biz “impostors” (who are undoubtedly not nearly as good as you) could have a Trademark Infringement Claim against you. And if they were to pursue it, it could be very costly. Because remember, if you are served with a lawsuit, you are REQUIRED to respond to it no matter how ridiculous it may sound. And, as you might have guessed, at this point you will need to hire a lawyer to handle this situation, and I can tell you that this call is much more expensive than the one I’m about to tell you about.

The truth is that this is a very common issue that sometimes goes unnoticed, but often ends up in a costly visit to the courtroom. So, you have two choices, you can wing it or you can opt for the safer route: do a little homework for yourself and then call an attorney who specializes in trademarks. Now, I know that the mere mention of the word “attorney” conjures up many feelings in all of us, but I can assure you there are some very helpful attorneys out there… I can think of at least one right now! And the trademark process is really not that expensive. Certainly it’s not nearly as expensive as defending yourself against a multi-million dollar corporation or even worse a “sinking ship” company that is just looking for a way to scrape some money out of anyone they can.

Trust me…or you can learn the hard way for yourself.

To get more information on trademarks, go to http://www.thetmlawyers.com JW Dicks & Nick Nanton, founders of The TM Lawyers are experienced lawyers who have spent a great amount of time working in the intellectual property and licensing fields. The TM Lawyers is a division of Dicks & Nanton P.A. a boutique law firm that specializes in Building Businesses & Brands. © 2007 The TM Lawyers

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AMD Announces Cuts in Dual-Core Prices

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American Micro Devices announced price reductions in their line of dual core processors today. In an E-mail blast to solution providers AMD stated they would cut suggested prices on five dual-core AMD Athlon™ X2 products. The price reduction is slated to begin Monday, October 8.

AMD will reduce suggested prices on the  AMD Athlon™ X2 5000+, 5200+, 5600+, 6000+ and 6400+ processors and hinted to solution providers that now would be a good time to upsell customers to dual core technology.

 

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Microsoft Admits Secret WU Update Blows XP Restore

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Microsoft Corp. confirmed Friday that the secret WU update allegedly pushed onto Windows XP machines breaks the patch process after a restore. Users who perform a repair from a Windows XP CD are unable to update the operating system due to stealth files sent to users this summer.

The issue caused by the stealth WU update was first reported by Scott Dunn in the Windows Secrets newsletter last Friday.  Microsoft later confirmed the issue on their Technet blog but insisted they were working on the problem.

"When an XP repair CD is used, it replaces all system files (including Windows Update) on your machine with older versions of those files and restores the registry" Program Manager Nate Clinton wrote in the company blog. "However, the latest version of Windows Update includes wups2.dll that was not originally present in Windows XP", he explained.  Therefore, after the repair install of the OS, wups2.dll remains on the system but its registry entries are missing. This mismatch causes updates to fail installation."

According to Computerworld, their testing confirmed the problem, which prevents 80 patches from installing after a restore from a copy of Windows XP on a retail CD. Computerworld reminded readers that wups2.dll is only one of seven files discovered by Windows Secrets that was secretly pushed onto user PCs without their knowledge or consent as it was forced onto systems even when Windows Update was disabled.

Microsoft said the problem would be resolved and Clinton offered a solution in KB94314.

 

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