When you need to put together a professional business presentation that shows illustrations or locations, an editable map can help you pinpoint and clarify your message. Whether you're giving an oral presentation with visual aids or a written presentation, you can customize editable maps to meet your needs.

What is an Editable Map?

An editable map is one that can be edited to meet the demands of your presentation with colors, text, lines, and so forth. These maps can be purchased online and downloaded into a variety of formats. Editable maps are available for different locations around the world. You can buy, download and edit any type of map you need - country map, world map, US map, state map, county map, continent map, illustrator map, or digital map.

Formats for Editable Maps

Editable maps come in a variety of formats including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, and freehand. Vector maps are available in layered, fully editable vector format. These can be edited in Adobe Illustrator or with another vector editing tool. There are also PowerPoint maps, Flash maps (for Web applications), and HTML clickable maps (for interactive online presentations).

PowerPoint maps dazzle everyone when giving marketing and sales presentations. They're also perfect for territory assignments, store locators, and many other applications. Flash maps are great for website presentations or multimedia projects. Clickable HTML maps work well for online store locators and directories. With clickable maps, visitors to your website can quickly click a section within your map to find out where your company's stores, warehouses, plants, or offices are located.

Pinpoint Locations around the World in Your Presentations

With such a variety of editable maps available, you can easily pinpoint a location anywhere in the world. There are maps for the continents, countries, regions or states, and cities. You can generalize or be very specific in your presentation with minimal effort. For instance, you might need to generalize all states or regions on a whole USA map or you might need to focus on only one state within the USA using a state map.

Give Professional Presentations

Editable maps not only make it easier to pinpoint locations, but also add a sense of professionalism to your presentations. The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" holds true with almost any presentation. Your live audience or readers will better relate to your words when they're able to view an illustrative map. The editable map enables you to turn your words into an illustration with just the click of a mouse - no artistic skills required. A side benefit is that a visual aid can also take the edge off when you're nervous about speaking in front of people.

You can find a variety of editable maps online at affordable prices. Editable maps usually range from $20 to $100 and can be purchased from your own home or office computer. They can also be used to enhance company brochures, newsletters, magazines, bulletins, and a number of other written applications. With editable maps, you can transform your next ordinary presentation into a dynamic one!

(Do you have the right personality type to successfully run your own business? )

It takes an entrepreneurial fire in your belly to (http://www.microsoft.com/india/smallbusiness/-start a business) and make it succeed. Not everyone has it.

How do you know if you have what it takes to start a business? There's really no way to know for sure. But I do find things in common among the emotional and family fabric of people ready to consider an entrepreneurial venture.

You don't have to fit all seven of these categories to be a good candidate for entrepreneurship. But it probably wouldn't hurt. In general, the more you have in common with these characteristics, the closer you probably are to being ready to try going out on your own.

1. You come from a line of people who couldn't work for someone else. I don't mean that in a negative way. People who are successful at establishing their own business tend to have had parents who worked for themselves. It's usually easier to get a job with a company than to start your own business; people who strike out on their own often have the direct example of a parent to look to.

2.You're a lousy employee. No need to sugar-coat this one. People who start their own businesses tend to have been fired from or quit more than one job. I'm not saying you were laid off for lack of work or moved from one job to a better-paying one. You were asked to leave, or you quit before they could fire you. Think of it as the marketplace telling you that the only person who can effectively motivate and manage you is yourself.

3.You see more than one definition of "job security." I am truly envious of the few people I know who have stayed with one employer for 25 or 30 years. They look very secure. But how many people do you know who are able to stay with one company for that long? In a rapidly changing economy, job security can be frighteningly fleeting.

4. You've gone as far as you can go, or you're not going anywhere at all. Sometimes the motivation to start a new venture comes from having reached the top of the pile where you are, looking around, and saying, "(http://www.microsoft.com/india/smallbusiness/howtoguides.mspx-What's next)?" Early success can be wonderful, but early retirement can sometimes drive energetic and motivated people totally crazy.

5. You've done the market research already. Don't even talk to me about your great business idea if you haven't put the time into figuring out if there's a market for your product or service. As the people behind any number of failed Internet ventures will tell you, "cool" doesn't necessarily translate into "profitable." Don't bother building it if you haven't figured out whether there's a good chance the customers will come.

6. You've got the support of your family. (http://www.microsoft.com/india/smallbusiness/partners.mspx-Starting a business) is stressful under the best of circumstances. Trying to do it without the support of your spouse or other significant family members or friends would probably be unbearable.

7. You know you cannot do it alone. You might excel at promoting a business. Maybe you love running the financial end of the enterprise. You could be someone who starts a business because you have unique creative or technical know-how to create a product.

Any of the above is possible, but it's unlikely that you are going to excel at all of these tasks — or at all of the tasks involved in running any business. Forget all that doing it alone stuff. You are going to need some help sometime.

The willingness to get that help — having employees, partners or consultants for those areas in which you are not an expert — is one indicator of likely future success. "No successful entrepreneur has ever succeeded alone," development consultant Ernesto Sirolli writes in "Ripples From the Zambezi." "The person who is most capable of enlisting the support of others is the most likely to succeed."

Whenever someone needs to sell a car, it can be a very stressful experience. It can be difficult to know how to go about trying to sell your car and the whole process can seem quite overwhelming. Advertising your car is the most crucial first step in selling any car. Without advertising, no one will even know that your car is even for sale. When advertising your car, two of the most common places to turn are the Autotrader magazine or by online car advertising.

By advertising your car in Autotrader, you will get an advertisement that will run for two weeks. This advertisement includes one small photo of the car as well as two hundred characters of text. There are many regional editions of the Autotrader and the owner of the car can choose which region they would like their advertisement to run in. Advertising in the Autotrader is fairly expensive though.

Although there are many advantages to advertising your car in the Autotrader, there are some disadvantages. The first being that you have limited circulation and a limited shelf life; you also only have two hundred characters to describe the car. This is not a lot and will cause you to have to cram as much information as you can into a very small space. Also, because you only get one picture, you need to make sure that you capture the total essence of your car in that one photo. This is most often impossible to do.

For these reasons, many people prefer to advertise their car online. There are many advantages to advertising your car this way. One of the biggest advantages in advertising your car online is that it’s significantly cheaper than advertising in print. This is because bandwidth and disk space are much cheaper than paper, ink, and magazine distribution. This makes for big savings that can be passed on to the seller.

The other advantage to advertising your car online is that there can be much more information included in the advertisement. Also when advertising your car online, you are usually allowed more than one picture in your advertisement. This can make a true portrayal of your car and can interest more buyers.  Also, on many sites you can advertise your car until sold for far less than you can advertise it for two weeks in a car magazine.

Advertising your car online allows for many more potential buyers to look at your ad. Because it’s online, anybody with an Internet connection will have access to the advertisement. This will mean that not only are more people looking at the ad but there will be potential for many more bids among interested buyers. This could mean getting a much better price for your car.

Another advantage to advertising your car online is that your ad will be up and running much more quickly than submitting it to a print magazine. The turnaround time between submitting an ad and seeing it run is generally much shorter. This means that it will be available for the public to view much more quickly as well. This could help get your car sold more quickly.

"And they are making sales. Ari, if the numbers game leads to sales, why should I change? Deep down, the old numbers game just feels wrong somehow... can you give me some insights so I can unlock myself from having to follow everyone else’s path?"

Interestingly enough, I had just gotten off the phone that morning with Harold Cameron and Ann Thurman, who have both been using the Unlock The Game Mastery Program. They shared with me how the idea of the numbers game has taken on a whole new meaning since they started using their new Mindset.

And they gave me actual, specific before-and-after numbers detailing the changes in their selling results. But they aren’t numbers in the way you think -- "more calls equal more sales."

In a minute, I'll let them tell you about their experiences in their own words, but first I want to say a little more about the mystique of the old "numbers game" and why most people who sell still think it’s the only way to go.

The whole idea of the old numbers game is that if you spend enough time "dialing for dollars" you're bound to make the occasional sale.

Then, when you do make a sale, you believe even more that the number of calls you make is the secret of success -- the more you call, the more sales you'll make. Everybody assumes that because the old numbers game works once in a while, it's the way to go.

In fact, almost every sales manager in corporate America uses the numbers game to measure their salespeople's success.

So if you're a sales manager or work for a sales manager, this article may come as a real shock.

The wakeup call here is that it isn't about how many sales you're making with the numbers game, but how many you're losing. Think about it.

When you're operating out of the old numbers game paradigm, how many leads do you burn through with every call you make? And how much time do you spend chasing and following up with prospects who will probably never buy?

From the Unlock The Game perspective, the old numbers game creates a dialing "rat race." You're trapped, making huge numbers of calls to reach that tiny percentage of prospects who will buy from you.

Well, here's what Ann and Harold have to say about the numbers game. And though they're in very different business environments, they've had similar experiences since they adopted the Mastery Program

Ann's Story

Ann Thurman recruits real estate agents for a residential real estate firm in the Seattle area. She had been dialing literally hundreds of prospects a day -- the essence of the old numbers game: "I was making 200 to 300 calls a day. It was taking 6 or 7 hours, and I was lucky to get 10 seconds of my script in before agents would hang up on me."

She said that in the first month that she began applying the Mindset, her call volume dropped by 80 percent. "But I was having actual dialogues with 50 to 60 people a day -- real conversations that would last several minutes," she said.

"And I didn't have one hang-up in my first 100 calls. Now I get very few hang-ups, and they aren't rude -- a lot of the time, people ask me to call them back. And when I do, we usually a conversation."

Ann said she used to set one appointment every 2 weeks. When she began using the Mindset, that increased to about 4 appointments a week, and she signed 2 agents in less than 3 weeks. She has also had more people call her back after initial conversations because they decided they wanted to talk about making a change.

"So I'm doing fewer calls, but my results are better," she said. "I'm finding that the Mindset language like 'That's not a problem' is really important because it lets the other person feel I’m not trying to control the conversation."

She concluded, "The Unlock The Game approach is definitely a more rational use of my time. The old approach is to pursue everyone because everyone's a potential buyer. So if you do this many calls, this many appointments, this many bookings, it'll turn into this many sales.

"And when it came to chasing and following up, I used to really try to pressure people. Now, if I know we aren't a good fit, I don't have to pursue them. I know when to walk away without feeling guilty. The old way was the 'quick kill' method versus the Mindset way of building a long-term relationship."

Harold's Story

Harold Cameron sells printing services for a long-established family-owned printing business in Pennsylvania. He told me, "My challenge is that most companies I call already have a printer they're very loyal to."

He said that since working with the Mastery Program, he too has been making fewer calls, but more quality calls. His ratio of being asked to send quotes has improved, too: "Before, out of every 100 calls, I probably would end up actually talking seriously to 20 people, and of those 2 or 3 would ask for quotes.

"Now, out of every 100 calls, I'm talking seriously with 60 to 70 people, and being asked for maybe 10 or 12 quotes."

The Mindset has also helped Harold to eliminate the old numbers game problem of "burning through leads."

For example, the vice president of a major computer manufacturer not only returned his call but also referred him to the person responsible for overseeing the corporation's print services.

So the Mindset is helping Harold to create long-term relationships.

Numbers Game vs. the New Mindset

Here are some of the ways that the Unlock The Game Mindset solves the problems caused by the old numbers game:

Old Numbers Game Vs New Selling Mindset

1. "Burning through calls" involves huge investments of time and energy to achieve a few "successes."

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When you focus on quality rather than quantity, every call is a chance to learn your prospect’s truth. So your calls are more thoughtful and efficient.

2. Numbers-game scripts "talk at" prospects and lead to rejection in all but a tiny percentage of calls.

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Starting calls with a focused problem statement makes it easy to create two-way dialogue.

3. Prospects know that they’re just a phone number to you and that you’re not interested in engaging them on a human level.

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Your attentiveness to your prospects’ concerns makes a real human connection possible.

4. The only goal is to move the sale forward, or to get a quick no so you can move on to the next call.

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The goal is to learn the truth and explore there’s a fit between your solution and your prospect’s problem or concern.

5. The numbers game can leave you feeling dissatisfied, frustrated, and rejected.

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When you’ve learned the truth, whether the answer is a yes or a no, rejection is impossible.

The mystique of the old numbers game is that you're bound to "hit" once in a while. But people who sell the old way never ask themselves how many opportunities they've lost in a day because they haven't gotten to the truth with their prospects.

If you're feeling guilty that you should be playing the old numbers game because your colleagues are making sales from it, consider this: All you’re seeing from them is how many sales they are making -- not how many sales they’re losing.

And consider that by refocusing your attention on the quality of each call versus the quantity of calls, you can experience new sales success you may never have thought possible.

And that’s where the opportunity lies for you.

The Mastery Program helps you find these opportunities by teaching you:

* Language that creates trust and truthful conversations

* How to eliminate pitches and other traditional "sales tactics"

* Ways to diffuse sales pressure and continue conversations

The Unlock The Game Mastery Program shows you how to debunk many other outdated sales myths that you may be unaware of -- but are losing you sales.

In earlier articles we wrote about the power of using hidden commands in normal conversation to increase sales, convince others to do something or to accept your ideas.  This is often done by separating out a simple command or suggestion by pausing, stating the command in a different tone of voice, then resuming normal conversation.

For example, when selling a car you might say, “This car gets 30 miles per gallon on the highway, which you’ll notice when you (pause) take it for a test drive.  You’ll also notice that ….

Another way to insert a command into conversation is to use what are called Weasel Words.  These phrases are based on the one of the techniques used by  Milton Erickson, who was one of the foremost hypnotists of the last century.   Erickson had a way of talking people into trance without giving any direct commands to close their eyes or relax.  Instead he would just sort of talk around the idea of going into trance and people would naturally do it.

These Ericksonian Phrases are also known as Weasel Words because they allow  you to weasel in a command without it being so direct or authoritarian.    For example, you might say to someone, “Consider why you want to do this.”

With some people, giving a command can create a great deal of resistance.  A percentage of them just do not like to take orders so they won’t respond to direct suggestion.

But what if your were to say, “I’m not entirely sure how well you can consider why you want to do this.”  Here, you’re not trying to force them to consider why.  You’re just asking them how well they might be able to consider why.

Now, in considering and interpreting that statement the mind has to actually consider why they want to do this, to some degree.  When you use Weasel Words  the listener does not have something to object to. In order to employ these phrases you first determine your outcome.

In a hypnosis setting, one outcome would be for the client to relax.  You might say, “A friend once told me, you know, it’s entirely possible to just get relaxed.”  You’re not telling the client to relax.  You’re just repeating what a friend once said.

If you’re selling computers, you might say something like, “I wonder if now is the time that you might buy this computer.  There are hundreds of Ericksonian Phrases that can be used for just about any outcome.  Here are a few below.  You can probably come up with your many of your own.

WEASEL WORDS

After you come to … After you’ve … As a whole new way of thinking opens up … All that really matters … All that’s really important … Allowing yourself to just naturally … And as that occurs, you really can’t help but notice … And I’d like to have you discover … And then, now you’ll discover … And you can be pleased …. And you can really use it … And you can wonder … And you will be surprised at … Give yourself the opportunity to see if … I wonder if you’ll be pleased to notice … I wonder if you’ll be reminded … I wonder if you’ll be surprised to discover that … In all probability … If you could … It is easy, isn’t it … Perhaps you wouldn’t mind noticing … So now’s the time …

There is something that I have talked about on several occasions here on this site, as well as in the Doba newsletter. In fact, it was one of the very first things I talked about shortly after joining Doba a couple of years ago.

Even though I've discussed this before, it's always worth bringing up again.

I want you to ask yourself a question regarding your business. Are you unique? And what is unique about you or your business?

If somebody were to ask me that same question in regards to Doba, I would say that we offer access to more products and more suppliers than any other drop shipping service.

This unique thing about your business is what marketers refer to as your unique selling proposition, or USP (I covered this in part in the June 2004 issue of our newsletter, and referred to it as the unique selling point in the October 2004 issue).

Your unique selling proposal is how you separate yourself—in the eyes of your customers—from your competition. In essence, it's the reason you give your customers to buy from you rather than the competition.

So what is your unique selling proposition? If you haven't given it any thought before, what would you like it to be? If you said, "To have the absolute lowest price," you should do some more thinking. That is one of the worst USP's you could possibly have.

Having the lowest price simply means you make less money, and that cut in profit affects more than just your bottom line. It affects all aspects of your business, such as the inability to provide good customer support (because you can't afford it), develop new and innovative tools for your site, conduct usability tests, and so forth. Your business will begin to appear more and more like a fly-by-night store rather than a legitimate company that can instill trust in its customers.

There's no way around it. Running a business costs money. Running a business well costs even more money. Don't let your business go under trying to be the low price leader. Instead, find a unique selling proposition for your business and do that one thing better than anybody else, or better yet be the only person that actually does it!

Here's a personal example of a unique selling proposition I came up with when I ran a retail computer business. My USP was to offer home delivery and setup of newly purchased computers. Furthermore, I would offer on-site tech support.

I never did it because it simply cost too much. The solution was to charge for it. But I never did that because I didn't think that anybody would pay for it. In a world where every computer reseller offered free support over the phone, why would anybody be willing to pay for on-site support?

Well, have you ever heard of Geek Squad? The founders of Geek Squad had the same idea I had. The difference is they actually implemented their idea. Now they are running a successful and thriving business. And a big reason for their success is they found a unique selling proposition that would elevate them above the competition.

The lesson here: don't be afraid to be unique! Embrace your uniqueness and watch your business grow.

Read some great examples of companies that have successfully marketed their USP.

A turn key home business helps you eliminate many of these start-up costs and some of the hassles while realizing your home business dream. You'll still have some responsibilities, of course, but nowhere near as many. Why? A turn key home business is a ready-made business that has already been tested and proven time and time again for your benefit. By the time you join the opportunity, the company has likely already tested to see what works... and what brings sales!

You can enter a turn key, automated home based business with the backing of highly trained professionals who know how to guide you every step of the way. This eliminates part of the waiting and testing period for new business start-ups. You can make money from home in less amount of time while leaving the legwork to the experts.

There is a vast range of sex toys today. Its available for both the sexes i.e. male & female with significant multiplicity in its type.

The Purpose Of Sex Toys

Sex toys can help you get an erection or, if you are a female, arouse your genitals or just help in elevate your pleasure during the act.   They can also help you enjoy sex with different variations thus never letting you get bored of it. The best thing about them is they can help people having difficulty enjoying sex.

Its not only about the variety they provide to the act its about the zing they add to your relationships which you should look at.

The usual expectation is that a sex toy provides direct stimulation of the

genitals in foreplay and/or during sexual intercourse or as a means to

obtain orgasm through only the stimulation provided by the sex toy.

Sex toys - Kinds

Vibrating Sex Toys

The most common of the lot is the vibrating sex toys which provide arousal of the genitals through vibration. They can either be used to arouse the clitoris or the male genitalia.

Most of them are in the shape of a fatter pencil and are battery operated. But some of them come with an adaptor attached to them with a wire. They have a small motor inside them which when rotates provides the vibration. It has no rocket science involved with it but talking about its use, it comes very handy.

some of them have a controller which controls the power of the vibration. The strength of vibration depends on your personal taste and mood. There is no optimum strength which you should switch to. At various stage of your sexual experience, you may feel like changing the strength. It also depends on which piece of your body part you are arousing.

The recent vibrators are more interesting to look at. They provide a range of control for you starting from the speed/strength control of the vibration to surges & power pulses. The Effectiveness of these vibrators is without doubt

Butterfly stimulator's & vibrating penis rings are some of the other types of vibrators available in the market.

Other Powered Sex Toys

The ways to provide stimulation can be many. There are some kinds which change shapes or moves back and forth by use of an electric motor. Mostly it's the air pumps that motorize the back & forth movements. The various types of movements may be interesting to look at. Some of them are mechanical licking tongues, vibrators that 'penetrate' the vagina and mouth simulators to give a man a 'blow job'.

Have you heard of the expensive sex toys such as the thrusting & vibrating dildos? They do exist but on larger an much expensive scale.

Combination Sex Toys

Whatever we have discussed above is also available in one sex toy in a combination.

The commonest of them all is the rabbit style which uses movement & thrusting motion to arouse the clitoris or the vagina.

Adding textures to the surface of a sex toy for that extra pleasure is not uncommon at all. Some of them have spikes while others have ridges on the surface to elevate pleasure

Sensation Change Sex Toys

There again exists a completely different kind of sex toys which provide a different sensual experience while having sex rather than stimulation.

There are a range of sleeves which you can put on the penis for different feelings during intercourse.

Some of them are ring kind of thing that squeeze the bottom of the penis or constrict the scrotum to provide erection and increase sensations.

You can also extend your penis or make them thick using some kind of sex toys which may assist you in giving your female partner extra sensation during sex.

The assortment of lubricants available in the market aiding sex is worth mentioning. Also there are PVC & Polyurethane bed sheets that are oil proof & water proof for greasy or messy sex.

Why Use A Sex Toy?

Are the fingers, penis mouth, tongue, clitoris, vagina etc. not sufficient to have a pleasurable sex? If yes, then why should one use sex toys?

Good question, but sex toys provide help you drive your imagination wild and most importantly give you variety in your sex life and that extra stimulation which is not possible in normal sex. And, we have still not talked about the therapeutic use like assistance in erection for people having difficulty in enjoying sex.

Where To Start?

For ice breakers you can try the simple vibrators and go on further with combination sex toys. If you enjoy the experience then move on to the more sophisticated ones.With time you will know what suits you more than others. Oh yes! Don't forget…Sex is sex when you enjoy it, so go on satisfy yourself with that forbidden pleasure.

Deciding on what kind of shirts to print on is sometimes the most important part of getting custom t-shirts done correctly.  However most people are the least informed on this part of the process.  So I thought I would try to educate people about this part of the decision making process.

There are many different bands, fabrics, weights, finishes, styles to consider.   T-shirts are as ubiquitous as any advertising forum available today.  Brand loyalty is great but from my experience most people can’t really tell the difference if two similar shirts are juxtaposed.

I will try to inform you the factors that you should consider.   When choosing a shirt I would ask the following questions.  What kind of apparel do I want to get printed? 100% cotton, 50/50 blend, ringer tee, raglan tees, jerseys style, tank top, sweatshirts etc.  Next is what color of garment?  Not all colors are available to you depending on the style of shirts you pick, so be flexible.  When deciding on color you are faced with pigment-dyed, tie dyed, whites, lights, & darks.  As a rule of thumb whites are the cheapest, then lights, darks, and finally the especially colors get more expensive.

This is just the beginning.  Now here is a list of options to which ever type you have chosen.  Sleeve length, ј, Ѕ, ѕ or long sleeve.  Color style: regular color, scope neck, v-neck. Tank tops: spegheggeti strap or regular tanks.  Also inquire as to the size of the arm holes.  They vary significantly from brand to brand.   Consider your audience when deciding on the cut.  You can choose between classic which most of fit into this category but also available are fitted and youth cut for children.  Even more you can find most regular cut t-shirts up to 6xl but not in all colors.  Lastly tall’s are also available to you.  The more you deviate from the norm the higher  the prices become.   This is basic supply and demand.  Most every manufacturer makes a white 100% cotton t-shirt so they fight harder for your business with price.  If you choose 3xl, navy, tall, long sleeve with pocket the number of manufacturers making this product is reduced so the prices are higher.  Simple economics 101!

Now if you have selected sweatshirts to print.  Here some extra choices to make.  Hooded or crewneck, heavy weight or light weight, ј zip, full zip just to mention a few.

All this being said remember my earlier comment about not being able to see much a difference when two like products are juxtaposed.  Brand loyalty is great but for my money if I need buy a large quantity of t-shirts to print.  I go with the brand that has the best price.  Don’t substitute a 50/50 5.6 ounce for a 100% cotton heavy weight to save a nickel but if you are purchasing 100 shirts and you can get brand “A” for 1.99 and Brand “B” is 2.49, buy wisely.    Lastly if you really don’t know what to pick look in your own closest and find the t-shirt that has been the best for you and chances are you can order the same brand.  Good luck on all your custom apparel purchases.