As burgeoning economies push the demand for oil to historic highs, some analysts say the world's oil production is in the process of peaking. Believing that an oil crisis - and, thus, higher prices - is inevitable, some investors are seeing dollar signs in their future.

According to the International Energy Agency, 2004 world oil demand increased by a higher rate than any year since 1988. And if current trends continue, worldwide oil demand will exceed 120 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration.

As oil fields yield less oil to satisfy this demand, prices are predicted to keep climbing. Forward-looking investors who see an opportunity to profit from these high prices are entering drilling partnerships with oil and gas exploration companies in geographical areas known to have established oil fields. Such drills may result in commercially marketable oil being found, bringing an investor anything from modest monthly checks to great wealth.

Although it's a risky investment, a good drilling partnership program may only have to hit one successful well to create a substantial profit. In addition, drilling partnerships can offer outstanding tax advantages.

However, investors should be cautious and research the company thoroughly before investing, said Dr. Roger L. Cory, President of Mammoth Resource Partners, a company that explores for oil and gas in oil-rich areas of Kentucky.

Cory says the company sets itself apart from others in the industry in the way it does business - more communication with and accountability to its investors. Through its "Partner Communication System," for example, investors are kept up-to-date on drilling activities via an online drill log. They also are able to see the status, GPS coordinates and permit numbers for each drilling project as it progresses.

Investors also should consider the net revenue interest - the percentage of the profits that investors receive from the sale of the oil produced, Cory said. Mammoth offers competitive net revenue interest.

Another thing for a potential investor to address is whether the company takes steps to increase the likelihood of striking oil. Mammoth packages multiple wells into one project and uses computer technology to minimize the risk of "dry holes."

And unlike others, Cory says, Mammoth includes already-producing wells in its packages to provide income and offset risk while exploring for new strikes.

Leasing office space is a chief concern for many businesses. Besides the influence of the cost of office space lease, there are several other vital factors. Some important factors that play a role in office space selection is satisfaction of the employees, output, limitations for growth and, very importantly, the corporate look. To get a fair deal, it is important to have an expert who has knowledge of the current market trend and, of course, the person must have a good understanding of your needs. A veteran tenant representative can successfully get you a very suitable deal.

Tenants do not look for new office space very often but landlords are used to renting out their office spaces repeatedly. Therefore, the tenant has to be really smart and alert and should get a representative exclusively for this purpose. Even if it requires a nominal fee, it will save you from further expenses and keep you from having major complications. In the long run, you will realize that the money spent to hire a tenant representative for dealing with your office space lease issue, is well worth it!

To buy or to lease office space? –This is a question that every business has to consider carefully. The future is absolutely uncertain, especially owing to the ever-changing nature in the rate of the U.S office vacancy and stock markets. So it is essential that the business owner carefully studies the pros and cons of buying or leasing office space.

Now let us see, what are the pros of leasing office space.

First, leasing gives the tenant the option of making a choice of places and the image the area projects. The leasing option is indeed favorable, especially if you are in retail or the restaurant business. The reason is, these businesses depend upon location and image.

One important plus of leasing is that you won’t have to invest a lot of money in office space and therefore you can easily devote that money to running your business,

Also, you don’t have to bear the responsibilities of ownership. An owner of a property has too many responsibilities and carrying them out eats up a lot of time. Thus leasing office space allows you to be focused on your venture and run it smoothly.

Among the cons of the leasing process, the first thing that deserves a mention is the erratic cost factor. With leasing, your rent may increase annually, subjecting you to high costs by the end of your lease. Another downside of leasing is not having any equity. You will be funding someone else’s retirement with your lease payments.

However, office space leasing is a fairly flexible process. The cost of office space depends on the actual footage that is leased. Usually, the tenant has to pay a one-month security deposit in advance for the leased space and for services in a yearly contract. All services are prepaid. The usual price range of leasing single offices, two office suites, three office suites and four office suites are $90-$150, $200-$350, $280-$425, $400-$750 per month, respectively.

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Everybody would love to make lots of money quickly, working from home, and only doing a few hours of work per week. I've spent the past two years trying to find a great way of doing this. Only over the course of the past few months have I found any "get rich quick" programs worth buying. I've been trying to make money online for a long time. I had a few small websites, but they never made much more than a few hundred per month. It was easy money and didn't require much work on my part, but I knew there were people out there doing better than I was and I knew I could do as well as them.

Now, I've seen a lot of "get rich quick" programs. Most of these people make claims about earning $2000/day with Google or something similarly insane. Almost all of these people are complete liars. Even if they were making $2000/day with Google AdSense, it'd be because they had high - traffic websites with a lot of quality content. I'd know, because in one whole month, I never even made half of what they promised I'd make daily with their programs. Maybe you've already been scammed by one of these fraudsters. Anyway, I finally got sick of what was being offered.

I decided I'd look through the all of the "get rich quick" programs I could find and see if there were any that were actually legitimate. I found that there were owners selling their programs for well over $100, but the information in them could be found almost anywhere online for free. Additionally, they all contained out-of-date information, had no e-mail support, no money back guarantees, and broken links in the downloads section.

In conclusion, almost all of the programs I found were completely useless. The owners knew it, but they couldn't care less about their customers since they didn't offer refund policies! Amazingly, while looking through all of the programs, I actually did find a few legitimate programs. They were run by ordinary people like you and me, and they had found some great methods of making money from their home by doing very little work.

I spent some time working with those programs, and my income is now ten times what it used to be. These programs provided a large amount of great information on how to make extra money on your computer doing very little work. Numerous customers had provided great feedback and reviews for their products. Many of them have started to make money just days after buying!

Mobile notary publics provide a broad range of services such as loan document signings, administering traffic school test, witness deeds of trust, and notarize immigration papers, that oaths, provide expert witness service in court, fingerprinting, and seal other official documents from the privacy of your own home or office.

Mobile notary service has recently become a very popular career choice for individuals just looking to earn extra income or persons looking for flexible schedules. The mobile notary has become the icon for real estate, mortgage and title companies over the past 10 years. In many cases the notary is the only individual other than the appraiser that a borrower will physically see during a loan transaction. Before, one would usually have to pack the kids, get their identification, jump in the car and drive to the attorney, title or escrow office to sign important documents. Today, the mobile notary public will meet you at a specific time and location to and avoid you having to leave work early and fight traffic to get across town to the handle your business.

With the aid of the Internet, it is awfully easy to find a mobile notary service these days as many commissioned notaries have their own websites, some banks and credit unions have notaries, but they usually won't travel to meet you. There are some Internet sites like needanotary net that provide an extensive listing of notaries, whose credentials have been verified by a human being. This provides and assures you confidence that the person you engage is a trusted professional. This also saves your from unnecessary phone calls to verify the capacity of the person you are considering engaging. These types of sites can put you into contact with local notaries that are within your local area or neighborhood.

Some of these sites cater to businesses that use notaries as a core part of their business as well as to the general public. I personally would stay clear of any sites that require you to register, as they are usually contract service companies that normally charge you 30% - 50% extra, to dispatch a notary at your convenience. Dealing directly with the notary public will in most cases get you the best pricing. Most Internet sites allow you to enter your location via a zip code, city or county in order to find a notary.

When you actually contact a notary and schedule an appointment, accurately describe the exact nature of what it is that you need done and where you are located and expect to meet, so they completely understand the task at hand and price it accordingly. Also make sure you completely understand the services to be provided and the fees for such services.

Preparation

On your WEB site, the internautes can ask assistance from an agent by clicking on the "chat" button, for instance. From that moment, the agent invites the client to a private demonstration by e-mailing or sending via Skype an invitation by a click or simply by showing an icon for a direct connection to a meeting room. Voice is broadcasted by telephone or even through Skype. As usual, the meeting room's customization with your logo and an adapted screen saver creates a friendly environment. When the agents are absent or outside the working hours, clients might consult, in broadcast, pre recorded assistance capsules. In fact, the list of available video clips might be displayed on the WEB page, in the main entrance to the meeting room.

Progress

When doing a private demonstration, Conferenceware's mainly used functionality is the screen sharing. It is used to make a software demonstration or sharing documents. Also, the presenter may send files and even a WEB page. If the need arises, another presenter, like a specialized technician, could join the WEBconference. Even more, a participant that may download on his/hers PC the Conferenceware trial software, could share his/hers own screen with an agent that could detect an error while manipulating it. At the end of a session, the client might be asked to share his/hers level of satisfaction by the means of a question addressed on that regard.

Follow up

The systematic recording of service WEBconferences and the possibility of editing its contents, with the objective of only saving the relevant segments, contributes to the constitution of an audio visual knowledge base. This is the first material of a training program in eLearning for your own agents along with a contextual help capsules library, on self-service. Thanks to the reports, the person responsible for the service might follow, daily, the client's level and mobilize his/hers team on a continuing improvement dynamics.

An Autoresponder is an Automated Internet Marketing tool.Like any other tool you will need to learn how it operates to take full advantage of its capabilities.

An Autoresponder sends programmed messages at specified intervals of time to recipients that are loaded into it.

The Autoresponder consists of 2 basic elements.

The messages that you compose

The list of intended recipients

Sounds simple Right?

The basic operation of an Autoresponder remains as simple as it ever was but there are many other factors that now affect the success of its use.There are a multitude of new elements to consider when using an Autoresponder.

Since using Autoresponder to send email has become popular so has the abuse of it. There are huge amounts of SPAM sent everyday and your messages get mixed in with all of it. So this makes you even more responsible for getting your message noticed.

The deliverability of your message will depend on several factors as outlined below:

HTML vs Text

Message Content/SPAM Filters

Number of messages sent per hour

Black Listing

The 2nd part of an Autoresponder is the prospect list. There are many list providers on the Internet. Some good and some not so good. Prices range from 2 cents to 40 cents per lead. It can be difficult to find a reliable source for your leads. You can ask around for referrals to lead providers that your friends or Upline have used. If that is not an option then look at some of the following factors:

How long has the company been around on the Internet?

What kind of Guarantees do they offer ?

Is their pricing competitive ?

What is their Google Page Rank ?

The bottom line is that you will need to do some testing to ultimately find out what works. It may take a few tries to find the right source for your leads.