The Rule of 80! – $80 AirCard, $80/month – USA wide, Unlimited Downloads, 4G

Hello!  So, here is the scoop on a cool new dealio from the folks at CLEAR – and in particular the best darn networker and small biz expert himself, Gregory Stanford.  He just showed me how for $80 down, and then $80 per month, I can have USA wide, unlimited 3G or 4G (I don’t care if it is G-strings – as long as it works nationwide w/o download restricitions!)  And that’s just what this puppy does!  Contact G Stanford at 404 307 5410.  or at gdstanford@thesmallbizexpert.com.  Be  sure to tell him the business booster Save Your Bottom Line sent you – and he’ll send y0u a cd or pdf FULL of other money saving tools he has put together JUST for people like you!  In fact, ask him also about how he helps companies raise funds from the inside to help pay for the things they think they can’t afford (he is the man behind the “proverbial curtain” – but you don’t need ruby red slippers to take a ride home with him…..)

Let’s GET IT ON!  4G – 3G — it’s ALL for me – and you!

Call Stanford today and stop spending frivilous money on Starbucks logins, stupid coffee shop promos or inconsistent service in your home, office, car or vacation abode.

Check out this new Logo – Marketing Pedagogy has Begun!

Marketing Pedagogy – Andy Greider’s company

Sometimes, it is amazing how you write an article – having used the products – and then come back and use them again to find they have gotten that much better!

With the launch of Andy’s new company, Marketing Pedagogy – he had to come up with a logo – and quick. 

Using the very cool tools found in this article – “A logo, 500 Business Cards and Lots of Fun for Under $100” he built the new logo for his company, leveraging along the way the support of his friends, professional peers and others to help find the logo  with the most appeal.  The logo cost $49.  The color palettes were free – and the business cards were less than $50.  What a deal!  Check it out in action – here!

What to get the person who has everything?

What to get the person who has everything, this Christmas?  When you’re thinking about what you want to get that person who has everything don’t forget to put them at the top of your list and at the top of Google.  For $10 a month, you can get their personal name to the top of Google and Yahoo search.  Great for professionals needing to be found and to control what is found about them first.  Go to www.qaliassignup.com or Google Andy Greider for a sample, then click the globe atop the screen to sign up.

Thanks!

Upcoming Uniquness’s…

Upcoming Uniquness is Power show

 On our upcoming show of Uniqueness is Power, we are going to have some great guests coming on and you can learn how to save money in your small business.  Learn how to market your business, and grow your assets by listening the Uniqueness’s Power every Thursday at 6 or going to the uniquenessispower.com website to download our past mp3’s and read the blogs.

 Enjoy!  And here’s to a prosperous New Year.

Wow! Be sure to check out Jott.com!!!

Wow! so, you have got to check out Jott.com. One of most time saving efficient apps out there that I have ever come across. This thing will help you in so many ways. It is almost impossible to believe until you try it. In fact this blog was created using Jott. Check it out today.  listen

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$100 Logos (plus 500 Business Cards)

Create Your Own Logo for Under $100 – that’s right, for less than one Benjamin, we have all the tools to scale out your own logo, color palette and even printing your first 500 cards - for your starting business.  And no, it won’t be the same quality as a pro-shop, but it will be a lot better than clip art or most “friendly freelance” efforts.

 A large part of getting the most out of your logo and your new company id is to create a color palette that works well for your business, your product, your brand and your clientele.  So, how the heck can someone without a lot of experience begin?  What if, like many small business owners, you left corporate
America in part due to not wanting to pick out suits, shirts and ties that matched?

Adobe has developed kuler - and in doing so has taken a huge step in allowing online sharing of created color palettes for businesses to use.  It is fun, easy to use, and anyone who wants to learn and experiement with combining colors or creating a color palette is welcome.  Kuler is tapping into the social networking idea that top color consultant talents are now present on a “as you need it” basis – and many of the top designs are really superb blendings of colors and generate the feel you want for your logo, backgrounds, accents and more.  Now you, the small business owner can tap into these skills and conquer, for free, one of the formerly unbeatable challenges in logo design (at least not until you paid big money.)  Cool work Adobe!

Now, let’s move onto Logo Maker where you can create your own logo for free, share it with friends for feedback and then download and use it in a variety of formats for just $49.  In just a few minutes, you can be working on a logo that is professional in design and can be enough to get you through to the next level as you begin a business.  Not what a pro-shop can pull off, but then again, nowhere near the cost, either.  Coupled with Kuler, this is perfect for small startup businesses that can’t afford to hire an agency or firm.

To double check yourself on the logo you create and the color shades you use, check out Color Palette Generator - a very amazing tool to use in conjunction with Kuler and Logo Maker. 

Ok, so now you have the logo, and the color palettes.  From there, you can take the designs you have created and upload them to Vista Print for fast, inexpensive and solid printing and quick delivery.

A few other words about logo, color palette and design.  Colors that are your favorites are not the ones you want to pick.  No matter how much they please you, as the owner, they need to resonate with your customer and client.  If the clients aren’t feeling warm fuzzies about it, you won’t hear the register ring and those initial warm fuzzies you had will go away faster than a lead against Tiger Woods on the back 9 at Augusta.

Happy logo-ing!