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My Social Media Campaign – Part 4
Since my trip to The Philippines to visit my team of Outsourcers, things have evolved dramatically. My original Virtual Assistant, Nowen, has left to pursue further studies and has now become a CAD Engineer (I told you that these girls were talented). She has been replaced by Jasmine who is everything that Nowen was.......enthusiastic, hard working and inventive.
Like Nowen, Jasmine has continued to maintain and improve my Facebook and Twitter accounts. She also posts blogs, submits my articles to the best article sites, edits videos and assists with additions to my websites. Jasmine is also a good "sounding board" and has a lot of good ideas. She researches keywords, implements SEO strategies, creates backlinks and does some social bookmarking to keep me up near the top for Google searches.
As mentioned in a previous article, it is great to employ a fulltime VA who works in a team environment as each individual Outsourcer possesses a different set of skills. So if Jasmine gets stuck on a project she can seek help and learn from a co worker. Gee Joy and Dan spend many hours training their workers and building teamwork. During my time in The Philippines I saw this teamwork and camaraderie in action and was very impressed by the "family" atmosphere.
It has now been 5 months since my trip to The Philippines. I still stay in touch with Nowen on Facebook and, hopefully, we will one day meet up again. Who knows, we may even work together again in the future. Nowen and I have become good friends.
Meanwhile, Jasmine and I have also become good friends and we are now beginning to monetise our online presence by offering our expertise in Social Media and Marketing. We now offer professional Facebook and Twitter set up and design for Small Businesses. This can be done for clients all over the world........and, at the right price! Our package can get you going within a couple of days, even if you know nothing about Social Media and don't even have a Facebook account. And no, you do not need to hire a fulltime VA like I do. VA's can be hired to complete a project whether it is for a day, a month or a year. You choose the work to be done based on your budget.
I've come a long way since November 2010. I am no longer a Social Media Dummy. I am certainly not a Guru, but I do know what this "Social Media thing" is all about. And it is this......Engage with people, provide great information, answer their questions, be truthful and honest, gain their trust. Do all of this for free before you attempt to sell anything to them. After all, it's not called Social Media for nothing.
And, as for Virtual Assistants.......my advice? Try a VA and see what you think. Not all of them are great, but many of them will be a good fit for your business. What have you got to lose?
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Proven automotive safety technology is a wonderful thing ' especially when it's required as a standard feature on new models. It might slightly raise the price of each vehicle, but it's definitely one less feature to worry or negotiate about. Many features are currently required, such as tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), and dual front airbags.
Things are different for electronic stability control, side airbags, anti-lock brakes, rearview cameras and active head restraints, among other components. None of these are currently required. However, some of these features will soon be required by regulation and some likely will be needed to meet safety performance requirements. Here are some regularly mentioned safety systems and the government regulations or requirements surrounding them. (Government decisions are subject to change. Don't be shocked if dates for some yet-to-be-required systems are pushed back a year or two.)
Tire-pressure monitoring systems, or TPMS give a warning when one or more tires are radically under-inflated. This system has been required on all cars since the 2008 model year.
Electronic stability control (often abbreviated ESC, but also called by a host of other names and acronyms) will be required on most 2011 vehicles and all 2012 model-year vehicles. ESC has been optional or standard equipment on some cars for more than a decade. ESC uses a sophisticated computer system to sense when a vehicle is about to spin out or plow straight off a slippery road. In such situations, the computer will apply brakes at individual wheels and, possibly, reduce engine power. Many drivers won't even notice the butt-saving they just received.
Anti-lock brake systems (ABS) are part of a package. In other words, while not specifically required, everything needed to make ABS work is part of the ESC system. It would require some skillful programming to not have ABS. It's not unfair to say ABS will be required on all 2012 vehicles.
New Federal regulations for active head restraints, designed to reduce neck injuries, began to take effect in 2009 and will be in full force by late 2011. However, passing the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) test and earning its Top Safety Pick award is just as important to some carmakers. It's feasible to both meet the law and pass the IIHS test without active head restraints. However, many consumers can't find a comfortable driving position with the resulting devices. The bottom line: Active head restraints won't be mandated by law (or required to pass the IIHS test), but carmakers may find they have to employ them to produce a comfortable vehicle. (Active head restraints use the force of a rear-end collision to move the head restraint toward the occupant's head.)
Front airbags for the driver and front passenger airbags have been a government requirement since 1998. The government isn't specifically requiring side-curtain or side-impact airbags. Rather, it has created new side-impact tests. The new tests include more sensitive crash-test dummies, smaller dummies to represent shorter people, and a crash that simulates sliding sideways into a tree or utility pole. The new crash standards go into full effect starting with 2012 model-year vehicles. To get top ratings on these tests, manufacturers may be required to fit both types of these airbags and make other modifications, such as increase door structure. The answer: not required, but might as well be. One benefit of side impact airbags and side-curtain airbags is that they will also help protect occupants of automobiles struck by large sport-utility vehicles or pickups.
Legislation passed in 2008, called the "Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act," requires car manufacturers to install rearview cameras or sonar sensing systems that warn drivers of objects in the blind spots behind them. Specific enforcement dates and regulations have not been drafted. Versions of rearview cameras or the sonar-based sensing systems currently available on many vehicles will likely meet the law's requirements. In the relatively near future, a "rearview camera" or "sonar rear sensing system" will be featured on every new vehicle. While the feature has very definite, positive benefits, it doesn't preclude us from turning around and looking before backing out.
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