Internet Marketing Training Workshop

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   What should I expect at an Internet Workshop?
   Very recently I attended an introductory seminar conducted by a prominent Internet business promoter with a very good reputation, and I signed up for a retail website through which I will market various products. Soon I will be attending a followup Internet Workshop at which I will receive training and an opportunity to purchase the "Professional" version of their offering. Can anyone tell me what I should expect the financial offer to be that they will extend to me, i.e., the cost I would incur? I am trying to plan for this, and others' experience in this sort of venture would be most helpful.
   OK, I found the answer by researching other q/a's (00). Way too much. The 4 answers I got so far didn't help much, but admittedly the detail was omitted, simply because I didn't want to publicize the company name. Cesar C: You've been told. Skeptica: I've been "scammed" only so far as I was willing, and of course there will be a 'hard sell'. All research so far indicates their services aren't really 'bogus'. Overpriced, maybe. It depends on how hard I work to use what's learned. Your suspicions are understandable. Don't imagine that tricks llike you describe haven't been considered in a venue like this one. jason I: They didn't say what you guessed they would. Their pitch was skillful and energetic, but they were careful to qualify everything. Results depend on you, not them. Thanks for the 'Good Luck'. nztip: They gave an idea, yes. I wanted the actual number, and will see if 00 is it! Not for me at this time. One tenth of that, maybe, maybe not. Due diligence.

   • ANSWER:
     I'm sure they would have given you an idea before you started ?

     If not do some research find out others who have used this company before ask around...

     Not worth asking here unless you give more details..

2. QUESTION:
   econ majors help me!?
   can anyone tell me the strength and weakness of this subsidy?

   WASHINGTON -- Imports of processed French fries from Canada depressed prices for the 2003 potato crop, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled, and Idaho potato farmers stand to receive government aid payments as a result.

   The department last week approved and is expected today to certify a petition by the Potato Growers of Idaho stating that imports of Canadian French fries depressed Idaho fresh-market prices by more than 21% in the 2003 season. The import flood was another blow to an industry already hurting from the low-carb diet craze and a slowdown in the expansion of fast-food restaurant chains, which sell about 90% of the fries consumed in the U.S.

   "The last several years have been very brutal for growers in the fresh market," said Paul Patterson, an agricultural economist at the University of Idaho. The government aid, called trade adjustment assistance, would have no affect on current potato prices, he said.

   Trade adjustment assistance, long available to manufacturers hurt by foreign competition, was expanded by Congress to include farmers in 2002. It allows producers to receive up to ,000 in cash as well as technical and marketing training if they can demonstrate to the Department of Agriculture's satisfaction that foreign countries hurt domestic prices. Petitions are made by individual states.

   Idaho growers who sell potatoes in the fresh market have 90 days starting today to apply at their county's Farm Service Agency to participate in the program.

   Once growers are approved for the assistance, they can receive cash benefits based on their production, according to Dennis Fiess, a trade adjustment assistance specialist at Washington State University. The payment comes to 3.5 cents per hundred pounds of potatoes, and Idaho's Farm Service Agency expects the estimated 285 eligible farmers to collect a total of roughly million. There were 818 potato farms in Idaho in 2002, according to the Idaho Agricultural Statistics Office.

   Idaho produced 12.3 billion pounds of potatoes in 2003, down from 13.3 billion in 2002. Production rebounded to 13.2 billion pounds in 2004.

   Agriculture experts and Idaho growers said imports of processed French fries from Canada surged 24% to 1.72 billion pounds in 2003, displacing 670 million pounds of Idaho potatoes. The fresh potato price dropped to 3.85 cents per pound in the 2003 season, from the five-year average price of 4.9 cents per pound

   The government program's cash benefits will soften the blow of the French fry imports, but in terms of the overall cost for farmers it may not help much, Idaho farmers say. "It's a drop in the bucket for any average potato farmer's cost," said Keith Esplin, executive director of the Blackfoot, Idaho-based Potato Growers of Idaho, who brought the petition. "It won't anywhere near begin to make up for his losses."

   Mr. Fiess will be working with Foreign Agricultural Service and Idaho farmers to come up with "shotgun" business training for the farmers. It will include workshops, some available over the Internet, on such basic business-management skills as using a balance sheet and cash-flow statement.

   "We're not going to provide them with an M.B.A.," said Mr. Fiess. "It's more of an overview."

   • ANSWER:
     As for any subsidies - it demotivates development (efficient resource utilization) from one side, and helps to survive and protect some local interests under pressure of predationary policy - from another.

3. QUESTION:
   Has anyone else been taken by Income Strategies Institute?
   Income Strategies Institute (ISI) holds seminars on investing--stock market, real estate, & internet businesses. I attended an ISI seminar in which they offered to educate & train you to successfully trade on the stock and options markets, via seminars & other provided materials. Their speaker was very motivational & I purchased their Bronze workshop program which provided me with webinars, seminars, & materials to learn stock trading & options. This cost me to this point $ 8,015.00. I received 2 poorly written manuals (these manuals appear to contain plagerized materials--no notations or credits given to anyone & no copy right on manuals), attended 2 webinars, & two 2-day seminars on said subjects. The instructors on the webinars promised notes to be emailed to the students within a day or two. Instead, it took a week+ & seminars were worse! I found everything ISI had charged me for was available on-line or via other sources for free! ISI would not refund my money when asked!

   • ANSWER:
     see this blog they have huge info related to your ques..
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4. QUESTION:
   Please, criticize my resume.?
   Hello!!! I am new in this country(USA). Finally, I got my immigration papers and can work right now. I attended a lot of workshops and read a lot of books about how write GOOD resume. But for some reasons it doesn't work. I still don't get any call for interview. Please, gays help me...I need advices and recommendations.....

   Dear Hiring Manager:

   I am writing in response to your advertisement recently posted on
   craigslist's website for this Receptionist/clerk position. I would like to get more information about position, company and career opportunities.

   My skills and personal characteristics can be described such us:

   · Self-motivated person with ability to handle multi-tasks and motivate staff to facilitate work flow, achieve short and long term goals.

   · High-focused in supporting complex, dead-line driven operations and able to identify goals and priorities, and solve problems in initial stages.

   · Highly developing leadership and interpersonal skills.

   · Considered an extremely organized, detail-oriented, creative thinker with excellent problem solving, analytical and time management skills.

   · Computer proficiency: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

   · Typing speed 35 wpm.

   · Detail-oriented; outstanding organizational and time management abilities

   · Flexibility.

   · Operate & troubleshoot office equipment; copiers, printers and fax machines.

   In my previous position, with the MESI, I was given the opportunity
   to create and implement new procedures that improved the work flows in
   the following:

   - 25% reduction of working time for reviewed, prioritized and
   determined actions for correspondence, by training staff with the
   special educational programs and manuals.

   - 20% reduction of working time for preparation forms for
   agendas, memos and working documents, by organizing workshops and
   setting up templates of working documents for each department.

   I have a very flexible schedule, and I am eager for your reply. If I
   can provide you with any further information on my background and
   qualifications, please let me know.
   Thank you for your consideration.

   RESUME

   Objective: To contribute acquired skills to an Administrative position.

   Career highlights:
   •Office assistant with experience in multi-task environment, strong organizational skills.
   •Outstanding qualifications in providing general office duties and customer service.
   •PC literate with word processing, email and the Internet.
   •Cooperative team player, equally effective and self motivated working independently.

   Work History:
   Moscow State University for Economics, Statistics and Informatics May, 2007 – June, 2008
   Tver, Russia
   Tver campus is one of Russia's leading higher education institutions, providing wide range of educational and consulting services. (2500 students)
   Administrative Assistant, Secretary/Personnel Assistant, Human Resources

   Provided high-level administrative support and assistance for over 120 workers (HR department, faculty staff) and students. Provided cross-functional team training of fellow customer service team members on daily operations.
   •Responsible for planning meetings, events, conferences and travel.
   •Effectively managed supervisor’s calendar and scheduling.
   •Compiled documents and directed preparation of records for agendas, notices and meetings.
   •Reviewed, prioritized and determined actions for correspondence of confidential nature.
   •Created and managed advertising programs, public relations and marketing materials.
   •Worked closely with webmaster & IT Department to design and maintain company intranet.
   •Prepared and maintained daily reports for HR Department.
   •Developed and maintained departmental training and reference manuals.
   •Provided customer service.

   Atrium Hotel June, 2006 – September, 2006
   Student exchange program “Work and Travel 2006”
   Virginia Beach, VA, USA
   Assistant Manager, Housekeeper

   Provided customer service and assistance to front-desk.
   •Inspected guest rooms to ensure the highest cleaning standards are met.
   •Completed reports, verified status reports, reported status of all assigned rooms to Front Desk and inputted into automated computer system.
   •Provided excellent customer service (internal and external), and maintained good knowledge of hotel services, operations, local area & attractions, etc.

   Education:
   Tver State University, Tver, Russia September, 2002 – June, 2007
   Bachelor of Science degree in Information management
   Specialization in Document Management (GPA 3.99)

   • ANSWER:
     You know, I am thinking that you are overqualified for a clerk receptionist position. You probably need to look for jobs that better align with your qualifications.

     Your resume is OK. Cut down on your list of personal qualities in your letter of inquiry. Leave out most of them and concentrate on the ones that match the job duties.

     Also, Have your transcripts translated by a accredited institution.

     This is not the best time to be looking for a job in the US because of the financial crisis. Unless they know you personally, employers are going to hire an American first. You may want to enroll in an American University so that you can get some letters of reference from an American source.

     You may want to go to some companies so that people can meet you when you apply. Personal contact is very important here. Also, go to a university or community college and look on their job board at the career planning and placement office. They have some good leads.

     Craig's list is not a very good place to find a job. Try Monster instead. Look in you local newspaper, go to the unemployment office or the Sunday classified ads in the local newspaper.

     You will have much better luck looking for a job in the Northeast or on the West Coast because foreigners are more readily accepted there. In the South and Midwest, people tend to be suspicious of people with a foreign accent.