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The launch of www.metalphotosdirect.com is official!!!  Please provide user functionality feedback on the site we feel that we have drastically increased the user functionality from www.canvasdirect.com This was all made possible because of the great customers.  Thank you again for the loyalty.

FREE 8×10 METAL PRINT!!! In anticipation of the launch of our new product line of METAL PRINTS we are giving free 8×10 metal print with all canvas print orders between 10/17/2012 – 10/31/2012.Promo code : FREEMETAL (the free metal print will be of the same image provided for the canvas print) www.canvasdirect.com

Retailers and home based business entrepreneurs can set up their own web based photo solution through American Direct Sales. From photographers to frame shops, artist to home based business entrepreneurs, all kinds of retailers can benefit from a partnership with American Direct Sales. With the promotional material we provide, explaining the features and services to potential customers is a breeze. The Replicated Web Based Ordering System simplifies the entire process of uploading photos and selecting templates or styles. With the volume of work possible through American Direct Sales, retailers and home based business entrepreneurs can take on as many orders as they want to, without having to worry about the nitty-gritty of actually operating an artist’s studio or photo lab.

American Direct Sales makes it easy for retailers and home based business entrepreneurs to get started earning additional income with minimal investment. American Direct Sales can be seamlessly integrated into your existing online presence, and we provide extensive and substantial service to our customers regarding any step of the process.
We provide a turn-key solution to turn your retail operation or entrepreneurial spirit into the creative Photo solution center, thus boosting your existing income.

We deliver…
-Large Production Capacity
-Quick Turnaround Time
-Replicated Web Based Ordering System
-Simple Pricing
-Proven Track Record
-Easy integration
-Marketing Materials
-Local Customer Service
-Satisfaction Guaranteed

Merchant Data Systems recently teamed up with Karma Snack in order to offer expanded capabilities to their partners in various industries. By combining the capabilities of both companies, they can create software capable of streamlining and enhancing a company’s abilities and therefore enhancing its ability to create profit.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 13, 2012

Merchant Data Systems recently teamed up with Karma Snack in order to offer expanded capabilities to their partners in various industries. By combining the capabilities of both companies, they can create software capable of streamlining and enhancing a company’s abilities and therefore enhancing its ability to create profit.

All sorts of different businesses are taking advantage of technology in order to streamline their business, allowing them to take on more customers and through their customers make more business. They become more interesting to customers because they allow the customer to avoid lines through a number of different methods, giving customers the ability to quickly buy what they are looking for and enjoy the product even more. Through POS integration and e-commerce solutions, even the most traditional businesses, such as a camera and photographic supply store can drum up more business through the application of electronic solutions.

A camera and photographic supply store is already using electronic commerce to its advantage. They are likely using auction sites to find cameras and other equipment to sell at the store, and are taking advantage of reasonably obscure store, at least, obscure to most people, in order to make sure that other supplies, such as film and bulbs, are always available for customers. By taking advantage of POS integration, where the customer has access to a wide variety of credit option,and e-commerce options, the store can serve a larger number of customers.

E-commerce is the far simpler solution on a number of levels. The store opens up an electronic store and sells products through that store. By becoming an online merchant, the store is able to service those that want specific items by putting those items on sale and then delivering the items in their shopping cart quickly and efficiently to the customer. If the customer has questions, they can either e-mail the store or go in and ask the staff questions. Being an online merchant allows customers to find what they are looking for and purchase those items without needing to stop into the store itself. Although it may take a few hours to set up, it can make life a lot easier for customers and staff, as well as expand business for the store.

Expanding services within the store itself can mean more than just finding new ways to accept credit cards. One extreme is to use the online merchant site to allow them to put items into a virtual shopping cart and then pay and pick up the items at the store. A customer can also check inventories at related stores if an item they are looking for is not at the store they are at, and request that item, which can then be sent to the store or the customer’s home.

Whereas by adding an online component the store can make life easier for the customer, adding POS integration to the store makes life easier for the business owner. By accepting credit cards when the that system has been integrated into the merchant’s system, it allows for more efficient invoicing solutions and credit card processing, as well as some additional payroll solutions. The invoicing solutions allow the business owner to see what is selling, as well as changes in how particular items sell, allowing him to better order stock and eliminating waste. Payroll solutions give the owner a better view at how employees are working, as well as tracking their hours, and that information can be cross-referenced with invoicing to better gauge when employees should be working, cutting waste down in that area as well, and making for a much more efficient business.

By taking advantage of merchant services, which also includes online services mentioned above, and integrating online credit card processing with the store’s, invoices can be a lot more useful via merchant processing. Also, this means that the store can offer credit card machines and credit card terminals for some additional cash. By being able to accept a mobile payment through mobile credit card processing, the merchant is not limited to accepting credit cards at the store, allowing him to sell at craft shows and other places where he does not have access to his cash registers. Merchant services also allow a merchant cash advance, and other advanced options, but these should do for a start.

By allowing customers access to these services, a business can concentrate less on mastering new technology and more on the business itself. It can expand its business in a number of ways, either expanding into different products or specializing further. One of the advantages of a business’ ability to take advantage of today’s technology is that a business can specialize further than before, allowing it to define its niche, or to expand into areas it would not think of before, securing its future through diversifying its business interests. By working with your business and Karma Snack, Merchant Data Systems hopes to help you grow your business.

MLM Network Marketing Provides Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs in Booming Anti-Aging Sector, Skincare Products Popular with Aging Boomers

Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 07, 2012

MLM Network Marketing provides opportunities for women entrepreneurs in booming anti-aging sector, skincare products popular with aging boomers.

The U.S. Department of Labor today releases its closely watched monthly jobs report, which may show modest improvement in the jobs picture but likely also will highlight a continued jobs shortage with millions of long-term unemployed Americans still struggling to find work in a bad economy. Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report follows last month’s report showing the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.3 percent.

Although economists predict some improvement in the jobs picture, they do not expect to see significant movement in a job market in which the unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for 42 consecutive months and the average length of joblessness for those remaining in the labor force is nearly 39 weeks. These data exclude the millions of Americans who have stopped looking altogether and dropped out of the workforce. Six million job seekers have exhausted their unemployment benefits since the start of the economic downturn in 2007, according to a National Employment Law Project report.

With nearly 13 million Americans unemployed, and 21 million either under- or unemployed, sustained strong job growth is needed just to make a dent in the problem, according to recent statements from the Federal Reserve. Small businesses, many started by women, remain the nation’s primary creator of new jobs.

Over the past year, statistics show high numbers of women leaving the workforce due to the Great Recession and for personal considerations. Many women leave the labor force temporarily or permanently to care for children and other family members, making work-from-home careers an attractive option that provides the flexibility necessary to balance work and family responsibilities.

And the historic period of high unemployment is fueling consideration of alternative careers, with many women entrepreneurs exploring work-from-home opportunities including new ventures in multi-level marketing focused on the booming anti-aging sector.

Reports show that despite the challenging economic outlook women entrepreneurs are capitalizing on new work-from-home opportunities in MLM marketing, an alternative to traditional office jobs, starting their own successful businesses from home and making money on their own terms.

According to reports, as the nation’s population ages demand is expected to rise for such anti-aging therapies as skincare products and vitamin supplements, a network marketing segment poised for expansion as the nation’s aging baby boomers start to retire.

Direct selling is the sale of a consumer product or service, person-to-person, away from a fixed retail location, marketed through independent sales representatives who are sometimes also referred to as consultants, distributors or other titles.

Just about any product or service can be purchased through direct selling somewhere in the world. Many people think of cosmetics, wellness products and home décor as products that are often sold through direct sales, but add to that countless other product categories including kitchen products, jewelry, clothing, organic gardening supplies, spa products, scrap booking supplies, rubber stamps and much, much more.

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Recent events in the technology industry have caused some major buzz with small business owners, specifically ones with a strong mobile audience. ChooseWhat.com has compiled a list of these events and how small business owners should prepare for their effects.

ProCamera (for iPhone) is celebrating the launch of ProCamera HD (for iPad) with a huge sale! For a limited time user can download ProCamera for just $0.99! ProCamera HD is also having a launch price-drop at $2.99 right now. ProCamera HD is the first full-featured professional camera/video app for iPad. It inherited the full suite of professional capabilities and ease of use from the leading iPhone app – ProCamera. And it adds several special features just for iPad and iPad’s HD quality. The app will be updated regularly with more exciting features like photo editing and even better user experience on the iPad’s unique photo taking experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 10, 2012

In celebration of the successful launch of ProCamera HD for iPad, ProCamera (for iPhone) is having a special sale! Hurry and download ProCamera as this price (just $0.99) is for a limited time only!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procamera/id300216827?mt=8

ProCamera is a well-balanced 5-in-1 app that has still photo, video, editing tools, social networking support, and camera related utilities. ProCamera is the most professional camera app and has set the standard for iPhotography with its many high-end features. A straightforward and intuitive design makes ProCamera very easy to use.

ProCamera has received many accolades. The New York Times’ David Pogue said, “the high-end crowd swears by it”. Gizmodo named ProCamera the Best iOS Photo App of 2010. VentureBeat selected the creator of ProCamera – Jens Daemgen as a “King of Code Finalist”.

ProCamera (for iPhone) primary features include:
-Volume Trigger
-RapidFire Mode
-Expert Mode for separate focus/exposure, and white balance adjustment
-Video stabilization for Full HD video recording (iPhone 4S)
-QuickFlick Album
-Extended Geotagging including cardinal direction
-Anti-Shake Image Stabilizer
-Adjustable Self-Timer
-Full-screen trigger
-Timestamp
-Videozoom
-Full featured Video recording (Full HD on iPhone 4S)
-Pro FX, Pro Lab, and Pro Cut for all the editing needs
-Easy Social Network sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and Dropbox
-Codescanner
-Steady Light
-Green Mode (energy saving mode)
-Copyright embedding

ProCamera HD (for iPad) inherited the full suite of ProCamera’s professional capabilities and ease of use and even added several new and unique features to take full advantage of iPad.

From the press:
“At Last, A Proper Photo App For a iPad” – Cult of Mac

“ProCamera HD has launched, bringing the versatile and powerful camera app from iPhone to iPad” – TUAW

“…Maximizing your iPad built-in camera’s capabilities” – AppDictions

ProCamera HD has been a great success since its launch on August 21, 2012. Within a short time frame, it has been #1 in “Photo and Video” in 5 countries, and top 10 in 44 countries.  

ProCamera HD’s SnapTrigger (patent pending) is perfectly adapted to the iPad: Users decide where the control bar is located on the screen; this allows users to take photos and videos in their own way. The new internal library ‘Lightbox’ allows users to save photos and videos much faster. ‘Lightbox’ also makes it easy to delete, share, and export multiple photos and videos. VideoSnapshots allows users to take photos while recording a video or in video mode.

ProCamera HD’s new Expert Mode (patent pending) allows users to have a complete control over exposure, focus, and white balance. It also comes with ProCamera‘s Anti-shake image stabilization for sharper photos, as well as a Self-timer. So users can take much better photos and videos, and then take advantage of iPad 3’ high-definition retina display. Other features like Videozoom, RapidFire mode, Advanced geotagging, QuickFlick Album, DateStamp, Virtural horizon, and many more are all in place.

ProCamera HD has strong support for social networks sharing. User can upload photos to Facebook, Twitter, flickr, and DropBox – individually or in bulk! Email sharing with multiple photos is also possible. New and unique in ProCamera HD is video sharing to DropBox — in full resolution. This easy sharing makes iPad a complete and the best travel companion.

ProCamera HD is also having a launch price-drop from $4.99 to $2.99. Download it here:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procamera-hd/id549558641?mt=8

ProCamera HD, together with ProCamera, will cover all users’ iDevice photography needs.

For more information and media requests, please contact:

Jens Daemgen
(415) 704.0207
ll@daemgen.net

 

AmericanDirectSales and www.canvasdirect.com would like to welcome the newest consultants feel free to reach out to them for order placement and support your local representative!!!

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International Social Media Summit will be launched in Las Vegas on December 4, 2012, preceding the SMX Social Media Marketing conference, December 5-6 at The ARIA Resort & Casino. Super Early Bird rates for all pass options available through October 13, 2012.

Redding, CT (PRWEB) September 04, 2012

The International Social Media Summit will be launched on December 4th 2012 in Las Vegas alongside SMX Social Media Marketing.

The Summit will focus specifically on international social media topics, instead of the search marketing focus of its sister event International Search Summit. Combining leading specialists in global social media with in-depth discussion groups and networking, the Summit will provide delegates with an arsenal of tactics and techniques for growing an effective social media presence and community around the world.

“Social Media is constantly evolving, so keeping up with the changes is a real challenge for many organizations. Throw international into the mix and its gets much more fragmented”, says WebCertain CEO Andy Atkins-Krüger. “The International Social Media Summit will highlight the key social channels international brands need to be aware of and share actionable tips for using them effectively to create brand awareness and generate leads/sales.”

Andy continues, “Delegates can combine the in-depth social training offered by SMX, with the international-specific content of ISMS and will leave Las Vegas with the knowledge and tools to engage socially with their target audience around the world.”

Sessions at the International Social Media Summit will include Overcoming Language Limitations in Social Media, Beyond Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: The Global Competition and The Power of Video for Global Engagement.

Super Early Bird Rates are still available for ISMS-SMX combo passes, as well as individual passes for both events. The International Social Media Summit will take place on December 4th, with SMX Social Media Marketing being held on December 5th and 6th.
About International Social Media Summit

The International Social Media Summit will be run by international web marketing agency WebCertain, which also runs the International Search Summit; a series of conferences dedicated to international and multilingual search and social media. WebCertain has been running the Summit since 2008, when it became frustrated at the lack of international content at search industry conferences. WebCertain started in 1997 working in four languages and has since expanded to 44 from a centralized hub where over 45 nationalities work together as a single unit.

Since 2011, the International Search Summit has been partnering with Search Marketing Expo to provide international SEO, PPC and Social Media content at SMX events in London, Munich, New York, Seattle, San Jose and Las Vegas.

Visit http://www.internationalsearchsummit.com for more information

About Search Marketing Expo – SMX and Third Door Media

The Search Marketing Expo – SMX conference series is produced by Third Door Media, Inc. Third Door Media’s mission is to empower internet and search marketing professionals by providing trusted content and community services they need to be successful. Search Marketing Expo conferences are held around the world and include: SMX West (San Jose, CA), SMX East (New York City), SMX Advanced (Seattle, WA), SMX London, SMX Munich, SMX Toronto, SMX Sydney, SMX Melbourne, SMX Israel, SMX Paris and SMX Stockholm.

Third Door Media publishes Search Engine Land and Marketing Land, which provide news, analysis and tutorials to help internet marketers do their jobs more effectively. The company also provides a full range of innovative marketing services including lead generation, content creation and licensing via its Digital Marketing Depot brand.

Third Door Media was recognized in 2011 and 2012 by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing 5000 private companies in America.