Affiliate Marketing group

Affiliate Marketing: Can I put a pic from Flickr on my blog?

I’m brand new to affiliate marketing and I was wondering if I could use a Flickr photo to for the ebook I’m promoting on my new blog? The ebook I’m promoting has no pics, and want to know if that would be a little spamy if used pics especially since there’s none in that ebook?

Will you help me test my marketing assignment?

Will you please scan this with a mobile phone to test my marketing assignment. It will send you to a website called not always right. another site tells me only if the phone used was a blackberry iphone or android. Thats it. I need data for my assignment on the types of phone that scan codes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/15283324@N02/6343804415/in/photostream

can a graphic artist or marketing expert help me pick out pics for brochure?

can someone help me pick out pics to use in a brochure? you can view the pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/42198760@N08/sets/72157622798389118/. i hope someone can help

What is the best photo editing software on the market?

I’m looking for a good photo editing software to use for my new Nikon D3000. I have the standard iPhoto but it’s not achieving the desired effects that I want. If you check this person’s flickr album, she seems to be achieving the desired effects that I’m striving for:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missbailey/

Any suggestions?

will you please help me with my marketing research? (cam shaft lamp)?

hello, i build lamps out of a camshaft and a brake rotor. Im currently trying to expand my marketing and sales. so here are a few pictures, what i would like you to do is: view the pics and tell me if it is something you would purchase and how much you would be willing to pay for this item. Thank you very much.

this item takes me about 20 hours to build, the one in the pics isn’t finished yet, i haven’t scraped the rust off yet. and i have to option to keep it rustic looking with only a clear coat over what it looks like now or you can have to base painted black. Either way the shaft its self only gets a clear coat of lacquer to prevent rust so the shaft looks now how it would look like when finished.

this lamp is made out of a real used camshaft and rotor off of a vehicle that used to run. the camshaft for this lamp is hard for me to find because it requires a certain one.
you can see the wear on the camshaft and rotor from where they both used to be on a working car.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67340292@N04/6409003031/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67340292@N04/6409005071/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67340292@N04/6409006873/

id like to charge $200 a piece, please tell me what you think of the price, are you willing to pay that much?

i currently have copy rights pending

what are the channels of distribution of perdue farms inc.?

1.Perdue Farms, Inc., has been a privately held family owned company since 1920. Over the years Perdue has become vertically integrated in order to be more competitive and maintain financial stability. Perdue’s objective is to be the leader in broiler and related poultry products in the industry. They strive to maintain quality and constantly improve efficiency and service, both today and in the future.
Perdue Farms Inc. has a mission to provide the highest quality poultry and poultry related products to retail and food service customers. They want to be the recognized industry leader in quality and service, providing more than expected from their customers, associates, and owners. They will accomplish this by maintaining a tradition of pride in their products, growth through innovation, integrity in the management of their business, and commitment to Team Management and the Quality improvement process.
Perdue’s overall mission is strong but a strategy for long term growth and market development needs to be reviewed and evaluated.
2.Perdue Farms Inc. has numerous external opportunities and threats. The external opportunities that effect Perdue are as follows;
•To broadly diversify and have greater market share, domestically and internationally
•To increase marketing of healthy image products that envelops a strong niche market.
•To ship via plane, to maintain fresh not frozen broilers and increase market share and penetration.
•Develop new markets in the Upper Mid-west to increase market share.
•Increase sales of food service chicken and turkey from 20% of overall sales to 30% due to a strong 12% growth rate.
•To expand the international grain and oilseed market
•With an increase push on health in 1994, chicken sales are up over red meat sales.
•Average annual consumption of chicken is up to 80lbs/person/year, an all time high.
The external threats are as follows:
•Most of the competition sells frozen products for less money.
•Perdue’s cost to raise chickens is above the national average.
•Growth rate in chicken sales is only 5% due to lack of frozen line.
•Over capacity of chickens has reduced wholesale prices, which reduces profit margins.
•Competition is strong in broiler industry with 53 competitors.
•Untapped markets in the Upper Mid- west need to be explored.
1.The Perdue Farms, Co. has internal strengths and weaknesses that need to be addressed and evaluated; The strengths are as follows;
•Perdue is vertically integrated which means that they produce the chickens, they breed, hatch the eggs, they select the growers, build Perdue chicken houses, formulate and manufacture their feed, oversee care and feeding, operate their own processing plants, distribute via truck and marketing. They now also sell what used to be waste, such as the chicken feet that is sold to the Orient as a delicacy.
•Privately held firm
•Technologically advanced, ex.,20% more breast meat than the competition
•Birds are fed organically and not feed additives.
•Sell both raw and pre-cooked chickens and turkeys.
•Good compensation package to the workers.
•Non-union company.
•MIS efficient and essential to operating the business.
•Good variety from fresh oven stuffer roasters, cooked prepared foods, cutlets, tenders, Fit n easy and much more.
•Good TQM with mission and vision
•Excellent R&D for better meat to bone ratios.
•Keep overhead low, quality up
•Great diverse product line that has changed with consumer changes.
•Horizontal diversification when they bought Showell Farms, which made them the third largest producer in the broiler industry.
•Great social responsibility, code of ethics
•Environmentally concerned about waste and prevention
•Strong effective marketing
The weaknesses in the Perdue Farm, Inc. case are as follows;
•They only sell fresh not frozen chickens
•Deliveries are only made by truck so the radius to overnight chickens is limited.
•Lack of long-term planning for future changes
4) I would suggest a strategy that Perdue would focus on maintaining their quality and efficiency along with plans for extensive market development. I would like to see them expand into the Upper mid-west before other markets gain strong holds and market share. If Perdue plans on maintaining their place in the market they need to expand and continue to diversify their products to attract niche markets and stay ahead of the competition.
According to Porter’s generic strategies, he points out that in order to gain the competitive advantage companies need to draw from three bases: cost leadership, differentiation, and focus.
In my study of Perdue, I feel that they are a differentiation and focus orientated company. First, I see Perdue as a leader in quality and efficiency but not a cost leader. Cost leadership implies that you strive to be the low-cost producer in your particular industry. This is to the contrary for Perdue; they have marketed in a way to make the consumer pay a little more for a better product. In fact, this did not happen by accident. Perdue did not want to be known as the cheapest but to be the best quality for the consumer, at a fair price. What Perdue does take from cost leadership is that they are highly efficient, low overhead, their intolerance to waste, broad span of control, rewards linked to efficiency and cost cutting measures and open lines of communication between workers and upper management. Perdue’s successful strategy of horizontal integration to gain competitive advantage was to purchase Showell Farms which made Perdue the third largest broiler company in the United States.
I see Perdue as being highly successful with differentiation, which implies that they produce products, and services that are considered unique, industry wide and directed at consumers who are relatively price-in-sensitive. Perdue has ongoing product development, which states that they seek to increase sales by improving, or modifying present products or services. Perdue has been an industry leader with constant attention paid to consumer wants and needs. They watch trends such as fitness and weight consciousness, by introducing the Fit n Easy line that markets skinless and boneless chicken parts with nutritional information and recipes. Perdue also followed the trend of the working family and began to market prepared foods, which has done extremely well. Prepared foods such as pre-cooked chickens, turkeys, parts, nuggets, and the like sell easily to working families.
Finally, I see Perdue’s strongest strategy according to Porter is focus. Perdue has wonderful R&D that constantly follows market trends and changes that will be beneficial to their growth. Perdue has never forgotten where they came from and this is what makes them strong. Focus allows them to change with the times and not become over diversified where they overlook their cash cows and forget to nurture their stars. Perdue knows that quality and efficiency are at the heart of their operation and do not stray from that. Their innovation and integrity to be the leader has brought them customer loyalty and appreciation for quality where price is not the number one factor.
Perdue’s ability to focus on strong team management has allowed them to penetrate and develop new markets with ease. Perdue has a high penetration of advertising on TV and print along with opening up new territories to further expand their market share. Their vision has been a good guide and has led them to a very successful value chain. Perdue’s attention to detail in every aspect of the business has been proven successful and the financial status of the company reflects it.
Today, Perdue, is further expanding with new acquisitions and product lines. Their innovative thinking and drive to be the leader shows in all they do. In 1997 they started marketing their Café Perdue line and have seen slow, with steady success. Perdue’s prepared foods are selling incredibly well with the American family on the run. As of September 1998, Perdue made a new acquisition, toward horizontal integration, with GOL-PAK, a competitor in the foodservice and prepared foods business. The new relationship will further enhance Perdue’s prepared food and foodservice business. GOL-PAK specialized in the development and production of products primarily for the foodservice industry with a list including the top 100 chain restaurants. Perdue sees this as a significant purchase to enhance their reputation and make them strong contenders in the prepared food and foodservice industry.
CEO, Jim Perdue, feels that they are well positioned in the market place and continued growth along with R&D will help them to maintain quality and efficiency, along with strong market penetration and market share.

Marketing Test Question?

In a rare slip at Dell, Inc., a company known for its low-cost business model and close attention to operational detail, poor management of the average selling price resulted in a revenue shortfall in the second quarter of 2005. Basically, the company priced its computers too low. Though it shipped an industry-record 9.1 million computers during the quarter, the company failed to meet its quarterly revenue target.

According to Dell’s Web site, the company’s climb to market leadership has been the result of a persistent focus on delivering the best possible customer experience by the direct selling of computer products and services. The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, and its corporate headquarters are in Round Rock, Texas. A worldwide supplier of computer systems, Dell manufactures computers in the United States, Brazil, Ireland, Malaysia, and China. The company holds the number one market position in the United States, the number three position in the Asia Pacific/Japan market, and the number two position in Europe. Worldwide, the company employs about 64,000 people.

Dell’s products include servers, storage, printing and imaging systems, workstations, notebook computers, desktop computers, networking products, and software and peripheral products (e.g., plasma TVs, MP3 players, handhelds). Dell’s service offerings include managed, professional, deployment, support, and training and certification services. Dell’s pricing miscalculations occurred in its computer lines.

In 2005, personal computer makers were facing a mature market where continued growth was difficult. Worldwide PC sales were expected to grow 12.7 percent in 2005, but revenues were expected to grow only 0.5 percent. Such tepid growth prospects were squeezing PC makers from large (Dell) to small (Gateway). Desktop pricing was being forced down to new levels. Additionally, the notebook marketplace, which tends to generate higher margins, was experiencing price declines faster than anticipated. According to one industry expert, the quest for growth was forcing companies to test the limits of PC price elasticity.

During the second quarter, Dell’s average selling price for its consumer computers dropped 13 percent, and the company experienced an average price decrease of 8 percent across all products and markets. Essentially, Dell was advertising its supercheap machines and offering revenue-draining promotions on the low-end machines (e.g., giving away printers with the purchase of even cheap computers). Dell would have met expectations if it had priced the 9.1 million computers it sold in the second quarter just $10 to $15 higher. But the company was operating in a share-building model of growth and was not focusing on selling the more profitable machines. This was considered an unusual marketing strategy for the industry leader—a leader that did not need to slash prices to remain competitive with rival offerings. Thus, Dell’s second quarter unit volume was high, but it undermined revenue growth.

Though Dell executives insisted that these were onetime, easily fixable pricing problems, industry analysts wondered whether Dell was losing its tactical edge. In their view, the company needed to return to selling higher-end, more profitable systems and be less aggressive in the battle for market share. In a marketplace where PC pricing had become more and more competitive, with low-end desktops priced as low as $299 and notebooks dipping below $500, there was concern that the company had not been able to quickly adjust its pricing model to drive revenue and meet expectations.

With competition heating up among notebook competitors (e.g., Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Averatec), analysts expected that margins in the notebook market would be driven down. Though Dell had met industry expectations for profit margins on its notebooks, the analysts were concerned about its future profit margins in that sector. If they were to decline, Dell would be under additional pressure to get its pricing model back in line, while steering customers toward its more expensive computer products. Although the pricing error was a rare slipup for the company, it brought considerable attention to the operational detail required by a company as large as Dell.

Q:
After Dell’s poor profit performance in the second quarter of 2005, industry analysts criticized Dell for engaging in __________, or sacrificing profits to seek market share.
Answer

price skimming

predatory pricing

keystoning

leader pricing

I have to write analysis of a fashion marketing campaign that has been successful.Here the one I wrote.?

Please read this analysis and tell me what you think. I also need a way to end it…

Please help.

Thanks so much!!!

Analysis of Fashion Campaign:
K&G Fashion Superstore: “Fashion without the victim”

When determining the success of a fashion ad campaign, one has to determine the goal of that campaign. Was it to drive sales for a key item? Was it to stir controversy? Was it to just create a brand image/feeling? Was it to try to increase market awareness and brand exposure?

A case in point is the K&G Fashion Superstore chain, owned by Men’s Warehouse Inc. K&G’s point of separation is that it advertises the same brands and styles of clothes as found in other department stores at everyday prices that are up to 60 percent less. To sharpen their distinction between other department stores in this bad economy , K&G Fashion Superstore launched a humorous new advertising campaign that pushed its selections and prices with a tagline — “Fashion without the victim” –

The new campaign included television, radio, out-of-home and guerilla tactics to help drive home the point that K&G offers the same styles and brands of clothes as department stores, but at everyday prices that are up to 60% less.

One television commercial, entitled “911,” remind you of an actual call to the emergency phone number, but the “victim” is merely a shopper who overpaid for clothing at a department store. The caller claims to have been just robbed by a man who “took my money and all I got was this dress.”
A second television commercial takes place in a courtroom where a defendant is suing a department store salesman for selling him an overpriced suit. An insensitive judge tells the defendant that if he’s “stupid enough to pay that, you deserve what you get.”
A number of radio spots throw down the gauntlet with the opening line of “Department stores are robbing people every day; so we thought we’d teach them a lesson and rob them back.” In each commercial, an electronically altered voice demands payment from a department store operator for something it feels is valuable or incriminating to the store. Through each plot, listeners are reminded that K&G offers the same designer brands as department stores, but at a much lower cost.
The campaign for K&G seeks to make waves because its goal is to “drive awareness” for the K&G brand.
please dont answer the question with dumb answers to get points.. please i really do need help…

Graphics Card – Advice invited?

Hi,

I have been using a Leadtek Graphics card viz; Winfast PX 6600GT-128 MB. The card has been giving me a lot of grief and after a number tests the dealer has offered to replace it with another card. The only condition is that the new card must be from Leadtek only.

Can you suggest a good Leadtek Graphics card currently available in the market and is not too expensive ? (somewhere in the US $ 80-90 range). anything in the lower range would also do but must be effective.

Am an ocassional gamer and watch movies too on the PC. my configuration is :

MotherboardMSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Edition) (MS-7125)v1.X ATX
ProcessorAMD-Athlon64 3000
RAM1 GB Transcend
Hard Disk160 GB SATA Seagate
MonitorDell Monitor 1707 FP
Graphics CardWinfast PX 6600GT-128 MB DDR3
BIOSSilicon Image Inc. ver 5.1.39

Appreciate any help extended.

Would this constitute as cheating on the SAT?

I just took the SAT this Saturday, and I’m kinda freaking out, though I don’t know why. I started to get an uneasy feeling in the beginning, when the proctor told us to open to a page in the ANSWER guide, when we had only been given the question book. I saw kids around me in the room open up the book to the page with the essay question on it, and probably got a chance to see the question early if they looked, but I didn’t. Anyways, when the proctor told us to open up the test to the first section, I accidently flipped more than one page, just long enough to see that it was a writing section, but not the essay section. So I quickly flipped back to the right page, and did my essay. I basically used two examples. The first example I used was my main one and took up a majority of the essay, but I also had an example regarding agriculture. I was able to remember and write a good amount of info on that because we had just watched Food Inc. in Marketing class the previous day.
Anyways, I finished the essay section, and moved on to the next page. There, to my dismay, I saw that one of the sentences to correct was sort of similar to the minor example I had used. My example was about plants that were made to be resistant to stuff, this sentence was about finding an insect that was resistant to pesticides. I don’t know if I somehow subliminally saw this and thought of agriculture, or if I remembered it just because of the movie and how my essay was progressing.
I’m freaking out 1.) because this is such an important test, and 2.) because I thought I did extremely well on all the other sections of the exam, and don’t want my scores to reflect the wrong image of my abilities.
So, what do you guys think?

Is There Any App On Android Market Which Can ERASE Special Effects & Clip Arts On Photos/Images ?

What’s the best site to get photos, except Google Images?

I’m looking for photos of environment, like waste matters in market places and their management. Please suggest some sites

Which photo recovery software, to recover photo images from a failed Hard Drive?

I am going to buy photo recovery software, to recover photo images from a HDD that has failed to boot, and does not respond to any normal repair methods (Windows XP)
However I am finding that the market place seems swamped with such software, making the decision of which one to buy a complete nightmare. Therefore, can anybody please hand on heart, recommend which photo recovery software I should buy?

How do you price photography for wall mural and stock photos?

A large, tourist business wants to purchase an image for a large wall mural for their tourist store, but I don’t know how to price this. This also want to purchase some stock photos of mine for marketing, such as their website, magazine publication, and potentially tourist items such as postcards. What should I charge?

What IMAGING PROGRAM does NASA use to handle and compile all their PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES?

I was browsing some of the pictures NASA has shared with the world and I was reading under some of them that some time it takes months to merge small images to get an entire subject , like the earth, into one single Image.

This may sound like i don’t know anything but the truth is I don’t!

Do they use the average Photo Imaging like photoshop?
Do they use something more advanced?
Do they use anything other than what we know in the average market?

Here is a link to the image I am talking about:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20056073/displaymode/1107/s/2/framenumber/14/

Is the Tea Party in any way affiliated to the Boston Tea Party?

I want to join, but will only do so if it affiliated.

Do you know of a civic or community group for our organization to become affiliated with?

We are currently affiliated with the Iowa and the United States Jaycees, but are looking for other options.

What is the age limit for jumping ponies affiliated?

Heyy, i was wondering whether anyone knows the age restrictions for showjumping ponies affiliated?

Please tell me if you have any useful information. As i have been told lots of different ages. From 16-18.

Thanks

Do you have to be a specific religion to join a religion affiliated university?

Do you have to be a specific religion to join a religion affiliated university? For example, let’s say that I am a Methodist (for example) and I want to go to the University of Notre Dame, which is affiliated with the Catholic church, can I still go to University of Notre Dame? Thanks for answering!

Can i get admission in 11th in a cbse affiliated chool after doing 10th from open school?

I have failed in 10th and thinking of doing 10th from an open school. Will i get admission in 11th in a good cbse affiliated school after doing 10th from open school?

Who’s your favourite Wu Tang affiliated group?

For health insurance, has anyone dealt with IMAC Group LLC or Affiliated Workers Association? ?

I need health insurance and their plan is very reasonable but almost too good to be true. I havent found anything on Web except from their sites. If you’ve got any info, good or bad, please inform!! Thanks.

What do you know about MEChA a anti-American group affiliated with LaRAZA ( The Race )?

Look up MEChA on your own also go to http://www.humanevents.com/aricle.php?print=yes&id=13863
Do we have terrorists here in the US ?
Yes we do , and their not from the Middle East .
Educate yourself about who lives in your country and the reason they are here . Why is Congress giving them money to start schools ?
Website worked earlier , doesn’t now , maybe for the same reason my other question about LaRAZA was removed ??????
Look up , The truth about ‘ LaRaza ‘
I’m sorry about the web site the adtrss should be http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?print=yes&id=13963

According to FiveThirty-eight.com, a non-party affiliated group?

OBAMA has 330 and McCain has 207 Electoral Votes.
Do you think the McCain camp will say, they don’t believe in polls?
Correction: Electoral Vote Projections

How can I find a beginner meditation group near me that isn’t affiliated with any particular religion?

Looking for a website that lists all adult affiliate programs?

I’ve been signing up with adult affiliate programs, but the only means I found are through adult directories or searching adult sites one by one. Anyone know of a site this compiles a list for easy access.

what are the best paying affiliate programs from any catagory or company?

what are the best paying affiliate programs from any catagory or company?
i want to write a blog for the first time and add afiliates for income but i am not sure which ones pay the best.

also, i am interested in writing a product review blog for local restaurants, products and services. do you know anything about merchants paying to put a banner on your blog?

Which trusted companies have the best online affiliate programs?

I am looking for websites that offer a commission of the price a referral pays to buy something. Amazon has an affiliate program like this. What other programs exist that have the best commissions?

Affiliate programs any good for driving traffic for ebook sales?

I’ve written an e-book and have an e-commerce website to sell it (everything is set up– digital delivery, payment, everything).

I need to get a lot of traffic to the site since only a percentage will (hopefully) buy the book.

Google Adwords, Facebook advertising are some options? What do you think of those?

Most important, what about affiliate programs, where they get a cut for directing someone to my site who buys? How can this be done?

where can i buy incentivized traffic to sign up to pay per action affiliate programs?

I am looking to promote some affiliate programs that involve filling up a form or submitting an email address. Where can I buy incentivized traffic from? I am looking for a cheap source of US based incentivized traffic.

How do I find the best-selling website with a free affiliate program?

I want to earn money as an affiliate and I want to find the best website to do that for if I drive traffic to my affiliate link for that website. Is there a way for me to find out the top-ranking sales websites with free affiliate programs and maybe even what the best-selling items are?

How do you become an affiliate of a site and start making money?

I am interested in starting several blogs and becoming and affiliate of relevant sites!! Any advice?

How do I start an affiliate marketing business for free and make money as soon as possible?

I live in the UK, I need to make money and affiliate marketing seems like a good way. I just need a good site which works for the UK, and I want to know how to make sales so I can make money as soon as possible.

Who is the best tshirt affiliate company?

I am starting up a tshirt company. So I have money to create my own custom shirts, I am selling all of the shirts from other companies. I will copy and paste other companies tshirts onto my website and have a secrect link for the affiliate and click on that, order the shirt, ship it to me and than ship it to my customer, so I made money through the affiliate. I will keep the prices the same though.
So what is the best funny tee shirt affiliate company?

How do you start an affiliate program for your online business?

I’m venturing out on a small business idea online. I would like to give vendors the ability to resell my product or act as a distributor. I don’t know anything about this. How do you go about setting up an affiliate program? Any requirements? Any pros and cons?

Can you deliver at a hospital different than your doctor’s affiliated hospital?

I have a great OB/GYN and would like to deliver somewhere other than his “affiliated” hospital. I would prefer a different hospital.
I am diabetic and will be a high-risk pregnancy. I would feel more comfortable with a doctor that is familiar with my health and situation.

What bank in Canada is affiliated by the BPI Family Bank?

I want to deposit money directly to my BPI Account in the Philippines. Please advise how and which bank is affiliated here in Canada. How much is the charge, if there’s any.

Thanks!

Is it better to be represented by an agency that is union affiliated?

I just wanted to know for future reference when I’m trying to get an agent if I should get one who is affiliated with SAG or not?

What is the difference? Are there union audtions or non-union auditions? What are the pro’s and con’s?

Thank you!
Sorry, what I meant to ask is are there MORE union audtions or more non-union auditions.

how will be the corrections for passed out students who studied under affiliated to anna university?

am 2009 passed out.i have given engineering graphics paper(arrear).paper s very difficult.am scared tat will i pass or not..how will be the corrections affiliated to anna university.

Do you have to be a specific religion to go to a religious affiliated college?

Because I’ve been looking at several schools that are either Catholic or Presbyterian, but I’m not ‘affiliated‘ with either.
Since I’ve never been baptised and all that jazz, can I still get accepted to a religious college?

Are the computers made by Asus as good as they say?

I need to know if this new computer company named Asus is worthy of dealing with. The reason that I ask is because when you ask them (Asus) or affiliates of theirs they all say that these are the best laptops that you can get, they have the best services as well. This is the reason that I’m asking what’s really going on because the jump tall buildings and faster than a speeding bullet thing has me worried about them, their computers and the service they provide. Can someone please give me the real skinny, please?

Is my Computer Safe…. Explanation Inside?

So one of my laptops had been crashing recently. I decided to call “customer service” but didn’t realize that the number on Google was an ad from a company (PCCare247) that pretended to be “officially” affiliated with Toshiba – the real company I was trying to call.

Anyways I allowed the idiot to remotely access my computer and after about 10 minutes of him tooling around something just clicked that the whole thing seemed wrong. As he was still going through my computers registry and what not, I got on the other laptop and Googled what I had searched the first time and saw the URL didn’t belong to Toshiba. I immediately unplugged my wireless router and disconnected the power from the laptop he had remote access to. I lied to him that I was having problems with my ISP so my internet goes on and off and he should call back later. When he called I never picked up.

Fortunately I have a system image of the laptop created on and external HD. I restored the system based on this system image.
1) Is this sufficient enough to guarantee my laptop is free of anything he might have installed on it?
2) Could he come prowling back to try to hack my laptop?
3) Should I change my wifi password?
Thanks Dave. I currently have the Norton Internet Security package (the one that covers like everything Norton offers). Is that good enough (like does norton cover that) or should I go looking on for 2 way firewall security?
Denny all my computers run Windows7.

Advice/help with a computer repair resulting in data loss at Circuit City…?

Took my fairly new HP laptop to Circuit City, to have it repaired (I had a defective LCD.) They took the laptop, no questions asked, nor details discussed, other than when the laptop would be ready. I did not back up my hardrive, under the assumption that it was unnecessary to do so, because I was simply getting my screen repaired. And yes, I have scolded myself enough for not doing so, but whats done is done. So, I get my laptop back about a month later (they said it would take 2 weeks; just goes to show the professionalism of Circuit Citys FireDog service), and to my surprise, my whole computer is erased. Everything. So, after I get home (Im infuriated) I take a look at the work order, that has a section and a place for a signature that states that the person understands that they’ve backed up their hardrive and CircuitCity and 3rd party affiliates have no responsibilty for it. Thing is, they didn’t have me sign that! I lost hundreds of dollars in music and programs. Any advice?
Sorry, let me clarify; they totally replaced the hard drive. Thanks for the help though!
The only thing I could get out of them was that the hard drive was defective, so they had to replace it, and thats why the screen was ruined. To be honest, it seems to me that Circuit City is responsible for not doing their job; thats why I was considering to propose to make an out-of-court settlement with them. I have all receipts from all iTunes purchases, which total about $450, not to mention about 200 in programs that were bought online. I mean honestly, is it just me, or is Circuit City responsible? They did not bring up an issue of backing up anything, whatsoever.

Does anyone know of any legitimate work at home jobs I can do from my computer or telephone in OKC?

I am a single male parent who needs to work from home. I am looking for a legitimate Job. I can work from the computer or the telephone.Please don’t list Ebay Pre Paid legal Ameri plan or a bunch of links to the next get rich quick internet programs available from affiliates or gurus. I am serious I need work. I am computer literate and have a strong background in sales and customer service. I have done Direct, B2B and retail sales. I also have experience in call center environments. If you know of any please provide a link or phone # I need to get to work ASAP.

Which website is the best for computer hardware? I’d like to know for price and for quality of service.?

You are welome to post affiliate links or refferal links. I may use some.

Should I disclose my class C misdemeanor on my application?

I recently got a job that I start on Monday. I’ve already signed consent for background check papers and everything. I went on vacation this week with someone, left on Saturday. I signed everything before then. The day we left we got pulled over for “speeding” (sheriff just wanted to be a prick because we were only going 65 in a 70). Anyway, they ended up searching the truck. Found his alcohol. So we both got cited for minor in possession, a class c misdemeanor. We got our fines paid and have to do community service and attend alcohol awareness.

Now, we came back Wednesday, and I got my paperwork yesterday morning for drug testing and everything. There’s a question on the paper that says “In the last 7 years, have you been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any offense(s)? Leave out traffic fines of less than $150.)”

It was his alcohol, but being as I was in the car, I got cited for it as well. Is this a charge? I know it’s a class C misdemeanor. Do I need to answer “yes?” and explain? Or leave it out since it’s happened so recently? It’s my first (and last) and it’s minor, right above a traffic ticket. Will this have a bad effect on my getting this job? It’s for Affiliated Computer Services (ACS).

I’ve been told that they can’t give you a start date or anything until after they’ve received a background check. Is this true? If they already did a background check, will they know about this?

Relocating to Florida, Need Some SERIOUS Advice.?

I am a 21 yr old married female. My husband is 24, we both have a GED and are hard workers. I have two years of college under my belts. Associates in Business. I work for Affiliated Computer Services. We are wanting to relocate to Florida in Feb. 2010. I am looking for affordable areas, not nasty parts of town. We are currently from a small town in KY, and looking for a big change. Anyone have any tips or possible leads on apartments and jobs? I would like to make a cple of trips down to find a decent apartment, as I don’t want to just pack up and move. We would also need good jobs. Any tips on good companies or places and ppl to avoid? Thanks for the help!

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS !!!!?

Just curious. I work for a company called Affiliated Computer Services. One of my best friends used to work there as well back in July. She was very much pregnant and her doctor put her on bed rest. My friend then got done at ACS. Now ACS states that they have a policy as to if you get done for them fired/quit you have to wait a full year before you can reapply. No big deal so you think. We have found now that they are rehiring a lot of people in less then that year time. Now that my friend has had her baby she is looking for a job. I suggested she go back there due to them not really following policy. Everything went great then she was caled back the other day stating that they won’t take her back due to it not having been a year. Now my question to you is why would they okay that for some people and not for others? And what can be done about this? Any help would be mucho appreciated. Thanks.

What does it mean to roll your capital gains in the stock market?

i.e. – Speaking to my financial adviser in North Dakota, she recommended that I should purchase 20 shares of Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc. (CLU), an initial public offering at 12.901 per share. Over the next couple of days, the climbed 12 basis points yielding 9.5 percent I rolled my capital gains and invested in Jo-Ann Stores (JAS) at 35.201 per share. Later in the month, I sold short some of the shares. Over the next couple of days I picked 40 shares of Black Rock Income Trust (BKT) at 20.146 per share.

AND

Summering in West Virginia during 2008, it was a tough time for the market, with the failure of Bear Sterns and Lehman’s. I cashed out 50 shares of ACE Limited (ACE) at 48.234 due to the insurance industry taking a hit in the financial crisis, and converted to treasury bonds, which kept my losses to a minimum and cover my margins Recently recognizing that the airline industry is stabilizing and fundamentals looked good. I dived back into equities and purchased 40 shares of Continental Airlines (CAL) at 18.751 per share. Then, realizing that any growth in the first quarter will take place in the technical sector, I decided to purchase Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) at 59.801 per share to hedge against any losses.

It’s a puzzle and I’m looking for a three digit number out of each paragraph.

The information given is…

Current Ticker
HD 29
MSFT 20.567
CSCO 23.484
STC 20.121
GOOG 533.221
HPQ 48.432
ACE 20.765
JAS 36.223
CLU 11.332
CAL 19.557
BKT 6.639
ACS 32.889
MFT 13.647
IBM 124.547

Why can some employers pull up my misdeamnor i did…but some jobs cant see it?

When i was 17 i got a misdeamor and i did my 1 year probation and was told that my case would be “sealed” .. i have worked at big retail places that do conduct strict background checks and never had a problem at all!! passed my background check, but recently 2 jobs has seen my case. my question is how can some jobs see since its ” sealed ” and some jobs see my record clear. i have a back ground check for SUITMART this coming monday, do you think i will have a problem,

Jobs i have passed my background
Walmart, Target, Reliant Energy, Freebirds, Speedy Stop ,Affiliated Computer Services.

Jobs that seen my case
Staffing agency, and HEB