Amanda DiSilvestro
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Amanda DiSilvestro Quick Facts
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- Small Business Advice
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- Business.com, Resource Nation
My name is Amanda and I am an expert writer on topics ranging from best marketing practices to VoIP technology based in San Diego, Califo
ia. I write extensively for an online resource that provides expert advice on purchasing and outsourcing decisions for small business owners and entrepreneurs such as HR Software at the leading business directory, Business.com. I'm very excited to be a part of Self Growth and share what I know!
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Networking in the Restaurant Industry
The restaurant industry seems to be a lot about “who you know.” You want to meet with up new managers and you want to get your ads out there to the food-loving consumers, but it isn’t always so easy. Most stores need a little push from someone well established before they can really nab those great food items and the customers that follow.
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Tips and Tricks for Dining Out While Dieting
It’s so hard to be disciplined while dieting, so I often find myself playing games in my head in order to reach my dieting goals. One of my favorite games is called “oops, I made a mistake.” After all, I was starving to the point of feeling sick, so I had to have a candy bar from a vending machine—I was late that morning and did not have time to pack my healthy snack from home.
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Buffer vs. Timely.is: What’s the Real Difference?
Keeping up with Twitter can be difficult; it’s as simple as that. You’re supposed to promote your work more than once per day, you have to worry about the most optimal times to tweet, and many people have to worry about a personal accounts as well as one or two business accounts. It’s no secret that Twitter is a great platform to share and promote your content, but let’s face it—sometimes it’s a little bit annoying.
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Diagnose your Strengths: How to Find the Right Health Care Education Program for You
If you know you want to work in the health care industry, you are already on the right track. You have narrowed down your options quite a bit, but there are many more specialized choices within this industry. Spending your life working in health care is a well-respected job not only because it centers around helping others, but because it can be so difficult. Fortunately there are great education programs out there to help you reach this end goal stress free.
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Ergonomic: Understanding the Office Furniture of the Future
Although it may sound like a boring topic at first, office furniture is actually a huge part of creating a successful office. Choosing the right furniture is more than just going shopping and picking out something that looks nice—it is about finding the best prices, finding something functional for your type of office, measuring your office to get the right sizes, and worrying about employee comfort. After all, office furniture is going to be a major purchase for any startup company. In other words, you can’t buy office furniture and then realize it doesn’t work.
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Is Technology Really Helpful When It Comes to Relationships?
As someone who works in a social media department and spends countless hours per day working with new technology and new websites, it’s nice to get a break. I quickly begin to feel as if my entire life is absorbed by the Internet because I spend so many hours each day looking at the computer screen. It’s nice to finally get home, sit back, and well…that’s it. Getting away from technology is nice, and it feels healthy.
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How to Find an Affordable Healthcare Plan for the New Year
Many businesses take time at the end of the year to make changes to current policies and procedures as well as the financial situation and budget for the upcoming year. Whether you’re starting a small business or a veteran business owner, it is important to evaluate your business as often as possible. If you’ve been slacking in the evaluation department, now is a great time to get started.
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5 Healthy Ways to Make Your Unemployment Time Positive
Hearing about the high (and slow to change) unemployment rate is certainly depressing; especially when you’ve just lost your job. Many feel that the recession has changed the psychology of hiring for a good majority companies. Employers are afraid to hire a full-time staff in fear that things will take a turn for the worst once again; therefore many hopeful employees are left moving from job to job. This led me to wonder: What should people be doing in between all these jobs? Is it possible to turn unemployment into something positive and enjoyable?
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How to Use QR Codes to Enhance Your Advertisements
Marketing is never free. Trying to improve organic search efforts forces you to hire writers, PPC advertising can cost a fortune, and traditional marketing is put in the hands of another company who wants your money. For this reason, companies want to make sure that every advertisement or marketing campaign they produce gives consumers a way to buy. Whether it be a phone number, an email address, a website URL, or a store location, that marketing campaign will give consumers no reason to walk to away confused.
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Does Anyone Really Work at 4:00 on a Friday? 4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Time
We have all faced the last couple of hours before the weekend—a nice, warm, sunny Friday afte oon. Does anyone really put forth maximum effort during that slight lull before the workweek is done? If you were to check your social media accounts, I would bet that you would have a large number of tweets and Facebook comments coming in at around 4:00 every Friday. After working 39 hours per week, I have to say that I can sympathize with this feeling of “I’m almost there.” This thought can be very distracting.
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Starting a business is both exciting and overwhelming. The best thing you can do is stay calm and do your research. There are great resources out there to help you get on your feet, and I will be happy to do what I can! In this economy, starting your own business or keeping your current business afloat can be difficult, but it usually isn't impossible. Remember why you love what you do, and let other help you.
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Consider checking out the infographic "Choosing a Business Structure" from Business.com. There are many business structures you could potentially choose: S corporatinos, C corporations, professional corporations, non-profit corporation, LLC, sole proprietorship, etc. This infographic helps the decision become a little bit less overwhelming a little bit clearer for those hoping to start a business.