iZania Black Networking Community http://www.izania.com/forums Black business community to encourage the economic development of black owned businesses and to advocate social issues in the black community. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:26:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://izania.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg iZania Black Networking Community http://www.izania.com/forums <![CDATA["Niche Product Report Reveals 14 Fast Ways To Create A Niche Product or Service"]]> http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3615&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:32:32 GMT The right niche product or service can mean the difference between success or financial failure, especially during an economic downturn. Simply having a good product or service is no longer good enough, you have to have a niche product or service that fills a need unique need no other product or... The right niche product or service can mean the difference between success or financial failure, especially during an economic downturn. Simply having a good product or service is no longer good enough, you have to have a niche product or service that fills a need unique need no other product or service is doing. In a market full of me-too products and services, knowing how to create a niche product or service in a competitive market is the key to success when economic times are tough.

Now you can discover the step-by-step process of creating unique but simple niche products and services. This report is based on a 5 year study of some of the world's top 100 niche products and services. With so many products and services on the market now consumers have what professional marketers call product overload. This makes having the skill and ability to create unique niche products and services an essential skill for every small and large business who wants to stay competitive.

For example, in most competitive markets there's at least 3 big players and a host of smaller competitions all vying for a piece of the target market of consumers. But now there's what many call alternate competitors, that's companies who are in different markets but who indirectly compete for that consumer dollar.

For example, an independent auto dealer who has to compete with a national big box store for tires, batteries and other auto accessories. Or a small Mom and Pop cafe who has to compete with a giant retailer who offers dining facilities. These are a few examples of why having a niche is important.

In addition to having a niche, it's equally important to make sure that niche stays strong and effective in the marketplace. Why? Because staying competitive is a moving target that you always have to have your eyes and ears on. That's why more companies maintain an ongoing niche marketing program.

What is a Niche Marketing Program?

It's a program continually evaluates and searches for niche marketing opportunities. It examines not only niche markets, but finds additional ways they can use their current products or services to penetrate new markets. An effective program also examines any niche marketing weaknesses their competitors may be vulnerable to.

There are 14 Ways to Create A Niche Product or Service

1. By adding an extra benefit to an existing product or service.
2. By adapting a benefit from another product or service.
3. By combining two separate benefits and making a new benefit.
4. By personalizing or customizing a product or service
5. By making it easier to use a product or service than your competitors.
6. By eliminating a negative element for your customer.
7. By making a feature or benefit larger.
8. By adding an amusing or entertaining element to a product or service.
9. By adding a longer lasting element to a product or service
10. By making a product or service portable. Bring it to the customer instead of customer coming to you.
11. By reversing a feature or giving it a twist.
12. By reducing a feature. Making it easier to use, carry or store.
13. By making the product or service perform or get results quicker.
14. By creating a product or service that eliminates a routine chore in a quicker or cheaper way.

These are a few examples of fast ways to create a money making niche product or service. But don’t stop here. This subject is too important to cover in a 500 word article.

Go to ... Niche Products Secret For a more detailed explanation, step-by-step instructions and examples of successful niche products and services. Or go to http://www.booklocker.com/books/1015.html ]]> troydad7 http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3615 Five Years After Katrina! http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3614&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:09:20 GMT Thanks in advance for signing up and pass the word on into our beloved communities of color across this USA and the World! http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/five-years-after-katrina-lessons-still-not-learned/ Thanks in advance for signing up and pass the word on into our beloved communities of color across this USA and the World!
http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/five...l-not-learned/ ]]> Open Discussion Ernest Gardner http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3614 Ebony Shaped the Black Middle Class http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3613&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:51:05 GMT I have always loved reading EBONY! I hope Ebony can survive and find success in this digital age. Read more http://www.afro-netizen.com/2010/03/an-icon-fades-ebony-shaped-the-black-middle-class-then-misread-its-digital-moment.html I have always loved reading EBONY! I hope Ebony can survive and find success in this digital age. Read more http://www.afro-netizen.com/2010/03/...al-moment.html ]]> Open Discussion Ernest Gardner http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3613 Money Can Buy Happiness . . . http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3612&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:01:00 GMT They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong.

This report by the National Academy of Sciences reflects that "happiness got better as income rose but the effect leveled out at $75,000."

Quote:
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong.

At least up to a point.

People's emotional well-being - happiness - increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

For folks making less than that, said Angus Deaton, an economist at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University, "Stuff is so in your face it's hard to be happy. It interferes with your enjoyment."

Deaton and Daniel Kahneman reviewed surveys of 450,000 Americans conducted in 2008 and 2009 for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index that included questions on people's day-to-day happiness and their overall life satisfaction.

Happiness got better as income rose but the effect leveled out at $75,000, Deaton said. On the other hand, their overall sense of success or well-being continued to rise as their earnings grew beyond that point.

"Giving people more income beyond 75K is not going to do much for their daily mood ... but it is going to make them feel they have a better life," Deaton said in an interview.

Not surprisingly, someone who moves from a $100,000-a-year job to one paying $200,000 realizes an improved sense of success. That doesn't necessarily mean they are happier day to day, Deaton said.

The results were similar for other measures, Deaton said. For example, people were really happier on weekends, but their deeper sense of well-being didn't change.

Kahneman, a Nobel Prize winning psychologist, and Deaton undertook the study to learn more about economic growth and policy.

Some have questioned the value of growth to individuals, and Deaton said they were far from definitively resolving that question.

But he added, "Working on this paper has brought me a lot of emotional well-being. As an economist I tend to think money is good for you, and am pleased to find some evidence for that."

Overall, the researchers said, "as in other studies of well-being, we found that most people were quite happy and satisfied with their lives."

Comparing their life-satisfaction results with those of other countries, the researchers said the United States ranked ninth after the Scandinavian countries, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland and New Zealand.

The research was supported by the Gallup Organization and the National Institute on Aging.
Does your life experience agree with this? ]]> Open Discussion Thuso http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3612 <![CDATA[9-11 & Evidence]]> http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3604&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:08:27 GMT Was 9-11 a false flag operation? Does the available evidence support the official story? Why did the government conduct a political investigation, instead of an independent investigation? And to this day, the government remains adamantly opposed, to an independent inquiry? Why? Why is there so much... Was 9-11 a false flag operation? Does the available evidence support the official story? Why did the government conduct a political investigation, instead of an independent investigation? And to this day, the government remains adamantly opposed, to an independent inquiry? Why?
Why is there so much enthusiasm to honor, those who perished on 9-11, than there is to independently find out why they perished? Why is there so much resistance for an independent investigation, of an event, that has been used to justify sending our young people overseas to kill and be killed, return home with brain damage, post-traumatic stress disorder or physical disabilities? An event that has been used, to legitimize kidnapping, torture, secret prisons, nullification of hard worn civil liberties, spending billions of dollars on endless wars, while cities and towns cut essential services and lay-off workers.
Shouldn't we really find out, what caused and continues to cause the sickness and death of emergency and clean-up crews, who worked at ground zero? How can anyone be against finding out, why and how, those we affectionately call our heroes, are sick and dying? Why is there such a great effort and wide media coverage , to opposing the building of an Islamic center near ground zero, than there is to finding out what really happened at ground zero, The Pentagon and in Pennslyvania?
How can we honestly honor 9-11 and those who died on that fateful day, as well as those who continue to die, lose limbs and minds as a result of that day, without really knowing what really happened on that day? Should we just 'move on' and 'look forward'? -
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www.americaninquirer.com ]]> Community News nathan57 http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3604 Niche Products: How To Create Niche Products and Services For Rich People http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3603&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:43:46 GMT Unique niche products and services is the number one demand for people, especially in this recession. But who is the most desirable target market for businesses to offer their products to? The rich. Why?

Although the rich can be more demanding than most customers you'll face, the things that make them the most desirable to offer products and services to is extensive. But the obvious advantages is you know they can afford your product or service. Other powerful advantages to offering your product or service to rich people are ...
  • - They make great repeat customers.
  • - People are more influenced by what rich people buy. That alone can influence them to buy your product or service too.
  • - Rich customers can recommend you to friends and family who are also rich in most cases.
  • - Once you sell them, rich people are extremely loyal (provided you continue giving them quality products and service).
  • - They love to shop and buy unique and interesting products and services. Your job if you choose to accept it, is o help them find it.
  • - Rich people are less influenced by recessions and economic downturns.
These are the main reasons why you should create or find niche products or services to offer rich people. Even if you're selling to people on a budget now, you'd be wise to offer premium products or services that would attract a richer client too. Follow the example of many lucrative businesses.

For example, the auto, hotel, airline and food industries. Most offer products and services for the budget minded as well as the luxury minded. Ford offers economy cars but they also offer Lincoln Continental, Marriot offers rooms for the budget minded as well as luxury suites.

Here's 3 Simple But Powerful Ways To Create Niche Products or Services For Rich People:

Create or Find A Niche Product or Service By ...

1. Telling Rich People Where To Go.

No, this suggestion is not what you think at first glance. Although we've all wanted to tell an obnoxious rich person where to go, this suggestion can make you money. Rich people are always looking for the latest. For example, the latest hot spots to vacation, to eat, to shop. In fact the list is endless. A quick way to get your feet wet or to place a foot in the door is to create a specific list that tells rich people where they can vacation, travel shop or eat, etc. Rich people love list. Why? Because it saves them time. And one thing rich people hate to do is waste time.

2. Finding Out What Rich People Hate To Do = Dollars.

A rich man once told me, Roy the secret to getting rich is to find out what people hate to do and find a way to do it for them. So find out what rich people in your target market or area don't like to do, find irritating or disgusting, and charge them to do it. Here’s a bonus tip. If you have a business, find out what your competition doesn't like to do for their rich customers and you start doing it. You could literally steal rich customers from your competition overnight by following this simple tip, I’ve seen it happen more times than I can count.

3. The Magic of Adding Something Extra.

This is one of the easiest yet most powerful and quickest ways to create a niche product or service for affluent customers. Why? Because all you have to do is add one or two elements to an already existing product or service. For example, if you sell pizza you can add extra service your competition isn't doing that's geared to the affluent. Like offering champagne, gourmet pizzas or pizza made with organic ingredients.

The powerful magic behind this idea is in adding an extra service, benefit or convenience rich people in your target market or area of expertise would like. This will often take a keen eye, if you don't have that do a little research and find out what the rich in your target market have a need for and fill it with an extra convenience or service.

Yes, by offering a simple niche product or service to the affluent market you’ll find yourself making 2 to 3 times more with the same or in many cases less amount of work. You'll find it a lot easier by following the 3 step formula. Those who find it hard to sell to rich people ignore the 3 step formula mentioned above. Don’t stop now discover more powerful ways to create and find simple niche products for rich people go to ...
Niche Products For The Rich ]]> troydad7 http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3603 ...... http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3602&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:06 GMT How is it that the government can sit there and say that they are doing all that they can to help the current economic situation when they have the insourcing directive in effect and are only taking away the jobs that our economy thrives on?! That is really confusing to me. How is it that the government can sit there and say that they are doing all that they can to help the current economic situation when they have the insourcing directive in effect and are only taking away the jobs that our economy thrives on?! That is really confusing to me. ]]> Politics alizabeth http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3602 <![CDATA[Why DC's dueling rallies confirm there are two Americas]]> http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3601&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:39:14 GMT This article at The Grio.com points to the differences reflected in the DC rallies this past weekend.

Quote:
"Some have called this summer, "America's summer of racial division". I would have to agree. But, politics, charges of racism and reverse-racism, Shirley Sherrod, the NAACP, and The Tea Party aside, I am now convinced of one stinging truth: I live in two very different Americas."

By Sophia A. Nelson
What do you think? ]]> Politics Thuso http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3601 For-Profit Education: The Next Exploitation of Black America? http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3600&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:26:24 GMT In this article in MochaMoney.com (http://www.mochamoney.com/uncategorized/for-profit-education-the-next-exploitation-of-black-america/#more-4897) Dr. Alonzo Peters makes an interesting observation: ---Quote--- *The Next Wave of Exploitation* You’ve seen their magazine ads, watched their... In this article in MochaMoney.com Dr. Alonzo Peters makes an interesting observation:

Quote:
The Next Wave of Exploitation

You’ve seen their magazine ads, watched their television commercials, listened to their radio pitches. A better life with a solid high paying career can be yours. Financial freedom and independence are just around the corner – if you attend their classes.

In physical classrooms and online, for-profit institutions offer every solution – from certification in cosmetology to four year college degrees, and even MBAs. In the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, their promises are a lifeline, a shot at achieving the American Dream.

Enrollment has skyrocketed. The for-profit University of Phoenix has become the second largest educational system in the country. Only the State University of New York has more students.

Despite their rapid growth and fancy promises, the dirty little secret is that these entities frequently leave their students drowning in debt with no marketable degree, or worst yet, no degree at all.
What’s your take? Do you think for-profit educational programs take advantage of people down on their luck, or do they provide an opportunity some may not otherwise have had? Perhaps you’re a graduate of a for-profit instiitution who’s successfully found secure employment. Share your story. ]]> Open Discussion Thuso http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3600 Healthy Soul Food: Next Sleeping Giant Industry? http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3599&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:44:08 GMT Healthy soul food is becoming the next sleeping giant industry, here's why.
More African Americans have started taking personal responsibility for their health care now more than ever, and that includes diet. Traditional soul food recipes continue to have a reputation as a health concern for many African Americans. This is especially true if your family has a history of high blood pressure, diabetes or strokes.

To meet this growing demand for tastier food without the health hazards, here's a checklist to guide you to cooking and eating healthier soul food.

By using this list you'll find you don't have to give up all of your favorite soul food dishes. But you will have to change your cooking and preparation habits. People have found these alternatives not only satisfying to the taste buds, but to the body as well. Many have reported improved health. For example, better weight control and the desire to exercise more regularly.

By following this simple 5 point checklist many report improved health benefits.

1. Instead of frying in lard or animal fat:
Do this - use peanut oil or cooking spray.
2. Instead of deep frying:
Do this - pan fry, sauté, stir-fry, bake or roast.
3. Instead of flavoring vegetables with fat back, ham hocks or bacon.
Do this - use smoked turkey necks, turkey ham, turkey bacon, or turkey sausage.
4. Instead of cooking with table salt
Do this - use Kosher salt.
5. Instead of eating until you’re full or bloated.
Do this - eat until you’re satisfied.

By following this short healthy soul food checklist, you're reminded to eat healthier. To meet the need to reduce the high rate of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other ailments this 5 point checklist will serve to combat this growing problem.

See the top 20 soul food recipes chosen by readers this month. Plus watch soul food experts and celebrity chefs cook the most popular dishes go to Soul Food Recipes
 ]]> troydad7 http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3599 Seniors Of Color in California http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3598&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:34:18 GMT Half a million Elders of color in California alone cannot make ends meet. Why is this dilemma existing? http://blackradionetwork.com/page.php?storyID=16077 Half a million Elders of color in California alone cannot make ends meet. Why is this dilemma existing?
http://blackradionetwork.com/page.php?storyID=16077 ]]> Open Discussion Ernest Gardner http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3598 How to dispose of a broken CFL light bulb http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3597&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:35:01 GMT Every wondered how to properly dispose of a broken CFL light bulb? A good story is found here on page 26: http://bit.ly/986LF3 If the link does not work, just paste to your browswer Every wondered how to properly dispose of a broken CFL light bulb? A good story is found here on page 26:

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If the link does not work, just paste to your browswer ]]> Open Discussion iidrg http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3597 War On Drugs Or People? http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3596&goto=newpost Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:16:32 GMT President Barack Obama, former president Bill Clinton and former vice-president Al Gore, have all confessed to have used illicit drugs, before they occupied the highest offices in the land. The long list of high profile americans, who have admitted to past illicit drug use, includes very senior... President Barack Obama, former president Bill Clinton and former vice-president Al Gore, have all confessed to have used illicit drugs, before they occupied the highest offices in the land.
The long list of high profile americans, who have admitted to past illicit drug use, includes very senior past, present and perhaps future government officials. This ever growing list includes, former presidential candidates John Kerry, John Edwards and Howard Dean, current New york governor David Paterson, former New York governors George Pataki and Eliot Spitzer, current New York democratic and republican candidates for governor Andrew Cuomo and Rick Lazio, current New York candidates for attorney general, state sen. Eric Schneiderman, Nassau county attorney general Kathleen Rice and Staten Island district attorney Dan Donovan, former New York deputy attorney general Eric Dinallo and current New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. This incomplete list is not nationwide, as you may notice, it focuses mainly on New York figures and a few national ones.
The United states declared illicit drugs to be an 'enemy of the state' and to this end it launched a so-called 'war on drugs'. And for decades the lives of millions of americans, mostly minorities have been turned upside down, economically, socially and politically for merely possessing very small amounts of this 'state enemy'.
But amazingly, prominent americans, even those who confess to past illicit drug use, while seeking high political office, are never considered ineligible nor is there any impact on their economic or social prospects. These 'lucky' americans are allowed to occupy high political office and mete out harsh punishment on those poor and 'unlucky' americans caught doing, what the 'lucky' americans also did! Is this really justice for all? Is the so-called 'war on drugs' really about law and order?
How can the lives of millions of less fortunate americans and their families be destroyed, for the very same so-called offence, that well-to-do americans are openly allowed to get away with, without the slightest consequences? True, these vips were never caught, while they befriended the 'state enemy', but why should those unfortunate to live in overly policed neighborhoods, be condemned to pay severely for the rest of their lives? Is there a hidden agenda behind all this? - http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/1...exander_on_the , http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/03/08-6 & http://www.counterpunch.org/sherman07022010.html

www.americaninquirer.com ]]> Community News nathan57 http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3596 U.S. Black Chamber goes GREEN http://www.izania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3595&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:31:33 GMT The U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce goes GREEN! Interesting. Click link http://bit.ly/bPen3k The U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce goes GREEN! Interesting. Click link

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