Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Whenever singer John Mayer sings his romantic song, “Your Body is a Wonderland”, I can’t help but think of web sites and usability. As a usability consultant, I see the devotion to his lover, and the time he spent uncovering every detail of her being, as the way most web site designers think we approach their web sites. When the lyrics arrive at “Take all your big plans; And break ‘em; This is bound to be a while”, I start giggling. It makes me think of Amazon.com. I’ll explain why.
Do You Have Three Hours To Browse?
Amazon’s jigsaw puzzle-like homepage greets me personally by name, which is smooth talking salesmanship. We’ve obviously “met” before. It has “recommendations” for me. There’s a nifty advertisement that unfolds like those movie screens in school auditoriums where you know you’re about to see something either cool, or gross, in front of all your friends. This ad doesn’t tell me what I should do to get it to go away. When I click it, I’m instantly taken inside the web site to a targeted area. There’s my Gold Box, and my Wish List, and 15,459 links to things I might want to buy. All this is displayed in the first few seconds of my arrival.
Whenever a web site presents me with an onslaught of too much, too soon, I often feel overwhelmed, or angry, and leave the site. If Amazon was a human being with an actual body, I probably wouldn’t like him or her for very long. I would find the physical Amazon pushy, invasive, greedy, egotistical, and likely a hypochondriac. Yet, I did most of my Christmas shopping there last year. Why? What is it about Amazon that makes it such a compelling experience?
To understand the theory behind the type of design Amazon uses, which is copied by thousands of ecommerce web sites, I turned to a different way of seeing and a different kind of art. The type of Cubist art that Pablo Picasso painted seemed to fit.
The Experience of Seeing
People react to web sites the same way they respond to art. They come with an expectation. They see what they want to see. It’s up to the web site design to show them what they did not come to find, or what they may not know they were looking for.
I recently attended an opening night art gallery reception. I know the artist and his family. Standing in front of one of his vibrantly colorful pieces, a scene of someone entering a store from a busy New York City street, he pointed things out to me. “The brown brush strokes over here are the back of woman’s head as the person enters the store. Note the hand on the door handle.” The colorful canvas portrays glimpses of city life, such as signs, lights, clothing, people, and buildings. I began to imagine cars honking and that I’m breathing city smog. Amazingly, none of the illustrations are clearly defined. The artist drops clues and the rest is left to your imagination and emotions. You see what you want to see. I know I’m seeing the painting differently than the other people viewing it because I can hear their remarks.
Then, my artist friend says, “Ever since my Dad’s experience, I see everything differently.”
A few years ago, at the age of 19, my friend came home to find his father nearly bleeding to death from botched major surgery in which he was discharged too early from the hospital. His chest literally opened back up and my friend held it together with his bare hands while family members got medical help. He saved his father’s life. Since then, his artwork took on a new form. From this artist’s point of view, everything is present, in the moment, all the time. We normally see it in bits and pieces, and then miss most of what’s around us.
This struck a chord with me. Should a homepage, for example, present everything the web site offers all at once? Is there a way to do this by offering clever clues or gentle nudges that leave enough to the imagination to make the visitor want to stay on the page until it all comes “into focus”?
This was one of the experiences that brought me to link Pablo Picasso and web design. Pablo Picasso felt that only by means of our awareness do things come into being. We’re normally unaware of something until it matters to us.
Awareness, Experience and Persuasive Architecture
Impressionist art is not about painting objects as they are seen, but more about the experience of seeing them.
Andrew Chak writes in his book, Submit Now: Designing Persuasive Web Sites, “What our users see are the web pages in front of them at the very moment they are trying to do something. Each page either helps them move forward in the process or puts them a step back. If you have gaps in your functionality or you don’t provide guidance to your users, you can’t expect them to just figure it out.”
One solution for guiding web site visitors to important pages or items is through the use of persuasion and making a site desirable. For example, when a product is designed, some thought is also given to the human response to it or the experience of using it. The same can be true for web sites.
Amazon utilizes persuasive techniques. Remember that “movie screen” ad? When clicked on, it deliberately took me deeper into the web site. Other web sites use marketing content expertly written to keep you interested enough to keep browsing. Even better are embedded links within that text.
By comparison, Google’s homepage interface is minimalistic and simple. Yet someone realized it wasn’t bringing everything Google does out into the open, so they designed Soople.com, which efficiently lists everything on one page. No extra clicks. No navigation to learn. The obvious tasks are presented at once, for instant access. Someone at Google forgot to read Andrew Chak’s Principle #4 – “You know everything about your site, but your users know nothing.”
Both the Soople and Amazon design approach quickly bring the user into the web environment, to experience it, not just stare at it and figure out how it works first. This is how we also like to experience art.
Task, Task Task
Which design is best for your web site? Do you offer up the mixed salad and plop some tomatoes on top or do you lay out a buffet-style table of dishes, organized by food group, and let people choose?
Picasso once said, “I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.” The development of Cubism allowed an overlapping and interpenetrating of planes on a canvas. This is how Picasso offered glimpses of his subject, and how my artist friend could paint and capture layers upon layers of human life on an 8 x 8 piece of material. It’s not always easy to know where to “enter” a Picasso painting. The point of view is simply “everything, all at once”.
It’s not always easy to know where to enter a web site either. Every visitor has a different mission. Chak refers to them as “Browsers, Evaluators, Transactors and Customers.”
Math and science found inspiration on Cubism and the notion of “continuous dimension of consciousness” or what we call three or even four dimensions. Jason Edward Kaufman writes in his essay, Pioneering Cubism, “More specifically, Einstein’s general theory of relativity found its first artistic expression Cubist art. The plotting of an object in a field consisting of and defined by the artist’s moving point of view suggests, as Einstein posited, a ‘time-space continuum’ whose makeup is contingent on point of point of view.”
The idea of being able to bring different experiences to art, and enter a painting from different areas based upon your experience is something that can apply to web sites as well as cubist art. How do you plan a web site’s “continuous dimension of consciousness?” In other words, how do you keep people on your web site, no matter what their original intent is? Regardless of whether their intent is just to browse, or to evaluate the site? Or to conduct a transaction, or to return as a customer?
That can be done during the web site planning stage, by taking the helpful steps of assigning business, user and web site goals. Write them out in detail. You can title those “My Web Site Requirements” if you’d like. Having them on paper can be very helpful.
As you move towards finishing your web site, you can test it to make sure it met those original requirements, and didn’t stray. Selling custom furniture on your web site is a business requirement that might not be met if you also have Google ads on your homepage. While the ads may make money, they will send away potential customers for the furniture you offer.
Also consider whose point of view you are designing for. Is it yours or your web site visitors? While an artist paints from within, rather than focusing upon who is going to see the finished product or what they’ll do with it, a web site owner has to be concerned with the reactions of the viewers who see the site. The designer has to consider who the visitors are and what they want to do on your web site.
How do you assign business, user, and web site goals? Think in terms of creating tasks, both in-house and for users. A business requirement may be to get sales leads. The task is to design a form, or provide “call to action” click paths to products that inspire purchases, such as sale items.
A user’s task may be to find a customer representative at the company to speak with about a product. You may have anticipated this email or phone call, and made a contact form, and put your phone number on the site. But how easy did you make it for the customer to identify and describe a page and product on a page so that customers who call-in or email can communicate properly? Don’t make them say, “It’s 5 clicks into that category after you go to the second section from the third button on the left.” That will not only confuse your customer, but also the customer service representative.
The web site’s goal is to persuade and make any task easy to find and perform. No matter how busy the design appears, if tasks are obvious, and easy to understand and use, the visitor will remain. By focusing on their actions and reactions by creating task assignments, you manage to make both a salad or buffet approach easy to use.
What a Lovely Hat You’re Wearing
How do you get someone to see your site the way artists like people to experience their art? You bring the user into the scene. You give the web site substance.
At first glance, when we meet someone, we scan his or her appearance. We make some judgments as to the who and what the person is, and maybe where
they’re from. We have less to go on for the how and why. Dating helps. So does a drink at the local pub. For each page of your web site, an introductory paragraph that quickly and simply answers these questions will suffice.
Google does it with “I’m Feeling Lucky”. They’ve instantly invited you inside, with that little teasing gesture. The happy colors logo doesn’t hurt either. Those big “O’s” look like eyes, don’t they?
Amazon does everything but prepare me a cup of espresso. Their homepage addresses me by name at least 5 times. Other words are “your” as in “your new releases” and “new for you”. Most web sites use “what’s new” and “we”. Amazon likes me, so I buy stuff from them. It’s that simple.
Blog writers also captivate us by pulling us into their world and giving us everything. They share all, from piercing their navel to what they think of their neighbor’s motorcycle shocking them out of bed at 6:30 am every morning. They describe these things so exquisitely that you squirm at the thought of the poor belly button and you can hear the Harley rumble in your head. We love our personal dramas. We think, no, we KNOW, everyone else does too.
Like Picasso’s art, and that of others, you want to know something about it, even if at first you don’t understand it.
What The Artists Taught Me
For months I’ve been trying to find “that something” that’s been bothering me about web site usability, specifically the age-old question, “Why do some web sites sell and others don’t? “
I came close when I began using user personas during usability testing. By watching my process, my clients realize how important their web site visitor is When someone can’t order what he or she needs from a laptop and cell phone during a twenty-minute bumpy train ride to work, this is a potential lost sale.
Picasso helped me see how we can direct someone’s attention even when there are many layers of thought streaming in.
When my artist friend said, “I see the things most people miss” during the most mundane of tasks, such as opening a door, or as in his painting of a view from a toy story window, I began to understand. His paintings put back the missing pieces from our view that we skim over every day. His art, like Picasso’s, does it with layers, with hints of things that make you curious, and with details that bring you into the moment.
Persuasiveness and desirability in web site design are in the details. They’re in the point of view and in the delivery, and more than anything else, in the experience of interaction. They are that inner cosmic connection between the web site and site visitor.
This is what distinguishes web sites from one another and makes some of them functional and productive pieces of art.
Usability Consultant, Kimberly Krause Berg, is the owner of UsabilityEffect.com, http://www.Cre8pc.com& Cre8asiteForums.com. Her background in organic search engine optimization, combined with web site usability consulting, offers unique insight into web site development.
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
The Smoothy Prober moulded from easily washable plastic, to make sure it is very safe to enjoy. The Smoothy Prober is also supplied with a additional vibrator package, make no mistake, this is as sex toy of the best quality. This sex aid has cleverly made ribs, which will lift your out of hours pleasure to another level. The Smoothy Prober is produced in numerous lengths, colors and widths. The pliable construction of the Smoothy Prober allows penetration at angles that may not be achievable during normal intercourse, allowing the user dabble in new and exciting pleasures and previously un-explored parts of your body.
The company responsible for this sex toy, Rapide Pleasure are one of the most widely known and liked businesses concerned with the design and production of sex aids. They are distributors for a huge selection of alternative top range toys such as the 9 Inch Intruder and the legendary American Super Dong. Rapide Pleasure are a really cost competitive, so you can make your purchase knowing you are unlikely to see any a lower cost offer through another company.
The Smoothy Prober has been a great seller for Rapide Pleasure for the past four years. It’s popularity is down to the unit’s stunning performance. This toy would make the great compliment to any ones collection. The Smoothy Prober is also surprisingly popular with men of either orientation. This product would also make a good first time double ended dildo for anyone who does not already possess a sex aid. Designed for two people, but great for use on those those lonely nights. The Smoothy Prober is ideal for stimulation of any female erogenous zones.
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
It is very tempting to use fancy looking fonts when designing a web page. After all, the fancier the font the more attractive it will be to visitors and the more likely they will be to stay at your page once they’ve gotten there. Actually, the reverse is often true.
Most people go to a web page because they are interested in the information that is there, either an article they want to read about something or maybe it’s a product or service site that requires them to navigate through a number of pages to find the product or service that they are looking for. The last thing they want to do is have to battle with the font on the page because it is difficult to read.
There are several things that make fonts easy or hard to read and each one is equally as important. Fonts are made up of many properties but the most important of these are type, size and color. The type of font refers to how the font characters themselves are displayed. The most common fonts are Times New Roman and Ariel because they are the most easy to read. The reason they are the most easy to read is because they are plain and simple.
There is nothing fancy about them as opposed to a font like, say, Potter, which is an excellent representation of the fonts used in the Harry Potter movie series. They may look real cool but they are not easy to read.
Maybe for a word or two, no problem. But a whole page of Harry Potter fonts could become a reading nightmare for a visitor to your site.
Now, suppose your site was about Harry Potter. In that case it would be okay to maybe have some words using that font, such as maybe headings and the first word of each paragraph. But the majority of your text you would still need to be in easy to read font.
This way you capture the flavor of the Harry Potter world and still give your readers an easy to read experience.
Size is another issue about fonts. Not everybody has 20-20 vision. You don’t want the fonts on your page to be too small. If they are, some people are going to have a difficult time reading the material on the page.
A good size for a paragraph font is about 12 to 14 point. Headings can be a little bigger, maybe between 16 and 20 point. By keeping the size of your font within normal parameters you give your visitors the best chance of an easy read of your page.
By keeping these few simple things in mind you assure your visitors of the most pleasant experience possible when visiting your pages.
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Staying current with today’s cosmetics trends doesn’t mean you need to hire a make-up artist to follow you around 24/7. This season’s hottest cosmetics are simply fun and gorgeous, and anyone can do it with a little know-how. You probably already have almost everything you need for this season, with just a few key purchases to update your look.
Let’s start with the eyes. Spring is the time to put away your dark matte winter colors and lighten up! Sheer colors are very in this year, with everything from green to orange showing up on eyes. The key is to apply with a light hand and never extend too far from your lid to your brow, or you’ll end up looking clownish. Blue eyeliner has been seen all over the runways this season, but how to do it yourself? If you are unsure, start with light sheer blues that you can apply with a fine tip. If you have any blue eye shadows collecting dust now is the time to break them out. Simply use a slanted brush to apply a light dusting only around the outer edges of your eyes; this is sure to give you a fresh, pretty look without going overboard.
Lips and cheeks should also lighten up for spring. Glosses should replace heavier winter lipsticks, but any shade goes. Don’t forget to lighten up on the lips if you are playing up your eyes. Focusing on one feature will help any makeup colors look subtle and natural, even when using some of the more bold spring colors. Shimmery pink for lips and for cheeks is always a hit, and helps to give anyone a bright youthful glow.
Try to ease up on your foundation use in the spring and summer months. Overuse of these products can make you feel weighed down and gives your skin a dull appearance. If your complexion is relatively clear and smooth, opt for oil absorbing sheets rather than loose or pressed powder. This helps to reduce shine without adding layers of makeup to your face. If you do use a powder during the hot months, such as a bronzer, try to opt for loose powder since you can apply less.
When it comes to this season’s makeup trends, the thing to remember is have fun and experiment! Buying just one of the new colors can be just enough to update your look and keep your current.
Cynthia Bates is an Internet specialist, and periodically writes beauty and makeup articles for MakeupCraze.com.
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
When fuel prices were low, it was often difficult to justify the upfront cost of cash required to install solar panels, solar water heaters and similar equipment. The reason was simple to understand – it would simply take too long to recoup the cost of the equipment in the form of lower energy bills.
But that was then. As energy prices continue to go up, the amount of time required to recoup the upfront cost goes down. In addition, a number of state and local tax incentives make it even easier for homeowners to go solar and save money right away.
Photovoltaic systems have also come a long way. The costs of installing solar panels is still high, with a typical two kilowatt installation of OVR Solar solar panels costing at least £10,000 / ($20, 000) in most cases, but special tax incentives and long term energy savings can help homeowners recoup those upfront costs faster than ever before.
Governments around the world are increasingly willing to help. This tax savings can help eligible homeowners recoup some of the costs of installing solar panels and solar water heating systems up front, in addition to the energy savings they will enjoy down the road.
Any homeowner considering the installation of a solar system should be sure to check with his or her state and city to determine what types of tax breaks are available. It’s sensible to look into what help your local authorities are willing to provide. Just Google it to find out what help is available to you.
The amount of time required to recoup the entire cost of a solar panel roof installation will vary according to a number of factors, including the cost of the materials and installation, the availability of tax rebates, tax breaks and other incentives, and of course the price of traditional forms of energy.. However, as the prices for heating oil, gas and other forms of traditional energy continue to soar, so will demand for alternatives
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Clutter – stashed, stacked, strewn. I frequently come back to this topic because it’s like the Lochness Monster – it may disappear for a time in our lives, but it seems to creep up on us until it rears its ugly head again! Let’s do battle!
Right now on my front porch is a pile of bags and boxes full of shoes, purses, kitchen stuff, grooming products, lamps, an old VCR, tape players, and other perfectly good things that we just aren’t using anymore. All this perfectly good stuff is going to a new home (courtesy of a great charity organization) where it will be put to good use, instead of sitting in our basement or in the back of the closet. Does this feel great? You bet!!
Why does it feel so good to get rid of the clutter in your life? When your life (or your closet) is so crammed with “stuff” that it’s overflowing, there’s no margin, no space for something new and wonderful to come into your life. If you are feeling stuck – start clearing the decks!
If you go into an office or come home to a cluttered, crowded, disorganized space, you don’t have the chance to fully recharge your batteries. That is sapping your energy. Most of us have become masters of disguise, too, keeping our clutter well- hidden behind closet doors, in bottom drawers, in the basement. But, you KNOW it’s there, and it has the same effect.
“At some level of awareness, you become the caretaker for every scrap of stuff you keep. Don’t kid yourself: You are devoting a proportional amount of psychological energy to every object in your domain whether or not you are aware of it from moment to moment.” – Jeff Campbell, Clutter Control
OK, so you’re convinced. Now what?
Set aside one segment of time – an evening, a Saturday morning, an hour here and there – and devote it to cleaning just one area of your home. It could be one drawer, your desk, your pantry, your medicine cabinet, one section of your closet. If you are a professional pack rat, here are some tips for you:
1. DO ask yourself: “When was the last time I used this item?” If you can’t remember – then toss it (or donate it). If you haven’t used it in 6 months – toss it.
2. DON’T ask yourself these questions: “Is this useful?” or “Might I use this someday?” Obviously, the answer would be “yes”, and you’ll keep collecting clutter on top of clutter, and never get rid of anything.
3. Invite a friend over to help. Not another packrat or collector, but someone who is not attached to your junk and will find it easier to be objective about tossing stuff out.
4. Start appreciating the value and beauty of empty space! You’ve all seen those “clean sweep” shows on TV. You know how thrilled those people are when they see their newly reorganized space – complete with clean, white space on the walls, in the cabinets, and on the closet racks.
Every client I have worked with finds this victory over the battle with clutter to be one of their most helpful and rewarding accomplishments. Their lives improve, they get unstuck, they become more productive and disciplined in other areas of their lives – they are basically happier, freer, more energetic people.
Once you’ve done it, keep on doing it. Make this a lifestyle habit. There are many books and websites out there on clearing clutter and getting organized. If you just can’t do it on your own, get a buddy who wants to take on this task in their own life. Commit to each other.
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Get started today, and have your first victory celebration as you begin to win the battle with clutter!
Edi Sowers of LifeHouse Coaching is a Life Strategy and Business Coach who works with professional women who work from home and face the challenge of balancing their professional and personal priorities. Visit her at http://www.lifehousecoaching.com to receive her free weekly articles in “Blueprints for a Dream Life.”
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Are you facing problem getting a loan, just because you have a bad credit history? If yes, then there is good news for you. Now you can avail a loan specially designed for people like you, popularly known as “Bad Credit Secured Loan”.
A Bad Credit Secured Loan is defined as a secured loan for people with bad credit. Lenders define “bad credit” as a black spot in your credit report, it includes missing a credit card payment, defaulting on a previous loan, filing for bankruptcy in the past seven years or not paying your taxes.
A secured loan is a loan that is secured against property. Secured personal loans are suitable for when you are trying to raise a large amount; are having difficulty getting an unsecured personal loan or have a poor credit history. The interest rate charged is low as compared to that in the case of unsecured loan.
A poor or bad credit history can happen to anyone, to even you or me. In case you fail to make payments that were due on the previous loan just because you had no money with you. Your default will get noticed in your credit report and can pose as a hindrance in taking a loan. Considering all these circumstances the Bad credit secured loans is introduced to help those who are in trouble and couldn’t get the loan just because they have a bad credit score.
You can get a Bad Credit Secured loan only if you own a property. Your property will work as a security against the loan. You can borrow any amount from £5,000 to £75,000 and repay it over any period from 5 to 25 years. Bad Credit Secured Loan is an easy and manageable route to generate extra cash.
You can use the Bad Credit Secured Loan for any purpose. You can use the loan to buy your dream car or you can go out for a luxurious holiday or you can make improvement in your home or for debt consolidation or anyway you like. It solely depends on you how you wish to spend it.
If you are looking for a Bad credit secured loan, first you should shop around, though it will be a little difficult for you but your efforts will definitely pay you in future by getting the best deal for you. One of the fastest growing industries online is the financial industry. Now you can look for the online lenders who can offer you loan that you need. You can browse through various credit website and can choose among them. And then, you can compare the quotes of different lenders and look for the deal that is most suitable and match your expectations.
A Bad Credit Secured Loan allows you to borrow money at a far better rate than an Unsecured Loan because your home is used as security. Bad credit secured loan can also be used to tackle bad credit. This loan offers not only a remedy to the bad credit but also helps in building a positive or good credit status.
Bad Credit Secured Loan provides opportunity to people with bad credit to take loan and fulfill their desires by keeping their property as a security with the lender and can upgrade their credit status.
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Here’s the first mortgage term you should learn – Standard Variable Rate, or SVR. This is the interest rate you will be paying on the total amount you are borrowing. It is usually expressed as a percentage, and is different from an APR (Annual Percentage Rate). An APR includes all costs associated with the loan, such as interest, fees, any compulsory insurances etc.
While interest rates can vary quite widely across the board, all lenders will have a Standard Variable Rate. It’s the default rate for their mortgages, and can provide a good indication of whether they are offering good deals. Comparing different lenders’ SVRs is one way to get an idea of who has lower rates generally – though there will be exceptions to this rule.
This rate fluctuates, going up or down according to the economy and the lender. The biggest factor that effects SVRs is the Base Rate set by the Bank of England. In recent years this has been kept relatively low, and mortgage interest rates have been particularly good for borrowers. However, this could change and you should bear in mind that rates could go up in the future.
Many mortgages start off with special introductory rates, and then revert to the SVR after a set period. These include capped and collared mortgages. There are also ‘fixed rate’ and ‘interest only’ mortgages available, which are covered in more detail further on in the guide. When considering mortgages with special introductory rates, you should also take into account what the SVR is likely to be once your initial period is over. Many mortgages come with the condition that you stick with the same one for several years, even after the special offer period is over. There will often be penalties if you want to change mortgage within this tied period.
Interest calculation, interest charging
Be aware that there is a difference between interest calculation and interest charging. Some mortgages calculate interest daily, which works out as fairer for the borrower as your overall balance is reducing every month, and therefore the interest will be reducing too (even by a tiny fraction, every little helps!). Other lenders calculate interest monthly or annually, although annual calculation should be avoided if at all possible, as you will be paying the same interest for a whole year despite your balance having been reduced by your repayments. You should also ensure that your interest is charge in arrears, rather than in advance.
Joseph Kenny writes for the Loans Store and offer more information on personal loans and other loan topics available on site.
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Are you thinking of starting a small pressure washer business to help clean up the world and make a little money? You might be surprised how many mobile pressure washers companies there are in the United States; approximately 45,000 of them. And since God made dirt on the Third Day; Genisis 1:9 – 1:12. Obviously since God created the dirt it keeps getting all over everything and thus a business was born. Starting a Mobile Pressure Washing Business is not as difficult as you think. It is important to decide what types of things you would like to wash and specialize in a few. Here is a list of potential items to wash, think about it. What do you want to wash today?
INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES
Aviation Fuel Tanks
Aircraft Hangers
Air Cargo Containers
Air Conditioning Units
Air Crushing Cardboard Containers
Antique, Classic Cars
Automobile Dealerships
Auto Detailing
Airport Runways
Amusement Parks
Amusement Rides
Animal Kennels
Apartment Complexes
Army
Asphalt
ATV’s (All Terrain Vehicles)
Awnings
Backhoes
Banners
Barrels, Giant
Bathrooms, Beaches
Bathrooms, Parks
Bathrooms, Schools
BBQ Trailers, Etc.
Bicycles
Billboards And Signs
Blimps
Block Walls
Booths
Brick
Bridges, Concrete
Bridges, Graffiti
Bridges, Steel
Buildings – Brick, Stucco, Wood, Plastic
Buildings, Portable
Bulldozers
Cable Dispensing Trailers
Cages, Zoos
Camping Grounds
Canopies
Car Frames
Car Washes
Car Waxing
Carnival Rides
Carousel Rides
Carpet Cleaning
Cemetery Headstones, Etc.
Chimneys
Churches
City Hall
City Sidewalks
Colleges
Common Areas
Concrete
Condominium Complexes
Concession Stands
Containers
Convalescent Hospitals
Cranes
Dairy Equipment
Decals Removal
Detailing
Docks And Boat Slips
Dog Runs
Doors, Loading Docks
Doors, Storage Yards
Drilling Equipment
Drive Thus
Driveways
Drain Cleanouts
Drainage Ditches
Duct Cleaning
Electric Cars
Electric Companies
Engines
Excavating Equipment
Farming Equipment
Fast Food Restaurants
Fences
Fire Damage
Fire Hose
Fire Planes
Fire Trucks
Flag Poles
Fork Lifts
Gas Tanks
Gazebos
Glass, Holiday Window Paint
Glass, Store Fronts
Go Carts
Golf Carts
Golf Courses
Government Offices
Graffiti Removal
Grading Equipment
Grease
Greenhouses
Gun Removal
Gutters
Hand Ball Courts
Handicap Ramps/Signs
Hangers
Helicopters
High Schools
Highway Signs/Markers
Historic Buildings
Hoods, Restaurants
Horse Stables
Horse Trailers
House Prepping
Ice Bins
Incinerators
Industrial Conveyor Belts
Industrial Hoists
Industrial Jet Engines
Industrial Machinery
Industrial Presses
Jeans
Kitchens
Landfills
Lockers
Mail Boxes
Military
Missions
Mobile Homes
Monster Trucks
Monuments
Motels
MRI – Mobile Units
Navy
Neon Signs
Nurseries
Oil Companies
Oil Wells
Outdoor Decorations
Paint Prepping
Paint Removal
Park And Rides
Parking Garages
Parks
Patios/Furniture
Pavement Sealers
Phone Booths
Pipe Companies
Plastic Pool Covers
Plastic Toys
Playground Equipment
Pool Decks
Port-A-Potties
Private Schools
Produce Stands
Property Management Companies
Public Parking Lots
Public Transportation Services
Public Utilities
Pumps, Irrigation
Racing Cars/Trailers
Racquetball Courts
Railroads, Equipment
Rain Gutters
Restaurants
Retaining Walls
Retirement Communities
Roof
Rust
R.V.’s
R.V. Parks
Sandblasting
Sandstone
Satellite Dishes
Schools
Screens
Scuba Equipment
Septic Tanks
Service Stations
Shopping Carts
Showers, Beach
Sidewalks, Shopping Centers
Skateboard Parks
Stadiums
Stain Removal
Store Fronts
Studios
Super Markets
Swimming Pools
Tanks, Water
Tennis Courts
Tile
Tire Companies
Toll Bridges
Tract Homes
Tractors
Trash Areas
Trash Containers
Trash, Schools
Truck Dealers
Ultralights
Upholstery
Utility Companies
Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuum Trucks
Valet Parking Lots
Vending machines
Vertical Blinds
Visitor Centers
Walls
Walmarts
Warehouses
Water Damage
Water Trucks
Window Washing
Wineries
Wire Wheels
Wind Generators
Yard Services
Youth Centers
Did you think of more not on this list, most people who read it do; well I am glad to report you can wash those to. Think about it.
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Let’s continue our discussion…..on our golf training program article.
Now, the best and last 2 simple & proven ways to improve your golf on the course.
Finding out your “physical and mental limitations” is the first step towards a lifelong better game of golf. Once you find out what’s keeping you (which is quite easy) from making that perfect swing, you can set up a game plan to improve it.
It may be a flexibility or a matter of adjustment or changes and even mental issues, or it may be a strength issue. But either way, you’ve got to find out what it is. Even veteran golfers are not spared from this. Is golf training program really works?
The most common issue (especially for the older golfer) is flexibility. Not being able to rotate your body fully on the backswing (this may even injure your back or spine) , creating that power and torque for maximum clubhead speed.
If your back swing is cut short, you may even LOSE yards on your drives! And I say again; no amount of lessons or hitting balls will make that any better. You’ve got to do specific golf stretches to improve this limitation.
Now on the other side of these limiting factors is strength, specific to golf. And one of the most common limitations is weak the back of the upper leg. The role of this is critical. It allows you to maintain your golf posture throughout the swing and for 18 holes. It prevents undo strain on your lower back. And can give you a steady, comfortable position while putting.
If your hamstrings are weak, I can almost say with certainty, you’ve got some low-back pain or injury. This is prevalent in older golfers and even the younger ones too.
Back pain is the number reason to keep a golfer from playing his/her best. Have you ever walked off the course with your back in pain? I’m sure at one time or another you have. You can’t just enjoy this game of golf, if your hamstring is weak. So, is there a solution for this without injuring your back and up your golf level.
Now do you think hitting more balls or taking more lessons will improve this? I think you know the answer.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of “Why Talking A Golf Training Program Isn’t Always The Answer?”
Eddy’s website is about Golf Training Program.
Eddy’s website is about Golf Training Program.
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