Lily Welsh reports:
"Bail bonds can only be written by a licensed bond writer, also known as a surety bondsman or professional bondsman. Licensing rules are set by states, so they vary depending on where you live. The actual process of writing the bond also varies, depending on either state law or county law, but while the specifics differ, the general procedure is the same. Become a licensed bond writer. In most states, bond writers are certified by your state's department of insurance, but your state's government website will point you to the correct licensing body. Most states require you to submit an application demonstrating that you meet their guidelines. Generally, these guidelines refer to age, education and criminal background. You may be required to take a bond writing course before you can be approved for a license. Pay a licensing fee in your home county. After being approved on a state level as a bond writer, in most cases, you will be required to pay a fee to the county court in the county in which you plan to do business. The fee varies from state to state. In most cases, the fee must be paid annually. File collateral with the county court. The court will have a minimum amount of collateral, in the form of cash and/or certificates of deposit, that the bond writers have to maintain with the court. They will also have rules regarding how many times your collateral amount you can write bonds for...Post the bond with the court. When a customer hires you to write a bail bond for [the] defendant, visit the county courthouse and file the required paperwork. The bond you write is an insurance policy you are giving to the court that the defendant will show up for her court case. Your collateral helps to guarantee further that she will comply with her court date. If a defendant you bond out does not show up for a date, you will lose the amount of your bond and have to collect that amount from your customer, as per your agreement with them." Barbara Bean-Mellinger reports:
"Good advertising does more than let people know you're open for business. A well-written ad reaches out to people as if you're speaking just to them. Rather than look at writing the ad as an overwhelming challenge, look at it as your opportunity to tell people exactly what they need to know to hire your company. Like anything well-written, it takes practice and a lot of editing to make it just right. Luckily, what you say and how you say it is entirely within your control...Before you can begin to write an ad to attract business, you have to know who you're trying to attract and who else wants to attract them, too. Decide if you're looking for owners of condos, mansions or something in between; whether you have a preference for interior or exterior painting; whether you'll do partial jobs such as single rooms or ceilings; or whether you focus on homes or big commercial projects. It's just as important to know your competition. Though there most likely are many other painters in your area, your direct competitors are those who do the same type of work and size of jobs as you...Provide examples of what you do especially well. In addition to painting professionally, starting and finishing a job on time and on budget is important to customers. It's a plus if the company owner works on jobs, or supervises them. Let people know...if you specialize in any techniques. If you've been in business for a number of years, talk about having many satisfied customers. Conversely, if your business is new, make that a positive by talking about fresh, new ideas and your experience in the industry...How you get your message across is just as important as what you say in your ad. Help your audience imagine what it would be like to work with you by painting a picture -- telling a story -- for them. If you have the space, use customer testimonials that glowingly report what a beautiful job you do, what a pleasure you are to work with and how pleased they are that they hired you. If space is limited, use powerful, descriptive words such as efficient, professional, pleasure and transform. Turn the most important idea into your headline. It shouldn't tell the whole story; just get their attention so they'll read on. If you can, offer a discount or other one-time deal...Small businesses are held to the same standards as multinational corporations when it comes to advertising. According to the Federal Trade Commission Act, everything stated in your ad must be truthful, not deceptive or misleading. You must be able to...back up your claims with facts or proof...The FTC considers the entire ad and the meaning it conveys when deciding if it is misleading, so omitting something that could make a difference to the consumer is as critical as being untruthful." Rebecca Renner reports:
"When giving a speech or writing a paper, it's important to keep in mind how the audience perceives you. How much of your information they trust depends on your level of credibility. Credibility is another way of saying how trustworthy something is. To build your credibility in an informative speech outline, you must give your audience reasons why you would be right. Some things you might include to make your audience think you're credible are your background, your experience with the subject matter or personal characteristics that make you intrinsically trustworthy...A credibility statement is a sentence or two in a paper or a speech that discusses reasons why the audience should trust the speaker. A credibility statement is generally introduced toward the beginning of an informative speech outline, directly after the introduction of the subject. The credibility statement’s purpose is to convince the audience that the speaker is trustworthy and the information they're providing is credible...Credibility statements rely on rhetorical appeals, primarily an appeal to ethics. Ethical appeals boost the audience’s trust of the speaker by introducing information that defines the speaker’s character. The best ethical appeals are directly related to the content of the paper or speech...To write an appropriate credibility statement, succinctly give information about your background that lets your audience know you would reasonably have access to the information you're sharing. In an informative speech outline, place the statement toward the beginning of your speech. If you feel that your background does not match your subject, you can substitute feelings of goodwill for your audience. If your audience feels...you have their best interest at heart, they will be more likely to trust the information that you share. You can also add related information about yourself that paints you as the speaker or writer in a positive light, highlighting your trustworthy character." Hogan Injury reports:
"Social media has been part of our daily lives for many years now...As of April this year, Facebook has 2.2 billion monthly active users, making it the first social network to surpass 1 billion registered accounts. That’s almost a third of the world population. With the prevalence of social media and its presence in our day-to-day encounters, it is important to get to know the laws that surround these social networking sites, as well as regulations that certain industries have in terms of social media use. Legal Liabilities of Social Media Sites
Below are some of the regulations of different agencies that have implications for the use of social media.
Barbie Carpenter reports:
"If you're applying for an individual grant or heading up a [grant writing] team at your organization, then take time to acquire the skills you need to succeed as a grant writer...Research skills are key for any grant writer. Your grant proposal should identify a need, which explains why you or your organization [are] deserving of the grant. Facts, figures and statistics can back up your argument and convince the committee to award the grant to you...Knowing how to accrue and explain this research is essential for grant writers...Grant writers should be able to convince their readers that they have identified a problem and have the plan to solve it. Persuasive writing includes looking at the benefits of the solution, from how many people it helps to how much of an impact it has on the community...Because funding organizations receive many grant proposals, they provide clear guidelines on what to include in the proposal and how to submit it. Therefore, grant writers must have attention to detail to ensure that their grant follows the organization's specific guidelines. Funding organizations might eliminate grant proposals that do not comply with guidelines, so it is essential for grant writers to understand and follow these standards. An eye for detail and an ability to revise will ensure the grant is correct...[A] successful grant writer should have the ability to identify tasks and complete them on a strict timeline. Without proper research, writing cannot begin, so grant writers must adhere to a schedule to ensure their proposal goes in before the deadline." Michelle Barry reports:
"Donation letters are a vital part of the funding of most charities and nonprofit organizations. Executives and companies are inundated with donation requests. To be effective, yours must stand out from the rest and also connect with the person reading it...Stating the purpose of your letter -- soliciting donations -- [up-front] gives the reader clear indication of what you are writing about. If you wait until the end of the letter, your recipient may feel she was the victim of a 'bait and switch' tactic. By relaying your desire for donations early, you start a relationship of trust and integrity early, which may lead them to be more inclined to donate...Find an angle that connects personally with your recipient and ties them to your organization's cause...To create sample letters that would connect with numerous recipients, research the boards and committees for charities similar to your own. This way you can draft one personalization that connects to all the members of the board...Put genuine passion and honesty into your description of your cause or organization. Companies are often flooded with donation requests. To stand out from the rest, avoid anything that sounds like a form letter and speak from the heart about what makes you passionate about this cause. The genuine enthusiasm you have will resonate through your words...Include examples from people your cause or organization has helped. This showcases what the donations you request can help to achieve. It also puts a face to whatever check the recipient writes. Choose the most compelling and heartwarming stories from your testimonials to have the strongest impact. You could also customize the narratives to the particular interests of the recipient, choosing those they are most likely to connect with." Hogan Injury reports:
"Businesses should always consider their employees’ overall well-being. An employee’s health is a big factor that affects their productivity and capacity to interact with other employees to facilitate teamwork within an organization. A worker’s physical health is important since it plays a big role when it comes to doing physical tasks at work[;] being physically fit also means that employees are not going to miss a day of work because of sickness. Determining the status of a person’s physical health is quite easy and often the primary concern of many employers[;] mental health, on the other hand, is harder to detect but can cause dire consequences not just to the employee but their employers as well. Risks for physical harm inside the workplace are easily seen, and workplace accidents can be prevented by taking the proper precautions. However, there are also a lot of risk factors for mental health that can be found in working environments. These mental health risks are mostly connected to the interaction between people within the organization. An example of this is when an employee feels...bullied or singled out in the office. Some mental health risks are related to the skills and competencies of an employee or the support they receive from the business they work for. For instance, an employee was given a project that fits their skill set, but if the company refuses to provide this employee with the resources to finish the project, that could affect the mental health of the employee. Mental health risks inside the workplace may also be connected to an employee’s actual job. Consistent overloading of work or assigning tasks that are unsuitable to an employee’s skill set can have a huge impact. Some jobs inherently have higher personal risks than others, [such as] being a doctor or a firefighter[,] for example. These jobs often take a toll because lives of other people are at stake, leading...people in these professions to resort to harmful coping mechanisms like alcohol abuse or the use of psychoactive drugs. Employers should start thinking about creating a healthier workplace if they want to sustain good productivity among their employees and to reduce staff turnover. Happier employees tend to stay with the company they are working for and could be beneficial for any business...in the long run, especially workflows that require expertise that is built over time. A healthy workplace is one where employees and managers work together to create a working environment that is conducive to ideas that can help accomplish business goals. For employees suffering from mental health issues because of work, you may be able to file a claim on your workers’ compensation insurance. You would have to prove that the cause of your mental conditions...your work and would need a lawyer with expertise in workers’ compensation cases. If your condition is caused by a physical accident or illness that you sustained because of work, then your chances of getting compensation become higher. An example of this is post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. If you developed PTSD because of an accident in the workplace, you might be eligible for compensation." Laura Brennan reports:
"Pitches, outlines, synopses, and treatments are all useful for different purposes and in different ways. As a freelance writer in film or in television, you will be expected to pitch. You come in to a meeting with a minimum of three story ideas; you don't want to have just one idea, because they might already have something like it in development. You aren't expected to have all the details of every story worked out, but you should have all the main points covered. In other words, know who the main character is, what he or she wants, and what stands in the way. Be able to tell the story with enthusiasm, complete with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Here's the thing about pitching: [W]e do it all the time. Every time you try to convince a friend or spouse to see a movie or TV show with you, given what you've seen in the trailer or read in TV Guide, you're pitching. You're taking a little bit of info and trying to convince someone else that a really great experience will follow. Get good at this, because you do it a lot. An outline is something you do once you've been hired to write the film or the TV episode. It's a tool to help you write the film or the TV episode and (crucially) it's a step for which you get paid. When the time comes you'll need to do it, but you don't ever need to turn one in without a prior written agreement and a forthcoming check. If you don't use an outline when you write, there's plenty of time to learn how to do one after you've sold your pitch...You will never need to write a synopsis, so don't sweat it. Now, sometimes people ask you to send a synopsis of your movie for them to consider producing, but that's not really what they mean. What they want...you to send them is a written pitch, as opposed to a verbal pitch. Don't be fooled. A synopsis encapsulates a story; a pitch is designed to sell it...It's much less about the details than about the sizzle. So don't worry about synopses; instead, spend your time getting good at pitching both verbally and in writing. Finally, the treatment. Here is the first rule of pitching: [N]ever, [ever leave] anything behind. Ever...The reason you don't ever, ever leave anything behind is that when someone in the room likes your idea, what they'll remember are the bits they liked, the bits that worked, and their own spin on the project. They won't remember the bits they didn't like, that didn't work, and that they aren't invested in... unless you leave behind something in writing to remind them. Let them pitch the idea up to their boss with the enthusiasm that comes from their own investment in the story. In other words, from their own notes. If they like the idea, that's all you want. You've done your job. They'll do their job from there. Leaving something behind will only ever hurt your chances of selling the pitch. Sometimes, when you're selling a movie pitch, they might request a treatment, and that's a little different. If they ask for a treatment before you've pitched, then again it's semantics: [T]hey don't mean a treatment[;] they mean a written pitch. But if you've pitched and they like the idea, and they tell you the next step is a treatment, what they're really looking for is a way to make sure you know how to execute the story. Reputable producers will pay you for this step; if they're not willing to at least give you an option agreement, I wouldn't write a treatment. You may work for free (free options abound, especially for first-time writers), but you should never write without a contract. Finally, writing a treatment assumes that you have not already written the script. If you've already finished the script, that will be your calling card as a writer. There's no reason to send them a treatment of a finished script. Again, a 'synopsis' (by which they really mean a written pitch) could be requested, but there's no reason to write a ten-page treatment for a finished script. That's just silly. If they're interested in the pitch, tell them it's a finished script and ask them if they'd like to read it. The answer will be [Y]es or [N]o. Remember, it's a numbers game: [Y]ou may rack up a lot of No's, but you only really need one Yes." Jennifer VanBaren reports:
"Wholesale companies are considered middlemen. They purchase products in bulk from suppliers and sell the goods to retail stores, making a profit on each order. To add new customers to your business, you may decide to write proposal letters to businesses inviting them to purchase your company’s goods. Make a list of businesses to send the letter to. Create a list of businesses that sell products similar to yours or businesses that could benefit from selling your products. State the purpose of the letter. Begin the letter by introducing your company and stating the reason for the letter. In this case, tell the reader that you are introducing your wholesale company to him and that the letter is a proposal to offer services to the reader’s company. Offer details about the company. In this proposal letter, tell the reader what your company sells and highlight details that set your company apart from others. List the benefits. Describe to the reader the benefits your company offers. Include details regarding credit sales and payment terms, which are things a business looks for when purchasing goods. Describe the type of shipping services your company uses and highlight any positive factors regarding fast shipments or company philosophies that illustrate that your company always tries to keep its customers satisfied. Offer a follow-up call or price list. In the proposal, tell the reader that you would love to discuss the company’s products and that you will place a follow-up call within several weeks to see if there is anything you can do for the company. Offer to send the reader more information upon request including price lists of particular goods or services. Close the letter. End the letter by thanking the reader for his time and tell him that you hope to talk to him soon. Sign your name at the bottom...Use company letterhead for proposals that includes the company’s general information. Be sure to include a phone number at the end of the letter with a direct extension, if applicable." |
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