Author Archive: Eric San Juan
Eric San Juan
December 8, 2016
Contributed Post Perhaps it seems a little weird to talk about barbecues in the height of winter, but is it really so strange? Christmas is the season of food. Barbecues are the key to delicious, grilled meats and other maybe-not-so-healthy delights that shouldn’t be kept exclusive to the season of summer. Does good food only taste good at certain times of the year? No. It tastes good all year round, so why deny yourself one of life’s many pleasures and avoid having a wonderful, Christmas barbecue? Picture Source Think about it: barbecues are warm. Why would you want to be kept warmer than you already are in the height of summer? Really, when all things have been considered, barbecues make more sense in winter; on…
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Eric San Juan
December 8, 2016
Contributed Post Pexels So you’re looking to start an ecommerce business. That’s great and everything, but are you sure you’re ready for this? Many people make this sort of pursuit out to be pretty easy. In fact, a lot of businesses depend on you assuming that it’s going to be easy. Let me assure you that it’s going to be nothing of the sort. There are ecommerce websites being created all the time, and most of them fail. Often because good ecommerce sites start with good design that is figured out through a collaborative process with companies like Cefar. And often many companies don’t think about user-experience in their designs. That’s because most business owners make some really big mistakes. Let’s list those mistakes here….
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Eric San Juan
December 5, 2016
Contributed Post It’s the aim of every business owner to ensure their company keeps moving in the right direction. But, there are so many silly mistakes that can easily cause setbacks. Today, I’ve listed three of the most common silly mistakes and tips on how to avoid them: (Source: https://flic.kr/p/mst4eR) Failing Health & Safety Checks If you have business premises that are outside of your personal home address, then they need to pass health & safety checks. If they don’t, then your company can seriously get held back. Authorities come around and check offices and other business premises to ensure they’re in the right shape. You must provide safe working conditions for you and your employees. Even if there have been no accidents, you can…
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Eric San Juan
December 5, 2016
Contributed Post Image from Pixabay As a small business owner, you have likely dreamed of the necessity of hiring your first employee. It’s the point at which your business is making inroads. You’re not going to be one of the cruel statistics about start-ups; you are functioning and thriving. So much so, you can offer a new person a job, a living, a career. It’s a huge goal to tick off and one that should be treasured. Even as you hire and more and more people, there is always a frisson of excitement that comes with it. You have made it; generating revenue not only to sustain you and your business but others as well. In the midst of being an entrepreneur, however, it’s far…
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Eric San Juan
December 5, 2016
Contributed Post Music is one of the most powerful things on the planet. Nothing else, it seems, has the capacity to so strongly tug at our emotions, whether it’s happiness, joy, euphoria, misery, depression or sadness. What’s more, there’s so much of the stuff – so much, in fact, that most of us wander through life, listening to only a fraction of it. Pixabay The problem is that most of the music that we get has been curated by record labels and radio stations. We rarely get to hear the raw talent of unsigned artists, or those that radio producers unilaterally decided have very little to offer their audience. As a result, there’s a whole world of great music artists out there that you’ve probably…
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