http://www.tradeviewz.com Our views on trade services Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:21:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With one week left until the Christmas shoppers are done, our shelves are looking a little bare.  Even though we have been stocking the shelves each day, the warehouse in the back of the store is pretty much empty. At least it has been until today.  We received ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/sports-recreation/stocking-shelves-for-the-final-rush/ Employees today are starting to realize that their old degrees and certifications might not cut it in this competitive world. Smart employees are doing all that they can to update their education. This makes them more employable (as well as generally just better at their jobs). It's not an easy ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/education/sacrificing-for-higher-education/ A lot of people are interested in selling gold jewelry right now. Some people simply want to gather their scrap gold and sell it to an online pawn shop for some quick cash. Others want to actually get into the business of regularly buying and selling gold. If this is ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/education/how-to-learn-about-selling-gold/ The first thing that I do when I get to the office each day is to make a To Do list. The point isn't so much to make sure that I get everything on the list done that day. It's mostly really just to clear my mind. You see, if I ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/office/making-a-to-do-list-clears-the-mind/ Recently when I was at the bar with my friends, I met a guy who works for a video game company, writing software.  It was interesting to talk to him about how the whole process goes. Of course, not all software companies produce video games.  There are actually a lot of ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/general/software-company-ideas/ The first-time home  buyer credit has been in the news a lot lately -- it's expiring and lawmakers are trying to decide whether to renew the program. Basically, the idea is to encourage more people to become homeowners by giving first-time homebuyers an $8,000 credit on their taxes.  That's a pretty ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/general/the-fate-of-the-first-time-homebuyer-credit/ Reducing how much paper you use is good for the environment not only because it saves trees, but also because it cuts down on the amount of paper trash you send to the landfills.  Here are a few ways that you or your business can cut down on your paper ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/office/5-ways-to-reduce-your-paper-consumption/ There are pros and cons to telecommuting. However, I've been doing it for nearly ten years now and I strongly believe that the pros outweigh the cons. Some reasons that telecommuting is so awesome include: I can work from anywhere. If I want to travel to Fiji and work from my Fiji ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/business-support-services/why-telecommuting-is-so-great/ It may seem a bit unusual to consider designing a wheelchair lift into a newly built house. The reality, however is this is the perfect time to think about adding this type of functionality. There are a number of reasons why you might want to have this built in during ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/home-improvement/planning-for-a-wheelchair-lift-during-design/ There is nothing quite like sleeping in when you have a big test at school, but somehow I have managed to do just that.  Not only is it frustrating (since I was going to brush up on things before I left home), but now I have to go do the ... http://www.tradeviewz.com/education/rushing-out-to-school/