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Australia ASX All Ordinaries Australia        +66.10 +1.43%    4,699.60  1:26am ET
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Mumbai Sensex                        India              -34.70        -0.19%       18,594.45      1:31am ET
Nikkei 225                               Japan             +28.25       +0.22%       12,997.59     1:26am ET
Taiwan TSEC 50 Index            Taiwan           +141.79     +1.85%     7,805.02  1:26am ET

Stock Sectors 3 Month Change in %

Transportation                 +5.70%
Utilities                         +2.34%
Communications               +4.00%
Commercial Services        +9.19%
Electronic Technology +7.72%
Consumer Durables         +17.69%
Consumer Non-Durables +7.21%
Energy Minerals         +3.53%
Finance                         +7.64%
Health Services             +12.98%
Retail Trade                 +11.27%
Technology Services        +7.33%

Small Business Advice's By Different Owner's of Small Businesses

1) Starting a small business is like riding an intense roller coaster. There are tons of twists, turns, loops, ups, and downs. Sometimes you manage the business thinking about the next quarter, and sometimes it's just managing hour by hour. The key is to stay focused and enjoy the thrill of the ride."

2) Trust your idea enough to know that it can challenge the status quo -- our greatest returns have come from taking unconventional paths and tackling real problems on behalf of our potential customers and partners."

3) Network to find like-minded business people who you can talk to about your day-to-day activities. Decompressing, venting, sounding bored -- whatever you want to call it -- they will see solutions that are hidden in plain sight. Maybe you’ll answer your own questions once you hear yourself out loud. You’ll do them the same favour in return. And don't limit it to just a few people -- make it a larger circle, and make it social. Like a temporary, rotating, casual advisory board. Refreshments wouldn’t hurt.”

4) “You demonstrate your best-in-the-world status by using your brain to create best-in-the-world content for your business. The small businesses that do this won’t need a big marketing budget to get traction and disrupt -- and eventually displace -- legacy companies. It takes hard work and brainpower, sure, but those aren’t things most SMB marketers I know are afraid of.”

5) “Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake once said, ‘So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.’ After working hard for 13 years as a small business owner, these words ring true with me more than ever.”

6) “Unlike huge corporations, as a small business owner you have a chance to interact with your customers face-to-face on a daily basis. By treating each and every touch point as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of your customers, you’re ensuring your small business will continue to grow and evolve to meet their unique needs and expectations.”

7) “Take at least one family vacation a year. It's easy for small business owners to be completely consumed by their business, and it's imperative to let your family know they are your number one customer on a regular basis."

8) “Being a small business owner is the best. It's incredibly hard but it's been totally worth it. I love creating -- and I love being a part of a team that cares about people and cares about telling stories. I doubt I could have a tougher job -- and I'm sure I couldn't have one that is more rewarding.”

9) “People say that small businesses are hard work, but the reality is that it's hard work like you've never known -- you eat, sleep, live, and breathe your business. There's nothing harder, but there's also nothing better -- small business owners are some of the the world's most wonderful, dedicated, and intelligent innovators."

10) “In my opinion, the greatest key to small business success is to not hold your cards too close to your chest. Tell people about your great idea. Tell anyone who will listen. Actively seek feedback from the larger community as a whole, with a particular emphasis on potential customers. You'll be surprised at how many people will be both willing and able to contribute."

SEO Marketing in 2013 ( SEO has changed so much in such a short amount of time.)

10 Best SEO Tools for Keyword Research

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.

SEO has changed so much in such a short amount of time.

Search marketers are increasingly being encouraged to focus less on building lispannks, and more on creating engaging content people want to share with others. The game has no doubt been mixed, shaken, and stirred, but many elements remain the same, including the powerful influence of keywords.

Something tells us that no matter what happens on the search front, keywords will always play an integral role in SEO strategies. We have identified the top 10 tools to help you find those that offer the most value to your efforts.

1 ) Ubersuggest:
         This is a handy tool that aims to help you track down the right keywords. What makes Ubersuggest stand out is its ability to pull suggestions from traditional search engines, as well as discovery engines within news, e-commerce, and video sites. Available at absolutely new cost, this tool is almost too good to be true.

2)   SpyFu:
         A big part of keyword research is seeing what your competitors are up to. SpyFu helps you do exactly that by allowing you to monitor the keywords other sites in your niche are using, while also tracking those to use on your own destinations. This tool is available on a subscription basis.

3)   Wordtracker:
         Wordtracker is the go-to tool for many SEO marketers. This one is more like a toolkit because it offers a variety of features designed to target keywords, and help with other areas of optimization as well. A subscription to Wordtracker will cost you a couple hundred dollars a month, but if you’re trying to optimize PPC programs or other marketing campaigns, you may find it to be a great value.

4)   HitTail:
         HitTail is specially made for pinpointing the best long tail keywords. What’s interesting about this tool is that it provides suggestions based on your site’s existing traffic. HitTail is available in four different paid plans, but you can test it out with a free trial. Think you know the keywords you should be incorporating in your content? Think again. Web searchers tend to be very unpredictable, and in this game, making the wrong assumptions can cost you dearly. Before you optimize, strap up with a few tools that will enable you to make the best selections. You won’t regret it.

5)   Google Keyword Tool:
         Google Keyword Tool is a user-friendly tool that brings simplicity to the keyword research process. Simply enter a word, phrase, or website URL, and it serves up a list of similar suggestions along with how often that particular term is searched for. This tool is completely free to use.

6)   SEOBook Keyword List Generator:
          Among other products, SEOBook offers a nifty tool that generates a list of keywords and phrases. You input the data, and it serves up a list of suggestions relevant to your entry. This tool is free, but it is only available as a Firefox plugin and calls for you to create an account with SEOBook.

7)   Keyword Discovery:
          Keyword Discovery helps you discover the best keywords by pulling data from the top search engines across the globe. The ability to view historical trends, effectiveness, and bid values on PPC campaigns translates to rich data that allows you to make informed decisions. Similar to Wordtracker, Keyword Discovery is a premium tool that might set you back a bit, but makes up for it with undeniable value.

8)   Bing Keyword Research Tool:
          Google may be the largest search engine, but it isn’t the only one. Bing Keyword Research Tool focuses solely on organic search, serving up suggestions based on language, country, or region for personalized results. This tool is free to use when signing up for Bing Webmaster Tools.

9)    Google AdWords Keyword Tool:
          Google AdWords Keyword Tool was made for AdWords campaigns, but can also be used as a suggestion tool for SEO initiatives beyond PPC. With the free version, you enter a term, phrase or URL, and it delivers a list of suggestions complete with traffic data. There is also a paid version that offers more extensive long tail data.

10)   Micro Niche Finder:
          Micro Niche Finder helps you choose the best keywords for your website and the niche you operate in. It identifies keywords that have a high level of competition with a red marking, and those that are more likely your speed in green. This tool is available on software licenses at varying prices.

Top 10 Tips for Local Business | Google Website Marketing ( With SEO )

As a small business owner, you may probably been bombarded with cold-calls from so-called local SEO experts that promises to make your website rank #1 on Google FAST. When talking about Google Website marketing and search engine optimization, FAST is a very scary word because not unless you have a very weak local search competition on Google, it does take some time to rank on the big G and the two other major search engines. Well, in reality, it may not take as much time as it would if you’re targeting a national or international search results for your industry or niche.

Search engine optimization isn’t about bombarding your site with thousands of backlinks in the shortest possible time but is about building a quality, search engine, and people friendly website that over-delivers value to your prospects. Of course, it may be hard to produce a lot of content pages in some industries but for most, specially the competitive ones, it’s just impractical to expect a 5 page website to top the search engine rankings.


1) Plant geographic indications:
Welcome to Venice! Yes, we’re still in Winnipeg! Venice is a local algorithm update that mixed organic and local search results in one search results page to help local businesses get a higher chance of ranking on the searches with local intent. Aside from using local keywords, you can also plant kml files on your website’s root domain, use geotagged imageds and use rich snippets containing you company name, address and phone number on your website to help Google determine that your site is in fact a local website.

2) Say No to Flash-based Websites:
Above, I wrote that you should help Google read your website. If your stunning website is flash-based, you will not like this: Google can’t read FLASH!

3) Target the right keywords:
It’s surprising that right up to now, very few local business websites actually target the right keywords on their website pages. Your potential customers use “keywords” every time they try to search for your business online. Using the right keywords on your website lets Google know what your website is all about, yet a lot of small business websites don’t use the words their prospects use to find businesses similar to theirs and wonder why their websites’ aren’t bringing them leads.

4) Invest in Content:
Content can come in a lot of various forms. It can refer to videos, images, infographics, etc. but the most basic form of content are text articles focused on the keywords that your potential customers are typing on the search field to find your business. The truth is, Google can’t read videos and images (yet), that’s why it’s so important to build your website around something that’s highly readable by Google and other search engines. Some people will tell you that searches no longer read website content pages but the truth is searchers actually do; sure they won’t read the full one thousand word article that you painstakingly crafted into a masterpiece but your content will help them find you on the search results. This is otherwise called: Content Marketing.

5) Don’t Trick Google, Rank Slow and Rank Long Term:
If you’re paying an online marketing company to help you be visible on the search results for your business’ target keywords, you might be frustrated in the first few months because you think you’re not getting results. This is because there’s a process to a quality search engine optimization campaign which will benefit your company in the many years to come. Trying to rank FAST will only get your site dinged and when Google decides to ban your site, all your hopes of landing on the first page of the search results page are shattered. Rank slow and keep away from SEOs who promise immediate gratification.

Focus instead on quality and please, please, don’t bombard Google with automated, spammy backlinks. A solid SEO strategy builds the right foundation to help you dominate the search results in the many years to come whereas spammy SEO tactics can help you rank fast to only be de-indexed when Google catches up with the tactics used.

6) Website URL Structure:
Dynamically generated URL or any other URL that doesn’t contain your targeted keywords won’t help your site rank higher on the search engine results. This is another factor of helping Google understand your site and what each of your pages is all about.


7) Build and Attract Quality Links:
When you first build your website. It’s advisable to get quality links from websites related to your business or industry. Ideally, your website should attract backlinks on its own but realistically, no one will link to your website if it’s non-existent. So, it’s very important to build your backlinks specially in the early stages of your search engine marketing campaign.

8) Help Google Read and Understand Your Website:
A lot of local business websites aren’t even indexed by Google! It’s surprising that most small business owners invest a premium on Web design that Google can’t even read and don’t think that they need to invest in online marketing. You can have the simplest website and beat the heck out of those expensively designed, dynamic websites on Google search results and take home 90% of the leads that you can turn into actual paying customers once they land your sale funnel! If you have a non-performing website that’s been online for years, chances are, it isn’t even indexed by Google because their robots can’t read it.

9) Make Your Site User-Friendly:
Do you know who the ultimate users of your website are? Well, I bet you do! Your target market are the users that you should really be optimizing your website for. Google’s aim is to serve the highest quality websites possible that they think will help the human searcher resolve a concern or a problem. If you’re website is too high-end, it may be difficult for users to know where to start using your site and might just click away and move on to the next website that they think will fit their need. Site speed is also an important factor here.

10) Use Images:
Images are important, not only because they add up to the aesthetics of your web pages but because they can help you attract traffic from the search engines as well. Yes, Google can’t read images but it can read filenames and image descriptions. So instead of just using your “img1003?, rename it into a more descriptive filename that’s related to your business or industry; you can actually use keywords on your images, just don’t make it look like you’re keyword stuffing as it could back-fire.

11) Plan Your Website Structure:
Website structure is a huge factor in making sure that all your keyword-focused pages are in fact indexed and are accessible by Google. The best website structure is a tier three website; counting from the homepage, you shouldn’t exceed three levels down, 4th level is simply too deep for the robots to to visit. Again, help make it easy for Google to access your site by building a search engine friendly website structure.

Top 10 International Stock Exchanges..!

This is a brief look at the top 10 forex stock markets on a global scale.

One of the criteria used to assign rankings to international stock exchanges is the market depth, which in itself is a function of liquidity, capitalization and number of market participants. What follows is our list of the top 10 International Stock Exchanges, using the value of shares traded as the indicator.

1)      New York Stock Exchange (United States)
2)      NASDAQ (United States)
3)  Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Hong Kong)
4)      Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany)
5)      Shanghai Stock Exchange (China)
6)      London Stock Exchange (UK)
7)      Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan)
8)      Euronext (Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal)
9)      BME Exchange (Spain)
10)      Italian Stock Exchange (Italy)



It is not entirely surprising that the first two places on this list have gone to two exchanges located in the United States. In terms of market depth, the US exchanges are tops. Many foreign companies are listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ as American Depository Receipts, where they can be traded. This lack of geographical inhibitions has put the NYSE and NASDAQ firmly in the number one and number two spots with a combined value of traded shares at $45.23 trillion.

Next on the list is the London Stock Exchange, with a combined trade volume of $10.3 trillion. Japan has been known as one of the foremost economic global powers. Even though its economy has stagnated for a number of years now, its stock market has seen some activity with a trade volume of $6.5 trillion to put it in fourth place.

The Euronext exchange operates in Lisbon, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. This geographical spread has served to increase the market depth that would otherwise have been infinitesimal in these countries, and pushed the exchange up to the 5th position with a trade volume of $5.6 trillion.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange comes in sixth, which is not bad for an exchange that had arguably the strongest currency in Europe prior to the introduction of the Euro in 1999. Its trade volume for the period in review came in at $4.3 trillion.

Next on the list is the emerging market stock exchange of China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Prior to the global financial crisis, the Shanghai Stock exchange witnessed remarkable increase in activity, and this has not abated since. With a trade volume of $4.1 trillion and a rate of growth of the Chinese economy that is yet to be matched by any other country, it will not be surprising if this exchange moves up in the rankings in the next few years.

This may not be good times for Spain and Italy, but their respective exchanges managed to make the list with trade volumes of $2.9 trillion and $2.3 trillion respectively. It is hoped that the respective governments can sort out the issues affecting the economies of the two countries, or we may see them dropping off the top 10 international stock exchanges list.

Bringing up the rear in our top 10 list is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with a trade volume of $2.1 trillion.

As changes occur in the economies of the respective countries we are sure to see changes in positions on this list. But it will be difficult to unseat the United States stock exchanges from the top positions.

Social trading is all about transparency, as well as the ability to learn from and follow the best forex traders on the network.

Online Marketing Techniques For Business

The advancements in the internet field have given new meaning and introduced new techniques in various fields of business. Marketing is among those fields that have been completely revolutionized by the Internet. Now marketing is known as Internet marketing or e-marketing due to high involvement of the Internet. This type of marketing is much more effective than the conventional marketing. Through Internet marketing you can spread your message to a large circle of people in less time with minimum costs. But with so many marketers utilizing online marketing for their businesses, one thinks what may be the most effective online marketing techniques that can benefit you in the most successful way. This post can answer exactly that question.

Classified Marketing
The name says it all. This method of marketing requires you to post a classified ad of your products or services on various classified sites. The key to this method is to keep it short and brief but never put anything on your ad that you cannot deliver.

Forum Marketing
Forums are the places where people come and talk about nearly everything. These open discussion platforms can become a source of live traffic if you play your cards right. You can educate them about your business and involve them in discussions and gather opinions in the process to improve your products and services. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.

Article Marketing
Research shows that nearly half the internet population spends its time blogging and reading content and what better way to accommodate this ever growing thirst for knowledge by providing an informative and interesting article. You can create an article that consists all the relevant information about your product and services. Make sure to add some organic keywords through which your article would be SEO friendly and can be searched easily by the readers.

Search Engine Marketing
This is one of the most common e-marketing practices to promote your business online. In this type of marketing you must devise SEO friendly content that is both informative for the people as well as unique in the eyes of search engines.

Blog Marketing
Blogging is the number one activity of the modern internet user these days. People like to share, document, discuss and blog everything and anything they would consider is worth spending time on. So blog about your business and provide useful information related to your business which in turn will attract more and more people to your site.

Viral Marketing
In a short span of time, this type of marketing has cemented itself as one of the most effective and successful marketing technique. All you have to do is to produce something so unique and interesting that people simply can’t resist sharing or spreading. In order to come up with something like that, you should do a detailed study of the behavior of the online market and customer response to various services and products. Once you go viral, you can sit back and relax as the people sharing your message would do your job for you.


These marketing techniques are the most effective among many marketing practices. Only through experimentation and trying different combinations, you can find the proper online marketing strategy that suits your business the best.

SMALL BUSINESS OF DATA ENTRY

Data entry work is a small business for all those people who wants to build up simple business by their investment it is so difficult to choose right way for their investment because in internet marketing there are many illegal sites and fraud too but there are many trusted company's and sites on which u can trust and invest your fund for building up your small business and data entry small business is one of them u can build up your small business just by investing little fund in this work, u will have to arrange your 5 to 6 workers who could help u to grow up your this business.
just purchase admin panel and create id's on admin panel and sale them to your workers for starting their work how simple is that? yeah it is really simple way even your workers feel happy along with you no big dealing here, in just maximum 100$ u can start your own small business in this data typing work

Lots of people from all over the world are interested in this data entry work because even 14 years old child can do this work but required typing speed.
You will have to purchase 1 admin panel of data entry work there are many data entry sites available and their data entry admin panel's like pixprofit, kolotibablo, qlink these all are the trusted way of data entry work but i recommend u to investigate first about all these site which is the best for online earning because some time it happens that pixprofit speed of captcha's goes down some time qlink server speed goes down but 90% secure data entry small business in all these data entry sites.
 Do you know why? because they never keep your payment in pending they must pay you how much you have earned minimum cashout limit of data entry work is 1$ to 3$ and they pay you daily through paypal,alertpay,webmoney

if you have fast typing speed then you can earn suitable earning from data entry. They pay you of-course daily bonus of your good progress.

General List of Small Businesses...!

Childbirth Instruction Services
Moving Service
Car Sales
Computer Animation Services
Realtor
Painting Services
Dressmaking and Sewing Services
Lawn Maintenance Services
Balloon Decorating Services
Home Accessories Sales
Invitation Printing Services
Audio and Sound Consulting
Exterminator Services
Errand Services
Internet Cafe
Bookkeeping Services
Advertising and Marketing Services
Hauling Services
Dating and Escort Services
Artist and Music Management Services
Art Consulting
Indoor Sports Parlors
Fish Tank Supplies
Antifreeze Recycling Services
Reminder Services
Bumper Sticker Services
Risk Management Services
Massage and Spa Centers
Carpentry
Plant Nursery
Video Security Services
Pet Product Services
Direct Sales
Computer Repair Services
Public Relation Services
Laundry Services
Resume Writing Services
Antique Book and Magazine Dealing
Music Teaching Centers
Interior Decorating Services
Piano Tuning Services
Printer Toner Recharging Services
Building/ Home Inspection Services
Insurance Sales
Landscaping Services
Medical Transcription Services
Animal Behavior Consulting
Snow Removal Services
Children's Transportation Services
HR and Employment Agency
Birthday Greeting Services
Home Appliance Repair Services
Pet Breeding Services
Home Decorating and Furnishing Services
Vehicle Advertising Services
Internet Marketing
Home Security Services
Food Catering Services
Cosmetics Sales
Meeting and Event Planning
Credit and Debt Counseling Service
Fitness Training
Medical Billing Services
Financial Planning and Advising Services
Housekeeping Service
Aerobics Classes
Writing Services
Dinner Delivery Service
Hairdressing and Grooming Services
Cooking Tutoring
Dance Classes
Graphic Artist
Yoga Services
Photography Services
Daycare Center
Market Research
Dog Training
Calligraphy Services
Tattoo Studios
Website Design and Development Services
Floral Services and Arrangements
Web Hosting Services
Concert Promotions
Health Care Consulting
Typing and Data Entry Services
Real Estate Appraisal Services
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Ghost Writing
Antique and Collectibles Dealing
Bicycle Repair Services
Stationery Sales
Make-Up and Beauty Artist
Bulletin Board Advertising Services
Car Wash and Detailing Services
Dry Cleaning Pick-Up and Delivery Services
Accountant and Financial Management Services
Cleaning Service
Computer Training and Coaching
Mailing List Services
Candle Making Services
Tour Guide
Herb and Spice Selling Services
Garden Consulting
Song Writing Services
Children Tutoring
Pool Cleaning Services

Tips for a More Successful Business in 2013

Do you want your small business to enjoy a higher profile, greater success, more engaged employees and increased profitability in 2013?Below are some tips For a better business in 2013, begin by making resolutions to improve .

1. Have a plan. 

Too often, small business owners get so caught up in day-to-day operations that they neglect long-range planning. If you have a business plan, update it to reflect your current goals. If you have never written a business plan, do so—it will force you to think about what you want to achieve in 2013 and beyond. 

2. Give your website a makeover.

Does your business’s website reflect what you do, or is the information outdated? Does it look current, or is it sporting a design template from 1999? Does it load easily on mobile devices so customers can access your business wherever they are? Make the necessary changes to modernize your website. 

3. Take action. 

Don’t put that business plan in a drawer and forget about it. No matter how busy you are, set aside at least one hour a week to assess your progress toward the goals you have set. Together with your partners and key employees, create action steps and set deadlines for accomplishing them.

4.Take charge of your finances.

 If you’re not already using accounting software, make 2013 the year you upgrade. A program such as Quick Books is inexpensive, easy to learn and makes budgeting and forecasting simple.

5.Plan ahead for financing.

 How will you finance your business growth plans for 2013???If you can’t fund growth from profits, investigate options for outside financing, whether from bank loans, private investors such as angel capital groups, or your friends and family.

6. Delegate. 

It’s tough for small business owners to give up control, but delegation is essential for business growth. Give employees more autonomy so you don’t become a bottleneck in your organization. Try to structure operations so you can focus on your strengths and delegate the rest.

7. Assess your HR needs.

 Do your employees have the skills your business needs to grow in 2013? Whether you need to provide additional training, hire new employees or outsource to independent contractors, think about how you will fill the gaps.

8. Start socializing. 

No matter what your industry, almost any business can benefit from social media. If you aren’t currently using social media, resolve to try at least one social network in 2013. If you are active on social media, step it up a notch by learning more about your favorite social network, posting more often or adding more videos and photos to your mix.

9. Celebrate success.

 No matter how busy you are, be sure to celebrate when you, your employees and your business achieve important goals. Taking time out to recognize results will re-energize you and your team for the next challenge.

10. Upgrade your equipment.

Whether it’s technology tools like tablets and smartphones or a new pizza oven for your restaurant, small changes can make a big difference to your bottom line. Decide what investment would have the biggest impact on your productivity and profits, and figure out a way to make it happen.

It’s no secret that over the last couple years the App market has grown exponentially, and there are no signs of that growth slowing any time soon. With smartphones and tablets more popular than ever before, more and more people are downloading and using Apps across all major mobile platforms.

No matter what kind of app you design, if it becomes popular and takes off, it could be extremely profitable and helpful for you. At Balliro Commerce Group, our unrivaled design team will work with you to create an original app that brings your ideas to life.

This means that the development of original, custom-made apps is also at a high, so if you have a great idea for a new app, this is the perfect time to bring it to life. Your custom app is limited only by your imagination and needs. It could be a totally unique game or idea, or a tie-in to promote or expand on an already existing business or website.


App development is one of the most unique and challenging forms of web development, so depending on what you’re looking for it can be a bit expensive. But with Balliro Commerce Group, you have the comfort of knowing that the app you pay for will be high functioning, tuned to your exact specifications, and has the option of operating on multiple mobile platforms.

The Process:

The process of designing and developing a new app is a fusion of your ideas with the expertise of our designers. Here’s how it usually works:

The Idea: This is your part of the process. You need to make sure that your app idea is completely developed so that you know exactly what you want, and our designers know exactly what to build. Think not only of what you want the app to look like, but how you want it to work. What sort of functionality will it require? Clicking controls? Swipes? Tilting the phone or tablet? All of these things are important for you to consider so that our design team knows how to build the app you want.

Development: The design and development process is where our team takes over, but that doesn’t mean that you’re out of the picture. You’ll be kept informed throughout the design process, and can work with our design team on any new ideas for solving problems, new functions, or layout, icon and other important development aspects. You’ll also have the opportunity to stay in touch with our design team throughout the entire process so that you’re never out of the loop.

Taking Your App Live: The final stage of the development process occurs when your App is completed and made available for download. This is when you decide whether your app will be available for free or for a cost. Keep in mind that making your app available for download in some of the major App stores may come with an annual fee, but by making it available in these markets, you drastically increase the odds of you earning high financial returns. Taking your app live also means that the marketing and promotion phase begins, so that people are drawn to download your app.


Types of Apps:
People use apps for so many different things, there are a whole range of different apps on the market. Below are some of the most common forms of mobile applications; there’s a good chance your custom App idea will fall into one of these categories:

Table App: One of the simplest and easiest apps to design and use. A table app has a main page of categories, and each category opens to a different page of information when clicked upon. Typically, these apps display more basic information when compared to other types of informational apps.

Database Driven Apps: Database driven apps take larger amounts of information from a specific database and present it to the user. This information may be housed within the app itself, or housed online on a website that the app connects to (Wikipedia, for example). Mobile Games: One of the largest categories of apps, and also one of the most varied. Games can range from simple programs like Air Hockey to incredibly complex programs that depend on a variety of controls or even phone movements. Depending on the sophistication of the game, the price and time required to design the app may vary greatly. But because of their versatility and entertainment value, games are oftentimes the most successful apps.

Modification App: 

Modification app is an app that changes or modifies certain preexisting functions on the phone or tablet, like the camera or ringer.

Custom Content Apps: These apps allow the user to input content in a certain way. A word processing app would be one example, while a program that allows you to record music would be another.

Pricing:
Because apps can vary so drastically in size, functionality, and design needs, it’s hard to pin down a precise price for each custom app that we build. Usually, simpler apps, such as informational apps, cost less than more complicated apps, like games and business apps.

Basic, table-style apps are usually a couple thousand dollars, while complex gaming apps can run much higher. However, with higher costs you receive higher functioning apps that allow the user to do much more, which can make them more popular to a wider audience.

All in all, you need to make the choice that puts your app in the best position to succeed and reach the audience it needs to. At Balliro Commerce Group, we have the resources, expertise and dedication needed to build your app so that it functions at the highest possible level and meets all of your goals and needs. To learn more, contact our office or fill out a form to get a quote on your custom app today!

When Honda Motor (HMC) introduced its all-electric Fit EV in July 2012, it set a modest goal of delivering 1,100 of the lease-only cars in two years. Yet through May, the company had found just 176 takers for the plug-in. Consumers didn’t leap to pay $389 a month for a subcompact that can go only about 82 miles before it needs recharging, especially when the gas-powered version gets 30 miles a gallon and costs half as much.General Motors (GM), maker of the plug-in Chevy Volt hybrid, and Nissan Motor (7201), which makes the all-electric Leaf, have also seen sales fall short of their goals.

This is a problem for automakers under increasing pressure to push zero-emission vehicles on skeptical consumers. Nine states, including New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, have followed California’s lead in requiring that electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen-powered models make up 15 percent of new-car sales and leases by 2025. They’ve got a long way to go: About one-third of 1 percent of the 6.4 million new vehicles sold in the first five months of 2013 were zero-emission, says the National Automobile Dealers Association.

Under a complicated formula that varies by state, automakers earn “zero emission vehicle” credits for each electric vehicle they sell or lease, and they’re expected to rack up a certain number of credits each year. Not all green cars are equal: All-electric models such as the Fit EV are worth more credits than plug-in hybrid models with gasoline engines like the Volt. The number of credits the carmakers must earn rises each year, and the companies face fines for falling short. (They can buy credits from other companies, such as electric-only Tesla Motors (TSLA), that sell too few cars to be subject to regulation yet still earn credits which they are allowed to sell. Tesla made $85 million selling California and federal credits in the first quarter of 2013.)

The Fit EV, along with Ford Motor’s (F) all-electric Focus and Toyota Motor’s (TM) battery-powered RAV4, are known within the industry as “compliance cars,” limited-edition models manufactured to meet the zero-emission sales requirements. The Fit EV is on the market only in California and the other states with electric car quotas. “They are essentially forcing vehicles to be built and delivered to dealers who are forced to sell them,” says Bailey Wood, the dealer association’s legislative director.

This has left car companies struggling to find ways to make their electric offerings more attractive. One thing that’s working: leasing the cars at fire sale prices. With a two-year supply of Fit EVs sitting on dealer lots, Honda cut its 36-month lease rate in June by about one-third, to $259 a month, with no down payment and unlimited mileage. GM and Nissan are also offering steeply discounted leases on plug-ins. Demand for the Fit has surged; within weeks, Honda went from bemoaning a stockpile of cars to apologizing to customers put on a waiting list and promising that more Fit EVs are on the way.

The car’s newfound popularity will help Honda meet its quotas, but the low prices may not be sustainable. Rock-bottom leases likely mean little to no profit—Honda won’t say whether it’s losing money on the Fit—and condition buyers to expect the car to come cheap. Requiring minimum numbers of plug-in vehicle sales is “inherently a risky strategy,” says Edward Cohen, Honda’s vice president for government and industry affairs. The mandate “directs manufacturers to offer consumers technology options along a predetermined time frame and with specified numbers, notwithstanding whether the technology and market are ready.”

In March the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, whose members include GM and Toyota, and the Association of Global Automakers, which counts Honda among its members, filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block California’s sales targets. “The sales data tell the story of what consumers want,” says Alliance spokeswoman Gloria Bergquist. “The early adopters have purchased plug-in electric vehicles, but mainstream consumers have not followed.”

Yet electric car advocates say the temporarily low prices will ultimately lead to greater sales as buyers give the cars a try, get over their doubts, and become converts. “Both a market push and market pull are needed, and they need to be in sync,” says Roland Hwang of the Natural Resources Defense Council. “We need both a long-term, stable signal for automakers to produce electric cars and a robust, growing consumer market.”

The bottom line: Under pressure from states to increase sales of unpopular electric cars, Honda, GM, and Nissan are slashing prices.