The Federal Trade Commission has rolled out it?s National Do Not Call Registry and the registration site already has over 700,000 registrants. This is great news for consumers who have grown tired of annoying sales calls by pesky telemarketers. Consumers can register online at www.donotcall.gov. Yo...

Child custody is not an easy choice. Whether attorneys and judges decide on who will get the child custody or if parents can come to an agreement on their own, someone is going to lose. There are specific laws with very stringent guidelines about child custody. The bottom line is not who should have...

Thinking of hiring a staff writer? Think again. Below, I will give you eight geat reasons to reconsider and outsource instead. 1. Save Money By hiring a professional writer to handle your project, you will save some money and, ultimately, increase your bottom line. A professional copywriter works ...

Advertising is a relatively recent development in the legal profession, and not all law firms engage in it today. Nonetheless, it is advisable for every law firm to take note of the important resource the internet has become to consumers seeking products and services. Computers are a household sta...

Running a home based business reaps many wonderful tax deductions that other businesses some times may not claim. Unfortunately to many small business owners end up paying the government taxes every year because they are unaware or several small business deductions that are available. Most of the ti...

You`ve probably seen web sites with testimonials - they can add legitimacy. But sometimes they are believable, and sometimes they are not. Are testimonials worth the effort? The answer is "Yes" if they are done right. When done correctly, testimonials can help you establish credibility and give yo...

Read carefully. This could be your story. It was the night of my company`s Christmas party. The moon was full. Christmas music was playing on the car radio. My wife and I were excited about a night out alone, away from the kids. We quickly navigated the 10 miles from our house to the hotel at w...

People tend to read your ads and sales letters in 2 different ways: 1. Word For Word 2. Skim through it and see if anything catches their eye Which is the exact reason why you should incorporate at least 2 sub-headlines per page. You see, many people will skim through your ad or sales letter becau...

No doubt, the headline is the most important part of any advertisement or sales letter. The reason is very simple. The headline is the first thing your prospect sees when he or she looks at your advertisement. It?s an advertisement for your advertisement. The only purpose of your headline is to ge...

You`ve done it. Gotten that press release written. Now you`re ready to send it out to your carefully chosen list of media contacts. But before you hit that "send" button, take a moment and run your press release through this checklist. Remember, you only have a few seconds to catch the attention of ...

?C? Corporation The ?C? in C corporation has a few legal ramifications, but it is primary a designation for tax purposes. Put in layman?s terms, the designation simply means the corporation will act as its own tax entity. To become a shareholder in the corporation, you must exchange property, cash o...

Targeted internet marketing has vast advantages because when your marketing messages and advertisements are delivered to the appropriate target audience, they are much more effective than they are if they are sent to the masses. Internet marketing is a bit different from traditional ma...

You should contact a lawyer if you`ve recently suffered an injury due to someone else?s negligence. Lawyers specializing in personal injury cases usually work only on a contingency basis, meaning that you only pay if you win the case. The costs of hiring a lawyer are not that high. If you are contem...

An important part of lifetime planning is the Power of Attorney. Valid in all states, these documents give one or more persons the power to act on your behalf. The power may be limited to a particular activity (e.g., closing the sale of your home) or general in its application, empowering one or mor...

Failure to follow corporate formalities may expose corporate officers, directors and shareholders to personal liability. Maintaining good records, including corporate minutes, on a timely basis goes a long way toward maintaining the limited liability benefit of a corporation. If incorporating was yo...

To presume is to make an assumption that something will be found true when further examined. It is what one supposes to be true based on the evidence available. With regard to presumption in legal matters, if the bird looks, walks and quacks like a duck, legally the court says it meets the presumpt...

Perhaps Walter Williams and I are the only two people on earth who can see the hypocrisy of insider trading laws. I somehow doubt it, though. Williams wrote a column about a year ago, lambasting these laws and I`m going to pick up where he left off. These laws run counter the notion we accept in eve...

According to the IRS, taxpayers underpay their taxes by some $300 billion. If you know someone that is contributing to that deficit, the IRS may be willing to pay you up to $10 million for the information you provide. The bigger the cheating you report, the more you`re likely to receive. The most im...

What is a Guarantee?
A guarantee is a written promise by you (the guarantor) that the person who is obtaining credit (the debtor or borrower) will keep to all the terms and conditions of their contract (the credit contract, or loan agreement). The guarantee means that if the person borrowing the...

Each of us can give an anecdote about how we live daily with less privacy. However, in a smaller way, examine for a minute how this erosion is played out in our lives daily as increasingly?and often, subtly--we unwittingly give away access to highly personal, medical information. In everyday persona...

Tired of dealing with those complex depreciation rules? Thanks to recent tax law changes, here`s how to avoid them completely while benefiting from a lucrative small business tax break that not only puts money in your pocket, but also makes the filing of your income tax return much simpler. What...

Tilting the Tax Laws in Your Favor. In order to accelerate your movement along the wealth building curve, you absolutely MUST have your own business. I don?t care if its real estate investing, a sales company or a service business. But you must own it yourself or with a partner. Why, because the tax...

Just like in your personal belongings, you always want your homes to always look good, be organized, and receive good impressions from other people. Every time, little repairs such as leaks, broken window glasses, etc. need to be done, you are always pressured to fix these things immediately. And be...

Personalizing your headlines to your target audience can significantly improve your sales response. You can do this by mentioning a person by name, their city, their career field, their job title, or group right in the headline. You will find this has become quite common in email marketing. If y...

Every person has secrets that only he or she knows, secrets that are not shared with anyone, not even the most intimate friends, partners, even soul mates. These secrets may be righteous or sinister, yet for reasons, often unknown, they are never revealed to any other person. These, the writer shoul...

Changing a few words in your copy can lead to double-digit increases in conversions. If that sounds like a bunch of hype from an online infomercial, stick around and I`ll show you how it`s done. That`s really all that happened with Kneelsit.com, an Australian ergonomic computer chair manufacturer. ...

Over 50% of marriages end in divorce in the United States. Many divorce decrees include provisions for the payment of alimony. The IRS takes the position that such payments constitute a form of income and create an alimony tax deduction for the person making payments. According to the IRS, alimony p...

The use of a copyright notice is no longer required under U. S. law, but you should still give notice whenever possible. Because prior law did contain such a requirement, however, the use of notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works. Under the 1976 Copyright Act, creators of co...

Writing a killer headline for your copy is simple! You just need to follow simple dos and donts that make or break a headline respectively. If you think you have tried them all, check this out.... TOP 9 POINTS TO FOLLOW: 1. Stress on ADVANTAGE, RESULT, BENEFIT, PLEASURE, or VALUE 2. EMOTIONAL headli...

CapTran is a litigation financial services company that makes working capital loan to law firms as well as pre-settlement advances to plaintiff. Financially stressed plaintiffs come to us for financial help in order to be able to sustain themselves while waiting for their case to resolve. We are not...

Taxes must be paid on the basis not just of income earned within the country, but also outside the national borders. The IRS has international tax laws that deal with such income and an international tax attorney will be able to give you the best possible information on international tax laws. This ...

Medical malpractice law is a branch of personal injury law that deals with pain and suffering coming as a result of gross mistakes, negligence or bad judgment on the part of a doctor, hospital or other care provider. There are a number of issues the courts will address before deciding whether medica...

Mediation is just one of the forms of dispute resolution that are ?alternative? to litigation through the courts. It helps to have some understanding of the others. The first two forms of dispute resolution fall outside the ambit of any formal procedures. The first is avoidance, which is a conscious...

If you act now, there are many things you can do to minimize your tax burden. Unfortunately, most individuals wait until the year is over to see a tax accountant. First, decide whether you want to lower or raise your current year taxable income. Most will want to lower their current year taxable i...

Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows individuals to restructure their debt, finances and assets in a fashionable manner in order to compensate their creditors, and pay off their debts. The individual will propose to pay the creditors over a period of time (usually 3-5 years). During this period of time th...

Millions of people file tax return extensions every year. The tax filing deadlines can rush up on your quickly. Fortunately, filing an extension isn?t particularly difficult. For individuals, there are two available extensions. Automatic Extension What do you do if April 15th is approaching and you ...

Every day, more and more of us begin new online business ventures, hoping to make a better living or just a little extra on the side. And every day, more and more of us fail. This may seem like a negative attitude, but unfortunately, it`s the truth. The Internet is a great place to do business, bu...

The state has a monopoly on behaviour usually deemed criminal. It murders, kidnaps, and locks up people. Sovereignty has come to be identified with the unbridled - and exclusive - exercise of violence. The emergence of modern international law has narrowed the field of permissible conduct. A soverei...

You?ll often see a copyright ?notice? ? the familiar © or the word ?copyright? with a date and name of the copyright owner - posted on works of authorship. This copyright notice is no longer required for copyright protection, but it may be a good idea to use it. Copyright is a legal form of prote...

Whether you`re an executive or a small business owner, chances are you will have to hire a writer somewhere along the line to create your marketing material. Here is some insight into the process, what is expected of you, and how to get the most out of your investment. But before we start? All your...

Personal injury law firms focus on cases that deal with personal injury lawsuits. These are lawsuits that arise when people are injured emotionally, physically or financially due to the negligence by another person. Under these circumstances, the first individual usually seeks damages that can be co...

1. Isolation technique It doesn?t matter how good your copy is if they don?t read it. Put blinders on and read each line (including the headlines and subheads) as if they exist in total isolation. Ask yourself if it makes sense on its own. For example, I was looking through Esquire Magazine
Copywriting Secrets Behind The Da Vinci Code and LOST

By Scott Bywater - 4/3/2009

I spent a few hours over the weekend watching the TV series, LOST. And man oh man? do I love the script writing on that show. Why? Because it has me constantly wanting to know what?s coming next. It goes from scene to scene? leaving you on ?cliff-hanger? after ?cliff-hanger.? It?s similar, really? t...

When Marriage Is Not Enough: Facing Deportation Because of Your Spouse

By Heather L. Poole - 5/7/2008

Under U.S. immigration law, immigrants may obtain a green card ("U.S. permanent residence?) by marrying a U.S. citizen. The U.S. citizen must, however under the normal course, petition U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS, formerly known as ?INS?) for an immigrant visa and a green card appli...

Houston Divorce Lawyer Answers Common Questions About Mediation

By Marilyn Gale Vilyus - 5/7/2008

If you are reading this, then you are probably either thinking of filing for divorce -- or have a feeling that your spouse may be filing for divorce -- whether you want to separate or not. One of the common questions that an individual going through the divorce process asks is "What is a Divorce M...

State Taxes

By Matt Bacak - 4/29/2008

Small businesses owners are dependent upon each state for their liability when it comes to payroll taxes for their state of operation. Each state varies, and there are even some states that do not withhold state tax and require no state income tax filing. Each state requires that an employer deduc...

Bankruptcy and Your Credit

By T.Going - 4/26/2008

Bankruptcy and credit are directly linked to one another. Credit is how many people run into trouble with their finances, and ironically how they remedy their financial problems at the same time. Credit availability and the encompassing pressure to maintain a good credit ranking will often allow l...

How the Jury System Should be Reformed

By Terry Mitchell - 4/18/2008

Our current jury system is ailing. It is beginning to fail us. O.J. Simpson being found not guilty is just one example of that problem. People with loads of evidence against them are found not guilty, while others with far less evidence against them are found guilty. Mass murderers are often sentenc...

5 Key Strategies For Protecting Your Ideas And Stopping People Ripping You Off!

By Martin Truman - 4/15/2008

We have all had that Eureka moment when we think we have thought of something new. Sometimes we think there may even be a viable business behind it. So how do you go about protecting that idea, particularly if it is so fundamental and integral to the success of your business model? Ask yourself a...

Alternative Billing -- Win Win Strategies

By Dan Harris - 4/25/2007

Better Legal Billing: Time Slips for the Future Options Abound, But It`s Often Up to Clients to Suggest Them In the old days of legal billing, lawyer`s invoices ? usually a single page of elegant letterhead?contained only the phrase, "legal services rendered," and a hefty dollar amount. No time...