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As
far as I know school resources is something
of a must whether
you run your own school or martial arts
institute, or you take part in a non-profit
club or organization. Things to
improve your business and/or your art should
be of interest - am I right?
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On
this page, and the following pages I will
introduce you to various services and "stuff"
(or "things") that
I personally have tried, and found helpful
one way or another.
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This
can be web services, web-building software,
photo-resources, DVD, CD-ROM's, books etc.
on how to operate schools, to improve teaching
and instruction skills aso. It can also
be seminars, software, services and other
websites related to the martial arts business
and "industry".
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If
there is anything in particular that you
miss, or would like to find here, please
feel free to contact
us!
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Naturally
you will find some of these things grouped
together on other main pages. If you look
at it this way: The whole site here is dedicated
to the Martial Arts resources theme, so
it may be no surprise that things could be
mentioned more than one place! I guess it
can't hurt to talk about positive stuff?
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Things
that has to do with teaching the arts will
of course be found on this page: For Teachers.
Equipment (training equipment, weapons,
protective gear etc.) will be found here:
Equipment (big surprise :-). And again,
if you don't find what you're looking for,
do drop me a note, and I'll see what I can
do!
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Here's
a really great online place
for all printed matters:
Vistaprint.com. Unbeatable prices
- you can even get yourself
nice business cards for free!
I use them myself, and they
come higly recommended!
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| If
you wish to test them out
I recommend you try their
free business cards first,
and take it from there!
They have rubber stamps,
magnets - and of course
all kinds of printed matters
:-)
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| Save 25% Off Custom Printed Products at
Vistaprint.com!
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Consider
this: We print stuff at
the office or at home all
the time. Using our desk-top
printer we make special
invitations, flyers, class
schedules, hand-outs, information
to parents, pictures and
so on.
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today the printers themselves
are not the biggest investment
in the long run. What tend
to be costly is the
ink or toner cartridges.
I have found that this is
an area where web-based
companies beat the prices
of your average office-depot
every singel time.
Why? Because that is basically
all the do - selling printer ink
and toner online.
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if you wish to save yourself
or your school a lot of
money - get online now!
One place I personally recommend
you check out is myink.com,
a great place to start.
They offer up to 80% off Printer Ink .
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Creating
and writing books and e-books:
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The
pdf-format from Adobe is
widely accepted as the absolute best
way to deliver documents
in electronic form, such
as e-books.
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making manuals, special
reports, flyers, invitations
(to openings, seminars etc.),
then the way to go is pdf!
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One small (for
some, major) problem is
that the original Acrobat
program is costly (to say
the least). Even if you
can purchase the program
at a school discount it
is rather expensive. But the good
news is: You can do without
it.
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| How does it sound
to be able to use free pdf
utilities
(plus Microsoft Word or
similar, like Open Office
- also free) to create really
professional looking pdf
documents, or even whole
books (hey, why not create that
book you always dreamt of
making)?
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I use the methods outlined
in this great book to create
my e-books, articles, invitations
etc. I highly recommend
you check it out. Go directly
to the website by
clicking here, or read
more on my sister-site (click
here)
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Two
of the most well-known and
well respected figures on
the Internet "scene"
are Jim Edwards and Joe
"Mr. Fire" Vitale.
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they join forces to bring
you: "How to Write
and Publish Your Own Ebook
- in as little as 7 days."
And a great guide it is,
particularly when it comes
to the actual prosess of
writing!
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Take
the 7 days claim with
a pinch of salt :-) But
is it a hype that you can
do it, and bring out that
"author in you"?
Absolutely not. You can
do it - as long as you know
how. As the authors are
stating: "If you can
talk - you can write"!
And that's the topic of
the book: How to bring out
that voice in you.
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are many good reasons why
you should consider going
down the e-book avenue.
Mainly because it takes
away most of the obstacles
normally involved in
regular paper book publishing.
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| Looking
for a way to get that martial
arts manual or self-defense
book out? Read
more about this book here
and find out! It is a perfect
partner to "The
PDF Problem Solved"...
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You
may have heard the term
"over-deliver"?
If not, then look no
further than to Nicolaas
D. Theron and his brilliant
"Instant DIY Websites
2005" (click here to
learn more!)
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| First of
all this is really moderately
priced (very much so, too
cheap really!). Nicolaas
is also a very friendly
and service- minded person
to deal with.
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| He shows
you, with easy to follow
videos, how to
make your website from scratch.
It is so easy that anyone
can do it (yes, I do mean anyone!).
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He
even supplies you with the
software you need, nice
templates, a wealth of very
nice bonuses. Not only that,
but he'll make you videos
on demand, free of charge, if
there is something you need
to know! How is that for
customer support :-)?
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You do not need
to know anything about html
to make great sites, and
have them up and running
in no time.
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He'll show
you how to set up with ClickBank,
add scripts, insert autoresponder
forms etc. Like
I said, this guy really
over-delivers! Check it
out today!
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Graphic
programs and
services:
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I have used (and
continue to use) the truly
brilliant: "Instant DIY Websites
2005" (featured above).
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another winner from Nicolaas
D. Theron: "DIY Web
Graphics 2005" (click
here to check it out).
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these
packages are very, very
simple to use. With the program
here I produced a professional
looking e-book cover in
no time at all! And mind
you, this can be really
tricky, even if you know
how!
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part is this: You are shown
how it's done in easy and
highly do-able steps
(using video, text and pictures!),
plus he gives you some very
fine templates that makes
it all a breeze. Boy, would
I have saved some time
if I'd found out about this
a little earlier!
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If
only all do-it-yourself
stuff was as inspiring and
easy to use as this, this
is simpy inspiring to watc
even if you don't plan to
use it :-)
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can guarantee that you will
find an outstanding customer
support provided by Nicolaas
D. Theron - a remarkably
knowledgable, professional
and friendly person!
Again, Nicolaas over-delivers! Check it
out here!
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