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We are extremely excited to be offering you the new release of our software. It is packed with new features that save you time and make you money! Can you really ask for anything more?
Below is a list of the features and improvements that fall into one of the categories above.
Saving you time!
Integration with Stamps.com
Fully integrated into the admin area of the store, our integration with Stamps.com allows merchants to purchase postage, print shipping labels and schedule a carrier pick-up right from the your computer. Many of you are still making the trip to the carrier every day to process shipping and drop off packages. I'm guessing this feature alone will save many of you up to an hour a day!
Increasing Sales!
Integration with Paypal's Bill Me Later
Much different than the standard payment processing options PayPal offers, Bill Me Later is a financing tool that can be responsible for up to a 20% increase in online sales. You can offer 6 months no interest, no payment financing on purchases. Our integration manages the ordering process and gives you the ability to promote the service on your site so your customers know about it as a payment option before they begin the checkout process.
Saving you time, money and a bottle of Advil!
Integration with Avalara & Exactor
If you're cheap and don't mind the headaches of managing taxes for our fine government, this isn't for you. For the other 99% of small businesses this is an amazing integration with the two best players in the tax space. Both companies offer end-to-end solutions on everything taxrelated. It also includes VAT tax for international shipping. No more worrying about the taking care of the ever-changing and growing tax rates.
Please send us the leftover Advil once you have signed up with one of these amazing companies.
For more information about our new release, check it out – Pinnacle Cart Summer Release Notes
Taking the Team and Customers to the Next Level: Welcome to Our New CEO Michael Wolf
Posted on:We are very excited to welcome Michael Wolf as our new CEO. With an impressive background in the software industry (seriously, this guy is the man), the Pinnacle Cart team continues its streak in bringing talented individuals to lead the company to the next level in developing a premier online shopping cart solution. As Michael takes the reigns as the new head honcho, our co-founder Mike Auger steps into a new role as Chief Strategy Officer.
Over the last year, we've been working hard to improve our product and bring in new features that give our customers the best tools to focus on their businesses. Having Michael join our team is part of that plan, allowing Mike Auger to find those partnerships and products that give value to our customers. We know how hard it is to build and run your business, and so does our new CEO. As an investor of 15 years Michael has spent countless hours mentoring and guiding companies to success (we think this is how he acquired the name "El Lobo"). His focus throughout has been to provide premier software services so entrepreneurs and enterprises alike can focus on selling, selling, and yes, selling.
The new chapter of Pinnacle Cart is just starting and we look forward to it being a great one.
Check out the full press release: http://www.prwe
Innovation Arizona – Enterprise Forum 2013
Posted on:At this upcoming event, network with hundreds of your peers while meeting up with incubators, accelerators, funders and investors, entrepreneur program groups, education and supporting growth organizations. The Innovation Arizona Summit, brought to you by MIT Enterprise Forum Phoenix and the Arizona Commerce Authority, takes place on June 11, 2013 at the Tempe Center of the Arts. A must-go affair for all startups, business leaders and innovators! Attendees will experience an event jam-packed with resources and experts committed to helping entrepreneurs.
Registration is $25. Live Crowdfunding. Angel Investor Panel. CEO Success Panel. 2013 Innovation Challenge Winners. Live Music. Food. Ice Cream Sandwich Bar. 40 exhibitors all in one place! Special entrepreneur breakout sessions for only $20 each or attend all seven special sessions for only $75! Meet Desert Angels, ASBA, City of Chandler Innovations, AZ TechCelerator, MAC6, Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation, Arizona Technology Council, Summit Contract Management, Propel Arizona, Tiempo Development, Infusionsoft, Becker Peters, TrakLight, CliftonLarsonAllen, Silicon Valley Bank, ATIF, Arizona Center for Innovation, ASU, Launch Factory, Spotlight Software, Waters Business Consulting Group, Club E, Northern Arizona Center for Entrepreneurship and more!
Registration: Starts at 3:00 PM
Arizona's Largest Growth Exhibition: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Investing in Your Community – Hosted by Michael Wolf, Lobodos Ventures with serial entrepreneurs and investors Tom Blondi, Bill Miller and Rick Gibson 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Bringing Entrepreneurs Together – by Arizona Commerce Authority Programs for startups and entrepreneurs and announcement of the Innovation Challenge Winners! 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Entrepreneurial Success – with Rick Smith, TASER, Pat Sullivan, Contatta and Dr. Alan Baratz. – Hosted by CEO, investor and former President of Java (Sun) Dr. Alan Baratz with featured Panelists Rick Smith, CEO, Director and Co-Founder of TASER and serial entrepreneur Pat Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Contatta 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Breakout Entrepreneur Education Presentations:
Breakout: Is Crowdfunding for You? Featuring CJ Cornell, founder of Propel Arizona 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Breakout: Socialize Your Business brought to you by Infusionsoft 3:35 PM – 4:00 PM
Breakout: How to Get Started on the Right Trak: Identify & Protect Intellectual Property Featuring Mary Juetten, CEO of TrakLight.com and Juliet Peters of Becker Peters 4:10 PM – 4:35 PM
Breakout: IMPACT Marketing Featuring Founders of Launch Factory 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM
Breakout: Technical Speak, Featuring Armando Viteri, CEO of Neubloc 5:20 PM – 5:45 PM
Breakout: Driving Revenues – Selling Strategies for Today's Informed Market with David Cooke, CEO of Strategic Resource Group 5:55 PM – 6:20 PM
Breakout: Growth, Profit and Cashflow – How to Wring the Most from Every Dollar – Featuring Cliff Schertz, CEO and James Walbom, CFO at Tiempo Development – 6:35 PM – 7:00 PM
Propel Arizona is hosting a unique mobile Crowdfunding contest for Innovation Arizona Summit 2013, called iArizona. During the event, attendees use the iArizona mobile site to keep up with the event's agenda, breaking news, view info on sessions and speaker bios. But the real fun comes from viewing pitches and product ideas from Arizona's most innovative entrepreneurs. All attendees get the chance to support these entrepreneurs by crowdfunding them to success. Each person gets to donate "virtual bucks" to help these companies reach their funding goal. It's a great opportunity get involved with crowdfunding while supporting your favorite companies and entrepreneurs. At the end of the event, awards and prizes will be given to the companies and entrepreneurs attracting the most support from the crowd. Special awards will also be given to influential mentors, advisors, accelerators and incubators.
Eats, Drinks and ICE CREAMS! 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Cool down at the Tallwave Ice Cream Sandwich Bar open 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Amazing Food and Refreshments from Atlasta served from 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Enjoy a few libations at the cash bar, open from 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Live Entertainment by Nick Heward 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us for a jam session from the talented Arizona artist, Nick Heward. He was born in Tulsa Oklahoma, migrated to Northern California, then came to Arizona soon after. His music is highly influenced from his life experiences and people he met through them. Nick says the best part about performing is that "you can bring a good song and good music as a way to speak to people." His music is inspirational, memorable, and leaves an impression. To find out more, go to nickheward.com, Youtube and Facebook.
Is Crowdfunding for You? Featuring CJ Cornell, founder of Propel Arizona 3:00 PM – 3:25 PM Be sure to check out www.iarizona.org to participate in the LIVE crowdfunding contest.
Socialize Your Business brought to you by Infusionsoft 3:35 PM – 4:00 PM Being social today is more about sharing your latest updates, it is all about engagement. Learn from the pros at Infusionsoft how you can grow your sales pipelines and drive revenues by socializing your business.
How to Get Started on the Right Trak: Identify & Protect your Intellectual Property to Succeed Featuring Mary Juetten, CEO of TrakLight.com and Juliet Peters of Becker Peters 4:10 PM – 4:35 PM You've got a great idea, a solid business plan and your device or code is in the works. How do you protect your precious intellectual property and make certain your fledgling enterprise doesn't go off the rails. Join Mary Juetten, the founder and CEO of Traklight and business lawyer, Juliet Peters as they discuss how to save time, money and future heartbreak on everything from structuring your company to forming your team to identifying and protecting your ideas (everyone has IP!) to practicing Safe Crowdfunding ™. All attendees receive a $20 coupon for ID your IP from Traklight. Attendees will receive a $20 coupon for ID your IP.
IMPACT Marketing Featuring Founders Nils Bunde and John Marchica of Launch Factory 4:45 PM – 5:10 PM As David Packard said, "Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department." Indeed, there is a simple method to understanding today's marketing madness. Within 25 minutes, Launch Factory's presentation on IMPACT Marketing will show you just how quickly any kind of marketing can, and will, move your customers—sometimes in surprising ways. We'll share with you, step by step, the basic tenets of creating long-lasting impact and how some companies have floundered and others flourished. Nils Bunde is CEO of Brainforest, Inc., a Chicago-based brand strategy firm, and President of Lezzet Spices, LLC. John Marchica is President of Darwin Advisory Partners and former CEO of FaxWatch Inc. They founded Launch Factory to help high performing companies take products to market.
Technical Speak, Sponsored by Neubloc 5:20 PM – 5:45 PM How do you manage projects and speak the language when technical skills are not your forte? This session will help you understand the development and design process, how to predict cycles and managing resources to achieve your business goals. Know the questions to ask and how to measure success in the developers language.
Driving Revenues – Selling Strategies for Today's Informed Market with David Cooke, CEO at Strategic Resource Group 5:55 PM – 6:20 PM Our customers and prospects have more information at their disposal than they have ever had before. They have zero time for traditional sales people who show up and pitch, sell, promote or advocate their products or services. They already believe they know what they want and don't want. The old sales model is DEAD. In 25 minutes Dave will open your eyes to Three Key Strategies that are a must in every sales process and are essential components to any revenue growth model.
Growth, Profit and Cashflow – How to Wring the Most from Every Dollar Finance Tips Featuring Cliff Schertz, CEO and James Walbom, CFO at Tiempo Development – 6:35 PM – 7:00 PM The CEO and CFO of this lean startup are no strangers to squeezing the value out of each dollar that passes through their software development company. They learned that cutting-edge agile software development methods could also be used to run the whole company more efficiently and effectively that resulted in the company achieving 60% annual growth for the last three years. Learn for yourself how to exploit agile methods to improve the bottom line in your business operations. Attendees receive a copy of the book Rockefeller Habits and see examples of the tools and methods Tiempo Development has used to stay in the Inc. 500 top 100 software companies year after year.
Free Website Design? Enter the "Pinnacle Cart Web 2K" Giveaway
Posted on:Win $2,000 in Free Web Design Services!
Did you know that Pinnacle Cart offers in-house website design services? To showcase our skills, we are offering anyone a chance to win a brand new website design package, courtesy of our World Class Design team. Fill out this quick entry form to enter our design package contest. One lucky winner will be drawn at random on or about 6/1/2013. The winner will receive a Platinum design package valued at $2000. Complete the entry by clicking here or on the image below for a chance to win!
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eCommerce Security — Are you Safe Shopping Online?
Posted on: No CommentsSmall business owners are 100 percent responsible for their customers' personal information and credit card data. One of the biggest myths is that security is tied solely to credit card information. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Council will be the first to point out that it is as much about the personal information of your customers as it is about their credit cards. At the end of the day, banks can be a safety net if someone were to get your customers' credit card information. Unfortunately, there isn't a safety net if personal information is stolen from an online business.
PCI compliance is still a misunderstood concept. While there is plenty of material available on the topic, a small group of people have most of the information. History shows us that when this type of situation occurs in the marketplace, a lot of people end up buying services that don't help at all. If your credit card company, ecommerce provider, hosting company, bank or other provider offers you a new service to assist in maintaining PCI compliance, simply ask the following question. "By purchasing this service, are you guaranteeing that you will pay for any fines or loss of business I might suffer if my online store becomes compromised?"
More often than not, the answer will be no. So why would you pay money for something that won't help you with the problem? The answer is lack of knowledge. Most small business owners don't have enough time to run their stores, much less to keep up with the security requirements for maintaining an online business. As a result, when a service provider approaches an online businessperson about a new service to secure it customers, it scares many business owners into purchasing it.
The first step
The bottom line is this: online retailers must find the time and take responsibility for protecting their customers. For ecommerce, be sure you are using a PA DSS (Payment Application Data Security Standard) certified application or a business that is PCI DSS certified. That is the first step. After picking the right ecommerce provider, you must take control of the rest of your customers' security. This can be achieved by going through the PCI DSS process to get your business certified.
Pinnacle Cart, for example, carries the PA DSS certification and works with hosting companies that are PCI DSS compliant. Still, it does not have control over its own destiny. If the company it uses decided to stop offering PCI DSS hosting, Pinnacle Cart would be forced to spend a lot of money moving customers to another data center. To gain control of its security, the company is working on becoming PCI DSS compliant. The process isn't easy and it costs money, but the return on investment will come to any business that commits to the process. You can show your compliance on your website like a badge of honor, and you will likely see an increase in website conversions.
Mike Auger is president and CEO of Pinnacle Cart, a hosted shopping cart and ecommerce software application that allows you to create, manage and effectively market your business. www.pinnaclecart.com.
View article published in Independent Retailer: http://bit.ly/ecommercesecurity
Outrageous fees associated with PCI Compliance
Posted on: No CommentsAs a general rule, when only a few people have all the knowledge everyone else stands to get ripped off. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is going on in the eCommerce industry today.
The bottom line for the small business owner is you need to be PCI compliant. Here is a great article about being compliant. When this process, which is driven by the credit card companies, changed from a "best practice" to a requirement, a lot of businesses saw it as an opportunity to fleece their customers who didn't have any understanding. Raise your hand if you were one of the small businesses that was assessed a "PCI compliance" fee or new "PCI tools" were added to your account for a small monthly fee? I can tell you straight up that it was all bullshit and simply a way to make more money based upon the lack of knowledge on the topic.
I spoke on a panel a few years back about the impact of compliance on the small business world. My opinion at that time was the increase in costs to enter business will simply stifle small business growth. When you raise the cost to enter any market, fewer people will enter. In a time when we still have a lagging economy, it just doesn't make sense. As infrastructure providers, I feel there is a global responsibility to keep the barriers to entry as low as possible. Don't get me wrong, I run this business to make money, but there are a lot of ways to do so that are much more credible and have the same result. So when I heard about a new fee Volusion was "passing along" to customers it is time to pull back the curtain and see what the wizard is really up to.
Here is the statement from Volusion:
"Due to increasing Internet security risks and growing regulatory compliance demands, Volusion is making extensive investments to maintain industry-leading PCI security standards. In order to continue delivering this highest level of security for your business, we must pass on a portion of this monthly cost to you of $25.00″
Ok, let's break this down.
PCI DSS is a compliance standard for Volusion's business. This requires very specific ways in which the company handles credit cards, account information, logins & passwords, etc. PCI DSS is also applicable to the hosting environment for their customers. In Contrast, we certified PA DSS and work with hosting companies that have their data centers PCI compliant. Additionally, we are also going to have Pinnacle Cart become PCI DSS as a business. We will meet the exact same standards that Volusion touts. I personally know the investment it will take to become certified and it is less than $50,000.
Now let's check that against what Volusion said. Volusion advertises 40,000 active stores and those customers will be responsible for paying "a portion" of the monthly fee PCI DSS cost that Volusion pay. It is worth noting that PCI DSS compliance is an annual fee and process. $25 x 40,000 customers is $1,000,000 month. Hmmmm, so Volusion is telling their customers that the $12,000,000 they will collect this year will partially pay for the compliance? Even though Volusion does have more customers than Pinnacle Cart, I'm pretty comfortable in stating their costs for PCI DSS isn't 240x OURS! Plus that is only "a portion" of the costs? Seriously? Marketing can't come up with a better spin on raising rates than this? Sorry, but this doesn't pass the bullshit meter. In fact, it actually breaks the meter.
Now, as a business owner, I applaud Volusion for sticking their neck out that far to make money. That is the job we are all in business to do. I know there are spreadsheets in the CFO's office that says – even if we lost x% of our customers, we still gain x% in revenue, and that is the bottom line. I also think that when you make money in ways that are less than truthful, Karma will find you.
So, if you're interested in a company that gives you PCI compliance for no cost, give us a call at
1-800-506-0398, we would love to have an opportunity to earn your business. I will kick in free data migration costs as a welcome packet to a new eCommerce family. Pinnacle Cart, a good karma company :)
Michael Auger
President & CEO
Increase average order size up to 20% with BillMeLater
Posted on: No CommentsPinnacle Cart now features new financing tools that may boost sales and inflate the average order size for your eCommerce website. If you're already using PayPal's checkout to accept credit card payments online, you may now offer customers financing through PayPal's BillMeLater®.
How it works
You may now offer your customers the ability to checkout with PayPal using Bill Me Later. This provides them with 6 months1 of financing on all qualifying purchases. The greatest thing about this is that there is no extra cost to you. That's right, you already have it included in your PayPal checkout.
- Regardless of when your customers make payments, you collect the entire payment without delay.
- Offering financing on your eCommerce website can increase your online sales by up to 20%
To make it easy, Paypal is helping you promote financing on your website by providing various graphic banners. Just access the PayPal Financing Portal to:
- Select a Banner & obtain necessary copy+paste code
- Paste the code on your shopping cart
- Watch your sales suddenly increase at no additional cost to you
You decide where to place banners and which size to use. For the best results, place the financing banners on:
- Above the fold on your homepage
- Within close proximity to your products "Add to Cart" buttons
- Your shopping cart and/or order summary page
Start now and watch your sales explode!
To extend Paypal Financing via Bill Me Later, you will have to use one of PayPal's checkout products. Afterwards you can visit the PayPal Portal to add promotional banners to your site.
1Applicable for qualifying purchases of $99 or more if paid in full within 6 months. Customers check out with PayPal and use Bill Me Later. Bill Me Later is a line of credit provided by Comenity Capital Bank, an FDIC-insured bank located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2Based on a PayPal internal study, November-December 2012, of comparable year-over-year online sales of 118 small and mid-size businesses who placed Bill Me Later promotional financing banners on their site, starting October 2012.
6 Ways to Make Social Media work for your eCommerce Business
Posted on: No Comments6 Ways to Make Social Media work for your eCommerce Business
Social media is fairly new and is much different compared to traditional media in that it's not just a one-way communication channel. Social media works on layers of complex human behavior. It's not just based on providing information about a product or service; it's about conversation and engaging in conversation. For a business to use social media to its advantage, it's takes a lot more than pure hustle. Social media requires the use of engagement to provide useful and meaningful information.
Here are six ways you can make social media work for your business:
Follow the Measured "Giving" approach
Social media forces businesses and business owner to get generous about information. Consumers get online primarily to get informed. People want to make smart decisions and information they gather off the Internet provides them the knowledge and insights to make better buying decisions. As a brand or business, be at the forefront of this information sharing. Don't talk about your brand, but share with potential consumers the information they need to buy, even if they might not buy your products or services. Why? Because doing so puts you in a favorable light and you become an expert. And guess what? People listen to experts.
That's tough, isn't it? Why spend copious amount of resources just to give it all away? Does it make any business sense?
Yes, it does.
It builds traction and more importantly trust. It pulls people towards you. This principle is true not just for business, but for all aspects of life including building wealth, making friends, and building ever-lasting relationships.
It never fails.
Adapting to new media is an art: Do what social media demands
Once upon a time, all you had to do was publish ads, flyers, brochures, and make incessant pitches to anyone who cares to listen. Following that, prospects became customers because the information they had access too was limited and there wasn't too much of it out there for them to dwell on before they decide.
Today, it's a different story. People will share information about your business, the products you sell, and their experiences. They fire away related questions in forums mentioning your brand and what you offer. In short, there's an unprecedented outreach for conversations about your business so you need to be aware that having a good product offering or services really isn't enough anymore. It's about the total experience with your brand.
Social media demands listening. It requires businesses to tune-in, stay vigilant, respond to questions, manage conversations, and manage any possible damage to your brand.
Your ability to spark new discussions, engage with audiences and manage conversations that already exist determines what you get out of your social media efforts.
Solve problems
Consider this: you sell dog food from your eCommerce store. Automatically, it's assumed that you are an expert on "dog food". When community discussions sprout up where people have questions about their inability to decide what type of dog food is best for their puppies, how this diet should change with their pets' age, etc., it's time for you to pitch in with your expertise. It's important to understand your job isn't to sell, you simply solving their issue will do that for you. Of course, you need to make sure your profile or signature has a link to your store but don't hard sell. Don't pitch products unless relevant and don't talk about your business; just solve their problems.
Show up. Where are you?
Sererra.com – an IT, web services, and end-to-end consulting company — has a post on the strategic use of social media buttons[1]. I suggest you give it a read. Why? Cause sharing is what social media is all about. There are a number of social media networks you need to include to be relevant and attract a large audience. Depending on the type of your business, FourSquare and Yelp are good ones if your business has a local presence. Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, and Twitter are more global in reach and should be included regardless if your local or global.
Suggest. Ask. Insinuate
Having a business presence, a relentless quest to engage, generosity, supporting others by sharing their content or ideas, a flair for connecting with key network members, etc., will all work in your favor. The impact will be minimal until you learn the fine art of insinuation. Be sure to create a balance in your social media activity. Remember your goal is to inform as much as possible, but feel free to suggest your product offerings. When doing so, don't sell, just inform.
Do you have the itch to pitch? Use the 15: 1 method
Of course, if you are a hardwired business owner or a marketer, you'd find that social media is something of a change. You own a business and you want to sell your products right? Well if you have to pitch, follow the 15: 1 method (we just coined it that way): for every fifteen completely unbiased, general posts you publish on social media (such as Tweets, Facebook Page Content, Google+ updates, or images on Interest), try making one soft-pitch.
Remember your goal is to be an expert, not a sales person. Once you position yourself as that, the sales will start rolling in. I promise.
Pinnacle Cart pledges to donate a goat or a load of poop for every lead or sale placed.
Posted on: No CommentsPinnacle Cart has selected Oxfam America, an organization that helps people overcome poverty, as the beneficiary of a special holiday fundraising offer. From now until December 31, 2012, EVERY new Pinnacle Cart customer will have a goat donated in their name to a community in need. For every three new 14 day trials created on our servers, Pinnacle Cart will donate manure to families in need through Oxfam America's Unwrapped program.
You can learn more about the program at https://www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com.
So why goats? Goats can feed hungry children and families with healthy milk, cheese, and yogurt. Goats also act as an additional revenue source providing families with much needed income through milk and off spring which can be sold at market.
The green gift of manure transforms waste into power – agriculture power. Organic manure increases crop yields and is cheaper, greener, and safer than chemical fertilizers.
These things are extremely valuable and in demand.
We hope that using a little humor will help to increase awareness of a very serious issue. Rather than provide short-term aid, Oxfam America works with local communities to create lasting solutions to poverty by helping people address the root causes themselves. While providing relief assistance can help in the short term, donations like goats and manure have longer lasting effects.
With every trial or order, you'll receive a free personalized gift card with an image of your charitable gift.
To get started, visit http://www.pinnaclecart.com and lets all help out the less fortunate this holiday season.
All the best!
Interview w/ Alex McArthur @ Tech Media Network: How to Market Your SMB Like a Pro in 2012
Posted on: No CommentsToday we are going to get a chance to interview @alexmcarthur. Alex currently runs his own small Utah SEO firm: MidScape, and leads online efforts for a top health and wellness brand. He was previously VP of R&D at SEO.com, VP of Search at Orangesoda and VP of Marketing for Tech Media Network, which includes Space.com and one of the biggest review sites online: TopTenReviews.com.
We had a chance to catch up with Alex to see what the word on the street is for a small business these days. In the best interest of respecting his time, we wanted to keep it brief but sweet. Hopefully this Q&A can be a cheat sheet for marketing your small business online.
1) How how did you get your start in marketing?
My first college classes were actually in computer science, while my minor was communications. It quickly became clear to me that I wanted to do something with a little of both. There weren't many job descriptions geared towards online marketing at the time, but I wanted to be involved in the web.
2) What are the first three things you would do to promote your website online?
a) Provide clear call(s) to action. Far too many SMB websites ramble about whatever the owner is interested in. Your website can provide all kinds of great content and features, but if it doesn't easily tell them what you're selling and how to buy it then it isn't serving it's purpose.
b) Ensure sound website architecture and markup so the almighty Google drives traffic. Basically, you need to get traffic from search engine optimization, paid advertising and learn how to understand your website visitors with analytics.
c) Create a relevant, ongoing content marketing campaign. If you can create compelling content and share it through social media, local/community websites, etc you can build a very powerful, cost effective marketing channel.
3) What setback have you experienced that you learned from the most?
Take whatever time necessary to educate all stakeholders that still don't understand the web and it's users. It's easy to get frustrated and give up when a business partner doesn't see the value in all of the different aspects of online marketing for a small business. All of those little things add up online just like they do with any other part of your business.
4) What is the most important business advice you could give an SMB starting out in 2012?
Too many small businesses rely on a friend or family member to handle online marketing for them. I don't think I can recall an instance where this worked out for the SMB owner (although a lot of neighbors and cousins show up the following week with a sweet new ipod). SMB online marketing has become much more affordable in the last few years. Because content marketing is so important, it is becoming increasingly important to possess a level of subject matter expertise to get the results to sustain a business."
We believe Alex's assessment of these principles of marketing on the web to be factual. Content, site structure, and working with real professionals are the best ways to get the desired results from your marketing and viability as a business.
Jordan Foutz is the Director of Marketing for Pinnacle Cart and loves eCommerce, the web, and helping Pinnacle Cart merchants sell the lights out with Pinnacle Cart eCommerce Software. You can also follow Jordan on Google+


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Painting the Figure in Watercolor
For Adults
Saturday, November 3
In the galleries, see how the nude figure has been a significant subject in a variety of painting styles since the Renaissance. Then in the studio, gain an understanding of basic anatomy and how to depict the figure in watercolor. Live professional models will hold a series of short poses to help you express the figure spontaneously.
$95 Members
$115 Nonmembers
Instructor: Robert Dvorak
To enroll in this class, register now, visit the Museum Admission Desk, or call 916.808.1182. Or download and print the registration form below and mail, fax, or email your completed form to the Museum. Click on the Ways to Register button at left for more information on how to submit your form.
About the Instructor:
Robert Dvorak is an artist, popular speaker on the subjects of creativity and education, and has been teaching drawing and watercolor painting at the college level for 35 years. He has written and illustrated several books on creativity, including The Practice of Drawing as Meditation and Drawing Without Fear.


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The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
In updating the Rule to keep current with technology advances, in September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed changes to the Commission's COPPA Rule. The Commission received 350 comments. In response to those comments and informed by its experience in enforcing and administrating the Rule, the FTC now proposes to modify certain definitions to clarify the scope of the Rule and strengthen its protections for the online collection, use, or disclosure of children's personal information.
The proposed modifications to the definitions of "operator" and "website or online service directed to children" would allocate and clarify the responsibilities under COPPA when third parties such as advertising networks or downloadable software kits ("plug-ins") collect personal information from users through child-directed websites or services. The Commission proposes to state within the definition of "operator" that personal information is "collected or maintained on behalf of" an operator where it is collected in the interest of, as a representative of, or for the benefit of, the operator. This change would make clear that an operator of a child-directed site or service that chooses to integrate the services of others that collect personal information from its visitors should itself be considered a covered "operator" under the Rule.
The Commission also proposes to modify the definition of "website or online service directed to children" to:
Finally, the Commission proposes to modify the Rule's definition of "personal information" to make clear that a persistent identifier will be considered personal information where it can be used to recognize a user over time, or across different sites or services, where it is used for purposes other than support for internal operations. In connection with this change, the Commission proposes to modify the definition of "support for internal operations" in order to explicitly state that activities such as: site maintenance and analysis, performing network communications, use of persistent identifiers for authenticating users, maintaining user preferences, serving contextual advertisements, and protecting against fraud and theft will not be considered collection of "personal information" as long as the information collected is not used or disclosed to contact a specific individual, including through the use of behaviorally-targeted advertising, or for any other purpose.
Because these changes diverge from those proposed in the September 2011 proposal, the Commission has determined they warrant additional public comment prior to finalizing the Rule.
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Sri Sri: Listen, there are all types of people in this world. Do not think that only sick, the weak and the meek will seek the Truth. There are people who are happy, very healthy and very comfortable too have great passion (to become spiritual). Maybe it is a little less or little more. But you can never brand that this is how people are in general.
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Sri Sri: A river is also water and a lake is also water. Both are water. But one receives the water (the lake) and another is water flowing into it (the river). Similarly the small mind in you prays and the big mind in you accepts it. So both are there together - the big mind or the Atma (Soul) and the small mind (the limited mind). So you see the small mind which is the little self, and the big mind that is the Higher Self. Everything is water. Do you understand what I am saying? The river (little self) is water, and the ocean (Higher Self) is also water. The river flows into the ocean. In the same way, the small mind which is troubled and which is experiencing the world, which has desires and fears, prays to the bigger mind, which is present like an ocean, constant, joyful, and full of energy and the smaller mind comes closer to that.
Sri Sri: You should use a little bit of both.
Sri Sri: First stop thinking that you have little devotion. Who says that you do not have devotion? It is there and in abundance. It can never be less. If you want it grow more, read the Narada Bhakti Sutra (A scripture on aphorisms of Divine Love by Sage Narada), sing bhajans, dance and celebrate. If you are reading too much then you should reduce that. Instead, do more Seva and Serve people.
Sri Sri: Because that is what is visible on the outside. So people go on speaking and relating about what is visible to them. Hatha yoga (a branch or limb of Yoga dealing mostly with postures) is only a very small part of the Ashtanga Yoga (Eight fold path of Yoga). People misunderstand that alone to be what Yoga is all about. It is alright. That is also good for keeping the body healthy and free from diseases.
Sri Sri: Just relax. Don't bother about the questions. When you don't bother spontaneity comes.
Sri Sri: You have already answered your question. It seems like you are asking a question, but you are just giving your opinion. I can differentiate between a genuine question and a statement.
Sri Sri: See, presence is presence. If you ask me, what is the ear and how does it compare with the eyes, what can I say? Suppose someone is talking and your mind is elsewhere then you are not present. I can explain your absence. When you are present that means you listen and hear every word - that is presence. When you are afraid, you are fully present (referring to being fully aware and in the present moment). When you are deeply in love with someone or something, then your focus is there so totally. Similarly this is the nearest you can go to. So 'presence' is the feel that there is something around you. Suppose you close your eyes and you know someone has come close to you. You have not seen them but you still feel they are there. So 'presence' means that feeling which is beyond sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
Sri Sri: I think you have not read the book - 'Celebrating Silence' or 'Intimate note to the sincere seeker'. I have given many ideas in the book. You should apply all of them. If any of them works then that is good. If nothing works, then wait for the time when you get a little older and it will disappear. It should, but if it does not then there is some serious problem. Then we have to look for an Endocrinologist (a doctor who treats hormonal disorders). For Hormonal imbalances in the body do cause that sometimes. If you follow the language of moderation, then you are saved. If it is in excess, then I have given you a number of things that you can follow. You can watch your food. You can watch your company. You can keep yourself busy. See, there is no end to its satisfaction (of lust). When all the available sources and ways to satisfy lust are exhausted, then the mind latches on to non-available source. It wants to have that which is not available, and that is when you find so many distortions of lust in the world. It is really frightening for people to see all sorts of distortions. People try to have sex with animals and what not! You can't imagine. There are different distortions like paedophiles (people who derive sexual satisfaction from young children) etc., and all these distortions cause mental sickness in a person. That is why you need to go deep in wisdom. Read those things in the 'Intimate note to the Sincere seeker'.
Sri Sri: No, it is not so. India will definitely have good leaders. There are very talented and good people in India. But you all have to work for that. You stand up and rise to the occasion, the need of the hour. The reason why our country is in such a bad state today is not because of the bad people, but due to the silence of the good and noble ones. Today we have this situation in the country because good people remain silent, laid-back, dejected and lazy. First, good people must become political candidates and a vote bank of good citizens must be created, then you will see that no party will give ticket to a criminal. The Supreme Court says that convicted criminals should not be allowed to sit in Parliament. But all the politicians in Parliament today say that convicted criminals should be allowed to sit there. All the parties are united against the decision of Supreme Court's denial to deny convicted criminals entry into Parliament. Does this not surprise you all? The parties want the convicted criminals to stay. This is very strange. It is hard to understand what goes on in the minds (of politicians). There needs to be some major research in this area. We see that the people of same party go against their own people and party members. They do not care about their party, let alone the country. They do not care about the future of country. We should ask psychologist to research upon these politicians. Why do their minds work in this fashion? Why do they do such acts which do not benefit anybody? They cut the roots and branches of the very tree on which they sit. Why?
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The Spirit of Santa Monica
Between 1920 and 1975, Donald Douglas' company—and a southern California city—helped shape aviation history.
- By The Editors
- Air & Space magazine, April 2012
Courtesy Bill Wasserzieher
Many thousands of employees came through the gates at the Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica between its founding in 1920 and the closing of the headquarters facility in 1975. Some stayed only for a brief time; others spent their entire lives on the Douglas payroll. Often several generations of the same family came to be Douglas employees. In this photograph, taken on October 31, 1939, it's the end of a shift at the Santa Monica plant.
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I'm a Mexican aviation fanatic, and one of the personalities ive allways deeply admired is Mr D. Douglas along with Mr Boeing, Mr. Cessna, Mr. Beechcraft, Mr. Lear, to name a few American giants that changed the aviation world and inspired me to live a life amid airplanes. I'm retired now, but still loving airplanes and anything related to them. Regards.
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Alamo Square is the 19th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with 5,808 residents.
Alamo Square has world-class public transportation and is very bikeable.
Nearby neighborhoods: Hayes Valley, Western Addition, Duboce Triangle, Anza Vista, Lower Pacific Heights, Buena Vista Park and North Panhandle.
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Alamo Square is the 19th most walkable neighborhood in San Francisco with a Walk Score of 94.
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18 | North Waterfront | 95 | 90 | 63 |
19 | Alamo Square | 94 | 93 | 86 |
20 | Haight-Ashbury | 94 | 80 | 87 |
21 | South of Market | 94 | 98 | 96 |
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Fiscal responsibility was kicked down the road on Tuesday night. Critical thinking voters lost out to voters who, for the most part, exist in the moment with a childlike carelessness, unconcerned about the future. Many of the Obama voters are unemployed or underemployed due to his failed policies but were unable to connect the dots and vote accordingly. The big picture escapes them and they could care less that this once great country will continue on a financial downward spiral that may not be able to be corrected. Many of the young Obama voters don't grasp the fact that they will be doing the heavy lifting in the near future due to the unbearable debt placed upon their shoulders by this administration. Many will have families of their own at that point and will wonder, "what was I thinking" when they voted for Obama in 2012.
This is a reality check for this country. The children of today and future generations will look back at this time in history with disdain and loathing for the ineptitude of this electorate and this administration.
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Rustic Elegance Log Home with Views in White Mountains
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2½
- sleeps 4
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community White Mountains NH
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 1,200 - $ 1,200 / week
$ 3,000 - $ 3,000 / month
vacation rental description
This beautiful log home was built with pine trees harvested from the property. From the exterior, the home does not look like a typical log home, but on the inside, the 'bones' of the house show clearly the log construction. Designed and built by hand, you will appreciate the workmanship and rustic qualities the house affords. The loghome comfortably sleeps a party of 4 to 6.
There are three levels to the house:
Lower Level - Mudroom, Master Bedroom (tempurpedic king-size bed), Bedroom #2 - Two Twins, Bath w/Shower, & Laundry (main entrance on this level)
Main Level - Open Living consists of Kitchen/Dining/Living Rooms, a glorious Sunroom with sofa-bed, and a Full Bath
Loft Level - Open Loft bedroom with queen-size bed and one Half Bath
Pets - OK with owner's permission/deposit.
property availability
Last modified on 11-13-2013 at 10:31 PM.
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Christopher Jones
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Linens provided, Air conditioning, Fully Applianced Kitchen, Washer/Dryer, Cable TV, broadband and WiFi, DVD player, private parking, room for bikes and and snow machines all included.
Bed Set-up: One King, One Queen, two twins, plus a queen-size sofabed.
Great dining options are available in Littleton and surrounding villages. We can provide you with a list of recommendations.
activities and attractions in White Mountains New Hampshire
The spectacular White Mountains are an ideal location for your winter & summertime vacations. Attractions: Littleton Main St. Restaurants and Shopping (5 min.), Moore Reservoir or Conn. River (5 min.), Cannon Mtn. & Franconia State Park (15 min.), Flume Gorge (20 min.), Whale's Tale Water Park (25 min.), Bretton Woods & Mt. Washington Cog Railway (30 min.), Loon Mtn. (30 min.), Clarks Trading Post (30 min.), Santa's Village (45 min.), Six Gun City (45 min.), Storyland (45 min.), Burke Mtn. (45 min.), Polar Caves (45 min.), Mt. Washington Auto Road (1 hour), Conway Scenic Railroad (1 hour). Don't forget Vermont! We are very close to the border, so lots of things to see and do.
In the summer enjoy several public golf courses, canoeing, fishing, boating, world-class hiking, & biking. In the winter, you can snowmobile from the guest house. Three ski resorts to choose from (Cannon Mt, Bretton Woods or Loon Mt.), snowshoe, ice fish & ice skate. Enjoy tax-free shopping in downtown Littleton year-around.
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$199 per night (Two Night Minimum)
$1,200 per week
$3,000 per month
Rates are up to 4 guests. There is an extra charge of $50 per day/per guest for 5th & 6th guests. No extra charge for children under 4 years of age.
Payment Schedule is as follows:
- A 50% payment is due to secure your reservation. Balance due 30 days prior to check-in
- One-time charge in the amount of $49 for Property Insurance
- $75.00 Cleaning Fee
- 9% NH Rooms & Meals Tax
- Fully Refundable Pet Deposit of $200.00 (if applicable)
- International Exchange Rate Fee of 2.5% (if applicable)
Forms of Payment Accepted:
We accept US funds in the form of credit cards or e-check (a requirement form of payment if you book within 30 days of stay). If you prefer to pay with a personal check or money order, you must book more than 30 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy:
If you cancel your reservation with more than 60 days notice, you will be refunded 100% of any payments made.
If you cancel your reservation within 30 to 60 days of your stay, you will be refunded 90% of any payments made
If you cancel your reservation with less than 30 days of your stay, we will refund any payments made by 90%, if we are able to re-book the property for the same time; otherwise, your payment(s) will be forfeited.
Pet Deposit Policy:
Pets are allowed only with owner's prior approval and a $200.00 pet deposit. Pet deposits are returned within 30 days of your check-out date, after confirmation from the cleaning service that your pet has not damaged the home.
Christopher Jones
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Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.
Learn more in our Security CenterTop things to do in White Mountains
- Go hiking!
- Try Downhill or X-Country Skiing!
- Hike or drive to the top of Mt. Washington!
- Fish, Swim or Boat on the Moore Dam
- Interesting Shops & Antiquing in around the White Mtns.
Top things to do on a budget
- Swim
- Fish
- Hike
- Stargaze
- Relax
Top things to do with a family
- Visit Dog Mountain - St. Johnsbury, VT
- Whales Tale Water Park
- Clark's Trading Post
- Chutter's
- Snowboard and Ski !
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As London is heading for the 2012 Olympics, it's not just athletes who are gearing up for action. Engineers, too, are working hard to produce the cutting-edge sporting equipment that guarantees record performances. If you're a tennis player, your most important piece of equipment is your racket. Over recent decades new materials have made tennis rackets ever bigger, lighter and more powerful. So what kind of science goes into designing new rackets? |
England's performance in the World Cup last summer was thankfully overshadowed by the attention given to Paul the octopus, who was reported as making an unbroken series of correct predictions of match winners. David Spiegelhalter looks at Paul's performance in an attempt to answer the question that (briefly) gripped the world: was Paul psychic? |
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One of the amazing things about life is its sheer complexity. How can a bunch of mindless cells combine to form something as complex as the human brain, or as delicate, beautiful and highly organised as the patterns on a butterfly's wing? Maths has some surprising answers you can explore yourself with this interactive activity. |
It is thought that the next great advances in biology and medicine will be discovered with mathematics. As biology stands on the brink of becoming a theoretical science, Thomas Fink asks if there is more to this collaboration than maths acting as biology's newest microscope. Will theoretical biology lead to new and exciting maths, just as theoretical physics did in the last two centuries? And is there a mathematically elegant story behind life? |
This article is part of a series of two articles exploring two ways in which mathematics comes into food, and especially into food safety and health. In this article we will take a dive into the rather smelly business of digesting food, and how a crazy application of chaos theory shows the best way to digest a medicinal drug. |


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I bought a Minotaur Project song mainly because of the Minotaur in "Your Highness", and ended up liking these guys' music. Thanks for chatting this song up, I think I'll pick it up.
I would call them "prog" way more than "metal", not that everybody has to be categorized. They have kind of an odd pacing to me, sounding almost automated, but I like it.


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Alright, just as an example, let's take All the Young Dudes. It was written by David Bowie for Mott the Hoople to perform. Mott the Hoople had a big hit of it. Mott the Hoople were the first people to record it because Bowie gave them the song.
David Bowie then recorded his own version of the song later.
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I am 34 years old 6'1 292lbs
9-930 protein bar (pure protein), 1 orange or apple
12-1230 large salad with chicken
3-330 2 cups sugar free jello, 14 Breton whole wheat mini crackers
530-600 chicken and vegetables (cooked in a crock pot)
I drink about 4-6 (1.5) liter bottles of water a day (water only, no pop or juice)
I lift light weights 3 times a week and run 2 or 3 times a week for 20 min
I work 12 hour shifts and don't ever get more then 7 hours sleep. Work days and nights
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This hotel has gone through some good renovation work and is a good product at the price point. My stay was quiet and comfortable but I must note I was here on a very light travel night with low occupancy. No groups or sports teams. The hotel public area hallways did carry the chlorine odor of the swimming pool, similar... More
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Teaching that astonishes
In today's Gospel reading, people are astonished about something else about Jesus. He enters a synagogue and begins to teach the congregation. "The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes." The people get a look behind the mighty works and grow even more amazed by what they find.
I find myself wondering, what could be so astonishing about the way someone teaches? I've had some wonderful teachers in the course of my education, from high school through college and graduate school. But I can't remember ever being "astonished" by their teaching.
Something stood out to people when Jesus commented on the Scriptures. Perhaps he penetrated the stories and took them from the realm of speculation to the realm of truth in a way that people knew and understood immediately without necessarily having to analyze it at all.
Maybe if we spent more time in direct contact with Jesus and his teachings, we too would find a teaching and a person behind it all that astonishes and amazes us to the point where we can do nothing else but follow Jesus.
I have had that experience. When I read a quote, or hear a song that immediately touches me and moves me, it does so because I feel its truth without needing any further explanation. And I've had many experiences like that reading the New Testament, especially the teachings of Jesus.
People were obviously blown away by Jesus' teaching; it was definitely something different than what they normally received: "He taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes." The sense of authority may have come from his insight into the core truth of the Jewish faith --- beyond the rituals and traditions that can conceal or distract from foundational truth of God's unconditional love for all of us.
We could certainly use this kind of authority in our communities and our lives today. The public conversation about the Christian faith seems far removed from the love, compassion and joy of Jesus Christ. We are too often focused, and I would say distracted, by "non-core" issues of social and political policies, protecting a culture we crave rather than embracing the experience of the presence of God.
Maybe if we spent more time in direct contact with Jesus and his teachings --- reading and reflecting on the New Testament, deepening our prayer life, engaging in the sacraments in a fresh way --- we too would find a teaching and a person behind it all that astonishes and amazes us to the point where we can do nothing else but follow Jesus in the hopes of finding more love, more compassion, more joy.
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Sitting under the towering peak of Cang Shan Mountain in Yunnan, China, next to serene Er Hai lake, Dali (大理) couldn't have a more dramatic setting. Well established on tourist itineraries for both Western and Chinese travellers, Dali is blessed with a interesting restored old town, refreshing climate and great countryside.
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I recently bought 80 gig ps3 having never owned a playstation2. One game i've been dying to play is Final Fantasy 12 which i bought just the other day. I was under the impression that the PS3 was backwards compatable however when i put the disc in my ps3 says it doesn't support PS2 games.
I've checked this website and found that i should be able to play it but i need a PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor Start-Up Disc. Could someone tell me what this is, where i could find one and if there is any other way to play ps2 games.
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Youb can't play PS2 games on the 40/80/160gb models at all.
The only way it would be possible if it was added in a firmware update.
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Anti-TNF alpha antibody [F6C5 ] (HRP) (ab24473)
- Product nameAnti-TNF alpha antibody [F6C5 ] (HRP)See all TNF alpha primary antibodies ...
- DescriptionMouse monoclonal [F6C5 ] to TNF alpha (HRP)
- ConjugationHRP
- SpecificityThis antibody demonstrates human TNF-alpha
- Tested applicationsELISA, IHC-P, IHC-Fr, Sandwich ELISA more details
- Species reactivityReacts with: Human
- Immunogen
Human recombinant tumor necrosis factor of alpha type (TNF alpha).
- FormLiquid
- Storage instructionsStore at +4°C.
- Storage bufferPreservative: 0.1% Sodium Azide
Constituents: 50% Glycerol, PBS, 10mg/ml BSA, pH 7.4 - Concentration information loading...
- PurityProtein A purified
- Clonality Monoclonal
- Clone numberF6C5
- Myelomax63-Ag8.653
- IsotypeIgG1
- Research Areas
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab24473 in the following tested applications.
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ELISA | ELISA: Use at an assay dependent dilution. |
IHC-P | IHC-P: Use at an assay dependent dilution. |
IHC-Fr | IHC-Fr: Use at an assay dependent dilution. |
Sandwich ELISA | sELISA: Use at an assay dependent dilution. Can be paired for Sandwich ELISA with Mouse monoclonal [2C8] to TNF alpha (ab8348). Use as Detection antibody in conjugation with recommended pair. |
- FunctionCytokine that binds to TNFRSF1A/TNFR1 and TNFRSF1B/TNFBR. It is mainly secreted by macrophages and can induce cell death of certain tumor cell lines. It is potent pyrogen causing fever by direct action or by stimulation of interleukin-1 secretion and is implicated in the induction of cachexia, Under certain conditions it can stimulate cell proliferation and induce cell differentiation.
- Involvement in diseaseGenetic variations in TNF are a cause of susceptibility psoriatic arthritis (PSORAS) [MIM:607507]. PSORAS is an inflammatory, seronegative arthritis associated with psoriasis. It is a heterogeneous disorder ranging from a mild, non-destructive disease to a severe, progressive, erosive arthropathy. Five types of psoriatic arthritis have been defined: asymmetrical oligoarthritis characterized by primary involvement of the small joints of the fingers or toes; asymmetrical arthritis which involves the joints of the extremities; symmetrical polyarthritis characterized by a rheumatoidlike pattern that can involve hands, wrists, ankles, and feet; arthritis mutilans, which is a rare but deforming and destructive condition; arthritis of the sacroiliac joints and spine (psoriatic spondylitis).
- Sequence similaritiesBelongs to the tumor necrosis factor family.
- Post-translational
modificationsThe soluble form derives from the membrane form by proteolytic processing.
The membrane form, but not the soluble form, is phosphorylated on serine residues. Dephosphorylation of the membrane form occurs by binding to soluble TNFRSF1A/TNFR1.
O-glycosylated; glycans contain galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine and N-acetylneuraminic acid. - Cellular localizationSecreted and Cell membrane.
Target information above from: UniProt accession P01375 The UniProt Consortium
The Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) in 2010
Nucleic Acids Res. 38:D142-D148 (2010) . -
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- Entrez Gene: 7124 Human
- Omim: 191160 Human
- SwissProt: P01375 Human
- Unigene: 241570 Human
Alternative names
- APC1 antibody
- APC1 protein antibody
- Cachectin antibody
- DIF antibody
- Differentiation inducing factor antibody
- Macrophage cytotoxic factor antibody
- MCF antibody
- Necrosin antibody
- TNF a antibody
- TNF alpha antibody
- TNF antibody
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- TNF Monocyte Derived antibody
- TNF Superfamily Member 2 antibody
- TNF superfamily, member 2 antibody
- TNF, macrophage derived antibody
- TNF, monocyte derived antibody
- TNF-a antibody
- TNF-alpha antibody
- TNFA antibody
- TNFA_HUMAN antibody
- TNFSF2 antibody
- Tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody
- Tumor necrosis factor antibody
- Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 2 antibody
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Precursor antibody
- Tumor Necrosis Factor, Membrane Form antibody
- Tumor necrosis factor, soluble form antibody
- Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha antibody
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References for Anti-TNF alpha antibody [F6C5 ] (HRP) (ab24473)
This product has been referenced in:
- Chiu WC et al. Humanization and Characterization of an Anti-Human TNF-a Murine Monoclonal Antibody. PLoS One 6:e16373 (2011). ELISA ; Human . Read more (PubMed: 21305012) »


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Thanks for having me where we don't.
A good question and I'm here to your point about saving what we found actually -- a study was -- us.
And a lot of people -- have not saved for their vacations yet they do you intend to go away 75% of them and absolutely.
Absolutely so I was excited to hear the people were planning to go way but a little bit concerned that they hadn't saved in advance.
And they're intending to spend a thousand dollars a person on the -- So I want won't get to the money but not just back to -- why we're going away you know it's.
It's kind of an is is because we're sick and vacation.
I think so.
Yeah I think this vacation was cool and interesting for a little while -- people want to go into the road and go some place -- -- end to go to that what we're spending.
Some people are saying even spend a thousand dollars per family member on vacation her family member organize was -- nice man really high.
I guess if you factor in international -- -- gators I'm here so yes 32% of adults according to this poll plan to -- mount lines per family member and and nearly a third of Americans -- -- for vacation using their credit.
Hi yes and that was another plane I was really concerned about I I wouldn't want to miles.
May be -- and a and I know there's an advantage there but you know how long it takes to pay off of 4000 dollar trip right a look at your vacation ends up being so much more expensive than you anticipated.
Right right it's fun -- you give any indication now of of what the intent is -- before the credit and paying for vacation credit card.
I'm not sure I mean but you know given standard consumer habits and how long it does take people to pay off larger charges.
And I'm very concerned by that and I I really hope that we can encourage people to save in advance a little bad.
Sit down their spouse and make -- -- make a decision about how much you actually tense and -- worked -- -- -- budget estimated patients to frog campaign lower gasoline prices have anything to do with us awhile you know what I'm actually encouraged by the lower gasoline prices because it does give us the opportunity to take a road trip with the very least if your budgets tight.
Gas prices are low you could absolutely hop on the eroding gopher chat and -- in predicting the numbers for for this fourth of July holiday they do.
Say they're going to be ample of it.
Yup and you know when you're on the road and you're looking to save when -- out about it mean apps like gas buddy will help you find the cheapest gas -- -- So that's a great way to save for maybe going in your compact car instead of your -- TV -- -- PG is a big deal in the -- you know bigger cars -- up a lot of -- right.
And that tell me about it.
How men and women like ten vacation will be different and yes they definitely do in the manner actually twice as likely to splurge on a vacation day and a woman says that -- that you know of what I've been talking about it with people and and sort of the general consensus is is that women are actually still a little bit more in tune with the -- -- household expenses.
So like -- sad ending sit down with your spouse and discuss what you really can do.
And then work within that budget.
Yet that's so interesting is our first guest IE bond.
When it comes to know how to save money out of seven vehicle -- in which you can do that -- -- at the same time.
-- because they typically and historically have done more of that household -- and a tour is they know how much money to spend only be so they like within the models leveraging it they've paid and they -- it went into much that's really interesting.
But then again when Angela by the -- -- them.
-- some talk -- and and love this that nearly one in ten men plans to spend at least 5000 dollars -- profound human.
Perfume remember where men where we find him -- they go -- -- -- you know they have kids and -- -- me break up on their vacation them and yeah.
I -- not profound -- around me in the area taking exactly that's tremendous okay so outside of transportation and hotel caught.
Where we think we're spending our money and food and drinks you know people are are booking the flights and hotel and all of that and they're getting to their destination in their spending a lot of food and drinks and so you know have a -- a couple words of advice there.
Mom you know if you're.
Your booking within your budget as it is you don't wanna go over.
Try to book -- all inclusive someplace that you know feeds you mean did you drinks at the end of the day.
Also may offer few excursions all wrapped up into that -- that we don't call for budget when you're traveling.
Okay and how about the hotels in terms of -- seeing big discounts -- they you know last summer there was a problem.
I mean -- -- couldn't sell all of their rooms right so.
I mean as a consumer you could get really good discounts -- -- -- we.
Are you know -- that's an interesting point because airfares there's very little wiggle room because you know it's still really expensive to fly.
They can keep planes on the ground -- a hotel.
-- -- they can't closed floor.
Right -- chairman -- have around and not be united -- something honest and not that great exactly I mean I spoke to someone at Priceline and they were telling me about the so that that was so interesting you know at the hotel really -- itself.
And so they can offer great deals and so what we found that we tell me not is on her daughter travel PG confront some great deals at these things package deals a -- where slate.
And and hotel to -- you -- suspense substantially 200 dollars.
Per week vacation you could say thank you so much you with recounting mountain which is showing a website -- but thank you so much for my pleasure.
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