Million Tips » User Submission http://milliontips.com Business, Marketing, and Management Tips Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:42:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Homemade Laundry Soap http://milliontips.com/2009/12/homemade-laundry-soap/ http://milliontips.com/2009/12/homemade-laundry-soap/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:41:25 +0000 User Submission http://milliontips.com/?p=584 To save money consider making your own laundry detergent. It takes a short amount of time and can last you up to a year! Costing less than ten dollars for all items used (Fels Naptha bar, washing soda and borax). If you do a google search you can find many great recipes. Also, keep a bar of Fels Naptha next to your washer at all times. It is remarkable at removing tough stains!

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]]> http://milliontips.com/2009/12/homemade-laundry-soap/feed/ 0 Driving in the Rain http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-86-driving-in-rain/ http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-86-driving-in-rain/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:39:49 +0000 User Submission http://milliontips.com/?p=587 Don’t use cruise control on a rainy day.  If you hydroplane on a puddle, the cruise control can lose contact with pavement and may speed up, cusing you to lose control on an already dangerous road.

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]]> http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-85-experiment-your-digital-camera/feed/ 0 Dealing with Rejection as an Author http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-84-dealing-rejection-author/ http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-84-dealing-rejection-author/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:36:57 +0000 User Submission http://milliontips.com/?p=593 Rejection is a part of a writing career.  Think of it as a business decision, not a referendum on your writing ability.  Most of the time, rejection simply means you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Dust it off and send it out again.

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]]> http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-84-dealing-rejection-author/feed/ 0 Write Like It’s a Product http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-83-write-product-sell-it/ http://milliontips.com/2009/12/tip-83-write-product-sell-it/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:35:20 +0000 User Submission http://milliontips.com/?p=596 Consider your writing a product and as with any product, if you want to sell it, you have to know it. Be able to describe it in a few words (high concept), in 2-3 sentences (elevator speech) and in 1-2 paragraphs (back cover blurb).  Write this very brief description on the back of your business cards.

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]]> http://milliontips.com/2009/12/move-in-closer/feed/ 0 Take Your Time – Cake Decorating http://milliontips.com/2009/12/take-your-time-cake-decorating/ http://milliontips.com/2009/12/take-your-time-cake-decorating/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:25:02 +0000 User Submission http://milliontips.com/?p=322 When decorating a cake make sure you set aside a good amount of uninterrupted time to devote to your creation. Especially if you have children in the house, ask somebody to watch them for you. Or even pets! As you work think each step through because it’s very difficult to correct a mistake when working with cake crumbs, food colorings, icing, etc. Even though it may take hours, you’ll be proud of your design when it’s all done. And your family may not want to cut into it!

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