Cleanliness is Next to Goodliness with Rainbow Cleaning

Rainbow Cleaning Service As autumn begins to dawn on New York City, it is important for one to reassess their living space and make sure it is ready to endure winters icy chill. Rainbow Cleaning Service offers three types of residential cleaning, insuring that one’s apartment or home is ready for the changing season. It is important for one to thoroughly clean their living quarters every three months to ensure a healthy space, free from mold, bacteria, and pests. After a [...]

5 ways to Improve SEO

1. Make sure that your site has relevant url'swww.yoursite.com/stories/keyword.html 2 Optimized titles, descriptions H1 H2 H3 text. 3. Optimize images with alt attributes, image file names & captions. 4. Unique Content make sure your content is your own and relevant. 6.  Sitemaps are critical submit them to Google & Bing.    

I don't know how to pose | Boudoir Photography

 I Don’t Know How to Pose!One of the most common things I hear from clients is “I’m nervous,” quickly followed by “I have no idea how to pose!” Don’t worry – it’s normal to be nervous. And it’s normal not to know exactly what to do with your body. I have some “warm up” poses I usually start with that are very easy – you get to lay there looking gorgeous! My Posing Guide will knock your socks off!I [...]

3 Tips to make make a professional website

TIPS TIPS TIPS!  Here are 3 free tips to get your website looking as professional as possible: 1) K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Silly) --  There is nothing less professional than a website with cheesy animations all over the place.  A minimalist approach to the design of your website is a sure-fire way to ensure it looks professional, leading to your web viewers taking your site more seriously.   2) Color Schemes --  Having a matching, calm, creative, and simple color [...]

Clean Social Media Profile

These days marketing analytics and other marketing tactics have changed over the years. Now we have random ads popping up everywhere, ads in our tv shows, ads on YouTube and even in our mail. A knock on the door use to be an exciting thing to see who it was and what the venture was about, now you are usually "not home" and the same with a phone call. People are on the web a lot more then they were back in the day which has changed marketing tactics to how they are now. The only problem [...]

Website Design That Converts To Sales

Want volume traffic or is it sales you’re after? We all know that we can’t get sales in our business’ if we don’t have a steady flow of new customers – this is the whole point to marketing and promotion. For a lot of businesses this involves getting visitors to their websites. Interestingly though, most business owners make the common mistake of focusing on the volume of traffic (number of visitors) they get to their sites. Of course, these [...]

A Rate of Your Own

On January 1, Congress passed a bill to keep the government from leaping off the so-called "fiscal cliff" — a set of tax hikes so devastating that Washington insiders warned they would ricochet through the economy, plunge us back into recession, and possibly even send the earth spinning into the sun. That bill included raising the top marginal rate on taxable income over $400,000 ($450,000 for joint filers) from 35%, where it had stood for the last 12 years, to 39.6%.39.6% may [...]

My Photo Shoot

Yesterday was the greatest photo shoot I have been on in a while. There were 2 children ages 4 months and 18 months. They were all ready to go. It was great working with happy kids, smiling and giggling. They made my job quick and easy. I know all photo shoots are not like this but it was nice.

5 Star Cleaning Services

What to look for when hiring a  home cleaner.  Always  ask these questions. 1. Are you license and Insured? 2. How much experience do you have? 3.Give me three references. 4.Are your employees certified and do they have back -ground check? 5. Whats your cost and do you give discounts?

About Chariteas

Chariteas offers full service catering for any event! Whether its a self serve buffet or a plated dinner, a private party at our location in Sandy, Oregon,  blend your own tea bar at a reception, birthday party, wedding, showers, corporate luncheons.. we can do it! At an affordable price. Have a custom order or something special you want? Just let us know and we can do it!Call us for a quote today at 503.826.1900or email to info@chariteaspot.comPlease visit us on Facebook [...]

Signature drink

Make your event a memorable one, a special signature drink can go a long way at your event. It can represent the couples favorite drink. By sharing something so personal gives your guest a welcoming feeling.

Common Small Business Tax Misperceptions!!

One of the biggest hurdles you'll face in running your own business is staying on top of your numerous obligations to federal, state, and local tax agencies. Tax codes seem to be in a constant state of flux making the Internal Revenue Code barely understandable to most people. The old legal saying that "ignorance of the law is no excuse" is perhaps most often applied in tax settings and it is safe to assume that a tax auditor presenting an assessment of additional taxes, penalties, and [...]

GET THE FACTS ON MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXPENSE DEDUCTIONS!

If you, your spouse or dependents had significant medical or dental costs in 2012, you may be able to deduct those expenses when you file your tax return. Here are eight things you should know about medical and dental expenses and other benefits. 1. You must itemize. You deduct qualifying medical and dental expenses if you itemize on Schedule A on Form 1040. 2. Deduction is limited. You can deduct total medical care expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross [...]

Should you File a Tax Return this Year???

If you received income during 2012, you may need to file a tax return in 2013. The amount of your income, your filing status, your age and the type of income you received will determine whether you're required to file. Even if you are not required to file a tax return, you may still want to file. You may get a refund if you've had too much federal income tax withheld from your pay or qualify for certain tax credits. Even if you've determined that you don't need to file a tax return [...]

Air Duct Cleaning

Don't be fooled ! Remember air duct cleaning is done for the purpose of improving indoor air quality. So if a Duct cleaner tells you that the efficiency will be improved due to the air duct cleaning ; this is hardly the case. There are a few factors where this could be true: if the air conditioning or heating coil is caked with dust this could limit the air flow , so remember to change your filters when specified, every home is unique ; household pets; usage of the air duct system. The [...]

Need a Tax Deduction This Year? It is NOT To Late!

If you haven't contributed funds to an Individual Retirement Arrangement for tax year 2012, or if you've put in less than the maximum allowed, you still have time to do so. You can contribute to either a traditional or Roth IRA until the April 15 due date for filing your tax return for 2012, not including extensions. Be sure to tell the IRA trustee that the contribution is for 2012. Otherwise, the trustee may report the contribution as being for 2013 when they get your [...]

10 Questions For Your Wedding Photographer, Prior To Hire

You deserve and expect great photos of your wedding day. The right photographer will make all the difference in the final result, which will be treasured for a lifetime.  Lots of formal as well as informal shots of the reception and all the wild party antics.  Some not often thought of elements should be weighed before choosing the right  person for the job.From engagement photos to the family group photo, there's  a lot to be considered when choosing a [...]

Just have fun!

You know what I love about this image (which by the way was one of their favorites)?  I love that her man didn't even know I was about to snap a shot.  I caught them off guard in a tender moment where he quickly leaned in and gave her a peck on the neck in the middle of a tiring photoshoot.  It had started to rain and we ducked under the cover of the nearby barn.  Just when they throught I wasn't looking...*click*.  Now that tender moment is captured forever in [...]

Setting your Wedding Photography Price - Understand your Market!

I am often asked how to set your price for wedding photography. Here is what I tell people from my area: Investigate your competition and your market! I find there are three price levels you can get into. That is the following:   Group A - Under 1000.00 Group B - 1000.00 - 3000.00 Group C - over 3000.00   Group A - Positive: Lots and lots of business here - Negative: Lots of competition. Comment: This is a home for beginner / amateur photographers. A place to get your [...]

Art & Design Magazine

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