It is extremely easy to find and buy anything and everything online. The diversity of the online shopping marketplace is amazing because of its global aspect. You have endless possibilities. For the convenience of online shoppers, the number of discounts in internet stores have also been growing continuously.
As the industry of online stores continues to boom, the level of competition among the retailers also keeps getting higher. This competition makes the online shops to be very alert and updated on what the other stores are selling to make sure that it would be their prices that would be most appealing for online consumers.
There are literally thousands and thousands of online stores that continue to thrive and they all provide businesses and individuals with an electronic method of buying services and products. They provide the access to the widest variety of merchandise in the comfort of their offices or homes.
Here is an infographic by Snap Parcel explores the whole area of online retail and focuses on the growth of it worldwide and also studies possible future trends in online retail worldwide.
Celebrities are pretty fond of setting trends, from the color of their cars, their hairstyles, outfits, and even how they tie their shoelaces! However, the trends they set do not end there. They also love wearing different kinds of luxury watches. What others may not realize is that the watches these celebrities wear may even cost more then their cars.
So, here are the top ten celebrities who wear the most expensive watches.
The fundamental need of the day, watch has now a day’s added a perfect style to match up your ultimate unique personality. The several different brands are being working really hard to come up the customer’s demands to manufacture a watch with a difference. What is more surprising is that they are manufacturing their exclusive collection in their own terms making some of the most amazing watches in the world that will surely allow you stand out among the crowd of thousands.
Here’s an infographic by Give and Take will be highlighting some of the most amazing watches made till date.
All over the internet there are thousands of blogs devoted to fashion, beauty, lifestyle and everything in between. The message is clear — there’s never been a better time to be a blogger.
But what makes a blog stand out from the pack? We have the inside scoop to help take your blog to the next level, from the people who know the best — other bloggers.
Be consistent. A posting schedule will help your readers know when to check your blog. More than half of bloggers [surveyed] post on a weekly basis, 10.3 hours per week average time spent blogging.
Choose quality over quantity
One post you’re passionate about is worth a dozen that don’t matter. Your content is the heart of what you do so take the time to make it special — even simple ideas can be memorable when you add your own perspective. Remember: inspiration is everywhere when you know where to look. In the world of blogging 64% are inspired by daily life, 16% are inspired by magazines/websites and 20% are inspired by seasonal trends.
Create don’t curate
Instead of just reviewing a new trend, show how you would wear it. Putting your own spin on something can help your content stand out — especially when other blogger cover the same thing.
Keep a journal of ideas
Inspiration can strike anywhere. Carry a notebook with you on the go to write down any ideas that come to you — perfect for dry spells!
Visuals bring your blog to life
Use pictures to help tell your story. Got a smartphone? 60% of bloggers use their smartphone cameras to take photos.
Taking great pictures is not all about fancy equipment. Smart editing, thoughtful composition and good old fashioned daylight can help make your photos look more professional when you’re first starting out.
Build a community
Getting to know your readers and other like-minded bloggers will help your blog start to grow.
Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there — connecting with others makes the process all the more rewarding.
Best social network to connect with blog readers..... Twitter 43%, Facebook 30%, Instagram 23% and Google+ 3%.
Host a giveway
A fun way to drum up interest or thank your readers is by hosting a giveaway of some of your favourite things.
Ask for opinions
Chances are your readers are just as savvy as you are. Why not let them help you decide how to wear a trend or offer ideas for new posts?
Plan a meet up
A causal meet up is a great to meet readers and other bloggers. Plan something around an industry event or better yet, host a picnic in the park!
Based on an independent survey of fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers.
The reason is obvious in saying that a watch is an important piece in people’s everyday life. However, this thing had evolved to give us more than pointing the time. Today, famous names in the watch industry are giving people the chance to own a piece that exudes style more than just telling what the time of the day is.
Since the market of watches is rapidly increasing, big tech-giants companies embracing the concept of smartwatches. We have handpicked some of the luxury brands of watches which are depicted in below infographic with their most expensive watches till now.
A great score. It’ll take more than traditional studying to achieve. You’ll need guts, perseverance, and … bacon?
Yes, bacon. Or sugar. Or clairvoyance or a kitchen timer or a cute panda video.
These 18 unexpected tips can boost your test prep whether you have a month, a day, or 15 minutes left until your test. They’ll make it easier remain calm, focused, confident, and organized. Plus, they’ll help ensure that your mind and body are in top shape for the challenge that lies ahead.
Friendship quotes are the best way to describe relationships in this life. Take the time to read the cute quotes about friendship and discover how lucky you are with your true cute friends.
Here is a nice collection of cute friendship quotes that will help you to express your feelings to special people.
“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” — Tom Wilson
“Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.” — Alexander Smith
As the Sun rises on your Birthday I will think of you and be reminded of how grateful I am. That of all the people in the world You chose me to spend your life with.
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” — Lucille Ball
“When love is not madness, it is not love.” — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
“Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river.” — Malagasy Proverb
Do I love you because you’re beautiful, Or are you beautiful because I love you? Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.
“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Tenderness emerges from the fact that the two persons, longing, as all individuals do, to overcome the separateness and isolation to which we are all heir because we are individuals, can participate in a relationship that, for the moment, is not of two isolated selves but a union.” — Rollo May
“Take away love and our earth is a tomb.” — Robert Browning
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“The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.” — Oscar Wilde
There are not many things in life so beautiful as true friendship, and not many things more uncommon.
Friend derives from a word meaning “free.” A friend is someone who allows us the space and freedom to be.
If kisses were the water I would give you the sea, if hugs were the leaves I would give you a tree, but if love was time, I would give you eternity.
A faithful friend is the medicine of life.
“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?” — Khalil Gibran
“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.” — Euripides
“The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?” — Henry David Thoreau
A boy is a magical creature, you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can’t lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can’t get him out of your mind.
“You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.
“A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths; feels your fears but fortifies your faith; sees your anxieties but frees your spirit; recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities.” — William Arthur Ward
I asked God for a flower, and he gave me a garden. I asked God for a tree, and he gave me a forest. I asked God for a friend, and he gave me you.
“Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.” — Virginia Woolf
“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with a person, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” — Billy Crystal, from the movie “When Harry Met Sally”
“We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.” — William James
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.” — Kahlil Gibran
“From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there’s nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends.” — Hilaire Belloc
“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” — Muhammad Ali
“Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.” — Honore de Balzac
I hope those cute friendship quotes inspired you for better life!
Sophisticated laptops, HD television sets, high technology tabs are the visible traits of our new age cosmopolitan society. We are a smart bunch, and take everything seriously, from car keys, to sling bags to even mobile covers. Gone are the days when a mobile used to be just a communicating device. We have stepped into the era of Smartphone’s that surely needs to be carried smartly! Apart from teaming it up well with our dress code, we also need to dress our Smartphone’s smart and chic. The modern day designer Smartphone bags, covers and cases not only do the needful, but also offer us choices galore!
Here is an infographic bought to you by Secret Vintage Collection, will help you find all such exciting smart bags available in market.
One thing a lot of people know how to make is a Nutella sandwich where they combine it with bananas and then put it all on a couple of slices of bread. But do you know how to make a triple-decker Nutella sandwich?
It’s quite easy really. You don’t have to be a genius to put this sandwich together. All you really need is some Nutella, a banana and a few slices of Wonder Bread. Yeah, it needs to be Wonder Bread. It specifically states that, and nothing else will do the trick. So now that you have the ingredients, it is time to learn how to make a triple-decker Nutella sandwich.
A triple-decker Nutella sandwich infographic designed by Michelle Lee from Markam, Canada, and it will totally teach you how to make one.
Mr. Pietro Ferrero, an Italian pastry maker and founder of the Ferrero company, invented this decadent treat. Even more incredible is the fact that he invented it in 1940’s while World War II ravaged Italy. Somehow he managed to acquire a limited supply of chocolate during food rationing. To extend his short supply, he mixed the chocolate with hazelnuts which grew in overabundant supply in the Piedmont region of Italy.
Ferrero produced the chocolate-hazelnut spread and baked it in a loaf of bread. He then wrapped the loaf in tinfoil and marketed it. He called the chocolate loaf “Pasta Gianduja” after a carnival character famous to the region. So mothers began purchasing the loaf for their children and served it to them slice by slice. Children being children, however, they discarded the bread and went straight for the chocolate.
Always one to recognize a golden opportunity, Mr. Ferrero dispensed with the bread and began to sell the chocolate paste in a jar. He renamed the product “Supercrema Gianduja”. The produce became a huge hit almost instantly. Italians discovered it to be an inexpensive way to enjoy a decadent treat. During the 1940’s and 1950’s a kilo of chocolate was 6 times the cost of one kilo of Supercrema Gianduja. It grew in popularity so fast, that Italian food stores started a service called “The Smearing”. Children could go to their local food store with a slice of bread for a free “smear” of the super cream. In the 1960’s the product was renamed to Nutella.
Its popularity has now spread to encompass the entire world. Many years ago, one could only find the product at Italian specialty stores as imports. Today, it is available in the peanut butter aisle in grocery stores across North America, and, it outsells all brands of peanut butter combined!
A jar of Nutella will cost you almost $5.00 in the store. And if you think that’s expensive – think again. It takes Ferrero three hours to produce one batch of Nutella. It is a highly refined, amazing process, making the shelf price a fair value for the quality and care it takes to make the product.
In 2014, Nutella® celebrates its 50th birthday. It has been 50 years shared with you. It’s been 50 years full of stories around the world. To make this celebration really special tell yours Nutella stories on Nutellastories.com.
SHE SAYS: “Honey, which shade of blue do you prefer? Aqua, cobalt or navy?”
HE SAYS: “Huh? They all look the same to me.”
It’s now a scientific fact! Men and women do not see colors the same way because the male and female brains process information about color differently.
While men are more attuned to seeing fine detail and objects that move rapidly, women are better at differentiating between colors, reports HealthDay News of a study conducted by researchers at Brooklyn College and Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Study participants, all of whom were over the age of 16, had normal color vision and perfect 20/20 vision (either natural or corrected), were asked to view and identify colors across the spectrum from red to violet.
The results:
In order for men to see the same color hue as women, they had to view a slightly longer wavelength.
Men had more trouble than women discerning specific colors in the center of the spectrum.
Men were better able than women to see images that changed rapidly.
“As with other senses, such as hearing and the olfactory system, there are marked sex differences in vision between men and women,” study leader Israel Abramov said in a news release.
Time waits for nobody. It passes without caring for anybody or anything. Managing time is managing life.
Effective time management depends upon proper understanding about the importance of time. Time is a unique resource with certain unique features. It cannot be saved or stored. If not utilised, it gets wasted. Unlike other resources, it cannot even be replaced. It is the only resource each of us have in exactly the same amount. How much a person accomplishes in, say a day, depends on how much he utilises his time. By proper time management, one may be able to achieve as much as three average persons would. Hence, it is observed that those who waste time also tend to waste money and energy.
Some of the major factors that waste our time are lack of planning, failure to delegate, interruptions, adoption of wrong values causing maladies like jealousy, hatred, anger and ego, et cetera. Friends are also known to be stealers of time. Prejudices, dependencies, leanings, attachments, worries and tensions leading to sickness of the body and mind also eat away a lot of our time.
So, do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today, do not put off till the next moment what you can do in this very moment. One must know where does one’s time go or how the time is being spent. Keeping a time log is a useful device for discovering what is wasting our time. It’s a very simple but valuable tool. One must spend a few minutes at the end of each day for this purpose. The record will give us an accurate indication of time usage, showing us where we are most effective and least effective in the use of time, giving us a vast room for improvement in saving the maximum amount of time and enhancing our inner powers to rescue ourselves from this trap.
“A friend loves at all times.” — The Bible: Proverbs 17, 17.
“One who looks for a friend without faults will have none.” — Hasidic Saying
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle
“Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.” — Cindy Lew
“We got friends to make up for our relatives.” — Anonymous
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Walter Winchell
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow.” — Samuel Paterson
“Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure.” — Jewish Saying
“A faithful friend is the medicine of life.” — Apocrypha
“The best mirror is an old friend.” — George Herbert
“A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself.” — James Boswell (1763)
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe unto him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” — The Bible: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.
“The rain may be falling hard outside, But your smile makes it all alright. I’m so glad that you’re my friend. I know our friendship will never end.” — Robert Alan
“A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” — Anonymous
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.” — Fr. Jerome Cummings
“Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” — John Evelyn
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.” — Aristotle (4th century B.C.)
“Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.” — Eustace Budgell (1711)
An old Chinese saying goes like this: “You have been looking for your better half everywhere, she is just very near you in the light.” If you are hearing that for the first time, you might wonder what it is supposed to mean. I think it is speaking about true love. It means, if you want to find it, you need to look to the light-that is, to the light of the inner world-rather than to the physical world.
Many people don’t even believe true love is possible. They are only familiar with another kind of love. When they fall in love, it is because they have found someone who fills the needs of their ego. They feel empty and alone by themselves, so they expect this new person to guarantee their happiness. However, it doesn’t take long before the new partner displays needs of his or her own. Suddenly the needs of the two individuals are in conflict. Before they know what hit them, the honeymoon is over. In its place is pain and emptiness, often more than they felt before the relationship began. It is false because it doesn’t involve a deep and true connection.
True love is the opposite. It is a connection at the level of the heart and souls. Instead of expecting to get something from another person, you focus on what you can give to your partner. If you truly love someone, you don’t fear he or she will hurt you. You don’t define each other on the basis of ego. Rather, you accept one another unconditionally. If any conflicts do arise, you can overcome them because at the level of the heart you recognize your oneness.
How do you find true love? Paradoxically, it can’t be found. That is because it already exists within you at the core of your inner world. It may surprise you to hear that it is not a feeling or emotion. It is not an action that you do. Whether you recognize it or not, it is the very nature of your heart. It is the essence of your inner world.
Some people discover it within themselves when they meet a partner, and get married. Others experience it emanating from their heart, even if they don’t find a partner to share it. However, I think most people long to find true love in the form of a relationship.
If this is the case for you, I suggest you learn to let your heart and intuition guide you in life in general. As the Chinese saying says, look to the light of your inner world. Trust that light will lead you to your partner because that light is not different from him or her. Know that once you are heading in the right direction, whatever you need will be come to you at the right time, including true love.
After all, there are so many factors that go into it: your relationship with your boss and your co-workers, the fulfillment (or lack thereof) you get out of your day-to-day tasks, the mission that your company is working toward. Not to mention if what you’re doing today is what you think you want to be doing five, 10, or 20 years from now.
Most of us (ourselves included) have felt frustrated or unhappy at work—and worse, felt stuck in whatever circumstances are causing us to feel that way. And that is tough.
But sometimes, it doesn’t have to be as tough as we’re making it.
We were reminded of that fact when we came across this brilliant—and brilliantly simple—infographic showing that happiness (at work or otherwise) is entirely in our hands.
OK, we know it’s not always as simple this. But, we think it’s a good reminder that, any time we’re feeling less-than-thrilled with something going on, that we each have the power—and the responsibility—to make a change.
One of the questions I keep hearing in my workshops is, “how do I live a happy life and enjoy the journey and what does it mean?”
Living a happy life is something we all want, yet so few of us are able to live happily continuously. During the journey of our life when we look at other people and they smile, we tend to believe that they are happy because they smile. We believe laughter and smiling equals happiness, but nothing is further from the truth.
Everyone seems to be happy around us, but what about you?
Let me tell you a secret.
Most people are NOT happy. The reason I can say this is because I run workshops for 3 years for people from different cultures, backgrounds and education and I haven’t met a single person who tells me “I am happy every single day, every single moment”. In fact, one of my friends asked me, can you be happy every single day, every single moment? The answer is YES, you can, so how do we do this?
First of all we need to understand what happiness is and where it comes from. Happiness comes from the heart, it is an internal state of feeling or being. If internally you don’t feel happy and you smile (like most people do) you are still not happy within, right? This happens to most people. We don’t want to show our unhappiness so we smile.
Happiness can be developed by the following 3 areas:
Stay true to yourself and be who you are. By accepting yourself as who you are, you allow your heart to flourish. You allow yourself to express as who you really are. Are you currently hiding things from yourself to live up to others expectations? If the answer is yes, try to reduce this part and stand up for yourself.
Find out what your purpose is, in life. By following your life purpose your heart can express itself through its purpose which brings joy and happiness.
Letting go of negative emotions you carry with you, breaking up from a relationship, an argument with a colleague are emotions you carry with you. By accepting these experiences and letting go you will reduce suffering. When you reduce suffering, happiness will arise.
Happiness is a journey towards self-discovery. Happiness is not something to be achieved, it’s not something you can have today and tomorrow it disappears. Happiness is every lasting. The more you are true to yourself, love what you do and let go of negative emotions and feelings the more inner happiness you will cultivate.
Remember, you cannot change others but you can change yourself.
Editor’s note:My name is Raf Adams, I am a workshop facilitator, professional speaker and book author of The Suited Monk an Empowering New Book on Life Purpose, Happiness and Self-Discovery.
No matter what you are in the market for, chances are, it can be purchased online. Shop brand name websites, online auctions and big box stores from the comfort of your home. New or used, you can buy nearly everything at a discount. The tips below will aid you in tracking down the best deals on the net.
Avoid shopping on sites that aren’t familiar or have no online user reviews. No matter how much you might want to order their merchandise or how low their prices are, you just don’t know what you’re getting into. Reserve your online shopping dollars for the well-known and trusted sites that keep your info safe.
If you want to save money on the products you buy online and want to make online shopping more fun, consider auction sites. You will get some great deals if you place your bids at the right moment and have some fun while browsing through auctions. Learn more about bidding strategies before getting started.
When getting things shipped to your home that you bought online, know your consumer rights regarding time tables and condition of products. You have a right to receive items according to the terms stated when you ordered them and reasonable expectations of goods being undamaged. Check with the BBB for exact specifics and get what’s coming to you fairly!
Before purchasing a product online, find out more about shipping. If you do not find any information about shipping costs, contact the seller to find out if there are additional charges for shipping. If there are several shipping options, choose an affordable and reliable option to make sure you receive your product quickly.
Always, always read reviews.
When shopping for a product online, take the time to read reviews. Try finding the same product on different sites to read as many reviews as possible. Reading many reviews will help you get a more general idea of whether or not the product you are interested in meets high standards of quality.
Prior to buying anything, particularly something costly, it pays to conduct your research and read consumer reviews first. There are many websites that offer nothing but reviews of products. Use this information to ensure the product you are buying is the best on the market.
Read reviews before you buy. When you shop online, reviews are easy to access, and can keep you from making a purchase you regret. Don’t just rely on star ratings. Look over the reviews and see what the customers really liked or disliked. Reviews can be a surprisingly great resource.
No matter if you are a bargain hunting pro or not, the more knowledge you have, the better off you will be. You’ll always be able to seek out the best deals if you’re aware of what it takes. Read this article and others like it if you want to find new and exciting techniques to hone your approach to online shopping.
Editor’s note:I am a mother of a 6 year old bubbly girl who happens to be the most important person in my life. My passion includes photography, technology, and others.
