Smart stops on the Web.CONSULTING SITES An Online Mall--With Ample Parking www.consultants-mall.com This site offers users consultant contact information and, in some cases, links to their Web sites. Areas of expertise that can be searched include business, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , management and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , marketing, sales and technical services. This virtual mall also contains a bulletin board for posting requests for consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" and job opportunities. Consult the California Professionals www.consultapc.org The Association of Professional Consultants has contact information on its member consultants and links to their home pages. The members, who are all based in Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. , provide consulting and public speaking services in specialized fields. Resources for Consultants www.consultingcentral.com Management consultants can find the resources here to better serve their clients. The latest issue of Consulting Magazine is posted, as well as articles from earlier months. The site also has newsletters, recommended reading and links to other consulting resources. References Available Upon Request www.referrals.com Personal referrals traditionally have been the way to find qualified personnel as well as consultants. Free registration allows users to access the site's database of past referrals and post their own. Users can also list job opportunities and review applicant information, using the site's tracking mechanism and rating system. Consultants Tackle E-Commerce www.ac.com A section on the Andersen Consulting See Accenture. site discusses various aspects of e-commerce, including a detailed explanation of what it is--in a frequently asked questions (FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. ) section --and strategies for meeting the trend head-on. A recent opinion column, "Surviving Success," had advice for growing dot-com companies. GENERAL INTEREST SITES An Education in E-Commerce www.ecommercetimes.com The online magazine E-Commerce Times keeps readers well informed about the latest developments in this area, both in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and abroad. The e-zine features special reports, an online stock index, letters to the editor and even cartoons. Users can register for a free newsletter, and Web masters and site developers can register for a free news feed. Search Engines 101 www.searchengines.com A discussion of how to search the Web See Web search engines. is included in this site aimed at giving would-be Web masters a tutorial in building, launching and promoting their own sites. Discussion topics include search engine optimization Designing a Web site so that search engines easily find the pages and index them. The goal is to have your page be in the top 10 results of a search. Optimization includes the choice of words used in the text paragraphs and the placement of those words on the page, both visible and hidden , site submission and Web marketing. Frequent users may want to bookmark A stored location for quick retrieval at a later date. Web browsers provide bookmarks that contain the addresses (URLs) of favorite sites. Most electronic references, large text databases and help systems provide bookmarks that mark a location users want to revisit in the future. this URL's homepage for its links to four categories of search engines: general, world, topical and reference. Find Jobs Fast myjobs.com [No www designation is required to access this site.] This site allows users to find and browse through job listings for any of its industry categories including accounting, banking, credit and collection, finance, insurance and sales. It has the standard job site features--places to post resumes and to research prospective companies, as well as information on job fairs. View Full Text of Recent Court Cases www.instacase.com This site bills itself as "the instant case law service for lawyers by lawyers." The full text of recent court decisions (posted for 90 days after their release) can be searched, downloaded and printed--in Acrobat Reader The former name of Adobe Reader. See PDF. format--for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the following state courts: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia. A Database of Public Records www.pac-info.com Search Systems provides access on this Web site to over 2,000 databases of public records. Material that can be searched includes U.S., Canadian and international public records in categories such as charitable organizations, corporations and alumni records. Also available are records of licenses for public accountants, CPAs and those in various fields of the medical profession. One Mouse-Click to a Better Vocabulary www.investorwords.com This Web site has a glossary that defines over 5,000 investment terms and provides 15,000 links between those that are related. It also links to Investorwords' other site, www.investorguide.com, which offers the latest investment news. Freebies Online www.bestfreebies.com Free and quick registration at this site gives members access to special low rates on vacation packages and discounts on all kinds of products and services. The site also offers a weekly newsletter, free samples and items such as phone cards, software packages, sunglasses sunglasses A tinted pair of glasses used to ↓ light arriving at the eye, which are labeled according to the amount of UV light blocked; nonprescription glasses are classified according to use and amount of UV radiation blocked Sunglasses and even wake-up calls. |
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