The Lean Pocket Guide

Book Description

The Lean Pocket Guide is designed for use as a convenient, quick reference as you learn and implement lean manufacturing tools and techniques. It provides valuable insight into the nuances of lean from a team of lean sensi's throughout the world.

You can put your finger on any entry or lean concept, term, tool, or technique within a matter of seconds! With the simply, clear illustrations, this is definitely meant for use on the shop floor.

Also, included is this Pocket Guide is a ready-to-submit Suggestion Form to get those ideas into action, NOW!

Customer Reviews:

A tool that can't break!.......2007-01-09

This little book is full of great ideas and concepts and can help you out on the job, but also if you are a person looking to become familar with these concepts, this is a great book to read.

CAN'T BEAT THIS FOR THE PRICE.......2006-05-15

I recently purchased the Lean Pocket Guide (published by MCS Media, Inc. i.e., The Lean Store) and found it to be the most book for your money that is on the market. This book set the standard for good, informative information on Lean. The illustrations and explanations were perfect for the folks on the shop floor, as well as my supervisors.
A Lean book that practices what it preaches!

What you need on the shop floor:-).......2006-03-30

Hello, this little booklet is excellent. You get all information on lean concepts in your palm and right where you need it -not at your desk- but on the shop floor.

Even better would be customized country versions to spread the lean culture widely amongst companies;-))

Regards

Ralf Lippold

OUTSTANDING!.......2005-08-20

The Lean Pocket Guide is undoubtedly the best value Lean book ever written. All the Lean tools are clearly defined, along with good, simple illustrations. The Key Points at the end of each section provide additional insight into Lean applications. All our employees have one of these. It was very rewarding to see - on the day following giving these to our employees (there was an employee that did not particpate very often in our teams) having The Lean Pocket Guide opened on his bench to the Standard Work chapter. I need say no more!

The Greatest Lean Book Ever Written.......2004-09-04

This is by far the best and most comprehensive book on lean terms and concepts in the market. The group of authors certainly understand and know the ins and outs of Lean. The illustrations, graphs, directions, key points are superbly explained like no other book..and I have read them all. Fantastic job authors!

Lean Manufacturing Implementation: A Complete Execution Manual for Any Size Manufacturer

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An effective guide for new line design
From a Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Lean Secrets
DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!
Excellent How-To Guide

Lean Manufacturing Implementation: A Complete Execution Manual for Any Size Manufacturer
Dennis P. Hobbs
Manufacturer: J. Ross Publishing, Inc.
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ASIN: 1932159142

Book Description

The proven, objective, standardized, and complete "how to" sequential series of progressive steps to Lean manufacturing implementation illustrated in this manual are easy to understand and use to effect factory transformation to lean without the aid of a consultant. It also provides a toolbox of techniques for problem - solving, continuous improvement, and for operating a Lean manufacturing facility on a day-to-day basis after the initial line design is completed

Customer Reviews:

An effective guide for new line design.......2005-03-30

This book gives a new insight about the PROCESS and shows some ways to optimally design it with minimum wastage. The concepts described here is not just limited to the manufacturing process but extends to any other business process. Consideration of the resources in Man , Machine , Workstation and Inventory sets a well-defined boundary of constraint for designing new production line.
Not only for the new line , few of the concepts of this book can be applied for optimization of the old production lines also.
As a whole this book is a good investment which can be used as guidelines for new line design and improvement of the old line.

From a Lean Manufacturing Engineer.......2004-12-04

This treatment of Lean Manufacturing is written from the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) viewpoint. The center of the manufacturing world for the production control dept. is the MRP software which makes this viewpoint on Lean interesting, especially since two of the major advantages of implementing Lean is to reduce inventories and to eliminate production control department overhead. The only requirements for MRP in a lean environment are long term raw material scheduling and finished product delivery scheduling.
Hobbs does not establish the roots of Lean (The Toyota Production System) nor does he use Japanese lean terms with the exeption of Kanban and Kaizen. Nor does he recognize the existence of the value stream map (VSM) choosing to use the process flow diagram (PFD) to define the manufacturing process. Thus Hobbs only defines process level manufacturing data and totally ignores the systems approach to lean Manufacturing. As a result the Lean Enterprise, total lead time, and how the manufacturing process relates to the whole value stream are not even adddressed. He is, however, quick to use total lead time in his so called 'Strategic Business Analysis'. Finally, the key concept of pull/flow production control is not fully compared to push/MRP production control. Herein lies the proof that pull/flow is superior.
This is the only treatment of lean manufacturing I have found that espouses providing for scrap and rework in the manufacturing process. There is no jidoka even mentioned.
Somehow the term 'MRP' shows up on almost every page. This book should be labeled 'In Defense of MRP'.
There is no bibliography - all original?

1) A lean practitioners publication 2/10
2) A lean managers publicaton 4/10
3) Clear thought/Organization 3/10
4) Information Content 2/10
5) New or original content 2/10
6) Topical relevance 2/10

Lean Secrets.......2004-09-21

It is very unusual when a consultant reveals their secrets to implementation concepts. Dennis Hobbs tells how to implement lean on a step by step basis. The secrets of kanban calculation in addition to line balancing are exposed. This book is a critical resource for companies interested in conducting their own lean implementations. Dennis provides detailed explanations and not just lean stories that fail to get to the real issues of how to implement the concepts.

DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!.......2004-07-24

So call "LEAN Manufacturing Implementation" title is very appealing. Very bad decision buying this book. I have several other books on the subject. From Mr. Pyzdek to Womack (warranted satisfacton with this guy's book) and some other japanese authors on the subject. I paid $6.00 for the book "The machine that changed the world" I learned more reading this book. This book is highly priced. Shame on APICS backing up this kinda of got-to-write-a-book authors. I hope the author could read this comentary and give me money back. This book is just the product of somebody not enought professional to accept HE CAN'T WRITE A BOOK ON THE SUBJECT. Very repetitive, boring. Anyways...!!!

Excellent How-To Guide.......2004-01-09

I have been looking long and hard for a simple, step-by-step guide to implementing Lean methodologies in my facility and I have finally found it. Most of the Lean books I've seen up to this point discuss high-level concepts, without detailing the steps and tools needed to put the strategy into practice. However, this book (more of a "how-to" manual, really) outlines all the tasks needed to move from a traditional batch manufacturing system to a Lean environment.

It covers everything from project scoping to line design to Kanban materials movement systems. Not only that, the author provides all the tools (formulas, charts, project management tips, etc.) to guide you through the process. He's also provided methods, like the daily resource planning tool, that help you manage the line after the Lean processes are up and running.

I'm using the guide now for my line reconfiguration, and have gotten it for everyone on my implementation team. This book is good for any manufacturer that is planning to implement Lean, but doesn't have a plan for how to go about it.

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For quick and accurate square foot cost estimates and verifying unit price estimates...

This indispensable tool provides you with thousands of building assembly and component costs. With the accompanying drawings, explanations, component breakdowns, and reference tables all within one easy-to-use format you can quickly estimate a building's square foot cost and easily compare and price alternatives.

You'll find separate reference aids with code requirements to assist you in budgeting any job, or to quickly check a unit price estimate or subcontractor proposal. Tables of unit prices allow you to cost out virtually any combination of building components or assemblies in the logical sequence of how the building is built.

Using the UNIFORMAT II numbering system as a guideline for consistent estimating and reporting, Means Assemblies Cost Data 2007 enables you to easily price and compare various building assemblies. Use the manual's complete examples and references to build your own assembly cost data file.

Customer Reviews:

A quick way to an estimate........2007-06-11

The Assemblies Cost Data method is a reliable and fairly quick way to generate an estimate. This is especially helpful if you want to compare the costs of different construction types (i.e. steel, pre-cast, cast-in-place). However, I found that I still needed the information in the more detailed Construction Cost Data book to fill in missing items, like demolition, louvers, or ceiling insulation.

Means Cost Assemblies is Super Info! A lot more than prices.......2000-09-07

This book is great for those of us just starting out in construction - it breaks down each system so that you may price the pieces individually or as an entire system price.

It's really great if you don't know what you should be looking for in a complete system. For example, what goes into a stem wall - this book explains it, and then prices each individual part. Great resource!

Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists: Hundreds of Lists to Help You Reduce Costs, Increase Revenues, and Boost Your Profits (Adams Streetwise Series)
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I didn't think I needed it, and then . . .

Small Business Book Of Lists

Best reference a small business could have!

This book of lists is more than just a series of lists! What a goldmine of info.

Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists: Hundreds of Lists to Help You Reduce Costs, Increase Revenues, and Boost Your Profits (Adams Streetwise Series)

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ASIN: 1593376847

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There are 24 million American small businesses. Every day, hundreds of owners make decisions about what products and services to buy based on sketchy facts, gut feelings, and the occasional recommendation. What if there was one authoritative resource packed with all the answers to important small business questions from hundreds of nationally known experts? Now, there is! The Streetwise® Small Business Book of Lists is a one-stop resource for every small business owner and manager. Where else can you find over 300 experts in one place?

Streetwise® Small Business Book of Lists is based on over a thousand hours of dedicated research.
Streetwise® is the only business series to offer small business owners such a comprehensive tool.
Included are lists from experts such as Entrepreneur magazine, Investment Dealers' Digest, the National Federation Of Independent Business, MyBusiness Magazine, BusinessWoman Magazine, The Small Business Administration, IRS, U.S. Department of Labor, Business.gov, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, CCH Business Owner's Toolkit, Alexa.com, Vault.com, ConsumerSearch.com, and many, many more!

And if that's not enough, we chose some of the top experts in their respective fields such as:

Steven D. Strauss, who is one of the country's leading small business experts and a columnist for USA Today.com
Joel Widzer, Psy D., who is an expert on consumer loyalty and author of the Penny Pincher's Passport to Luxury Travel.
ClickZ.com multi-channel marketing columnist Jack Aaronson, of the Aaronson Group whose clients include Lincoln Financial Group and WeightWatchers.com

What are the lowest-cost franchises to start up? The ten things to consider before buying a new phone system? The most popular ways to decrease your company's health insurance costs? The top methods for speeding up your cash flow? The most effective steps for reducing travel expenses? Streetwise® Small Business Book of Lists has these answers and much, much more!

Customer Reviews:

I didn't think I needed it, and then . . ........2007-05-24

I'm a sole proprietor, and I didn't think this book had much for me. Until, of course, I needed to hire a part-time assistant. I found some great advice on how to screen resumes, set up interviews, and research candidates. This book had exactly the information I needed, and it was easy to find and easy to use. What a fabulous resource!

Small Business Book Of Lists.......2006-10-09

Some one has finally done it. Someone has put together a book of just about all of the business advice you will ever need and from a group of business experts as varied as business itself. The Small Business Book of Lists edited by Gene Marks is probably the best deal in business books at this time. What Marks has done is gather list from industry experts all over the country to help the reader find just about all the advice he or she needs about anything from starting a business to handling your taxes, to handling your sales to even a section on day by day operations.
Here are a couple of my favorites: In the chapter called Where you Work, the section called The Road Warrior there are tips on subjects like Finding the cheapest airfares, which lists the web sites to go to get the best rates; then there is a section evaluating the best frequent flyer programs, as well a particularly intriguing section on getting the best rental car rates. This includes the very logical tip that if you rent a smoke free car, it will be newer and cleaner car and most importantly you will increase your odds of getting a free upgrade because non-smoking cars are in high demand.
Then there are lists on: how and when you need a board of directors; How to get the most from your sales people. And one that I really liked, the Top Tax Schemes identified by the IRS: a crack down on off shore transactions and the ever popular "zero return" where evaders enter all zeros on their returns including zero income and the write now and then" in Latin when reporting their withholding. I like to know how that works!
There is even a "Geek" section dedicated to technology including a list evaluating the best high tech equipment to purchase and why; costs of an e-commerce site and considerations in choosing a web hosting company.
Finally there is a greats section on collections one of our least favorite but most important subjects. This section alone will pay for the book.
Good stuff; interesting and easy to use. And for just shy of twenty bucks a real good deal;
In fact a great value and a must for your personal business library.

Best reference a small business could have!.......2006-09-02

This is the best reference a small business could have! Covers all essential areas. A wealth of resources.

This book of lists is more than just a series of lists! What a goldmine of info........2006-08-31

Oh my gosh! What a book! I wish I had been the one to outline and compile it. With 100's of lists to help a wanta-be entrepreneur put together her business plan or small business owner to increase revenues or boost profits, this book is a goldmine.

The book includes eight chapters as follows:

1. Starting Up
2. High Finance
3. Where You Work
4. Day to Day
5. Your Taxes
6. The Geek Section
7. Your Customers & Prospects
8. Your People

I particularly like the lists under "Starting Your Business" starting at page 21 which included information about Choice of Legal Entity considerations. Also included there is great information about preparing business plans.

I was surprised to learn that New Jersey, my home state, ranks #7 in the "Top States for New Business Formation" list at page 69.

I could go on and on about the content included in this book. It is 661 pages long and packed full of helpful information that is not always easy to find elsewhere. If you are involved in small business in some capacity, then do yourself a favor by getting this book. 5 stars!

Facility Manager's Operation and Maintenance Handbook

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I found it pretty much interesting
I want to have it
Its really fantastic book

Facility Manager's Operation and Maintenance Handbook
Bernard T. Lewis
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ASIN: 0070400482

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Here are cutting-edge techniques that will boost the productivity and slash the costs of your facility department

Let 21 top specialists show you how to maximize the operation and maintenance capabilities of any facility or plant. This practical handbook takes you through each step in the planning, design, and execution of maintenance and operation procedures for structures, equipment, and systems. It features special emphasis on emergency and energy equipment used in facilities--and explores all essential support functions and duties. The most comprehensive resource of its kind, this handbook provides you with a complete picture of facility operation and maintenance--from technical checklists--to cost control--to computer applications!

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I found it pretty much interesting.......2005-10-06

It is something I am looking for plus it gives me idea about how to look for related issues in the FM industry. Thanks to the writer and the publisher too i found them here in Asia and want t deal business with them about writing a similar title and able to share the translation rights in the future for local markets

I want to have it.......2000-08-04

I want to buy it, buy I don't know how can I have it.

I appreciate you can give a indication!

Thanks and best regards,

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Its really fantastic book.......1999-08-29

I WANT TO BUY THIS BOOK . PLEASE EMAIL ME HOW TO BUY ONLINE.

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Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing: A Practical Guide to Low-Cost Production (Mcgraw-Hill Handbooks in Mechanical and Industrial Engineeri)
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A "must have" for design/manufacturing engineers

Handbook of Product Design for Manufacturing: A Practical Guide to Low-Cost Production (Mcgraw-Hill Handbooks in Mechanical and Industrial Engineeri)

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A "must have" for design/manufacturing engineers.......2000-02-12

I teach Product Design Engineering at Ohio State and I can honestly say that Bralla is absolutely the best single reference for working designers and manufacturing engineers that I've found. An incredible compendium of useful info on just about any manufacturing process you can think of, and plenty you HAVEN'T thought of, plus chapters on Design for Assembly, materials, economic considerations - you name it. The book is a bit pricey, but considering the amount of useful information packed into it, it's a steal. Bralla far exceeds McGraw-Hill's regrettably low standards for their handbooks - this one is a keeper!

Measuring Your Library's Value: How to Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library

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What Are Services Worth?
A straightforward guide for any librarian under pressure

Measuring Your Library's Value: How to Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library
Donald S. Elliott , Glen E. Holt , Sterling W. Hayden , and Leslie Edmonds Holt
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What Are Services Worth?.......2007-07-19

Oh, what a help this book would have been when I was a library director. It's tough trying to convey to city commissioners, city managers and other funding entities what the value is for library services. (VA)
"This book is designed to serve large to medium-sized public libraries, gives librarians the tools to conduct a defensible and credible cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This hands-on reference covers the economic basics with librarian-friendly terms and examples, preparing library leaders to collaborate with economist-consultants." (summary by South TX Library System)
Here's what the book covers:
1. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis for Public Libraries
2. Cost-Benefit Analysis Fundamentals
3. Important Considerations Before Commissioning a CBA Study
4. Preparing to Measure Benefits
5. Measuring Library Benefits: Identifying and Sampling Library Users
6. Measuring Library Benefits: Preparing the Survey Instruments
7. Measuring Library Costs
8. Measuring Return to Taxpayer and Donor Investment in Your Library
9. Wrapping Up Your Study: Communicating Your CBA Findings
10. Conclusions: Evaluating What Your CBA Study Accomplished
Appendix A. Measuring Consumer Surplus by Using Contingent Market Purchases or Rentals of Substitute Goods: A Technical Appendix for Economists
Appendix B. Sampling Cardholders
Appendix C. Survey Instruments
Appendix D. Calculating and Reporting Survey Response Rates
Appendix E. Technical Insights for the Project Consultants
Glossary
Bibliography

A straightforward guide for any librarian under pressure.......2007-04-12

Written by the research team of Donald S. Elliot, Glen E. Holt, Sterling W. Hayden and Leslie Edmonds Holt, who spent more than a decade developing, testing, and refining their methodologies, Measuring Your Library's Value: How To Do a Cost-Benefit Analysis for Your Public Library is a straightforward guide for any librarian under pressure to quantify the value of benefits provided to the public. Written in librarian-friendly terminology, chapters cover "Important Considerations Before Commissioning a Cost-Benefit Analysis Study", "Measuring Library Benefits: Identifying and Sampling Library Users", "Preparing the Survey Instruments", "Measuring Return to Taxpayer and Donor Investment in the Library", and much more. Step-by-step instructions, examples, charts, walkthroughs of mathematical calculations and their principles, numerous appendices including sample survey forms, and much more round out this first-rate guide for any library professional especially in today's era of tightening budgets and higher demands of accountability from public services.

The ROI Fieldbook: Strategies for Implementing ROI in HR and Training (Improving Human Performance)

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The ROI Fieldbook: Strategies for Implementing ROI in HR and Training (Improving Human Performance)
Patricia Phillips , Jack J. Phillips , Ron Stone , and Holly Burkett
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Since the publication of 'Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement Programs,' many individuals have attempted to implement the ROI methodology in their organizations. Having a credible process does not guarantee that an organization will implement the process effectively throughout the various functions and divisions. 'The ROI Fieldbook' will help organizations implement ROI successfully, by providing concrete techniques, tools, strategies, and reproducible items.

Jack Phillips and Patti Phillips and their associates have helped hundreds of organizations and individuals with their ROI workshops. 'The ROI Fieldbook' provides many different strategies for tackling the critical issues of implementation. The authors examine every key barrier to implementation and suggest strategies for overcoming, minimizing, or removing the barriers.

The accompanying CD contains dozens of tools, instruments, and templates aimed at providing helpful resources for the individual or the team responsible for implementing ROI. Case studies from a variety of organizations illustrate the broad range of application and implementation. The CD also includes interactive material such as "Are You Ready for ROI"a self-assessment test. Other material includes templates for data collection, ROI analysis plan, action plan, and a cost summary sheet.

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The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business: Low-Cost/High Return Tools and Techniques that Really Work

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The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business: Low-Cost/High Return Tools and Techniques that Really Work
fundamentally sound book
This book simply delivers!
Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business
Internet Marketing - almost everything YOU need to know!

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Effective, affordable, low-risk online marketing techniques for small business owners
Most small businesses are not taking advantage of the powerful and inexpensive Internet-based marketing tools and techniques that are available to them. These tools and techniques can mean the difference between a viable business and closing up shop. But most of what small business owners hear or read about the Internet applies to large businesses with greater resources than their own, or comes from unreliable or shady sources. The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business gives the small business owner or aspiring entrepreneur the real-world tools and tactics to market their small business around the world with little investment and even less risk. Full of practical ideas on reaching new customers and increasing sales, this book will make a real difference in the success rate of small businesses and start-ups everywhere.

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The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business: Low-Cost/High Return Tools and Techniques that Really Work.......2007-07-16

The Ultimate Electronic Marketing for Small Business is the non-techies' guide to marketing on the internet. This book takes the reader through the basics of getting his or her own domain, finding someone to design a website, and creating dazzling website copy that will not only draw customers to their website but also encourages potential customers to spend money. Among the most emphasized topics are the benefits of viral marketing methods such email lists, newsletters, and free ebooks.

The Ultimate Electronic Marketing for Small Business takes a bit different approach from other internet marketing books. Most books of this type assume that the small business entrepreneur will be creating their business themselves from building the website through all aspects of promotions and sales. This book, however, illustrates that you can find individuals with specialized skills such as website design and ghostwriting to create professional results without spending a fortune. Moreover, in handing over these tasks, the entrepreneur can spend more time on activities that actually draw in more money. I personally like the hands on aspect of website design and writing but I respect that not everyone enjoys these tasks. Therefore, I believe that the hints in this book could be beneficial to those individuals.

fundamentally sound book.......2007-04-07

Ok - This book is not full of the most advanced strategies out their.

But they are the basics you must know if you want to survive
on the internet. You know I built a multi-million dollar online
business off the principles inside this book. When I played sports
my coach always said get back to the fundamentals. This book is a
fundamentally sound book. I've known Tom for a few years now.

He's a great guy and has a huge heart. You never can go wrong
with him. My clients that have worked with him love him to death
because of the success they achieved with his guidance.

I'd go grab this book now and not waste another sec longer.

Matt Bacak
Author of The Ultimate Lead Generation Plan
and Secrets of the Internet Millionaire Mind

This book simply delivers!.......2007-03-18

Anyone in business, who has a website, is thinking about having one, wonders why some websites work and some don't, or has any interest in Internet commerce should buy this book.

Most websites, quite frankly, suck. They might be beautiful and artful at best, but they are "brochure-wear" - mine originally was. It replaced the need for a paper brochure, and like a brochure, almost no one read it. Certainly random web surfers and searchers, no matter how interested they might have been, rarely found it. I gradually got my site working like an effective website should, and it's getting better fast with this book's help. I wish I had The Ultimate Guide years ago when I launched my site!

Tom breaks his strategy into three prongs, and even if you are interested in only one or two this book has enough value that you probably need it.

Prong #1: Build a great website. A great website, among other things, is ones the search engines love and send you people who will be happy to find it.

Prong #2: Build an email list of people who want to hear from you. Periodically send them things of value, for example a useful ezine/enewsletter.

Prong #3: Develop and sell information products. It doesn't matter what your main business may be, having some low cost (and up) products so people who like your "free stuff" can see how good your "non-free stuff is." If, as in my example, you are a consultant and speaker, people who buy products for maybe $20-$100 will be more likely to hire you for your normal fees. It's a BIG leap of faith for someone to hire you for consulting or to deliver a keynote speech, i.e. for thousands of dollars, as their first transaction with you!

I knew Tom Antion existed for a while. I'm wary of most Internet marketers and gurus, because most of them are full of nonsense. Tom, and his book, delivers.

Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Small Business.......2006-11-18

You won't find "fluff" in Tom Antion's book. It is jam packed with great ideas and is a definate desk reference.

I would advise reading this book all the way through, then go back and re-read the book with an ink pen in-hand, so that you can make note of the information and ideas that will assist your internet marketing goals.

Metha Sizemore
Sizemore Seminars

Internet Marketing - almost everything YOU need to know!.......2006-05-25

I'm surprised there have been some mixed reviews here. OK, Tom Antion is not talking rocket science (to coin a phrase) but there is an abundance of good motivational information in this book.

Sure, there are a lot of links throughout the book which are affiliate links .. but we're talking business here. If anything, these give further impetus to be a bit more enterprising, and understand that people are primarily wanting useful information.

This book doesn't include all the latest marketing gizmos. But this is definitely worth reading, at least several times, by anyone who is serious about wanting to make money on the Internet. And this book proves it can be done, provided you're prepared to put in the time and effort. My impression is that Tom genuinely wants to help other people who want to help themselves.

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Jack E. Edwards , John C. Scott , and Nambury (deceased) S. Raju
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Technological advances and rapid changes in workforce demographics pose extensive challenges to human resources program evaluators. But little has been done to document successful human resources program assessment and implementation strategies.

The Human Resources Program-Evaluation Handbook is the first book to present state-of-the-art procedures for evaluating and improving human resources programs. Editors Jack E. Edwards, John C. Scott, and Nambury S. Raju provide a user-friendly yet scientifically rigorous "how to" guide to organizational program-evaluation. Integrating perspectives from a variety of human resources and organizational behavior programs, a wide array of contributing professors, consultants, and governmental personnel successfully link scientific information to practical application.

Offering authoritative guidance to both novice and experienced program evaluators, this unique guidebook includes

New perspectives on organizational program-evaluation
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The Human Resources Program-Evaluation Handbook provide program-evaluation teams with content-specific guidance. Supplying useful and accurate evaluation techniques, the editors present a manual for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of most major types of human resources programs.

Designed for academics and graduate students in industrial-organizational psychology, human resources management, and business, the handbook is also an essential resource for human resources professionals, consultants, and policy makers.

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