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Customers that trust you with their business are the best customers to work with, because they allow you to do what you do best!

Have you ever wondered how some businesses just seem to have their act together? Have you ever felt confidence in a business more quickly than anticipated? Have you ever felt your confidence and trust in a business fade, perhaps without a coherent reason? The causal function of any of these circumstances can often be explained by consistency.

Consistency Builds Trust

Trust is something you continually build. It is never secured. It is constantly earned and renewed. If you are a company that delivers, the quicker you can develop customer trust, the quicker you can accelerate your work and become even more productive for your client. This will allow you to reach the pinnacle of a working relationship with your client, and thus put you in a position where the work is yours to do and the client is yours to lose.

The quickest way to earn customer trust is through consistency. Every point of contact with your customer must set the same tone and same expectations. Whether the contact is through a meeting, the handing of a business card, a customer visit, the appearance of your office, an experience with an employee, a phone call, or even a bill, every discussion is an opportunity to deliver on expectations and build trust.

Delivering on expectations is more than an extension of your brand. It is the foundation of your brand. Without the delivery of your promise, your brand is empty as will be your bank account if you don’t figure this out in time.

Hiccups

When your customer experience has inconsistencies, your customers will take pause. This delays and may even cost your relationship depending on how big a question the inconsistency presents.

If you are a dollar store, it does not matter how much your business pays for a website — it had better look cheap — like a dollar store website! If you are an attorney, and you have walnut desks and Persian rugs, and you hand your client a cheap feeling business card, expect the client to switch their focus to the cheap feeling cards. A doctors office with an unswept floor generates questions of sterility — an expected quality in a medical office. This “hiccup” in the customer experience does not necessarily reflect the quality of your work, just your customer’s focus and perception. A business needs to keep the client focused on the business at hand.

Focus on Predictability

The fastest client path from “I don’t know you” to “Do whatever you think is right” is consistency in all client encounters and predictability in experience. Your client will be able to test their expectations and feel confident in your company’s ability to deliver after a smooth customer experience without hiccups.

When it comes to extending your brand to your logo, website and printed materials, it is critical that those client contacts reflect your business in a consistent way. They are all part of an overall business identity. If any of those items are out of synch, you jeopardize your client experience and will certainly slow down your progress toward a healthy client relationship. Be sure to consider all facets of your business when designing and planning any one of them. You will see and feel the benefit.

Want to build your business?
Consistency = Shortest Time to Client Trust

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Bryan Carter is the Managing Partner at thinkWEBSTORE.com, a marketing and technology company located on Lake Harbour Drive in Ridgeland, Mississippi that helps businesses with branding, websites, graphic design, search engine optimization and social marketing.

Is Your Business a “Go To” Place for Something? Just one thing? You should be. This and Two Other Golden Rules to Do Business By.

One of the keys to business success, start-up and otherwise, is to be known for something, just one, single something. It allows you to specialize rather than be simply categorized.

Rule Number One: Be known for something

Five Guys is known for burgers and fries. Abner’s is known for chicken. Batteries Plus is known for batteries! By being known for a thing, a business can accelerate its market presence more than with any other single strategy. It allows businesses like Batteries Plus to compete with category stores like Walmart. That is not to say that Walmart is not successful or known for anything. Walmart spends a lot of money pushing the message of low prices. McDonald’s is undeniably the fast food king. However, it is not known for a single item, such as hamburgers. They promote fast food items from salad to fish to wraps to McRib Sandwiches. Category businesses are known for more general attributes such as price, speed or convenience. Again, by being known for a single thing a business can more easily draw business from category leaders.

Rule Number Two: Just because you can do something does not mean you should.

If you are regularly in the company of entrepreneurs, then you know how many creative ideas flow from their innate inspiration and natural ability to take concepts and craft businesses. Over a beer or a cup of coffee, commercial empires are conceptualized and put to rest within a conversation.

While an entrepreneur’s enthusiasm for new business ventures is a fundamental strength, when it cannot be contained, it is also an Achilles heal. A typical scenario that plagues a start-up business happens after the initial concept for the business begins executing. As soon as the business begins to shift to operational mode, the entrepreneurial spirit rises up and threatens to break the “Be known for something” rule. Call it creativity or boredom, but whatever it is that takes hold, the entrepreneur’s mind begins to think up more ways to make money and wants to promote the new ideas alongside the “one big thing”. Diversifying the business’s “known for” begins to push the business into the unspecific world of category, where it is extremely difficult to compete.

Rule Number Three: Know your lead and your follow.

Just because you are known for one thing, it does not mean that is all you do. Any business is going to have complementary products or services. Complementary products and services are a benefit to the customer and in many cases complete the business model. However, just because you have complementary products and services does not mean you should dilute your “known for.”

Always lead with your big thing and follow with your other products or services. Don’t dilute your message. Instead, add value with your “follow” messages, products and services.

Stick to your guns, business owners and marketing directors. Stay with your one big thing. Be excellent at it. Be known for it. Let it rev your business’s engine and give you the edge and advantage that helps propel you to success.

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Bryan Carter is the Managing Partner at thinkWEBSTORE.com, a marketing and technology company located on Lake Harbour Drive in Ridgeland, Mississippi that specializes in online marketing and website services, and of course, offers many complementary services.

thinkWEBSTORE.com And Sister Store Advanced Microsystems
Help Local Businesses Compete

Ridgeland, Mississippi

This small business team is hard to beat. Small and large businesses alike are utilizing thinkWEBSTORE.com and Advanced Microsystems to boost their business and add stability to their technology solutions. And, the budgetary benefits can be significant.

In today’s ultra-competitive environment, where businesses are streamlining operations and costs, here are two local companies that are always busy. In fact, they have continued to grow despite the down economy. Both companies have developed a solid reputation in the tri-county area as the “go-to” places for websites and computer support. Bryan Carter, managing partner for thinkWEBSTORE.com, explains, “We make technology easy and marketing make sense. That is always our goal.”

Having a knowledgeable computer support team on call 24/7 without incurring the costs of full-time staffing has proven to be a very efficient use of resources for many Mississippi companies. Advanced Microsystems (AMS) has been in operation for over twelve years. According to owner Jitu Patel, “We are always available and make sure everything works the first time. Our clients like us for that reason.” AMS provides networking, installation, software support and computer repair services. Patel, a Mississippi State graduate, moved the operation to the current Ridgeland, Mississippi location in January 2008 to join business partner, Carter, and thinkWEBSTORE.com.

Sister company thinkWEBSTORE.com is unique for a marketing venture because it combines the disciplines of business, design, technology, usability, psychology and advertising. “We are able to provide a great deal of insight and the result is common-sense solutions that just work,” states Carter. Custom designed and developed website packages start at $1199. Carter, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, formed thinkWEBSTORE.com after working with and consulting with several large corporations including IBM, AT&T, NCR, Home Depot and Educational Testing Solutions. thinkWEBSTORE.com’s service offerings include website design and development, web hosting, graphic design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Business Identity (logos, business cards, letterhead) and brochures.

“We’re excited about our businesses and we are proud to have a lot of loyal clients,” says Carter. Both thinkWEBSTORE.com and AMS work with a wide range of businesses including medical groups, industrial companies, law practices, construction companies, retailers, real estate companies, developers, churches, consulting companies, agricultural companies, media companies and many more. If you are looking for expertise and local accountability, these partner businesses are well suited. Either business can be contacted for free estimates.

thinkWEBSTORE.com and Advanced Microsystems are located in Ridgeland, Mississippi on Lake Harbour Drive across from Primos Cafe. Store hours are 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday.

For more information on websites, search engine optimization, hosting and other marketing and web services, contact thinkWEBSTORE.com at (601)856-2000 or visit www.thinkwebstore.com. For more information on networking, network administration, computer repair and software support, contact Advanced Microsystems at (601)914-5657.

The Diabetes and Endocrine Institute (Jackson, MS) launches it’s new website design, www.diabetesandendocrineinstitute.org, providing news on classes, recipes and about the institute. Established by Dr. Wayne Woo in Jackson, Mississippi, the institute and Dr. Woo have become known for a holistic approach to diabetes care and lifestyle. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Thor Products (Jackson, MS) launches it’s new e-commerce website design, www.thorproducts.com, where visitors can buy various cleaning products online. Thor Products has had a long time relationship with Viking and continues to provide stainless steel and other cleaning products that compliment Viking appliance purchases. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

MCH Transportation (Jackson, MS) launches it’s new website design, www.mchtrans.com, promoting its national trucking transportation services.  Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, MCH has several offices in the US and serves many large Southeastern and Midwestern clients with its comprehensive range of transportation service offerings.  See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Melissa Honea Realty (Ridgeland, MS) launches it’s new website design, www.melissahonearealty.com or www.madisonmshomes.org, showcasing her private listings and MLS listings of homes in the Madison, Ridgeland, Brandon, Jackson and Flowood areas.  See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

“I just need a simple website.”  Famous first words.  While often true, it does not mean that you need a simple “bad” website.  You may become one of the many who finds out that they have spent valuable dollars and have nothing to show for it.

Any website should accomplish specific business needs.  Commonly, those needs can include communicating the image of your company, providing tools for your customers that help them and reduce your staff time, support sales with work and portfolio samples to build credibility, establish reputation, and other business and customer communication goals.  All too often people fall into the trap of trying to define their needs as “simple” and falling prey to a translation of cheap and an ultimately poorly performing website.

There are different levels of website designs.  The most basic of website design services normally involves using pre-fabricated templates and fitting pictures and content into them, often without proper consultation.  The better design services will provide in-depth consultation regarding your clients and business needs and then build a website from scratch to to suite your specific needs.

If you have questions regarding the quality of service you are getting, ask to see examples and request an explanation of the client process used by the company from consulting to delivery.  It is also worthwhile to consider other complimentary services such as visual design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and hosting services.  If you can find all of the services with one provider it can greatly simplify your vendor relationship by giving you a single point of contact.

Contact thinkWEBSTORE.com for more information on professional website design services in Mississippi.

thinkWEBSTORE.com is a Mississippi based company that specializes in website design, web technologies, logo design, business identity and marketing strategy. thinkWEBSTORE.com is co-located with Advanced Microsystems (www.advmicrosystems.com), a company specializing in computer repair, networking and network administration.

www.thinkwebstore.com
info@thinkwebstore.com
601-856-2000
655 Lake Harbour Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157

What is this thing called SEO (we’ll tell you)? Is it the next big thing in web (yes)? Do we as web site owners need it (usually)? What exactly does it do (we’ll tell you that too)?

If you find yourself asking these questions then you may not be surprised to find yourself in good company. That is because even those who are implementing SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, for their sites may not have a real understanding of what is being done and how it is helping them or if it is helping them. The other real truth is that if you have a business website then you probably do need SEO. SEO is becoming a standard requirement for anyone needing to be found on the web. And, these days, as web searches continue to replace the Yellow Pages, that is nearly everyone.

There are typically three services that sometimes get grouped into the category of SEO, but they are different. The goal of all three is the same, to be placed on the first page of search results.

Google search results for "Website Development Ridgeland." In search results for most search engines such as Google and Yahoo, "Organic" or "Natural" results are on the left, "Sponsored" or "Paid" results are on the right and sometimes at the top.

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It is the practice of fine tuning a website to be attractive to search engines like Google, Yahoo and others, so that your site shows up higher in their search results for searches relevant to your site. The goal is normally to appear in the first page of the search results since many people do not look beyond the first page of results.

SEM stands for Search Engine Marketing. This is usually used to refer to Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, which is used to get around bad search engine ranking by buying your way to the first page in the Sponsor / Advertiser areas.

Search Engine Optimization Marketing is the practice of boosting organic search results using a variety of techniques such as “back links.” This is considered a form SEM, but since it only affects the organic results, it is different from PPC SEM.

The first, fundamental step in Search Engine Optimization is a onetime service for your site. It involves updating content in your site and updating information in the coding of the site to better reflect key terms and phrases people are using in their searches. You may come back and revisit and tune up your site periodically, but it is usually to tweak, not to rebuild, and so it is basically a fixed cost. Search Engine Marketing and SEO Marketing services, on the other hand, are continuous and continually funded and are a different service than the physical tune up of basic SEO. Although PPC SEM can be very effective very quickly if you have the budget, it is not as effective long term and is useless without continual funding. SEO Marketing, on the other hand, can be very effective medium and long term. Many website owners choose to implement SEO for long term results and PPC SEM until those results are realized.

SEO, SEM and SEO Marketing are all designed to do the same thing: get your website recognized and placed on the first page in search engine search results.
There are a lot of important factors to weigh when establishing your search engine strategy including location, type of business, online services offered, customer base and much more. Fortunately, there are professionals who can help you.

Today as web searches take the place of Yellow Pages and phone books, it is critical to have a solid presence in search results. Fortunately, the cost of Yellow Page ads can often easily cover or offset the cost of a basic SEO upgrade for your website and begin to provide longer lasting results.

Contact thinkWEBSTORE.com for more information on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM).

thinkWEBSTORE.com is a Mississippi based company that specializes in website design, web technologies, logo design, business identity and marketing strategy. thinkWEBSTORE.com is co-located with Advanced Microsystems (www.advmicrosystems.com), a company specializing in computer repair, networking and network administration.

www.thinkwebstore.com
info@thinkwebstore.com
601-856-2000
655 Lake Harbour Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Read more about SEO and SEM at thinkWEBSTORE.com
>>SEO. What is it and do I need it?
>>Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. Are they the same?
>>Search Engine Optimization vs. The Yellow Pages

Remote Data Security (Ridgeland, MS) launches it’s new website design, www.remotedatasecurity.net, promoting its secure remote data backup services. Headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Remote Data Security (RDS) serves clients internationally. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

What is this thing called SEO (we’ll tell you)?  Is it the next big thing in web (yes)?  Do we as web site owners need it (usually)?  What exactly does it do (we’ll tell you that too)?

If you find yourself asking these questions then you may not be surprised to find yourself in good company.  That is because even those who are implementing SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, for their sites may not have a real understanding of what is being done and how it is helping them or if it is helping them.  The other real truth is that if you have a business website then you probably do need SEO.  SEO is becoming a standard requirement for anyone needing to be found on the web.  And, these days, as web searches continue to replace the Yellow Pages, that is nearly everyone.

In search results for most search engines such as Google and Yahoo, "Organic" or "Natural" results are on the left, "Sponsored" or "Paid" results are on the right and sometimes at the top.

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization.  It is the practice of fine tuning a website to be attractive to search engines like Google, Yahoo and others, so that your site shows up higher in their search results for searches relevant to your site.  The goal is normally to appear in the first page of the search results since many people do not look beyond the first page of results.

The first step in Search Engine Optimization is a one time service for your site.  You may come back and revisit and tune up your site periodically, but it is usually to tweak, not to rebuild, and so it is basically a fixed cost.  Search Engine Marketing services, on the other hand, are continuous and continually funded and are a different service than the physical tune up of basic SEO.  One version of SEM, Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, is used to get around search results and buy your way to the first page.  Although PPC SEM can be very effective very quickly if you have the budget, it is not as effective long term and is useless without continual funding.  A second version of SEM is used to boost organic SEO results using a variety of techniques.  Many website owners choose to implement SEO for long term results and PPC SEM until those results are realized.  Both SEO and SEM are designed to do the same thing: get your website recognized and placed on the first page in search engine search results.

There are plenty of factors to consider when choosing your SEO/SEM strategy – Are you a local company with local customers or do you have a regional or national presence? Do you have a physical location? Are you selling merchandise online?  What domain extension are you using?  There are a lot of important factors to weigh when establishing your search engine strategy.  Fortunately, there are professionals who can help you.

Today as web searches take the place of Yellow Pages and phone books, it is critical to have a solid presence in search results.  Fortunately, the cost of Yellow Page ads can often easily cover the cost of a basic SEO upgrade for your website and begin to provide longer lasting results.

Contact thinkWEBSTORE.com for more information on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM).

thinkWEBSTORE.com is a Mississippi based company that specializes in website design, web technologies, logo design,  business identity and  marketing strategy. thinkWEBSTORE.com is co-located with Advanced Microsystems (www.advmicrosystems.com), a company specializing in computer repair, networking and network administration.

www.thinkwebstore.com
info@thinkwebstore.com
601-856-2000
655 Lake Harbour Drive
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Read more about SEO and SEM at thinkWEBSTORE.com
>>SEO. What is it and do I need it?
>>Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. Are they the same?
>>Search Engine Optimization vs. The Yellow Pages

Are you wondering how to use social apps like Facebook and Twitter as marketing tools?  Well, it depends.

There are ways to actively and passively use social apps to promote your business, but before you get too excited, take care.  Amateur use of these mediums often results in poor results.  In social marketing, it is critical that advertising is not seen as advertising.  If it is, 4 in 5 times you will lose.

Social marketing is about value.  What does that mean for your business?  How does it play with your website design, branding and web presence?  Come in for a consultation.  We will discuss what it means for your business specifically.  And, get ready, it turns out to be a lot of fun in addition to rewarding when you utilize social channels the right way.

For more information on Facebook, Twitter and other Social Marketing tools and strategies contact us directly or, if you are in the Jackson, Mississippi area, we encourage you to stop by for a tour of our facilities and a quick, obligation free conversation.

Southeast Powerwash (Jackson, MS) launches it’s new website design, www.powerwash.ms, showcasing building exterior restorations and kitchen vent cleaning services, many of them in the Jackson, Mississippi area. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Little Giant Media (Louisville, KY) launches version 2 of their site, www.LittelGiantMedia.tv, showcasing an impressive video portfolio of broadcast, long form, short form and motion artistry. Their website design features a floating menu system, a simple design and a customized video player. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Primos Cafe (Jackson, MS and Ridgeland, MS) has a new face! We have updated our already hosted site, www.primoscafe.com, with a content management system, promotions, thinkMAIL email marketing and a new website design. Be sure to check out their blue plate specials and don’t forget about Fried Chicken Thursday or the best eggs and pancakes in town! See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Logos are a specialty here at thinkWEBSTORE.com. Whether you have a logo that needs upgrading, or are starting from scratch, we are ready to create a logo custom fit for your needs. So, how is that logo?

thinkWEBSTORE.com helps clients maximize their image with the best business cards in the business. Full color, double sided cards on heavy stock are in our standard package and our prices are better than competitive for custom design and printing. Come in for a look at some before and after business card designs. We will upgrade your business card first impression.

Rapad Drilling and Well Service (Jackson, MS and Laurel, MS) launched their new site, www.rapaddrilling.com, which features a portfolio of drilling equipment, a content management system, and an animated header as part of it’s new website design and website hosting package. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

While we energetically promote our website design here in Jackson, we are also known for much more.

Our talents and services are much more extensive and include graphic design and illustration, logo design, business identity (logos, business cards, letterhead), ad design, brochure design, business and marketing consulting, remote data vaulting and security and more.

Stop by to see us and discuss our our complete line of service offerings, the problems we solve and the benefits that are in store.  Above all else, we make it easy.

Hungry Lizard (Canton, MS) offers pet owners, pet store owners and bait shops crickets and other feeder insects online. Go to www.hungrylizard.com to check their new ecommerce site that features content management, a Foxy Cart shopping cart engine and automatic synching with Quickbooks to make bookkeeping for this ecommerce part of their business that much easier. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Perhaps it should surprise us when yet another new client comes through the door telling us of the small fortune they have spent on a website and received nothing worthwhile in return. This recurring sad tale is just one place where we can add a silver lining. We not only provide high quality, well thought out website designs and website development, we also do it for an exceptionally fair price.

Don’t throw your money away on prefab’ed templates and poor hosting services. We will build a professionally designed custom website for you that integrates the principals of design, technology, business, usability and psychology to insure an effective web presence.  That, along with local support, will put you back in good place that makes sense, where your resources and efforts, once again, pay off.

As part of an overall campaign to raise over $500,000, thinkWEBSTORE.com launched www.BoysandGirlsClubs.ms, in partnership with Nissan and Highland Colony Baptist Church produced a DVD distributed to churches and businesses, and helped plan the marketing campaign for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi (Headquarters in Jackson, MS). The entire planning and production timeframe was less than 8 weeks and the entire fund was raised, which helped to save two clubs and 1200 children’s afterschool mentoring and activity programs. The success of the campaign made life differences for all of the families of those 1200 children. Nissan and Leadership Greater Jackson also contributed to the engagement. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

The Sultana Romance website, www.thesultanaromance.com, was launched in memory of the ship, The Sultana, that exploded on the Mississippi River carrying hundreds of Civil War POWs. The event wasn’t properly recognized or memorialized as John Wilkes Booth was shot at about the same time. The site features a fine art, period styled website design and a content management system to make updates easy. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Word and Worship Church (Jackson, MS), www.WordandWorshipChurch.com, launches their new site featuring a full content management system, a complete website hosting package, a YouTube fortified video presentation system and multiple photogallaries along with a progressive website design to appeal to their diverse congregation. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

Woodridge Capital (Ridgeland, MS), a local investment capital group, launches their new site, www.WoodridgeCapital.com. The site features news blogs, a content management system and a fresh website design with access to their broadcast commercial video. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

The Massage Therapy Group (Jackson, MS), www.MassageTherapy.ms, is one of the Jackson areas premiere massage services drawing clients from as far as North Madison and Brandon. Their site features a full Content Management System, an artisitic website design, and a full website hosting package. Check out their website to see all of the massage modalities offered and to schedule an appointment. See a list of thinkWEBSTORE.com websites at www.thinkwebstore.com/websites.

March 3rd marked our Year One Anniversary since our Grand Opening on March 3rd, 2008 at 3pm (3/3@3p)!

We are extremely appreciative for all of the opportunities we have had in the past year to work hard and smart. Our clients make our business, and we strive to make theirs with every bit of work and consulting we provide.

A big thank you to all of our “year one” clients and a big welcome to all of our new “year two” clients. We appreciate you all and look forward to continually improving our business and yours.

The thinkWEBSTORE.com Team

Good & Plenty, the OLDEST branded candy in the United States, is more than plenty with 3.5 servings per movie size box! Except for whomever ends up serving number 4.

What is up with the half serving?  Have you ever stepped up to the bar, ordered a beer and been given HALF a bottle?

Is the plan to short the fourth comer? And, with 33 G&P candies per serving, that gives us 16.5 pieces of candy for the already shorted fourth serving.  Are they planning on and promoting that nearly always found defective piece of candy, a.k.a the “nub”?

I have eaten plenty of Good & Plenty since Walgreen’s opened the “Don’t you wish you were at the movies” Isle of Candy Memorabilia.  And, admittedly, I look forward to the “nub” piece of candy that is at least half shorter than the rest but sports a much higher than average candy coating to licorice ratio.

To the average consumer, the crazy per serving equation is admittedly a coin toss science if not just plain bunk (I say the 4.5 servings is really more like a solid 2 for the experienced consumer).  We won’t even go into the missing grams of food stuff on the label (check out the label) and do the math to find 37.2 out of 40 grams accounted for leaving 2.8 grams of missing stuff per serving) and we can also agree that no one pays *that* much attention to the label when gobbling down these pink and white tasties. However, my thought is that we should at least *plan* for consistency and make it look as though it was at least thought through in perfect measure of perfect candies.

After all, they have had since 1893 to think it through.

For the record, I still love Good & Plenty, even the missing stuff.

In belief of all things silly and poignant to better illustrate the important things in life.

Rule #2 || Think it through

We hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays. We are ready for the new year rejuvenated and shiny new.

Do not fear.  We have eye patches and candy on hand just in case anyone got a brand new Red Ryder under their Christmas tree.

Welcome 2009. We’re glad you made it.

RIDGELAND — ThinkWEBSTORE.com and sister store AMS Advanced Microsystems work together to assist small businesses compete with larger companies.

“The two stores together are like a mini-technology center,” said Jitu Patel, owner of AMS.

ThinkWEBSTORE.com repairs and creates Web sites, brochures, and marketing services, while AMS focuses on installing phone and computer networks, network operations and computer repair.

“You come in with a problem and you leave with it solved,” thinkWEBSTORE.com owner Bryan Carter said of the companies’ relationship.

Patel has been working with AMS for 10 years. The Mississippi State University graduate worked for a consulting firm before leaving to start his own business.

“I’ve been around the block,” Carter said of his experience, which includes consulting for AT&T, Home Depot and others.

Carter, a Louisville, Ky., native, moved to Mississippi to work with a dot.com company.

Patel and Carter have been business partners the past three years and decided to open the two businesses together with an estimated start-up cost of $250,000.

Packages for custom Web sites start at $999.

The shops are located on Lake Harbour Drive in Charmant Station in Ridgeland and opened March 3.

“We take all the time and effort out of small business marketing, saving them time and money,” Carter said.

The unique store has worked with businesses ranging from insurance companies, construction, state agencies, retail companies and even some nonprofit organizations.

With a mission of doing big things for small businesses, Carter said the businesses stand behind what they believe in.

Store hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (601) 856-2000 for thinkWEBSTORE.com or (601) 914-5764 for AMS.

Each week, The Clarion-Ledger’s Open for Business will feature new, expanded or recently relocated businesses in the Jackson metro area. To submit an item, call Alexandra Castellanos at (601) 961-7137.

Click to read this article at ClarionLedger.com

Originally Published in:

The Clarion Ledger – Jackson, Miss.
Author: Alexandra Castellanos
Date: Mar 25, 2008

RIDGELAND – ThinkWEBSTORE.com and sister store AMS Advanced Microsystems work together to assist small businesses compete with larger companies.

“The two stores together are like a mini-technology center,” said Jitu Patel, owner of AMS.

ThinkWEBSTORE.com repairs and creates Web sites, brochures, and marketing services, while AMS focuses on installing phone and computer networks, network operations and computer repair.

“You come in with a problem and you leave with it solved,” thinkWEBSTORE.com owner Bryan Carter said of the companies’ relationship.

Patel has been working with AMS for 10 years. The Mississippi State University graduate worked for a consulting firm before leaving to start his own business.

“I’ve been around the block,” Carter said of his experience, which includes consulting for AT&T, Home Depot and others.

Carter, a Louisville, Ky., native, moved to Mississippi to work with a dot.com company.

Patel and Carter have been business partners the past three years and decided to open the two businesses together with an estimated start-up cost of $250,000.

Packages for custom Web sites start at $999.

The shops are located on Lake Harbour Drive in Charmant Station in Ridgeland and opened March 3.

“We take all the time and effort out of small business marketing, saving them time and money,” Carter said.

The unique store has worked with businesses ranging from insurance companies, construction, state agencies, retail companies and even some nonprofit organizations.

With a mission of doing big things for small businesses, Carter said the businesses stand behind what they believe in.

Store hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (601) 856-2000 for thinkWEBSTORE.com or (601) 914-5764 for AMS.

Each week, The Clarion-Ledger’s Open for Business will feature new, expanded or recently relocated businesses in the Jackson metro area. To submit an item, call Alexandra Castellanos at (601) 961-7137.