Everyone likes free jewelry right? Girls, you’ll enjoy this. Guys, you can surprise your girl. [Please don’t wear] My mom originally told me about this whole deal. Silver jewelry club is giving away pieces for free. All you have to do is pay for the shipping costs. I know this is legit, my mom ordered her piece and it arrived just fine. This aired on the Today Show to help promote their cause.

You may ask..why give their stuff away? If you think about it, there is a great reason. Its all marketing. Period. People will be able to touch and feel the quality and hopefully visit the company’s actual store. Great idea if you ask me. Same reason bloggers run contests. Spread the love and maybe gain a few readers in the process.

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I’ve decided to dedicate this post to relieve some frustration. I believe there is proper email etiquette when operating a business or even personal email for that matter. There is one thing that really bugs me and that is not replying to back.

That should be the number one rule for any business or self promoting person. Always write back. Someone has taken their time to write you in the first place and most likely they are seeking advice or are interested in what you do. Not replying back really gets under my skin and there is no quicker way to send a bad impression. I can’t tell you how many times “professionals” fail to write me back when I ask them a question.

What impression does not replying give?

It’s bad for your personal reputation, it tells me you can care less about my inquiry, and it makes your whole organization look bad.

What to do if you don’t care to answer questions or disclose information?

Simply reply back. Be polite and tell them you cannot help them at this time.

Why is email etiquette (replying) so important?

In my opinion, emailing is just as important as returning a phone call. It may not be as personable, but its still a real question with a real person behind the message. What impression would it give if people in your company didn’t return phone calls? That same impression is just as important with email.

Make it a higher priority to return emails and do it in a timely manner. It just looks professional and makes the sender feel welcome and warm towards the individual or company.

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Image details: Two people watching sunset served by picapp.com

I haven’t posted to my blog lately, but now I’m finally free to get some web work done! Stay tuned for updates on new blogs we are adding and minor website changes here and there. As you can see from this post, I’m testing out a cool picture application “PicApp.com“. It allows users to display high resolution images for free. Also, they provide news, entertainment, and editorial images you would otherwise have to ask permission to use. Great tool!

Many updates on the way so stay tuned to SizzlingSkillet.

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One of the worst qualities of the mobile internet is sadly, the browser. Internet Explorer mobile edition is in ancient times. Microsoft has truly dropped the ball at that. Opera mobile has its qualities, but contrary, its issues. Finally, the savior is here…

Skyfire mobile browser seems the be the light at the end of the tunnel. This browser claims it can run anything a PC browser can run and display it at full webpage view. Knowing this and from viewing the demo on their site, this product will revolutionize mobile internet. I have recently signed up to participate in beta 1 of the testing phase and I should be getting my download link shortly. I will be testing it on the Palm Treo 700wx (windows mobile). As soon as I get it, I’ll post my official review and how it performs on my phone. Check back for updates.

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