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Question Asked: How Do I Deal With A Difficult Co-Worker?
First and foremost, always be professional. Everyone’s got an opinion about everyone else. Whether it’s that you think they’re lazy, or are a detriment to the company, it’s irrelevant. Be professional at all times.
If the co-worker is someone who works for you, it’s your responsibility to provide them with some form of feedback, to let them know that they’re causing an issue. When doing so, stick with the positive and negative approach. For everything negative you say, say something positive, as well. Even if it’s tough, and you have to search for something positive to say, do it.
If the co-worker is a peer, on the same level as you, you should speak with the person whom you both report to. There’s varying levels of “difficult” that a person can be, clashing personalities happens in the work place, and shouldn’t be a reason to report someone to their boss. People don’t get along every day, it happens. If this co-worker is hindering the progress of the company in some major way, you should speak up.
The most important thing, aside from staying professional, is to keep your cool. No matter how much you dislike someone, or how strongly your personalities clash, try to remain calm. If you lose your cool, and go ballistic, it’s going to look worse for you, than the person you’re trying to report.
In most cases, you can just ignore this difficult co-worker, if they work in a different department, or building, or office. In some cases, you’re supposed to work closely with this person, and can’t ignore them, and have to deal with them. In that case, the only advice I can offer is to show them the same level of respect that they show you. No matter how much, or how little that may be.
Question Asked: How Do I Replace My iPhone Battery?
I don’t have an iPhone myself, so it’s tough to do a first hand walkthrough with screenshots. Luckily, the guys over at CrunchGear have made a video of how to replace the battery.
Before posting that, let’s just say that you should only do this if you don’t want to wait for Apple to do it for you, when you send in the phone. Apple will perform this for you, if you buy a battery from them. You will void your warranty in doing this yourself, and you could ruin your phone, as well. Do this only as a last resort.
Question Asked: How Do I Determine A Good CPM For Ads On My Website?
First, for those that don’t know, let’s cover what a CPM is. A CPM is the cost per thousand impressions for an advertiser (a company) to show an advertisement (usually a banner, varying in size) on a publiser’s (the person who owns the website) website.
CPMs can range from anywhere as low as a nickel, to in upwards of several hundred dollars.
The price you should ask for your CPM should be reasonable for the amount of traffic, impressions, and click throughs you can offer your advertisers.
We’d all love to be able to charge $100 CPMs for our sites, but that’s just not realistic.
A good formula to determine what you should charge is this (per ad): Pageviews per day, divided by unique visitors times 1 dollar.
So, for example, if you have 10,000 page views per day, and 6000 unique visitors, a good CPM for you would be $1.66.
As your site’s traffic increases, you’ll find that advertisers are willing to pay more to get their ad on your site. Eventually, you’ll be able to get $20 per CPM, and get some really targeted ads to your content. Serving multiple ads on your pages is a great way to make some money, especially with a popular website.
If you get to even a $5 CPM, run 3 ads on your site, and have 200,000 page views per month, you’d make $3,000 per month. (3 * 5 * 200) That’s not bad for a real job, let alone writing a popular blog!
Question Asked: How Do I Tie A Tie?
I had to ask myself the same thing, in going to a wedding or party, or interview, or something in the recent past.
There’s actually a website devoted to this subject: Tie-A-Tie.
Also, this may help, as well:
Hope that helps, good luck tying your tie!
Question Asked: How Do I Prepare For My First Day At A New Job?
Jobs vary from industry to industry. But, being prepared is always generally the same. There’s a number of things you should bring with you, including a photo ID, social security card, a blank check, and a notepad/pen.
Most businesses require two forms of ID, hence the photo ID and social security card.
The majority of businesses nowadays offer direct deposit of your paycheck, and require a blank check to fill out that paperwork.
And you’re most likely going to be learning a lot on your first day, and you’ll want to take notes.
Your first day can be intimidating, that’s for sure. Be sure to keep an open mind, and try your best to remember everyone’s name that you meet, especially the higher ups. Sure, you’ll be introduced to the CEO, but how often will you see him/her? It’s mighty awkward when you run into the CEO in the restroom, and you can’t remember his/her name.
The first little while on your first day is most likely going to be spent with your HR (Human Resources) person, filling out all sorts of boring paperwork, to file taxes, get your 401K set up, etc. Be patient. No one likes doing it, but it’s a necessity of having a job.
After that, your new boss will probably give you a tour of the office, and introduce you to whatever people they think are important to your job.
After that, it depends on your job title, and the company. Some companies will put you through some formal training, and get you up to speed on how things work in their office. Other companies will just toss you into the wolves, and let you fend for yourself.
If you’re working for a company that will spend the time to train you, take as many notes as possible, and learn as much as you can from the training, they’re telling you the information in the training for a reason.