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Tips for the Perfect Christmas Tree Skirt

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/02/06 by Riel Roussopoulos

The Christmas tree skirt is a lovely addition to the centerpiece of your holiday decorating, whether it is an heirloom piece that has been passed down through the generations or a lovely handmade item that you crafted yourself last year. This impo...Read more

Merry Christmas Santa Cards

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/02/04 by Riel Roussopoulos

If you're at a loss for what to get your kids for Christmas, have them write some Merry Christmas Santa cards. There are so many toys in the toys stores and every year new and better ones come out. However, if you're a parent lost in your own prob...Read more

Season’s Greetings: Christmas Card Idea

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/02/02 by Riel Roussopoulos

When it comes to planning what Christmas cards to share with families and friends, it is important to note that there are a variety of Christmas card ideas that are available for the creative individual. Specifically, a Christmas card idea can be...Read more

Free Is Good: Free Christmas Card

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/31 by Riel Roussopoulos

There are many reasons that can be used to argue that Christmas is probably the most wonderful and magical time of year. Some of those reasons can include the fact that families endeavor to get together to share memories of years gone by as well ...Read more

Holiday Shopping At A Christmas Tree Shop

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/29 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. The statement is due to the fact that it seems that individuals are little bit nicer to one another and that the true meaning of the season is expressed from one individual or family to another. Often, to ai...Read more

Cheap Christmas Gifts That People Will Love

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/27 by Riel Roussopoulos

If you are like most people, chances are you have quite a few people that you are planning on purchasing presents for to give them on Christmas. Like most people, you might not have a very large budget with which to purchase these gifts. If this i...Read more

Wrapping Your Homemade Christmas Gift

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/25 by Riel Roussopoulos

Buying a Christmas gift from a store, all about guarantees that it might be gift wrapped in the standard form of wrapping that the store may have. Of course there are instances when a person would like to gift wrap their gifts on their own. This f...Read more

Save Money On Postage: Send a Merry Christmas E-Card

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/23 by Riel Roussopoulos

It seems like every year postage goes up. They keep raising the price of a single stamp. That’s fine if you only have to send one or two letters but most people send loads of letters and cards during Christmastime. You have enough to worry about...Read more

Storing Your Christmas Decoration And Ornaments

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/21 by Riel Roussopoulos

During the Christmas season, there are many different kinds of Christmas decorations that one might put up in and out of the house. Any kind of Christmas decoration can help to make the home warmer, more jolly and definitely add to the spirit of C...Read more

Make It A Romantic Christmas With Instrumental Christmas Music

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/19 by Riel Roussopoulos

Every year, just after Thanksgiving, radio stations and stores begin playing Christmas music and the Christmas trees go up. This is a great time of year. It's a time for friends, it's a time for family and it's definitely a time for romance. This ...Read more

The Sincerity Of A Printable Christmas Card

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/17 by Riel Roussopoulos

One of the time-honored traditions of the Christmas season is the sending of Christmas cards. Often these Christmas cards depict on the outward portion of the card a religious symbol that captures the true meaning of the holiday. Or the card may s...Read more

How to Make a Photo Christmas Card on the Computer

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/15 by Riel Roussopoulos

Making a photo Christmas card is a great thing to do during the holidays. This way it is extra personal and if you have access to a computer and the Internet you are going to be able to make a photo Christmas card for everyone in the office and th...Read more

Christmas Music Download: When to do it

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/13 by Riel Roussopoulos

It doesn’t matter whether you like country Christmas music or any other genre, if you want to have your Christmas music in time for the holidays and plan to get it online, then you are going to have to ensure that you have every Christmas music ...Read more

Choosing The Right Christmas Tree Ornaments For Christmas

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/11 by Riel Roussopoulos

When it comes to decorating a Christmas tree there are a number of ways that this can be accomplished. Some of those ways include just simply putting together an artificial Christmas tree that has a system of fiber optic lights incorporated into t...Read more

Where to go for Free Christmas Music

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/09 by Riel Roussopoulos

If you know that you want to get Christmas music online but are not sure of where you can go to get free Christmas music, there are a few websites in particular that you are going to want to be aware of and which are going to ensure that you never...Read more

The Role That Christmas Music Plays in the World Today

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/07 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas is the most loved holiday in the world and it is no surprise. There is just something about it that brings people together and which gets everyone in the holiday spirit. You get together with all your family and friends and really feel t...Read more

Albums For Country Christmas Music Fans

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/05 by Riel Roussopoulos

The best part about Christmas for country music fans is that your favorite singers often come out with new albums filled with your favorite Country Christmas music. Even those who usually don’t like country music often can’t wait to buy the ne...Read more

Christmas Gift Basket Suggestions And Ideas

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/03 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas gift baskets are gifts that are great to give since there are so many of these around. Another thing that is just great about a Christmas gift basket is that the contents are usually quite useful and are often practical. You can even mak...Read more

Popular Merry Christmas Songs

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2010/01/01 by Riel Roussopoulos

The Christmas season is a jolly season when people usually feel carefree and happy. In spite of these assumptions, many people are not as positively affected by the season itself. There is one thins that may change the opinions of people, this are...Read more

Live Christmas Music Adds A Special Touch

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/30 by Riel Roussopoulos

Are you sick of the same old music at Christmas time? It’s all the same slow, old and outdated songs with some instrumental Christmas music mixed in. It’s enough to put anyone to sleep. What if you’re holding a Christmas party? Do you want t...Read more

Unique Christmas Gift Ideas

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/28 by Riel Roussopoulos

Are you sick and tired of giving people ties and sweaters for Christmas? Do you want something better to give your family and friends this year for Christmas? If you answered yes, then you have stumbled upon the right article for you. Here are man...Read more

Christmas Card Ideas

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/26 by Riel Roussopoulos

Making a Christmas card for everyone you love over the holidays is very important. When you give someone a Christmas card, you are telling them that you love them and that you are thinking about them during this special time of year. With the tech...Read more

A Guide To Christmas Tree Decoration

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/24 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas tree decoration is as important as the celebration for many people, and it is a traditional event held days before Christmas Eve. Lights, garlands, ornaments and tree topper are four essential elements of decorations, and each of them ba...Read more

A Guide To Christmas Yard Decoration

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/22 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas decorations start at least a week before the Eve, and people like to start the celebration by cleaning, washing, polishing, ironing and scrubbing. It is a time of family get-together, and a chance to have some great time together as a fa...Read more

Finding Christmas Music Online: Download But be Safe

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/20 by Riel Roussopoulos

So you have the great idea of finding Christmas music online which is really going to be worth it because you will get the best selection and also, if you look in the right places, be able to get each and every Christmas music download for free. H...Read more

Christmas Gift Idea For Those With No Idea

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/18 by Riel Roussopoulos

Choosing a Christmas gift can be a tedious thing to do especially when the giver has no idea what to give. Happening upon a Christmas gift idea that just might work, may or may not happen, when walking around the mall but this is quite a risky thi...Read more

A Guide To Homemade Christmas Decoration

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/16 by Riel Roussopoulos

The tradition of decorating the house for Christmas has been going on for centuries. Some of the customs have remained same over the years, and these include hanging stockings on bed post or hearth on the Christmas Eve. Family and friends gather t...Read more

How to Choose a Tree from a Christmas Tree Farm

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/14 by Riel Roussopoulos

Heading to a Christmas tree farm to choose the perfect tree is a favorite tradition for many families. However, gazing at the many evergreens scattered throughout one of these sites can make the selection process more than a little overwhelming. T...Read more

Simple To Bizarre Outdoor Christmas Decoration Designs

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/12 by Riel Roussopoulos

An outdoor Christmas decoration is a Christmas decoration that is designed for use outside the house. There are various forms of outdoor Christmas decoration designs. Almost every year, manufacturers of these outdoor Christmas decorations strive t...Read more

How to Write an Appropriate Business Christmas Card

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/10 by Riel Roussopoulos

The hardest type of Christmas card to write is probably the business Christmas card. This is because it is your boss and your employers and so you don’t want to be overly emotional or too bland at the same time. There are a few do’s and don’...Read more

Safety Tips for Christmas Tree Lights

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/08 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas tree lights are a festive way to light the centerpiece of your holiday décor, but it is important to use them properly to ensure fires don't occur. It is an unfortunate fact that many holiday revelers must suffer the consequences of fau...Read more

Alternatives To The Merry Christmas Greeting

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/06 by Riel Roussopoulos

The Christmas season is one of the biggest seasons and holidays of the year. This holiday season actually celebrates a lot of other things, related and not related to Christianity. This is the reason why there are some who insist on not using the ...Read more

Facts About The Christmas Season

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/04 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas has always been linked to Christianity. This very old tradition has been around for centuries and many people believe in celebrating it despite the belief that it is a widely celebrated Christian tradition. It is believed that Christmas ...Read more

The Origin Of The Christmas Gift

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/12/02 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas is a season when a lot of people go out of their way to shop for gifts for their loved ones, family, friends and other people with whom they have connections with. Whatever the giver's Christmas gift idea is, it is usually something that...Read more

Going With A Particular Christmas Decorating Idea

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/30 by Riel Roussopoulos

Getting inspired by a Christmas decorating idea is something that usually seizes those who do the decorating for the season. Any Christmas decorating idea may inspire the decorator. The inspiration for the Christmas decorating idea may come from m...Read more

The Origin of The Merry Christmas Greeting

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/28 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas is a season where a lot of people are inspired to love and be loved. One of the most common Christmas greetings is Merry Christmas. The merry Christmas greeting may seem quite self explanatory but in reality it is not actually based on t...Read more

How Wondrous Are Your Branches: Christmas Tree

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/26 by Riel Roussopoulos

There are many symbols that associate themselves with the Christmas season. Some of those symbols can be spiritual in nature. Examples of these types of symbols could include the Bethlehem star, the nativity scene, angels announcing the birth of...Read more

How To Ask People What’s On Their Merry Christmas Wish List

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/24 by Riel Roussopoulos

Shopping for Christmas gifts can be a very difficult task when you have absolutely no idea what they want. To make your job easier, you need to find out what’s on their Merry Christmas wish list. You can just come out and ask them what they want...Read more

The Reality Of An Artificial Christmas Tree

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/22 by Riel Roussopoulos

There are many ways in which an individual or family can decorate their home in celebration of the joy of Christmas. For example some individuals choose to string lights on the exterior of their home to represent the light of the holiday season. ...Read more

Finding The Best Christmas Gift

Posted in Christmas Decorating on 2009/11/20 by Riel Roussopoulos

Christmas music is playing, people are baking Christmas cookies, Christmas trees have been put up—Christmas is in the air! Everyone is anticipating Christmas, and like most people, you probably have some gifts left to purchase. Perhaps you ...Read more

Christmas Light Business Leads

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2009/11/14 by Riel Roussopoulos

We've been getting a steady stream of leads from our .com website lately and while certain territories are excluded from these results (Vancouver mainly) the rest are available for our members to see.You have to have purchased our Christmas Light ...Read more

Christmas Light Installations for the neighbour

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2009/10/29 by Riel Roussopoulos

I thought this was pretty funny and somehow appropriate for our clients :)Maybe the $250 "Ditto" package could add sales to your big house clients.Have a laugh.Read more

Using Streetview as part of your quoting process

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2009/10/28 by Riel Roussopoulos

Do you use google streetview as part of your quoting process?You should be.If you're driving out to peoples houses to do quotes still, you're wasting your time.Check out this video I just made that shows you how easy it is to get a remote view of ...Read more

Don't Put Up Street Poles

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2009/06/20 by Riel Roussopoulos

Marketing 101While it may be tempting to do it, you should NOT put signs up on poles.You can put them on lawns, or by gates of your clients, I write it into my agreement.That's like signing your work.Sticking your name on telephone poles is usuall...Read more

Make Money Putting Up Christmas Lights

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2009/03/08 by Riel Roussopoulos

Here's a nice video that I found of us opening up a check for almost $13,000 from this years season ... that's just one client folks. Get the book now and learn how you too can make this type of money putting up Christmas Lights. ...Read more

Get more hotel clients

Posted in Take It From Me on 2009/02/16 by Riel Roussopoulos

Believe it or not, now's the best time to be talking to hotels about their Christmas lights.Its' the time that they're doing their budgets for next year and it's still top of mind as they just got out of holiday season so it's not as far from thei...Read more

How to dominate google

Posted in Take It From Me on 2009/02/15 by Riel Roussopoulos

I just wanted to take a few minutes and share this report with you.It's one that I sell to my web clients so that's why it's branded with my iXLd Media Logo, but it's also very valid for you guys as you try to build your business.If you don't alre...Read more

I sold my local lighting business

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/11/15 by Riel Roussopoulos

Well this really is a nice cap off to my career in the lighting business. After many years of building my client list and getting the absolute best clients in the city, I've decided to sell my local business.It was not something that I...Read more

How to get the early birds booking

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/11/09 by Riel Roussopoulos

So, one of the things that you need to do is figure out how to extend your service window.The only way to do that is to convince clients to move their installations earlier and earlier into November and even October.One of the ways that I've done ...Read more

How I do a quote for a client

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/11/09 by Riel Roussopoulos

The visual aspects of how to do quotes is something that is hard to teach someone.Recently, one of my readers asked me for more info about how I do the design part of the quote.While it's hard for me to tell you exactly why I choose specific...Read more

Want to light a crane?

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/11/06 by Riel Roussopoulos

This is the fun stuff you get to do when you own your own Christmas Lighting Company.See us walking on top of a crane out at the airport in Vancouver - Fun Stuff. :)Read more

Christmas Light Installers Blog

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/11/03 by Riel Roussopoulos

This is a feed from our blog on blogger, we wanted to make sure that it also showed up on our site here. Start your own Christmas Light Business January 16, 2008 Brou...Read more

Commercial Phone Messages

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/10/27 by Riel Roussopoulos

We just had a commercial made to play behind some video and to broadcast on the radio.Let us know what you think. Read more

We got Jacked by the "we hang" guys

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/10/02 by Riel Roussopoulos

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.We got jacked... find out more. http://weputuplights.biz/got/jackedRead more

All About The Package Deals

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/10/02 by Riel Roussopoulos

We've had a lot of emails about the packages and what we're dong.We hope this will clarify things somewhat. Please view the product catalog for more info on the pricing of specific packagesOr Read more

Christmas Light Installers Websites are finally ready

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/10/01 by Riel Roussopoulos

This outlines where we're at with the Installer websites.I really did start this adventure a long time ago, it's been several years that i've been shooting for this day. While I'm sure there will be many more tweeks, I'm excited to sha...Read more

Estimate Templates

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/10/01 by Riel Roussopoulos

Just wanted to share another item with you, if you buy the book but you're not ready to buy the website package, we'll also through in this folder with some sample estimates and a template to make estimates from for your clients. I'll ...Read more

Estimate Templates and Samples

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/10/01 by Riel Roussopoulos

If you're just starting out, getting paid can be the toughest part. Asking for payment, how to invoice, looking professional when you do... it's all part of the job.If you are not ready to order our hosted business solution with the invoicing buil...Read more

Promo for Book Buyers

Posted in Free report blog on 2008/09/26 by Riel Roussopoulos

We now have promo up that you can order if you bought one of our "Cash In On Christmas" Ebooks.We wanted to help people that were starting their business and we know how hard it can be to get good quality promotional materials doneSo if you ...Read more

Good Promo Materials

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/09/26 by Riel Roussopoulos

It's really important to have good professional looking promotional materials when you're starting out.It can be hard if you haven't done a lot of jobs, to get a portfolio that will get you the job.Now you don't have to worry, we'll get you ...Read more

Get Your Promo Here

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/26 by Riel Roussopoulos

This is where you can order your own promo materials with your own name and number, it's simplehttp://weputuplights.biz.vistaprint.comRead more

Christmas Light Business Start up Kit

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/09/24 by Riel Roussopoulos

We've done this for years, we've tackled every problem you could imagine. We've spent more money than you'd care to think of developing the custom tools that we use to run our business. We'd like to share those tools with you and...Read more

Professional Promo Materials for you

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/23 by Riel Roussopoulos

Several people have asked us for templates that they could use for promotional materials.As part of our website program, I'm developing a set of postcards, business cards and a 3 fold brochure that would help you to get up and running quickly.Here...Read more

Getting top Google Ranking

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/23 by Riel Roussopoulos

Here's a little trick that can help you show up at the top of local search engine results.DOWNLOAD YOUR REPORT HEREYou'll find it packed with good information.Read more

Book Buyers get more bonuses

Posted in Free report blog on 2008/09/23 by Riel Roussopoulos

So... just for the record, I'm going to let you know what I released this week to the people that bought the book from us.in addition to releasing the full staff training manual to them, we also gave the a set of brushes for illustrator that...Read more

Training Manual Download

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/19 by Riel Roussopoulos

We debated about releasing this as a bonus for the people who bought our book, we wanted to make sure that we gave you as much information as possible about how we manage our business.This is a breakdown that we give to new staff, that goes ...Read more

Websites For Christmas Light Installers

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/09/18 by Riel Roussopoulos

We're working hard to bring you the same great functionality that we've got on our website, but on your own website.These templates are easy to edit and change to have your own info on them.We'll have other colors and looks very soon also, w...Read more

Illustrator Tool Kit - Dressing up your pictures

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/15 by Riel Roussopoulos

This is a set of brushes that we made up for illustrator (adobe design software)Often, it's enough to simply take the picture into MSPaint and then draw a line around where you'll be doing the lights.However, if you want to go that extra mil...Read more

Members free material

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/09/09 by Riel Roussopoulos

Hi everybody!I plan on adding free material for members as I gat it, in this blog... Here is a free report download. Check it out, and tell me what you think on our forums.Here is your free reportRead more

Welcome to the free report

Posted in Free report blog on 2008/09/09 by Spencer test

Thanks for requesting our free report " Cash in on Christmas " which is a sample chapter from our book describing how to start your own christmas light company.Download the report by right clicking and saving this link.It's a PDF, so if you don't ...Read more

Start Your Own Business

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/08/28 by Riel Roussopoulos

Fact: The Christmas lighting season can generate over six figures in between the months of October, and February.The catch is that starting a new seasonal business can be quite a challenge, something many of you have expressed in our convers...Read more

Riel Introduces Chris | Christmas lighting business

Posted in Christmas Lighting Business on 2008/08/08 by Riel Roussopoulos

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The big Idea

Posted in Take It From Me on 2008/07/28 by Riel Roussopoulos

Most of you have purchased the e-book entitled Cash in on Christmas. After reading it you have probably realized what a viable business this can be, if approached from the right direction. One of the major tools that we use is our website. We have...Read more

Getting used to the dashboard