Ben and Keen Journal: November 2006

Monday, November 27, 2006

Reflects on the logo

The 3rd one looks quite good even though it's in red colour on one side instead of blue. I prefer the forth one or the third one personally. Both fonts are ok. It do protray a professional look and a reflect a tinge of creativity in the organisation when i see the logos.

But you want the organisation to be call BenKeen Or Ben and Keen?

Quote of the day:

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." -Confucius

Personal thoughts: As we venture out our dreams and dare to be different( being pareto's 20% of people), we will eventually encounter alot of obstacles on the way, this is the time when we hold strongly to the value in the quotation above, what seems as an abstacle now is actually another step to be conquered to moving nearer to our dreams.
-Chia Keen

Sunday, November 26, 2006

sample logos

Colour suppose to be red below

Colour suppose to be blue and black

Friday, November 24, 2006

Worried about website construction?

Ben's comments and resources

(great2fly) simple website though their office location is not a virtual one. I have visited the place near grand corpthone offices before. Rent varies from 200 onwards. highly inaccessible. The place is near zouk.

The links below is only valid for a week till 1dec, these are resources to help you with the contents of website construction:

All the contracts/agreements you need for internet advertising, terms of service and policies, everything basically - http://download.yousendit.com/5CB6CE5046D917A8
Limited-Partnership-legal-business-contract

I look forward to the mobile phone line with M1.

The definitive me:

Believe I can succeed and I will…

“Because success means many wonderful, positive things.” – David Joseph Schwartz

How?

Everything begins with a thought
“Life consists of what a man is thinking all day.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Think Positive Think Success
“Whatever things are true… noble… just… pure…lovely… are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; think on these things.” – Paul The Apostle

Why?

Our thoughts determine our destiny. Our destiny determines our legacy.

“You are today your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” – James Allen

When?

Now of course!

Where?

HERE!

All the best to Ben and Keen!

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Analysis of some of the players in the market

Great2fly.com Breakbown & analysis

Traffic detail
Google, Yahoo indexed
Web Ranking: 5,482,574(average out for 3months)
Web Ranking :896,678 (today latest ranking )
Increases traffic by 611.4% over last 3 months
Per day visitor approximately 30-70

Contact number: they using mobile starting with 8+...... instead of 6....
Office address: Believe to be a virtual office cos of location

Conclusion: They operate as per normal tuition agency with very simple website, total veiwable page around 12.

50% commission
page for enter database into their own mail
Unable to view any tutor data, all kept secret
login for both tutors and students
Traffic ranking increase alot this 3 months (believe to come from adword, mass email and flyers pasted outside universities in sg)
No sponsorship and ads on site

gradtutor.com
Index in both yahoo & google
Traffic ranking: Not viewable ( out of top 10million)
Viewers per day: less than 50

Today quotations:

" There are two parts of courage in a successful entrepruneur. The first is the courage to launch, to begin, to step out in faith with no guarantee of success. The second is the courage to endure, to persist in the face of disappointment and temporary failure."
-Brian Tracy

" if you would become a success, you must resolve to confront your fears. If you do the things you fear, the death of fear is certain."
-Ralph waldo Emerson

Saturday, November 18, 2006

WE ARE BORN!

Dear all( you and me),

Now, we as start-up entrepreneurs of Ben and Keen have to prove ourselves to critics and the world around us. Ben and Keen shall grow to its fullest potential with our targeted 2-million-in-5-years-plan.

Being the small fish in the sea which has opened its gates to globalisation, we have to effectively make use of available resources to barricade against competitors and tap/filter useful resources to benefit our organisation.

This journal signifies our determination and commitment to secure success in the near future and my commitment to this is to make it interesting and most importantly connect our thoughts.

Making the journal alive!

To spur readership (I mean when we do that in future) and our appetite to update this journal, there must be "life" here i.e. character building, occasional subjective humour and interesting debates. As for now, i shall decor this unsightly blogsite and add some appreciative features.

cheers,

Ben

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Why set up this blog

Hey ben,

this blog function as a virtual meeting space for us . The formal meeting weekly willl still continue.
It will help to be a platform for us to convey ideas across faster and more efficient especially on busy scehdule or while you are overseas. It's more flexible. Juz post it here, and i will view it now and then.

It enable us to update the latest anytime. Anything you thought of, done and wanted to inform me regarding the progress of Ben and Keen businesses but difficult to illustrate on the phone. You post it here. I will look at it and reply to you shortly. This could save the hassle and difficulties to explain the ideas thru the phone or emails.
Furthermore it can be recorded and track back here to monitor our progress.

Cheers,
Chia Keen

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