Friday, 21 June 2013

My Co-op Experience




I wonder what people’s life experiences would be about their Co-op internship. It’s fascinating about how one may feel like working as an intern? Many people have varied experience of working as an intern in different industries. Some might have enjoyed the feeling of working for their first job and might have gained a lot of memories and invaluable experience. Some might have not thought positively about it as the Co-op might have failed to give them an adrenaline rush to enjoy their work.
My experience has been very fruitful and therefore I would like to share my experience through this blog. I started my Co-op in DCR Strategies which has helped me to get my firsthand experience. I was lucky to find a talented mentor. The entire learning experience has broadened my horizon in different directions. The practical experience I gained has helped me to tackle difficult situations. My Co-op at DCR Strategies made me organized and gave me an opportunity to help plan my daily schedule.
People have excellent or unhealthy experiences while working for their Co-op; it was the same with me. My friends had unhealthy experiences due to unsupported staff and mentors. On the other hand I was lucky enough to have a paid coop job that helped me out manage my expenses for a few months and also gain invaluable experience in learning various marketing strategies that I could apply in a workplace. It seems like I was lucky enough because every aspect necessary for a Co-op was well designed into my own.
The organization gave me an opportunity to learn and gain so much out of the Co-op that I didn’t mind going beyond my way to make a difference in my workplace.
I got to learn new things which were very important in marketing industry. Therefore, I am grateful to DCR strategies for everything that it has done for me.

Monday, 13 May 2013

Powerful tool then the word itself “Google analytics”




Google analytic s most powerful tool, which is a service provided by Google is free measuring the success of websites and blog.  Google analytic s has made a tremendous impact on the marketing and other industries that strongly have to be depended on stats to measure the success of the blogs and website. Google analytic s helps in tracking website traffics patterns, trends and deciding in which customer segment are more valuable.
 Google analytic s helps marketers understand various geographical factors like where the visitor came from, what do they do site. Google analytic s helps Further analyzing psychological behavior of the customer and purpose of the visit.
Two major aspects of Google analytic s to be understood are Metric and dimensions.
Metric is a measurement, which measures various metrics like page per visit and average time on site.
Dimensions are descriptions. Dimensions describe attribute for e.g. city or region from where visit originated, browser from where visited etc. The value of dimensions and metrics are related with each other. Dimensions are often associated with one or more metrics.


Source: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1008065?hl=en
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/1033861?hl=en

Sunday, 12 May 2013

Is photography still an expensive hobby?



Each and every hobby has its own set entry price, in a way. Meaning that all hobbies pretty much have a minimum cost just to get started, but you can make the hobby as expensive as you want it to be. However, a big part of photography is the equipment and learning it professionally.

Professional photography workshops and courses are rip-off, especially for amateur photographer who doesn’t want to spend huge amount of chunk after spending on expensive equipment. There are a number of online tutorials posted on YouTube, smartphone applications like flip board, Photography blogs posted by professional photographers. One of the outstanding sources that would be encouragement for amateur photographer is meet up group; here amateur photographers have an opportunity to learn, develop and fine tune photographic technique while growing a global community of photographers of all skill levels.

 

Click here to sign in for the meet up groups nearby. 

 



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