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Most online comparisons of VPS instances seem to exclusively focus on the smallest (read cheapest) instances offered by various players. We think this is a somewhat blinkered approach as the smallest instances are almost never useful for production environments! We decided to go out and see what was on offer in India, from various cloud vendors but before doing so we set certain parameters so as to make it as close to an apples to apples comparison as possible. First of all we decided that we should look at only those instances which were  priced at or near the US$ 0.20/ hour mark. Secondly, considering the way the market and technology is moving as well as to ensure that performance of various plans was as similar as possible, we wanted to limit our comparison to only those providers who were exclusively  offering Solid State Disk (SSD) based instances . Even though not too many players in India are offering SSD based plans, we think this is the future and in most

The Top 100 Low-Cost Franchises Franchises with lower costs of entry can make it easier for you to plan to be your own boss. Here's a look at the strategies behind low-cost franchising and some resources on where to find successful opportunities. Creative Ideas Arts & crafts business Creativity consultant Interior designer Jewelry Doing What You Love Freelancing your expertise Hobby business Sports business Product Sales Cart/kiosk Direct sales eBay Gift basket Swap meet sales Even More Ideas 6 Senior Care Ideas 9 Pet Businesses 25 Part-Time Business Ideas 105 Service Businesses Weekend Businesses Ideas B-to-B Businesses Bookkeeping Business support Consulting Desktop publishing Manufacturer's rep Medical claims Security specialist Seminar production Transcription service Virtual assistant business Personal Services Child-care Elder Care Financial Advisor Organizer Personal concierge Personal shopper Remode

Millions of words have been written and published about what it takes to become a strong leader. We should talk about another aspect of leadership, which is the fact that it’s really hard to be a great leader because the corporate and institutional framework make it much easier to manage badly than to manage well. Every manager who isn’t the CEO of his or her own company has a higher-level manager to report to. That leader may not be keen on a strng leader’s desire to treat his or her employees like the adults they are. The higher-level leader may only care about production. It’s hard to be a strong leader because strong leaders have to speak their truth on a frequent basis, and that can be very challenging to do. We all know that it can be scary to tell the truth. Managers are no different from anybody else. They might hesitate to tell their boss when he or she is wrong, or to stand up for an employee. Yet strong managers do it all the time. It’s easy to look at a strong man

(all illustrations by Jessica Hagy) “I’m so sorry, but—” is the introductory phrase of doom. Apologizing when you haven’t made any mistakes makes you look weak and easy to dismiss, not polite. Still want to say sorry? Then just don’t say it in these 10 situations. 1. Don’t apologize for taking up space. You’re three-dimensional in many powerful ways. 2. Don’t apologize for not being omniscient. If you really were psychic, you’d be out spending your lottery winnings already. 3. Don’t apologize for manifesting in a human form. You require food, sleep, and you have regular biological functions. This is not being high-maintenance. This is being alive. 4. Don’t apologize for being intimidatingly talented. Do you detect a wee bit (or a kilo-ton) of jealousy? Good. You’re doing something more than right. 5. Don’t apologize for not joining the cult du jour. If you don’t believe in the life-changing magic of the brand synergy matrix (or whatever the sli

Dear Liz, I have an internal debate going on in my head and you are just the person to help me sort it out. I’ve been working for seven years, the first two as a National Accounts Rep and the past five years as a Senior Service Analyst. As an Analyst I work with a small  number of accounts and I split my time  between handling my accounts’ billing and delivery issues and planning shipments, configuration and other customer-specific projects with my internal teammates. I really like my job, but I’d like to move up to a leadership position at some point. I’m just not sure when that point will be. There are team leaders and supervisors in my office who are younger than me and of course a lot of them are also older. I haven’t seen anything come up in terms of management jobs that feels like just the right fit for me, but when that job opening does come along I want to be ready. It would not be a job in this department, where we only have one manager (my boss) but probably i