Business

Become an expert in your home based business

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When we own a business, our decisions create questions. What does it mean to become an expert? What do we get? Why be an expert? Will we create a successful home-based business? Yes, becoming an expert helps to be successful!

This is what it means to be an expert and why it matters!

1. We gain valuable information that we can sell or use as we build our successful home business.
2. An area is interesting or exciting to us! Our emotion acts as a catalyst as we grow.
3. Our passion for learning and teaching draws people to us.
4. The public is more likely to trust us and buy from us.
5. Our confidence grows. We recognize that we can solve problems. Problem solving helps create a successful home-based business.
6. Satisfy that we are aware and take the necessary steps to be successful.
7. We can be more and more reliable in our work.
8. Joy in the pursuit of excellence!

As we become experts, what we gain is depth and breadth of knowledge.

I remember joking:

1. A deep expert learns almost everything about almost nothing!

2. A great expert learns almost nothing about almost everything!

We want to be experts. We want to create an increasingly successful home based business. Don’t worry, we don’t need to go to these lengths!

When we are experts we are more:

1. Trained

2. Skillful

3. Qualified

4. Competent

5.Experienced

6 professional

7. Committed to improving over time

8. Able to “walk the talk”

As we become experts in our business, we create an increasingly successful home based business. What happens after we know how to run the business? Could the next step be to unleash the power of the Internet?

Home Kitchen

Top Ten Home Improvement Tips

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Thinking of making some improvements to your current home or a home you just bought? Here are ten tips and tricks to improve the chances that you’ll be delighted when you move in again.

Resale. Even if you plan to stay in the house, think about the next owner. Making sure your upgrades add resale value will give you every option. Think about kitchen upgrades, opening up spaces, adding a deck, installing hardwood floors, and upgrading windows.

Calendar. You spend a lot of time planning what you want. Go to IKEA for space and storage options and go to Houzz online for ideas. Ask your planner or contractor to show you exactly what the upgrades will look like in 3D. You don’t want to come to the end of the paper and say, “Oh, I wish I had…”

Contractor. Choose carefully and get three offers. Talk to your clients and convert your work. Ask for your insurance certificate.

Contract. Get a detailed contract and review it carefully. An overview of the work and a handshake won’t work unless you don’t care what you end up with.

Plan some surprises. Surprises are inevitable, but they should be minimal if you’ve done your planning. Set aside some extra money for them: 10% of your remodeling budget. If you don’t need to use it, great.

Don’t buy your own materials.. If you think you’ll save money by specifying and buying your own materials, you may regret it. Contractors don’t like the practice, and they are better at choosing and negotiating than homeowners. Don’t worry; they will let you make all the decisions but let them handle the transactions and collateral.

pack up as much of your stuff as you can in the areas of the house that will get the job done. Contractors hate having to deal with piles of clothes and toys, and the job is a mess.

stay out of the way. I know it’s fun to watch, and you also want to be in control of the job, but contractors will be much happier if you trust them to get the job done without you looking over your shoulder, or worse, trying to help.

Minimize changes midway. In the midst of renewals, sometimes we realize that something in the plan needs to be changed. If you have a strong opinion about it, it’s better to bother the contractor now rather than live with it later.

Have a professional check the work. Even if the remodels are minor, have an independent contractor or home inspector review what was done before writing the final check. The few hundred dollars you spend on a consultation will ensure your happiness and reduce surprises later.

Auto

Imagine the future of autonomous transportation: robotic taxis, autonomous Uber cars

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Have you ever considered how much fun it is to just go out for a spin? In my youth, I did exactly that, driving sports cars and motorcycles through canyons, and taking road trips just for the heck of it. Nowadays fuel costs and time constraints, traffic and all those road rules take all the fun out of it. In the future, real drivers could be a thing of the past, rather we will all be required to be driven everywhere or flown everywhere (in flying cars) by a robotic system, in a self-driving car.

In fact, we may not have a car at all, but will instead summon a car (flying car) when we have the urge to travel. Let’s talk, because people are busy planning this future as we speak.

In fact, the OECD International Transport Forum published an interesting research paper recently titled; “Urban Mobility System Update: How Shared Autonomous Cars Could Change City Traffic,” and the research predicted that a fully integrated autonomous transportation system in a large city would eliminate the need for 80% of on-street parking and would move everyone around with only 10% of the cars. In addition, passengers would travel more miles, but would do so much more efficiently, and commuting to work would be smooth and with little or no traffic in and out of major cities.

Of course, the study also points out that as things change in the interim there will be challenges and such optimal efficiency would not be much better than without autonomous transport. However, once fully integrated, the benefits would be like night and day. We can already see some of the challenges, for example, a recent accident between a self-driving car and another car driven by a human driver in Nevada, it turns out that the car with the human driver was at fault.

As AI improves, our self-driving cars will become safer and people will demand them to prevent the 20,000+ car deaths each year in the US Of course giving up our cars, especially for us die-hard drivers that we really love our cars and driving will be a hard sell. Some people will gladly give control to a robotic because it will simply free up time to play on their personal tech devices and save stress. Imagine the chaos between us drivers and those, at least initially, wealthy self-driving car owners or the Uber-like companies with fleets of self-driving cars ready and willing to pick you up and take you anywhere you can afford to go? to go? Please consider all this and think about it.

Digital Marketing

What is a good niche for internet marketing?

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Selecting your niche is the most important first step for any content creator. You want your audience to see you as an authority on the subject, so being specialized helps a lot. But which niche should you choose? That’s what this article will help you find out.

Not having a niche will keep your audience very confused about what you’re really doing. If you keep your audience confused, no one will buy from you. Just think of the niche you select today as your future audience, which will be the people you want to talk to, market to, and sell to.

From my past experiences after blogging in numerous different niches, I can definitely say: the idea of ​​a better niche is wishful thinking. The article adds that some of the most beneficial niches are the evergreen ones that include health, wealth, and relationships.

These niches will never dry up as long as humans exist, the products and services in these niches will always be in demand. But if his focus is only on an evergreen niche, he’s focusing on the wrong thing.

There is one exception to evergreen niches: the entertainment niche.

Consider gaming as an example, with kids making thousands every month without even selling anything, just through advertising fees.

This article will help you find the right niche for you. Selecting a niche is not as easy as choosing what to have for breakfast, it is really a big decision. There are no quick fixes or overnight successes in any niche, you have to work behind it to make it successful.

The article highlights why people start blaming their niche market when the going gets tough and when they don’t see any positive results. The most repeated mistake that people make is to focus on broader niches.

Health, fitness, and weight training are examples of broader niches. Try to pick as many sub-niches as you can. For example: dumbbell-only exercises are a really good and specific niche.

The niche you select should be as specific as possible, a niche that you don’t mind researching on a daily basis, and should have products to review. Research your niche daily by reading blog posts/articles, watching videos, and following social media accounts. People buy primarily from experts in their niche and not from discouraged hobbyists.

So when you establish a niche, you have to generate a lot of good content so that you are recognized as an authority in your sub-sub-sub-niche.

Product reviews have been proven to be the best method of making sales. This is mainly applicable to affiliate marketing.

Some key points to follow to be successful in any niche:

  • Try to choose something very, very specific that will generate interest among the audience.
  • Develop a personal interest and do daily research to stay current in your niche.
  • Generate a lot of free content for the selected sub-niche to achieve expert status.
  • Create product reviews consistently to be successful in affiliate marketing as well.
Health Fitness

Are there any supermarket foods that can substitute for Nutrisystem foods?

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I get some variation on these questions relatively often. People who ask this question seem to think that finding substitutes at a grocery or health food store will save them a bit of money. They typically expect to find frozen or convenience foods that are just as effective at helping you lose weight as Nutrisystem meals. Actually, this is going to be a very difficult task for a couple of reasons. I will discuss more about this matter in the next article.

The requirements you need to meet to find something comparable to Nutrisystem meals in a supermarket or grocery store: Simply put, they want you to consume between 1,200 and 1,500 calories per day. This will include three main meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), desserts, snacks, and the fresh sides you add to each meal. Since you eat so frequently, obviously every meal, dessert, and snack the diet provides will have to be low in calories. Most breakfasts, desserts, and snacks are in the 100-150 calorie range. Many of the lunches and dinners are under 300 calories each. This range is hard to find in grocery store options and this doesn’t even tell the whole story.

Because calories are not the only thing that is going to be important. The diet meals are also very low in carbohydrates and sugars while maintaining high levels of protein, fiber, and nutritional value. This is just as important as the calorie content. The reason for this is that this ratio helps you burn fat and calories because you are cutting back on carbohydrates that your body will often use for fuel. There’s a technical name for this (ketosis), but the main idea is that you’re losing weight and fat by consuming fewer carbs and calories.

It’s very hard to find foods in grocery stores that are so low in calories AND carbohydrates and sugars, while also being high in protein and fiber. Many diet foods will add a bit of sugar to help hide the taste. Slim Fast shakes are a good example. Some of them contain up to 18 grams of sugar.

But it’s really at lunch and dinner where you see the biggest difference. If you were to compare Nutrisystem’s pizza to, say, a lean cuisine pizza, you’d see a big difference. The Lean Kitchen product has around 320 calories and a whopping 53 grams of carbohydrates. This is in stark contrast to the 220 calories and 28 carbohydrates contained in the Nutrisystem product. Adding these differences up for even three of the five meals can make a big difference in your calorie and carbohydrate intake for the day.

When I was asking myself the exact same question, I simply looked up many of the diet products in the supermarket and compared them to similar Nutrisystem products. I can’t think of any product that I found that was comparable on all variables (calories, carbs, protein, sugars, and fiber). Instead, many of the products contained many more calories, sugars and carbohydrates and not so much. lots of protein and fiber. Many of the store’s products were also quite high in sodium and contained questionable ingredients like high fructose corn syrup.

It is a fairly simple task to check this for yourself. And I have to say, oftentimes you may not be saving as much money as you hoped. If you buy a Nutrisystem package with coupons, you’ll typically pay a little more than an average of $2.10 – $2.25 per meal. Many health food stores cost more than this, not to mention the gas and time it takes to put all this together. So while you can try any foods you like, I personally don’t think they’re all that effective, but that’s just my opinion.

Legal Law

What is the difference between a fake and an imitation?

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A common question for trademark attorneys is what is the difference between a “counterfeit” product and a “copycat” product?

The term forgery is strictly defined by federal law. The term imitation is used colloquially to describe those products that copy or imitate other products, but may or may not be illegal under trademark law.

The key difference is whether or not the product contains a brand name or logo that is identical to a registered trademark.

In the United States, the federal Lanham Act is the key statute that defines trademark law. Sections 32 and 43 of the Lanham Act allow trademark owners to bring civil suits. Additionally, those who knowingly sell counterfeit products are subject to criminal prosecution.

A counterfeiter is someone who intentionally and identically (or nearly identically) copies a federally registered trademark and places the false logo or name on products that are not authentic. These products are considered illegal because they are clearly intended to mislead consumers at the point of sale and are a fraud to the public. Someone can be a counterfeiter even if he does not manufacture the products, but sells them to others.

“Imitation” is a broader category and may include products that have an overall appearance that is confusingly similar to a known product, but do not contain identical logos or federally registered trademarks. Those selling such products can still be sued by the trademark owner because these products can still cause consumer confusion, even if they do not contain counterfeit logos or brand names. However, this type of “imitation” cannot be criminally prosecuted.

Trademark owners can bring civil law against both types of targets: (a) those who produce and sell counterfeit products; and (b) those who produce and sell imitations.

The Lanham Act provides a variety of remedies to trademark owners, depending on the factual circumstances and the products involved. These remedies include the imposition of heavy fines, injunctions, the destruction of counterfeit products, as well as litigation costs and, in rare cases, making the infringer pay the trademark owners’ attorneys’ fees and expenses. research.

If you call a counterfeit product a “replica,” can you still be sued and/or criminally prosecuted? The answer is absolutely yes.

The product itself is still considered a fraud, regardless of the specific way it is marketed and sold. It is intended to confuse consumers, both before, at or after the point of sale. Calling thousands of fake watches sold online “replicas” doesn’t make them any less damaging to brand owners, whose brands are being diluted and tarnished as a result of the flood of counterfeits on the market.

Also, there is no guarantee that the counterfeit watch will not be given away or later resold to an unsuspecting consumer. Therefore, simply calling a counterfeit product a “replica” does not make it legal to sell.

Lifestyle Fashion

What is laser skin resurfacing and its benefits?

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Laser skin resurfacing is performed by two methods, either ablative or non-ablative, which impinges directly on the water directly on the skin that is in the Fractional E: Glass or fractional CO2. It works directly by targeting the water molecule in skin cells and micro-injuries. That is created in your skin, leading to skin tightening in which the body responds by creating new collagen and elastin cells (essentially skin cells). This works especially for scars, as a previous injury caused the body to respond with scar tissue, but after the laser, the body responds with normal skin cells, and over time, after a few sessions, the scars begin to fade. fade off.

The type of laser used depends on the depth and nature of your scar. Also, one of the most important factors is the skill of the dermatologist. Non-ablative lasers generally work well on superficial scars and there is no downtime after the procedure. The other end of the spectrum is CO2, which is used for deeper scars and can have visible scabbing for 3-7 days. The type of treatment you choose will depend on the nature of your scar, the dermatologist you visit, and your lifestyle.

laser skin rejuvenation

There are several problems that the skin faces, the skin ages faster than normal. That is the time when the skin develops signs of aging. All laser skin rejuvenation treatments give good results, but laser treatment is better than the others. Advanced laser machines are used to perform this treatment. Chemical peels, dermapen, and microdermabrasion are all minimally invasive treatments. Skin rejuvenation treatments give us hope of improving skin health. The following techniques are used to rejuvenate the skin. The cost of laser skin resurfacing depends on the techniques you use.

• Ultherapy

• DermapenIPL

• Chemical Therapy

• PeelingsMicrodermabrasion

Botox has revolutionized facial rejuvenation. Botox treatment injections offer a great way to safely and quickly reduce facial wrinkles without surgery. Botox uses a special non-harmful chemical to temporarily paralyze the small facial muscles that contribute to the formation of wrinkles to provide your patients with safety and precision. Laser Skin Resurfacing is a treatment for the elimination and reduction of acne, scars and wrinkles. The laser removes dead skin cells to reveal the new healthy skin underneath. Improve the appearance of your skin while keeping it looking natural.

• Lip lines

• facial lines

• Expression lines

• Crow’s feet

• Smoking lines

• Lines on the forehead

• Lines around the mouth

Pets

Aeria Games System Requirements

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In recent years, high-end downloadable free online games are a growing business and a subcategory among passionate MMO gamers. Fly-for-Fun, EVE:ONline, Last Chaos and others make up the list of games that are increasingly appealing to gamers on low budgets, but who love the MMO experience just as much as paying gamers (such as Guild Wards, World of Warcraft and Everquest to name a few).

Equipped with a machine built in 2003, the author was able to find not only 8 games to play totally free, but all from the same gaming portal, Aeria Games. However, that doesn’t mean “Go to Aeria now!!” or other sales-like pranks trying to rush new players into Aeria’s already overflowing ranks of 12 million global members. Below is simply an account of what the author had to go through (or not) in order to enjoy a portfolio of readily available games with as little hassle as possible.

The author is the proud owner of a computer built around an ASUS P4P800 motherboard, mounted with a 2.0 Ghz Pentium 4 processor, 1 Gigabyte of high-speed DDR-RAM, a GeForce 7800 AGP video card with 512 Megabytes of RAM integrated video, and a several hundred Gigabyte hard drive (installed after a fatal accident in 2005). Also, the author is lucky enough to play his games online using a broadband Internet connection in an apartment complex with few broadband subscribers.

Not being an expert in computer configurations, overclocking, hardware tweaking, or other technical knowledge to push the limits of your machine, the author is nonetheless an avid MMO gamer. He must also know that the author is also not okay to make enough to buy a newer machine. Despite this, the following test was run using an old Aeria Games account, sacrificing a few dozen Gigabytes of hard drive space, a hard drive cleanup and ‘defragmentation’, and a week of simultaneous downloads of Aeria’s leading games. the company.

After successfully installing each game, the author proceeded to test which games would run the fastest, which would struggle, and which would not run at all. Here are the results:

Mirror Dream Online (“DOMO”)

  • Symptoms: Without any slowdown, you could run several (3) Windows background programs (Virus protection software, Bit Torrent downloads, etc.)
  • Verdict: Good

Dynasty Warriors Online (“DWO”)

  • Symptoms: I will add this information when I play d/l and play on October 14~
  • Verdict: TBA

Grand Fantasy (“GF”)

  • Symptoms: Slowdown when running at max graphics settings, but greatly improved when set to medium/low settings
  • Verdict: Tolerable, but having too much on screen made it very slow for half a second, frequent deaths occurring in the middle of the animation was frustrating.

Heroes of the Kingdom (“KH”)

  • Symptoms: Severe slowdown when running at maximum game visual settings, but turning off settings for distance rendering, water, model details, and environment animation alleviated some of the slowdown
  • Verdict: Unplayable. The desire to enjoy the visual and graphic fullness of KH was not fulfilled and, under the current state of my system, it was not worth it.

Saga Kitsu (“KS”)

  • Symptoms: It ran a bit slower than GF (since they are similar games), but KS required a couple hundred megahertz more than its cousin, resulting in quite a bit of throttling at full graphics settings. Other than that it worked fine and setting the graphics lower + a high speed internet connection made for a good time. Also, it wasn’t the graphics that attracted me, it was the foxes and the hope that it would be a better game than GF (but I still love GF).
  • Verdict: Very playable if you’re willing to sacrifice a bit of graphics, but you’ll still need a fairly stable internet connection.

Ultimate Chaos (“LC”)

  • Symptoms: Some noticeable slowdown when screen fills with 20 or more enemies/players, but works fine with fewer models on screen
  • Verdict: Tolerable, works fine as-is if you accept the fact that it can take a few hits during a burst

Legendary Champions (“LGC”)

  • Symptoms: Kind of a mix between GF and KH – Graphics aren’t that great to begin with, but simplifying them didn’t really seem to make much of a difference visually, but for my machine, it slowed down a lot but was still choppy. PVP was pretty intense even with a high-speed internet connection, but that was to be expected with all the pking and pwning.
  • Verdict: Somewhat playable, but a better machine would do wonders. CB was a PVP fest, hopefully OB will have less PVP orgies and a better chance to enjoy the scenery and quests with some people.

shayya

  • Symptoms: Very similar performance to LC, but some shiny weapon and spellcast animations were slow when multiple characters used them simultaneously.
  • Verdict: tolerable, similar to LC

Shin Megami Tensei (“Megaten”)

  • Symptoms: Too many people/enemies on screen made it choppy, and keeping up with group coordination was a bit late and not good for teamwork.
  • Verdict: Tolerable, with some doubts to play in cooperative battle. It’s okay if I do it alone.

Twelve Sky 2 (“12Sky2”)

  • Symptoms: Gameplay is smooth for the most part, reduced graphical settings improved gameplay and animations, but co-op play and missions with 20+ enemies were very hard to get through.
  • Verdict: Fair to almost tolerable, actually similar to Kingdom Heroes, but the simplicity of the 3D models used probably reduced the load on my computer

Team Wolf (“WT”)

  • Symptoms: Playback smooth until there are more than 5 people on the screen, then accuracy and movement is tight and choppy even after I reduce the settings.
  • Verdict: Tolerable, but your death rate due to slowdowns, packet loss, and ping rate (broadband or higher connection recommended) can suffer greatly
Real Estate

Benefits of search engine optimization

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Sometimes a search engine optimization company will miss that obvious question posed by potential clients and assume that the benefits of search engine optimization are obvious to everyone. While charging a couple of thousand on a search engine optimization deal is common sense to some, others may find it hard to shell out cash unless they understand the true benefits of search engine optimization being passed on to their audience. business. They have to acquire a certain level of confidence regarding the fact that investing in search engine optimization will surely bring a good return to their business. Search engines account for a large portion of Internet traffic. Current statistical data, while variable in some respects, consistently point to a single result: consumers use search engines millions of times every day as they search for services, goods, and even real estate online. The main benefit of search engine optimization is that it is able to place your business website among the highest ranked sites on the web. Having your business in the top 10 or top 20 of search results is essential to your goal of getting business from the major search engines. An important fact that explains this benefit of search engine optimization is that nine out of ten users (or 90%) will find what they are looking for in the top 10 results and therefore will not bother to navigate the page. two.

It is a fact that entrepreneurs can make a lot of money from online marketing. The hidden question lies in the cost-benefit analysis. How can you advertise a product and maximize profits at the same time? Textbook fact states that the gain one makes has much to do with acquiring benefits that are quantitatively greater than the costs one forgoes. If you buy advertising space on Google AdWords or other services that charge per click, you can only spend 10 cents for each visitor to your site. There is certainly a problem if it takes 100 clicks before you can acquire a single sale. If the product you are selling is priced at $10 a piece, then obviously no profit is being made. Pay per click marketing strategies consistently cost you more money than you can imagine. Another benefit of search engine optimization is that it can be very affordable for months and years.

Recently, the major search engines have started a campaign to add more weight to original content and quality inbound links. Search engine optimization by providing original content has the benefit of attracting visitors to your website and generating popular links to your website. This guarantees an increase in sales. The point is that by providing high-quality, original content, you are actually providing a win-win not only for your site’s search ranking, but also for your site visitors because they can gain valuable information on your website.

Lastly, another benefit of search engine optimization is improving your ability to pre-sell products. If you write an article about how your product will solve people’s problem and point out all the benefits of that particular product, it will help the site visitor to make an informed decision. The article will help put them in a better position to buy your product.

While there are other ways to advertise a website, very few can match the wide target audience and affordability that search engines provide.

Shopping Product Reviews

The risk is measurable

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“Risk cannot be measured” is a common scientific and mathematical phrase often applied to information security. While it is true that some risk measurements are subjective, it is naive to believe that measurements are not possible. Risk is not a number, but a measure of risk is.

For example, you can measure:

* The percentage of suppliers that meet an organization’s standards,

* A percentage level of compliance with the regulations, and

* The number of vulnerabilities present in an environment.

It is critical that credit unions identify, prioritize, and manage risk. Management and technical staff should jointly define the criteria for measuring information security performance. And these measures must clearly align with business goals and strategies.

When developing metrics, avoid technical, legal, and topical jargon. Focus on measuring the services provided. Clearly define objectives, strategies and measures. This facilitates open communication, careful planning, and financial rewards.

Here are common excuses to avoid risk measurement:

* “The management does not understand.” Information security encompasses technical and physical security issues. Ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability requires in-depth knowledge of technology, risk modeling, physical security, laws, and regulations. Technical complexities often make communication between management and information technology (IT) staff difficult. The challenge for IT staff: Convey complicated information simply and clearly. The challenge for management: Be willing to accept change.

* “Security measurement is for large credit unions only.” Embedding information security risk measurement into an organization’s processes takes time, persistence, and often a cultural shift. People often feel threatened, don’t like change, or have social motivations that delay the process. But credit unions of all sizes benefit from risk measurement activities. It may take time, but persistence pays off when metrics support quote requests and provide valuable ROI data.

* “Security moves too fast.” Technology continues to change at an astonishing rate. Many people feel that information security measurement cannot keep up with technological change. But the problem may actually be poorly designed measurements. The intent of the measurement is to align corporate strategies with IT. Clearly define the goals and objectives of the organization. Then measure information security against those goals and objectives.

SMART Measurements

Wise decisions require simple, measurable, achievable, repeatable and timely (SMART) information. Maintain information security risk measures:

* Easy. The purpose of each measurement must be clearly understood by all intended parties. Create a list of key performance indicators. Avoid technical, legal, and other jargon. Avoid data overload and stay focused on specific performance metrics.

* Measurable. While many facets of security and risk are difficult to quantify, focus on what can be measured, such as the number of vulnerabilities or the number of incidents.

* Achievable. Some measurements are direct results of existing reports and systems; others may require analysis to derive the value. Make sure your measurement goals are achievable over time, as they need to be continually assessed and managed at minimal cost.

* Repeatable. Since you’ll want to show trends to generate useful data, make sure the measurements are easy to take over time and can be repeated.

* Prompt. Outdated information can bias the analysis and directly impact decisions. The timeliness of data often determines its value. Make sure measurements are easy to deliver as needed. Aim for maximum automation with minimum manual activity. Establish clear communication and access rights from the start.

Your credit union can measure information security performance. Risk models, financial measures, key performance indicators, and other measures can help you align information security with organizational goals and strategies.