Bead-making is a very lucrative business and it has a lot of money making potential as long as you know your art and your target market. Beading does not require a lot of space or significant technical training, which means you can do it right in the corner of yourContinue Reading

Add Signage to Your Location The area right outside your store or business is super valuable. Make sure to follow any local zoning rules and then add a well-lit and visible sign that advertises your business favorably. Use Human Billboards To call attention to your business from the street corner,Continue Reading

Make the Most of Business Cards Business cards can serve as low budget advertising. Include a discount code on the back of your card, and place a stack on your reception desk or checkout counter. People will snap them up if there’s an incentive. Or give every satisfied customer aContinue Reading

Target social media platform Be it Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter or even Practo, one needs a social media presence for people to know about you and your business and not only is it effective, but it is also the cheapest way to advertise yourself. Make sure your business is present online and thatContinue Reading

Set Up a Google My Business Page Google pulls information about local businesses right from the “ Google My Business ” listings. A listing is free. Add your company name, website and hours to make it easier to be found online. Trick your listing out with enticing images to invite clicks andContinue Reading

Sponsor a Radio Contest or Giveaway One way to get your message across to radio listeners is by sponsoring a contest. Offer up one of your products as a prize or sponsor a special prize such as a cruise in exchange for the station crediting your business. Find the RightContinue Reading

We can either draw directly on a Canvas object or to modify existing Views to customise their look and feel. Drawing is performed in the onDraw() method. Simple graphics can be created in the layout XML file too. We use the Canvas object to perform drawing. A Canvas is an object that has drawing methods to do theContinue Reading

A dialog is defined as a conversation between two or more persons. In a computer application a dialog is a window which is used to “talk” to the application. A dialog is used to input data, modify data, change the application settings etc. An AlertDialog is a dialog used to display informationContinue Reading

There are three kinds of menus in Android: options menu, context menu, and popup menu. The options menu is the primary collection of menu items for an activity. In the options menu we should have commands that have global impact on the applications. For example a Settings menu. It is displayed eitherContinue Reading

There are number, date or time pickers. NumberPicker NumberPicker is a widget that allows us to select a number from a predefined range of values. The manifest file is not modified in this example. main.xml <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” android:orientation=”vertical” android:layout_width=”fill_parent” android:layout_height=”fill_parent” > <NumberPicker android:id=”@+id/npId” android:layout_marginTop=”5dp” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” /> <TextViewContinue Reading