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WHAT’S INSIDE Computers, Networking, Websites, Advertising, Marketing & Sales ISSUE 007 | JULY 2012

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Offering a Discount For Free Advertising…. by Robert J. Gregory

Featured Member…Brian Wissinger… Cornerstone Technologies of Indiana

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Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Letter Welcome to the August edition.

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Offering a Discount for Free Advertising By Robert Gregory

Featured Member Brian Wissinger

Learning Pinterest

Write content that Panda Loves

What to do during slow days

Good time management

3 ways to get website traffic

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ACRBO editor’s letter Welcome to the Association of Computer Repair Business Owners Magazine.

Welcome to this month’s issue of our magazine. This month we bring you some great new articles that will hopefully help you and your business. We work hard to put together each issue of this magazine and welcome the feedback and contributions from all our loyal readers. A publication like this would not be possible without the support of our valued advertisers who provide relevant products and services for our readership. Please visit our sponsors as they know what you need to help you with all your endeavors.

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As you see the layout of the magazine has changed once again. Unfortunately Jon is not going to be able to edit the magazines future issues.

As some of you already know graphics are not my strong suit. But, we will continue to Lastly I’d like to congratulate you for investing your time bring outstanding content which to to educate yourself by reading this magazine. We are proud to be able to help all our readers, and look forward me is what really matters. to serving you for many years to come.

Contribute articles: If you would like to be a contributing author for the magazine then send an email to dan@acrbo.com and let us know what you would like to write about. Copyright 2012 ACRBO. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated or converted into machine-readable form or language without the written consent of the publisher. Articles express the opinions of the authors and are not necessarily those of the publisher ACRBO Magazine Director: ACRBO dan@acrbo.com Contributors Various experts in their fields The instructions and advice in the Magazine is for entertainment purposes only. The creators, producers, contributors and distributors of the ACRBO Mag disclaim any liability for loss or lack of results from following the advice expressed herein

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ACRBO inbox Should I open a storefront?

I don’t own a MAC should I buy one for my business?

Remember just because you open a storefront it does not mean you will get instant traffic in the door. This could actually take some time and you have to be prepared for that. My suggestion is to make a list of what you will need, what it will cost, what your finances look like and go from there.

It really depends on what you would buy it for. If you are thinking in order to learn how they work and provide mac service to your customers it makes sense. If you think you need one to run your business then no.

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Very good question and it gets asked a lot. My advice has always been not to open a store front until you know that you have the finances in place to do it correctly. You have to consider things like how much it will take to open the store, do you need employees to manage it during the days, and do you have enough work to justify the added expense that comes with a storefront.

We have always had some sort of amc in our shop to mess with and learn from but at the same time we do not push that type of work because we know there is a lot to repairing them if you have not done it before. So in cases where we can’t do it we have a person that we just contract those jobs out to. Dan ACRBO

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TWITTER When it comes to social networking, Twitter indeed takes the crown, with regards to maximum number of active users across the globe, and its unending possibilities of marketing, fetching employment, conversing with celebrities, sharing one’s ideas and states of mind; all within a limit of 140 words! How exciting and incredibly unique it sounds, right? In fact, it is the crispness and the simplicity that lends Twitter an edge over other social networking websites. Initially, Twitter shot to fame with more and more famous personalities started hitting the website to stay in touch with their admirers. So, naturally Twitter experienced a breakthrough with huge numbers of new profiles being created, all thanks to this brand new concept of staying in touch with eminent personalities in the online domain. This, in turn, has opened up a wide range of possibilities in the website. People started ‘tweeting’ (the term used for posting messages in one’s Twitter accounts) more often and a few even developed a brand name for themselves. The 140 words limitation was always there but the same aspect, on the other hand, was an exciting factor as well; because of which the users tried to make their tweets crispier and slicker. Many organizations and newbie business have started using Twitter as a marketing tool these days. So, what exactly are the dos and don’ts of Twitter marketing? Well, first of all we need to understand the dynamics of Twitter. The significance of using simple language while tweeting, using the aspects such as “trends” and “hashtags” in the websites. Trends refer to those issues/subjects on which the maximum numbers of people in a specified country or region are talking about. So, as soon as you create your account, you should set the region to which you would like to target your business. The next step would be to upload an attractive and suitable display image and Twitter background, along with a neat, sleek description on what the Twitter handle is based on. Then, you may kick-start tweeting valuable information in precise, correct English.

It is very much acceptable to have multiple Twitter accounts on the same concept or idea if you know how to manage them efficiently without repeating the tweets used in another handle. Make sure that you understand the concept of ‘hashtags’ properly while tweeting. Hashtags are widely accepted and followed entities in the world of Twitter. They will be of major use to you because those who will searching for relevant information in Twitter with these hashtags will end up with your tweet and hopefully, your handle and the idea behind it will ultimately receive more and more exposure, or let’s just say ‘Followers’ in Twitter lingo. Once your tweets start reaching people, you will be getting followers who have similar interests as you and thus it will help you form a circle in the website. Also, it never stops offering you better prospects. The best thing that you should be doing is to keep on tweeting quality stuff; rest assured that your business will get due recognition, although patience is definitely required in this domain.

Make sure that you understand the concept of ‘hashtags’ properly while tweeting.

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OFFERING A DISCOUNT FOR FREE ADVERTISING by Robert J. Gregory of Bob’s Computer Service All business owners understand the importance of advertising. After almost five years in business, I am always looking for creative and affordable ways to advertise. Early on, I did a lot of work for local lawyers. My father is a lawyer and is always passing out my business cards. Thanks Dad! After a while, news of my work spread to the local bar association. They contacted me and asked if I wanted to advertise in their monthly newsletter. I agreed and the ad ran for three months. The association must have liked my work because, after the three months, they offered me a free advertisement in exchange for a 10% discount on labor to bar members. I agreed and haven’t looked back! I also belong to a local members-only swim club. The club doesn’t usually allow flyers or outside advertising. After my experience with the bar association, I decided to speak with the club president about advertising. I offered to give members a 10% discount on labor. The club agreed with my proposal and allowed me to post a flyer and business cards on their bulletin board. Being relatively new to owning a business and having a young family, three boys under five years old, my advertising budget is limited. However, I have found that it is not how much you spend on advertising as it is about getting the message to the right people. In your own situation, is there a group or organization to which you belong that you could approach about a mutually beneficial advertising arrangement?

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Featured Member Name: Brian Wissinger Business: Cornerstone Technologies of Indiana Location: Indiana PA, 15701 Family: Married to Amy and one child due in August Website: www.cornerstone-tech.net Education: Bachelor of Arts in History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania What did you want to be when you grew up? When I was growing up, I always told my grandma I wanted to be a scientist. Seemed like a great goal at the time, but it turned out I am not so proficient at high level mathematics. Worst job: After my enlistment in the Marine Corps, I spent some time being a security guard. The worst post was a run-down strip mall that had a bit of a rodent and homeless problem. First job: My very first job was at 10. In our town we had an old bowling alley in the basement of a building. This facility was so old, it was not automated in any way. Scoring and resetting of the pins was done by 10 year old kids from the neighborhood. It was a terrible job, but kids would do anything for $10 a night! My first IT related job was a network/systems admin for a shifty mortgage company back in 2005/2006. It was good pay, but a clear indicator to me about the troubles mortgages were going to be on the economy based on the deals that I overheard. How did you end up owning your business? I ran my own mobile business in California from 20052008. Financial and personal setbacks forced me to move back to my hometown. I managed to get a job at a local computer repair shop. After working there for two years, my wife and I decided that we could provide better service and provide those services to businesses as well. We bought our property in 2011 and I have been making a go of it in my own shop for better than 6 months. What is next for your business? We are moving into managed services as well as looking into expanding our shop into our rental property in the next 12 months.

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Who was your hero as a child? I'm pretty sure my hero growing up was either Captain Picard or Captain Kirk. What business book do you recommend the most and why? Dale Carnegies "How to win Friends and Influence People". I read this several times growing up and it is a very good work. What advice would you give someone thinking about starting a business right now? I would advise anyone looking to start any kind of business to be prepared and be very sure. Being prepared is researching that industry and become an expert on it. It cant be emphasized enough to also have needed working capital beyond what it takes to start a business. A lack of capital will quickly end any business efforts. And be sure, because it can be hard to reverse and go back to working for someone else. What are you most likely to be doing when not working? It is difficult to determine what I am doing beyond working constantly. Because of my education background, my wife and I travel to various museums and historical sites. My favorite area is anything naval. We visited New York City earlier this year only because I wanted to see the Intrepid Air and Space Museum. The US Air Force Museum in Dayton, Oh is another favorite. Where do you want to be five years from now? Five years for now, I hope to have expanded into other various ventures outside of technology. For Cornerstone Technologies, we are working to be the leading source for our counties technology solutions. Since opening our physical shop last year, three local shops have folded, giving us a boost of clientele that is quickly multiplying due to word of mouth. I would like to have an in-house web/application developer as well. Who would you rather spend time with, Bill Gates, the late Steve Jobs or Warren Buffett? Given the choice of the three individuals, Bill Gates would be someone that I would probably want to meet the most. While Warren Buffett is an extremely intelligent and capable business person, that doesn't appeal to me. Bill Gates is actively using his wealth to make the world better though direct activism. While his business practices might have been questionable at the beginning of Microsoft, one cannot dispute the difference he is making in Africa.

If you would like your business to be featured in the ACRBO Magazine then drop us an email and we will get back to you with what details are needed. --Dan

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Learning The Basics of Social Photo Sharing With

Now what do we have here? A social photo sharing where one "pins" images from the web and groups it by collections or boards? Sounds appealing, what is it? It's Pinterest, a virtual pin board just like the interactive, shareable scrapbooks. Launched in 2009, the site allows users to create boards and do social photo sharing of whatever interest one might have. Similar to other social networks, a user can follow either users, share contents, tags and even make comments. You can also get real-time post and social photo sharing can easily be made even on Twitter and Facebook. Pinterest stands out among other main social networks because most people use it to find inspiration in areas like hosting a party, a wedding, room and house renovations, or even cooking recipes for enthusiasts. Pinterest leads people in their buying decisions through source links to make a purchase.

Let's see how does social photo sharing work in Pinterest

Repins in the Pinterest world is social photo sharing images pinned by a user you followed or found while browsing Pinterest. It gives credit to the user who first pinned the image. When repining something it gives you the option to edit or add descriptions. Repined items retain its source links no matter how many times the pin is shared. You can also add a "Pin It" button into your browser (currently available only through Chrome only) for easy pinning of things you chance upon the internet. Every time when you pin something, social photo sharing can be done on Facebook and twitter. Benefits of social photo sharing for brands · Advocacy on brands - if you get people to like your products not only they will pin your stuff but might dedicate an entire pin board promoting your brand. The key is finding what your followers like. · Being visible - for smaller businesses tight on the budget or resources in terms of search results, Pinterest can quite level the field. It helps people in finding new products or brands that people would not normally come across when plugging keywords into search engines. Social photo sharing reveals similarities in interests, by checking out their pin boards one can probably find the product he is looking for. It also allows a variety of choices since results change as new pins are updated.

Two of the most intimidate elements of social media are visual content and sharing. In Pinterest, these · Creating links - a link is pulled out together two are arranged by social photo sharing. Pins or with the image every time someone pins from images are categorized by topic, called boards that your site. The chance for an image to be pinned can be renamed or deleted depending on the user's is multiplied building up a healthy amount of interest. There is an option to follow all of other backlinks. It is a natural place to promote small user’s boards and select certain boards to follow. If business only, do so with caution. Followers you already have a twitter or Facebook account it would not want a board spammed with nothing will make it much easier for you to find all your but your own products. Self-promotion is allowed Check out Iain Mcdonald’s website: friends and contacts that are already using Pinterest just do it moderately to stay in the good graces of the community.

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It's Time To Write Content That Panda Loves When we talk about Google Panda content, there is no defined elaboration of the term. Although Penguin update is now on the platform to throw more realistic aspects, Panda still enjoys its relevance in the domain with quality and original contents. This article illustrates the ways in which you can add content that is panda ready. Be Original, Unique and New: This is probably the most important aspect that a content writer should think while writing web contents or articles for the business websites. Your readers are very special to you so you must give them an opportunity to read something good and original. When you wrap up a topic in the content, cover it in full details and offer final insight to the audience. You may add more creativity to the articles by adding videos, slide-shows and images if possible. Highlight The Portions for Visibility: All content has some striking points that may attract readers instantly. Bold or highlight them. You should also highlight those content elements that are important to the text. It will give a big impact to your article if you highlight keywords within the content. This will not only help search engine bots to index your article efficiently but also offers an opportunity to readers to go across the important points of the content.

Target Your Potential Audience Only: Every website has a special business motive to accomplish. You have to target only those customers who are relevant to your business domain. Internet marketing experts therefore write their contents by keeping the requirements of the potential readers in the mind. All you have to offer quality articles to your readers without losing the core motive of paragraph optimization. Add Heading Tags: Proper headings and headlines play a significant role in the article. For the main title of the article, highlight the titles with the appropriate labels. Putting descriptive and illustrative titles may serve more information to the user. Include the keywords in the headings in very meaningful manner and use them only if need arises. Strict 'No' To Plagiarism: Copied contents have no meaning in the contents and they serve almost no purpose for the author and reader as well. You are therefore advised not to copy content from competitor or other sites in the domain. Search engines don't like copied contents and hate to see duplicate content in their index. Include Social Media Gadgets: A professional writer from the SEO content writing company can also take advantage of the social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. There is no better way if you want to spread your article among masses.

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What To Do During Slow Days

Let us face it. There are days when our work seems to be slow. And it does not really come as a surprise, since lead generation can be a highly seasonal form of work. Think about it, there are times when you really have to work overtime to generate B2B leads, but there are also times when your day seems to be moving so slow that there is practically no motivation for you to generate business leads for that day. In these cases, you might as well do something else. But what tasks should you do during these times? You might be surprised by these suggestions, but they really will matter to your business: 1. Work on your e-mails - believe me, you will be in a much better mood once you have organized your e-mails. You might have to delete some of them, save some of them, or you might have to send a reply. It will help clear up your inbox, providing you more space, as well as give you a sense of fulfillment. 2. Call your clients - you can use this time to do calls to your current clients. Ask them how they are doing, whether the service they received from you was good or not, as well as any suggestions for improvements. You can learn a great deal from them.

Just make sure that the people you call have the time to talk to you, Don’t make it a “sales” call…Make it a “I want you to continue to be a customer call”. 3. Read and learn - think about those times where you really have a some free time that can be impractical to start a project or anything, but you can use this time to read on some business concepts, like in leadership and marketing, that can help you improve. These short periods of time can be maximized to your benefits if you want to be a better employee. You just need to read up some good materials. 4. Get out in the community – Take the time to get out in the community and see what it going on. Visit a few businesses and hand out some business cards or just stop in and have a coffee with some other business owners. Free time does not have to be boring time. You can use this period to do a lot of things that you are not able to do when you are busy. Use this period well, and you can make your life much easier later.

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Good Time Management Essential Strategies Basically, in this situation examine why the circumstance occurred, whether it is going to be frequent and consider an action plan to prevent a later incident. Recognition of underperformance: By this I mean the person who is performing less well might not understand that they are. This may cause dissatisfaction for you but will continue if you don't do anything about it. In this situation there may be many causes why the person performs less well. For instance: May they lack the necessary skills or expertise? Did they totally grasp what was required of them? Did they really do it or was the activity delegated? Has their motivation declined? (see below) If you have employees working for you I am sure you can relate to the article. Never enough time and without completely understand your employees and them you then you will find yourself wasting valuable time. It is not always straightforward to plan against a few activities that squander time. We deal with a few examples for some of these. Unpredictable problems: A few problems are not simply eliminated and their character will differ substantially. For instance, you may acquire a report from an associate and find that it contains a significant amount of mistakes that you must amend. Possibly a co-worker gets unwell and you must take over their responsibilities at short notice. You might need to accept the present arrangement but suppose it happens again? Whenever you uncover an unforeseeable event that uses up your time think what you can do to stop it.

You must speak to the person, privately, to ascertain the facts and then go from there. For example, plenty of documents could be improved in their detail by distributing a draft to concerned people to begin with. Empowerment and motivation: Performance, for good time management, is strongly associated with motivation. Without it time is squandered as effectiveness drops quickly. Why should this be so? Were they involved in the decision making procedure or identification of the data demanded? Were you courteous when you asked for them to take up the task? Did you supply unclear data to an individual who is unwilling to seek questions to shed light on the situation? Does the individual have personal concerns? It might be easier to pinpoint a drop in commitment for an individual that you collaborate with directly. Be on the lookout for decreases in enthusiasm or a basic lack of interest.

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Lack of training might have many aspects. It might be a contributory feature in many instances of poor time management. When effectiveness is inadequate generally consider if a shortage of coaching is at the heart of the matter. Establish gaps and put a coaching plan into action. Understand that training takes time but should experience lasting rewards. In a worst case circumstance you might have hired the wrong individual for the work. Monitoring jobs: Often errors happen due to inadequate monitoring methods. Have mistakes developed due to pressures or just a lack of checking methods? It might be useful, for good time management, to get another to check the work, as a fresh eye could be useful. This is a similar technique to distributing a report for opinion before it is completed. Input and output: Sometimes, asking for a certain piece of information can be similar to the game of Chinese whispers. What you ask for and what is taken on board by the other person can be completely different. Translation of your directions can be a problem. Ensure precision by calling for the person to restate what you have requested. This might include when, who, what, why and how? If necessary put it in writing. This can be a very helpful method when asking for quotations for jobs at your house, for instance builders, plumbers, decorators or gardeners etc. Verbal requests are readily misinterpreted and forgotten.

Performance, for good time management, is strongly associated with motivation. Without it time is squandered as effectiveness drops quickly.

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Some people say that article marketing has taken a hit, and some people say that it is working better than ever now for them. For a lot of marketers online, article marketing is the backbone or the cornerstone of their online business. You never want to rely on just 1 marketing source - but this is something that you will definitely want to add in your plan. Here's another way to get quality traffic to your website: 3) Search engine marketing Search engine marketing or search engine optimization (SEO) is something that can bring you incredible amounts of traffic to your website. The key with search engine marketing is that you find low competition keywords that you can build and create articles and content around. There are many books on search engine marketing because the largest search engine (Google) constantly changes its algorithm to provide for a better search experience for their users. And this is a good thing that Google is trying to do. When I'm not trying to sell anything and I'm just looking on Google for a particular piece of information, I want the best website as possible. Search engine marketing still works despite the algorithm changes, so you will want to continue to practice it if you want to get more new sales and profits for your internet business. It's a good thing to do. Take these 3 traffic strategies and put them to work in your online business today. Good luck with getting traffic to your website.

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Selection, price, product availability and speed of delivery are the main reasons why most of NextDayPC’s 8,000+ resellers have joined the company. Free back-office tools, financial services and e-commerce solutions are why they will never leave NextDayPC. NextDayPC.com is the premier product procurement partner for IT Resellers (VAR’s) and solution providers serving the small and medium market as well as educational and government organizations. NextDayPC supplies over 450,000 name-brand computer, electronics, and office products by combining the product inventories of fifteen of the largest US IT distributors. As a result, it offers the broadest range of products to its nationwide network of IT resellers. In addition, NextDayPC’s unique ‘agency model’ reduces the resellers’ working capital requirements by allowing them to own the sales transaction, and earn a profit margin on it, without taking title of the products. Therefore, NextDayPC’s resellers are able to efficiently and effectively service their end customers through NextDayPC, while focusing on their higher margin service business. NextDayPC’s business model creates the following advantages for its resellers: • Low cost, wholesale pricing through the aggregation of purchase volumes from its reseller network • Expanded working capital leverage through NextDayPC’s agency model • Flexibility to set markup and margin by reseller • Fully automated bid proposal tools Build to Order (BTO) configurators • Financial Services and tools (Net 30 Terms, Leasing and Credit Card Processing) • Reseller-branded or co-branded web sites (instant e-commerce capabilities) • Free access to tailored business tools, commission administration, and other back-office support

Only if we can assist you to make sales with commissions for yourself through any of our tools we deduct a Reseller Fulfillment Fee of 2% (min. $2 per order) from your commission checks. In other words, you never get a bill from us and this fee only applies if we are about to send you a commission check. An alternative product source for your company .Through our proprietary software we are able to offer you the best availability and very competitive prices, every day. The @MyCost section of our site lists over 300,000 products with images and descriptions. Over 625,000 brand name products to choose from. We currently have over 625,000 products to choose from including Built-to-order PC's, servers and Notebooks, and our catalog constantly grows as new products hit the market. Team building pays. You can sign up your own team of resellers. You will receive 1% of every sale that they make. Free co-branding. You'll get a free storefront as soon as you sign up. Commissions on the storefront can be as low as 0% or as high as you wish on all our products, and you can change it at any time. Free sales and administrative tools. A large suite of cutting edge tools. Our interface offers you the tools that fit your customers and contracts, and we are constantly creating more. Our partners have immediate access to all information in their private accounts with us, and can track any and all purchasing activities of their customers in seconds.

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The Industry If you are in the Information Technology industry then below is a list of must visit locations

Site: www.TechNibble.com Who Is Technibble For?

Site: www.TheForceField.net Technibble is a free resource for Computer Technicians and Computer Business Owners.

What is The Force Field?

Technibble helps computer technicians with information and how-to-articles published a few times a week and has a strong community of Computer Technicians to help one another.

The Force Field is the name of a podcast for IT Service Professionals, IT consultants, VARs, computer shops and anyone else in the technology field, particularly those who offer products and services to end users.

Technibble helps you by covering topics such as:

The half hour show is produced by Savoia Media and hosted by Rick Savoia, an IT Service Professional who is also a veteran in the broadcast industry.

- How to start a Computer Business - Advertising, how to get clients and keep them - Business and legal issues - Streamline your computer repair work - Technician related product reviews and discounts - New opportunities to look out for - Stories from â&#x20AC;&#x153;the trenchesâ&#x20AC;? from your fellow Computer Techs Technibble also has a large database of Computer Repair tools and adds a new on to its database every week. Be sure to check out the Archives, Computer Repair Tools section and the Computer Technician forum. .

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Business Apps Dennis Drew dennisdrew@gmail.com

Now available for Android and iPhones

Put simply, an app makes things easier; they make accessing information quicker and more convenient for the user. The app market caters for everyone, apps can help customers find you, find out more about your business and interact with you. Businesses are now putting faith in apps to generate revenue, raise brand awareness and increase user engagement. I compare it to the internet came about and people were wondering “Do I really need a website?”. The same can be asked of apps, and to me the answer is yes. If it’s affordable and doable why not implement it into your business.

Pricing is: $50 for just the Android app, $125 for the iPhone version, or $150 for both (Prices reflect ACRBO membership discount) Contact Dennis Drew dennisdrew@gmail.com for more information