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Special Reduced Price 20% OFF Traverse Control Sheet Professional Land Surveyor Productivity Tool

9:58 am in Books, Business, Land Surveying, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice by Eric Colburn

For the next week I’m offering a Special Reduced Price 20% OFF the regular price if you purchase the Traverse Control Sheet before the end of the day, Midnight, Friday, May 21, 2010!

You can also learn more about this professional land surveyor productivity tool digital download at this link:

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    Get My Traverse Control Sheet Professional Land Surveyor Productivity Tool

    6:00 am in Books, Business, Land Surveying, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice by Eric Colburn

    Buy Now! Traverse Control Sheet

    Buy Now! Traverse Control Sheet

    Traverse Control Sheet Professional Land Surveyor Productivity Tool

    Today I’m excited to announce the first publication of my Professional Land Surveyor Tools series I’ve been working on, called the Traverse Control Sheet.

    To kick things off, I’m also having a promotional price which is 60% off of the regular price if you purchase the Traverse Control Sheet before the end of the day, Midnight, Friday, March 26, 2010.

    After Friday, the promotional 60% off price of only $1.99 will go back up to the regular price of $4.99. I am offering this promotion because I want all of you to benefit from using it like I have over the years.

    This Digital Download is one of the many self-made forms and tools I’ve created and used over the years in my own professional land surveying business solving my day to day problems and frustrations.

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    Professional Land Surveyor Marketing Tip-Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation

    1:38 pm in Books, Business, Business Videos, Land Surveying, Links, Videos by Eric Colburn

    bulbOver the weekend I listened to a few podcast; some funny, some news oriented and a few with business and marketing topics. Marketing is often misunderstood, or overlooked altogether, by many professional land surveyors, engineers and designers. So, when I find something to help you understand a subject, like marketing in this case, I’ll share that with you to help you improve your land surveying business.

    In one podcast I listened to, the host interviewed Sally Hogshead, who is a speaker, author and brand innovation consultant. She has also been profiled by The New York Times, NBC, CBS and MSNBC. It was interesting and informative listening to her being interviewed in this podcast about her latest book entitled, Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation(eCampus affiliate link). I obviously have not had a chance to get her book and read it yet, but I sure look forward to doing so.

    From what she said, and in looking at her website, this book discusses why certain people are captivating, why we lean towards certain brands, and not others, and how to convince people to change their behaviors.

    Quoting from her website:

    “Fascination is the most powerful way to influence decision-making. It’s more persuasive than marketing, advertising, or any other form of communication. And it all starts with seven universal triggers of fascination: power, lust, mystique, alarm, prestige, vice, and trust.”

    This new way of thinking about our hardwired human behaviors and applying our understanding of this phenomenon to branding and marketing, seems to make a lot of sense and is something you could use to better understand your (you and your company) marketing strategy.

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    Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

    1:59 pm in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Books, Business, Land Surveying, Links, Surveying Software by Eric Colburn

    Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

    Summary

    Two civil engineering experts present a focused, no-nonsense introduction to Autodesk’s civil engineering software

    AutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this well-structured resource features focused discussions and practical exercises to help you quickly learn its core features. Reinforced with real-world tutorials drawn from the authors’ extensive experience, it enables you to become productive in a hurry.

    Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 begins with an overview of key concepts and the software’s interface, then discusses styles and tools so you can understand the basics of building. After you grasp the concepts, 50 pages of exercises give you actual practice with Civil 3D’s capabilities.

    • Includes an overview of key Civil 3D concepts and gives you the interface instruction needed to immediately begin working with the program
    • Features in-depth, detailed coverage of lines and arcs, points, surveying, parcels, surfaces, alignments, profiles, corridors, grading, sections, pipes, and project management
    • Concludes with 50 pages of practical exercises to reinforce concepts
    • Companion Web site includes all files needed to complete the tutorials, so you can compare your work with that of the experts

    Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is the practical reference you need to quickly become productive with Civil 3D.

    Follow this link ==>> Introducing AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 to buy this book right now!

    AutoCAD Pocket Reference

    2:26 pm in Books, Business, General, Land Surveying, Links by Eric Colburn

    AutoCAD Pocket Reference

    Product Description

    This indispensable aid and handy reference provides easy access to all the important fundamental commands, concepts, and How to information for the everyday use of AutoCAD. It is perfect for students, teachers, and all AutoCAD users who are on the go and who need an occasional reminder on how to use a command. This pocket reference is not intended to be a substitute for an introductory textbook. To learn AutoCAD quickly and easily, you ll want to obtain a copy of Beginning AutoCAD Exercise Workbook by the same author. Read the rest of this entry →

    Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams

    2:42 pm in Books, Business, Continuing Education, GPS, Land Surveying by Eric Colburn

    Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams (Paperback)

    Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams (Paperback)

    Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams

    Product Description

    Take advantage of this opportunity to work over 1100 exam-like practice problems and successfully prepare for the FS or PS exam. Using a “building block” approach to learning, problems are grouped by topic progressing from easiest to most challenging helping examinees understand core concepts and improve their problem-solving skills. Each problem has a complete solution that demonstrates Read the rest of this entry →

    AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know

    7:58 am in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Books, Business, Continuing Education, Land Surveying, Links, Surveying Software by Eric Colburn

    AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know

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    “I’ve been using AutoCAD for 22 years and have written a hundred books on the subject. I reviewed many CAD books back in the days when book reviews were common in CAD publications; some were innovative, others were just sad. But for nearly a decade, it’s been mostly silence on the book review front. Then earlier in the summer, a book arrived in the mail from Sybex: AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know by Dan Abbott. Reading it, I got excited: here’s a book for every AutoCAD user, even old-timers like me.” – Ralph Grabowski, Editor, upFront.eZine.com: The Business of CAD

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    AUGI Exclusive-Download Lynn Allen’s Tips and Tricks for Using AutoCAD 2010

    1:26 pm in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Books, Business, Land Surveying, Links, News, Surveying Software by Eric Colburn

    AUGI Members Only Exclusive Download:

    AUGI Exclusive-Download Lynn Allen’s Tips and Tricks for Using AutoCAD 2010 on the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) website.

    You all know the value of Lynn Allen’s Tips and Tricks. You know that she has saved you tons of time and effort. Now Lynn Allen, Autodesk technical Evangelist and AUGI Sweetheart, is offering an exclusive to our members. A sneak peek at the AutoCAD 2010 Tips and Tricks. That’s right – before anyone else gets to see them, Autodesk is allowing AUGI members an exclusive downloadable version. This PDF download is stuffed with the best of the best from Lynn. You have used them in the past and they have made you more productive. Get the latest in a long stream of helpful hints directly from Lynn to AUGI members. You must be a member to download the booklet.

    Professional Land Surveyor Source: AUGI.com

    This FREE Download is for AUGI Members only, so if your not already a member, take the one minute (if that) to become an AUGI Member. There are many more benefits to joining other than this great Free Download of Lynn Allen’s Tips and Tricks for Using AutoCAD 2010

    The Practical Surveyor

    11:11 am in Books, Continuing Education, General, Land Surveying, Links by Eric Colburn

    Practical Surveyor (Paperback)

    Practical Surveyor (Paperback)

    Practical Surveyor

    Manthey’s mathematical analysis of Wyld’s survey computations is excellent. His explanation of Wyld’s terminology is also very good. — Professional Surveyor Magazine

    Product Description
    “In this small tract you’ll find the whole Art of Surveying Land epitomized. The rules and methods here laid down in a plain and familiar manner, such as are fittest for a Practioner’s use, without an unecessary mixture of useless curiosities and needless repitition. And although brevity be chiefly intended, yet nothing is here omitted, but what might be well enough be spared in a treatise that immediately relates to the Practice.”

    Surveying: Theory and Practice

    4:50 pm in Books, Business, Land Surveying by Eric Colburn

    Surveying: Theory and Practice

    Surveying: Theory and Practice - By James Anderson & Edward Mikhail

    Surveying: Theory and Practice

    Product Description
    This updated edition contains the same breadth and depth as previous editions with pertinent chapter topics divided into two parts. Part A covers elementary topics and Part B covers advanced topics. This innovative design, coupled with the most recent developments in technology, complements first- and second-level courses in surveying without losing its value as a reference textbook.

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