Myrtle Beach Snowbird Fest 2015

This annual event organized and hosted by The Snowbird Company is back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Orange Beach, Alabama to promote winter rentals and activities to snowbirds that look to escape the cold northern states each winter. While many websites are designed to help snowbirds find winter rentals, the Snowbird Fest is the first expo of its kind designed to help them find suitable winter insurance and become more accustomed to the south in the winter.

Weddings in a Winter Wonderland

Don’t let a fear of bad weather keep your from having the winter wedding of your dreams. A winter wedding gives you the opportunity to incorporate unique features into your special day. If you are a bride who isn’t into the typical spring or summer wedding, you are not alone! Plenty of brides are choosing to tie the knot in the colder months and here are some of the best reasons you can consider to as well!

Preparing For Life After Graduation

As your college career comes to an end, it’s time to start thinking about and preparing for life after college. In general, this means preparing for your job search and giving yourself the greatest chance of success at finding your dream job. It can be challenging to juggle finishing off classes with thinking about job applications, but it will be worth it when you are walking across the stage with your diploma in hand knowing that you have a job waiting for you on the other side. Here are a few key steps to take before you start on that job search journey. 

How to Have a Great Web Design for Your New Business

If your web stats show high bounce rates, dismal conversion rates, and poor organic traffic, it may be time for you to sit down and analyze your web design. In today’s digital world where everybody searches for products online prior to making a purchase, your website has become the face of your business. Visitors will form opinions about you based on their online experience—and unlike potential customers browsing your physical retail store—you are helpless in changing their minds. 

Charleston Construction Jobs

Construction (Photo credit: Jim Moran)

Post provided by Carolina Services, Inc., a Charelston, SC construction company.
If you're currently working in the world of construction or considering a move to a career in construction, you may be interested in the outlook for these types of jobs. While there's largely been instability in the United States job market, and while the talking heads on the news opine about a slow down in new housing and construction the truth is that in recent years construction labor jobs have far exceeded job growth in most categories. Consider the following:

• The Bureau of Labor and Statistics predicts that through 2022 jobs in construction labor are anticipated to grow by 25%
• This projects out to 325,000 new jobs
• In 2012 there were 1,284,000 of these jobs

So as long as their continues to be growth in construction, there will be job growth in the construction industry. That said, despite the opportunities and stability of the industry there are some potential drawbacks.

1. Pay in construction jobs is relatively low. In 2012 the average annual pay for a construction laborer was $29,160, barely above the average median wage for all jobs. If you're looking to become wealthy in your career, construction labor isn't an easy path to it.
2. Physical demands. The term "labor" isn't in the job title for no reason, if you're going to work in construction you're going to work hard and potentially work in dangerous situations. Construction workers have a very high rate of injury, and this is certainly something a worker in this industry needs to consider accounting for.

Working in the Charleston area, there are always an abundance of construction jobs available. If you're interested in learning more about the local industry and the jobs available here, you may want to check out the following links:

• http://southcarolinaconstructionnews.com/category/regional-news/
• http://careers.choateco.com/
• http://www.gulfstreamconstruction.com/careers/
• http://construction.jobs.net/SouthCarolina-Charleston.htm

5 Important Facts About Your Ford Factory Warranty

If you've recently purchased a new Ford you probably realized there is a lot of important information in your Ford factory warranty (not to be confused with an extended warranty, if you're looking for information on those go to a site like this). The coverage starts the day you take your vehicle home from the dealership. The good news is you are not required to pay for repairs that are covered by the warranty during the stated coverage period. You may, however, have to pay a tax on a portion of warranty repairs.

Sometimes Ford offers a special adjustment program to pay for all or part of the cost for certain repairs beyond the terms of the warranty. The warranty does not by any means indicate that each Ford vehicle is defect free. Five Ford warranty facts you should know are listed below.

• The emissions performance warranty coverage requires Ford to repair, replace, or adjust, at no charge for labor, diagnosis, or part, emissions control devices or systems. You must meet specific conditions including maintaining and operating your vehicle according to the instructions in the Owner’s Manual.
• The new vehicle limited warranty and the emissions warranties apply overseas if you bought your car through the Ford Export Operations Military Sales Program, or if Ford stateside sold or leased it to you. The latter condition also requires that the car be originally registered/licensed and operated in the United States.
• The Ford manufacturer includes coverage on most of a cars systems and components during the full term of the warranty. If a time comes when you need to determine if it is still covered you can contact your local Ford dealer.
• Several types of damage are not covered under the new vehicle limited warranty. Some of them are: 1. Accidents,collisions or when an object strikes your car. 2. Theft or vandalism. 3. A fire or if your car explodes. 4. Chemicals that are intentionally applied. 4. Driving through a flood. 5. Installation or use of non-Ford Motor Company parts. 6. Surface rust deterioration and paint damage. 7.Cars that have had the odometer disconnected or altered.
• Ford provides a Roadside Assistance Program that is separate from the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. It becomes valid on the warranty start date and last for five years or 60,000 miles. They have a toll-free roadside assistance number that you can call 24 hours a day 365 days a year. 

A new vehicle limited warranty grants you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary from state to state. You will meet the coverage conditions if: 1.your Ford vehicle is operated and maintained properly. 2. If you take it to a Ford dealership for a warranted repair during the warranty period. An authorized Ford Motor Company dealer will not charge you for repairing, replacing or adjusting the parts of your vehicle that malfunction or fail during regular use within the applicable coverage period.