Sunday, March 28, 2010

Pilot Survey, Part 1 Launched 3/28/2010

Pilot Survey, Part 1 Launched today Sunday 28 March 2010!

This is my research project in church IT management. There are two parts to the pilot survey. If you are a church IT professional and have used the Church IT Round Table, drop me a comment and participate in my research.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

How to Sell Your Motorcycle on Craigslist

During my recent journey of looking for a motorcycle, it became evident how many people do not really understand how to sell a motorcycle on Craigslist. I have been searching CycleTrader.com and Craigslist.com for over six months trying to find a motorcycle, during that time I examined thousands of ads and did countless number of searches. Here is a quick list of suggestions for posting a motorcycle ad.

1. Use all identifying information in the title, for example, if your selling a 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT, then list that level of detail in the title. Always include year, manufacturer, model, and specifics of the model. Listing just Vulcan doesn’t indicate the difference between a 750 versus a 800, 900, or a 2000.
2. List the details that are important to a potential buyer
a. Are you the original owner
b. How many miles is on the bike
c. Has it been garage kept or stored outside under a cover
d. When was it last serviced
e. Is it inspected? If you're serious of selling the bike you will get it inspected
f. List the extras or accessories, for example a backrest, windshield, lightbar, grips, engine guards, etc.
g. List any problems such as scratches, engine issues, or that it needs new tires, do not surprise the potential buyer
h. Include at least five good quality pictures of the motorcycle, one from each side plus one of the odometer. Do not list your ad until you have pictures ready to post!
i. Specify the title status, is it a clean title in hand or is there a title holder?
j. List why you are selling the bike, be honest, as it will help potential buyers. For example if you bought a bigger bike, then say so that this was a good beginners bike and that you are moving to a bigger bike
k. You can list the major specifications, but listing everything makes the ad unnecessarily long
l. List the price, but expect offers 10-20% less that what your asking

I hope this helps people write ads that lead to a quick sell of their motorcycles.

CITRT Update

The Church IT Roundtable has been awesome. The topics, people and the surprise visit from Rick Warren has made this a great experience! Check out the details at:
http://citrt.pbworks.com/Spring-2010-National-Church-IT-Roundtable

URR and IRB Approvals

I recently have received approvals from the University Research Reviewer and the Institutional Review Board to proceed to conducting research for my dissertation in the area of IT management in churches.