Solveras Payment Solutions consistently finds and delivers NAHB members real, bottom line savings. Their new 1.39% check card processing rate special is another offer that does just that.

As you have probably experienced, check card usage is surpassing that of credit cards. But, most merchant processing agreements don’t provide separate, lower check card rates. Why? Because often check cards are blended with a "card present" swiped or qualified rate. That’s good and profitable for the processor but bad for you and your business.

Solveras uses a consultative sales approach that helps you understand your payment processing costs and where you can find savings. They provide a comprehensive rate analysis that is quick, easy and best of all, free. With Solveras finding savings for over 70% of NAHB members what do you have to lose?

The 1.39% check card rate is a limited time offer ending July 31. This special check card rate, like all of Solveras' payment solutions, is part of their ongoing commitment to provide NAHB members with low rates and documented savings. I encourage you to call 1-800-619-5301 today.

ConstructionJobs.com, which powers the NAHB Career Center, was recently selected as a Top 100 site by WEDDLE’s LLC, the world’s largest publisher of print guides to the 100,000+ job boards now operating on the Internet.

Why should job seekers care about this news? Because job boards work.

• In a recent survey of 17,000+ working men and women, using a job board was identified as the single best way to find a job in today’s tough environment. Over one-third of the respondents said they found their last job on a job board - more than four times greater than the next highest response - and almost two-thirds said they expected to find their next job that way.
• In the same survey, eight-out-of-ten employers said that new hires sourced online were among their best employees. For that reason, over a third of the respondents were filling half of their openings through job boards and over a quarter were actually filling three-quarters of their vacancies that way.

NAHB members save 20% off of standard rates for job posting and 15% off other human resources services. Visit www.nahb.org/careers to get started!

FTD.com is proud to introduce The Luxury Collection, an elite assortment of bouquets that represent the very best FTD has to offer. These brilliant bouquets bring together nature’s finest, most captivating flowers and the pinnacle of artful design. Now available to you, a selection from The Luxury Collection is just the thing for a celebration of the highest order, with 15% savings!

You can place the order today and select the date you want your flowers delivered. FTD.com is the premiere name brand in flowers and specialty items. With over 2,000 products to choose from, you are bound to find the perfect gift. FTD offers same-day delivery and satisfaction is guaranteed.

'Tis the season when outdoor get-togethers are in abundance and everyone comes to expect hot off the grill dinners, so motivate your homebuyers, employees or customers with the rewards and gifts they truly want…amazing gourmet selections from Omaha Steaks.

Whatever the celebration, this summer all NAHB members can put the world-famous great taste and universal appeal of Omaha Steaks on the grills of their home buyers, employees or customers at unbeatable prices. The unique variety of gourmet selections from Omaha Steaks is the perfect incentive to complete even your biggest projects effectively and efficiently.

In fact, nothing generates results like an incentive that can be enjoyed with family and friends. And nothing says you value a job well done like the unforgettable taste of Omaha Steaks.

As an NAHB member you can send Omaha Steaks at a deep discount to your customers and contractors alike (or yourself, for that matter.) Plus, when you order online you’ll save an extra 10%!

Be sure to tell your members about the latest release from BuilderBooks, Think Sold! Creating Home Sales in Any Market. Author, Tammy Lynch, CSP, CMP, MIRM shares her more than 20 years of sales experience and provides practical strategies for not only engaging customers, but for overcoming internal roadblocks.

Think Sold! is a how-to guide for developing the self-awareness, knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the competitive field of new home sales. Think Sold! covers everything from the home buying process and new home financing to strategies for making better sales presentations and sizing up the competition. Tammy Lynch explains how to overcome customers’ concerns and provides specific examples of how to explain the benefits of new home features in customer-friendly language. Think Sold! includes tools to help new home sales professionals practice and polish their presentations and demonstrations.

This quick read teaches how to:

• Visualize success
• Better understand the buying and selling processes
• Improve upon potential customer prospecting and follow-up skills
• Practice essential prospecting and communication skill

For more information or to order Think Sold! Creating Home Sales in Any Market visit www.BuilderBooks.com or call 800-223-2665.

Here are thirteen more reasons to celebrate this month - thirteen more Associations have become part of the BuilderBooks.com® Retail Affiliate family.

BA of Kosciusko Fulton Counties
BIA of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Carbon Builders Association
Collier Building Industry Association
HBA of Central Louisiana
HBA of Gaston County
HBA of Northeastern North Carolina
HBA of Northwestern Colorado
HBA of South Carolina
HBA of Puerto Rico
Lake Norman HBA
Lawton Home Builders Association
St. Clair County HBA

For more information on becoming a retail affiliate, visit www.builderbooks.com/affiliates.

Summer is here and it’s time to ensure that your association is tuned-up and ready to generate additional revenue from the BuilderBooks Retail Affiliate Program.

Over the years, more than 1.5 million has gone back to HBA’s participating in the Member Advantage Program and BuilderBooks Retail Affiliate Program.

If you currently participate in both programs, BuilderBooks values your participation and want you to know that our primary goal is to assist you in making the program a success for your association and your members. If you are not currently participating in either program go directly to BuilderBooks Retail Affiliate Program and Member Advantage Program and sign up today.

Jackie Barnes, Affiliate & e-Marketing Manager, will be contacting you in the next few weeks via email to ensure that your association is utilizing all the BuilderBooks Retail Affiliate tools necessary for a successful program.

Questions? Contact Jackie Barnes at jbarnes@nahb.com or 800-368-5242 ext. 8588. Get ready to drive away with additional revenue for 2009!

Registered NAHB members save 10% on delivery orders (excluding technology). Call 800.274.2753 to register. Tell the Representative you’re a member of the Office Depot® NAHB Program and they will set up your account.

NAHB Members also save by enrolling in Worklife Rewards™. Get 10% Back in Rewards on ink, toner, paper, and our Copy, Print & Ship Services!

Call 800.274.2753 today!