Welcome To Flo's Biz & Fun
Hope your having a great weekend so far. Quite the storm were having here, around 7:00 pm it started to storm and still going at it! I have more snow in my driveway then the past storms this winter, the house, shelter and the garage is covered with it.
Your serious, ambitious and “weighty” goals have attraction power! Michael Angier is sharing with You some great ideas about worthy goals...
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Do Your Goals Have Enough Gravity?
by - Michael Angier , founder and CIO
www.SuccessNet.org
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Big goals are not only more fun and exciting; they carry more weight than small ones. Ambitious, serious, “weighty goals” have attraction power.
They attract others into the process and magnetize ideas and resources. Big goals pull you along. They pull you through the difficult times and help you remain diligent. They inspire you to greater innovation and effective action.
I’m not a scientist, but from what I understand, the bigger the mass, the greater the gravity. Larger planets like Jupiter have more gravitational pull than Earth because of their greater mass.
And so it is with our goals and dreams. The bigger they are, the more they tend to attract what’s needed for their fulfillment.
And it’s not just the SIZE of the goal that matters. It’s how important it is—how badly you want it. Your passion and your desire infuse your goals with magnetism.
An inspiring goal that benefits many will grow in size and weight. And the greater the good, the bigger the goal.
Let’s say you have a goal to improve your credit rating. It’s not that big of a goal, but it’s a worthy one. Your credit report impacts your ability to obtain loans—even your job opportunities. But when you realize that a higher credit rating could save tens of thousands of dollars because of lower mortgage rates, it becomes a much more important goal. It gains weight because you see how it affects the livelihood of you andyour family. It’s emotionally charged.
What about starting a business? You’ve always wanted to own your own enterprise. Another good goal.
But when you have a VISION for your business, when you write a business plan and launch the enterprise, your goal becomes serious. Everything and everybody pays attention to it. It begins to draw to itall that’s needed to bring it to fruition.
We are unlimited in what we can choose to achieve. But our time IS limited. We must think carefully about what we really want and why we want it. This way, we can choose wisely and invest our time andenergy in goals worthy of our best efforts.
When we do this, we become aligned with our goals. By choosing and working toward weighty, worthy goals, we allow their magnetism to work in our favor. They’re easier and more fun to achieve. There’s lessfrustration and faster progress.
Make sure your goals have gravity.
Related Articles:
Hitting Some Out of the Park:
The Excitement of Personal Home Runs
www.successnet.org/articles/angier-homerun.htm
Staying On Track
www.successnet.org/articles/angier-stayontrack.htm
What’s Steering Your Ship?
www.successnet.org/articles/angier-rudder.htm
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Copyright Michael Angier & Success Networks International.
Used with Permission.
Michael Angier is the founder and president of SuccessNet. Their mission is to inform, inspire and empower people to be their best--personally and professionally.
Download their free eBooklet, 10 ESSENTIAL KEYS TO PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS from www.SuccessNet.org/keys.htm or by sending a blank email to keys@SuccessNet.org.
More free subscriptions, books and SuccessMark Cards are available at www.SuccessNet.org.
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Have a great Sunday!
Feb 5, 2006
Feb 3, 2006
Part 7 .. Superstitions
Welcome to Flo's Biz & Fun Blog
It's Friday and tomorrow is my day off .. I'm looking forward to it! Next Friday will be the last part of "General Superstitions" .. I hope You enjoyed them as much as I did, some are interesting and some funny .. enjoy!
Part 7 of "General Superstitions" provided by Craftie Linda an Adland Friend. Visit Flo's coolest community on the web... if You like it join for FREE here it's a friendly and unique community!
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General Superstitions
by Craftie Linda
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If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.
A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.
A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.
Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil.
If your nose itches Your mouth is in danger. You'll kiss a fool, And meet a stranger. Rub an itch to wood It will come to good.
If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.
Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.
Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come.
A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry.
The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits.
A frog brings good luck to the house when it enters.
Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.
You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.
A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.
Never eat beef on New Year's, it roots backwards, and that is bad luck. Pork roots forward for it's food, and that means moving forward for good luck.
People would say that spirits could not walk upon a path, so after dark don't leave the path/road.
Don't step on sidewalk cracks. "Step on a crack break your mothers back" people say.
It is considered bad luck to pass a black cat after 9 pm.
If your feet itch it means that you will be walking on new grounds.
If you wash your face in the dew on the morning of the first of May, and you will either see fairies or see your future spouse.
If you are ever in an accident, you should be wearing clean underwear.
The groom should never see the bride the eve of their wedding or their marriage will fail.
If you put a broom outside your door, a witch will have to count each strand before entering your house and by then it will be dawn and time to stop the witching.
If you stare into a mirror by candlelight you will see the spirit of a lost loved one.
Christians used to think that lightening bolts were thrown at them by devils.
If you secretly put your toenail clippings in a glass of lemonade and make someone drink it, then that person is supposed to fall in love with you.
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Have a great Friday!
It's Friday and tomorrow is my day off .. I'm looking forward to it! Next Friday will be the last part of "General Superstitions" .. I hope You enjoyed them as much as I did, some are interesting and some funny .. enjoy!
Part 7 of "General Superstitions" provided by Craftie Linda an Adland Friend. Visit Flo's coolest community on the web... if You like it join for FREE here it's a friendly and unique community!
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General Superstitions
by Craftie Linda
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If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.
A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.
A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.
Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil.
If your nose itches Your mouth is in danger. You'll kiss a fool, And meet a stranger. Rub an itch to wood It will come to good.
If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.
Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.
Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.
A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come.
A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry.
The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits.
A frog brings good luck to the house when it enters.
Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.
You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.
A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.
Never eat beef on New Year's, it roots backwards, and that is bad luck. Pork roots forward for it's food, and that means moving forward for good luck.
People would say that spirits could not walk upon a path, so after dark don't leave the path/road.
Don't step on sidewalk cracks. "Step on a crack break your mothers back" people say.
It is considered bad luck to pass a black cat after 9 pm.
If your feet itch it means that you will be walking on new grounds.
If you wash your face in the dew on the morning of the first of May, and you will either see fairies or see your future spouse.
If you are ever in an accident, you should be wearing clean underwear.
The groom should never see the bride the eve of their wedding or their marriage will fail.
If you put a broom outside your door, a witch will have to count each strand before entering your house and by then it will be dawn and time to stop the witching.
If you stare into a mirror by candlelight you will see the spirit of a lost loved one.
Christians used to think that lightening bolts were thrown at them by devils.
If you secretly put your toenail clippings in a glass of lemonade and make someone drink it, then that person is supposed to fall in love with you.
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Have a great Friday!
Feb 2, 2006
Showcase Your Videos
Welcome to Flo's Biz & Fun
With the rise of online video, several video portals have gained tremendous popularity... creating a situation where You can get a lot of FREE exposure for your own online videos and your website.
In fact, one of the sites I talk about in the article below has a national TV show that does nothing but play web videos to millions of viewers.
Online video is a phenomenon that can't be ignored... it's taking over the Internet, and creating a situation where someone with a video camera and a good idea can compete with companies operating with million dollar budgets.
It's not about the tools any more, it's about knowing WHAT to do with them that counts :-)
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Free Websites Showcase Your Videos Online
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
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If you didn't realize that video will take over online this year, you haven't been paying attention.
Everything from video blogs to full-blown website infomercials keep cropping up all across the Internet.
The driving force behind this video explosion is a combination of cheap bandwidth, easy-to-use authoring tools, and Flash video (a video format that works on both PC and MAC).
With the sudden increase in homemade videos about everything from "how-to break dance" to infomercials about real estate products, it seems only natural that another explosion should follow: the appearance of numerous websites that showcase these homegrown Steven Spielberg's.
In fact, these online videos have gained so much popularity some have even crossed over into mainstream television.
Of the three main online video hosting services I looked at, they all shared the following characteristics.
They all allow you to upload your video and host it free of charge, making it super easy for even the most technically challenged videographer.
They all allow visitors to search their sites using keywords, so describing your video and choosing a good title (with keywords people search for) will help increase your exposure.
One of the most exciting features common to these sites is that they allow you and others to get copy-and-paste code that you can place on a blog or website (or anywhere else you can paste html code) and display a video without hosting it yourself.
This one feature can cause an explosive "viral" effect if you create a video that appeals to a mass audience because people can not only pass it along, but post it in additional locations for everyone to see.
Video.Google.com - Google's video service makes it possible to upload and play your videos for people searching through their growing catalog of homegrown video.
You'll find everything from web-cam karaoke to infomercials and "live" seminars. One of the best things about Google video is the daily report about how many pages views your video got during the previous day or week.
Also, Google allows you to charge for your videos if you want, something the other sites don't yet offer.
A disadvantage of the service is that, of the three, Google Video takes the longest to approve your videos and make them available, sometimes taking 48 hours or longer to make a video "live."
YouTube.com - YouTube seems to want to foster a feeling of community with its video portal.
Unlike Google Video, which requires a separate software program to upload video, YouTube allows users to upload video right through their website interface. Of the three sites profiled here, YouTube's embedded player makes it easiest to share and pass along video from a blog.
They also approved my video and had it live online in less than 10-minutes.
IFilm.com - The coolest thing about IFilm.com is the fact that they have a show on VH1 every Friday called "Web Junk 20" which features the funniest web videos of the week on real television.
They also actively promote the concept of "viral videos" with a separate category in their directory profiling videos you want to share.
The only negative was that their pass-along player forces viewers to watch a short ad about IFilm at the beginning, something the other two don't do.
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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by- step and click-by-click how to get your own money-making videos posted online...
"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU To Painlessly Create, Post and PROFIT From Your Own Money-Making Online Videos... Without Being a Computer Geek or Paying Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!" (Even If You Can Barely Point-and-Click)
Click Here => www.WebsiteVideoSecrets.com
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Have a great day!
With the rise of online video, several video portals have gained tremendous popularity... creating a situation where You can get a lot of FREE exposure for your own online videos and your website.
In fact, one of the sites I talk about in the article below has a national TV show that does nothing but play web videos to millions of viewers.
Online video is a phenomenon that can't be ignored... it's taking over the Internet, and creating a situation where someone with a video camera and a good idea can compete with companies operating with million dollar budgets.
It's not about the tools any more, it's about knowing WHAT to do with them that counts :-)
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Free Websites Showcase Your Videos Online
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
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If you didn't realize that video will take over online this year, you haven't been paying attention.
Everything from video blogs to full-blown website infomercials keep cropping up all across the Internet.
The driving force behind this video explosion is a combination of cheap bandwidth, easy-to-use authoring tools, and Flash video (a video format that works on both PC and MAC).
With the sudden increase in homemade videos about everything from "how-to break dance" to infomercials about real estate products, it seems only natural that another explosion should follow: the appearance of numerous websites that showcase these homegrown Steven Spielberg's.
In fact, these online videos have gained so much popularity some have even crossed over into mainstream television.
Of the three main online video hosting services I looked at, they all shared the following characteristics.
They all allow you to upload your video and host it free of charge, making it super easy for even the most technically challenged videographer.
They all allow visitors to search their sites using keywords, so describing your video and choosing a good title (with keywords people search for) will help increase your exposure.
One of the most exciting features common to these sites is that they allow you and others to get copy-and-paste code that you can place on a blog or website (or anywhere else you can paste html code) and display a video without hosting it yourself.
This one feature can cause an explosive "viral" effect if you create a video that appeals to a mass audience because people can not only pass it along, but post it in additional locations for everyone to see.
Video.Google.com - Google's video service makes it possible to upload and play your videos for people searching through their growing catalog of homegrown video.
You'll find everything from web-cam karaoke to infomercials and "live" seminars. One of the best things about Google video is the daily report about how many pages views your video got during the previous day or week.
Also, Google allows you to charge for your videos if you want, something the other sites don't yet offer.
A disadvantage of the service is that, of the three, Google Video takes the longest to approve your videos and make them available, sometimes taking 48 hours or longer to make a video "live."
YouTube.com - YouTube seems to want to foster a feeling of community with its video portal.
Unlike Google Video, which requires a separate software program to upload video, YouTube allows users to upload video right through their website interface. Of the three sites profiled here, YouTube's embedded player makes it easiest to share and pass along video from a blog.
They also approved my video and had it live online in less than 10-minutes.
IFilm.com - The coolest thing about IFilm.com is the fact that they have a show on VH1 every Friday called "Web Junk 20" which features the funniest web videos of the week on real television.
They also actively promote the concept of "viral videos" with a separate category in their directory profiling videos you want to share.
The only negative was that their pass-along player forces viewers to watch a short ad about IFilm at the beginning, something the other two don't do.
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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by- step and click-by-click how to get your own money-making videos posted online...
"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU To Painlessly Create, Post and PROFIT From Your Own Money-Making Online Videos... Without Being a Computer Geek or Paying Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!" (Even If You Can Barely Point-and-Click)
Click Here => www.WebsiteVideoSecrets.com
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Have a great day!
Feb 1, 2006
4 Keys To Internet Success
Welcome to Flo's Biz & Fun
The only way anyone is successful off-line or online is .. You have to work any business you get into! And most importantly, You have to believe .. truly believe in what you are working! You can't just work it .. YOU have to believe it is the best thing around !!!
The article has good insight and will serve as a guide for all who will heed its message...
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4 Keys To Internet Success
by Jon Olson
HitExchange101.com
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I call this little tidbit, my four keys to making long term income online. It's not fancy, it's not flashy, it just works!
Number 1 - You Have To Spend Money!
I know we have been bombarded with free offer after free offer, but whether it's an investment of time, or an investment with money, you have to 'invest'. This is a business, and a business cannot grow without some capital. Plus, if you are investing in your future, it makes sense to invest in your business.
Number 2 - You Have To Meet New People!
It's time to put the 'network' back into this business. Case in point, in any industry on the planet, your networking skills will help you build a solid foundation for your business. Go to the forums, go to the seminars (there's one tonight, details are above), invest in an off-line conference, use the phone, just get in front of as many people as you can. It makes a difference!
Number 3 - You Must Have Patience!
On the internet, we are told of instant riches, and success in 90 days or less. Forget about it. Remember, this is long term income we want here, not a quick fifty bucks. You must have patience with your online business. This is the only industry on the planet where success is 'demanded' in weeks and months, not years. It just cannot happen, most off-line businesses take 2-4 years to turn a profit, it should be no different online. Take your time, there is no rush!
Number 4 - The Dirty 4 Letter Word...Work!
I know, I know...The images of sitting back with your feet up, sleeping in until noon, drinking pina coladas on the beach....It's a myth! You must roll up your sleeves and put in work. Again, this is a business, it takes effort. Do not be scared of it, it's a very rewarding experience when you start to see returns for your hard work!
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Take those four points as you wish, all I ever write about is what I have experienced. These things have worked for me, and trust me, I'm not a 'special person'. I was flipping pizzas only 4 short years ago, working on minimum wage. I did not plan on getting rich overnight and I did not give up my day job until I was certain I could supplement it. The internet is a great way to earn a living... However, you have to earn it and that is what so many do not realize with an online business!
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Have a great Wednesday!
The only way anyone is successful off-line or online is .. You have to work any business you get into! And most importantly, You have to believe .. truly believe in what you are working! You can't just work it .. YOU have to believe it is the best thing around !!!
The article has good insight and will serve as a guide for all who will heed its message...
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4 Keys To Internet Success
by Jon Olson
HitExchange101.com
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I call this little tidbit, my four keys to making long term income online. It's not fancy, it's not flashy, it just works!
Number 1 - You Have To Spend Money!
I know we have been bombarded with free offer after free offer, but whether it's an investment of time, or an investment with money, you have to 'invest'. This is a business, and a business cannot grow without some capital. Plus, if you are investing in your future, it makes sense to invest in your business.
Number 2 - You Have To Meet New People!
It's time to put the 'network' back into this business. Case in point, in any industry on the planet, your networking skills will help you build a solid foundation for your business. Go to the forums, go to the seminars (there's one tonight, details are above), invest in an off-line conference, use the phone, just get in front of as many people as you can. It makes a difference!
Number 3 - You Must Have Patience!
On the internet, we are told of instant riches, and success in 90 days or less. Forget about it. Remember, this is long term income we want here, not a quick fifty bucks. You must have patience with your online business. This is the only industry on the planet where success is 'demanded' in weeks and months, not years. It just cannot happen, most off-line businesses take 2-4 years to turn a profit, it should be no different online. Take your time, there is no rush!
Number 4 - The Dirty 4 Letter Word...Work!
I know, I know...The images of sitting back with your feet up, sleeping in until noon, drinking pina coladas on the beach....It's a myth! You must roll up your sleeves and put in work. Again, this is a business, it takes effort. Do not be scared of it, it's a very rewarding experience when you start to see returns for your hard work!
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Take those four points as you wish, all I ever write about is what I have experienced. These things have worked for me, and trust me, I'm not a 'special person'. I was flipping pizzas only 4 short years ago, working on minimum wage. I did not plan on getting rich overnight and I did not give up my day job until I was certain I could supplement it. The internet is a great way to earn a living... However, you have to earn it and that is what so many do not realize with an online business!
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Have a great Wednesday!
Jan 28, 2006
Part 6 .. Superstitions
Welcome to Flo's Biz & Fun
It's Friday, tomorrow is my day off .. looking forward to it! Here's part 6 of "General Superstitions" provided by Craftie Linda an Adland Friend. It's very interesting .. enjoy!
Please take a moment to visit Flo's coolest community on the web .. if You like it join FREE here it's unique!
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General Superstitions
by Craftie Linda
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If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers.
It is bad luck to see an owl in the sunlight.
Unless you were born in October, it's unlucky to wear opals.
A wish will come true if you make it while burning onions.
An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons.
If your nose itches, someone is coming to see you. If it's the right nostril, the visitor will be a female, left nostril, male.
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death.
A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning.
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.
It's bad luck to let milk boil over.
Clairvoyants use mandrake to increase their visions to enable them to see strange and wonderful things.
Mandrake is thought to have aphrodisiac and fertilizing properties.
Mandrake is a mysterious plant believed to have powers of preventing sterility in men and animals, causing barren women to bear children, and compelling love.
To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women.
Lettuce is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine.
If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
A cricket in the house brings good luck.
Counting Crows: One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death.
Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.
It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.
For good luck throughout the year, wear new clothes on Easter.
Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door.
If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite “Sty, sty, leave my eye, take the next one coming by.
If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.
A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
It's bad luck to say the word pig while fishing at sea.
It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground.
First Flower of Spring: The day you find the first flower of the season can be used as an omen: Monday means good fortune, Tuesday means greatest attempts will be successful, Wednesday means marriage, Thursday means warning of small profits, Friday means wealth, Saturday means misfortune, Sunday means excellent luck for weeks.
If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip.
To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.
It is bad luck to kill a ladybug.
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Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
It's Friday, tomorrow is my day off .. looking forward to it! Here's part 6 of "General Superstitions" provided by Craftie Linda an Adland Friend. It's very interesting .. enjoy!
Please take a moment to visit Flo's coolest community on the web .. if You like it join FREE here it's unique!
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General Superstitions
by Craftie Linda
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If you use the same pencil to take a test that you used for studying for the test, the pencil will remember the answers.
It is bad luck to see an owl in the sunlight.
Unless you were born in October, it's unlucky to wear opals.
A wish will come true if you make it while burning onions.
An onion cut in half and placed under the bed of a sick person will draw off fever and poisons.
If your nose itches, someone is coming to see you. If it's the right nostril, the visitor will be a female, left nostril, male.
A white moth inside the house or trying to enter the house means death.
A mirror should be covered during a thunderstorm because it attracts lightning.
It is unlucky to see your face in a mirror by candlelight.
It's bad luck to let milk boil over.
Clairvoyants use mandrake to increase their visions to enable them to see strange and wonderful things.
Mandrake is thought to have aphrodisiac and fertilizing properties.
Mandrake is a mysterious plant believed to have powers of preventing sterility in men and animals, causing barren women to bear children, and compelling love.
To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.
Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women.
Lettuce is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine.
If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
A cricket in the house brings good luck.
Counting Crows: One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death.
Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.
It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.
For good luck throughout the year, wear new clothes on Easter.
Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door.
If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite “Sty, sty, leave my eye, take the next one coming by.
If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.
A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.
If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
It's bad luck to say the word pig while fishing at sea.
It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground.
First Flower of Spring: The day you find the first flower of the season can be used as an omen: Monday means good fortune, Tuesday means greatest attempts will be successful, Wednesday means marriage, Thursday means warning of small profits, Friday means wealth, Saturday means misfortune, Sunday means excellent luck for weeks.
If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip.
To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.
It is bad luck to kill a ladybug.
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Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
Jan 26, 2006
An Honest Woman!
Welcome to Flo's Biz & Fun
The temperature was -27 when I got up at 7:30 this morning, that's cold !!! This year we had a couple of days that went that low so we
had a mild winter but tons of snow!
Here's something different, much wisdom...
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An Honest Woman!
Maya Angelou
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In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.
Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.
And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day... like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.
The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!
Maya Angelou said this:
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."
"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life." "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."
"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."
"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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Pass this on if You wish .. You will boost another woman's self-esteem !!!
Have a great Thursday!
The temperature was -27 when I got up at 7:30 this morning, that's cold !!! This year we had a couple of days that went that low so we
had a mild winter but tons of snow!
Here's something different, much wisdom...
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An Honest Woman!
Maya Angelou
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In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.
Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.
And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body changes, she said there were many, occurring every day... like her breasts. They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist, first.
The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!
Maya Angelou said this:
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
"I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life."
"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life." "I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."
"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."
"I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision."
"I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one."
"I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."
"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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Pass this on if You wish .. You will boost another woman's self-esteem !!!
Have a great Thursday!
Jan 25, 2006
Getting Ripped Off
Welcome to Flo's Home Biz & Fun
It snowed all day yesterday .. unbelievable! Today I'll be out there again to shovel, this winter we had mild weather so far but lots of snow. Now I'm really looking forward to spring and get that sun shinning everyday .. that would be a welcome change!
Today's article is about helping anyone avoid getting ripped off when buying info-products, software... even physical products online. Jim offers You the exact same 2-part benchmark he uses to evaluate any business offering that crosses his desktop...
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How To Buy Online Without Getting Ripped Off
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
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I frequently get similar questions from viewers and subscribers all over the world.
They often ask me "Jim, what do you think of So-and-So's product?" or "How does So-and-So's product compare to your product?" or "Should I buy So-and-So's product?"
Typically these questions are about physical products, software or information products.
People ask for my opinion not only because I write a newspaper column, but also because I've produced and sold tens-of-thousands of products to people all around the world for the past nine years.
Bottom line: people want a clear, concise "yardstick" against which to measure any online purchase so they never feel ripped off.
Let me say right up front that I believe 100% in free-market competition and that having multiple products and perspectives on the same topic ultimately improves any marketplace for everyone.
I thank the Firefox browser and Linux operating system for getting Microsoft off its gigantic backside and addressing some serious issues.
But, with so many new products coming to market online, everyone must operate with a simple, effective criteria for evaluating any offer, especially in the business arena.
Let me offer you the exact same 2-part benchmark I use to evaluate any business offering that crosses my desktop.
This will help you avoid getting caught up in the "hysteria" of the moment and buying on impulse, rather than on careful thought.
Part #1 - I ask myself this question: Do I really need this in my business or is this just something "new" for the sake of something new?
If I realize that I'm just getting sucked into the "try something new" mentality, I put the purchase on hold for 48 hours to "cool off."
If I honestly decide I need the product, then I move on to part 2.
Par #2 - I ask myself this question: Has the person selling me this software, product or course actually DONE (more than once) what they are selling me "how to" do - and can they prove it?
If someone sells a piece of software, I want to know how much time it saved, how much money it saved, how much effort it helped avoid, and how much money was made as a result of using it - and I want proof!
Let me simply repeat the mantra of the classic Wendy's commercial from the 1980's: "Where's the beef?"
If someone tries to sell you a piece of software that claims to get 10,000 visitors to your site, ask to see screen shots of their server logs and sales in their merchant account.
If someone tries to sell you a course on creating website video, ask how many money-making videos they've put online over the years (ask for specific URLs) and run like heck if their personal website doesn't have the first video on it (or if they just put one up this week)!
You'll never go wrong if, before you buy anything online, you demand concrete, demonstrable proof that lives up to the claims made by the person or company selling it.
In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, "Trust but verify!"
-=-
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by- step and click-by-click how to finally create your own money-making mini-sites...
"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU to Painlessly Set Up Your OWN Moneymaking 'Mini' Websites... Without Being a Computer Geek, Buying Expensive Software, or Paying Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!"
Click Here => www.MiniSiteCreator.com
-=-
Have a great Wednesday!
It snowed all day yesterday .. unbelievable! Today I'll be out there again to shovel, this winter we had mild weather so far but lots of snow. Now I'm really looking forward to spring and get that sun shinning everyday .. that would be a welcome change!
Today's article is about helping anyone avoid getting ripped off when buying info-products, software... even physical products online. Jim offers You the exact same 2-part benchmark he uses to evaluate any business offering that crosses his desktop...
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
How To Buy Online Without Getting Ripped Off
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
I frequently get similar questions from viewers and subscribers all over the world.
They often ask me "Jim, what do you think of So-and-So's product?" or "How does So-and-So's product compare to your product?" or "Should I buy So-and-So's product?"
Typically these questions are about physical products, software or information products.
People ask for my opinion not only because I write a newspaper column, but also because I've produced and sold tens-of-thousands of products to people all around the world for the past nine years.
Bottom line: people want a clear, concise "yardstick" against which to measure any online purchase so they never feel ripped off.
Let me say right up front that I believe 100% in free-market competition and that having multiple products and perspectives on the same topic ultimately improves any marketplace for everyone.
I thank the Firefox browser and Linux operating system for getting Microsoft off its gigantic backside and addressing some serious issues.
But, with so many new products coming to market online, everyone must operate with a simple, effective criteria for evaluating any offer, especially in the business arena.
Let me offer you the exact same 2-part benchmark I use to evaluate any business offering that crosses my desktop.
This will help you avoid getting caught up in the "hysteria" of the moment and buying on impulse, rather than on careful thought.
Part #1 - I ask myself this question: Do I really need this in my business or is this just something "new" for the sake of something new?
If I realize that I'm just getting sucked into the "try something new" mentality, I put the purchase on hold for 48 hours to "cool off."
If I honestly decide I need the product, then I move on to part 2.
Par #2 - I ask myself this question: Has the person selling me this software, product or course actually DONE (more than once) what they are selling me "how to" do - and can they prove it?
If someone sells a piece of software, I want to know how much time it saved, how much money it saved, how much effort it helped avoid, and how much money was made as a result of using it - and I want proof!
Let me simply repeat the mantra of the classic Wendy's commercial from the 1980's: "Where's the beef?"
If someone tries to sell you a piece of software that claims to get 10,000 visitors to your site, ask to see screen shots of their server logs and sales in their merchant account.
If someone tries to sell you a course on creating website video, ask how many money-making videos they've put online over the years (ask for specific URLs) and run like heck if their personal website doesn't have the first video on it (or if they just put one up this week)!
You'll never go wrong if, before you buy anything online, you demand concrete, demonstrable proof that lives up to the claims made by the person or company selling it.
In the immortal words of Ronald Reagan, "Trust but verify!"
-=-
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the creator of an amazing course that will teach you step-by- step and click-by-click how to finally create your own money-making mini-sites...
"Finally! A Quick and Easy Way For YOU to Painlessly Set Up Your OWN Moneymaking 'Mini' Websites... Without Being a Computer Geek, Buying Expensive Software, or Paying Outrageous Fees To A Webmaster!"
Click Here => www.MiniSiteCreator.com
-=-
Have a great Wednesday!
Jan 24, 2006
The Best Website
Welcome to Flo's Business & Fun Blog
It's storming today .. more shoveling coming up! I've had guests since Christmas .. I'm trying to catch up with my work and mailboxes that are overloaded with mail. I've started going through them but I will be busy for some time now!
Yesterday I posted simple techniques to generate targeted visitors without paying a dime in advertising. Today's article is a different perspective on what website traffic "really" is !!!
Jim is sharing some very straight forward thoughts on how to evaluate any source of traffic you're considering purchasing.
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The Best Website Traffic Sources
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
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Not a day goes by that any serious website owner doesn't wonder how to get more traffic to their site.
This intense desire to generate more clicks makes virtually any online entrepreneur easy prey to many of the traffic schemes and scams that pervade the Internet like conmen on acarnival midway.
Promises of fast traffic and big bucks often separate even the most savvy business person from their money because they want to believe the promises made by these traffichucksters.
However, rather than thinking "complicated equals better" in the traffic game, the best website traffic sources rate extremely easy to separate from the useless garbage traffic.
Fact: "Good Traffic" equals "Targeted Traffic!"
That means the visitors come as a result of desire to find out more on a specific, niche topic, not as a result of "exit" traffic or membership in a "safe" list where memberssimply pitch each other in an incestuous spam fest.
Good traffic comes from people clicking links on topics targeted to their interests and getting directed to a website containing information they want and expect as a result of clicking the link.
Bottom line, when you get right down to it, the best, most dependable sources of targeted traffic come from links that
people click.
So, next time you're considering spending money on a traffic source, understand that unless it involves a targeted link that a targeted visitor can click to get to your website,think twice before opening up your wallet.
To my knowledge, only three ways exist to get a link to your site: buy it, "voodoo" it, or grow it.
** Buy Links**
Buying links actually rates the fastest way to get traffic to your website.
You simply sign up for Google AdWords at Google.com or you open an account with Overture.com.
You then run ads with a link on those sites and any time someone clicks the link, you pay for the click through a relatively straightforward bidding process based on thepopularity of the keyword.
You can also buy links in ezines, newsletters, and on other people's website either on a per-click basis, for a period of time (a week or month), or in exchange for paying them a commission if a sale gets made as a result of a click onthe link.
** Linking "VoodDoo" **
Linking "voodoo" refers to attempting to manipulate the search engines into displaying links to your website.
You can find a large number of automated software programs online at any given time that will claim to help you get more search engine traffic.
Depending on the intensity of competition in a specific market, and the fact that search engines change their rules frequently, pursuing search engine links can quickly turn into the online equivalent of Alice chasing the rabbit downa hole to "Wonderland."
** Grow Links **
I personally prefer this method to get links to my websites: growing them.
The best type of link to get involves one person telling another person, either explicitly or implicitly, they should click the link and visit the site at the other end.
One way to do this is simply to exchange links with another site which targets the same audience as your site.
You can manage this process manually or use one of the many software packages that will mange the process for you.
A search on Google.com for "reciprocal link manager software" yields a good start.
The easiest way to grow links is through using articles other people post on their websites which link back to your website.
The reason articles work so well for "growing" links involves the numerous ways in which articles get distributed online, each of which can create dozens, hundreds, even thousands of different links back to your website bypublishing a single article.
As time goes by, and as the article spreads around, the number of links literally "grows" over time (but unlike a houseplant, you don't have to water an article!).
In fact, the following represent only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the places you can grow and expand the links to your site by publishing articles online.
~ Blogs - Your articles can not only appear on your own blog, but get posted by others on their blogs with surprising ease.
The links in these articles can point directly back to your website.
~ Article Directories - Article directories such as IdeaMarketers.com abound online.
They not only provide an easy way to display your articles to allow others to pick them up for posting on their websites, but also in and of themselves attract readerssearching for content.
~ OPS (Other People's Sites) - Popular websites like WebProNews.com attract repeat visitors by offering targeted content to their readers.
Since they can't produce all the content themselves, they publish articles created by others. Links from these sites can bring a steady stream of targeted visitors by giving youtargeted exposure.
~ Ezines - By getting your articles published in other people's ezines, you can get a link on the most valuable real estate online, a targeted prospect's email "inbox."
Many ezine publishers run articles written by others to their targeted readers, and your link in the resource box can bring you a veritable avalanche of targeted site visitors when hundreds, even thousands of people receive your articleat the same time.
Whether you choose to buy them, "voodoo" them, or grow them, getting targeted links to your site posted on the Internet represents the absolute best way to get steady traffic toyour site.
Though not as fast as buying them or as exciting as trying to manipulate the search engines, growing links with articles gives you a long-term, dependable presence online.
-=-
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how to use free articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website, affiliate links, or blogs...
Need MORE TRAFFIC to your website or affiliate links? "Turn Words Into Traffic" reveals the secrets for driving Thousands of NEW visitors to your website or affiliate links... without spending a dime on advertising!
Click Here> Publish Articles and Get Traffic FAST!
-=-
Have a great Tuesday!
It's storming today .. more shoveling coming up! I've had guests since Christmas .. I'm trying to catch up with my work and mailboxes that are overloaded with mail. I've started going through them but I will be busy for some time now!
Yesterday I posted simple techniques to generate targeted visitors without paying a dime in advertising. Today's article is a different perspective on what website traffic "really" is !!!
Jim is sharing some very straight forward thoughts on how to evaluate any source of traffic you're considering purchasing.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
The Best Website Traffic Sources
- by Jim Edwards
© Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
www.TheNetReporter.com
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Not a day goes by that any serious website owner doesn't wonder how to get more traffic to their site.
This intense desire to generate more clicks makes virtually any online entrepreneur easy prey to many of the traffic schemes and scams that pervade the Internet like conmen on acarnival midway.
Promises of fast traffic and big bucks often separate even the most savvy business person from their money because they want to believe the promises made by these traffichucksters.
However, rather than thinking "complicated equals better" in the traffic game, the best website traffic sources rate extremely easy to separate from the useless garbage traffic.
Fact: "Good Traffic" equals "Targeted Traffic!"
That means the visitors come as a result of desire to find out more on a specific, niche topic, not as a result of "exit" traffic or membership in a "safe" list where memberssimply pitch each other in an incestuous spam fest.
Good traffic comes from people clicking links on topics targeted to their interests and getting directed to a website containing information they want and expect as a result of clicking the link.
Bottom line, when you get right down to it, the best, most dependable sources of targeted traffic come from links that
people click.
So, next time you're considering spending money on a traffic source, understand that unless it involves a targeted link that a targeted visitor can click to get to your website,think twice before opening up your wallet.
To my knowledge, only three ways exist to get a link to your site: buy it, "voodoo" it, or grow it.
** Buy Links**
Buying links actually rates the fastest way to get traffic to your website.
You simply sign up for Google AdWords at Google.com or you open an account with Overture.com.
You then run ads with a link on those sites and any time someone clicks the link, you pay for the click through a relatively straightforward bidding process based on thepopularity of the keyword.
You can also buy links in ezines, newsletters, and on other people's website either on a per-click basis, for a period of time (a week or month), or in exchange for paying them a commission if a sale gets made as a result of a click onthe link.
** Linking "VoodDoo" **
Linking "voodoo" refers to attempting to manipulate the search engines into displaying links to your website.
You can find a large number of automated software programs online at any given time that will claim to help you get more search engine traffic.
Depending on the intensity of competition in a specific market, and the fact that search engines change their rules frequently, pursuing search engine links can quickly turn into the online equivalent of Alice chasing the rabbit downa hole to "Wonderland."
** Grow Links **
I personally prefer this method to get links to my websites: growing them.
The best type of link to get involves one person telling another person, either explicitly or implicitly, they should click the link and visit the site at the other end.
One way to do this is simply to exchange links with another site which targets the same audience as your site.
You can manage this process manually or use one of the many software packages that will mange the process for you.
A search on Google.com for "reciprocal link manager software" yields a good start.
The easiest way to grow links is through using articles other people post on their websites which link back to your website.
The reason articles work so well for "growing" links involves the numerous ways in which articles get distributed online, each of which can create dozens, hundreds, even thousands of different links back to your website bypublishing a single article.
As time goes by, and as the article spreads around, the number of links literally "grows" over time (but unlike a houseplant, you don't have to water an article!).
In fact, the following represent only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the places you can grow and expand the links to your site by publishing articles online.
~ Blogs - Your articles can not only appear on your own blog, but get posted by others on their blogs with surprising ease.
The links in these articles can point directly back to your website.
~ Article Directories - Article directories such as IdeaMarketers.com abound online.
They not only provide an easy way to display your articles to allow others to pick them up for posting on their websites, but also in and of themselves attract readerssearching for content.
~ OPS (Other People's Sites) - Popular websites like WebProNews.com attract repeat visitors by offering targeted content to their readers.
Since they can't produce all the content themselves, they publish articles created by others. Links from these sites can bring a steady stream of targeted visitors by giving youtargeted exposure.
~ Ezines - By getting your articles published in other people's ezines, you can get a link on the most valuable real estate online, a targeted prospect's email "inbox."
Many ezine publishers run articles written by others to their targeted readers, and your link in the resource box can bring you a veritable avalanche of targeted site visitors when hundreds, even thousands of people receive your articleat the same time.
Whether you choose to buy them, "voodoo" them, or grow them, getting targeted links to your site posted on the Internet represents the absolute best way to get steady traffic toyour site.
Though not as fast as buying them or as exciting as trying to manipulate the search engines, growing links with articles gives you a long-term, dependable presence online.
-=-
Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how to use free articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website, affiliate links, or blogs...
Need MORE TRAFFIC to your website or affiliate links? "Turn Words Into Traffic" reveals the secrets for driving Thousands of NEW visitors to your website or affiliate links... without spending a dime on advertising!
Click Here> Publish Articles and Get Traffic FAST!
-=-
Have a great Tuesday!
Jan 23, 2006
Best Kept Secrets
Welcome to Flo's Business & Fun Blog
Hope you had a great weekend! The sun is shinning brightly again today and it feels good. This morning I feel great .. I received news from someone very special to me .. it made my day !!! :-) It feels like my spirit has been lifted and that's a greatest feeling, now I have a smile on my face.
Today's article is about simple techniques to generate targeted visitors without paying a dime in advertising! We all need traffic, Jim is sharing methods that rates so powerful some even call it "the web's best kept traffic secret"...
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"The Web's Best-Kept Traffic Secret"
- by Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
TheNetReporter.com
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Did you realize that thousands of website operators use a simple technique to generate targeted visitors to their websites without paying a dime in advertising? It's true.
In fact, the technique works so well that many of them don't want you to discover how they get those thousands of website visitors and make so many sales on virtual "auto-pilot."
Their method?
Creating tightly focused articles other people publish in their ezines (online magazines and email newsletters) and post on their websites. This method rates so powerful that some even call it "the web's best kept traffic secret."
Now, you may ask, "Why would an ezine publisher or website owner publish my articles for their subscribers?"
The answer: Content!
Over a 100,000 ezines and newsletters operate on the web (along with millions of websites) covering everything from pets and cooking to investments and real estate. Many of them need tightly focused content and they simply can't produce all of it themselves.
Look at it this way... it's the same reason newspapers use the Associated Press. Individual newspapers often can't afford staff writers to cover every story, so they accept articles from outside their organization.
You can do the exact same thing for various ezines and websites catering to your niche audience!
You can get valuable publicity -- exposure you often couldn't even pay for if you wanted to -- by providing valuable, content-rich articles in exchange for a byline and a link to your website (called a "resource box")!
The following represent only a few of the enormous benefits of writing and distributing simple articles online:
** Attain "Expert" Status **
Let's face it! In the eyes of virtually everyone who reads your articles you rank as the "expert" on the subject.
Just look at people who write newspaper columns. You may disagree with their viewpoints, but they still have an elevated status in your mind compared to the "average Joe" off the street.
** Pre-sell Website Visitors **
If your article appeals to a niche audience hungry for more information on a very focused subject, you actually pre-sell them better than any sales pitch. In their minds, you've already delivered content they really want so when they click over to your site you already have a "reputation" in their minds.
** Traffic Lasts Longer **
Even though the Internet changes very quickly, webmasters are usually very slow to remove content from their sites. Once you get an article posted on another person's website, you have an excellent chance of that article staying there for weeks, months, even years.
** Increase Links To Your Site **
In a recent search I found just a dozen of my articles posted on over 813 different websites! Not only do those postings bring me traffic, but they also help my search engine positioning because of my increased "Link Popularity."
** Builds Your Affiliate Base **
Fact: Affiliates always take the path of least resistance.
If you provide excellent articles they can easily post on their sites or copy and paste into their ezines, your affiliates will promote you more often and more effectively compared to those who don't give them tools.
Plus, as you make more sales and publish articles, other people will see you providing excellent tools and will want to sign up as your affiliate so they can use them too!
** Build a Huge "Opt-In" Email List **
You can use articles to build up a huge list of subscribers by simply compiling several articles into a series and delivering them at preset intervals.
Often called a "mini-course," this technique allows you not only to prove to your subscribers that you deliver great information, but enables you to capture their name and email address so you can send them articles and special offers in the future (with their permission).
** Requires No Special Skills **
People often think they need to be a "writer" in order to publish articles, but that's not true!
FACT: If you have a passion for a subject and can talk and explain things like you would to a friend over a cup of coffee, you can write articles people will love to read.
So if you operate a website selling virtually any type of product or service (whether your own or as an affiliate), publishing and promoting with articles should rank high on your list of traffic generation strategies.
No other method of generating targeted traffic to your website provides the quality, quantity and steadiness of traffic in such a simple, straightforward, and cost-effective manner.
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Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the co-author of an amazing new ebook, "Turn Words Into Traffic," that will teach you how to use free articles to quickly drive thousands of targeted visitors to your website or affiliate link!
Need MORE TRAFFIC to your website or affiliate links? "Turn Words Into Traffic" reveals the secrets for driving Thousands of NEW visitors to your website or affiliate links... without spending a dime on advertising!
Click Here> Write Money Making Ezine Articles FAST!
-=-
Have a great Monday!
Hope you had a great weekend! The sun is shinning brightly again today and it feels good. This morning I feel great .. I received news from someone very special to me .. it made my day !!! :-) It feels like my spirit has been lifted and that's a greatest feeling, now I have a smile on my face.
Today's article is about simple techniques to generate targeted visitors without paying a dime in advertising! We all need traffic, Jim is sharing methods that rates so powerful some even call it "the web's best kept traffic secret"...
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
"The Web's Best-Kept Traffic Secret"
- by Jim Edwards
(c) Jim Edwards - All Rights reserved
TheNetReporter.com
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Did you realize that thousands of website operators use a simple technique to generate targeted visitors to their websites without paying a dime in advertising? It's true.
In fact, the technique works so well that many of them don't want you to discover how they get those thousands of website visitors and make so many sales on virtual "auto-pilot."
Their method?
Creating tightly focused articles other people publish in their ezines (online magazines and email newsletters) and post on their websites. This method rates so powerful that some even call it "the web's best kept traffic secret."
Now, you may ask, "Why would an ezine publisher or website owner publish my articles for their subscribers?"
The answer: Content!
Over a 100,000 ezines and newsletters operate on the web (along with millions of websites) covering everything from pets and cooking to investments and real estate. Many of them need tightly focused content and they simply can't produce all of it themselves.
Look at it this way... it's the same reason newspapers use the Associated Press. Individual newspapers often can't afford staff writers to cover every story, so they accept articles from outside their organization.
You can do the exact same thing for various ezines and websites catering to your niche audience!
You can get valuable publicity -- exposure you often couldn't even pay for if you wanted to -- by providing valuable, content-rich articles in exchange for a byline and a link to your website (called a "resource box")!
The following represent only a few of the enormous benefits of writing and distributing simple articles online:
** Attain "Expert" Status **
Let's face it! In the eyes of virtually everyone who reads your articles you rank as the "expert" on the subject.
Just look at people who write newspaper columns. You may disagree with their viewpoints, but they still have an elevated status in your mind compared to the "average Joe" off the street.
** Pre-sell Website Visitors **
If your article appeals to a niche audience hungry for more information on a very focused subject, you actually pre-sell them better than any sales pitch. In their minds, you've already delivered content they really want so when they click over to your site you already have a "reputation" in their minds.
** Traffic Lasts Longer **
Even though the Internet changes very quickly, webmasters are usually very slow to remove content from their sites. Once you get an article posted on another person's website, you have an excellent chance of that article staying there for weeks, months, even years.
** Increase Links To Your Site **
In a recent search I found just a dozen of my articles posted on over 813 different websites! Not only do those postings bring me traffic, but they also help my search engine positioning because of my increased "Link Popularity."
** Builds Your Affiliate Base **
Fact: Affiliates always take the path of least resistance.
If you provide excellent articles they can easily post on their sites or copy and paste into their ezines, your affiliates will promote you more often and more effectively compared to those who don't give them tools.
Plus, as you make more sales and publish articles, other people will see you providing excellent tools and will want to sign up as your affiliate so they can use them too!
** Build a Huge "Opt-In" Email List **
You can use articles to build up a huge list of subscribers by simply compiling several articles into a series and delivering them at preset intervals.
Often called a "mini-course," this technique allows you not only to prove to your subscribers that you deliver great information, but enables you to capture their name and email address so you can send them articles and special offers in the future (with their permission).
** Requires No Special Skills **
People often think they need to be a "writer" in order to publish articles, but that's not true!
FACT: If you have a passion for a subject and can talk and explain things like you would to a friend over a cup of coffee, you can write articles people will love to read.
So if you operate a website selling virtually any type of product or service (whether your own or as an affiliate), publishing and promoting with articles should rank high on your list of traffic generation strategies.
No other method of generating targeted traffic to your website provides the quality, quantity and steadiness of traffic in such a simple, straightforward, and cost-effective manner.
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Have a great Monday!
Jan 22, 2006
Name Origins
Welcome to Flo's Business & Fun Blog
Hope your weekend is great !!! Mine is relaxing just like I planned it to be .. it's really nice to get away from work. Today we have the sun shinning brightly and that feels good :-) I'm happy with that!
Name Origins .. interesting!!!
Jacuzzi:
Named after the Italian-born American inventor, Candido Jacuzzi.
Badminton:
Formerly the game from India called Poona became temporarily known as Battledore and Shuttlecock by the British until they popularized the sport at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England, country home of the Duke of Beaufort in 1873.
Have a great Sunday!
Hope your weekend is great !!! Mine is relaxing just like I planned it to be .. it's really nice to get away from work. Today we have the sun shinning brightly and that feels good :-) I'm happy with that!
Name Origins .. interesting!!!
Jacuzzi:
Named after the Italian-born American inventor, Candido Jacuzzi.
Badminton:
Formerly the game from India called Poona became temporarily known as Battledore and Shuttlecock by the British until they popularized the sport at Badminton, Gloucestershire, England, country home of the Duke of Beaufort in 1873.
Have a great Sunday!
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