Archive for September, 2008

Ramp Up Your Profits With Autorsponders

Monday, September 29th, 2008
John Abate asked:


The following paragraphs summarize the work of autoresponder experts who are completely familiar with all the aspects of autoresponder. Heed their advice to avoid any autoresponder surprises.

An interested visitor who has been strolling through your site has finally come to just what she is looking for and is about to make a purchase. It’s a sunny afternoon, and her cat, who happens to be sitting on the moss under the visitor’s large fifty-year-old snow-rose bonsai tree, suddenly jumps down, and the priceless tree topples over. In the blink of an eye, your visitor exits your site, and your sale is dust – unless you have had the foresight to utilize an autoresponder that has captured her email address.

If you have installed an autoresponder, you can then follow-up with her, and in all probability, make the sale when the poor woman has finished repotting her precious bonsai. Autoresponders are remarkable, versatile programs that do so much more than just automatically answer your email. Here are a few ideas that will help you to creatively and productively use your autoresponder to transform the casual visitor into a profitable customer.

Use your autoresponder to: 1. Publish a newsletter. Certain quality autoresponders will manage subscriptions and follow-up with interested prospects. Your newsletter can keep your visitors informed about your services or products, while building your reputation as a credible expert in your particular business. 2. Publish a newsletter only for your affiliates. Inform them of current sales you are running and of promotional material that your affiliates can use themselves to increase their commissions.

Include tips, advice, and techniques that your affiliates can use to successfully go out and promote your business. 3. Write reviews. Cover books, software, music, e-books, movies, etc., and put each review in an autoresponder. Review your affiliate programs, using a link to your affiliate’s page in your autoresponder. 4. Distribute your articles. Writing and distributing targeted articles is a powerful tool to build your business credibility, bring traffic to your site, and increase your sales potential. If your articles contain valuable information, many editors will print what is known as a resource box for you. A resource box contains your bio and a brief description of your service or product. It can also contain your autoresponder address.

Let’s say you’ve written fifty articles. Put them on separate autoresponder accounts and create a master list that contains the titles of each article, the autoresponder address, and a brief abstract. Then promote your master list. Additionally, include your publishing guidelines so your affiliates can add their articles to your list, increasing the number of writers who are represented in your article list. 5. Create mailing lists. Inform subscribers to your articles when you’ve written new ones that they may want to publish in their own newsletter or website. 6. Automate your sales process. Use an ad to insure repeated exposure of your message, which has been proven to effectively increase sales. In your ad, put your autoresponder address where a visitor will be exposed to numerous marketing materials. This multiplies the chances of converting visitors into customers. For example, if you’re selling a particular product, put testimonials about how spectacular it is on your autoresponder, and add a detailed, enticing description of your product. You can see that there’s practical value in learning more about autoresponder.

Can you think of ways to apply what’s been covered so far? 7. Distribute advertising. Let’s say you sell advertising on your website or in your newsletter or e-zine. Set your autoresponder to send the information about rates and how to place an ad automatically to all prospects’ email addresses. Then have your autoresponder follow-up. It can also send notification of any special deals you are currently offering. 8. Distribute an email course.

Each day, have your autoresponder send out another lesson. Just be sure that each lesson has quality content – not a sales pitch. Your content will do the selling for you, and will do it much more effectively. You can include tips centered on a different topic for each lesson, illustrating how your product will benefit the reader.

Include the tangible benefits the visitor will reap by purchasing your product. Make sure to include a paragraph or two at the end of each lesson enticing your prospect to consider making a purchase. 9. Automate a reminder about your service or product after a visitor has completed your course. This will increase the possibility of sales from visitors who have taken your course but are dragging their feet about actually making a purchase. You can also use these reminders to promote new products or services, and the products and services of your affiliate programs. 10. Distribute free reports. This gives your visitor an idea of the type of information you can provide and the quality of your product or service. Make sure these reports are not sales letters or you will more than likely lose a potential customer than gain a sale. 11. Create trivia quizzes on your site and place the answers in an autoresponder. Your visitor will then be motivated to request your autoresponder, and you will have a record of the visitors’ email addresses who took your quiz. Or create a contest and have any visitors that enter send their responses to your autoresponder. Your autoresponder can be set-up to send them a confirmation of their entry. 12. Offer a trial version of your product. Give your prospects a sample of your ebook, course, software, membership, etc. People who are exposed to a little taste often end up wanting the whole pie. You can also capture their email addresses when you offer them a free trial from your website. Set up your autoresponder to give instructions on how to obtain their free trial, and then make sure to follow-up to try and close the sale. 13. Link to hidden pages on your autoresponder. For example, a hidden page could be your affiliate page that contains graphics, promotional articles, and text links that interested affiliates can make use of. Inform visitors that they may have free access to your affiliate page by simply requesting your autoresponder.

You will then gather a list of visitors who may be interested in becoming your affiliates. 14. Use an autoresponder on your order page. Post a request form for visitors to be notified of special offers or discounts in the future. This creates a very effective mailing list that contains the names of people who are already your customers. 15. Put your links page on your autoresponder.

It should contain up to fifty links that would be of particular interest to your visitors. Make sure to add your own promotional copy at the top or bottom of this page. Now that you have proof that autoresponders can be used creatively, see if you can come up with some brilliant ideas of your own! Now you can understand why there’s a growing interest in autoresponder. When people start looking for more information about autoresponder, you’ll be in a position to meet their needs.



Amber Mak

Love Quiz - Do You Need Intimacy?

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Cdmohatta asked:


Intimacy in love means a close relationship that is highly satisfying. To be intimate means that you reveal yourself totally to your partner, hide nothing and feel very comfortable and free. it is like talking to yourself. You become so close and are so sure of your relationship that you talk to your partner as if you are talking to yourself. This kind of relationship has great joy and gives a new meaning to relationships. Now a days relationships are getting confined to physical and emotional needs are not being met. Are you also looking for intimate relationship? Why not quiz yourself about that?

Quiz your needs? Do you feel comfortable in an intimate relationship? Do you feel absence of intimate relationship? When you look at pictures of happy and intimate couples, do you feel little envious? Do you wish that you also had an intimate relationship? Or you feel comfortable as you are and do not want any one to come within your personal space. Do you wish to share others pains and pleasures or want to keep away from details and in a boundary? These are the questions that only you can answer. Please quiz yourself about these needs. This quiz will tell you about your deep felt needs and tell you what will satisfy you. Also quiz yourself if what you are thinking will truly give you joy?

Quiz your behavior - Quiz yourself about your behavior. If you need an intimate relationship then ask- why it is not developing? Quiz yourself about your choice of partner. Quiz yourself about your relationship with him/her and find out if that is responsible for not developing intimacy. Quiz your partner’s mind about his/her opinion. Quiz yourself about how to develop intimacy. Begin with small steps and watch the results. If you are happy with the initial results, please go deeper in the relationship and enjoy life.



Pamela

Is it Really Possible to Prevent, Manage or Reverse Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease

Monday, September 22nd, 2008
George Tohme asked:


They are the biggest killers in America : Diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease. The most common causes of these deadly conditions are: Physical inactivity, obesity, stress, smoking, poor food, snack and beverage choices. The shocking news is that these diseases are so easily preventable.

A frequent cause of blame is the unhealthy food choices people make on a regular basis. Its okay to splurge once in a while, but it is the habits you follow daily that will determine your overall health. Constantly consuming chips, bacon, cakes, sugary soft drinks, other sugary beverages and juices, candy, sausage, and cigarettes will get you nothing but poor health, deadly diseases and a ticket straight to heaven way prematurely.

According to CDC over 63% (that’s over 180 million) of the US population is overweight or obese. Additionally, obesity has tripled in men and women in the last two decades. As if this weren’t a strong enough indicator of the seriousness of the problem, the American Heart Association states that over 110 million Americans have partially blocked arteries. Worse yet, over 160 million have high blood pressure and pre-blood pressure and over 76 million have diabetes and pre-diabetes. There are also currently over 50 million smokers. The majority of people have a combination of several of these factors contributing to the astronomical number of deaths by the hundreds of thousands every year from heart attacks and strokes that are totally preventable. Recently the CDC reported the devastating statistic that over 70% (Over 1.7 million) of all causes of death in America are caused by only three preventable factors: obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and smoking . The very fact that these factors are easily preventable is heartbreaking.

One of the major contributors to poor health is the excessive consumption of cholesterol. In actuality, cholesterol is a very important substance that is essential for our survival. Over 85% of cholesterol is produced in our liver; however, we only need to get 15% from outside sources. The problem is that we consume much more cholesterol than our bodies need. The only source of dietary cholesterol is from animal products such as bacon, sausage, hotdogs, pepperoni, butter and other dairy products, heavy creams, sour cream, cheese, fatty cuts of meat, and lard with the exception of two vegetarian cholesterol sources which are coconut oil and palm oil.

Another major contributor to deadly diseases, poor health and premature aging and death is physical inactivity. Most of us sit throughout an entire workday then go home and sit in front of the TV for another 5 to 6 hours while consuming large fatty meals, snacks, and sugary or alcoholic beverages that are rich in saturated fats, salt, and sugar, all of which contribute to increased belly fat. Shockingly, belly fat is the most dangerous kind because it causes inflammation in the arteries contributing to plaque build up in the arteries and insulin resistance leading to heart attacks and diabetes.

Yet another common issue is that people are unaware of how unhealthy the foods they consume are. When people don’t read nutrition labels they tend to consume very dense food and sugary beverages that are nutrient deficient. These foods are readily available in fast food restaurants and vending machines and contain loads of sugar, fat, and unwanted calories. A major mistake people make is incorrectly thinking that beverages are generally safe from significant amounts of fat and sugar. Among the most popular drinks that people reach for are sugary sodas (which alone contribute to over 33% of all US obesity), sugary lemonade, sweetened iced tea, smoothies, lattes, and frappucinos, which contain loads of sugar and fat that further contribute to the accumulation of belly fat and make you more of a magnet to all sorts of deadly but preventable diseases. One of the worst mistakes people make as well is skipping one or two meals a day to lose weight but this only results in major precious muscle and water loss in turn causing your body to become more efficient at storing fat and consequently fat weight gain follows.

Fortunately there are important steps to help you make balanced food and activity choices and help you start a lifestyle makeover process which will be your shield against deadly diseases as you age gracefully:



If you have any chronic disease(s) take your medications as prescribed

Eat 3 main balanced meals, reduce your portion sizes and raise your fiber intake

Consume 2 fruit and nuts snacks between meals

Switch all sugary drinks to water, diet soft drinks and sweeten all other hot or cold beverages with sweeteners or sugar free flavoring powders. Limit all non water beverages to a couple a day

Increase your daily walking activity to over 10 thousand steps a day by making more frequent trips at home, the office, while shopping and anywhere else.

The good news is that diabetes, heart disease and all other chronic diseases can be prevented, managed, and reversed with your own choices and a lifestyle makeover. Now is the time to start putting these tips to good use and begin feeling better and living healthier right away!

For more detailed information on any of these topics log on to: www.LifestyleMakeoverEbook.com and check out these information packed lifesaving book and e-book volumes: LIFESTYLE MAKEOVER FOR DIABETICS AND PRE-DIABETICS and 4 other e-books: Lifestyle Makeover: Sex, Stress, and Alcohol , Lifestyle Makeover for All Couch Potatoes , Lifestyle Makeover: Defeat High Cholesterol and Blood Pressure , and Lifestyle Makeover for all Tobacco Users . The author of this article is also the author of these volumes

Test your knowledge on these various issues and take a simple True and False quiz by logging on to: www.LifestyleMakeoverEbook.com

Copyright © 2008 by George Tohme All rights reserved.



Don

Cambridge City guide, including hotels

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Mariawilliams asked:


Cambridge combines the best of traditional and modern life in one city. The towers, quadrangles and gardens of its 31 colleges create the Cambridge’s spectacular landscape. At the same time, visitors enjoy the best in theatre, music and live entertainment in Cambridge’s many festivals and theatres. A great spot to visit all year round, Cambridge is host to many thousands of visitors, and endures as one of England’s most popular places to visit.

Places of Interest

On every corner of the city, there is at least one building or view that is worth visiting and exploring. There are also places off the beaten path that are definitely worth a short excursion.

•  The University—take a guided tour of Cambridge’s 31 famous colleges. You can spend time investigating these colleges for a day or for weeks.

•  Moggerhanger Park—This Georgian Grade I Historic house is a jewel in the Bedfordshire Countryside. It has undergone a gradual renovation process, and fits the striking and original design of Sir John Soane.

•  Cromwell Museum—Sir Oliver Cromwell, born in 1599 attended this former school along with Samuel Pepys. Now a museum, this collection features objects once belonging to the former Lord Protector and his family.

•  Fenner’s Field—Have a pint, some crisps and watch a cricket match in the University’s cricket field. You can view a match in April, May or June.

•  ADC Theatre—The oldest theatre in Cambridge, this venue is home to the finest student productions as well as community theatrical projects.

Things To Do

Whatever your interests, you can find a variety of activities in Cambridge. Whether music is your passion or you prefer taking a nature hike, there is always something going on in Cambridge, regardless of the season.

•  Corn Exchange Festival—In the summertime, Cambridge is home to one of East Anglia’s finest events during which you can experience the best in every genre of music, comedy and drama.

•  Cambridge Folk Festival—described by the Daily Telegraph as Europe’s most celebrated folk festival, this frequently sold-out event features folk music from every corner of the world.

•  Fireworks Display—Cambridge hosts the largest free fireworks display in England, and along with the impressive show, there is also free, live entertainment and a bonfire.

•  Debenham’s—no trip to England is complete without a shopping excursion at one of the most frequently visited department stores in the country. Whatever you are looking for, you will find it here.

•  Roman Road Walk—take a stroll back in time on a circular Roman road that will lead you through local fields and villages.

Food & Drink

In addition to visiting Cambridge superb sites, you will also need to grab a bite to eat now and again. Whether you prefer a formal meal, a light snack or a traditional English tea, you can easily find a place in Cambridge that suits your appetite and your budget. If you fancy a pint, there are many pubs to choose from as well.

•  Red Lion-16th century country pub in the lovely village of Hinxton serves traditional English fare and drinks.

•  Bun Shop—if you are looking for a restaurant and pub with a Mediterranean flavour, enjoy the tapas, the continental food and the Flamenco dancing at the Bun Shop. There is also a Quiz Night every Tuesday.

•  Maharaja Indian Tandoori—This is one of the oldest Indian restaurants in Cambridge, and it serves traditional Indian favourites, including Madras, Tandoori and Bhajis as well as piping hot vindaloo.

•  The Anchor—This classic English pub has a riverfront terrace and serves English breakfasts as well as Sunday roasts.

•  Tatties—A good place to grab a quick bite to eat, this charming establishment specializes in jacket potatoes, snacks, coffee and tea and has a great selection of vegetarian dishes.

Hotel & Accommodations

Whether you are looking for a five-star hotel or a budget bed and breakfast, it is quite easy to find what you are looking for in Cambridge. There are many medium-priced Bed and Breakfasts or Guest Houses which are family run and provide amenities such as cable TV, quality bathrooms and showers, and hot beverages. Many offer free continental breakfasts or low-cost English breakfasts. For the adventurous, there are many camping grounds located outside of the city centre if you are keen on renting a caravan. For those who prefer self-catering, there are many houses and apartments available to let by the week.

•  Aylesbray Lodge

•  Brooklands Guest House

•  Sorrento Hotel & Restaurant

•  Cambridge Garden House Moat House

•  Centennial Hotel

•  De Vere University Arms Hotel

•  Royal Cambridge

•  Acorn Guest House

•  Best Western Gonville Hotel

•  Ashtrees Guest House

•  Arundel House Hotel

•  Carolina Guest House

•  Sleep Inn Cambridge

•  The Meadowcroft Hotel

•  Best Western-Connoisseur, Cambridge Quy Mill Hote

•  Kirkwood House

•  Hotel Felix

•  Express by Holiday Inn Cambridge

•  Dresden Villa Guest House

•  The Cambridge Belfry

•  Alpha Milton Guest House

•  Cambridge Apartments Ltd

•  Black Horse Motel

Entertainment

Theatre has a long and well-respected tradition in Cambridge, and it is in this city that many of today’s popular entertainers made their foray into the performing arts. The Corn Exchange Theatre is the largest venue in the city, and hosts operas, large-scale professional productions and stand-up comedy. It is also worth investigating student talent as well, and the ABC, the oldest theatre in Cambridge, is worth a visit. The Mumford is the legendary student theatre in Cambridge and is the largest student venue. Drop by the Corpus playroom, which features student productions throughout the year.

If you prefer cinema, visit the Arts Picture House, which features foreign and mainstream films and also sponsors children’s programs. The Vue Cinema has an 8 screen selection, with enough choices to suit every film fancier.

There are several notable festivals in Cambridge during the summer. The Cambridge Folk Festival is the finest of its kind in Europe and features an impressive and eclectic mix of traditional music, from Irish favourites to American blue grass. At the Corn Exchange Festival, you can hear any style of music that suites your taste. There are also comedy programs and theatrical productions on the schedule.

Regardless of your interests or the time of year you are planning to visit the city, Cambridge an outstanding array of nightlife, dining, entertainment, and sightseeing options. Even if you stay for months, it is unlikely that you will be able to experience everything Cambridge has to offer, so a return trip to this fantastic city should definitely be in your plans.

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Paula

Creativity in Education Part III

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Pegomag asked:


DO SCHOOLS NEED TO BE CHANGED?

To answer this

We have to understand:

WHAT IS CREATIVITY

And

WHAT IS A SCHOOL

CREATIVITY can be defined as ‘finding’ connections between seemingly

Unconnected concepts/things and giving birth to a

concept/product/idea/thing that has some practical utility

Out of box thinking originality and free flow are pre requisites of creativity!

SCHOOLS can be ‘defined’ as institutions that perpetuate a ’systematic’ scheme of learning (purists may not like this definition but I would stick to it!)

SO by definition, schools in their traditional avatar can not promote creativity.

SCHOOLS CAN only become promoters of creativity

If they DE SCHOOL their thought processes

If they see themselves as knowledge-clubs not military establishments!

If they appoint creative trainers instead of trained teachers!

HOW TO CHANGE?

This is a moot question!

Schools dont like to be changed!!! That’s for sure!

NO ONE WANTS TO BE TOLD! LEAST OF ALL THE SCHOOLS!!!

Schools are ‘GREAT’ institutions!!! We have been brought up on this logic this paradigm.

But then if you peep inside! You please recall your school days

Whatever understanding of life I have acquired it has been mostly out of school is it primary secondary graduate or businesses!

I may be off the track please share your thoughts

I do feel that schools perform a SOCIAL FUNCTION (that is commendable)

But then knowledge-giving is altogether a different ball game!

Schools are great places to develop personality and group dynamics

But what about subtle issues like self worth creativity and joy of learning???

Am I imagining things? Or you too agree somewhat?

RIGHT BRAIN CREATIVITY AND SCHOOLS

SCHOOL IS NOT ‘RIGHT’

As we know more or less that brain has two hemispheres:

LEFT and RIGHT

Left brain as it is called, is responsible for sequencing, analytical approach, numbers, facts, dates, quantifications etc.

On the other hand RIGHT brain is all about holistic orientation, poetry, creativity, visualisation, rhythm etc. etc.

It is a sad report on SCHOOLS that they are predominantly LEFT ORIENTED as they value things like memory, logic, analysis, number crunching.

While more than half the students (read Human beings!) are RIGHT brain dominated

What happens?

Alas! Schools label these “POTENTIALLY CREATIVE GENIUSES” as “SLOW” or “UN-INTELLIGENT”

Can we say that schools are not RIGHT?

But what is RIGHT BRAIN CREATIVITY?

Strictly speaking, there is no left brain, no right brain!

It is the dominant part of the brain that has made it customary. To identify the person/idea,

To be right brain or left brain!

So right brain children in schools are those children who are predominantly:

NON SEQUENTIAL

NOT GOOD AT REMEMBERING DATES OR NUMBERS

NOT GENERALLY EXCELLENT IN MATHS

NOT VERY FOND OF REMEMBERING FORMULAE

NOT SHARP WITH QUIZ GAMES

Now what would the schools call these children

DULL? SLOW? NOT INTELLIGENT?

You are right! Schools or for that matter the entire society would do so.

But wait a sec these children must be good at something:

THEY ARE GENERALLY GOOD WITH STORY TELLING AND VISUAL SKILLS

THEY ARE CREATIVE THINKERS BY AND LARGE

THEY ARE GOOD IN ACTING SKILLS

THEY MAY BE EXCELLENT WRITERS or PAINTERS or CARTOONISTS

THEY MAY BE EXCELLENT IN INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS

So what do we do with these right brain children?

ARE THEY NOT REQUIRED IN THIS WORLD?

In fact the most potent contribution towards the evolution of man kind has been made by these RIGHT BRAIN ‘RETARDS’!!!

All these right brain children need

Is a paradigm shift on the part of schools!!! And society!!!

http://www.pegomag.com



Keith

How to Attract More Business With Proven Marketing Strategy

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Adam Urbanski asked:


Most new clients are skeptical at best when I explain to them how changing their marketing approach can actually make prospects come to them. They definitely don’t believe it when I tell them marketing can be easy and fun. But it all changes when their phone starts ringing off the hook and new money is rolling in…

First, a bit of a backdrop story: why your marketing doesn’t work.

Chances are before you started your own business you had a fair share of experience working for a larger company which probably used many of the “traditional” marketing approaches like fancy brochures, big ads, sales force cold-calling on potential clients – just to name a few.

So when you started your business you probably thought the way to go is to do what they were doing, only to discover that this approach costs a small fortune and doesn’t generate nearly the type of response you need to stay in business.

Fortunately, there are better ways to attract new clients…

And they don’t require spending hours on networking events, cold-calling on strangers, and arm-wrestling so-so prospects into making a buying a decision. But how – you ask?

Let’s suppose for a minute that instead of creating your next promotional piece your job was to help your best client solve one of their nagging problems.

For example - let’s say you are a business management consultant who wants to attract more clients.

A “traditional” approach would be to whip up some sort of one-sheet-type flier or brochure that would say something like “I’m a hot-shot consultant, I graduated from an impressive university, I have half a dozen of accreditations and designations and all the initials behind my last name to prove it, I can help your company solve 101 problems listed below, and here is the jaw-dropping list of satisfied clients I already worked with.”

Materials like this could help further establish your credibility at a later stage of developing relationships with your prospects but they are terrible for generating leads.

And while it’s exciting to see all that great stuff about you written in a neat brochure, there is one huge problem with it – it’s only exciting to you. If you distribute it to your potential clients, it will be quickly and efficiently relegated to a circular file next to their desk.

Instead, imagine that you wrote a short article addressing one of the big problems you know your current and potential clients struggle with. To continue with the example of a management consultant it could be something like “The Hidden Costs of Excessive Turnover; Top 7 Ways to Hold on to Your Best Employees.” Or “5 Time Management Myths that Are Killing Your Productivity and How to Fix Them.”

You get the idea, right? OK, so it’s time for a quick quiz. Answer these simple questions:

1) What would your prospects rather read:

a) your bio (or other boring sales brochure), or…

b) an educational article filled with helpful tips and ideas?

2) Which of the two items would your potential clients be more likely to request from you on their own and then forward to their peers and colleagues:

a) your sales brochure, or…

b) a special report (a.k.a. white paper) addressing one of their key problems?

3) Finally, which of the two items would have a higher chance of being published in an industry publication and do a better job of positioning you as the authority on solving a specific problem:

a) your one-sheet, or…

b) 500- to 1500-words article filled with specific how-to tips?

If you answered “b” in all three cases, you’re 100% correct.

What I just described to you is a simple shift from a “traditional”, sales-focused approach, to something often referred to as education-based or attraction marketing.

It really doesn’t matter what you call it. Bottom line - if you are willing to stop viewing your marketing as a way to GET people to buy from you, and instead explore how your promotions could actually HELP potential clients solve some of their biggest problems - you might experience two pleasant phenomena.

One, because promoting yourself will become a natural extension of what you already love doing – which is helping your clients solve their problems - you will enjoy spending more time and effort working on marketing your business.

And two, your phone will actually start ringing so often, you’ll be forced to turn some of the less-qualified prospects away! (Now – that’s a new thought!)



Corey

Are You Planning to Solve Your Relationship Issues so That You Can Make Up With Your Ex Love Partner?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
dhlim88 asked:


Are you planning to solve your relationship issues so that you can make up with your Ex love partner?

 

 

 

 

I understand that you are very frustrated and eager to have your ex love partner with your side as much as possible. You have to remember that once you have started showing any sign of desperation and desire for your wants, you will never ever achieve what you want. This same goes to any other stuff, personal, work, studies, result, etc. I appreciate that you can follow my advice very thoroughly and carefully. This is because if you follow reading through the piece of article, I can guarantee that you will able to solve your relationship issues with a spark of excellence. Anyway, it is up to you whether you like to use my methods, but you can always use them as part of your references.

 

 

If you have accidentally forgotten some main key points after glancing through this piece of article, do feel free to visit it again. It can help to refresh your memory and light up your imagination and continue pursue your dreams to get your ex love partner back in your relationship. Whatever relationship issues you are struggling with, there is a way to resolve them. You just need to work out what the best type of help for you is and go get it. Well, here are your main options … I will explain all the six categories in short forms. They are mainly to solve it yourself, Get help from friends, family and forums (FFF’s), Get professional help, but which is most appropriate for you? Well, the type of relationship issues you are facing will determine what help is most suitable for you. Let’s look at each of your options in turn.

 

 

Solve your relationship issues yourself. Sometimes it’s just a case of getting the right bit of self help advice and applying it to recover a relationship. You can find a whole host of common answers to relationship issues on this site that may help you tackle the problems you’re facing. I’ll give you direct advice, recommend books, quiz you and tell you the truth. However, you may realise that the issues you’re facing aren’t going to be solved by self help. This is often the case if you’ve attempted it before and failed, if you feel like you’re running out of ways to deal with the issue or if you suspect the reasons for the issue may well run a lot deeper than they first appeared, either on your side or on your partner’s side.

 

 

So what then? Get help from friends, family and forums? (FFF’s)

You know what? No - is the answer! (I’ve nothing personal against your FFF’s by the way ;-)

 

 

It may seem harsh or biased to rule it out straight away, but there are a number of reasons for doing this. I won’t go into them in too much depth, but here are a few… Each of your friends will have their own different point of view - how will you know who’s right? It’s very difficult for them to be impartial - because they’re so close to you they’re much less likely to investigate ‘the other side’ of the relationship. If they reinforce your point of view and if you’re wrong it’s only going to damage your relationship further.

 

 

The number of points of view you’ll get can leave you even more confused - if you get 3, 4 or more conflicting views, which do you, believe?

The truth is very difficult to tell you. Your friends are more likely to avoid telling you the truth than hurt you and potentially jeopardise your relationship.

I could go on - but I think you get the picture. If you’re thinking, “Well, he’s a professional relationship counsellor. He would say that, wouldn’t he?” The answer is, no.

 

 

If it really was a beneficial way of solving relationship issues, I would tell you. After all, I believe self help is valuable up to a point. And there are always more people in a month looking for my professional advice than I can deal with, so I have nothing to gain by trying to persuade you that professional help is the best way forward.

 

 

If you’re looking for comfort, empathy and reassurance friends, family and even forums can provide that for you. If you want all of those things and the truth, clarity and your relationship issues resolved, then consider the option of professional relationship advice instead. If you know for sure you can’t afford professional relationship help, and then go back to option 1 to find the answers and use your friends and family to comfort you in the hard times.

 

 

But whatever you do, if you do seek their advice or they provide it, take it with a pinch of salt. It’s very difficult for them to be objective, to be an expert and to tell you the truth, so don’t expect all they say to be good advice just because they’re your friends. Sometimes it’s genuinely very difficult to separate the two (good advice and good friends) in your head. Professional relationship advice -

If you are beating yourself about the head trying to resolve your relationship issues and the self help and the FFF’s aren’t helping, then start looking into relationship coaching. You can book a free consultation, a 1-off coaching session or start coaching weekly with one of our relationship coaches.

 

 

Obviously you can seek help from any professional. However, here I am biased! I recommend myself ;-)

 

 

But obviously, you need to make up your own mind about who is the most suitable relationship coach for you. Whatever your relationship issues, there is a way to deal with them. Just make sure you choose the right way for you. Is it Couple in Crisis? - Save your relationship! If you’re looking for relationship help that will actually help save your relationship, then you’re in the right place.  

 

 

With a little practice, perseverance and patience, I believe that your relationship could be enhanced with the tips that I have shared if you have faced any problems with your loved one. I have a strong belief that if you understand what I have explained and shared in this piece of article, then the problems could be minimised and your relationship could become more stable and stronger. I wish all the best in your relationship with your partner. Do not forget to support the decision of having making up than breaking up. Your happiness always lies in your hands for the relationship. Once again, I wish all the best and Good Luck to all the couples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indeed, life is short. Don’t let another day go by without taking a chance on happiness. You will never know until you try, so remember to make a move today. It can change or affect the rest of your life, therefore, at the very least, you can try to come out something for your ex love partner during your weekend plans. With a little practice, perseverance and patience, I believe that your relationship could be enhanced with the tips that I have shared earlier. If you have faced any problems with your loved ones, do not hesitate to visit this piece of article again.

 

 

I really have a strong belief that if you can understand what I have explained and applied what you have learnt from this piece of article, your problems can be eventually solved and your making up relationship can become more stable and stronger. I wish all the best for your making up relationship with your partner. Do always remember to spread word of mouth to your fellow friends for supporting the decision of having making up than breaking up.

 

 

 

 

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Cheryl Goldmans

List Building And The Online Quiz Strategy

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Scott Lindsay asked:


Do you want to know what your name would be in elvish? Do you want to take a personality test online? Are you interested in downloading a podcast? Are there certain games you’d like to be able to play on the Internet?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then you have likely been a statistic on an online business owner’s list building strategies.

If you are a business owner then you could learn from these sites. In each circumstance these websites have provided something either entertaining or informative to bring traffic to their site. They increase their lists by making sure the individual can only access the entertainment or education if they sign up to become a free member of the site.

In some cases these fun sites are recommended by users on forums and in emails. This further improves the potential of list building.

A common practice among the more successful ‘fun’ sites is to have that site completely separate from the primary site with list building efforts originating from the ‘fun’ site. In other words you use the fun site to market your business site. You can and should have links the cross-promote each site for maximum exposure.

Many times blog writers will find the fun sites and recommend them to their readers. Never underestimate the value of entertainment in marketing.

There are resources available to help you develop a humorous multi question quiz that can be designed to help visitors see how they may be viewed based on a purely amusing set of questions. These can be used for such diverse reasons as determining if an individual is a potential rock star, tennis player, writer or professional bowler. The emphasis of your quiz is limited only by your imagination.

The end result may be that the individual would gladly trade their contact information for the chance to take your quiz, try your game or download your information. Most online users count this a small payment for the privilege of being able to participate in something fun.

When you can get creative in marketing you may be able to dramatically improve your ability to build a list that finds the common ground that exists between your business and your potential customer.

I mentioned bowling earlier in this article. It could be that you sell bowling accessories and you want as many leads as possible. Could it hurt to develop a fun quiz that tries to help visitors to determine if they are addicted to bowling? As a premium for taking the fun and/or funny quiz (after sign up of course) you could provide a discount code for use on their first online order. This not only aids in list building, but also gives you the opportunity to gain an immediate return on your investment.

It can become easy to think of online marketing only in terms of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay Per Click (PPC) strategies. However, the truth is there are many creative ways to draw visitors to your site and encourage them to come back and spend some money.



Gregory

Computer Viruses - The Real And Present Danger

Friday, September 12th, 2008
Niall Roche asked:


If you’ve never been the victim of a computer virus, you may think that all of the uproar over these nasty little programs is making much ado out of nothing. You may even be thinking that computer security experts and anti-virus companies are using scare tactics to sell anti-virus software. After all, the bigger the problem, the more software people buy. Today, the anti-virus business is worth several billion dollars and it shows no sign of slowing down.

So, with all of this money at risk, you are certainly justified in wondering whether computer viruses really are as big a problem as the industry says they are.

Unfortunately, the answer is that they absolutely are. If you get a virus, you could actually lose your money, your identity and your computer’s hard drive. With new viruses being developed constantly, the problem continues to grow. While many viruses are more annoying than destructive, even a “harmless” virus can use up valuable resources. The worst viruses can spread worldwide in a few days and wreak unbelievable havoc. The damage from one infamous virus can mean billions of dollars in lost business opportunities and damaged equipment.

With all of this bad news, is there any good news for computer users? Take this quick risk quiz:

1. Does your computer have antivirus software installed on it?

If you can say yes, you are much less a risk than people that don’t have antivirus software. If you say no, than it is only a matter of time until you find out about viruses personally.

2. Does your computer have a firewall installed on it?

If your response is yes again, you can relax a bit. You’re doing all you can do software wise to keep your computer safe from a deadly virus. If you say no again, you are leaving your computer wide open for an attack.

Despite all of the media attention paid to antivirus software, people still have the “It can’t happen to me.” mentality. They laugh off warnings to protect their computers and say that they are working just fine. They think that because they never actually initiate a file download or send and receive files with friends, they are safe. A few months go by and suddenly they can’t get their computers to boot up forever and then when they finally do start, they plod along at a snail’s pace.

To make things worse, quite a few of these computer users who leave their computers unprotected are actually taking classes for computer related careers. They are completely at sea when they have to try to repair the damage caused by a virus filled computer. Perhaps a basic class on computer care and repair is in order!

You are probably wondering how viruses develop anyway. Hackers are the people creating these nasty bugs, right? Actually, while some hackers may decide to create computer viruses, most of them spend all of their waking hours attempting to break in to the most secure and top secret systems they can find. People who write viruses are people with an ax to grind. They want to send a wake up message or show people that they are superior to them. Today, many people are concerned that computer viruses could be used as a terrorist weapon.

If you do get a computer virus, will you lose everything on your hard drive? It actually is rare for this type of virus to spread very fast or far. Annoying viruses that stop you from starting your computer or using windows or those that mail spoof emails to your entire email address book are much more common. The hard drive is usually recoverable when the computer has one of these viruses.

What about your financial and personal information? Are viruses really likely to swipe them from the computer. Absolutely. This is a common reason that viruses are created and spread.

Is there any way to keep your computer virus free? While no anti-virus software is foolproof, installing one of these programs can provide some protection. While there are anti-virus software programs that provide better protection, any of them will help somewhat. Even free anti-virus programs are actually able to ward off at least some viruses.

After reading this information on viruses and anti-virus software, you have probably resolved to get protection for your computer right away. If so, you won’t be sorry. Dealing with viruses after you are infected is frustrating and time consuming. It is so much easier to keep a disaster from happening instead of trying to reconstruct a ton of missing data and worry about identity or financial thefts after the fact.



Anna

How Do You Know if Your Ex Still Loves You?: Quiz

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Total_harmony asked:


People are emotional, and it isnt always easy to tell what they are thinking, not if you ask them anyway. But what we can learn about a persons thinking comes from their behaviour. Work through the 7 question behavioral test below, and you will have a pretty good idea if your ex still likes you.

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1. Does your ex still wish you happy birthday and/or give you gifts on your birthday?

a.Yes

b.No

2. Does your ex still wish you well on holidays like christmas, thanksgiving, easter, etc?

a.Yes

b.No

3. Does your ex call you on phone just to say hi or to know how you’re doing?

a.Sometimes

b.Never

4. Do you know if she is dating anyone else?

a. To the best of my knowledge - No

b. I have heard that my ex is dating someone else

5. Do you still get email forwards from her?

a. Yes

b. No

6. Have you heard from mutual friends that she still misses you?

a. Yes

b. No

7. Whenever you and your ex girlfriend meet, what does she talk about?

a. Old and happy memories of your past relationship

b. Just asks what I am doing these days, general talk basically

These are simple questions, but they pinpoint certain important behaviours a person will display if they have a level of intimate affection for someone.

Now, if you answered mostly “A” in the above questions, then yes, your ex still loves you.

The more A answers, the more intense this love is towards you. Do you know what i mean?

Please not that these questions are meaningless if the breakup has happened less then 1 week ago. Your ex needs time to start missing you and to think about you, only then will their attraction towards you increase. If you want your ex back, please don’t make the common mistake of calling them and begging whatever you do, this will revolt them. You need a solid plan if you are going to get them back.

You Ex Is Constantly Telling You Their True Feelings. Learn How To See Them!



Renee