Holly Mann's Honest Riches

When I first encountered the E-Books on the Internet offering to teach you to "Make Money Online," "Earn Money from Home," and "Get Rich with the Internet," I thought that probably the only people getting rich was whoever was selling those E-Books.

But I was still curious. And nobody was looking...

I was browsing the net and somehow came accross the ads about "The Rich Jerk" and his E-Book.

Now, personally, I don't like the idea of buying anything from someone who proudly refers to himself as a jerk. I took it as an indicator that he might also not be totally honest, and I cringed a bit when I wondered what he was doing with all the money he was making. I didn't feel like contributing, and his E-Book was too expensive for me.

But I was still curious. And I was just browsing...

I came across Holly Mann's book, "Breakthrough Money-Making Secrets Revealed." She had apparantly read Rich Jerk's E-Book, had applied what she learned, and had gotten herself from zero to $12,000 per month by making money online.

She wrote her own E-Book, to teach others her own methods and the secrets she learned. I noticed that she didn't post extravagant claims, like "make $10,000 a day without working!" (If you've ever looked at ads on the net for making money online, you know what I'm talking about.)

She is also a 24-year-old single mom living in Thailand. She seemed like a considerate person who wanted to help others. And her E-Book was only about $20.00.

So, my original hardened suspicion began to waver... I emailed my sister. I shyly mentioned the book. Of course my sister reinforced my original skepticism and reminded me not to trust these E-Book sellers who are, after all, just after my money.

A few days went by, and out of curiosity I checked Holly's "Honest Riches" website. I have to admit, the smiling photo of her with her baby in her arms just melted me a little bit. (That is a smart girl.) I tried to be staunch. I know people always just want to sell things...

I emailed her and asked a question. I got a prompt and very friendly response, as well as a small free E-Book by another writer, which explained the basics of affiliate marketing very simply. It made sense to me that this was really something that any intelligent person could do from home, given a bit of work and persistance.

A few days later my sister emailed me again. She said that she looked up this Holly Mann on the net and couldn't find much bad said about her. She suggested that I should go ahead, as, after all, $20 is not so much.

I looked through Holly's site again. Then I saw it. That was the clincher for me. A money-back guarantee. So I bought it.

I don't want my money back. This little book is beautiful. It is perfect for me, a complete novice to the field of affiliate marketing and not too well-versed on the Internet either.

Holly explains, step by step, what you need to do to make money online. The data she gives is straight, to-the-point, helpful, and easy to understand. There is no extra filler, nor endless paragraphs of "ra-ra-ra you're gonna be a millionaire." Just the data and what to do.

Soon after I began reading her book, my head was filled with ideas of how I could make money online. I had more ideas than I could even work on, in the few hours per day that I can dedicate to this endeavor. That's a pretty big step up from where I was a week before, when I said "Affiliate Marketing? What's that?"

Holly's book is also full of links to helpful websites and software (a lot of it free) which you can use to help you get your online ventures started and on the right track. Without these links and data, I would be completely lost. I could have searched through the net to find other free data on online-income-oppurtunities, but I'm glad I didn't. If I had, I would still be swimming in a sea of confusion now.

Holly has her own forum where her readers can exchange advice and encouragement. She also answers questions and inputs new ideas and data she finds. She has recently started a new free website design service for her readers, to help them get off the ground in creating their first website.

Meanwhile, I had purchased another service to help people make money online. As it also had a money-back guarantee, I decided to get a refund on that one. But not on Holly's book.

So - was Holly Mann's book a trap, where only the E-Book seller wins and the buyer pays?

No. It's a great book and it really does teach people to make money online.

Anaka Ray's blog provides information on Ebooks and other resources useful to online entrepreneurs. For more information about Holly Mann's Ebook you may visit her blog at http://anakaray.blogspot.com.Melessa Blog93580
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7 Days To Affiliate Marketing Mastery!

Are you struggling with your affiliate business? Discover how to become a super affiliate in seven days with a complete step-by-step affiliate marketing blueprint.

Many affiliates are not making any money with the programs they promote because they are simply making a lot of mistakes, which prevent them from bringing their affiliate marketing business to the next level.

The right affiliate strategy can help you make your first sale in one week, or more. It will depend on how much effort you put into the battle.

Follow these seven days to affiliate marketing profit and you should do well, and see your first affiliate sale very soon. When I saw that blueprint for the first time, I was skeptical; but when I saw commissions in my affiliate account, I knew that the process was working perfectly.

The problem is not in the process but with the affiliate marketer who didn't set a clear goal with a plan and didnt take action to achieve the success that many other super affiliates are enjoying.

So here is the plan that you must follow if you want to make your first commission in affiliate marketing...next week:

Day 1: Find a profitable market

Finding a profitable market is where most affiliates fail and then give up. It's not their fault, but nobody takes the time to explain that.

When you are starting, it is better to start with a huge market that is already profitable, like golf, weight loss, finance, self-help, beauty, sports, fitness...

Start by researching what those people want, what they are searching for on the Internet. For that, you will need a keyword research tool like Goodkeywords.com or Yahoo search marketing tool.

Day 2: Find an affiliate product for this market

Before finding the product, try to identify the needs of your targeted market. Your chosen product must be excellent; and you want to have a good commission that will reward you, motivate you and cover your affiliate campaign costs. You can start with clickbank.com or cj.com.

You must verify the sales page to see if it will convert your visitors into sales.

Day 3: Know and understand your product

Know that the goal of the affiliate is to pre-sell and not to sell. The merchant must sell his product, not you.

You should pre-sell (capture and warm up) your product to your subscriber. For that, you need to know the benefits of the product for your subscribers, and the best way to do that is to own the product.

Day 4: Prepare your advertising plan

Prepare your material: ads, articles, where you will advertise this affiliate program: Start with articles and pay-per-click traffic via Google Adwords.

Day 5: Prepare yourself to capture your prospects

You must not send your visitor to the merchant page, but you must capture his name and email address first, to secure your future affiliate commissions.

Day 6: Write your killer follow-up material

After capturing his email address, the pre-written message in your autoresponder will do the work for you and close the sale.

Day 7: Drive tons of traffic to your lead capture page

When everything is ready, start to advertise your affiliate program. Actually, you will show your lead capture (also called opt-in or squeeze page) page to the world, and take your future buyer's email address. One of the most effective ways to advertise it is to write articles.

Remember: the affiliate marketing process works, and it is perfect. But it will not work without you. So take action, and when you start to see your affiliate commissions, you will know that it is working; and you will be able to master the affiliate marketing game and become a super affiliate.

Franck Silvestre is an active affiliate marketer who loves to teach others how to make money online. Get a free ebook on affiliate marketing when you visit: http://www.MyNetMarketingland.com/Affiliate-Marketing.htmlMellisa Blog11920
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Your 7-Step Guide To Targeted Website Traffic

The goal of any super affiliate is to drive targeted traffic to their website at all times. It's not enough for an affiliate marketer to have drive and determination - you must have traffic. Compelling content or professionally designed websites are a wasted effort when you have no visitors to appreciate it.

Regrettably, getting traffic can be very difficult, particularly in the early days, given the sheer amount of websites all fighting for their share of visitors. However, help is at hand. You can increase both the quantity and quality of your website traffic by applying these top seven super affiliate traffic building tips:

[1] Use Search Engine Traffic To Your Advantage

Firstly, you need to take advantage of search engine traffic. Aim to get your website listed higher that your competition in the search results. The higher your web site is indexed for your targeted keywords the more free targeted traffic you will receive. Read the following to see how this can be done

[2] Enhance Your Link Popularity

To attain elevated search engine results your website should be getting a substantial quantity of visits already. One of the crucial ways for achieving this is by linking to other related web sites using link exchanges. While Links help to steer traffic to your site, properly crafted keyword links can also increase your rank in the results returned by search engines.

Boosting your website's link popularity can be accomplished by exchanging links with other sites that are closely related to your market, but not in direct competition. To increase the likelihood of getting your link posted on other sites, you'll need to offer a link exchange. You'll find it's helps if you post a link on your site first before you request a reciprocal link.

[3] Writing Press Releases And Articles

Writing and submitting articles is an excellent way to boost your websites link popularity, while giving you an expert status on your chosen topic. Having your articles picked-up by article directories and ezines will also boost your rankings with the search engines.

[4] Build Joint Venture Partnerships

Building joint venture partnerships is an ideal way to explode your sales. A joint venture partnership can simply be two or more business owners coming together to help promote each other's product or service. You can ask your JV partner to promote your product to his list while in return you promote his product to your list, this way you both get instant access to a totally new, but closely related, customer base.

[5] Start An Affiliate Program

One great way to multiply your promotional efforts is to get others to do it for you. You can offer a reward to affiliate marketers for driving buyers to you site. Offering affiliate commissions to drive paying traffic to your site is a win-win situation. Offer your visitors, subscribers and existing customers the opportunity to earn some cash by referring others to your website.

[6] Build An Opt-in Email List

Possibly the greatest asset any marketer could have is his own mailing list. Rarely will visitors buy from your site or a partner site that you're promoting on their first visit. Without capturing your visitor's name and email address all your time and effort getting them to your site could be wasted. Building an opt-in list of subscribers allows you to send reminders, promotions and offers without incurring any further costs.

[7] Profit From Forums

Posting on forums can get you hundreds of backlinks and visitors if done correctly. Forums are a great place to find lots of potential visitor/customers in your target market. You'll find numerous forums that cater for your market by doing a quick search in your favourite search engine. Most forums will allow you to include a link to your site in the bottom of each post you make.

As a super affiliate or marketer it's important to make use off as many tactics as possible to drive targeted traffic to your site. While striving for search engine traffic is clearly essential, you need to plan and apply other tactics as well. It's best to combine the above methods for maximum-targeted traffic, plus you'll be protecting your traffic from falling off should one tactic fail to perform as well as you expect.

Affiliate marketer Dermot Biggane helps others improve their bottom line by marketing affiliate programs. Discover how he can help you, visit his secret site http://TipsUncovered.com/AffiliateMarketingSecrets.Misti Blog69962
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Repair Credit Score through Bad Credit Car Loans

Credit problem is common these days. If you are one of the victims of bad credit and also facing problem in availing loans from the financial market to buy a car, in such condition bad credit car loans is best option for you.

Bad credit car loan is the product of the bad credit market fund which is especially designed to cater all people facing debt problem. Bad credit car loan also help the people in re-establishing their credit score by making duly and timely payments.

Bad credit car loan is available in two flavours:

Secured bad credit car loans

In secured bad credit car loan, an individual is obliged to place collateral but sometimes it is seen that the car itself act as security against the amount. The fact of collateral also enables the lender to offer competitive rate of interest. But, if the person misses any repayment of instalment then it can further worsen up his credit position. And once it get worsen up it becomes very difficult to improve the credit score.

Unsecured bad credit car loans

In unsecured bad credit car loan, there is no such obligation to place collateral. Instead of collateral the borrower provide certain documents to proof his credibility. Interest rate in unsecured bad credit car loan is little higher as compared to the secured form. Sometimes, an individual carries a misconception that the lender can take no action, in missing any payment as there is no asset involved. Rather the lender has legal right to sieze the asset or can take back the car if he tends to miss any payment.

The documents which are needed to be submit to the lender while availing unsecured bad credit car loan are:

Bank statement

Identity proof

Income proof

Financial status

Or some other detail as per the requirement.

The person can get finance from banks, financial institutions and dealers. Here banks and financial institutions are known as direct mode of finance on the other hand dealers are known as indirect mode of finance. Dealers are just intermediaries between the financing company and the borrower. But, the borrower must avoid dealing with such intermediaries as it increases the cost of the finance as they includes their profit and also charges very high rate of interest. So, it is recommended that the borrower must avail loan directly from the bank or any financial institution.

At the end, the person is suggested that whether he avails secured bad credit car loan or unsecured bad credit car loan, he should always try to make timely payments in order to improve his credit rating.

Xenia Stevens has been associated with AmericasCarLoans. She has completed her Masters in Finance from Cranfield School of Management. She provides useful information on Car loans. For further details in car loans, bad credit car loans, car loan financing, instant car loans, private car loans in US visit http://www.americascarloans.comMarianna Blog53027
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More Funny Ways To Save Money

I was doing research for my web site, on ways to save money. Checking other web sites and discussion forums, I found that the cheapskates are hitting new - and funnier - lows. Choosing a spouse according to how frugal he or she is, and reusing the plastic from bacon packages were just a couple of the serious suggestions. One man even said, "Instead of buying toilet paper, I use yesterday's newspaper."

Probably the suggestion that was the most ridiculous was to stop drinking beer. What are we trying to save all this money for? In any case, here are some more funny ways to save money. I suspect, or at least hope, that many of these really are not meant to be serious suggestions. Don't try these at home.

Ways To Save Money?

- Unplug your clocks at night to save on electricity.

- Carry powdered drink mix and add it to water when eating out, to save on buying drinks.

- Install a cat door and train your cat to go outside and to the neighbors yard to go to the bathroom. This saves you on cat litter and time cleaning the yard.

- Eat dog food. (According to this contributor, the dry dog food is better than the canned.)

- Tell everyone you'll be out of town for Christmas, so you can shop the after-Christmas sales for presents.

- Ask your friends to save the labels for you off any new products they buy, so you can put them on your thrift-store purchases when you are buying gifts.

- Run around the house and close the heater vents in all the rooms except your bedroom before going to sleep.

- Encourage mice in the house by leaving crumbs around - so your cat will have a free food supply.

- Learn speed-reading and read books for free while in the aisle at the book store.

- Leave everything in the same place in your house, so you can easily get around at night without turning the lights on.

- Bring back rolls of coins from Canada, to use at the laundromat and in pop machines, saving you 20% or more, depending on the exchange rate.

Okay, these may be funny ways to save money, but did any of them tempt you? Do you pick up pennies on the street? Wouldn't it be more efficient to just stay on the clock at work for an extra minute? Hey, and while you are there, take a big drink of water - to save on your home water bill.

Steve Gillman studies money. To get free e-courses and e-books on money topics, and for more Funny Ways To Save Money, visit: http://www.unusualwaystomakemoney.com/funny-ways-to-save-money.htmlMercy Blog28825
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20 Sure-Fire Ways To Get People To Link To Your Web

1. Offer other web sites free content to post on their web site. Include your link on all of your content. The content should related to your web site because it will be in front of your target audience.

2. When you visit a web site you've enjoyed a lot, write a review for the site. Write about the benefits you gain from the web site. Tell them they can publish it on their web site if they link to your web site.

3. Allow other people to publish your e-zine on their web site. Include your web site's ad and link in each issue you publish. This may also help you increase the number of people that subscribe to your e-zine.

4. Market your web site as a free web book. Design your web site with a title page, table of contents, chapters, etc. Just allow other people to give away the web book by linking to your web site.

5. Give your visitors an instant article directory. Tell your visitors they can instantly add a free article directory to their web site by linking to yours. Just place your ad or banner ad on top of the article directory for your main web site.

6. Allow other web sites to use your discussion board for their web site visitors. Just have them link directly to the discussion board. Include your web sites ad or banner ad at the top of the discussion board.

7. Start a members only web site. Tell visitors what's in your members only site and what it costs to gain access. Offer them a free membership if, in exchange, they link to your web site.

8. Offer your visitors a free sign up to your affiliate program. Pay them commission to sell your products or services. Just give them an affiliate link to track their sales. People will link to your web site to make extra money.

9. Create your own award site for other web sites. Give the winners a graphic or text link to place on their web site when they win. This will link your web site to theirs and draw more traffic to your web site.

10. Are you an expert on a particular subject? Offer people free consulting via e-mail if, in exchange, they either link to your site. People will consider this a huge value because consulting fees can be very expensive.

11. When you purchase a product and it exceeds your expectations e-mail the business a testimonial. Make sure your statement is detailed. Give them permission to publish it on their web site if they link to your site.

12. Create a directory of web sites on a specific topic. Give people the option of adding the directory to their web site by linking to it. Put your business ad at the top of the directory's home page.

13. Exchange content with other web sites. You could trade articles, top ten lists, etc. Both parties could include a resource box at the end of the content.

14. Allow people to download software at no charge from your web site, if they link to your web site. The software could be freeware, shareware or demos.

15. Trade other forms of advertising to people that link to your web site. You could trade e-zine ads, print ads, autoresponder ads, classified ads, ebook ads, etc.

16. Give away web space to people for free. Since you are giving it away for free, request they link to your site by placing your ad or banner to the site.

17. Join or create a web ring. A web ring is a group of web sites on a similar subject agreeing to link together. To find a web ring to join type keywords "web rings" into your search engine of choice.

18. Create an online club or association. Tell your visitors what's included in the membership and what it costs to join. Offer them a free membership if, in exchange, they link to your web site.

19. Allow people to use an online service or utilities from your web site if, in exchange, they link to your web site. The online service could be an e-mail account, search engine submission, web page design, copywriting, proofreading, etc.

20. Offer a free e-book to your web site visitors. The ebook should be related to your target audience. Allow them to give the e-book to their own web site visitors by linking directly to your web site.

Michael Anthony is Webmaster/Owner of http://www.2Minutes2Riches.com website where ordinary people are making extraordinary income from home! Want your own complete, money-making website setup for you? Go to http://www.2minutes2riches.com/pips. To get your free Home Business Tips and Ideas Newsletter subscription, send email to 2minutes2riches@getresponse.com.Melantha Blog77743
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Bad Credit Vehicle Loans: Are You Dreaming Of A Car:

The way of procuring external finance to purchase a new car has now become much easier for persons having bad credit, with the introduction of bad credit vehicle loans. For purchasing any sort of vehicle, bad credit vehicle loans have paved the way to obtain the required finance. This loan plan is specifically and deliberately designed for persons who are suffering from bad credit tags like CCJs, defaults, arrears, and so on.

There are two options for securing the funds of bad credit vehicle loans, secured and unsecured. Bad creditors who are property holders can pledge property and borrow the finance with the aid of secured form; on the contrary, persons without property can also obtain the loans amount by applying for the alternate option provided named unsecured. This classification is made in order to make the loan accessible for all categories of persons. The use of collateral matters a lot, because collateral carrying higher equity are offered more benefits than persons who borrow without placing collateral.

Bad credit vehicle loans are short term loans and the reimbursement duration does not exceed more than 7 years and less then 2 years. A fixed date of repayment is determined before authorizing the deal, and repayments have to be made in monthly installments. Within the period the rate of interest is fixed and does not alter with the changing rates. While looking for bad credit vehicle loans, applicants should keep in mind the rate of interest which is slightly higher due to the risk involved of lenders. Despite the high rates offered, if comparison is done then you can spot a rate according to your repayment ability. In such cases, it is help to take the help of online application as it not only provide information but also approves loans in instant by saving individual efforts.

Bad credit vehicle loans always welcome persons even for buying used car loans. But before borrowing the finance of bad credit vehicle loans, one should estimate the value of the vehicle and evaluate the necessity, which is a rational step to make the deal more appropriate.

Gary Grobowski is working as financial consultant for badcreditusedcarloan. He holds a masters degree in Finance. To find bad credit vehicle loans, used car loan, bad credit used car loan, car loan, online used car loan, refinance used car loan, used car loan rates visit http://www.badcreditusedcarloan.co.uk/Milissent Blog30375
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Michigan Schools Tweak Curriculum

Michigan Schools have decided that changes need to be made in the statewide Special Education curriculum. Recent updates to federal laws require the Michigan Schools to comply with new rules and requirements. Students with disabilities are depending on the schools that they attend to attain the required standards. Without changes, the programs will be forced to shut down. At the news of change, many are concerned that current services will be compromised. However, Michigan Schools have assured children and parents that special education programs, such as the Extended School Year Program, will remain intact. Public hearings on the matter will be held in upcoming weeks.

The updates in special education curriculum are one in a series of changes that Michigan Schools are experiencing. The state content expectations in both social studies and science classes have been recently revised. The new requirements will be enacted in 2007-2008 and are popular with parents. Expectations in social studies now include the study of eastern countries, current issues, and an increased level of social awareness. The standards were set by a collaboration of educational committees.

The new standards follow in a trend of the Michigan Schools. Student preparedness for the real world has become a focal point for Michigan Schools. Concern that graduating students are not adequately prepared for the work environment prompted the change. Studies show that only 32 percent of the freshman in the United States will graduate fully prepared for college. In an effort to improve this situation, Michigan Schools created enhanced statewide graduation requirements in 2006. The governor was directly responsible for enacting the requirements, known officially as the Michigan Merit Curriculum. Michigan Schools have the rare benefit of being governed by a legislative branch, executive branch, and board of education that are in rare agreement on this subject. The objectives achieved by these groups help Michigan Schools stay focused. Notably, Michigan Schools have the most ample requirements of any state in the country.

The Michigan Merit Curriculum operates under the belief that the skills needed to succeed in the workplace are not any different than those needed to succeed in college. Therefore, by preparing students for the college experience, they have achieved two things: a preparation for real life work situations, and the confidence and ability to succeed in college. Student preparation measures include improving the quality of high school courses. The issue of quality has even trumped concerns over test scores in Michigan Schools. Because students have been proven to find success when they are challenged, Michigan Schools have decided to set new educational standards. There is not dramatic a overhaul set in place, but the Michigan Merit Curriculum in Michigan Schools is a working initiative.

Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. For more information please visit http://www.schoolsk-12.com/Michigan/index.htmlMellisa Blog60756
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Experience Cinema In Paradise at the 3rd Annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) 2006!

How would the experience of annual celebrations of outstanding films amidst the idyllic tropical settings of Bahamas be for an international audience? Well, nothing short of brilliant! And needless to say, the 3rd Annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) 2006, about to take place from December 7-10 will have all the necessary components to catch the fancy of the international media with its brilliant film screenings coupled with the nations tropical beauty and cultural charms that the festival attendees will be able to indulge in. With able support and close assistance of the Founding Sponsors Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and the Islands of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, the three-day long festivities in the international film festival circuit will kick-off at the Atlantis Theatre, Paradise Island and at Galleria 6 JFK in Nassau, the two cultural hubs of Bahamas. Programs, panels, and gala parties to be held at various locations around Nassau and Paradise Island are supposed to be essential elements of this unique and gorgeous event. Above all, the most strikingly beautiful part of the whole event is that it is available and accessible to visitors and Bahamians alike.

In its mission statement, the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) claims that the festival organizers are committed to exhibiting unique films that showcase truly international themes. Films that focus on combining both enjoyment and thought provoking concepts via the cinematic arts are more than welcome as entrants. Leslie Vanderpool, the Founder & Executive Director of BIFF says that while they have screened hundreds of films from all over the world and from all Diaspora, they will be showcasing a slate of fifty narrative, documentary and short films over the festivals four days.

A truly unique and special attraction of the Bahamas film festival event will be the star-value of actor Nicolas Cage, who is an Oscar winner and a Bahamian resident. He will be present in the spectacular event as a recipient of the Career Achievement Tribute sponsored by Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch (LODH). What more, the much talked-about BIFF Tribute Chopard Award will also be presented at a gala event at the Atlantis Theatre at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and Casino to Mr. Cage by Sir Sean Connery, his co-star in The Rock.

This gala attraction is due on Friday, December 8.

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Exposing the SCAM behind Affiliate Project X

If you are in Affiliate Marketing, you need to read on...

Why? Because I am going to expose the Affiliate Project X (or APX) Scam here. You have probably heard about this ebook and asked yourself these questions....

(1) Is this just another scam on the Internet?
(2) Is it overhyped?
(3) Can I make money after reading the ebook?
(4) Is it the real deal?
(5) etc.. etc...

I have purchased and read the book. And firstly, I want to answer the 2nd question... Is Affiliate Project X (APX) overhyped? The answer is yes the ebook is overhyped. The reason why it is overhyped is because the ebook promises to reveal top secrets that other internet marketing gurus don't want you to know.

But is it true? Read on...

I personally think that not all the methods taught in the ebook are unique or new. Some of the methods have been used and taught by many successful affiliates. But for some reasons, not many people are using them. APX just repackage the ideas and make it clearer to everyone who reads it.

Is it a scam? You will be able to answer this question after you read my review...

The more interesting question is can you make money after reading it? Well.. the answer is no if you just read and don't apply it. You will be disappointed if you expect immediate return because it is not a "get-rich-quick" scheme. You can only make money if you learn and apply the methods taught in the ebook consistently. Period.

Now Let me outline what the ebook covers so we can answer whether it is a scam or not.

Here it goes... the ebook teaches 6 methods:

Method #1: The "LEECH"
This method is not new but not many people are using it. Why? Because there is some learning curve here. APX reveals the proven formula with concrete example. It is the art of selling on the net. If you are willing to spend some efforts to learn the art, you will beat most of your competitors. I followed his formula and monitored my sales went up 50%. But the downside is I spent lot of time reading, learning and applying the art and then changing my web sites. I can't expose all the details here because it won't be fair to the author. You need to buy the ebook and get the details. APX will show you step by step how to master the art quickly and beat the competition.

Method #2: The "AFFILIATE DIARY"
This method is also not new and has been taught by other gurus. But the problem here is many people do it the wrong way. It is about building your list and making money at the same time. Many people has gone the wrong path and delay the monetizing process. If you buy APX, please read page 21 very carefully about "impulse purchase". This method not only helps me to build my list but also increase my income. Very powerful technique taught here. This method alone cost more than the price of the ebook. I love this method. If I were to write the book, I will call this method "Build and Monetize". Again the ebook outlines lots more details about this method.

Method #3: The "WORKHORSE"
Now this method is only useful for the hard-working people, it involves some works (that's why it is called workhorse). If you are lazy, this method is useless to you. If you want to quit your day job and make a full-time living from affiliate marketing, this method is for you. But first please ask yourself this question and answer honestly: How bad do you want to quit your job? If you are not sure, please don't do it. If you want to quit your job badly, use this method. APX will give you the step by step instructions how to make $50-$200 per day within 30 days. Again I want to mention one more time, you need to have a mentality like a horse to make this works.

Method #4: "THIEF IN THE NIGHT"
Please note that this method is not about teaching you to steal other people's works or ideas. It is about following what the successful affiliates do. If I were to write APX, I will rename it as "FOLLOW THE LEADERS". This is exactly what the method teaches. It shows you how to identify those successful affiliates and find out what they do then follow them. If you buy APX, please read page 34-36 carefully and do it. Surprisingly, it is not difficult to uncover what those super affiliates do. The trick is you need to know how to do it.

Method #5: "FOLLOW THE BEST PART 2"
Perhaps you wonder why this is "PART 2"? While Method #4 teaches you some basic skills to follow the best without any automated tool, this method requires you to use an automated tool. I love this automated tool because it basically automates the efforts of uncovering the best affiliates and what they do to make money on the net. If you are serious about affiliate marketing, this tool is indispensable. Now I can't live without this tool :-)

Method #6: The "OPPORTUNIST"
Would you like to know how to discover hot products early before others? This method will show you the way. But if you are new with Affiliate Marketing, I suggest you focus more energy on method #1-5 first. Because when you are new, it is best to focus on few great products and work hard to promote them so you can make some money. If you follow method #6, you will need to spend money to invest and experience the new products quite often. Therefore you need to have the skills and experiences to promote and sell products quickly to recoup your investment costs. New affiliates may not have the money and skills to buy and sell products quickly.

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So these are the 6 methods taught in Affiliate Project X (APX). The last chapter of the book discusses some advanced tricks such as link cloaking, sales tracking, backend sales and promotion methods. If you read the ebook, pay close attention on page 42 about "Backend Sales" because I used this technique and experienced positive results (I experienced an increase in repeat sales from existing customers).

Now is APX a scam? Well.. for me it is definitely not a scam because I have learned and applied the methods and made money. But for those people who had purchased and did not apply the methods, they will say it is a scam. So it depends which categoty are you in?

Find out more info about Affiliate Project X at...
http://www.ebiz-quadrant.com/apx/secrets.htm

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A Car Donation in Boston the Easy Way

A Car Donation in Boston the Easy Way

The Boston vicinity offers a comfortable and flexible method to donate your car to needy charities. Vehicles are speedily picked up and frequently for free because of the robust network of non-profit organizations in the surroundings. In addition to a car donation, Boston-based charities also take boats, RVs and trucks.

Pick up locations in Boston cover the entire metropolitan Boston area, including downtown Boston, Needham, Malden, Marblehead, Rockport, Arlington, Dedham, Winthrop, Medford, Salem, Milton, Everett, Brookline, Melrose, and other locations throughout the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

A car donation is tax deductible. Donors will be eligible for the deduction as soon as thedonation is completed. The vehicle title is needed in the majority of cases, but donors who have lost the document can request a substitute copy with the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Department. The donor is also able to acquire an approval if the car donation can be completed in spite of the missing document. Required forms and info regarding the way to accomplish this are available online on the organization's website.

A car donation is an efficient method to assist the programs of the following Boston-area charities.

The Fragile X Research Foundation

FRAXA's is directly involved in financially supporting the work to acquire effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X.

FRAXA is additionally a support network for families that have difficulties coping with Fragile X and spreading awareness concerning this puzzling illness.

Founded in 1994 by parents of children experiencing the effects of Fragile X, namely. Kathy May, Michael Tranfaglia MD and Katie Clapp. This Boston charity believes that a car donation is a means to help promote the program to add to the funding for Fragile X research. The studies on the disease are predicted to yield fresh avenues in helping to comprehend other illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and X-related mental retardation.

Partners in Health

Located at 641 Huntington Ave, 1st Floor, Boston, MA, Partners in Health's target is to provide a special health care alternative for the indigent. By setting up long-term association with close affiliates that likewise concentrate on dealing with the needy. Partners In Health is working hard to complete two definitive objectives: to carry the benefits of the latest medical technology those in need and to be part of an answer to misery. Partners in Health's mission is moral as well as medical.

Moving beyond charity, the mission additionally touches on completeness. The group's team of doctors, activists and scholars help patients that don't ordinarily have access to medical and emotional care.

The Arc of Massachusetts

The Arc in Massachusetts is the umbrella group of 21 organizations throughout the commonwealth. The charity is conducting a car donation project titled New Vehicles Donation Program. All of The Arc's chapters receive each car donation as an substitute manner to assist community services and people afflicted with developmental incapacities.

A donation to give aid to persons in your locality can be given to the community branch. A car donation can be speedily processed and completed which all can be done through the Arc's official website.

The tax deductible car donation is carried out in accordance with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. A car donation can be picked up from any location. The Arc of Massachusetts and its area partners will gain the utmost gain from the car donation.

David Fordly owns the website http://cardonationtaxdeductible.com/car-donation-boston.php where you can find very useful information and resources to help you reduce your taxes through a car donation.Marlena Blog89438
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Starting an Online Business - Affiliate Programs Make it Easy

If you have been longing to start a business online you may be coming across terms you've never heard before. You may also have found the opportunities available are overwhelming. Where do you begin?

AFFILIATE PROGRAMS - EASY START

Affiliate programs may be the easiest online business to start running. Why?

With any online business you must have a product or service to sell. First you must create this product or service and then you must be able to fill orders.

Selling your own product or service also means creating a website, learning how to write ad copy, setting up a marketing plan, being able to accept payments online and obviously doing the work. If you're selling a physical product then you will need to make or buy the item, package it and pay for shipping costs. If you provide a service than you will likely have to start by doing free jobs to build your credibility and then when you are charging for your service you are still limited by how much work you can actually handle.

THE MAGIC OF AFFILIATE PROGRAMS

Affiliate programs are a great way to get started in an online business. In fact there are even some 'Super Affiliates' who are making fabulous incomes from affiliate programs. So, what ARE affiliate programs?

Affiliate programs allow you to sell another company's service or product and make a commission on every sale or lead. You do not even need to build a website or handle the transaction. Your job is to drive traffic (customers) to your affiliate link.

An affiliate link is a special URL code that will identify customers coming to the company's site from your advertising. It will likely be the website address with a code attached to the end.

Some affiliate programs also have tiers. That means if someone who is interested in SELLING the product comes through your link and signs up you will also get a small percentage of THEIR earnings.

HOW DO I CHOOSE A PROGRAM?

You should research the popularity of some of your interests. Try to determine if people are buying that product or service online. There are many sources for finding that information including free ones such as the Overture keyword tool.

When you have found an area that is popular then type the subject along with 'affiliate program' into your search engine and see which programs have services or products for that area. You can also use an affiliate program directory.

When you have found a program that looks interesting you should read the terms of the program. Make sure that payouts are not based on a high commission earning or you may never see your money. Also try to choose programs with high commission rates. Often you will find ebooks and downloadable software has the highest rates as there is no physical product to make or ship. If you are satisfied with the terms then you need to sign up - usually a simple process.

START MARKETING

The reason affiliate programs are so great for beginners is that you only need to focus on marketing - not making - your product.

Many affiliate programs have information on how to market and give you tools such as banners, product feeds and more. You can also look for other information on marketing including writing articles, creating pay-per-click campaigns, commenting in online forums etc. As you gain experience marketing you will make adjustments to your selling and start creating a wonderful income!

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Choosing To Earn A Criminal Justice Degree Online

One of the most overriding instincts in human nature is the desire to make a difference in the world. Just about everyone has the urge to positively influence their surroundings for the benefit of society. Many people choose to perform this service in the field of criminal justice. Individuals with the drive and ambition for this type of work can be seen in many arenas. Some are police officers, others are attorneys with special training in the criminal justice field, and still others benefit society by serving as probation officers hard at work to assist ex offenders in starting their new lives.

The desire to change the course of a chosen career isnt unusual in todays employment climate. More and more people are choosing to reroute the path of their lives and for those interested in criminal justice the way to go is to obtain a criminal justice degree online. There are many advantages to deciding to go for a degree in this manner. Studying online makes it possible for the student to further their education without the need to rearrange their entire work, family, and social schedules. Most criminal justice degree online programs are geared to be a study at your own pace curriculum. These types of programs are usually more affordable in terms of tuition and books as well. All of these benefits add up to create a better environment for the student to reach their goals and be ready to assist in making the world a better place with their criminal justice degree.

Like with any major decision, choosing which institution to study with should be a decision made with all of the facts checked out. The first thing to do is to be sure the school is accredited and any degree awarded from it is viable to employers. An easy way to do this is to check with the Better Business Bureau and companies and organizations that consistently hire people with criminal justice degrees. Look closely at the classes offered and at the tuition rate. Choosing to obtain a criminal justice degree online is an investment in your future and should be given your full attention before blindly signing on the dotted line. Most online educational institutions are legitimate, but it is important to do your homework first.

Receiving a criminal justice degree online prepares the graduate for several key functions in their new career. Criminal justice majors learn to be involved in a wide variety of services in the justice world. They are taught to be involved with supervision duties like probation, and assist in the incarceration system. Students are also taught to effectively interact with police at the apprehension level and to work closely with the prosecution. Newly degreed criminal justice professionals will need to learn quickly, communicate well, and have well honed problem solving skills to be successful. The ability to work well in a team environment is also helpful.

A career in the criminal justice field is rewarding in many ways. The graduate has a large range of opportunities open to them. Social service, working to protect the population, and personal enrichment are just a few of the benefits professionals in this field cite as reasons to work in this service. There are never enough caring, well trained people in this challenging field. A criminal justice degree online program is an excellent way to be prepared for the trials and rigors of your new career, all without sacrificing your current way of life. Taking advantage of this unique educational tool will have you well prepared for your new life and lead to exciting opportunities in the criminal justice field.

Andy West is a freelance writer for Virginia College. Virginia College Online offers many Criminal Justice Degree online programs. Please visit Virginia College Online at http://www.vconline.edu/site/department.cfm?Department_ID=2 to select the online program that is right for you.Merilyn Blog19362
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Affiliate Programs - The Best Ones to Start

AFFILIATE PROGRAMS - GOOD STARTERS

Affiliate programs are possibly the easiest type of online business to start running. Why?

Well, in order to start any online business you need a product or service to sell. First, you need to create the product. Then, you will have to create a website, write advertisements and set up a marketing plan. If it's a physical product you are selling then you're going to be limited by the amount of time it takes to make or buy the item, package it and ship it. Then, there's the issue of accepting payments and filling orders. We haven't even started talking about refunds and returns!

This is a daunting task especially if you've never run an internet business.

AFFILIATE PROGRAMS ARE THE ANSWER

So, what ARE affiliate programs?

Affiliate programs allow you to be the "sales force" for someone else's product or service and earn commissions for each sale. You may be pretty internet savvy without ever noticing that many companies offer you the ability to become an affiliate. Check for the "affiliate program" links which are placed in a discreet manner on many sites. One big advantage is that you do not need to build a website (though you can) or handle the transaction or fill the order. Your job is to drive traffic (customers) to your affiliate link. When a sale is made, the affiliate will send you a commission!

Signing up to become an affiliate is usually a pretty simple task. It usually involves filling out a web page providing some basic information about yourself. In turn, the company will give you an affiliate link. This is a special URL code that will identify that a customer came to the company's site from your advertising. It is usually the website address with a code attached to the end.

What Commissions Does the Program Pay?

It is very important that you know how much you can expect to earn from a sale. There is no point in spending time and money promoting a product that pays very small commissions. You could end up spending more on marketing than you make on sales. It is probably best to stick with marketing products with a high commission value, unless you have found a niche market where you can sell vast quantities of product, and make substantial commissions on your volume of sales.

How Much Traffic is their Website Getting?

Try to discover the amount of traffic the affiliate owner's website is already receiving. Alexa.com is a very useful tool for doing this research. If the website is ranked in the top 100,000, the merchant is getting a good volume of traffic, so it's possible that there may already be too many affiliates. If it is ranked below 500,000 it may be no good, or it could be a golden opportunity to make some real money by becoming one of the first affiliates!

Always research a merchant's product if their website has a low traffic ranking. It may be a good idea to buy the product yourself if you can afford it. Otherwise you could do a search to find out if there are any negative reviews about it on the internet. Be careful who you listen to though because many people are in the habit of bashing affiliate programs with nothing to really support their comments. If you find a large amount of negative reviews with little positive ones then it would probably be a good idea to stay away from that affiliate program.

How Often Are Affiliate Commissions Paid?

Some affiliate programs pay commissions every week; some once a month, others only pay every quarter. It is important that you know how often you can expect a pay check if you are going to have financial control over your business. Do you have the financial resources to continue to market a product if you have to wait a long time before you get paid? It would also be wise to find out the minimum commission that you have to earn before you get paid.

Does The Affiliate Program Use Tracking Cookies?

Many customers do not buy on their first visit to a merchant's website. It is important therefore that the merchant uses cookies for their affiliate program, so that you get credit if the customer returns and buys at a later date. Check out how long the cookies last. The longer the cookies lasts; the better the chances of you getting paid!

Does the Affiliate Program Pay on Subsequent Sales?

Some programs will only pay commission on sales that come through customers visiting their site via a direct link from your site. They pay you nothing for any subsequent purchases that the customer makes if they visit the merchants site directly. It is important that you get paid no matter what route the customer returns by if you are to build a sustainable affiliate business.

What Marketing Resources Does the Affiliate Program Offer?

Look at the type and quality of the marketing resources that they provide. Do they provide articles, advertisements, or other content that you can use to put on your site? Do they provide free guides, special offers, free viral e-books, or product samples that you can send to your list? If the marketing material they provide is good then it is likely that the business will provide good support for their affiliates.

Finding the right affiliate program for you can be tough to do. The best advice is to do your own research, follow the advice above, and listen to your instincts. Use the above questions as an aid to finding an affiliate program that enables you to reach your financial goals. You never know... You might just strike affiliate marketing gold!

Is their website professional?

Your reputation is on the line every time you promote a product or service. If you're sending your traffic to a website that is on free hosting or just looks unprofessional, then you're going to lose the confidence of your subscribers. Now, many sales letters aren't 'pretty' but they are grammatically correct, and everything is functional, with pictures and testimonials. So, although the website doesn't have to be beautiful, it does need to look 'live'.

Is their website easy to navigate?

If shoppers can't figure out how to purchase, then there's no point in sending your traffic there.

What are the numbers?

If you have two programs you like equally well, you can choose between them or write reviews for each and compare and contrast their benefits. Or, if that doesn't fit into your site, then test both to see which gives you the best results.

Free trial?

Any product that offers samples or service that offers a free trial deserves a look. If you can offer your website visitors a sample of any sort to get them hooked, you'll have much higher results than trying to convince them that the product is good.

Are there any tools to help you?

The best affiliate programs go above and beyond in their tools and resources section. Not only do they provide the standard text links and buttons and banners, but you also have solo mailings, articles, and even product feeds. These are the affiliate programs that 'get it'.

Once you find an affiliate program that you love, it's still smart to continue to test the results. Just because you think it's great doesn't mean you visitors will. Continually look at the statistics to see how much traffic you're sending and if any of it is converting. If you're not getting results and you're sending a lot of traffic, then you might want to look at a new program.

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Business Success is Influence!

Do you feel frustrated when sales prospects dont return your calls? Does your anxiety about paying your bills give off a Im frantic to get a sale look?

When you are successful business owner you have a platform to position your product or service with more people. Doors then open to client opportunities. You sell more when your platform is working for you. You can raise your rates and finally have money to go on vacation.

How do you get a platform?

Business success is influence. Influence gives you a voice in your industry. Influence gives you customers that listen. Warning: Influence is not a one-minute sales tip. The proven first step to more influence is to understand how you serve your customer. This requires tough introspection. You need to be serious about serving your customer. Many gurus call this your unique selling proposition. Many professors call this a point of view. But they dont tell you that you need to first serve your customer with passion and purpose. If you serve your customers first, you will have success. Profits will follow excellent customer service!

Proven Advice for Understanding your Business Purpose

Increase Your Business Platform Tip One. Understand your primary purpose for serving your client. You could serve clients by increasing their profitability when you are a business selling to another business (B2B). This allows the clients CEO to tame a nasty board of directors. To make this clear to your customers, clearly state the business purpose in your statement of work, in your presentation of information and your action plan. Have a single minded focus on your purpose; to increase their revenue! You could also sell your services to other businesses to decrease their operating costs. This allows them to crush their competition. Your key business purpose for the engagement is a gigantic personal benefit to these key decision makers. They will invite you back again for another engagement if you make them look good.

Easy Ways to Increase your Business Passion

Increase Your Business Platform Tip Two. Understand your key reason you wake up in the morning to serve your customer. Document your key passion. This could become your mission statement. It is a statement of who you are that will attract clients to you. For example, you could enhance customers lives in some measurable and tangible way when you are a business selling to customers (B2C).Write down three specific ways that your customers feel as a result of an interaction with your product or service. You may provide information that transforms their thinking which has a benefit of less stress. You may cause them to be more physically vibrant causing them to live life more alive. You can bring them more financial prosperity that increases their confidence about facing their future. These benefits rock! Write your reason down today.

When you dont understand how to build of platform of business success and influence. you are missing out. You make your customers miss out. On what? You! Your product or service benefits them and if you do not have a platform for success, you can not enrich the lives of those you serve.

Write down how you serve your customer with passion. Drive all your business activities to this sole purpose. This guarantees that you will have a platform to position your product or service with more people.

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Using The Ebook Internet Marketing Strategy Effectively

One of the greatest ways to make money online as many of us know, is by putting together a mailing list right away. This can lead to very targeted customers, and long lasting network relationships. If you have a mailing list, one way to start monetizing your list is by writing an ebook or even using your ebook to get people to sign up for your mailing list to begin with. It works either way.

Why exactly would people want to sign up for my mailing list?

The whole idea is to create a relationship with the person you are trying to market to by working in a small niche. What this doesn't mean is that once you create that relationship you should break it by sending all sorts of spam emails and junk offers. What you really want to do is work hard at getting dedicated users interested in your information to sign up to get even more information. This way they are very pleased with the information they receive, and you are also pleased because you can take in a profit from their interest.

How do I go about setting up a mailing list?

As this article is entitled "Using The Ebook Internet Marketing Strategy Effectively", I am going to explain to you how to start getting some targeted members to sign up by using the "ebook method" as I call it. The first thing that you need to do is to find a niche to work in. A niche is a small group of people, all with the same interest. This could be groups of people wanting to learn how to fish for example.

Find yourself a good niche.

Once you have found yourself a good niche, you can start to put together an ebook based on the niche's interests. So if you are marketing towards people that want to learn how to fish, you could write a relatively short, maybe ten to fifteen page ebook or article teaching somebody the skills and information they need to learn how to fish. This is one of the main parts to using the ebook internet marketing strategy effectively.

What do I do after I have written an ebook?

Now you need to make a website with a mailing list form to advertise it. There are plenty of free hosts out there you can use but most recommend you spend a little money to get a domain and your own hosting. After that you need to set up a page advertising your free ebook or product. There are many great copywriters out there that can do this for a cost, or you can just do it yourself if you feel you have the skills necessary. The catch is to make the user sign up for your mailing list before they can download your free ebook.

Market your website.

Back-links, articles, and seo optimization are a few great ways to make your website more popular. After your site has some popularity you should have some members signed up to your list. You should now begin to send out follow up mails every so often advertising other paid services you have or perhaps affiliate services. If you have 500 subscribers to your list and only five of them buy one of your paid products for $20, you have just made yourself an easy $100 using the ebook marketing strategy.

There are many other ways to market services with ebooks, but this method happens to be one of the most effective and widely used. It takes some skill and a lot of planning to effectively deliver, but if you read and do research first it can make the process a lot easier than it has to be.

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How to be successful with Google Adwords

Are you thinking of using Google Adwords for the first time or have you recently tried it and gave up because you didnt get the results you had hoped for?

There are many people who give up using Google Adwords because they are not getting the traffic they wanted or its costing them more money that they can afford or both!

A lot of people think that to be successful with Google Adwords you either have to be lucky or practicing some black art.

However the good news is that Google Adwords does work and you can make it work for you. By simply following the following steps, you will have a well performing Google Adwords campaign which will bring the right type of visitors to your website.

Many advertisers do not follow these basic rules and they get there advertising all wrong. So just by making sure you follow these basic steps you will already be ahead of your competition.

Understand the link between keywords, your ads and your website.

This is the golden rule for Adwords.

Google is all about relevancy.

Google wants to be sure that when one of its customers searches for something that they find websites that are relevant to that search. So you need to make sure that your list of keywords in your adgroup work well with the ads you have set for that adgroup AND that the page you send visitors to when they click on you ad also has relevancy to the list of keywords.

Keep this rule at the front of your mind when you set up your campaigns.

Avoid Broad Searches
When you set up your keywords for Google Adwords, the default setting is Broad Match.

What this means is that Google will match your keywords against a search if your words are present in the search regardless of the order of the words, whether they appear together, are plurals, etc.

As an example if you use the term used shoes as a broad match then the following searches in Google would match to your keywords

used shoes
used shoes shop
used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

As you can see this can give quite a few matches that may not be relevant to your website.

You should avoid broad searches and target you keywords with phrased and exact matches.

A phrased match is one where the keywords will only match if they are used in the exact sequence of your keyword. You enter a phrased keyword by putting curly brackets {} around your keyword.

So for our example, if I used {used shoes} then

used shoes
used shoes shop

would match but

used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

would not.

An exact match is one where the keywords will match only if that exact phrase is entered and no other words are used for the search. You enter an exact keyword by putting a square bracket [] around your keyword.

So for our example, if I used [used shoes] then

used shoes

would match but

used shoes shop
used horse shoes
shoes used in modern dance
new and not used shoes

would not.

Avoid using the Content network.

You can set up your campaigns so that you ads appear on both Googles search network and its content network.

The content network consists of websites that allow Google ads to appear.

I recommend turning off the content option when you set up your campaign because you ad may not always appear on websites that a very relevant to the ad you are running.

Only advertise to locations that it makes sense to.

When you set up your campaigns you can select which countries you want your adverts to appear to. So for example, if you sell a product in the USA that you would not ship outside then there is little point for your ad to appear to people in Europe or China for example.

Pick the times you want your adverts to appear

You can select what time of day you want your ads to appear. So if you are trying to advertise to UK buyers who are surfing during the evening, then those are the times you should be setting your ads to appear.

Organise your ad groups and campaigns

One campaign with one adgroup and one massive list of keywords is doomed. This is the one single mistake that many first time users of Google Adwords make.

Before you start using Adwords, I strongly recommend you sit down with pen and paper to plan out your campaign and adgroup structure.

What works best does tend to vary based on what you are trying to sell. However as a guide for each campaign you should aim for no more than four or five adgroups each with ten to twenty good keywords. This will give you a set of campaigns which are easy to maintain and the keywords in each adgroup can be targeted effectively.

This is only a guideline though. Ive actually had an adgroup with only one keyword and it performed wonderfully.

Use Landing Pages

So many people make the serious mistake of sending their visitors to their home page when they click on their ads.

You really want to send then directly to the page that is relevant to the ad you are running.

So for example, if you have an online clothes shop then for any adverts you are running for mens gloves, you really want to send them directly to the page for mens gloves.

So, dont use your home page unless it makes sense. Send your visitors to land on a page that is relevant to the advert they clicked on. If you dont have a page that is relevant to the advert, then why are you running that advert!

Use more that one Advert and TEST!

Always, always have more than one advert running for an adgroup. This allows you to see which advert is getting the best clicks through rate. You can then change the lower performing adverts and try to beat your best one. You will soon find that you have some very effective adverts.

However to test properly, you need to set the adverts to rotate evenly. This is set in the campaign settings. In the ad serving option under the advanced settings, make sure you select the radio button for Rotate: Show ads more evenly.

Mike Seddon is the founder of KKSmarts. Their free Website Promotion Guides help many businesses to get the most out of their websites. The KKSmarts forum contains many free guides in written, audio and video format. They have guides on all things including how to do pay per click, how to optimise your website and many more. For more info:Mariya Blog20854
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Working with your Family in your Real Estate Business

5 Tips on How to Make it a Successful Combination

We all have families, but not all of us work with them. If your real estate business includes a family member or two, you already know what the good and the bad of it is. Learning how to increase the positives will help in creating not only a stronger platform for your business, but also in stronger ties with your family. This particular balance can be a tough one to manage; however, it is very possible.

As a real estate mom, no one has to tell you how difficult it is to combine your career with your family life. When part of that family life is also an integral key to the success of your business, complications can arise. Issues such as fair compensation, flex-time, favoritism, and familial boundaries can each lend a hand in specific problems you likely wont face with non-family employees. The goal is to achieve a harmonious working relationship without jeopardizing those all important family ties. To do this, you need to plan ahead and take into consideration any and all possible issues.

Making it Work

Whether youre worried about being taken advantage of or taking advantage of, some simple tips will have you headed down a much smoother path to the work environment youre seeking. These 5 tips should get you started:

Form Definite Boundaries. While this rule sounds simple, it can be difficult to achieve. The best way to handle it is open communication from the very beginning. Explain clearly that while on the job, it is best to keep family chit-chat to an absolute minimum, if at all. Let them know this goes both ways that you wont be calling them at home on the weekend to discuss work. Keep the two entities as divided as possible!

Keep the Clients Separate. Sticky situations can sometimes arise when a family member is a social friend of a client. Business is business, and any possible work issues need to be kept confidential and not turned into fodder for gossip.

No Hard Feelings. Real estate is a competitive environment. Realize that the monthly sales figures could cause negative emotions in whoever is on the lower end. Be supportive to each other to get through these moments of crises and be prepared to deal with them when they occur.

All Employees are Treated Equal. From day one. If your normal course of action is to put a job offer in writing, including compensation and benefits, dont deviate from this with family. While the process may seem more casual, it isnt. You need to be as effective and vigilant with family employees as you are with non-related ones.

Communication is Vital. You already know this, but dont forget its just as important when dealing with your family in your workplace as it is in other areas of your business. They deserve the respect of one-on-one business meetings to voice their concerns and to discuss their job, and your business, in general. Miscommunication is the biggest cause, by far, of poor job relations. Keep this in mind, and youll go a long way in keeping everyone happy. Including yourself!

All in all, the way you treat an employee should be consistent. Whether a part of your family or not, creating the correct boundaries from the beginning is imperative. However, that being said, a non-related employee probably hasnt seen you in your PJs, or at family gatherings, or visited you when you had your first baby. Therefore, normal innate boundaries arent going to be in place with family unless you strive to put them there.

Once you do, however, you will begin to see the positives when working with a family member far more often than you will see the negatives. It is possible to combine family and career as long as you know what you want, how you want it, and take the proper steps to communicate those wants effectively.

Real Estate and Life Coach Cheri Alguire has partnered with hundreds of Real Estate Professionals to help them become more successful in business and in life. Coach Cheri offers Group Coaching for Moms, Working Mothers and Pregnant Women in Real Estate, on how to balance careers with family responsibility. Learn more at http://www.realestatemoms.com, and visit Coach Cheri's Real Estate Moms blog at http://www.realestatemoms.com/blog.Morlee Blog12675
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Make Money Online - Is It Possible

If you want to make money online, than you will first have to defeat that negative voice in the back of your head that says it isn't really possible.

I can tell you firsthand it is possible and I am living proof that anyone with a little persistance and effort can crack the code and make money online. Now if you would have asked me that question several years ago, I probably would have had said "I am not sure".

But today I can definately say that is possible for you, but first you have to get your mind in the right place. In a positive place. Instead of being a doom and gloom type of person, you have to look at every step you take wether good or bad and learn from them.

I am not going to pull your chains and tell you that you are going to get rich overnite, because making money on the internet can take weeks or even months to set yourself up for success. But all of the investing and effort that you apply now will pay off later as long as you are'nt one of these many people that join a make money program and than give up when they don't see overnite wealth!

As a society we want everything to be done for us and in the blink of an eye. Answer me this question; "If you knew that in one year if followed certain steps you would be financially well off, would you pursue the steps or just say no thanks?

My guess is that financial independence would be a strong motivator for you. Guess what, it is the motivating factor for everyone that wants to make money online. The difference between you and the other guy is your desire and perseverance.

You may have to deal with family and friends along the way that tell you that you will never make money and your time is wastaed because all money making programs are scams or rippoff's! I am telling you that this is what I dealt with when I first came online, but now that I am cranking out money from my online business those people are the first ones to help me spend it! So don't get caught up in all of that negative crap!

Even when it feels like your online business moves two steps back if you keep at it, your business will jump forward and you will make money online.

Chris Peterson help's people make money online at his website http://www.affiliate-homebusiness.net. He is a living example of how you can make money online by using your computer, visit his site today at http://www.affiliate-homebusiness.netMalia Blog44208
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Student Loans A Simple Guide

There are various resources to find money for a college education. Student scholarships, student loans, and grants are available to get a college education. After going through the merits and demerits, the best option may be chosen.

Student loans are different from a student scholarship since they have to be repaid. Student loan schemes are available in two different types. One is a subsidized loan and another is an unsubsidized loan. The interest for the subsidized loan is taken care of by the Federal Government in USA and in other countries the finance ministry provides some sort of assistance, whereas the unsubsidized loans carry a normal percentage of interest. Eligibility for a subsidized loan can be found out by filling in the relevant details online

The students and the parents can become tense at the time of planning how the expenses of a college education will be met.

To finance a college education, a programme called FFELP (Federal family education loan programme) provides the most flexible and affordable student loan options. Using the loan finder web service a student can find all the required information for applying for a federal loan online. Find more info at www.loanresourceonline.info

Additional finances not covered by the federal programme such as education related expenses, overseas study, and housing can be procured through a private student educational loan. When compared to credit cards, these programmes carry a marginally lower interest rate and have very easy payback terms.

Many of the student loan agencies - both government and private - have online submission and processing facilities hence the loans are accepted after a review within a week or sooner. The repayment of the Federal student loan can start six months after the graduation of the applicant.

Student loans can be used not only to pay the fees but also for lab fees, dues for associations and housing. A student can still avail an educational loan even though the tuition is covered by a grant.

A student who is eighteen years or above in age, can apply for a student loan. Most of the student loan is deferred for repayment until the student completes the education or leaves the school.

Private loans for students are not given without a co-signer or a credit report. Credit unions give student loans if a vehicle or a boat is provided as collateral.

During the cumulative credit period, a student has the option of paying or not paying the interest part of the loan. It will become easier if periodical payment is made to cover the interest. If this is done, the capital repayment after completing the studies becomes easier for a student.

Student loans are to be repaid in ten years. Nevertheless, longer repayment facilities are provided to large student educational loans.

Lucy Bartlett is a proud contributing author. Find more articles at http://consumerresourcesportal.info/ For more info visit http://loanresourceonline.info/ or http://loanresourceonline.info/student-loans.phpMelania Blog93854
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Find Wholesale Suppliers And Dropshippers - Working Smarter Not Harder

If your reading this youve probably already invested hours, weeks or even months of your time searching for products to sell on Ebay or your website. Ive read that the majority of Ebay Powersellers make little profit.

This presents a dilemma, if the so-called experts arent making a decent living how can you expect to?

The 2 factors crucial to your online reselling success are:

1. Finding quality products that will sell.

2. Finding these products at a cost that allows you to sell at a competitive margin.

Most people will use Google or other search engines to find these products. This method has a few flaws. Firstly it is extremely time consuming. But more to the point, the wholesalers that will rank in Google will have search engine optimised their pages, ensuring your results are biased to the worst type of life form the middleman.

Another popular method of searching involves contacting manufacturers directly and asking them to supply a list of wholesalers in your area. This can be time consuming and difficult, but in the end can pay off.

A final and little discussed approach is to buy a wholesale directory. This technique is often written off, as these directories are typically out of date. However, nowadays some directories employ full time staff to research and present current and quality wholesale suppliers.

You might think, Why pay for something I can get for free? This is probably true but it depends on how much you value your time.

As always you get what you pay for. Dont expect to get information allowing you to triumph over your competitors for $20.

A great evaluation tool is http://www.ripoffreport.com/. You can see what (if any) complaints have been made against the company and assess the quality of the information.

In summery, work smarter, not harder: Assess the value of your time vs. the value of information and your computer-induced migraine might even disappear.

Jules Boven is a professional auction seller and CEO of http://www.thewholesale-hub.com, an online resource connecting retailers to wholesalers.Marchelle Blog16293
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Robin Hood And The Work At Home Scam

This little scam has been around for a while. It does not feature in the "Top Ten" work at home scams but it might find its way there in the near future because there has been a sudden surge of activity recently from people imitating this particular online scam.

The scam is quite simple and works as follows.

A self styled work at home scam "investigator" sets up a website with an anti-scam type of name: DontLetThemScamU.com or ScamNoMore.inf or something along those lines. Some even manage to work the word "authority" or "agency" into the site name to add credibility by implying they are part of a government department.

The website home page will have large headlines warning that the Internet is full of work at home scam programs and promises to reveal the truth about them. The page tells us how the author has been scammed repeatedly by work at home scam programs and has lost boatloads of money online. It goes on to describe how the scammers' prey turned into the hunter and is now able to unmask the frauds and unveil the legitimate work at home programs discovered during his crusade.

The details of the story vary a little and sometimes the "chief investigator" has a female sidekick helping with the undercover investigations. One current version of the investigator's story is that this serial scam victim set out on a one man mission to investigate Internet work at home programs and unmask the scammers for the benefit of humanity. After spending five years contacting every home business program owner he could find on the Internet, he is going to share (at no charge) the benefit of his vast experience with us - like a kind of virtual Robin Hood. Let's call our example investigator Robin from now on.

When you visit his website, Robin invites you to subscribe to his email series so that he can explain in detail what work at home scams are to be encountered on the Internet and how to avoid falling for them. Everyone wants to avoid scams, so it seems sensible to subscribe.

When the emails arrive, Robin explains at length how practically every money making online opportunity is a scam. He lumps together all sorts of different online businesses such as real estate investing, stock market investing, HYIP's, affiliate marketing, paid online surveys and data entry programs, declaring them all to be scams. For good measure, he also throws in all books and courses about building an Internet business and declares the authors of all of them to be frauds. In most instances the accusations remain vague and Robin never offers any evidence to substantiate his allegations.

Fortunately, so Robin tells us, he has managed to find treasure in the midst of all the trash and can recommend just three programs as being honest. These three programs get his seal of approval as being legitimate home business opportunities and offering a real chance to make honest money from a home based business. To help you further, Robin tells you to sign up to his selected programs quickly because they are filling up fast and you might miss the chance to join and start earning the money you've always dreamed of.

The truth is that the real scammer is our virtual Robin Hood, our hero is actually a bad guy in disguise. Robin has not really spent five years selflessly researching Internet work at home programs and losing money to scammers for the benefit of his fellow man. He just painted all those other programs black to make his whitewashed offerings look legitimate by comparison.

All sorts of things about Robin's claims raise questions such as: If he was getting scammed and losing money, what did he live on? Can it be true that out of all the thousands of work at home opportunities available, there are only three legitimate ones? Does this mean companies like Avon and Tupperware have turned into scams? Apart from the niggling questions, you should instinctively distrust anyone who attempts to make his choice of work at home program look better by making derogatory comments about all the other available programs. If a work at home program is legitimate, its members will promote it without needing to tarnish the reputation of its competitors.

Visit Elaine Currie at her Work At Home Income Directory Website tor scam free information and advice: http://www.HuntingVenus.comMelisent Blog74387
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First Steps on Starting an Internet Business

If you are considering starting an Internet business, then there are quite a few things that you will need to know, if you are going to succeed.The pitfalls of rushing into starting your own online business are many and varied. however you will be able to avoid many of the mistakes that online marketers make, when first starting out in your venture by continuing to read this article.

Why Do They Fail

Why so many newcomers to Internet marketing fail is that they have the idea in their heads, that it is going to be easy. I can tell you now that this is not the case and if you take this approach, you may only have one percent in a thousand chance or less of succeeding. Those days are almost certainly over because there is far more competition out there and everybody and their dogs want to start an Internet business.

I have already made these mistakes and can only try to help you avoid these same problems and if only one of you succeed in your business, then my efforts will have been rewarded.

Research your field

The first thing that you should do is to decide on what field of Internet marketing, you are going to venture into. When you have some idea of the field that you want to start in, you must be willing to spend some time researching that field. Without researching your field you will never know it's potential. You will need to know how big a market this field has and just how much competition there is against you.

A big competition in your field can result in a very huge amount of expense getting yourself noticed in the search engines and other advertising fields.

Investment Capital

Please do not think for one minute that you can achieve a good income without investing quite a bit of money and time into your venture. This is where I have made one of my biggest mistakes and it has cost me dearly over a period of time.

I believed in the hype of so many of the adverts telling me that I could start my own business and be earning a large amount of income within a short period of time and do it with little or no money. This may have been true once but is trutherly no longer the case. You will be told time and time again that you can make vast amounts of money, with little or no effort and investment of your cash. This is totally wrong and misleading. You are very unlikely to even earn enough of your initial outlay, that you will most certainly be going to pay out, if you believe this hype. This is most definitely true for your first year of trying to make any profit.

Once you have considered the aspect of our much money you are willing or have to invest in your future, you can move forward with your plans. We can now discuss the essential steps required to get your business on the Internet.

Choosing a Domain Name

You will need to give this some serious thought as it will say a lot about your business. It is no good just picking a random domain name that you think may be okay. Choose a name that relates to what you are selling if you are selling a product to a niche audience, i.e. If your business is to sell eBook's then you want a domain name to reflect that niche.The domain name for one of my websites is http://www.ebookarama.co.uk and on that site I sell eBook's, you can see at a glance the link between my chosen niche and my domain.

I cannot decide if this next point is really relevant or not but it is worth mentioning nonetheless. It is often stated that you should not choose to have your domain name and Internet hosting with the same company. I have seen on a number of occasions that people who do this often do run into problems. I cannot say if this is true or not because I have never had a domain name with the same hosting company. I suggest that you make up your own mind on this issue.

Choosing Hosting For Your Site

Good hosting is often overlooked and not taken seriously enough. Whilst you may have some hosting space for your site with your Internet Service Provider. This is never a good choice to use if you are serious about your business and having a hosting service will also make you look more proffessional. These days you have a very wide choice of companies offering hosting services at varying prices for your pocket. You would be wise to research the company that you are considering to go with, so that you can get an idea of how reliable their service is.

You do not want to be signing up with a company that has a bad reputation of server downtime, bad ticket support or other failings. Even if you have to pay a little more for a reliable hosting service, then you should do so. It is also a good idea to be able to host more than one domain name, so also check that this is possible. The reason that I tell you this is because you will undoubtedly expand your venture as time goes on.

I have just run into this problem myself, so I know what I am saying about this often overlooked issue. Even if you think that you are not going to need to host other domain names, you must still consider it. With the ever increasing competition of hosting providers the prices for their services have tumbled dramatically. This means that you will have far more money left in your pocket for advertising etc.

Follow what i have written above and you will have a much better chance of making your venture work.

Vince Andrews is a respected internet marketer and has published many helpfull reviews, turorials and help for other people starting out in this area. It is well known that he delivers honest and reliable views on this subject. You may use this article on your site, but please leave the my author details and bio intact. For more information please visit: http://www.ebookarama.co.uk/blogitmywayMaryjo Blog355
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Investing In Keyword Research Tools

When marketers start tinkering in search engine optimization (SEO) or in paid per click (PPC) advertising the lure of "free" draws in new search marketers like moths to a flame. The most well known "free" tool out there is the Yahoo/Overture Inventory tool. Aaron Wall of SEOBook.com has also has an expanded version of the Yahoo! tool, by adding in the subjective search totals from Google and MSN via a calculation of roughly twice the number of searches in Yahoo! for the Google total, and 1/2 the number of Yahoo! searches for the MSN total.

These tools are great to give a general idea for keyword research and at first, seem like the best source of information out there. They are also a great way to find alternative keywords that you might not have thought about. If you are a search marketer who is just starting out, these tools are a great help in helping your clients, whether they are internal or external, figure out just where it is they want to go keyword wise.

At some point, search marketers have to move beyond the lure of the "free". Why? Skewing of the keyword is why.

The best example of skewing with the free keyword tool from Yahoo! is the term "Halloween Costume". If you started to build a site for your Halloween Costume store back in February and started planning for your PPC budget in February and you were utilizing the Yahoo!/Overture tool, you could be highly disappointed come August, September and October. You will likely have blown through your budget if you based it upon the search numbers from February and March since no one is "searching" for Halloween Costumes at that time of year.

This is the primary reason for subscribing or purchasing a keyword tool that can give you a full picture of the traffic keyword produces in searches. I've worked with a few tools, and no one tool is going to give you exactly the data from all the search engines, however, the tool that comes closet is Trellian's Keyword Discovery tool.

Keyword Discovery is by far the best tool out there to give you a year's worth of information on a keyword. You can see the trending, the peaks and valleys, and also which engine the keyword is strongest in. KWD also allows you to see views of keyword performance in EBay and shopping engines like Bizrate, Froogle, Nextag and more.

By investing in keyword tools, you can punch up your value to your clients as you can understand a keyword's life cycle. You can also understand they nature of the keyword's performance in the various engines and shopping sites with tools like Keyword Discovery. Utilizing these two powerful tools can put your far ahead of other search marketers, because in the same amount of time they are utilizing the free tool and calculating "projections", tools like Keyword Discovery have given you at least 3 times as much information. In today's world it is all about working smarter, and smart is investing in the tools to get the job done right.

Liana (a.k.a Li) is the creator and main contributor to Search Marketing Gurus (http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com). Li has an extensive I.T. and marketing background, holding degrees in both Public Relations and Information Systems. In a prior life, Li was a database and visual basic programmer who "found the light" with search marketing back in 1999.Merlina Blog61947
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