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You Can Write Ads Too
Monday, November 30th, 2009 | Advertising |
by Raymond Johnston Jr. The art of writing advertisements is something most people think they don't possess. I hear so many people say that they don't possess the ability to create ads that get results. The proverb that writers are born and not created takes over the thought pattern. I'm telling you to put those thoughts aside and open your eyes and your mind. If you are in the business of Internet marketing, you probably read many advertisements each week. If you have the desire to improve ...› Continue reading
STELLAR STREAMING VIDEO CAN DRIVE SALES
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | Advertising |
Al Galbraith and Associates, a real estate marketer who turns dying industry towns into thriving recreational and retirement communities, commissioned a promotional video as an added feature for his company's website. The video has been down loaded 30,000 times by Internet users. In fact, Galbraith's Internet campaigns to sell homes from Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia to Plattsburgh, New York are so successful, the company has cut back its traditional advertising. Here's how streaming video ...› Continue reading
Another Doomsday, Another Dollar
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
In his book, Our Final Hour, Cambridge professor and Britain's 'Astronomer Royal' Martin Rees predicts humanity has no more than a 50/50 chance of survival into the next century and that by 2020 a million people will perish due to scientific error or terror. Some would call him prescient, while others would interpret his words as alarmist, resembling a layer cake with environmental fears on top of nuclear fears on top of chemical and biological threats, ad infinitum. With a sci-fi flare, ...› Continue reading
5 Simple Tips to Prevent MS Access Database Corruption
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | Computers |
Having spent many hours fixing Access databases during the past 10 years of my life, I've put together this short list of 5 Simple Tips to Prevent MS Access Database Corruption. While the potential causes are numerous, I've found that the majority of actual cases can be prevented by following these 5 simple tips. It's important to understand that any time an Access client disconnects unexpectedly, it may set a "corruption flag" in the .mdb file indicating that the database is in a corrupt ...› Continue reading
WILL GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE ANOTHER NOAH`S FLOOD?
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Title: WILL GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE ANOTHER NOAH'S FLOOD? Author: Arthur Zulu Contact Author: mailto: controversialwriter@yahoo.com Copyright: Copyright © Arthur Zulu 2002 Word Count: 632 Web Address: http://www.1stbooks.com/bookview/10975 Publishing Guidelines: Permission is granted to publish this article electronically or in print as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. WILL GLOBAL WARMING CAUSE ANOTHER NOAH'S FLOOD? By Arthur Zulu Man ...› Continue reading
Sleeping With Another Man's Wife
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 | News and Society |
As my ship pulled further away from Port my pain grew until it became unbearable. If there were a God left that I still beleived in I would have prayed that I could have been transformed into a woman, so I could cry away the pain I felt. "Are you okay,?" my ship mate asked. "I'll never see her again and I'm just feeling a little dead inside." "Oh, is that all it is Mack? If ever I saw a woman love a man, Theresa loves you with all her heart and will be right here waiting for you when we ...› Continue reading
Email Newsletters
Monday, November 16th, 2009 | Business |
As you likely know from personal experience, the value of email has been greatly tarnished by spam, unsolicited messages, online junk mail. So, many subscribers and would-be subscribers care very much about the exposure of their email addresses. Since this issue is so important, articulate a privacy policy for your newsletter. Will you rent, sell, or exchange the names of your subscribers to other organizations or persons? While most of us have no plans to do so when we are small, that opinion ...› Continue reading
Benefits & Advantages in tracking your emails with mailtracking.com
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 | Writing |
I'm going to tell you about a great service I use a lot and I'd like to see you use it too. Its free and it has lots of benefits and advantages.It is to be found at Mail Tracking and once you sign up for it and start using it you will understand its benefits real well. If you use it and send me an email (for example) you will get a report back that tells you when I opened your email, how long it took me to read it and if I open it, read it and close it then open it again later it wil also tell ...› Continue reading
Fun Email Quiz
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 | Business |
b> Fun Email Quiz By Kelly J. Watkins, MBA Are you creating a positive, professional impression when you email your co-workers and customers? Or, is Miss Manners shrieking in horror every time you hit the send button? Are you being efficient and effective when you send messages, or are you wasting time? To find out, take this fun quiz. 1. One method to achieve a conversational tone in an email message is to: a. Use slang terms and jargon. b. Use contractions. c. Use acronyms. d. Stand up and ...› Continue reading
Access Email From Another Location
Friday, November 13th, 2009 | Writing |
You're expecting an important personal email, and you're at work. So how do you access your email from another location like your office? In fact one of the most common questions I get asked is: How do I access my outlook express email (IncrediMail email) from work? Understanding Email Basics To understand how you go about this, you first need to understand the basics of email. Email functions, in fact, very much like the normal mail system. The process for both standard physical mail and email ...› Continue reading
Learning from the Stars
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
"You learn something new every day". How many times have you heard that sentence? Chances are, many many many times over the course of your lifetime you have heard those six words or some similar combination. Sometimes when we have phrases like this repeatedly, we forget or somehow stop hearing the significance in the message. Using the thesaurus in my word processor, I was able to tap into a list of twelve words which also mean "learn". There are subtle nuances to each word which may give the ...› Continue reading
How To Get What You Want...From The People You Want It From
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
Successful feedback is usually associated with improving employee productivity, but feedback is not just for supervisor-employee relationships. Being able to deliver honest, constructive feedback is also vital to healthy relationships at home. You give feedback to your children, spouse, friends, doctor, and even your hair stylist. If you run a home based business, you also need to be able to give effective messages to suppliers, customers, marketers, and web-site designers, just to name a ...› Continue reading
Don't Spend Another Dollar on Business 'Opportunities' Until You
Monday, November 9th, 2009 | Shopping |
Copyright 2005 Michael Bombard With an insecure job market, overworked employees, insufficient retirement savings and parents wanting the option to stay home with their kids, it is not surprising that many individuals are taking the leap into online business opportunities. The need to create a secondary income is a smart move for people who recognize the risks associated with the traditional job market. However, there are questions: What are some of the options out there? And how can you avoid ...› Continue reading
Turn Your Email Sign-Off Into Results
Sunday, November 8th, 2009 | Business |
Copyright 2005 Kathy Gulrich Okie dokie. The basics. What exactly is an email sign-off? Your sign-off is the part of your email -- with your name, company, phone, etc. -- that comes right after your text message. To be honest, I find most email sign-offs pretty boring. (And I find some of them pretty annoying!) Most often, however, I see lost opportunities. In this article, we'll be taking a look at how just a few simple changes to your email signature can make a BIG difference to your ...› Continue reading
What Paper or Computer Files Should You Keep?
Friday, November 6th, 2009 | Business |
What Paper or Computer Files Should You Keep? Judy Cullins c. 2004 All Rights Reserved As business people we must deal with a great deal of paper and information from email and the net every day. You need to know however, that according to the "Pareto Time Management Rule," only 20% of all paper and information is important. That leaves 80% that is not important. It's just another decision to make as to whether this information makes your life better or not. Does this shock you? It did me at ...› Continue reading
Getting What You Want Most From Other People
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
Very often in relationships we do not seem to be able to get the one thing we want more than anything else - the approval of other people. In fact the more we want it the more difficult it can be to turn the situation around. Typical approaches include withdrawing from other people so that only those who are really interested in you will make the effort to get to know you. The other person takes on all the risk of rejection and you risk not having someone make the effort to approach ...› Continue reading
How to Meet Another Couple
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 | Relationships |
So, you've decided that swinging is an option for you and your partner. You've looked at the information online or pored over books and done some research as a couple. What do you do now? How do you meet another couple to explore swinging in an up close and personal way? Finding the perfect fit Being honest with each other as a couple will help you to determine what you want from your swinging experience. Are there certain fantasies that you'd like to enjoy together or separately? Knowing ...› Continue reading