tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20647064280703836632024-03-17T20:38:33.511-07:00Where Greg Cryns (the elder) hangs out sometimesI've been floating away from the marketing blog. Maybe I'll return there. Maybe.greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-27308735157743911892011-10-08T15:34:00.000-07:002011-10-08T15:34:22.283-07:00Famous<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PQR60H9py7Zx23hzQkG1foDlQit-sI8q3XiFmdUDsCMgWsllxElcR49MupgA_i134jLubaelmS5H_-hHrkSQOdZXdjgzeB2F6f6Ux_rZIPrxbClE0rkUIR6dv3kPRKDVN9oPN3g8V3Zt/s1600/FAMOUS+GROUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PQR60H9py7Zx23hzQkG1foDlQit-sI8q3XiFmdUDsCMgWsllxElcR49MupgA_i134jLubaelmS5H_-hHrkSQOdZXdjgzeB2F6f6Ux_rZIPrxbClE0rkUIR6dv3kPRKDVN9oPN3g8V3Zt/s320/FAMOUS+GROUS.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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Famous</span><br />
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The river is famous to the fish.<br />
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The loud voice is famous to silence,<br />
which knew it would inherit the earth<br />
before anybody said so.<br />
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The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds<br />
watching him from the birdhouse.<br />
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The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.<br />
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The idea you carry close to your bosom<br />
is famous to your bosom.<br />
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The boot is famous to the earth,<br />
more famous than the dress shoe,<br />
which is famous only to floors.<br />
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The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it<br />
and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.<br />
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I want to be famous to shuffling men<br />
who smile while crossing streets,<br />
sticky children in grocery lines,<br />
famous as the one who smiled back.<br />
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I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,<br />
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,<br />
but because it never forgot what it could do.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(From Naomi Shihab Nye, </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932576230/sr=8-1/qid=1148680730/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4243355-1301627?%5Fencoding=UTF8" style="color: #bb3300; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hugging the Jukebox</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, Breitenbush Books: 1984. As it's out of print, you might click on her name on that Amazon page and check out some of her more accessible books.)</span></span></span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-18894122079525594232011-09-30T06:14:00.000-07:002011-09-30T06:14:57.882-07:00Using Walmart gift cards online<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtFi-oA4Yv3TpZXCK-OMIPQj7sART05Ce_bP1p2C4rQC2UFBV6IJjuiI7449mA6Ffus_i4Zix3tIcUlE2R2Bv17Qhns58y_xiajYhuMAw4xFCKZ1G6KIW7A3PIQJowebqLNb3EqV4A3LW/s1600/gift+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtFi-oA4Yv3TpZXCK-OMIPQj7sART05Ce_bP1p2C4rQC2UFBV6IJjuiI7449mA6Ffus_i4Zix3tIcUlE2R2Bv17Qhns58y_xiajYhuMAw4xFCKZ1G6KIW7A3PIQJowebqLNb3EqV4A3LW/s1600/gift+card.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Plastic Gift Cards:<br />
1. Can be used for purchases at Walmart.com and at any Walmart store in the U.S.<br />
2. Sam's Club members can also use the card at Samsclub.com and at any Sam's Club store in the U.S.<br />
3. They can be mailed to the recipient and take 3-5 days to arrive<br />
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Online Gift Cards:<br />
1. Are emailed to the recipient within 24-48 hours<br />
2. Contain a card number and PIN in the email that the recipient can use to purchase merchandise online at Walmart.com<br />
3. Sam's Club members can also use the card online at Samsclub.com<br />
4. We're sorry, but Online Gift Cards cannot be used at Walmart stores or Sam's Club stores<br />
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Using a Wal-Mart Gift Card online at Walmart.com is simple:<br />
1. Find a product you would like to purchase and place it in your cart.<br />
2. When you check out, you will have the option to pay for your entire order or a portion of your order with a Wal-Mart Gift Card.<br />
3. Simply click "Use a Wal-Mart Gift Card," and enter your card number and PIN.<br />
4. Your card balance will be automatically applied to your order total.<br />
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Note: You may only enter up to 4 gift cards per order.<br />
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Note: U.S. Gift cards are not usable in Canada, Mexico, or in International Walmart Stores due to exchange rates.<br />
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Note: Canadian gift cards cannot be used on Walmart.com.</span></span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-31110733212109541972011-09-26T20:25:00.000-07:002012-06-27T11:34:24.743-07:00Meet the Cryns kids!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nate Cryns - owner of <a href="http://cheerleadingdancemusic.com/">CheerleadingDanceMusic.com</a><br /><br /> </div>
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<b>Noah Cryns and his son Noah<br />owner of a website design company <a href="http://musepeep.com/">MusePeep.com</a><br /><br /></b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFRnHBNUbT02wvD2NByO-gAEAA6o80wCVOt8Izppuv_bCrKeTYPJQ73gIlwI6o-MpyXJE0deYLSJqlITnJsh_9GLK9hYszvCEyggBWKup9pjJ7VbzE_s1UlqwJ2a52oMZGJlCSYhXEBoG/s1600/toby-pool.jpg" /> <b><br />Toby Cryns<br />owner of a website design company <a href="http://www.themightymo.com/">TheMightyMo</a><br /></b></div>
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<b>Greg Cryns</b></div>
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<b>Gus Cryns</b></div>
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<b>Katy Cryns</b></div>
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<b>Liana Cryns</b></div>
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</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Nate</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">My son, Nate, had a really good band Juvenocracy/aka Spank<br />
<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=rXvxPo…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvxPoGqgD0" href="http://t.co/WuKz76xw" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvxPoGqgD0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXvxPoGqgD0</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">My son, Noah (and Nate), covered "Mirage" by Tommy James. Think Noah's is even better!<br />
<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=6a8uEs…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a8uEs5g4n8" href="http://t.co/qay5hKKY" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a8uEs5g4n8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a8uEs5g4n8</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">My son, Toby, wrote the music and directed his own video<br />
<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=iqPhTt…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPhTt2Y6xE" href="http://t.co/PYT0tJNq" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPhTt2Y6xE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqPhTt2Y6xE</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">My daughter, Liana, aka Letron, wrote the music, starred in this vid<br />
<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=6rFuhM…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rFuhMvP9vM" href="http://t.co/8G3c9qDL" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rFuhMvP9vM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rFuhMvP9vM</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">My son, Greg, has his own band in Ocean Beach (San Diego) -<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9PWM…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9PWMRdCfw" href="http://t.co/KpMoAwaX" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9PWMRdCfw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc9PWMRdCfw</a> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">My daughter, Katy Cryns, is working hard on a new TV show - <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=OVAbN4…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAbN4geKPo" href="http://t.co/p3Z8dLpQ" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAbN4geKPo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAbN4geKPo</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.0976563); color: #444444; line-height: 18px;">My son, Gus, produced a record for Stretford End -<br />
<a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-display-url="youtube.com/watch?v=-Pe8iF…" data-expanded-url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pe8iFL1t2g" href="http://t.co/CAEQkMHh" rel="nofollow" style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pe8iFL1t2g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pe8iFL1t2g</a> </span></span><br />
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</span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-82106644892981085642011-09-09T12:11:00.000-07:002011-09-09T12:11:03.206-07:00Blackout: What would you do if you lost electric power?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are times when you receive an exceptionally crafted email. Unfortunately, those times do not come often enough. Here is one I read this morning from someone I admire, Michael Senoff. Michael provides hundreds of awesome business interviews on his website at no charge to the public. That is a brilliant marketing concept. Give and you will get. <br />
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This email has to do with the power shutdown in Southern California yesterday, 9.8.11. It was reported that electric power was lost all the way to Arizona. So, what would <b>YOU do without electricity? </b>Read on....<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">From: Michael Senoff <michael@michaelsenoff.com><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Subject: Blackout . . .<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />To: "greg" <<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_8" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">gregcryns@charter.net</span>><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Date: Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:19 PM<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></michael@michaelsenoff.com></span></span><br />
<div class="yiv157753925plainMail" style="line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greg<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Who knew?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />When would the power would come back on?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I was watching the movie "The Wrestler" on my battery powered laptop when my wife texted me . . .<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />"Go And Get a Generator."<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I only had a 1/2 tank of gas.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I could remember how to siphon gas from my car's gas tank from my teenage years.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I got in my car and drove to the local Ace Hardware Store. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />They were closed.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Traffic was bad.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />It would've taken me hours to get to the Home Depot on <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_9" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Genesee</span> and Balboa.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Then, I remembered.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />There were generators at Kraigan Auto Parts.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />This one was right by my house.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I approached the store and saw two workers standing in side looking out.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I asked through the locked doors if they had any generators?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />They said "yes".<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />And they unlocked and opened the door.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />They reminded me it had to be cash.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />They would only take one customer at a time.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Others waited outside.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I said . . <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />"Not a problem, I've got cash."<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />They had two gas generators in stock.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I bought the less expensive one.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />$397.00<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />This was all kind of spooky.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />About ten people were crowding outside the door of the Kraigen store. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />No doubt, they were looking for ways to power up.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I felt a bit nervous caring out the last generator.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I wanted to get it on my car and get the bleep out of there as fast as possible.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />This black out was unprecedented.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />And no one really new when the lights would come back on.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Despite what the media says.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I just don't trust the media any longer.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />It was time for me to take my "urban survival" into my own hands.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />The first problem was food.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I needed to get power to the fridge and freezer to keep the food we had from spoiling.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I had 4 hours.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I got the generator home, unpacked and running. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Was able to power up both the fridge and the freezers.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />We had enough gas to run the generator for two days.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />And at 1:30 AM that night, the power was back.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Ok . . .<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Not the real emergency I thought could have happened.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />But what if power was down for a week, ten days, a month?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />What if this was a terrorist attack?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Or a virus that destroyed our power grid?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />What if ?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Are you prepared ?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Do you have 5,000 to 10,000 in cash on had when you need it in the event of an emergency?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Remember . . 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outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><a href="http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/Fast_Cash_Interviews.htm" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_10" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/Fast_Cash_Interviews.htm</span></a><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Southern California's nine hour black out was a wake up call for me. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />I was only partly prepared.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; 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outline-width: initial;" />dynamic and dense. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Michael Senoff is the CEO and publisher of <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><a href="http://www.myfirsthmaclient.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_11" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.myfirsthmaclient.com</span></a> <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />The world's leading free digital consulting business library.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Michael is an experienced Internet marketer and talk show host and<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />a popular professional interviewer. Michael has taught 100% on<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />line around the country & around the world to more than 50,000<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />students.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />His over-the-top online audio interview web site <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><a href="http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_12" style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">http://www.hardtofindseminars.com</span></a> is listed in the top 1% of most<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />visited web sites in the world. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Michael has also worked as a coach and adviser to other famous<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />marketing consultants. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Michael is a husband and father of two young boys in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_13" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Southern<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />California</span>. He has a successful audio publishing business. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Michael is originally from <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_14" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">Atlanta Georgia</span> and is now based in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_15" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">San<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Diego, California</span>. Michael works with small to medium sized<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />companies on four different continents. <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />He is the author of the book: "TALK YOURSELF RICH": (86 of the most<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />revealing, proprietary secrets on the subject of how to make more<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />money with audio interviews and the soon to be released sequel:<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />AUDIO MARKETING SECRETS. How To Make Your Own Information Product<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Using Audio Interviews. Michael may be contacted at <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">Michael@michaelsenoff.com</a> or at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1315594955_16" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(54, 99, 136); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;">(858) 274-7851</span><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />DO YOU? DO YOU? Do you have the GUTS to forward this hard to find<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />seminars E-Lert to your friends, family and associates? <br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Do you? Do you?<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" />Send them to <a href="http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #003399; line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.hardtofindseminars.com</a> </span></div>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-29801914310077037422011-08-06T13:54:00.000-07:002011-08-06T13:54:13.147-07:00Pay Pal labels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5INZ7CL47P87bYeVmk0Cij2SU79p4FzIBJIpz2c4ibqWuyPFLXzx0Vr0OFsARHCvykcViFv2u2cuPg7vE9bWWWxMe7vh-nC_-Aska7oQimIV2JNM_1votXk_8z6qFI294FrjcDfDu8pa/s1600/paypal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5INZ7CL47P87bYeVmk0Cij2SU79p4FzIBJIpz2c4ibqWuyPFLXzx0Vr0OFsARHCvykcViFv2u2cuPg7vE9bWWWxMe7vh-nC_-Aska7oQimIV2JNM_1votXk_8z6qFI294FrjcDfDu8pa/s320/paypal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
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Hi Everyone,</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">My wife told me I could but I didn't believe her. I thought I needed a PayPal payment to print a label. This is very important for people who host a lot of auctions because you can also get Delivery Confirmation there for 19 CENTS. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Here is what you do:<br />
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Log into PayPal then click on "Merchant Services" near the top of the page--> then click on <b>Multi-Order shipping </b><span style="background-color: white;">(on the right side under <b>Shipping & Tax</b>). A Pop-Up box will come up (if you have that allowed). At the bottom of the box there is a button that says "<b>Create</b>" . Click that and fill in the information. You will need to know the weight of your package, of course.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">I've been doing this for over 3 months now. Once in a great while I need to cancel the printed label. That is easy from the main PayPal page next to your postage paid order. "Void" the label. You will have to wait a week or two for your refund, but it will come.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Later!</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Greg Cryns</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-54443653759713442172011-07-25T11:48:00.001-07:002011-07-25T11:50:19.468-07:00Can Cold Water Clean Dishes?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is for all the germ conscious folks that worry about using cold water to clean.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area of Saskatchewan. After spending a great evening chatting the night away, the next morning John's grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, John noticed a film like substance on his plate, and questioned his grandfather asking, 'Are these plates clean?'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">His grandfather replied, 'They're as clean as cold water can get em. Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the plates, as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like dried egg and asked, 'Are you sure these plates are clean?'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Without looking up the old man said, 'I told you before, Sonny, those dishes are as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't want to hear another word about it!'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">John yelled and said, 'Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my car'. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV, the old man shouted! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">'Coldwater, go lay down now, yah hear me!'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">/</span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-44115821795110884622011-07-25T05:41:00.000-07:002011-07-25T05:41:54.784-07:00BookTV: expand your knowledge base<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I spend a good part of my weekends watching and listening to <a href="http://www.booktv.org/">BookTV</a>. I learn a lot there and it is not all political (thank God!).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some examples:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/12551/After+Words+Eli+Pariser+The+Filter+Bubble+What+the+Internet+is+Hiding+From+You+hosted+by+Clay+Shirky.aspx" id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlFeatured_ctl04_hypProgramTxt" style="color: darkred; text-decoration: none;">After Words: Eli Pariser, "The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You" hosted by Clay Shirky</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/12414/Idea+Man+A+Memoir+by+the+CoFounder+of+Microsoft.aspx" id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl01_hypProgramTxt" style="color: darkred; text-decoration: none;">"Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-Founder of Microsoft" </a><span id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl01_lblAuthor" style="font-style: italic;"><br />
Paul Allen</span> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/12658/How+the+States+Got+Their+Shapes+Too+The+People+Behind+the+BorderLines.aspx" id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl04_hypProgramTxt" style="color: darkred; text-decoration: none;">How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Border-Lines</a> <span id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl04_lblAuthor" style="font-style: italic;"><br />
Mark Stein</span> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/12410/1861+The+Civil+War+Awakening.aspx" id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl10_hypProgramTxt" style="color: darkred; text-decoration: none;">1861: The Civil War Awakening</a> <span id="ctl00_ctl00_cphContentMainFrame_cphSubContentMainFrame_dlLastWeek_ctl10_lblAuthor" style="font-style: italic;"><br />
Adam Goodheart</span> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">I "met" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1c2a47; font-weight: bold;">Sarah Vowell </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1c2a47;">there</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1c2a47; font-weight: bold;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1c2a47;"> If you like history topics you will also want to meet her. </span></span><a href="http://www.booktv.org/search.aspx?For=Sarah%20Vowell"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">http://www.booktv.org/search.aspx?For=Sarah%20Vowell</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday I met <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><a href="http://www.booktv.org/Program/12687/quotSex+on+the+Moon+The+Amazing+Story+Behind+the+Most+Audacious+Heist+in+Historyquot.aspx">Ben Mezrich</a>, who is a very hot property these days. He told about how he wrote nine novels before he sold his first. He said you need to learn to welcome the </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;">rejections as surely they will come in great numbers.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But he never gave up. Now he is successful: Newest book: Sex on the Moon<br />
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*The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal<br />
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*Busting Vegas: A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds<br />
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*Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai<br />
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<i>to name a few.</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greg Cryns</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/">Work At Home Profiles </a></span></span><br />
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</i></span></span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-62392268545406653252011-07-19T10:27:00.000-07:002011-07-19T10:27:28.469-07:00Charity comes in different flavorsWhat goes around comes around?<br />
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I would rather give money to people than to charities or churches. <br />
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For example, on a recent cruise ship vacation, I gave our waiters and additional cash tip as we left. I had already arranged that they receive a bigger tip through our credit card. Somehow that did not seem enough so I was compelled to give a few dollars more.<br />
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My point is that we (especally Americans) have so much. Let's be honest. We have tons more than we need. I lost over $100 at the ship's casino over the 3 days and nights. I mean, give me a break. If I can lose money gambling and spend money to rent snorkel equipment, then I ought to give a healthier tip.<br />
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Agree or disagree?greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-46596780685241019472011-07-13T03:31:00.000-07:002011-07-13T03:31:39.034-07:00Travel Tip - disembark early<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeDxkGZkAiO7vbsFESONZ2z__DvuebjEVz_m9ZsNsMuAhC3jcFXOjfNt1NuuZEAT6rH3nAaXaGEjRmm-9WfCsAoS2FXYp2Z2_8iOvUGpq987OAHeEOoYO9iWn09COq-x0Jreu-sQMNdzz/s1600/delta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeDxkGZkAiO7vbsFESONZ2z__DvuebjEVz_m9ZsNsMuAhC3jcFXOjfNt1NuuZEAT6rH3nAaXaGEjRmm-9WfCsAoS2FXYp2Z2_8iOvUGpq987OAHeEOoYO9iWn09COq-x0Jreu-sQMNdzz/s320/delta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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My very smart wife taught me this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are pricing airline tickets you might find that your destination is one which has a layover for another location. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let me explain: my dear wife, Yvonne, is extremely resourceful. She was visiting the usual travel haunts (Priceline, etc) to find the lowest air fare to Chicago. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">She stumbled upon a flight with an ultimate destination of Milwaukee that had a lower airfare than she could find to Chicago. So, she booked her flight to Milwaukee. When she arrived in Chicago she simply got off the airplane and did not get back on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Think outside the box!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Greg</span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-46248973860298532672011-07-13T03:17:00.000-07:002011-07-13T03:17:45.588-07:00Don't Believe Them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6vfoLyru4GkvL-fweUgf4T8O9gHVzAcUb9S4bcWFCrUltIElJiMAsMqn67F_DhEfPUFouyyEXkWVmvD4vBavAHc7IdDL8_CATZEEUZTo7WvCuhQbym3buViM-xEOblCJtVrVYRr8pcI-/s1600/mike-smith-turner-field-atlanta-georgia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="251" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6vfoLyru4GkvL-fweUgf4T8O9gHVzAcUb9S4bcWFCrUltIElJiMAsMqn67F_DhEfPUFouyyEXkWVmvD4vBavAHc7IdDL8_CATZEEUZTo7WvCuhQbym3buViM-xEOblCJtVrVYRr8pcI-/s320/mike-smith-turner-field-atlanta-georgia.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am stuck in Atlanta. My plane had a mechanical problem so the good people at Delta Airline paid for the stay at a local hotel. I love my life in America. Extremely sorry that greed ruined it.</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Online marketers</strong> are people who are trying to make your wallet thinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They often claim to have the golden key to making money online. They tell you if you do this or that you will achieve lasting success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Don't believe them.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Scoop: they have experienced some success but that does not mean that the techniques they want to sell you still work. Let me put it this way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you were earning a fabulous amount of money with your Internet techinques, would you want to share them with the world? Many of these marketers simply found a small wormhole where they could fool Google into getting some clicks to their website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">These people are modern day snake oil salesmen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Don't believe them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Visit: </span><a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.workathomeprofiles.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-1853971266443014402011-03-09T09:43:00.000-08:002011-03-09T09:43:13.090-08:00How to Motivate your direct sales team through communication<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from Steve Martin's <i>LA Story</i></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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Do you have a direct sales team working with you? Perhaps this will help.</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; page-break-before: always;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Motivate Your Team Through Communication</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's almost impossible to build a successful direct sales team without communicating with your team members. Communication is key to building a good team of sales consultants who are motivated to build their own businesses, and who will build yours by doing so.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are three aspects to communication that every team builder should recognize and use if they want to build and motivate their team:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1) Commitment to communicate</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For the best results when you begin building a group of quality team members, you need to determine that you will communicate with your team on a regular basis. Once you've made that commitment, make it a part of your daily routine.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jot down notes to yourself on your planner or set up an automated system on your computer so you will remember to send out birthday or anniversary cards to team members. Call your consultants to congratulate them on their first party, sales goal, recruit, or any other important milestone.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Email your entire team every morning. You can send success quotes, motivational thoughts, contest news, or deadline reminders. It doesn't have to be long, but the idea is to stay in touch so your team knows you're available and are committed to communicating with them.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2) Communicate clearly</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If your communications are hard to understand, poorly written, sloppy or simply disorganized, they won't be nearly effective as clear, concise communication with your team.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Keep your sentences short when writing. Use spelling and grammar checkers. And proofread your writing before sending it out. These simple task will take only minutes, but will pay off greatly in building rapport with your team. If writing and grammar are not your strong points, enlist the help of a proof reader.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Team members need to know that you have valuable information to share with them, and that you can help them succeed. This is much simpler when you can express yourself well and communicate your message clearly, whether on the phone or in writing.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3) Communicate consistently</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Consistent communication might be the most important aspect of building a good team. Even poorly written communication is better than no communication at all. Never let your team feel you just signed them on and forgot about them. Communicate with them on a regular basis for the best results. Never let the words “sorry I've been out of touch lately” ever be said by you!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Consistent communication might include a weekly newsletter, a blog that is updated regularly, note cards, text messages, email updates, telephone calls, or anything else you can use to encourage team members and let them know how important they are to you, as well as how much you appreciate them.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Communication truly is key if you want to build a successful sales team. In today's age of speedy emails and texting, there is no reason not to communicate with your team on a regular basis. Doing so will motivate them to build their own businesses, which will build yours as well.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greg Cryns</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/">Work At Home Profiles</a> - an inexpensive direct sales club - Join Us!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>The Death and Resurrection of Quality Content</b><br />
Copyright (c) 2011 Bill Platt<br />
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No matter where you go online, you are bound to find someone<br />
complaining about the quality of content available online. When<br />
we want to find information that answers our questions for us,<br />
the last thing we want to do is to land on a MFA (Made For<br />
Adsense) website with questionable content. And yet, many of the<br />
people who complain about this state of affairs also contribute<br />
to the problem.<br />
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Believe it or not, you have the ability to become part of the<br />
solution, rather than to continue being part of the problem. Keep<br />
reading to learn how...<br />
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As the people who create the content that the world consumes,<br />
through the World Wide Web, we are in a very unique position. We<br />
have the power to change the future of the Internet... We have<br />
the power to change the world for the better...<br />
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We have the power to turn the Internet into something our<br />
children and grandchildren could value...<br />
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People who do not market goods and services online wonder why the<br />
Internet has become a cesspool or irrelevant and badly written<br />
content... They wonder why the information they find online is<br />
littered with so much junk and garbage... They wonder why<br />
marketers are willing to ruin the Internet in a quest to make a<br />
few extra dollars...<br />
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Google, more than any other website, understands the battle that<br />
they must win... They must devise systems that will conquer and<br />
destroy the wealth of junk content online... It is a battle that<br />
that Google must win, in order to ensure the longevity of its<br />
value in the marketplace...<br />
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Over the last year, Bing has been eating into Google's market<br />
share, in its effort to capture more eyeballs and more<br />
advertising dollars...<br />
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The wizards behind the curtain at Google understand that Google<br />
needs to change to survive. They know that Bing is winning market<br />
share, because Google's search results are littered with a vast<br />
empire of junk content, masquerading as quality content.<br />
Information consumers have begun to take notice the heaps of junk<br />
in Google's search results... And they are starting to notice in<br />
large numbers...<br />
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Google must adapt or die...<br />
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As a result, Google is becoming somewhat more aggressive to weed<br />
out the kinds of content that people are afraid that they cannot<br />
trust...<br />
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There are still vast opportunities for marketers to take<br />
advantage of Google, in order to convince Google's search<br />
algorithms that a filthy, stinking piece of dog poo is good<br />
quality content... So if this has been your business model until<br />
now, you will still have opportunities to play that game into the<br />
future...<br />
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But the reality is that the dog poo method of creating content<br />
for the Internet is one that can only promise short-term gains...<br />
Up until Google figures out how to recognize the dog poo on the<br />
Internet...<br />
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As online marketers, we are in a unique position of power... If<br />
we are willing to make a commitment to raise the bar on the<br />
quality of content we provide to the global community, we can<br />
start cleaning up our own corner of the Internet, one day at a<br />
time...<br />
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And if we are willing to make a commitment to better quality<br />
information, we can ensure a more long-term viability for our<br />
online businesses, because our content will be at a level where<br />
Google does not feel a need to whack our brand of Internet<br />
Marketing...<br />
<br />
When the Google Spam Team looks out on the vastness of the<br />
Internet and sees our content as an example of the kind of<br />
Internet they want to endorse, we will find Google technicians<br />
making a commitment not to cleanse our websites from its search<br />
results.<br />
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As web content creators, we have the power to raise the bar... We<br />
have the power to create the kind of content that our children<br />
and grandchildren will be happy to share with their<br />
grandchildren...<br />
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We have the power through the words that we choose to improve the<br />
quality of the Internet, and to make it a community more people<br />
are happy to participate...<br />
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We have the power, and our power begins with a simple idea:<br />
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If we make a commitment to using less automation and investing<br />
more personal time into our topics, with more regard for building<br />
an audience and less focus on trying to snatch another link, then<br />
we could position ourselves to ride the wave of great content to<br />
personal financial success...<br />
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Yes, it really is that easy...<br />
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We only need to make a decision to do the right thing, lead by<br />
example, and take action to bring the dream to life...<br />
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</span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-77776510093576805032011-02-04T04:04:00.000-08:002011-02-04T04:04:43.103-08:00A few Twitter tips for businesses<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I read a lot of stuff about how Twitter can be used as a marketing tool. I've seen Twitter work for a few people, but for most of us, well, just refrain. Here is a nice article about how Twitter can be used for worthwhile purposes.<br />
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<b>Top Five Twitter Tips For Business (With A Healthy Dose of Skepticism)</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">eMarketer recently reported that many of the smallest businesses in the United</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">States don’t believe that their customers can be marketed to on social</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">networking sites.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yet research also shows that social sites are being used to find local</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">businesses, especially by younger customers.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So how should a small business approach Twitter? These are my top tips:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three Do’s:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Do Use It For Research, Not Just Marketing</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You’re probably already using Google News Alerts to keep up with the latest on</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">your clients and areas of expertise (if you’re not, you should be!)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Twitter is great for tapping into the chatter on these things too. Apps like</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tweetdeck and Hootsuite allow you to set up search columns which automatically</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">display the most recent tweets on any subject of your choice. See the latest</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">buzz, and keep an eye on the competition!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Do Time Your Tweets</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">92% of retweets occur within the first hour. So the time at which your tweets</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">go out is pretty important.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Think about the “peak viewing time” of your target audience(s) – are they</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">business people or busy moms? Which time zones are they in?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Use an application such as Hootsuite to send out your pre-written tweets at</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">optimal times. You can send out the same tweet more than once to hit different</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">markets, but don’t continuously recycle the same message – you’ll get flagged</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for spam.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Do Track Your Results</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Any tweet that you want to bring traffic to your website, generate sales or</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">leads, etc. must contain a clickable link (too many folks forget to include this</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">call to action and lose out on opportunities).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s really important to track what you’re doing to evaluate results – you want</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to know what types of tweets work for you, and what times of day are best to</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">send them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, you also want to keep an eye on your Web traffic reports to evaluate your</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Twitter success. Do visitors from Twitter mostly leave your site immediately,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">or do they produce the outcomes that you want?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since you’re restricted to 140 characters, using a free URL shortening service</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">like Bit.ly is very helpful – and it also gives you automatic click-through</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">tracking for every link.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And Two Don’ts:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. Don’t Be Seduced By Big Numbers</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s a wonderful ego boost to have hundreds or thousands of followers. In fact,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Peter Shankman recently referred to this as “the new penis envy!”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But bear in mind that lots of people follow you because they expect you to</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">follow them back as the accepted convention. So they don’t necessarily care</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that much about what you write . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Notice who does respond or retweet your postings and celebrate your loyal</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">followers. Just remember that quantity doesn’t guarantee quality on Twitter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Don’t Have Unrealistic Expectations</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A recent survey found that over 70% of tweets get no response at all, and an</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">average of only 6% are retweeted.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Think about it – how many people are you following? How many tweets do you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">actively read every day, let alone click on any links, retweet or reply . . .</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course, it only takes one response that’s exactly the right one to make a</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">huge impact on your business.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But don’t expect every tweet that you send to be life (or business) changing!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">© 2010, Philippa Gamse. Reprint rights granted so long as the article and</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Philippa Gamse, CMC is a web strategy pioneer, consultant and speaker who has</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">critiqued over 5,000 websites in North America and Europe. To learn more about</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">how Philippa can improve your website results visit</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.websitesthatwin.com/">http://www.websitesthatwin.com</a> and while you're there check out her popular web</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">strategy audio guides at<a href="http://www.websitesthatwin.com/web-strategy-store.html"> http://www.websitesthatwin.com/web-strategy-store.html </a></span><br />
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.greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-7886898521198599332011-02-02T14:24:00.000-08:002011-02-02T14:24:23.309-08:00My Lucky Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lFlWcuCgazCLXF__nF6wPUlbB7ddzMzj152QvctjvN9-mJAnCtb2XQAj46Y4TAOdnSM5KFRv_OHdyXvr1W588kI7NfePNqdukXemziH-1vM3zgbpMYz6qAZ9VhJbsj3PAK2_n85-SHkP/s1600/%252420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lFlWcuCgazCLXF__nF6wPUlbB7ddzMzj152QvctjvN9-mJAnCtb2XQAj46Y4TAOdnSM5KFRv_OHdyXvr1W588kI7NfePNqdukXemziH-1vM3zgbpMYz6qAZ9VhJbsj3PAK2_n85-SHkP/s320/%252420.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Sometimes it <b>does</b> pay to get up and get out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Recently I bought a used book in a second hand book story. The cost was $1.00. The book was published in 1963. I suspect it was in many personal libraries and book stores over the years and it may move on to even more interesting resting places since I tend to donate my books to the local library.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I skimmed the pages as I always do before I decide to spend much time with a book. I saw something green flash so I skimmed it again, flipping the pages with anticipation. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There they were. Three crisp, folded once, $20.00 bills that were made in 1963. It's one thing to win a turkey when you buy a chance, it's another to come across serious hard cash. For me, $60.00 is serious money.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I told the story to my doctor this morning in her office. She told me a story of her own. Seems she knows a lady whose husband died a few years ago. He was in real estate and did quite well, said my doctor. His wife was gathering the information for the IRS to determine the estate tax damages. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The lady knew she had to account for the contents of their two safety deposit boxes, one for her and one for him. She knew he would put some cash into the box whenever he had extra.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She found $40,000 in cash in the box.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greg Cryns</span><br />
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.greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-73448498770340835922011-01-17T05:43:00.000-08:002011-01-17T05:43:54.238-08:00Get some free (and good) advertising at Google Places<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBND-NgUpAgGVy3S_5CxkwKbY_XJpC_ro7OyY4vPQV8o2V0OhNk5DG3SrIDM7pouPwV5fRvGypkc84Nvk0N0izsi2_Zp_trMFReLPISautLZ6l63xRqG1XqABQPlILStNbW-jwW17HU7hP/s1600/STARS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBND-NgUpAgGVy3S_5CxkwKbY_XJpC_ro7OyY4vPQV8o2V0OhNk5DG3SrIDM7pouPwV5fRvGypkc84Nvk0N0izsi2_Zp_trMFReLPISautLZ6l63xRqG1XqABQPlILStNbW-jwW17HU7hP/s320/STARS.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
It's a Small Small World</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Have you taken advantage of <b><a href="http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=28247">Google Places</a></b> for free advertising on the Internet?</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">See how it works. Do a search in Google for "Scentsy in Paso Robles, California". On my browser Yvonne is also #1 for "Scentsy in san luis obispo" which is a bigger town down the road. What do you see? You should see my wife's name at or near the top of the search results. You can probably get the same result for your company and city. Did I mention it is FREE?</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">But first, why is it a good idea to make this happen? If you believe, like I do, that a fair number of people are searching for reps in specific places, then you might as well get it done asap. Sure, you may not get much action right away, but what if just one person found you that way each month. How many might join your team?</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Did I tell you this is very easy to make happen and it takes maybe 15 mintues of your time? </span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">So, first do a search for your company and city like I did above. See what your competition is. You will probably see just a couple of people (at most) unless you live in a large city.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Then go to this Google web page:</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: arial;"></span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=282471">http://www.google.com/support/places/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=282471</a> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">Do what Google says in the instructions. In a short time, maybe a week or two, your listing will also be up there where Internet searchers can see you.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b>Greg Cryns</b></span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/"><b>Work At Home Profiles</b></a></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-30379923280849739612011-01-08T10:57:00.000-08:002011-01-08T10:57:46.733-08:00I have no secrets - youtube clip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am a big time Youtube fan. Here are a couple of my favorites.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year!<br />
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Greg Cryns</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Work At Home Profiles</span></b></a><br />
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.greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-26507395577473649302010-12-27T17:43:00.000-08:002010-12-27T17:43:13.772-08:00Learn from the experts and do what they teach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOF7WpaKnxmXKHmyHQNKBD8k2bXg_xjDEGNNIk0aFj3v51YTnXNKC-KC3U-U3G-lhbHIrtncFlaYx555HXuvhFnF3O-HBt3otgAn_XVPF0s5xkS0Bor4AtQjjed1e5g6tZJ9GRkfBYZgg/s1600/shout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOF7WpaKnxmXKHmyHQNKBD8k2bXg_xjDEGNNIk0aFj3v51YTnXNKC-KC3U-U3G-lhbHIrtncFlaYx555HXuvhFnF3O-HBt3otgAn_XVPF0s5xkS0Bor4AtQjjed1e5g6tZJ9GRkfBYZgg/s320/shout.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Follow The Experts Who Do What They Teach</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Copyright (c) 2010 Willie Crawford</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Willie Crawford Incorporated</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">http://WillieCrawford.com/ezine.html </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I'm sure that you realize, not all online marketing experts</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">are the same. Some are only interested in your money, and they</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">know that the quickest and easiest way to get it is to sell you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"the dream."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many so-called experts have never done what they teach. They come</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">online, survey the landscape, and decide that teaching is easier</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">than doing. So they hire a ghost writer to write an ebook, or</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">worse, they write an ebook filled with their theories. Then they</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">roll this ebook out with lots of fanfare, selling it to</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">unsuspecting newbies.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Buyers of the above ebook, read maybe half way through it, spot</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">another shiny object, and are off to try what sounds like a</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">faster, easier way.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So how do you avoid falling into this and a dozen other traps?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are two ways that I'll recommend.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1) Use tools such as the search engines to investigate the</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">marketer or company before spending a penny with them. The</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">internet is very inter-connected AND transparent. It's nearly</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">impossible to have a serious online presence and not be very</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">visible in the search engines. For example, if you were to</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"google" my name, you would find over 2 million returns, and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">most of them would be me!</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If I googled someone, or a company’s name, and couldn't find it,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'd definitely ask why. I'd also probably start running in the</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">opposite direction as fast as possible, with one hand on my</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">wallet.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2) Follow the experts who actually do what they teach. If you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">can't see that they do what they teach, there is a good chance</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that they don't, and the reason may be that they are not sure</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that it will work. As you look to see that they are actually</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">doing what they teach, also put it through the common sense test.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As an example, many of my friends and mentors teach that your</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">business cannot grow beyond a certain point with you trying to do</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">everything in your business. When you first read that, you may</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ask yourself if this is just a sales ploy. So you observe top</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">online marketers and notice that they have copywriters,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">programmers, operation managers, affiliate managers, webmasters,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">graphic artists, ghost writers, email managers, virtual</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">assistants, etc., working for them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then you shift to the offline world and notice that in the most</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">successful restaurants, the owner is not in the back washing</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">dishes, cooking, or supervising waiters. He is not on the cash</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">register or waiting on tables. Instead he may be wandering the</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">floor and "hob knobbing" with customers, making them feel</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">important. He may be just observing his business, looking for</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">areas that can be improved and places where employees may need</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">more training.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm sure that you're beginning to get my point now. You often</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">wonder if a marketer recommends that you do something because it</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">will make him a profit, or if he really believes what he is</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">recommending. Observing that he is actually doing it himself...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">that he believes in what he teaches enough to use it in his</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">business, is very powerful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As a personal example, I preach that you should outsource as much</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as possible, and focus on growing and managing your business. I</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">know how to do many of the day-to-day tasks of running an online</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">enterprise. After 14 years I've tried doing many of them, and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">become very good at some of them. However, I personally outsource</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">most jobs related to graphics, copywriting, webmastering,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">programming, building mini-nets, keyword research, and customer</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">service.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have full-time people working exclusively for me, who handle</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">most of these tasks. It took a while, but I finally realized that</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">these people don't cost me money, they make me money.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I do what my good friend Maria Gudelis calls engaging in talent</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">arbitrage.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maria has a very in-depth, yet inexpensive, course on being an</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">offline consultant. I've gone completely through that course a</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">dozen times, and have it memorized, AND do what she teaches. One</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of the things that she teaches is that you land offline</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">consulting clients, and define what they need, etc., but that you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">don't do most of the work. You pass it off to outsourced talent</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as soon as possible, but you pocket most of the fees collected at</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the same time. I follow Maria because I can see that she does</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">what she teaches.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By the way, I encourage you to check out Maria's course in being</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">an offline consultant. You'll find it at: http://timic.org/Maria</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I mentioned earlier that you should check out the person that</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">you're following. Another way that I do that is by looking at</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">whether or not what they teach agrees with what other verified</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">experts teach. One of my favorite experts is Dan Kennedy, and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Maria's teachings totally agree with what Dan teaches as far as</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">how to leverage your business, and which segment of the market</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">you should go after. Incidentally, you should go after segments</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of the market that HAVE money and are willing to spend it on you</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and your products or services.</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'll wrap up this article, but share more of my thoughts and</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">observations soon. In the meantime, develop the habit of really</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">noticing whether your favorite guru actually does what he</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">teaches. That could make a huge difference in your bottom line.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">marketing minds gather to network, brainstorm, and jointly</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">grow their businesses. Join The Internet Marketing Inner</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Circle today for $1. Complete details at: <a href="http://timic.org/">http://timic.org/</a> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Greg Cryns</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.workathomeprofiles.com/"><b>Work At Home Profiles</b></a></span><br />
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</span>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-74666847430449484592010-12-23T04:49:00.000-08:002010-12-23T04:49:22.052-08:00The Spice Trade Expedition<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In production, this new and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">unique behind-the-scenes look at the flavor industry. "</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">As proof of how awesome and specific the flavorings can be, he relates smelling one that is identical in essence to a grilled hamburger. Crazy.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">"</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></b>greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-32855317076852101972010-12-18T10:58:00.000-08:002010-12-18T10:58:57.250-08:00Small Business: You don't outsource some tasks? What are you waiting for?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxNp-_nGLOpd1J_VCitAAqcqKB_EHSeXTocincmqGDTmF-2zUHk1q9cnfasvG9AIga1HBqZrnWfB0TriaJx_EWx78bRjqJ09wpSyC6irB0E52UVMUBf-iM8id2z93pMVBcAtsyHveYMD0/s1600/finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxNp-_nGLOpd1J_VCitAAqcqKB_EHSeXTocincmqGDTmF-2zUHk1q9cnfasvG9AIga1HBqZrnWfB0TriaJx_EWx78bRjqJ09wpSyC6irB0E52UVMUBf-iM8id2z93pMVBcAtsyHveYMD0/s1600/finish.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Out sourcing some of your work can give your business a big boost</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I sold insurance I was fearful about hiring a secretary at first. Besides thinking I could not afford one, I didn't think she would earn her keep. After hiring my secretary I wanted to kick myself for not doing it earlier.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many extremely successful internet marketers say they would do one thing differently if they could. They say they’d outsource earlier in their business. In fact, many experts advise outsourcing almost from the very beginning. If you’ve come to a point where you’re ready to seek outsourcing help, congratulations! This is an important step. Where you go from here will help determine your success.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Your First Step</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your first step may be surprising. It’s not to start asking for referrals or to do a Google search for freelance help. Your first step is to <b>sit down at your desk and plan</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You want to begin with a definition or a list of the tasks you need help with. These tasks will also likely include systems or a step by step of how you want the task to be accomplished. For example, if you’re outsourcing your customer service, you want to outline your customer service system so whoever you hire can step right in and do the job correctly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You also want to plan how you’re going to outsource the task. For example, are you going to start small and outsource only a portion of the responsibility? Do you want to be able to add tasks and responsibilities as you develop a working relationship with your help? Do you want to be able to add more tasks as you can afford them? What’s your long-term outsourcing plan? That takes us to your second step.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Creating an Outsourcing Budget</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How much can you afford to pay? This is going to involve two key questions:</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* What is the task worth to you? (This is in terms of both time and money.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* What is your hourly value? (How much do you make per hour?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your hourly value can be calculated by dividing your profits by the number of hours you work each week, month or year. For example, if you make $50,000 in profits annually and you work 2080 hours annually, then your hourly value is $24/hour. This information can help you decide if it makes financial sense to outsource a task. If it costs more than $24/hour then it might not be a wise financial step.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Where to Find Outsourcing Help</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you have determined exactly what you’re looking for and how much you can afford to pay, then it’s time to start looking for outsourcing help. You can find good contractors in a number of places. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Ask associates for referrals</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Network online</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3. Search engines</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4. Freelance websites like Elance</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Search engines</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Evaluating Your Candidates</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you have a few candidates in mind, review their work samples and references and consider giving them a test project. You want to evaluate their communication skills, professionalism and ability to do the job you requested. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Maintaining the Relationship</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you’ve had the opportunity to work with a few contractors and you’ve found the people you work best with, there are a few things you’ll want to do to ensure they stick around. The first thing is to work together to determine a method for communication that works for both of you. Some people communicate well with email. Others prefer phone calls or instant messaging. Make sure this communication system is established and works for both of you. Additionally, flexibility, constructive feedback and consistent work all help keep a contractor happily working for you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Greg Cryns</b></span><br />
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.greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15532724825965762857noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064706428070383663.post-27948646723668942232010-12-18T10:57:00.000-08:002010-12-18T10:57:19.270-08:00Why don't you outsource in your business?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Out sourcing some of your work can give your business a big boost</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I sold insurance I was fearful about hiring a secretary at first. Besides thinking I could not afford one, I didn't think she would earn her keep. After hiring my secretary I wanted to kick myself for not doing it earlier.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Many extremely successful internet marketers say they would do one thing differently if they could. They say they’d outsource earlier in their business. In fact, many experts advise outsourcing almost from the very beginning. If you’ve come to a point where you’re ready to seek outsourcing help, congratulations! This is an important step. Where you go from here will help determine your success.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Your First Step</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your first step may be surprising. It’s not to start asking for referrals or to do a Google search for freelance help. Your first step is to <b>sit down at your desk and plan</b>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You want to begin with a definition or a list of the tasks you need help with. These tasks will also likely include systems or a step by step of how you want the task to be accomplished. For example, if you’re outsourcing your customer service, you want to outline your customer service system so whoever you hire can step right in and do the job correctly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You also want to plan how you’re going to outsource the task. For example, are you going to start small and outsource only a portion of the responsibility? Do you want to be able to add tasks and responsibilities as you develop a working relationship with your help? Do you want to be able to add more tasks as you can afford them? What’s your long-term outsourcing plan? That takes us to your second step.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Creating an Outsourcing Budget</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How much can you afford to pay? This is going to involve two key questions:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* What is the task worth to you? (This is in terms of both time and money.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* What is your hourly value? (How much do you make per hour?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your hourly value can be calculated by dividing your profits by the number of hours you work each week, month or year. For example, if you make $50,000 in profits annually and you work 2080 hours annually, then your hourly value is $24/hour. This information can help you decide if it makes financial sense to outsource a task. If it costs more than $24/hour then it might not be a wise financial step.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Where to Find Outsourcing Help</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you have determined exactly what you’re looking for and how much you can afford to pay, then it’s time to start looking for outsourcing help. You can find good contractors in a number of places. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Ask associates for referrals</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Evaluating Your Candidates</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you have a few candidates in mind, review their work samples and references and consider giving them a test project. You want to evaluate their communication skills, professionalism and ability to do the job you requested. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Maintaining the Relationship</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once you’ve had the opportunity to work with a few contractors and you’ve found the people you work best with, there are a few things you’ll want to do to ensure they stick around. The first thing is to work together to determine a method for communication that works for both of you. Some people communicate well with email. Others prefer phone calls or instant messaging. Make sure this communication system is established and works for both of you. Additionally, flexibility, constructive feedback and consistent work all help keep a contractor happily working for you.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In an effort to get into the social media trend, the folks at Google created Google Buzz. However, unlike most mainstream social media sites, Buzz offers users the ability to cross platforms. It is designed to offer more usability, and experts expect it to compete with sites like Facebook and Twitter. As a small business owner, Google Buzz may be another great tool to add to your marketing strategy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>What Is Google Buzz?</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Google Buzz is an application Google created for Gmail users. It gives them the to the ability to share updates, photos, videos, links and more instantaneously online. Additionally, it is mobile friendly and can be used on both iPhones and Android phones. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are essentially two main ways a business owner can take advantage of Google Buzz. The first is to use it like any other social marketing tool. Use it to connect with your prospects and customers by posting relevant and valuable information.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The second use lies in Buzz’s ability to be accessed via a mobile device. You can take advantage of geographic location and send instant messages to specific users. For example, you could create a special promotion for people who just experienced a hurricane and send it via instant message. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Like other social media sites, business owners can also send private or public messages. This provides you with the ability to connect personally with a prospect or customers. For example, if you’re reading an industry magazine and you see information a client might appreciate, you can send them a quick link to the content. These personal touches can go a long way toward building a lasting relationship.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Tips to Use Google Buzz</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Like any social networking site, there are a few rules of thumb and tips to optimize the tool. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 - Limit who you follow. Follow too many people and it becomes difficult to create real connections.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 - Participate. Simply existing on Buzz isn’t enough. You want to also contribute to the network by posting information and by responding to posts.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 - Mind your security. You can set your security features to keep your followers private. This helps prevent the mass follow trend that is prevalent on other social networking sites. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Like any social networking site, your results depend largely on what you put into it. Google Buzz is no different. Posting quality content and providing value to your followers is the key to success. If social networking is a large part of your marketing strategy and you have a Gmail account, check out Google Buzz. </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is the framework for possible deductions related to you home-based business. Note: never buy into a home-based business because you can get deductions. Not smart. Also, if you have a significant income I suggest investing in CPA services. My CPA charges $400 a year. I consider this a bargain because she is very experienced and has saved me much more money than that.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tax season is right around the corner. If you own your own home-based business or are looking to start one, it’s time to take a look at what you can write off. </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Your Home Office</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you have a home office, you can deduct a portion of your mortgage equal to the size of the space you use. In order to qualify for this tax deduction the space must be:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Where you meet with customers</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can deduct the cost of transportation, meals and even lodging if they are part of your business. For example, if you’re attending a seminar or meeting with a client off site you can deduct: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Depreciation and repairs</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can and should deduct your insurance premiums. Here’s what you can consider a business expense: </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Medical</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Motor vehicle (if your car is related to your business)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Any additional insurance you may need for your business. For example, property insurance if you rent an outside space to store your inventory.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can also deduct contribution to retirement plans. These include:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">* Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Interest Expense – If you applied for a loan to start your business, you can likely deduct the interest you’re paying on the loan. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bad Debt Expense – If you have a customer who has defaulted on money owed to you, you may be able to deduct it from your income taxes. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Legal and Professional Fees – Payments to accountants, attorneys, and contractors used to help run your business are also considered expenses.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before you file any taxes, consult an accountant to find out if you qualify for these expenses and deductions. You may also qualify for more than what’s listed here. An accountant’s expertise is invaluable. Make sure you’re compliant and get help from a qualified tax accountant. They can help you get the best tax return ever. </span><br />
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<div class="postentry" style="color: #2a3845; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My AT&T iPhone bill for the month of November, including taxes, was $97.70. That included 450 minutes, 1500 SMS messages, and unlimited 3G internet access. After a quick switch from AT&T to T-Mobile, my bill for December will drop to around $60…AND I will have an upgrade in service!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below I outline how you, too, can save $50/month or more.</span><br />
<ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When your contract expires, do not upgrade your phone.<br />
<em>I have and will continue to use an iPhone 3G that I purchased 2 years ago.</em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move to a cheap month-to-month cell phone plan with T-Mobile or another provider that your existing phone is compatible with.<br />
<em>In my case, my iPhone 3G works perfectly on T-Mobile’s network.</em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Drop unneeded services.<br />
<em>I dropped text-messaging (SMS) completely and went with a 200 MB data plan with T-Mobile<br />
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</ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That’s it! Here is how my costs broke down on my recent upgrade:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $39.99/month for 450 minutes; I am now paying $39.99/month for<strong>1000 minutes</strong>. That’s 550 additional minutes per month, which I will use. I was always counting my minutes and regularly exceeding the 450 minute allotment.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $15/month for 1,500 text messages; I am now paying <strong>$0</strong> for zero text messages. I was receiving around 250 text messages per month and sending 10 per month. I will not miss text messaging.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $30/month for unlimited internet access; I am now paying<strong>$10/month</strong> for up to 200 MB of internet. I was using around 400 MB/month, but I plan on making up for this by using WiFi rather than 3G access.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On top of all that, if I were to get another nice smartphone such as the MyTouch 4G or the G2, I would be paying another $250 or around $10/month for the phone, plus another $20/month that T-Mobile tacks on to contracts that include a discounted cell-phone (plus I would be locked into a 2-year contract!). So, I am, in effect, also saving another <strong>$30/month </strong>of which I will only include $10 in my equation since it complicates the math a bit. But know that <strong>the actual savings is around $70/month</strong>! Wow!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When all is said and done, I am saving $45/month before taxes (or $65/month if you include the hardware discount noted above), which will easily end up rounding out to around $50/month after taxes are added in. PLUS, I am getting more of the service that is most valuable to me – minutes!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To accomplish this, I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile. <em>NOTE: You will want to wait until your contract expires before doing this, or else you will be hit with a cancellation fee from your current service provider.</em> It also required me to unlock my iPhone, which was a single click using the free <a href="http://blackra1n.com/" style="color: #4071d3; text-decoration: none;">Blackra1n</a> software.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I got to thinking about it, I realized that the main things I use my iPhone for are:<br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Checking email</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Playing mp3s and podcasts</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Making phone calls<br />
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</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As such, I don’t require a whole lot of internet access, nor do I particularly enjoy text-messaging. For me, this decision was a no-brainer. I got more of what I wanted (minutes) and save $50/month!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit <a href="http://www.peoplepersonpower.com/2010/12/02/how-i-saved-50month-switching-from-att-to-t-mobile-while-still-using-my-iphone">Toby's website</a></span></b></span><br />
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<h1 class="posttitle" id="post-182" style="color: #2a3845; font: normal normal normal 1.65em/normal Georgia, serif; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px;"><a href="http://www.peoplepersonpower.com/2010/12/02/how-i-saved-50month-switching-from-att-to-t-mobile-while-still-using-my-iphone/" rel="bookmark" style="color: #4071d3; text-decoration: none;" title="Permanent link to How I Saved $50/month Switching from AT&T to T-Mobile while Still Using my iPhone"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How I Saved $50/month Switching from AT&T to T-Mobile while Still Using my iPhone</span></span></a></h1><div class="postentry" style="color: #2a3845; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My AT&T iPhone bill for the month of November, including taxes, was $97.70. That included 450 minutes, 1500 SMS messages, and unlimited 3G internet access. After a quick switch from AT&T to T-Mobile, my bill for December will drop to around $60…AND I will have an upgrade in service!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Below I outline how you, too, can save $50/month or more.</span><br />
<ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When your contract expires, do not upgrade your phone.<br />
<em>I have and will continue to use an iPhone 3G that I purchased 2 years ago.</em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move to a cheap month-to-month cell phone plan with T-Mobile or another provider that your existing phone is compatible with.<br />
<em>In my case, my iPhone 3G works perfectly on T-Mobile’s network.</em></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Drop unneeded services.<br />
<em>I dropped text-messaging (SMS) completely and went with a 200 MB data plan with T-Mobile</em></span></li>
</ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That’s it! Here is how my costs broke down on my recent upgrade:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $39.99/month for 450 minutes; I am now paying $39.99/month for<strong>1000 minutes</strong>. That’s 550 additional minutes per month, which I will use. I was always counting my minutes and regularly exceeding the 450 minute allotment.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $15/month for 1,500 text messages; I am now paying <strong>$0</strong> for zero text messages. I was receiving around 250 text messages per month and sending 10 per month. I will not miss text messaging.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I WAS paying $30/month for unlimited internet access; I am now paying<strong>$10/month</strong> for up to 200 MB of internet. I was using around 400 MB/month, but I plan on making up for this by using WiFi rather than 3G access.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On top of all that, if I were to get another nice smartphone such as the MyTouch 4G or the G2, I would be paying another $250 or around $10/month for the phone, plus another $20/month that T-Mobile tacks on to contracts that include a discounted cell-phone (plus I would be locked into a 2-year contract!). So, I am, in effect, also saving another <strong>$30/month </strong>of which I will only include $10 in my equation since it complicates the math a bit. But know that <strong>the actual savings is around $70/month</strong>! Wow!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When all is said and done, I am saving $45/month before taxes (or $65/month if you include the hardware discount noted above), which will easily end up rounding out to around $50/month after taxes are added in. PLUS, I am getting more of the service that is most valuable to me – minutes!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To accomplish this, I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile. <em>NOTE: You will want to wait until your contract expires before doing this, or else you will be hit with a cancellation fee from your current service provider.</em> It also required me to unlock my iPhone, which was a single click using the free <a href="http://blackra1n.com/" style="color: #4071d3; text-decoration: none;">Blackra1n</a> software.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I got to thinking about it, I realized that the main things I use my iPhone for are:</span><br />
<ul style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Directions/maps</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Checking email</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Playing mp3s and podcasts</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Making phone calls</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As such, I don’t require a whole lot of internet access, nor do I particularly enjoy text-messaging. For me, this decision was a no-brainer. I got more of what I wanted (minutes) and save $50/month! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Visit <a href="http://www.peoplepersonpower.com/2010/12/02/how-i-saved-50month-switching-from-att-to-t-mobile-while-still-using-my-iphone">Toby's website</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the problems in the US society is the myth that anyone can become a millionaire. Let me rephrase that, not everyone can expect to become a millionaire. Or rather, no matter how hard you try, you may not become a millionaire. This leads to such strange happenings like not wanting to tax the richest 2% more. The arguments against taxations are absurd. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Having said that, some people do become millionaires. The exception proves the rule, right?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mommy Millionaire’s - a few very short examples.... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Often when people think of millionaire business owners, they think of the <b>men</b> who have achieved this status. However, all around the world moms are making millions from their hard work and inspiration. In fact, mom inventors have changed the world. They seek to solve problems, to make being a mom or a parent easier and to help others. Here are three real life examples of mommy millionaires.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mommy Millionaire #1 - Teri Gault</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> found that her passion for saving money on groceries could help others. Her hobby turned into the million dollar business known as “The Grocery Game.” The Grocery Game is a membership based website where members receive lists of coupons, stores and promotions. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Members have access to the largest coupon database on the world. Gault offers a four-week free trial. After that, membership is $20 a month but promises to save you hundreds monthly on your grocery bill. Gault has also written a book, sells advertising space on her website, has a blog and has been featured in a number of articles. She has received worldwide attention from the news media. This empire was built on the single idea that a family can and perhaps should be able to save money on groceries. </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mommy Millionaire #2 - Dr. Kathleen Hall</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is founder of The Stress Institute (www.stressinstitute.com ), Alter Your Life and The Mindful Living Network (www.mindfullivingtv.com ). Dr. Hall took her education, experience and desire to help people and created an empire. She has a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Jacksonville State University, a Masters of Divinity from Emory University and a Doctorate in Spirituality from Columbia Theological Seminary. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Her advice has been featured on major media all around the globe; she’s a contributing writer for several websites and magazines and has authored a number of books. </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mommy Millionaire #3 - Elon Bomani</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, aka "The Dynamic Diva" is a self-made millionaire. She took $36, all that remained in her checking account, and in 18 months created The Dynamic Diva.com & Papyrus Publishing: “an innovative publishing company dedicated to writing books, CD, DVD, creating e-commerce website and services that will educate, empower and inspire individuals to fulfill their greatest dreams beyond their imagination.” </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She took her goal and desire to inspire women to become more healthy, wealthy, and wise and created a multi-million dollar business. She’s been featured on major media outlets and has a cameo appearance in "The Louise Hay Movie," where she shares her rags to riches story. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These three women are just a small example of the power moms can have on the world around them. Whether they want to help people save money, inspire or help people manage stress, they have all found a solution to a prevalent problem and made financial empires. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are women millionaires who made it working in direct sales and MLM. They are a quiet bunch but they do exist. I know a couple of them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What’s your passion? What problem can your experience, skills and knowledge solve? How can you offer value to the world and build your own million dollar business?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Greg Cryns</span><br />
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