Taking a Long Vacation!

I've been thinking for a long time about taking a long vacation, but don't see the light at the end of the tunnel just yet. I've had some suggestions about visiting some place foreign like Paris, France or Milan, Italy or some other exotic place, but that's just not in the plans for right now. It has even been suggested to me that I look to invest in properties overseas.

Well, talking about taking a long vacation, what I did this past weekend was to excuse myself from "working" on the computer. It was refreshing to just go online without the express intent of working. I actually went to YouTube.com and watched a few of the American Idol Rejects from Season 6. I also sat my kids next to me and we watched old t.v. cartoons like Tom & Jerry, Betty Boop and Popeye. Talk about taking a vacation. It was just what I needed to feel refreshed and ready to start a new week. I think I'll do that from now on.

Anyway, sometimes you just need to get away, right! If I had my choice, I'm sure you've heard or read in my previous blog posts that I'd like to go to Hawaii or Tahiti, but hey, if I could, I'd go to France properties... I'd even venture to say that I'd look for apartments to buy abroad. Would you? Where would you go if you could? Take a minute or two to relax and imagine yourself there. You deserve it!

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Blog Post 299 - WOW!

I remember when I started using blogger back in March of last year. I also remember coming up on my 100th post. That wasn't that long ago. My 200th post feels like I completed it just the other day and now I'm on the verge of reaching my 300th post. WOW!

I can't believe I've lasted this long on one project. I've had so much going on this last year and I want to thank all the readers of this blog who may have benefited from my experiences, the experiences of a novice internet marketer. Maybe I should consider myself an intermediate internet marketer now. Hmmmm... Nah. Alas I am hard on myself and feel I need lots more education to label myself to be on that level. Well...one day. :-)

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If You Don't Want to do Your Own SEO...

We've been talking about search engine optimization a great deal over the past few posts with topics such as link exchanging, article submissions, keyword phrase importance and so forth. Well, for some, this information is just too much to deal with. In fact, after the first few sentences maybe you sort of just blank out.

If you're this type of person, it is perfectly o.k. for you to feel overwhelmed. SEO is not for everyone with a website. Some just want to publish a website and just let it happen. That is not a good business strategy. Therefore, that is why there are companies designed to meet your needs and provide the most stress free SEO to your website that you can think of. There are companies that handle your link text, meta tags, HTML headings, keyword phrases and so on and so forth, all for you, of course, for a fee.

What you want to do is research the company you are willing to put your website in the hands of. One place where you can do this review along with finding Search Engine Optimization Information is eTrafficJams.com. For example, they explain why meta tags are important and what they mean to your website in relation to search engines. Again, you may not be interested in the ins and outs of SEO.

eTrafficJams.com helps you to build confidence in those who can do it for you by confirming that they do understand these ins and outs. They put forth services in a professional manner and have articles that give you the knowledge you need to see what is important in choosing an SEO firm. This means that they believe you must educate yourself on what a search engine marketing firm should be able to do for you.

You may not want to perform search engine optimization for yourself, but it is my strong recommendation that you choose a firm that knows what they are doing and will propose their services to you while educating you in the process.



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Advertising a Honeymoon Package

Many marriages take place at the start of a new year because the couple wishes to start their graduated relationship fresh. They plan for this day for a long time, well, in most cases, and the one thing that money is spent on is an all inclusive honeymoon package. This is not relative to this blog, but I came across a web release that I thought would be cool to share since many of you may be getting married.

The web release comes from Vacation.net. Why this web release stood out to me is that they offer 50% savings on vacation packages. I think they are worth checking out.

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Giving Away Secrets.

I've read a number of articles where the author feels he/she is giving away something, some sort of secret when disclosing a new technique or a newly found idea. How many first times can there be though. The same disclosure in one article maybe exactly what I've read somewhere else, yet it is called a secret.

Would you say that this blog has shared with you things you previously did not know? What I've done here is put together tips, helpful hints and techniques that I found helpful to me. But know that this information is unoriginal in and of itself. I have learned these "secrets" from someone else and then have shared them with you. In fact, they can no longer be called secrets, can they.

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CSS vs. HTML - Can They Be Compared?

A friend recently asked me what I using when building my website, CSS or HTML. Well, I know a little about CSS, but not very much. I hear that knowing CSS is important, but is it absolutely necessary. Isn't knowing HTML sufficient? I am unfamiliar with CSS as a whole and so maybe this is why I ask so many questions. If you know the answers, please help. I look forward to hearing from you.

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The Time For Giving Flowers Has Arrived!

The time for giving flowers has arrived. Well, my personal thought is that this should be an all year round type of gift, isn't that so? However, with Valentines day on its way, many are thinking about giving flowers and BeyondBlossoms.com recently published a web release advertising their special deals.

Beyond Blossoms says that their mission is simple and that is "to provide the freshest flowers, with the best designs, at the lowest prices." They continue to relate, "Because our flowers are imported directly from flower farms around the world, we can save you money while providing your recipient with extremely fresh flowers." What more can you ask for, but that they include that their flowers are sold that the best prices.

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Link Exchanging - What Not To Do!

As you may know, I recently published a new website related to tall ship models and I am now in the promotion stage. One of the strategies I am using for promotional purposes is link exchanging. I've written many articles in this blog about link exchanging, but I have grown in my knowledge and am becoming more and more clear on the right way to exchange links as opposed to the wrong way.

"What do I mean," you may ask. Well, there is a wrong way, believe it or not. Some have the understanding that it does not matter where you get your inbound links (links to your website) from. Exchanging links with anyone is a good thing. This is not true. It is frowned upon in the SEO community at large and search engines hate it. The idea behind link exchanging is to get quality inbound links. How do you do this?

Think about your website. It should be relatively focussed on one type product or service. For example, you don't want a website that sells inflatable boats also selling something as unrelated as toilet bowl cleaners. They are just not in the same category and will in essence confuse search engines. The same is true in relation to obtaining inbound links.

You've been to popular stores like Target and Walmart, right. How are their products organized when you walk in the store? They are categorized so that they give the visitor the best shopping experience, right? Well when requesting link exchanges, you want links that would be most beneficial to your visitors. You want links to websites that are related to yours. You want links that your visitors will find useful. The more relevant the website that links to you is, the better. In fact, some suggest even linking to your competitors. Say it isn't so!

Well, which websites can be more relevant to yours than your competitors. I have seen a twist to this in that one can exchange links with a site that may have similar products, but a different market (i.e. USA vs. International, non USA websites). This is more to my liking and is something I am pursuing.

The bottom line is to link to sites related to your site. Don't just go out there and request links to every Tom, Dick and Harry website. It should not be done that way! The products/services do not have to be the same, just related. For example, my model ship site sells model ship display cases and I linked to a site that sells Plexiglas cleaner. The display cases are made of solid wood and plexiglas, so the fit was perfect. See what I mean?

So, what do you think about link exchanging with the competition.

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Organic Search Engine Optimization

I read a great article today about organic search engine optimization and the gist of the article was quite simple. You know, when doing your SEO research, the best thing to do immediately is educate yourself. I didn't know any of what I know today a year ago. Do you think you have to pay for classes so that you can learn great SEO tips and strategies? I didn't. There is so much information on the internet about Search Engine Optimization and there are many solid forums too where you can interact with others, ask questions, and learn.

The basic idea behind search engine optimization from what I read is to constantly build your website. You don't want to be satisfied with version 1.0. Search engines are constantly updating and changing their algorithms to meet the needs of those who use their service. These needs change from day to day the same way your needs might change day to day. What you should do is research your industry and stay up to date, on the pulse, if you will, of the most popular aspects of your industry. Then create your websites based on this information in a way that visitors will find useful.

The creation of "great" content is also a key factor in search engine optimization. This is not necessarily an easy task. You have to be dedicated to researching and finding out what's newsworthy for your readers and visitors, of course, all in relation to your product and service.

Finally, do not get overwhelmed at the gargantuan task you feel is ahead of you. You may not truly understand search engine optimization, but as you go along, day by day, you will learn more and more. Taking it one step at a time, as one movie put it, "baby steps," ultimately will put you where you want to be, at the top of the major search engines.

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Investing in Precious Metals

Investing is one way to gain a measure of security in your future and so that's one thing that people do with their money. Some invest in housing, real estate or the like, while others buy gold. What Monex.com tells us in their latest web release is that buying into precious metals is definitely a great investment. In fact, they mentioned that the U.S. government invests in silver.

So, if you feel that that particular fact is an indication that investing in precious metals is definitely a good idea, then go for it and while you're at it, Monex would like you to use them for your precious metal investing needs. They've been in the business for 30 years and counting and feel confident that they can assist you with the investment opportunities that silver, gold and other precious metals can bring to your portfolio.

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Duplicate Content

I've been hearing a heck of a lot about duplicate content over the past few months and it's slowly sinking in that I have a lot of work ahead of me. I have an e-commerce website and the products I sell are all drop shipped. Well, the manufacturers supply the content and the pictures and everything. All you do is get the product out there and see what you can do about selling it. Well, that's not all you should be doing.

I'm finding out the hard way that I could have saved myself a whole lot of time if I had taken the content that they gave me and made it my own. In other words, what you should be doing if you are developing a similar type of site is rewording the content so that it sounds nothing like the original while maintaining the same feel.

Duplicate content is OUT! Originality is IN!

Search engines hate duplicate content. They want searchers to have the best experience possible online and you can bet that eventually, even if it's working for you now, it won't very soon. For example, I sell model ship kits on my pedal car site. Well, little did I know, at quite naively at that, that many many others are selling the same thing by the same manufacturer. How am I to stand out that way? The only way is to make my content different than all the rest while maintaining the quality of the descriptions.

So do you have a lot of work ahead of you like me?

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A New Goal for January.

I have a new goal for January since I was able to complete my original January goal before its due date. I am in the process of building a third website. I'm super excited about this and want you to be excited about your goals too. What do you have in the pot for the rest of this month? Are you like me and have met all of your goals? Are you just sitting back now and relaxing?

One of the things I'd like to encourage you to do and I say this from experience, go out there and see what you can do about putting up your own website. What can you sell? What are you passionate about? That's what you should focus on.

If it's a service, that's perfect. If you don't have a product or service to sell, that's o.k. too. Just get your feet wet with having a website online. Remember all of the SEO techniques that I've been sharing via this blog. Try your best and see where it takes you. Look what has been happening to me. If I can do it and I never thought I would, you can too!

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Geico, Teens and Trucks

Did you know that GEICO set up a "Teens and Trucks" information section to its online library? Well, they have a lot to offer about safety and driving and felt it was a necessity that they could no longer hesitate to accomplish. So now there is this section at GEICO.com where you and your teen can go to review the most important safety tips about driving on top of getting online auto insurance.

I read this in a recent web release published by CarInsurance.com and I think it's good information to get out there. Here are some of the teen driving tips that were mentioned: "* Stay out of a truck's blind spots or "No Zones."* Be careful when attempting to pass a truck.* Do not swerve in front of a truck or cause the driver to come to asudden stop.* Avoid "Squeeze Play" when a large truck needs to make a wide turn.* Do not cut off a large truck or passenger bus. "

So, those are some of the helpful tips. For more, visit GEICO.com.

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Money Making Goals are Stupendous!

When your goal is to make money and you are the type of person who pursues that goal until it comes to its fruition, then you can see how much making goals and reaching them fills your inner self esteem like you wouldn't believe! I started this blog about a year ago in March and back then I didn't know anything about making money online.

If you visit my first post you will see this truth for yourself. I made a few bucks here and there and had a transcription job that I did on the side for a company in Canada, but I truly thought that was the best I could do. Then I came across this book about making money blogging and I said to myself, "What's a blog?"

The long and short of it is that I did research and then started this blog. It's been a great year. I've learned a whole lot. I've shared a whole lot with you about what I've done to make money online and now, I'm feeling like more of a professional than when I was working out in the outside work force.

What does making money online do for you?

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How is January for You?

So how is January coming along for you? I have been plugging away and doing o.k. on my first site financially. I've made a decent number of sales, although truthfully I didn't think I'd do as well as I've done so far. I'm thoroughly happy about it and feel spoiled. Now I want more. LOL!

Humans are a lot which conform easily and especially when things are going good. Well, December was a stellar month for my new company and I am spoiled beyond belief. I don't think I'm unrealistic though. I was setting myself to not be too disappointed if things didn't go quite so well this month as they did throughout the holiday season, but as I said, I feel quite good so far about the month of January.

The one thing I'm continuing to do is add new products, the newest being the original big wheel page, even if it is a few products a month. The site maintains its freshness that way and the search engines do like an active site.

Well, enough about me....What about you?

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IT Value Management

Acornsys.com recently wrote a web release about helping companies to meaningfully and sustainably improve their profit. The do this by providing very cool, high tech software that helps to provide a superior profit improvement solution.

Now, as a business owner, I would love it if someone could point me in the right direction when it comes to profiting from my business ventures. Wouldn't you want to know how too? Some of Acornsys.com's software include names like Enterprise Profit System and ABC, otherwise known as Activity Based Costing. I've mentioned this software before in one of my other blog posts, but if you are a mid range to large business, Acornsys has business solutions lined up for you including IT chargeback.

Here's a little of what Acornsys says about their business solutions. "Our solutions enable you to confidently measure, optimize and predict costs, net operating profits, EVA, capacity and resources at any level of granularity such as by customer, supplier, product, facility, transaction and more." They also say, "Every employee at Acorn is focused on helping our customers improve profits and reduce costs."

I'm not highnd enough for this type of system, but if I was, I'd like to see them in action.

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So Now That I'm Done....

Now that I've completed inputting information into my new website, I have a mind to build one more. I don't think I'll try to do it in 10 days like this last one, but maybe within one month. Of course, after building the new site, I'm not done yet. Now I have to start advertising, perhaps starting a new blog to help with RSS Feeds. I also still need to tinker with the descriptions of my products. I'd like to submit my site to a few vertical portals to touch base with people who are really interested in the products I'm selling. So much work to do!!! What are your plans for the next month?

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QualityModelShips.com

We did it!!! Our sister site is finally up and running and ready to go. We still have a little tweaking to do, but it's published. We met our goal!!!

Here's the new site: www.qualitymodelships.com

So, what do you think?

What's my favorite part of this website? I love the banner. I'm feeling more and more comfortable with the Paint.Net software and I'm really happy with the colors. Of course, one would say, let's see how well you convert and that will tell you if your site is worth it's price in salt (or some such saying).

We'll see. I'm sure you'll be reading more about the progress of this site as well as my other online make money endeavors in the coming months.

Until next time.

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Search Engine Optimization - It's Hard Work!

Search engine optimization sure is tough work. I have an e-commerce website and that means lots and lots of products. If you have an e-commerce website, you must remember that you have to perform SEO strategies for each and every product and each and every web page. It's not just about keywords on the home page. Nope! You are looking at keywords for every web page and every product and don't forget those descriptions. They are just as important.

Oh, and don't forget, "No Duplicate Content!" This is a bummer for products out there with already well written copy, but it's just not a good thing anymore, if it ever was in the past. It is difficult to get good rankings as it is. Add to that duplicate content and you are in for trouble.

By the way, if you're looking to sell a website, check out this site. I, on the other hand, gotta run! I'm still working on my second site and today is the deadline to have it all set.

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Making Money Online - Signing Up.

I don't know if you've been reading this blog for a while now, but way back when I first started, one of the ways I made money online was by signing up for companies that connected you to other companies that would get you to accept their trial offer and pay, let's say $1 for a month or for 14 days. After that, you either like the product and keep it and continue to be a member, or you canceled before your trial expired.

I signed up for a few doozies and lost lots of money instead of gaining money. Then I found a site like Inbox Dollars and some others like that where I actually made some money. All in all, I did o.k. in that arena, but it's just not for me. Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't dabble in that area yourself.

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Rewarding Yourself with a Real Vacation!

Blogging doesn't make me too much money and neither does completing online surveys, but having a few websites, blogging and completing surveys is doing me wonders in the finance department. Hi, I'm a stay at home mom and have been for almost two years. So, now that I've finally figured out how to do this, I believe this year will be my best year yet. I hope so anyway. That's why I was thinking about actually taking a real vacation, like a vacation to Hawaii. I've always wanted to go to those Islands over there.

Gebhart Properties recently wrote a web release about renting or buying a Maui Condo and that reminded me of my wish to get over to Hawaii someday, maybe someday soon. It's not exactly a dream that I can't live without per se, but wouldn't it be lovely! What is your dream vacation?

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Make Money Completing Surveys Online!

If you haven't been over to my Free Survey List site, now is the time to do so! Today alone, I made a little over $30 and I have a few more surveys in my Inbox that I haven't completed yet. The idea is to qualify for the survey by meeting a certain demographic. After that, it's just a wait and see what you get in your Inbox kind of thing. You should sign up for multiple survey sites, but don't pay for this type of information. All you have to do is search the web. There are a number of free survey list sites out there. Here's the link to mine:

Free Survey Lists & More

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We're Having a Blowout Shelby Sale!

If you're in the neighborhood this weekend (meaning online) and are looking to check out some sales, why not pop on over to my Ford Shelby Web Page!

My business goals for last year were met, thanks to an excellent holiday season, at least in my opinion. It was my first year in business (I've actually only been in the e-commerce business for seven months and I was very excited about sales in the months of October through December.)

What did we sell the most of? Well, it was a draw between the Toy Gas Pumps, the Pedal Cars and a newbie to the QualityPedalCar block, the Shelby GT 500 R C Cars.

We had just put the Shelby Collectibles up the first week in December and boy are we sure glad that we did! They were a big hit. That's why we decided to have a sale this Martin Luther King Day weekend on all Shelby Collectibles. Basically, for the remote control cars, shipping will be free for all purchases made between Friday and Monday.

All of the other Shelby Collectibles can be obtained for 20% off the retail price. This sale does not include the Shelby GT 350 Pedal Car, but you are welcome to look at that as well since it is already marked down to a great price. It's a beautiful Pedal Car signed by Carroll Shelby and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Well, I hope to see everyone there this weekend. Thank you for letting me share my successes!

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Searching for Work Outside the Home

Have you ever been to one of those firms that specifically works with your profession to get you a perfect job for your needs? I went to such a firm when I first moved to South Florida. The firm was absolutely professional in nature and had connections to all the top companies for my expertise.

My only problem was that I didn't have the flexibility in hours that they needed in order to fit me into a proper schedule. I received many phone calls from companies connected to this particular recruiter and was very surprised at the potential job offers I was given.

So, for example, say you work as a Civil Engineer and are look into Civil Engineering Jobs, a company like CSIjobs.com is more than likely going to assist you in finding the perfect job for your needs. Their latest web release shares that they are very skilled at finding work for Civil Engineers and only proceed after they get to know what your needs are.

If you haven't tried to find a job going this route (Recruiting Company) and you have some sort of expertise where this type of opportunity is available to you, I would strongly recommend it.

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My Statcounter is Not Working!

I am so frustrated! I have a storefront that works absolutely beautifully most of the year. Well, for the last few days, that same storefront with a stats system built into it is not providing me any stats. I will usually be able to see what keywords were chosen to find my site, where the visitor came from, how many visitors came to the site. It's just absolutely frustrating. I pay enough for this that I don't wish to invest in other statcounters.

I know that there are free statcounters, but for one, they are not as detailed. They also limit the amount of stats that I will receive at a time unless I pay for the paid version.

Arghhhhh!!!! I am sure it will all work out, but while it hasn't been over the last five days, I'm just bummed about it. Support is helping, but not much. I keep getting "IT is working on it," but no results so far. I think I'm just going to have to be the squeaky wheel!

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My Blogs Are Suffering!

I know it's temporary, but my blogs are suffering while I get my new website(S) set up. I'm working almost around the clock, it seems, so that I can get these sites up and running before the end of the month.

I am in speed mode and am so excited. I can't wait to finalize one of the websites I'm going to publish by hopefully this Friday. After that I think I'll take a trip to Spain. What do you think? I think I deserve it. LOL!

It's more than likely not going to happen, but I know that the more websites you have online, the more money you are likely to make. I've already established a presence for my pedal car site and it's been doing pretty good. The first week of the New Year is better than I thought it would be with a steady stream of newcomers turning into conversions. Yippie!!

But anyway, back to Spain: Ever thought of Spanish Property Investment abroad? Spending hard earned money on property overseas has always been popular for people who have money to do that. Do you think you and I will get to that stage of the game? My husband and I were talking about the potential for making money online and it's quite staggering. Right now, Spain Property Investment actually looks remotely possible.

Think about it, and I'm low balling here. If you were to earn just $3,000 net from one website per year multiplied by six to ten sites, that's $18-$30,000. You basically work hard to set the sites up and then after that, it's merely focusing on getting the traffic and ultimately the conversions. Within a year or two or maybe three, to be realistic, you could be making a decent full time income. Here I go Property investment Spain!

Bottom line, just get your websites set up. I'm talking e-commerce websites or even service oriented websites. How difficult can it be to earn $3,000 in one whole year. I did that with blogging alone last year, so I know it's possible. It's really just up to you. Are you determined?

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Stock Options - Free Trial.

I was just reading a web release written by PowerOpt.com. In that release, there was some interesting thoughts on investing with stock options. They have this technology called SmartSearchXL® which they say is not found anywhere else and apparently, it is the best way to "Find, Compare, Analyze, and Make Money On Stock Option Trading."

It is made to identify and provide the highest return option trades. If you are into investing or are prepared to learn how to do so in the year 2007, PowerOpt says that they bring together "timely essential data, extensive analysis, and comprehensive option information... All the online tools you need for a competitive edge."

It sounds great, right? Well, along with a stock options newsletter, they are also offering a 14-day free trial, an easy online User Guide, toll-free support, and our PowerOptions Performance Guarantee." This might be the opportunity you've been waiting for.

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New Year, New Daily Planner, New New New.

I gave my husband a list of things to buy at Walmart the other day and that list was quite short if I may say so myself. It had three items on it. One, I needed a daily planner. Two, I needed some matting for a picture frame and three, I needed some paper for my printer. I was very specific and guess what. He got everything right. He was very selective and even stayed within the budget. I am extremely proud of him. It's not like I was expecting him to get it all wrong or anything, but that he got everything right and even bought a daily planner that was exactly as I wished it to be. I was very happy. Thank you babe!

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Community and Forums!

I just came from a forum where I saw a member attacking another member's legitimate comments about a "get paid to" site. I don't normally get in the middle of these types of battles, but I had to say something since I have been a part of that very community for a long time now (well, at least a year). I know the dynamics of the community and felt the need to say that while one is more than welcome to join in and comment and occasionally post an advertisement even for an opportunity to make money online, one should never ever go on the defense when one is new within a community by criticizing others who have been posting for a long time. It's just not done. You will quickly become the outsider and the one not trusted. It is difficult enough with the anonymity of posting in places like forums. One never knows who one is talking to.

That's all for now.

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Decisions, Decisions!

I am finding it difficult to get my butt in gear after the long holiday week. Are you in the same mode. Well, I've decided that tomorrow is definitely the day I kick myself into gear, jump start myself, if you will.

What are some of the things I have to decide? Well, one thing is what am I going to sell next. What am I going to build a website around. You'd think I already decided on this, but Noooooo....I have so many ideas that I'm in the research stage. I'd say that by Friday, I will have that decided. Then I need to get a supplier, preferably many suppliers, for whatever it is I'm going to sell.

I also have to make a decision on how I will be receiving money on my new website. I've been using Paypal for the most part, but after this last holiday season, I have come to realize that it may not be enough. In fact, I may lose money if I only have one means to accept payments. So, I need to decide which payment processor I will be using.

It's all exciting and at the same time, overwhelming. I guess that's what has been holding back. I feel so elated by the success of my first website that I'm afraid to fail. Is that how you are feeling?

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New HP Photo Gear - Hear My Call!

A New Year Deserves New Things!

O.K. So I have this digital camera that I got for like $99 and it was suppose to be wayyyy better than the digital camera I bought a few years ago. Well, let me go back a minute. The reason I bought the camera to begin with was that I went to Puerto Rico in January of 2006 because my father was going to have surgery on his thyroid.

In all the hoopla of the hospital visits, seeing other family members and so forth, I lost my favorite digital camera and could no longer shoot digital photography. Shortly thereafter I returned home with the decision that I was going to have to buy another one. After all, what would a mother do if she couldn't take pictures of her two sweet little babies. I remembered paying something like $200 or so for the one I lost and was prepared to spend that much, but found a less expensive one that was more in range with my family budget and bought it instead.

Can I just tell you that I hate this camera! It just doesn't do what my other camera did. When my sister had her first born, I bought her a HP digital camera and she was so happy with it until it just stopped working. That was five years ago. Since I bought mine and she no longer had hers, when my father called me to let me know that he found my camera under the seat in his SUV, I was ecstatic and told my sister that it (my lost camera now found) would be hers.

Between the new one I got and the old one that my father found in the backseat of his SUV, I thought the old one was better, so I gave it to her. I've been with her over the last few weeks and see how much she is enjoying my old camera. It's just so much better than the one I bought. It takes better pictures. It's easier to turn on and she's absolutely in love with it.

Bottom line, I need another digital camera, because the one I have is Yucky Poo! and a photo printer to go with it, well....who wouldn't want that. It would be lovely, the bomb, superb, wonderful I hope HP hears me and Ted over there at PPP. :-) Ring...ring....Are You hearing my call???? ....... Can you hear me now??? ......

(This post is sponsored by HP.)

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Planning a Summer Vacation Yet?

Talking about all the work I have planned for the new year, this is also time to start planning for 2007 vacations. Where are you going this year? Are you going abroad or are you staying in the States?

I have a great idea for your summer vacation. In fact, I'd love to go here myself. Have you thought about Orlando, Florida. It's just four hours North of where I live and I've been there several times, but you never can get enough of Mickey Mouse and Disney World. I have two children and they are getting to that age where they can really appreciate all the rides and the sites.

So, are you ready to look into Disney World packages? I know that you will enjoy yourself in Orlando. If you get tired of the parks, the beaches are just 40 minutes away and they are beautiful. Have lots of fun in Orlando and don't forget to relax!

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2007 - Plans for the New Year!

I am new to making money online and still consider myself a baby, but all in all I feel very confident now that I got my feet wet in the year 2006. In fact, my first goal for the new year is to get another e-commerce website up and running. I have the website and the products in mind now I have to put them together and will be doing that this month.

My first goal is to have it completed and up and running by January 31st. I want to get the site optimized for search engines and start building back links. I want to get a whole list of manufacturers together so that I have backup when one runs out of a product. I have lots of research to do and only 31 days to do it in.

What are your plans for the coming month/year? Do you have them written down. Do you have a list of goals? Don't just have them in your mind. Write them down. Commit to them. Accomplish them!

Off to work!

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2006 - A Year to Remember!

I had a year to remember in 2006. I learned so much about making money online and I shared so much with you. I learned how to become a professional survey taker, an internet marketer and a webmaster. I learned how easy it was to do all of these things, but how very time consuming.

I learned about blogging for money and about Google Adsense. I earned my first $100 with Google and was very excited when I made my first sale on my website. I learned about Affiliate Marketing and the importance of multiple streams of income. I learned that I can make a living working from home.

I have had an awesome couple of months in sales and have had my website up for only six months and have even made the decision to get a new website up. I can't wait! What have you learned in 2006?

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