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This just in ufo sightings in....

This just in U.F.O sightings in

Amazingly there has been a U.F.O sighting. According to the "N.I.F.B.S" there were strange reports of odd light flashes and what appeared to be lights movinbg in a circular motion in the sky at roughly 2 am eastern time.

An unidentified source for the "N.I.F.B.S" stated that


An unidentified source for the "N.I.F.B.S" stated that there has been no solid confirmation of any sightings.

Little men were said to have been seen peering through the craft in what looked like a window or front panel type windshield.

The National Institute For Bull Sh!t spokesperson doesn't exist and neither does this story.

So why write it? Because it proves that people love the unexplained, they love something interesting and they love to be challenged.

Always research what you read, kind of like the House Hippo commercials you see on Television.

I wrote this to make a point. People love weird news and they love gossip.

Sadly, even though I have said I wrote this as a joke and to be fun and interesting there are people who will believe it even though I put in no detailed details.

If there is any real company or organization named NFIBS my apologies. I simply used the letters to make my point.

Have fun and be careful with what you read and what you believe both on and offline.

Remember playing "telephone" as kids? The story starts out one way and never ends at the last person the same way.

Hope you enjoyed this little pun.
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When does google trends update and how does it work?

Great questions. That's our topic for the day!

When does Google trends update and how does it work?

Google Trends is so incredible and so useful that it really amazes me that most people aren't using it to it's fullest.

This my friends will cover how Google Trends can and will benefit you. I must warn you up front however that this is going to be a fairly long post. If you don't have time to go through it all then bookmark the page and come back to it later.

If you have the time then grab a pen and paper and your beverage of choice and let's get rolling.

Ahh, the wonderful world of Google Trends.

What is Google Trends?

Google Trends allows you to compare the world's interest on any topic. You can enter several terms and see how they have been searched over time. This is an amazing tool because if you want to do a post on say "dog food" you can go to Google Trends and add the keywords "dog food" and then find out the following:

How important is the keyword

How many times has it been searched

How much competition you have for it

So, you can see just how useful this tool can be whilst trying to get some good keywords. Not to mention it can give you idea's to write about should you find yourself stumped.

Another great thing is that not only does Google show you the aforementioned it also shows you how many times that particular subject did or didn't show up in Google News. That is very helpful as it let's you know instantly if you have a winner or a dud.

Once you have this information you really can do some serious damage to your competition and get a boat load of internet traffic fairly quickly. For blogger's make sure you are signed up with Google Analytics and Google Blog Search. Very important because once you are listed in Google Blog Search you can post a blog and be listed on Google Blog Search in a very short amount of time. I have seen one of my blogs on top of Google Blog Search within twenty minutes.

How accurate is Google Trends?

They are run by the Big G, but it is still in it's infancy, it is a lab product right now, having said that even if it has a few flaws you can't beat the information that you get for a few minutes of work.

Side note: The information provided by Trends is now updated daily, and Hot Trends is updated hourly.

What languages is Google Trends available in?

Currently, it is in English and Chinese. They are working on other languages. Give them some time :)

You can also export any of the data via a CSV file located at the bottom of the page. Please note that since the news reference volume data isn’t scaled, it won’t be included in the file.

Anyone is free to use the service as long as you follow the T.O.S.

For more information on Google Trends and what else it can do for you please visit the Google Trends information page located here.

Are online message forums dangerous?

We talk about using groups and forums as links and as potential sources of traffic. It begs the question:

Are online message forums dangerous?

That is a tricky answer. They can be both safe and dangerous.

The reputable ones are safe of course, but there is always the chance that some "bad" person or people are waiting to cause problems.

The danger's could be many, someone trying to

The danger's could be many, someone trying to access your computer....a standard practice with cookies but that is normal and safe, but if someone is trying to access your computer for evil well, that's a whole new ball game.

To be on the safe side there are a few things you can do when visiting a forum or group. If you are really nervous run your spyware or anti-spam program before and after your are done your online activity and always clear your cache.

You can clear your cache in the tools option on your monitor.

Test a forum out first before you add any personal details.

I always have a specific email address for forums that is separate from my main email account unless I am active in the forum or I trust it from the beginning.

Pick a screen name in the beginning. Don't use your real name unless it is with close members whom you trust. Never give out your credit card information, no forum member will ever ask for things like that. If they do....RUN!

A final resort, I know a few people who do this, only access forums from a computer that is not your own. Use the library for example. Then your personal computer is safe at all times.

I always use forums I have been referred to by folks I trust. I personally think the safest forums are paying ones. Even if it is a buck a month....it is worth much more because the forum owner(s) are charging for the service and they don't want their reputations ruined so you can bet your bottom dollar it will be safe.

So are online message forums dangerous?

There is no yes or no answer, you need to use your personal judgment.

Happy surfing.

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My Internet Traffic is Gone!!

My Internet Traffic is Gone!!

This happens quite frequently and when it does most people don't even really realize it. I thought it would be an idea to give a few reason's why.

The main reason traffic vanishes, in my opinion, based on tracking is that for awhile my blog hosted server's were down. This may not seem like a big problem but it is HUGE. Folks go to my blog through a variety of methods but if the server breaks down we break down ;)

Another reason is

Another reason is that there is a really hot topic brewing on a day that I didn't bother to check Google trends. So, not only does my traffic seem to vanish I miss out on having the story of the day or at the very least being a part of it.

My personal favorite reason my traffic vanishes is when I know about it before hand. I know before hand because I am making changes to one or several of my blogs and am fully aware that I am going to pay a short term penalty for doing it. Sometimes to gain more traffic sources however we do need to make changes and sacrifices. It's all relative and all part of the internet game.

Now there a many, many more reason's for traffic to vanish. One great way and more importantly free way to monitor your traffic and keep improving it is to set yourself up with a Google Analytics account. One of the most under used and powerful tools for marketing out there. It tracks things like:

Traffic Sources

Keyword's used to arrive on your site

The average length on your site

Your bounce rate

And much, much more. It really is an absolute requirement for any website/blog owners.

The most painful reason for a drop in traffic is your site is boring to web surfers. We all think we have the best site/blog out there but what we think doesn't matter, what matter's is what the reader's want.

Before you go any further set up your Google Analytics account and check it at least once a week.

You can get one here.

If you look around the history of this blog, you will find lot's of useful articles on traffic. There are a few "nuggets" hidden for those willing to look.

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Value in Forum.

Today I was searching the net and I came across a very interesting thread where someone was saying that there is no value in forum's.

WHAT!!!!

I don't know the person who said this but I could determine so much about him/her from that one statement it isn't funny.

He/she has NO desire to excel in life, let alone anything else.

They do not have a clue as to how to measure importance.

Finally, they must be one of if not the craziest people I have ever heard of (in a bad way)

The reason they are crazy is

Value in forum's, any forum is measured by what you put into it and learn from it.

Don't expect to go and register in an online forum and do nothing and expect it to be a valuable experience.

Don't sign up at a forum and throw your blog in there just to get a backlink, sadly I have even done this one long ago to the point that I have signed up for a few forums and been told my email is already in use.

BANG! I signed up but never got involved, well no wonder it didn't have any value for me. I didn't contribute to it, so why would I get anything out of it.

Too many times people do fly by night registrations just to have one or two questions answered. But you end up missing out on the BIG picture. Yes you can get solid information, you can also begin to network, which leads to friends, mentors and maybe a Joint Venture.

The possibilities are endless.

There is massive value in forum's. Period.

You get so much out of them. Allow yourself to spend at least one to two hours a day in them. The value that you find may just be what you need to become super successful.

Everything has some value, if you look at it in a positive manner.

Forums are no different.

Participate and learn and the value in forum's will be much, much more than you imagined.

A business with a twist.

Here is a nice little way to bring in some extra money, especially from a blog that is niche oriented or even better focuses on your community.

Get yourself set up and go door to door.

Okay this may sound off the wall but think about it for a minute.

Have you ever gone to your online newspaper and seen all of the ads they have running? It doesn't matter if they are links or standard 125 * 125 buttons. The standard monthly fee in my area is $85.00 per month with a 12 month contract. That is awesome for several reason's.

First off, almost no one gets the paper any more, they go online.

So let's say you run a website or blog about the Tennis team's in your area. Okay, just an example but now everyone who plays Tennis on those teams may well be going to your site for schedules or contacts or other general information.

Whilst they are there maybe they are thinking that they need a new Tennis racquet....see where I am going with this.

So you call up (better yet go see personally) manager's of local sports shops that sell Tennis equipment and let them no for X amount of dollars you will put up a banner or a button or link on your site to go to their shop.

Now I know what you are thinking, you can easily put up SportsCheck or some other affiliate program and not bother with the personal side of it. But here's the thing. Affiliate commissions are easy to steal from other affiliates. I am actually running a test on my blog and on a friends blog to see which is more profitable and if it proves (even remotely) that something is amiss (i.e. theft is occurring) I am removing all of my affiliate links and placing local ads up at a set price.

Do the math, if I get 20 businesses to bite which won't be too hard as I know a lot of local business owners, and I charge $85.00 a month times 20 that is $1700.00 each and every month with no chance of affiliate commissions being stolen or lost etc.

Not too bad an income for about 15 hours of work, the time to walk and drive and meet and then set up the logo's etc.

Plus it is guaranteed income. No hit and miss.

If you decide to go this route I must stress however that you get documents drawn up for contracts etc by a lawyer to be 100 percent safe and legal.

I am pretty sure I will be doing this on another blog I have already set up for a local niche in Sudbury.

Any thoughts? Click and comment.

Photo from Flickr.

These are funny commercials

Just some fun whilst you are enjoying this wonderful day!!

And these really are funny commercials. :)

A Second Autopsy Critical in Carradine Death

David Carradine's family has enough to deal with these days. Incidents stemming from a photo released of him after he had died, now that is plain and simply wrong. Have some respect for the dead, but all these people are thinking is who will be the highest bidder.

If the photo becomes available for reprint you will not see it here. Sorry, that is just wrong.

The remains of David Carradine will also be another autopsy performed to determine further details of his death and insurance issues.

Is that really information that we need to know? I think it is, I do not agree with the gruesome photo. If you want to see it google it I suppose.

China cracks down on Internet - Shuts down Twitter

This is almost unbelievable but Chinese authorities have shut down blogs and even Twitter.

The reason for the crack down is an attempt to stem any and all online discussions geared towards politics prior to the Anniversary of Tiananmen Square last Thursday.

Any discussions regarding the Tiananmen Square incident have always been blocked. Any foreign reports on the protests also have been blocked.

Apparently some top notch writer's had even been placed under house arrest for months.

It really is amazing considering that China has the largest online population and yet they can still be this controlled.

'We understand the Chinese government is blocking access to Flickr and other international sites, though the government has not issued any explanation,' Ms Jason Khoury, spokesman for Yahoo, which owns Flickr. 'We believe a broad restriction without a legal basis is inconsistent with the right to freedom of expression.'

Officials from the popular site/online community Twitter have not responded as of yet.

Crazy Money

It always amazes me that people send emails and hurtful comments whenever a post on making money is listed. Or how people got their starts, etc.

So let's be clear. If you don't truly believe you can make money from the internet then all I have to say to you is this:

"Good, less competition for the rest of us who are"

There are so many people quietly making money online it is truly incredible. Need a few idea's or crazy money ideas?

Keep reading :)


Here are a few of my favorite success stories that are fresh, innovative and completely genius.

Million Dollar Homepage: A young man who needed money for his education set this site up. He decided to sell pixels for $1 dollar each. Only a million were available....only...anyway with a well drafted press release he made his money in under 5 months.

The next is an even better story. It is WhateverLife. A young teenager girl, she is 17 by the way, set up templates for MySpace etc and at last look she is worth around 4 million dollars. Yes you read that right.

Then there is LuckyWishBone. One of the most creative ideas I have seen like ever ;) A simple idea, why wait around for thanksgiving when you can get a wishbone whenever you feel like it? They manufacturer and sell plastic wishbones. They produce roughly 30,000 of them a month and sales have exceeded one million dollars.

So, you tell me. Is crazy money online available?

You better believe it, just think outside of the box.

Good luck.

Who is the coolest internet teacher

Timmins residents work in house.

I as most of you know life in Timmins, Ontario.

I live in a great area and love the fact that it is so quite and quaint. It wasn't always this way. I have worked several jobs in this "little" town.

Several friends of mine have asked me what made me decide to begin working from home so I thought I would explain it for anyone who wants to hear about it ;)

Hey, where are you going? Don't hit the close button, you might learn something or at the very least be entertained.....get your hand off the mouse ;)...Somewhere near the end I am going to give you the name of the "Superstar" of Marketing. The "King" of the internet and the "Man" who will make sure you succeed if you give him the chance. You don't want to miss this or you don't want to succeed online now do you?

A few years back I was working for a company that handled in bound customer service. I won't mention the name ahem Tele ahem tech and anyway I was slowly going down hill.

I tried to keep happy by joining teams and committee's but it was to no avail. Honestly the stress of that job for 10 something an hour wasn't worth it.

Around 2005 I decided it was time to work for myself. I was hitting road blocks everywhere. Myself and a friend of mine wrote an ebook on Firefox and through it up on clickbank and waited for the money to roll in. Boy, were we green, we did almost no advertising and almost no real promotion and never answered any emails. We were totally clueless. Now that old site is some redirect search engine which annoys me but hey, it was an invaluable lesson.

As I was learning and working and learning and doing internet stuff all night my live in girlfriend at the time was no help either. I remember one day she told me to give up on the pipe dream and that no one makes money online, then she bought crap from eBay.....Got me thinking.

I have said it before and will say it again. Negative people are never successful because they are negative.

End of story.

Moving along....

I decided to spend 8 months doing nothing but learning and reading and lurking in forums just reading and taking notes. I found myself always being so happy for other people when I read about their success and this is vital. You see when someone else is successful and you get mad or jealous you are actually pushing your own success away. You must be happy for those people and the universe will reward you in kind. Sounds crazy but it's true.

I run several websites and several blogs but this one is my baby. This is my first blog, so like a first born child I do spend more time on it.

Funny thing is that this blog makes me the least amount of money and IO spend the most amount of time on it. Mainly because it is my reader's blog, where I give tips and tricks and links to those that bother to show up.

To become successful working from home you MUST do the following:

1. Educate yourself. You have to keep up dated on how your particular business changes, especially now with the economy. Think about it this way, does a doctor become a doctor after high school? Nope it takes years of learning and hands on practice and then comes the huge paycheck, they also have seminars....let me repeat that word "seminars" to make sure they are up to date on the latest technologies and cures etc.

2. You must understand that like any job you start out making little money but as your performance gets better so does your paycheck. It's no different when you are your own boss.

3. You must have a mentor or mentors to guide you. This is paramount to any success. Once you have your niche then go to google or yahoo and type in your niche plus forum and get involved. What you learn in forums is better than anything you will learn on your own. Personally I think all forums should be at least 1 dollar per day. Then you know who is serious and who isn't.

Which brings me to my final point:

You must be willing to invest at the very least 20 - 30 percent of your earnings back into your business. You have to keep your sites live and your advertising going.

There are so many places to get good ads it isn't funny. I highly recommend using google adwords but if you aren't that familiar with them find someone who is.

Should you need a fast track to success then there is only ONE person. One man's team who will guide you to the Money. It's not me, I am a mere shadow compared to this man's genius and those on his team.

That man is Howie Schwartz.

He gives you thousands of dollars of free tips and tricks it's scary. He is the best mentor for any newbie who truly wants to succeed.

Here's the link to see what he can do for you. Make sure your speaker's are on.

14 ways to have a fun sunday

Sunday can and usually is a relaxing day. It can also be a very boring day.

So I decided to write a list of things to do with the family and here is what I came up with:

1. Go for a drive. Relaxing and you may see parts of the city you live in you haven't been to in awhile or that you have never been to.

2. Go for a walk together, bring a basketball or something just in case.

3. This one is always a fan favorite....

3. This one is always a fan favorite, make fun of poems or songs about your boredom using the latest hits, i.e crappy music

4. Have an egg toss, this one gets messy.

5. Water Balloon fight or water gun fight. Weather permitting.

6. Miniputt is always fun.

7. Go to the go cart track if you have one.

8. Clean up the yard, go cleaning up and picking up trash, then sell whatever is recyclable.

9. House work together and then bring the family out to dinner as a reward.

10. Re-arrange the furniture, change the house a bit.

11. Call old friends and have a picnic style lunch.

12. Have a bonfire and roast marshmallows and hotdogs.

13. Have a "Who can smile the longest" contest.

14. Clean up and watch a movie at the end of the day.

Comment issue fixed thanks to The Larsonian

After asking for help I got it in the form of a stranger from google help group.

Never met this person and never will. Still a huge Thank You is required.

Get over there and show him some love :) Oh yeah here's the link.

Thanks to The Larsonian for fixing my comment issue.

Mutton Busting

Okay just got this and it's crazy.

Enjoy the Mutton Bustin'

Was David Carradine Murdered?

David Carradine's death have led many to assume that he was murdered.

It originally looked like a suicide however reports are now confirming the death of David Carradine is believed to have been an accident. A representative told the media that David Carradine was hung accidentally by the neck and other body parts- which leads some to believe his death was the same of as that of former INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence and was involved in some sort of auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Whether he was alone in his room or not has yet to be confirmed. But the speculation that David Carradine was murdered is simply that - speculation.

As I said before, regardless of how he died it is a great tragedy and he should be remembered for all the good he did in his life.

Russell Peter's. Show me the funny

Tidbits about Russell Peter's.


It began in Canada...

Russell has been nominated for four Gemini Awards [the Canadian equivalent of the Emmys]. He has been featured at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, HBO’s Aspen Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh (Scotland) Comedy Festival and many others across the globe. His TV appearances include CBC’s Comics! and two one-hour Comedy Now! specials on The Comedy Network in Canada. His Comedy Now! performance of February 2004 is one of the network’s most popular shows of all time. When fans placed segments of the special on the internet it created a global demand for Russell comedy and his popularity exploded. His Youtube videos have been viewed by over 20 million individual viewers. His website, www.russellpeters.com, gets over 10,000 hits a day and alerts his many fans to his upcoming shows via targeted email blasts. He’s performed sold-out tours of China, South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Jamaica, St. Maartens, Trinidad, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates and in 2007, was be the first North American comic to tour India.

In 2007, Russell completed two USO tours for the troops. During these tours he performed on the USS Eisenhower and in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti and Greenland and was part of a special Thanksgiving Tour for the troops with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Cartwright.

Russell’s comedy is rooted in the reality of growing up brown in white Canadian society. “My family and I are Anglo-Indian,” Russell explains. “Anglo-Indians are a community of Indians from India who mixed with the British when they occupied India. Both of my parents are Anglo-Indian and their parents were Anglo-Indians and so on.”

Care of Russell Peter's Official Website

Davis Carradine found dead.

A sad day. The star of the legendary television show Kung Fu was found hanging in a closet. His agent has said it was an accident. Whether it was an accident or a suicide is irrelevant.

What is relevant is that the world has lost one of it's finest and mysterious actors.

Rest in Peace David Carradine.

I love dogpile. How do I add my url to dogpile?

This was quite an interesting question and the reason being is because pretty much every search engine out there will allow you to add your url to them.

Sometimes you simply add your site or blog.

Sometimes it is a paid inclusion. Photo courtesyof a great little blog.

Sometimes it is through a sitemap.

Etc, etc.

The thing about Dogpile is that you can't add your url to them at all. Period.

Why not?

Dogpile gets it's listings from the big boys like Google and Yahoo and Msn etc.

So now you know that you can't add your url conventionally but if you are laid out and seo friendly then you will get listed with them.

I hope they hurry up and add me soon ;) Hint, hint to Dogpile;)

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She looks at me then turns her head. What does that mean?

Talk about an off topic question.....I blog. I am not a psychiatrist. I have no idea. I had to share this just because it just goes to show what we get on this blog ;)

I am old school and don't play games. Too many have been played on me.

Maybe she has a bad neck.

Maybe you have something on your face that disturbs her.....a piercing perhaps?

I don't know you or her and even if I did I learned a long long time ago that women are as unpredictable as the Weather.

You want to know what it means then there is only one solution my dear fellow.

Ask HER!

Good luck.

Photo from this guy

How to check and clean up your css code.

Ever notice when you go to a website it loads really slow.

Chances are because the CSS is messy or there are way to many gadgets and widgets. Did you know that if your images are not coded properly and alt text is not in place this can seriously harm your load time?

Whenever you add an image to your site make sure to have the images properly formatted. I personally recommend .png format, it is cleaner and faster. If you upload images from an online source like fotosearch or flickr always make sure you do two things:

First and foremost get permission.

Secondly, check if they have a code that says alt =''. This is important because if you leave it that way then search engines may not list them or not read them. To fix this always add a tag. For example if your picture is a cute puppy then change the code from alt ='' to alt ='cute puppy' you get the idea.

Quick tip: Whenever you use these images you need permission or a link to the original source at best, so go to www.images.yahoo.ca and type in your search word. Now here is the best part, when the pictures come up look above them and you will see an option for "more filters" click that then click Creator allows reuse check that box and the boxes underneath that read "Commercial use" and "Remix, tweak, build upon" and "restrict by type". Now you have completely royalty free photo's to use as you wish.

Okay back to CSS.

First test your site speed at StopWatch.

Is it fast or slow?

Once you clean up your images head over to CSS drive and put in your CSS code. It's easy to find simply go to your html file and make sure you have it all up. For example if you use blogger simply go to settings and edit HTML and make sure to click the "expand" box. Your CSS code is located between the and tags. Before you do this make sure to create a backup of the source code so you have it if something goes wrong.

Copy all of that code and put it into the CSS compressor and hit "compress it"

Wait a few seconds and it will give you a compressed code. Take that code and simply replace the original code. Now this is VERY important DO NOT hit save.Hit Preview first. That way if there is an issue with formatting you can fix it first, if all is well and your site shows up click save and you are done. Plus you just shaved off a few seconds off your load time.

The faster your site loads the more people will stay on it. Don't believe me, ask yourself if you would wait more than 10 seconds for a blog or website to load?

I won't unless it is a really great site.

So to recap.

Check your images and alt tags.

Test your site load time at Stopwatch.

Clean up your CSS code.

Done.

Hope this helps everyone.

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Inspiration and Karma. A wonderful tale.

The bases of this article is pretty much about cosmic forces. Karma at it's finest I guess you could say.

The point being made is the incredible contrast that people have regarding cosmic forces and karma itself. Granted alot of people, myself included, believe in the age old "rule" you get what you give. It truly is a strange force in the universe. If you are a good person and help other's when you can then you almost certainly will have a good life. You may not be rich in a monetary sense however, but think about this: would you rather have a few hundred people at your funeral talking about how great you were in life or would you rather have a priest and a few grave digger and that's it. Remember how Scrooge was buried in his vision with the spirits?

What we get out of life is truly based on what we do and how we do it. What we get can even rival our friends and family at times or it could be the total opposite.

The story line is about a homeless man living on the the streets of Hollywood. It is a sad story and also a story of true human kindness, odd, seeing as it happen's in Hollywood. Now, I don't mean to judge the location, I just always here and read and see bad things come out of most major cities in North America. Anyway, the man would always move from his spot if there was a colder person going by, he was living quite literally on a subway grate. The reason was that the heat from the subway passing always kept the spot warm and being close to a subway entrance he had a better chance of getting change from passerby's.

One day a woman was being very rude to him and laughing at him and calling him names etc, he just sat there and took it. After she got tired of yelling at him for no reason, he looked at her through his old and worn eyes and he smiled and asked her if she needed someone to talk to and if she would like to have a coffee with him. Imagine. A homeless man asking a young, successful woman if he could help her. I was waiting for the woman to smack him. It seemed that he was about to get what he deserved to most people, a woman laughing at him and walking away. At least that is what I thought was going to happen.

Here is where Karma and cosmic forces show up. She agreed to not only coffe, but to lunch and she would buy as she had been so rude and wanted to apologize for her behaviour. So, off they went.


During lunch the young woman got up the courage to ask the man how he came to be in the state he was in, homeless and lost. He smiled and said he just woke up one day and went for a walk, he turned left and never looked back. He smiled and said it reminded him of a song. He didn't say which one unfortunately. He went on to tell her he had a wife and two children, a son and a daughter. He had pictures of them in his wallet, which was probably older than she was. He hadn't seen either of them or his estranged wife in so many years that he didn't really remember how long it had been. Then he became very quite and sullen for a few minutes. He asked her what she was doing in the city, where she worked, what she did. The usual questions you ask of a new found friend. She told him she was going to night school and was working as a waitress a few years back to put herself through law school. She had recently passed the bar and was now on vacation. She started to tear up and told the old man that she was looking for her father. She had been asking questions at homeless shelter's, churches, local organization's. She had even put up a little website with his personal information and the last photograph she had of him. She told the old man how much she wished it was him, her new friend.

The show used that climatic music and appropriate pauses while she had finished her story that you just hoped and prayed he was indeed her real father. He wasn't. They spoke for awhile longer and he told her that if she would like he would be her fatherly friend until she found her actual real one. With that she broke down in tears. He took her hand and told her it was alright and that everything would work out, if she just believed.

She never did find her real father, but she gained one. She started to help homeless folks throughout the nation and she became quite the advocate for human right's. The old man became her right hand man and soon found himself off the street's living a normal life. He had said it was a hard and strange transition for him, being homeless so long he had to re-adjust to living in warmth and eating regularly. It's amazing what we take for granted. It's amazing how life can change in the blink of an eye.

What you get in life really can be defined by our actions. What you get depends on what you give.

By simply being nice to someone, being a shoulder to cry on, a friendly ear.

What you get depends on how you live.

How do you live?

Is it time to optimize your pages?

Why is less more? You need to read all of this to find out ;) What really insults web visitors? Keep reading.

Are you feeling optimal today? Sorry....bad pun ;)

When we look at terms such as "optimal" and/or "landing page" it should start getting your creative juices flowing. Is your site attractive. Is it simple or is it full of flash?

When the net was first born, well when it started being popular in the early days I can still remember webpages and blogs that had colors and music out of the '70's. Man they were ugly and foolish. This is just my opinion but I am pretty good at proving my point on this topic:

When you go to a website/blog do you want to see some weird colors all in a row (hard on the eyes) do you want to be reading and all of a sudden music (crappy music) starts to blare and scares you since you aren't expecting it?


Chances are you hit the close tab faster than you realize.

Almost make sure you optimize your site the way you want it. Reason being is that you have to ensure if you would not go to a particular site do you think other people will?

A great way to kill a site/blog is to never change it. Think of an online store like an offline store. Have you ever noticed when you go to Walmart or some other big name store that every now and then the entire (or a large portion of the) store layout has been moved?

This isn't done to annoy us, contrary to popular belief, it is done to get people (customer's) looking around and getting re-acquainted. It has been proven to boost sales and online this is no different. If you have had the same website/blog for the last 5 years for example and it has never changed the chances are people stop going to it.

It's boring and predictable and people want and need some form of excitement. It may sound sill but believe me it isn't. Maybe someone goes to your site for specific information. One day you make a few test changes and they love it. You have accomplished many things here:

You keep an existent customer happy.

You make them want to come back

And maybe, just maybe they tell a few more friends about you.

If you aren't excited about working for yourself you simply will not move any further. It's easy to make a few hundred dollars a month online, but when you test and tweak the money will grow. Let's be honest here. You want to provide a service for people and you want to get paid.

Always remember that less is more. I learned this after getting a great ebook completely delisted because me and my J.V partner got greedy back in 2005. You learn that filling blogs with nothing but ads everywhere and no real content is never going to help you or more importantly attract future customers and or leads.

A final tip. Check your site at least once a week for dead links. Don't just hire some one who can upload a file to your site and think all is well. There is nothing and I mean NOTHING more annoying to a reader when you get them all excited about something they want to read and they click the link and the link is dead or worse there is nothing there.

Very unprofessional and a very fast way to look bad.

The internet is viral folks. Amazingly enough the bad news travels a Hell of a lot faster than the good.

Just some food for thought.

Have a good one.

Air France flight 447 is missing.

In today's day and age, with today's technology how on earth do we lose a plane?

It has sadly gone down. The amazing question is where and why?

Air France has said that Flight AF 447 sent an automatic signal indicating electrical problems while going through strong turbulence early in its 11-hour flight from Rio de Janeiro to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. It is listed as an Airbus A330-200 with registration F-GZCP, had been in operation since April 2005.

Thoughts and prayers to the families.

100 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals

This is not my article but I had to share it. Credit goes to Social Blog. This is a GREAT blog and I highly recommend you check them out here.

Twitter has become an incredible tool not just for communication, but for improving your life. College students can use it to expand their social circle, promote their side business, keep their coursework organized, and more. Whether you want to achieve your Twitter goals, or just use it as a tool to achieve others, these twitter tools will help you get there.

Twitter Analysis

If your goal is to be popular and influential on Twitter, be sure to check out these tools that will tell you how you’re doing.

1. Twitter Grader: Learn your Twitter grade, your local Twitter Elite, and find new people to follow through Twitter Grader.


2. Twitterholic: Check out the top Twitter users and find out your Twitter stats on Twitterholic.


3. TweetStats: TweetStats offers a graphical analysis of your Twitter stats.


4. Twitter Friends: Carefully measure your Twitter conversations using Twitter Friends.


5. Twinfluence: Twinfluence will measure your Twitter influence based on reach, velocity, and social capital.


6. Tweetwasters: Find out how much time you and other users waste on Twitter.



7. Tweet-Rank: Learn about the quality of your tweets by finding out which ones won or lost followers.


8. Mr. Milestone: Get a tweet when you reach various milestones using this Twitter tool.


9. Retweetrank: Find out how many retweets you and other Twitter users have through this service.

Information Gathering

With these tools, you and gather information for market research, blog posts, and your own simple curiosity.

1. Tweetbeep: With Tweetbeep, you can set up alerts that will help you keep track of keywords on Twitter.



2. @myflightinfo: Use @myflightinfo to stay updated on your flight’s status.


3. Twitterverse: Check out archived timelines and tweets through Twitterverse.


4. Twitscoop: Twitscoop shares what’s hot on Twitter at any given moment.


5. Twitbuzz: Twitbuzz tracks the latest conversations as well as popular Twitter links.


6. StrawPoll: Use StrawPoll to make sharing your opinion as easy as sending an @reply.


7. Retweetist: This service ranks the hottest links being retweeted on Twitter.



8. Monitter: Get real time keyword monitoring on Twitter from Monitter.


9. TweetNews: TweetNews ranks stories based on the amount of related tweets.


10. TwitterBuzz: TwitterBuzz will tell you what’s being linked to the most on Twitter.


11. Tweetscan: Set up Tweetscan to make sure you don’t miss any @replies, and to get alerted of your search queries.

Network Building & Management

Find more relevant Twitter users with the help of these tools.

1. Twitter Local: With this service, you can see tweets from Twitter users in a specific location.


2. Twubble: Twubble will expand your Twitter bubble, picking out people you may like to follow.


3. MyCleenr: Sort your friends by their last tweets, and you can get rid of the inactive and useless accounts you’re following.


4. Follow Cost: This tool will tell you how much effort it takes to follow someone.


5. Tweepler: Use Tweepler to organize your tweeps based on whether you’re following them or not.



6. Just Tweet It: Find Tweeple, tools, Twitter bots and more through this directory.


7. TweetWheel: TweetWheel will help you discover which of your Twitter friends know each other.


8. SocialToo: SocialToo will help you keep track of all of the people who have followed or unfollowed you.


9. Twitoria: Reduce your clutter on Twitter by finding your friends that haven’t tweeted in a long time.


10. TwitDir: With TwitDir, you’ll be able to search for people, and exploring categories including top followers and updaters.


11. Who Should I Follow?: Using this site, you can get good recommendations for Tweeps to follow.



12. Nearbytweets: Learn about all of the Twitter users in a specific area with the help of Nearbytweets.


13. Twellow: Find Twitter users in a specific industry using this service.


14. Mr. Tweet: Mr. Tweet is a personal networking assistant for Twitter, helping you find relevant followers.


15. Qwitter: Qwitter will help you manage your network by sending an alert when a person unfollows you.

Twitter Management

Save your time and cull your Twitter list with the help of these tools.

1. Summize: Retrieve information on Twitter quickly to search Twitter in real time.


2. Tweet O’Clock: Trying to reach someone? Tweet O’Clock will help you find the best time to get their attention.


3. Just Signal: Set up a filter using Just Signal to get only the tweets that discuss the keywords you’d like to read about.


4. TweepSearch: Put your Twitter network to good use and search your followers for specific parameters.


5. Friend or Follow: Manage your Twitter contacts and find out who’s not following you back through Friend or Follow.


6. TwitResponse: TwitResponse makes it easy for you to schedule the delivery of your tweets ahead of time.



7. TwitterSnooze: Put the pause button on a particular user for a while with Twitter Snooze.


8. Twitterless: Get notified when someone stops following you with Twitterless.


9. Twilert: Track specific keywords to receive alerts for using Twilert.


10. Tweetdeck: Tweetdeck has a groups function that will help you more efficiently follow the people you really want to listen to.


11. Twalala: Put the mute button on certain people and topics for a while if you are receiving lots of updates you’re not really interested in.

Sharing Tools

Promote your business, share photos, and more using these Twitter tools.

1. Tweetburner: Use Tweetburner to share links, and you can track their usage.


2. Twitpic: Twitpic makes it easy to take mobile phone photos and share them using your Twitter account.


3. TwitterHawk: Get targeted marketing on Twitter through TwitterHawk.


4. Acamin: Acamin makes it easy to share files on Twitter with your followers.


5. Glue: Post links to books, movies, restaurants and more on Twitter through Glue.



6. Ping.fm: This service will update all of your social networks at once.


7. TweeTube: TweeTube makes it easy to share videos on Twitter.


8. twiggit: Use this automated service to share the articles you digg on Twitter.


9. Twisten.fm: Share what you’re listening to on Twitter through Twisten.fm.

Organization & Productivity

These Twitter tools will make your life a bit more streamlined.

1. Twittercal: Link your Twitter account and Google Calendar to easily keep up with your events and appointments.


2. Timer: Use Timer to get reminders about tasks through your Twitter account.


3. TwitterNotes: Organize your notes using Twitter with TwitterNotes.


4. Remember the Milk: Use Remember the Milk on Twitter to update your to do list.


5. Tweetake: Tweetake will back up your Twitter timeline for archiving and more.



6. Nozbe: Nozbe makes it easy to add and update your to do list on Twitter.


7. Toodledo: This popular to do list app integrates nicely with Twitter.


8. TrackThis: Send TrackThis your tracking number, and you’ll get Twitter messages every time there’s a change in location.


9. Joint Contact: Get project management productivity on Twitter using Joint Contact.


10. Tempo: This time tracking tool allows you to send in updates from Twitter.



11. Tweet Later: Tweet Later offers a great way to set up alerts, schedule tweets, send thank you DMs, and more.


12. OutTwit: OutTwit will make it easy for you to use Twitter inside of Outlook.


13. Jott: Jott makes it easy for you to tweet without ever having to type, transcribing your voice message to Twitter.

Life Tools

With these tools, you can work on relationships, life tracking, and more.

1. MyMileMarker: Keep track of your mileage with info sent via Twitter every time you fill up.



2. 21Tweets: 21Tweets offers personal coaching on Twitter.


3. TwtTRIP: Organize your travel plans and find other Twitter travelers on your way with TwtTRIP.


4. Tweet Answers: Twitter Answers makes it easy to ask questions and get answers on Twitter.


5. Twtvite: Twtvite is a simple event organizer that will help you create a tweetup.


6. Vacatweet: Set up an autoresponder for your Twitter account with Vacatweet.


7. plusplusbot: Share when someone goes out of their way to help you, or otherwise make your feelings known using plusplusbot.



8. TrackDailyGoals: Use this site and the #dailygoals hashtag to keep track of your goals every day.


9. ConnectTweet: Put the voices of your group or business together through ConnectTweet.


10. Tweeteorology: Find tweets about the weather in any location through Tweeteorology.


11. DreamTweet: Keep a reminder of your dreams and nightmares, and follow the dreams of others through DreamTweet.

Business & Finance

Use these tools to improve your business and finances through Twitter.

1. Chipin: If you’re raising funds on Twitter, make use of Chipin to set a goal and let your supporters track the progress of the campaign.


2. Xpenser: You can Twitter your expenses to Xpenser and they will be recorded for you.


3. Twittertise: Schedule your tweets and track their clickthroughs with this app designed for Twitter advertising.


4. TwtQpon: Create simple Twitter coupons for your business with TwtQpon.


5. CheapTweet: Get all of the deals, sales, coupons and more being discussed on Twitter through CheapTweet.



6. Tipjoy: Like Chipin, Tipjoy offers a way to create social payments for your cause, content, or people.


7. SalesTwit: Get contact management for Twitter with the help of SalesTwit.


8. Tweet What You Spend: Track your cash in a really effective way using Tweet What You Spend.


9. StockTwits: StockTwits shares the investment discussions on Twitter in real time.

Health

Track your health using these Twitter tools.

1. Qwitter: Update Qwitter to shame yourself into quitting smoking.


2. TweetPlot: Use TweetPlot to chart your food and fitness statistics.


3. Tweetwhatyoueat: Keep a food diary to track what you’re eating every day using Tweetwhatyoueat.


4. gtFtr: Use the gtFtr tool to record your exercise activity on Twittr.


5. SugarStats: Track, monitor, and share your blood sugar through Twitter with SugarStats.



6. FoodFeed: This Twitter-based food log makes it easy for you to track what you’re eating.

Blogging

Bring your blog life and Twitter life together with these tools.

1. Add to Any: Get your posts shared on Twitter by using Add to Any on your WordPress blog.


2. TwitThis: Make use of this plugin to send Twitter messages about your blog post.


3. MyTwitter: Use the MyTwitter plugin to display your Twitter status on WordPress.



4. Twitpress: Twitpress will send out a Tweet every time you post a new blog entry.


5. TwitterCounter: With this plugin, you can display the number of followers you have on Twitter.


6. TwitterFeed: Announce your blog post on Twitter with a customized message using TwitterFeed.

Thanks to Kelly Sonora, OnlineBestColleges.com

Lost mail again now what?

I hate it when I lose mail. Everytime I lose mail it is always important.

The sad fact is that once you delete email the chances of getting it back are not that good unless you already have safety feature's in place on your email client. So, depending on what program you use you should be able to set up a recycle bi type of thingy ;)

If you delete email in free hosted programs its GONE. Sorry.


My little experiment is to actually read my emails....not a good idea.

If you don't know the sender it could be a potentially harmful email and that would not be good so if you ever open a fishy looking email my advice to you is to close your email program immediately. Sign out and then run whatever spy ware program you have and clear your cookies, cache etc.

To clear your cookies go to your tool options.

Another trick I do that won't help spyware but will help check your computer is to go to your START Menu > Run > chkdsk and let it run.

I hate the days when I say "lost mail again now what?"

This Just In - GM files bankruptcy, announces plant closings

General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, turning over most of its power to the federal government. I really don't want to go into specifics as the whole situation just annoys me. I have a list of known plants.

I hope the families affected by this get some real form of monetary assistance.....what happened to our life and times. North America used to be the leader not the joke.


GM Plants Closing

* Pontiac, MI - October 2009
* Wilmington, DE - July 2009
* Livonia, MI - June 2010
* Flint, MI - December 2010
* Ypsilanti Township, MI - December 2010
* Parma, OH - December 2010
* Fredericksburg, VA - December 2010
* Indianapolis, IN (Stamping Plant) - December 2011
* Mansfield, OH (Stamping Plant) - June 2010
* Boston, MA - December 31, 2009
* Jacksonville, FL - December 31, 2009
* Columbus, OH - December 31, 2009

GM Plants being idled

* Spring Hill, Tennessee - November 2009
* Orion, Michigan - September 2009
* Pontiac, Michigan (Stamping Plant) - December 2010

Have you seen Kim Kardashian's engagement ring?

My wife wants this rock. Good GOD!

HAHA she hasn't bought it yet....I can only image what it will look like!

It will be nice since she is engaged to NFL player Reggie Bush, who have been together for at least a year now.

Ahhh. Celeb love....will it last?

How to Buy and Sell on Ebay for Maximum Profit

Lot's of people use eBay to make money on the side. It is a great place to shop and earn a living. I always marvel at the fact that eBay was started from a kitchen table.

It just goes to show you that anything is possible and as long as you believe in yourself you can succeed. The trick is never to give up.

Having run an offline and online eBay store I know a few tricks but today I am just going to cover a few of the basics.

Let's go:

Buying and selling online is time consuming and tedious. More and more people are moving away from it and this is making a great marketplace for young and retired folks to sell online. Who knows it could be a Godsend for you.. Many new Ebay sellers make one of two mistakes: either they overprice items to an unsellable extreme; or they lose money on every transaction by setting low starting prices with no restrictions.

Here are some ways to research and items and ways to sell on ebay:

1 - Garage Sales

2 - Storage Units

3 - Household Items

4 - Government Auctions

5 - Consignment

6 - Ebay

7 - Retail Inventory

8 - Flea Markets/Swap Meets

9 - Church Bazaars

10 Fairs and festivals

11 - Drop Ship

And finally, "Where do I find products to sell on eBay?" Here are some ideas to get you started.

Look at Home

When you first get started, it can be a little unnerving. The best option is to start by looking around the house, whgat have you got that other's might want. Alwqays, always remember that one man's garbage is another man's treasure. Clean up the attic for goodness sake.

Collectibles

Big sellers on eBay are collectibles such as coins. Anything that will move up in value would fall in this category.

Consumables

This popular category would include anything that people use and then would need to buy again such as lotions, perfumes, camera film, candles, etc.

Information Products

In this category, you would sell anything that can be sent on a CD or floppy disc or downloaded from the Internet. This is another popular category.

One major tip here after you start. When taking picture's of your items and this is soooo important. Take the picture and crop it and backlight it etc BEFORE you log onto your account. We had an employee messing around with a photo for an item and he kept re-doing it the whole time he was logged into the company account. eBay charges per uploaded picture. I won't tell you how much that foolish mistake cost me.

He was a nice guy...I wonder where he works now.

Go do some research. eBay is not dead for those who are not lazy. :)

Tomorrow we cover finding photo's for re-use on line.

My google page rank dropped. How Do I Fix This?

Google Pagerank updates have lots of webmasters worried about how well they will perform with Google. Will their site page rank drop? Will Google love diminish or worse vanish? Cool photo huh ;)

So for those of us who know how to treat Google we will never worry about this. Quick point here. My PR dropped to ")" but I was also well aware that this was going to happen as I have been cleaning up my site and links etc. So for me I know it will not be long before I go back up.

In essence Google Page Rank is sort of like a value based on importance and trust.

So what is a great way to treat our site well. Obviously you want to ALWAYS follow Google's Webmaster Tools. This will always keep you up to date on your site.

Not to mention you can get a vast amount of information by signing up for a Google Webmaster Tools account.

Google Analytics alone, which is FREE is worth lots to you because it will help you keep your site running smoothly and within Google's Policies.

A big no no with Google Page Rank is dead links.

The best way to do this is to use a wonderful little tool called Useless Links Checker.


This will help your site by finding and analyzing and identifying any useless links on your site by scanning your sites pages. This service is free, and incredibly fast.

It's very easy go to the site here and enter your URL and hit Detect.

After few second, you will see the results. I hope you have an empty screen :)

If yoe see useless links you need to remove them or fix them up to be properly formatted, a simple trick is to add rel=”nofollow” to the feed links.

If you don’t want to add rel=”nofollow” or remove the useless links, you might want to re-arrange. That way it doesn’t look like a group of paid links.
Keep using the tool until you have a clear screen and Google will show you the love your site deserves.

Don't forget to sign up for updates!

Where to Find Outsourcing Candidates. There are Thousands!

Here are some sites that include professionals who can fill your small business's needs.

These are safe and well known sites but always do your due diligence before hiring anyone to work for you. Have them give you one project for very little money just to see what quality they produce. If they are any good they will be more than willing to take a small fee to earn greater money later. Photo courtesy.

Elance Inc.: You'll find tons of freelance writers and designers on this site.

FreelancerNow.com: You'll get services quickly on this site.


Guru.com: Post individual projects on this site and have professional bid on them.

RentACoder: You can literally rent a Web coder from this site.

my pajamanation: Powered by an India-based blogger, this site offers insight into outsourcing, from events to related news from around the world.

ScriptLance: You can post a project on this site, which lists bids in a neatly organized list.

Integra Global Solutions:Outsource to this firm to expand your business.

GetAFreelancer.com: This site can help you find freelance programmers, Web designers and copywriters in India or any other country.

oDesk Corp.: Outsource and manage programmers, Web designers and more.

DoMyStuff.com: This site is as simple as posting a task, selecting an assistant and getting stuff done.

Workaholics4Hire.com: Find people 24/7 on this site people by "a team of workaholics who have a compulsive need to work at odd hours, drink too much coffee, and love meeting impossible deadlines."

BrickworkINDIA: Get a remote executive assistant operating from an India to do your work through email.

iFreelance.com: Post your project for free to receive bids from hundreds of professional service providers.

There are hundreds more. These are but a few. Outsourcing is definitely the way to go. If you don't you spend 20 hours a day in front of your PC and there is no reason for that...unless you are pathetically paranoid. Go get HELP.

How do I Optimize Images?

This afternoon's email read (and I quote) Garret - How the Hell do I fix this stupid pic? I can't make it smaller...gggrrrrrrr.....

I HATE question's like that. I really do. Why you ask. Because I am not good at photoshop. I have no patience for it. I prefer to set up my posts, layout and tweak my other 7 blogs. But hey...Duty Calls. A friend in need as they say.

Here is what you do.

Go to photoshop and find the image you would like to edit and use the HELP feature...

Okay seriously don't panic you have other options.


If you do not have an image fixer upper there are several on the internet, a great free program which is called Irfanview. It can be downloaded at no cost. My favorite price :) Click here to download Irfanview

I recommend it because:
- Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired"!
- No registry changes without user action/permission!
- It can read any file extension you throw at it. Yay!

Alright the image in this case is too small. Not a problem.

Go ahead and click the first button on the left (The one that looks like an open folder).

Browse to the file that you want to edit and open it.

Now that you have the file open, click on (Image - located on the top menu bar) then scroll down to (Resize/Re-sample.) and click once. "My Mother Clicked Once Johnny....Once" Wasn't Johnny Dangerously the greatest movie ever?...where was I? Photo found here

Oh right, image sizing.....;)

From here, you can re size the image using the set new size box. Here you will see that the image's dimensions are determined by two variables, height and width. This can be displayed in either pixels, centimeters or inches. Pixels, is the default selection and is fine for what we want to do.

Now, this is really up to you but I would recommend staying somewhere between 400 and 600 pixels for either the height or the width. Try typing a new value into the (Width) field. Notice that the (Height) field changes as well. This is because it is fixed proportionately to the width.

In simple speak that translates to: if your image has a width of 50 pixels and a height of 25 pixels, and you raise the width to 100 pixels, the height will automatically compensate by changing itself to 50 pixels. You still following me.....good.

Now even though Mark asked about making the image smaller we will cover both, smaller and larger.

Select the next box down. Make sure to set new size as percentage of original.

For example, you can set 200% in both fields and your image would be twice as big.

Or you could set it to 50% in both fields and it would be twice as small. Ya Folla Lonergan? (Great Movie "The Sting") Photo found here.

Finally, there's the DPI field, in the third box down. What the Hell is DPI.....not that it matters but DPI stands for (Dots per inch)

The standard dpi for a web image is 72 DPI. The standard for print is 128 DPI.

If your image is larger than this, don't worry. Keep in mind though, DPI of 300 is about as high as you are going to want to go. Anything larger than this is unnecessary.

Now that you have your fields set, click ok.

Your image will now be displayed with the new settings. If it doesn't look the way you wanted, don't worry. Hold down the [Control] key and hit the [Z] key on your keyboard. This will undo the changes.

Or you can select (edit / undo) from the menu at the top of the program.

Save your file and go upload it to your ad!

Congrat's YOU DID IT!!!!!

You little Internet Scientist you:)

Thanks to backpage.com for the advice

Prepaid Credit cards getting more popular, here's why

Credit card's are important for treatment and proper care, because you have invested in them. The same security card, check the reliability of banks, the rules and policies must also be completed to ensure that all you need to succeed with the card. A growing number of bank fraud is just around the corner, you find the actual damages, if you lose all the money, for their hard work and the fact that banks do not rely on the commitment resulted in the actual security for the money.

This is why many people have done research, only the bank agreement, trust management. Some advice from lawyers, even those who are experts recommend the best to get a credit card prepayment. Legal experts were warning that many of the bank's fraud is suspected, how the various parts of the world. It offers the public the secrets of how to ensure that no is fooled by the organization.


Although the warnings and recommendations on how to cope with the increasing number of the bank's fraud, there re also more and more people slowly sinking in to the common problems of the banks, in particular the impact of credit debt. Since before the payment and credit cards, nearly straddling the market, it is difficult for some people to decide the appropriate forum for this. It is only after the card can be successfully implemented financial management, he knows that the card used to be sufficiently reliable to support the demand for credit, and won't put him over the credit cliff. Above all, the card owner can relax on the couch, once again proved that the bank is responsible, there is no doubt, for his credit card acceptance.

You must pay attention to your address before payment by credit card. Indubitably, the prepaid card, is very important these days. Therefore, it is very reliable, especially those who are more vulnerable to financial seminars for them. However, if the person is no longer a reliable source, prepaid card, or they have to expect the financial obligations of the cliff, more than usual.

Here are some tips for finding reliable sources of the best prepaid credit card:

Federal Deposit Insurance * Joint Stock Insurance - This is wise, and you have a bank with banks and insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Where is a place in future, try to find somewhere to solve PDIC insured bank.

Signs of the search - way to determine before payment is reliable or not through your login. We need to find a symbol of Visa or MasterCard embedded. A plastic card design.

Online - The Internet is handy for those hungry and thirsty any more detailed information. You can find the results and to determine whether the bank to apply for prepaid cards is legal or not.

How to add Favicon to blogger(blogspot) blog

A question I got this week from a friend of mine in a forum was regarding the changes on my blog. I have been tinkering with it for quite awhile and wanted to clean it up alot. There are those who think that by removing all of my traffic links I had like msn links and google links I was going to lose traffic. That is true to a point but after having the site online for over two years it is time to make some drastic changes. To be honest I got tired of how dirty it was looking so I made some major changes. My personal opinion on this one. I don't suggest to anyone to remove any back link options you have but in my case I have built up quite a large fan base so I am okay with it, plus I am also testing a lot of traffic techniques and in all seriousness I figured I would see what I can do with very little help. I will be getting some expert assistance later on this week, right now I have no time to do it.

Okay anyway, on to the topic at hand.

How to add a favicon. If you don't know what a favicon is it is the little icon you see displayed at the beginning of the url in the address bar.

You should create one because it gives your site a specific brand instead of the orange B you usually see. Lot's of bloggers use this technique as it looks more professional.

Here we go.

Step 1




I recommend you use 16*16 pixel favicon with ".ico" format.

You create it in photoshop or paint, a program like that.

Once you create your image save it as 16*16 and save it in .png format as shown below.



If you don't have photoshop or a similar program go to google and type in free online 16*16 icon generator. You simply upload a picture and it get's converted. Easy peasy.

Next go to google site creator and upload your icon file by clicking on the upload link and browse the file and note down the url of the file by clicking on the file.





Log into your blogger account go to your Dashboard>layout>Edit Html.

Before you go any further please make sure you have a back up just in case ;)





Find the code that says:

data:blog.pagetitle

Simply type CTRL + F to find it quicker

Add above it put this figure < then type this "(without quotes)link href='icon file url ' rel='shortcut icon' type='image/vnd.microsoft.icon'/>

Directly above it and change the 'icon file url' with your created url from google site creator.

Click save.

Voila.

That simple.

Thanks to kranthi for the help

My Top 10 Dating Ideas - Some are free, some are a bit of money

10 great date ideas on a budget

Most men magazines and articles say this as well. But we are giving you the real facts on what women would appreciate in a first date.

10. The Art Gallery

Before going on this date, I would suggest that you ask your date if she likes art. If she does, then great, you have a readily available topic of conversation once you get there.
If she doesn’t she may feel out of place and uncomfortable during the time that you are there. This may be due to lack of knowledge or understanding of art or they are just not interested. Photo courtesy of Flickr Friend

9. Paddle Boat Date

In today’s day and age women feel less secure on dates and are more comfortable in public surroundings. The Paddle Boat Date is perfect for that. You still get some privacy but you’re always in the public eye since there are usually others around. Also this type of date can help show your chivalrous side as well. You can do the paddle ling and let her relax during the time your together. Check the area out before you take your date there, this way you can find out about some of the sights surrounding the area and use this information as topics of discussions during the ride.



8. Roller Blading

This one is low cost and fun to do. However there are a couple of downfalls. First one is sweat, I don’t know about the men but women are not keen on sweating in front of their dates, or messing up their mascara. The second is falling on your ass. Most women are not interested on getting bruised the first date. However if you know for sure your date roller blades and are good at it, then by all means go for it.

7. The Zoo

Yep the zoo. It may seem childish to many but to be honest most women love cuddly animals. And in a zoo there are tons of topics for you to continue conversations on. Nothing kills a date more then not having something to talk about.

6. Mini Putt

This date gives the opportunity to see if your date is of a competitive nature. But it is also tons of fun, just remember to let the people behind you play trough this gives you more time with your date as well as shows them that you can be kind as well.

5. Picnic Date

This is a surprisingly cheap date, and it also shows a gently side of the man. Make sure that it is in a semi private area, however to make your date feel secure be sure it is where people can see you. This type of date gives you freedom to talk for longer periods of time. What to bring is easy. Two blankets one for the ground the other in case she gets cold. A light lunch like cheese and crackers, veggies and dip and sliced fruit. Make sure you pick an area where you can see a lot of different things so that ideas for conversations are available.

4. Coffee Date

This is the easiest one, pick your date up or meet them at a coffee shop. This one is not as impressive but it is a safety net that women like.

3. Brunch Date

Try and have this date on the veranda if possible. This helps to set the mood of the date, and takes you out of the dark indoors. With this date, you have a chance to talk, look each other in the eyes and you will know by the end of the date if there is something there because usually there is discussion about the upcoming evening.

2. Camera Date

This was one of the top two and for good reason, it is imaginative and unique. You buy cheap disposable cameras (2 each is good) and bring your date to an area that has great scenery or locations of importance. One couple used the cameras and took a variety of pictures of doors. Yes doors, unique and different doors. This is a great date because it brings out fun in the date as well as gives you a reason for the second date to take place (to develop and create a photo album).

1. Portable DVD Date

This one women loved. It was unique and interesting. It can be done by way of picnic or in your vehicle. Grab a portable DVD player, popcorn, sodas, bottled water and a couple of blankets. If your going to do it with a picnic style it needs to be done later in the evening because of the glare, but if your going to do it with a vehicle style then it can be done right in hers or your driveway.

There are many great ideas out there for you to try for a first date, but honestly women want something unique, different and safe. We want to know you put some effort in thinking of an idea for this date. Try taking the same lame ideas that everyone does and make them unique and your own.

Thanks Linda :)