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Using Server Side Includes to Simplify Your Web Design

An “include” file is a piece of code that can be put into a seperate file — for example — your navigation bar — and then “included” in a number of other pages. This has the very useful advantage of allowing you to retain consistency over a very large number of pages, and then make changes to all of those pages by just changing the include file.

For instance, say you want each page in your site to include a short paragraph that uniquely identifies your site. I normally call this a “site-id”. It would read something like this:

ForSaleTours.com – provides information and sources for virtual tours for the real estate industry. We explain different methods of combining video and audio to produce virtual representations of your home to enhance its value and to make the purchasing experience of potential buyers better than it otherwise might be.

To set this up so it appears in a host file as an “include”, you normally have to do three things:

1. Make sure your server allows SSI (server side includes). If you have access to your web site control panel you should be able to figure this out. Or if not, ask your web host technical support people.

2. Create a “host” file and give it a file extension so your server recognizes it contains include files. A common extension is .shtml

3. Create your include file. It can usually have any of a number of different extensions: .html, .htm, .php, even .txt. This is the file that will be included within other files.

4. Embed the correct code within your .shtml file to point to the include file. If the include file and host file are in the same folder on the server, it will look like this:

<!–#include
file="file_name.html"–>

If the include file is located in a different folder (on the same server), the code will look like this:

<!–#include
virtual="folder_name/file_name.html"–>

In the above example you have to make sure the relative path to the include file is set correctly.

Now when you want to make a global change to, for instance, your “site-id”, you just have to change the include file (once), and this change will be populated through all the pages that include that file.

Include files can be put to many creative uses that allow you to do things that are otherwise very impractical. And if you have a website with a large number of pages, this technique can save you a great deal of time.

For more web design and online marketing tips see the Linknet Marketing Resource Library

Rick Hendershot is a marketing consultant, writer, and internet publisher who lives in Conestogo, Ontario, Canada. He publishes several websites and blogs, including The Linknet Network of Websites. This network provides an inexpensive way to advertise your website, and get as many as 100 low cost links.

The Motorola L6 Still a Good Choice

The Motorola L6 has proven extremely popular with customers making it a triumph for Motorola The L6 is functional, if a little basic for the price. The Motorola L6 is a good all round mobile handset that would be appropriate for a very wide range of customers.

If you find it too time consuming trying to find the best deal on a Motorola L6, after all there are numerous online stores and mobile networks to choose from. Have a go at using a comparison site for mobile deals to purchase the lowest cost Motorola L6 .

The L6 has Polyphonic (24 channels), MP3 ring tones enabled along with a vibration alert . The display type is CSTN, 65K colors. Compared to other models, the L6 is neat and compact. For a handset of its type, in terms of weight, the Motorola L6 scores well against its competitors at 86 g,. Colour wise this mobile phone can only be bought in Silver,. The Motorola L6 is that comes with a Standard battery, Li-Ion 820 mAh, battery cell. Moving on to battery cell life the Motorola L6 has 345 hours reserve charge and 5:50 talk time. This phone is bluetooth enabled which means it will work with with a number of mobile accessories. The L6 is compatible with 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – US version, . A VGA, 640×480 pixels, video camera is integrated into the L6 camera. For mobile Internet users as WAP 2.0/xHTML browser is included. This mobile handset has a number of extras such as , Java MIDP 2.0, Currency converter, Built-in handsfree, Calculator, Push to talk and Calendar.

Network Marketing Online, People Will Call You, if You Build Trust and Creditibility First!

I find it interesting to watch the Network Marketing industry try to figure out how to use the net to build a business. One would think that if any industry could do so, this would be it. However, it seems that this is not the case.

As you dear reader, well know, over 99% of Network Marketers fail in the first year. One would have to ask their self this question, why should I get involved? After all, I’m almost sure to fail!

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Network Marketing is a viable business opportunity, not anything illegal. After all, who can argue with the fact that this business model has produced many millions of dollars in income for the top 1% of income earners in this world. The problem with that, it attracts so many “Get Rich Quick” scammers the industry has gotten a bad rap. So it’s vital for you to pick your MLM company carefully.

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Most Network Marketing Companies recognize the potential offered by the Net along with their associates. In fact, many predicted the Net would serve as the ultimate recruitment tool. The truth is, in many ways it has failed to help much in generating either sales or new leads.

WHAT IS GOING WRONG?

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Please don’t think I’m blaming any one company for your failure. It’s just that Network Marketing has been an offline venture since its inception. Going online has become a totally new adventure. The methods used offline just don’t work online.
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MLM companies have not provided their associates with the tools to speak in your own voice. Think about this for a moment: Why do people use the Net? For information right? So you need to provide it. This is part of the problem. MLM companies have actually tried to suppress any voice since there’s a ton of legal concerns. I’m sure you can understand. If you get thousands of loose cannons out there on the Net, making all kinds of claims about products or income, we all have a problem. Most, if not all MLM companies have compliance departments. Some have retired Attorney Generals speak at their conventions to keep the associates in compliance.

Network Marketing Companies do not provide associates with any good tools or strategies to attract new leads or sales using the Net. Although they provide “cookie cutter” websites, because they are identical and there may be millions of them on the web, the search engines ignore them considering them as spam.

Or they may give you an online store, which is only good for tracking orders. It’s not much different that filling out a form and clicking or faxing in the order. Just about all web visitors resist this.

Some MLM companies offer professionals that, for a fee will work with you, costing thousands of dollars a year. Who can afford that? All they do is build you a website which you pass on to your downline and after awhile, same thing happens, instant death. The search engines consider them spam, there goes your rankings. As you know, if your site does not show up within the first 3 pages, you’re invisible anyway.

Then of course there’s the hundreds of companies that will sell you leads. Seldom are the leads any good since they have sold the same lists many times over. Often times, when you call the lead, they’re sick and tired of getting calls and hang up. Or, they don’t have any money to start a business, let alone getting them to try your product or service. Forget about it, you’re too smart for that anyway.

YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN

At the end of the day, Network Marketers/Reps/Distributors are on their own when comes to driving traffic to their websites . Using the site the company gives you, if you did get traffic to it, little comes out of it since normally it ’s a blatant sales pitch anyway.
Now think about this for a moment. When you arrive at a site while surfing, if you realize it’s a sales pitch, what do you do? It turns you off right? You just click and away you go. The same thing happens to visitors to MLM sites provided by the company. Because it’s obvious that they landed on a sales site, they don’t bother to stay.

We all know there’s a widespread bias against this business model. What you need is a patient, quite approach. The last thing you need is a “get rich quick” approach.

The answer to this problem is so obvious that it nearly hurts. The perfect solution is to build a pipeline slowly, using the Net in the right way. We have yet to see Network Marketers use the Net in the right way. Now before I talk about the perfect online solution, let’s find out why people succeed in MLM offline.

OFFLINE………..

When we look at people who succeed offline in Network Marketing, they are certainly a resilient group of people aren’t they? It’s comes natural to them to approach people to speak with them about their business opportunity.

It don’t matter where they are, in lines at the supermarket, on airplanes, the golf course….they network like a madman (or madwoman). They already have a large circle of friends who respect them. They can flawlessly apply the 30-foot rule. (Anyone coming within 30 feet gets piqued for their business opportunity.) It works well for them and I say more power to them. They’ve gone on the build huge downlines and successful businesses.

However, in the real world, it does not quite work that way for the majority of us. Many of us have a hard time approaching our “warm market” of friends and family. It goes without saying how hard it would be to use the 30-foot rule and talking with strangers. That, my dear reader is why most folks fail in MLM.

As you know, to succeed in Network Marketing, you have to build your downline and have personal sales. It’s a simple formula really: Sales + Downline = Significant Residual Income.

So what happens is the overly ambitious person who’s fearless succeeds. The vast majority fails because of fear, shyness or maybe they’re a stay at home mom without any opportunity to network. Besides this, most of us are not sales people anyway. No matter how you look at it, there’s a little bit a sales to do when building your MLM business.

ONLINE….YOU CAN TURN THE TABLES

Now let’s look at the Internet. The Internet provides you with an opportunity to change all of the above mentioned fears. If you’re still reading this article, you’re desire is strong, but chances are you want to do it online. You want people to call you. You want to turn the tables. Well, you can! Finally there’s a real way to build your MLM business online, without using the 30 foot rule, and not even bothering your friends and family.

The stay at home mom can now have a circle of contacts that spans the globe. What about the shy and soft spoken people? Now they can speak with a loud and affirmative voice!

Now try to picture this:

  • You NEVER have to talk to people at the airport

  • You DON”T have to bother your family and friends
  • You can stay home and work in your underwear
  • You never have to attend any rallies

    Now I know this is going against what 99.9% of the MLM Companies tell you to do. So what!! It’s your business, build like you want to. Remember the formula for success in the Network Marketing business?? SALES + DOWNLINE = SIGNIFICANT RESIDUAL INCOME.

    So, what if you could have strangers from around the world contacting you?? Yes, they could e-mail you, call you or however you decide. The point is, they will be getting in touch with you thanking you for helping them, asking questions, ordering product etc. You could easily get 5, 10, 20 leads a day like this. Is this really possible?? Yes it is. Read on and I’ll explain how.

    Now the best part is the customer/potential business partner will be contacting you first. The tables have been turned. You’re in control. You’re the expert. They have initiated the contact.

    This method is better than the best “diamond” of the MLM Industry can do! The extroverted personality likely does not have the patience to build what you’re about to learn. So, how can you do this?

    Well, it has to be done right. Here’s how……
    SBI!’s approach is the ideal system for Network Marketers. Let’s suppose you’re a 55 year old male with a prostate problem. Maybe you have prostate trouble or what’s called BPH. This stands for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. In layman’s terms, enlarged prostate.

    Suppose you just joined a solidly run MLM Company that has a worldwide presence. You’ve done your homework on the company and their products. You even try one of the products for men that are designed for prostate problems like BPH. The results were awesome and now you want to tell the world. Have you ever seen a really good movie?? You went out and told people about it because of the pleasure it brought to you. The same goes when we find products we like. The difference here is you can announce it to the planet earth using the WWW!

    You’ve done tons of research on the web about prostate problems for men. Now you set out to build a terrific website with a theme related to this subject. Can you see where I’m going with this?? You fill this website with Keyword-Focused Content pages (KFCPs) that the SBI!’s Brainstormer tool has suggested. This unique tool helps you find the most profitable keywords to use so you can get your website noticed by the search engines.

    Now, after some time, you start attracting targeted traffic from the search engines and it’s all FREE. You now have your own pre-qualified leads coming to you and not you going to them. Imagine, you can have an unlimited number of fresh leads day after day and never pay a dime for them.

    The content on your website gives you creditability, an expert who shares lots of information in response to their search engine inquiry. In fact, you over deliver by giving your visitor solutions to a specific problem. They now start to trust you as the expert.

    So now what?? Do you offer them an online form to fill out so they can get a FREE CD-ROM with your 20-30 minute infomercial? Offer them a link to your online store that will sell them the product they need? Offer them to sign up for your business opportunity??

    NO, NO, NO and NO AGAIN!! To do this would be fatal to your business. You must resist.

    Keep in mind how you came across this dear visitor. He’s a male, has prostate problems and he’s looking for a solution. You have been developing a warm and trusting relationship with him and now you ruin it all by giving him a sign up page for your business opportunity. The FREE CD-ROM is not offered by regular people who might be publishing a website that offers FREE info on BHP. So keep it real!

    Now despite the warm and fuzzy feeling he may have developed, he’s not likely to be ready to join a Network Marketing Company. If it starts smelling like a sales pitch, you’ll lose the visitor and customer.

    Some More “DO NOTS”

  • Do not duplicate the pages provided by your company. Maybe some of the content can be adapted but avoid doing it verbatim.

  • Do not even mention the name of the company or products you represent. Once the person contacts you, perhaps you might then. You have two reasons for doing this:

    1) It’s way too soon – just coming out and selling “MLM” products or recruiting in an aggressive fashion does not work on the net. It never will work and SBI! will not make this possible either. It’s just too soon to go for the sale.

    2) You’ll stay out of trouble with your company and your government by not making all sorts of claims about a certain product and your income. There are so many government regulations you cannot possibly know them all so avoid this trap and don’t do it!! So what do you do?? Once you have someone on your site reading over your information, your content, you must be patient. Slowly build a pipeline of targeted men with prostate problems.

    On all of your web pages you invite them to call or send you an e-mail with any questions. Remember, you’re the expert and would be happy to help them.

    Build their trust by publishing a good high quality newsletter. Again, in the newsletter you invite them to call or e-mail you with questions. SBI websites have been generating amazing amounts of traffic for its owners. Your job is simple, Don’t Sell. Just PREsell and make your most wanted response just one thing:

    “CONTACT ME”
    Try to imagine what you could do if you built just one page per day?? In 2-3 months, you’d have a least 5 real, warm leads contacting you each day.

    Now these are not just some worn out old lead sold by lead companies a hundred times to other Network Marketers. No this lead is yours! Someone who already likes you and what you have to say. They trust you as an expert and contact you directly to ask questions or learn more. Real people, targeted leads generated by you. What more would any Network Marketer want?

    Since Network Marketing has a bad image, you must overcome this. A web site is just too early, too cold, to overcome such a bias. Your mission is to convert that cold faceless lead into a digital contact by e-mail or better yet a phone call.

    So how can you do this?? Very slowly and gently use your companies training to introduce your visitor to the products and or opportunity. They have come to trust you so be patient and gentle.

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    I’m certain I’m wasting my time here with the “get rich quick” scammers. I’m sure they have quit reading this by know and clicked over somewhere else. This approach will work. One has to keep in mind, like in any business, it takes time and work to build something good. But trust me on this, once the pipeline starts to pour in, it’ll be a steady producer for you. Soon your upline “diamond” will be contacting you to find out what’s going on!!

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    You don’t have to tell him/her of course. It’s your business. But do share it with your downline. Teach them to use SBI! like you did. They should choose other themes of course because you want each website to be unique so you can maintain your search engine rankings.

    If your company has many different products this should be no problem. As you do this, over time just watch your income grow. Anybody can use e-mail or the telephone to answer questions about something they have a passion for!

    Talk about a WIN WIN Situation! You win, your downline wins and of course the company does also.
    Now let’s talk about a different organ. Say it’s the heart!! Suppose your company has a complete line of products for the heart? You know, the “all natural” anti-oxidant blends that have been proven to fight heart disease! The number one killer of women is heart disease and high blood pressure. Now you search out for other “keywords” like “heart disease” and you have an entirely new themed web site. Again, you build a site with lots of content, over delivering information and off you go again.

    You pace yourself with writing one web page a day and a few months later, another avalanche of web visitors asking you questions, calling you the person whom they see as an expert in the arena of natural ways to prevent heart disease.

    Of course on your pages you present the conventional and alternative remedies. You talk about what you have found to help. (I’m certain you would not push product that does not work) Since you’re a consumer of the product or service you can speak firsthand about the results.

    Again, you must avoid giving the web visitor a link to your sales page. 99% of them will leave if they smell a sales site. Do not leave them with a bad taste in their mouth.

    You’re writing great articles about natural ways to heal the human body. You have identified your own voice! You have a passion for the product and want to share it with others. You realize that you’re building a business slowly. You’re positioning yourself as an expert in the field. People start to trust you. In time they call or send you an e-mail and your relationship grows from there.

    You’re a creditable person in their eyes and people like to do business with those they trust. Don’t rush things. If you pitch them before you have built this creditability, 99.9% of them will be lost.

    LET’S DO IT RIGHT

    Can you see how this is entirely different that the way MLM companies are building online today? Do you understand that with all the regulations and government compliance issues your company has to deal with why they can only give you “cookie cutter” web sites?

    If you keep it generic, avoid using the product and company names you remain within the guidelines of even the largest MLM Companies out there. You do not talk about income on your website, but only deliver good quality content about a niche product that meets the needs of people who are searching the web for FREE information. By using specific medical terms found in the literature your company publishes and not making high sounding claims to miracle cures etc, you keep it real. It’s believable to your visitor and in time you have people contacting you.

    Once you’ve developed this perfect formula, you share this with your downline. Do not allow them to copy your site of course because you want only original content that the search engines like.

    Do make sure and replicate your knowledge. All Network Marketing Companies teach this as a principle. Teach your downline to pick a niche, something that turns them on. Something that relates to your companies product line. If you can accomplish this, you have created a cash flow machine that will keep on going with very little maintenance.

    Mr. Ragan has served businesses for over 20 years in sales and marketing ideas. He has built several business in the past, both offline and online.

    Discover how to build your MLM business online using proven strategies. Only a few Network Marketers are using this method. To learn more on Network Marketing Online click here.

    This article may be published as long as credit is given to its author and the links are left intact.

  • How To Build A Content Site… Fast!

    In this day and age of online marketing, content has been heralded as king, and for good reasons. People flock to sites not because of the flashy graphics nor the astounding features nor the witty domain name of the said pages, but because of the information contained therein that would enlighten them with their queries of the moment.

    Content is even more potent in winning visitors than, say, search engine placements. You may derive a tremendous amount of traffic from the search engines, but if your content is junk, your visitors will never come back. But with good content, alas, you’ll have for yourself recurring visitors who will be eager to read your latest update.

    You are most probably aware about the importance of traffic. Relying on unique visitors alone won’t give you the traffic that can be considered as sustainable. You must find a way that would encourage previous visitors to return to your site as well. Good content does this with relative ease.

    It goes without saying then that your website should have rich, premium, informative content. Content is indeed king, and your web pages serves as the throne. For the success of your business, your website should be constructed as such.

    Here are some simple steps that would help you build a content site, and fast:

    Develop the layout that is simple and pleasant to the eyes. By keeping away from flashy ornaments, you’ll be able to manipulate the focus of your visitors to the content you want to share. Let your content carry your web pages and let the words speak for themselves.

    You cannot rely on words alone, no matter how witty and cleverly used they are. There should be substance behind them as ultimately, the worth of your words is what would impress upon your visitors the true value of your website as a quality resource hub. So do your research. Make sure you know the subject matter by heart before writing your content. If you have questions about the same, do not try to conceal it them with silence. Seek out the answers and leave no bases uncovered. Make your content as comprehensive as possible, and your visitors won’t have to look elsewhere to find the answers they are seeking.

    Your content should be presented credibly. Employing good writing skills would be instrumental to achieve this. Pay attention to the intricacies of writing for the web. Write well, but in a simple manner. Avoid using jargons and flowery words. Keep your paragraphs short so that you could make good use of negative space, that blank area between clusters of words which would allow your readers’ eyes to rest. Use bullets and numberings as much as possible. Online users are not really known for their patience, and this is something you have to work on.

    When writing your content, make sure that the first part of your piece is capable of grabbing your visitors’ interest so that they would be motivated to read on. In these times of convenient surfing, bear in mind that your readers can always go to another site if they don’t find your content engaging. The challenge lies in capturing their interests and giving them what they want. This would compel them to read on and stay.

    Always update your website with new content. Not only will the search engines love this, resulting in a higher page rank for your site, your visitors will likewise be encouraged to return to your site come for the new information you would share.

    Consider using blogs instead of traditional HTML designs. Blogs are very easy to set up and update. Once you have typed your entries, all you have to do is to click on a button to publish them. A lot of Internet marketers actually use blogs in creating several mini-sites for their AdSense campaign. Blogs allow them to set up multiple pages in one day. And with the way blogs are favorably getting indexed at the forefront of every search engine result, their value has fantastically increased in recent months!

    Content is king, but you wield control. Furnish the king with royal garments and surely, your online kingdom would reap the rewards at a faster rate.

    Home based business: is it right for you?

    It is many people’s dream to work from home, by starting a business from scratch or joining a legitimate work at home business opportunity, affiliate program or franchise. Working at home means you can work at something you enjoy, “sack” difficult clients, put difficult bosses behind you, and avoid a lot of the daily stress faced by employees. The home based business industry is expanding rapidly and research suggests that revenue from home-based businesses will increase by up to 17% a year for the next five years. Home based business can mean a consultancy, franchise, affiliate program, network marketing, party plan, internet sales, and many more.

    It’s a big step from being employed to working for yourself, so plan as far ahead as possible. You will need to think about the effects on all areas of your life to prepare yourself, before you actually leave your job. With corporate cutbacks, redundancy can be the trigger for starting a home based business, and in this case you may have no scope for planning ahead. If you are made redundant try to negotiate as many extra benefits as you can from your employer: for example pay in lieu of notice, use of company equipment such as mobile phone or computer. Also see if there is any training your employer could pay for, to help you in your business, such as internet skills.

    If you have no other income, you will need some savings to carry you through your business start-up period: work out basic living expenses for six months and try to put at least that sum aside. Don’t forget that you will need to provide for benefits you may have received from employment, such as health insurance, pension contributions or a use of a company vehicle. Of course, if you have a spouse or partner who is employed and is willing to provide these necessities during your start up phase, you are buying yourself extra startup time.

    Of course you will want a comfortable and quiet work area, ideally away from the rest of your household. This is important not only to reduce noise, but also to create the psychology of being “at work” and not “at home” when you need to concentrate. While some lucky people do manage to start their home business from the kitchen table, you’ll find the separation will help you run your business much more efficiently. Don’t forget to allow space for storage and meeting visitors, if your business involves this.

    When you are working from home to help your business succeed, sometimes long and unusual hours, it is easy to ignore both your physical and mental health. The usual advice applies – proper diet and exercise, and even if you don’t have a family at home, don’t work all the time. Entrepreneurs often report that the one aspect they miss in home working is the contact with colleagues, so be sure to maintain a social life, possibly through a business networking or support group. Try to surround yourself with positive, supportive people, and be sure to explain your business idea fully to your family. They will be a critical part of your support system. Those who love you the most aren’t usually trying to stand in your way – it’s just that starting a home business may be something unknown to them, and like everyone, they tend to be fearful of something they don’t understand.

    Benefits of a home based business
    Working from home is a different way of life from 9-5 employment and offers benefits – monetary or lifestyle – that can far outweigh those found as an employee. Whether you work at home already, are thinking about it, or your life circumstances now make working from home necessary or possible, be sure to think these benefits through as you choose your employment options.

    Financial benefits are not always the prime motivator. Many people are willing to take a reduction in income to enjoy the lifestyle benefits of working from home. There is a huge sense of freedom in being able to plan your own timetable. You can make appointments, do your shopping, and run other errands without trying to fit everything into a lunch hour or on the way home from work when everyone else is doing the same thing. You can take advantage of a glorious day to take your dog for a long walk, or stop to watch sport for an hour in the afternoon. You may need to start earlier or finish later to compensate – but the point is that you have this freedom when working for yourself.

    In addition to time freedom, another big benefit of working at home is a reduction in stress. Of course, any business will bring its own pressures, but there are certain stressful situations that can be avoided by working at home. and the less stressed you are, the more energy and enthusiasm you have, energy that can be spent on your family or business! The daily commute can literally be a few feet to an office or other work area. You can avoid the stress, time and wear and tear involved in the traditional daily commute, and literally add two hours to your working day.

    Choosing the right business for you
    Many escapees from the corporate world don’t have a clear, transferable set of skills that they can use in their own business. For example, an engineer can see a number of uses for the skills used in their former job. For the rest of us a little more imagination may be needed.

    The key to success is to keep an open mind and do not dismiss an opportunity because it is different form things you have done before. Look around at the opportunities available for online and offline businesses, surf the net, visit sites that offer advice. Also remember that you could be involved in more than one business.

    There is a wide range of business opportunities to consider, including Affiliate programs, Internet based businesses, retail sales, network marketing, party planning. Many are highly reputable companies with successful track records. It’s important to find out as much as possible about the company and to contact those already involved so you understand any risks you may be taking, how long before you can reasonably expect to make serious money, and what amount of work is required to make that money.

    Be practical in your expectations of a homebased business: enormous income in a very short time is unrealistic, and a legitimate home business will not promise this. However, many offer a steady income stream that can increase gradually. It takes a certain amount of time to build any successful business. By starting and maintaining a legitimate home-based business, you can achieve your dream of being your own boss.

    Adrienne Davis is an experienced consultant, specialising in recruitment, employment law and industrial relations. For help with your management problems, you can contact her at adrienneadrienne@btinternet.com, or go to the website. www.homebusinessadvisers.com, where you can also sign up for a free Entrepreneurs’ newsletter

    Why Some Minisites Keep Making Money All the Time ?

    Have you ever seen a cash-machine ? Once it is created it keeps on spinning out dollars once the switch is on.

    What if I showed you how to create a similar cash machine ?

    Once you apply this simple 3 block formula, I bet your website will turn down into a similar red-hot cash machine, spinning out dollars even while you sleep or move around with your girl friend.

    Check this out…

    1. Website Automation.

    Make sure you automate each and every aspect of your minisite to free up yourself on important stuff that will expand your internet business.

    Get some powerful tools to do all this stuff…

    * Autoresponder – This will follow-up your prospects automatically.

    * Ad Tracking System – This will track your website sales, visitors, ads, etc.

    * Order Processing System – This will collect money from your visitors via credit card.

    * Affiliate Management System – This will track your affiliate sales.

    * Website Templates – This will design your site fast rather than creating it from scratch.

    Make sure you save your time by automating everything you can.

    2. Test Your Minisite to Increase CR.

    Make sure you keep testing your minisites every now and then.

    Keep track as to how many visitors are visiting your site, how are they navigating on your site, what is your visitor to sales conversion ratio, what is your visitor to lead conversion ratio.

    Keep track of your net profits that you make with each and every promotion.

    Once you have your numbers, keep tweaking your minisite to increase its conversion ratio.

    Once you do this your profits will keep on increasing without putting in any additional efforts.

    3. Traffic, Traffic and MORE Traffic.

    Make sure you promote your minisite each and every day.

    Here are some top free traffic generation tactics…

    * Write Articles and submit them to article directories, ezine publishers and website owners. Include your resource box with your website link below every article to get free publicity.

    * Participate in discussion forums with a killer ad below every post.

    * Blast ezine or newsletter to your subscribers every week to get repeat traffic.

    Here are top paid traffic generation tactics…

    * Attract traffic using pay per click search engines.

    * Purchase classified, top sponsor and solo ads in high circulating ezines.

    Make sure you keep track of your conversion ratio while promoting your site.

    Once you apply this 3 block formula, it will not only increase your website profitability but also automate the entire process thereby increasing cash in your bank account.

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    Inexpensive or Very Cheap Hotel to Stay in Rome, Italy

    In the past I got this email from a customer:
    I am a male American teacher and I am planning a 1 week vacation to Rome on August.
    I will be going by myself and would like to know if anyone can recommend a very inexpensive or cheapest hotel to stay in Rome that is close to all the hot spots like the Sistine Chapel,… I dont need anything fancy.
    Air conditioning would be nice.
    Single room and 1 bed.
    Also which airport do I wanna land at that is closest the hotel?
    I have heard that I should also be carefull about pick-pockets-children in small groups, ect.I was pick-pocketed in Paris a year ago and dont want that to happen again.

    My answers was:
    Dear customer, thank you for your interest on our hotels in Rome.
    I can suggest to browse our site and to use our brand new search tool to find all the cheapest accommodations in Rome.
    On this tool you can see images, descriptions, prices, availability for the rooms, and proceed to the online reservation using paypal as method of secure payment. This way you can compare hotel’s rate in a very simple way.
    Just after your reservation will be completed, you’ll get your voucher by email with the confirmation of your booking and all the details about your reservation, including the hotel’s contacts.

    Hotels in Italy are considered by the most part of travellers to be quite expensive, and this is probably true related to Hotels in other european countries. But there are some tips to find good deals for your lodging and the possibility to find cheap hotels in Rome and all over Italy.

    Buying directly from the source or from Italian online reservation system can assure the best prices for your lodging in Rome, in Tuscany (very rich in cities for art lovers such as Florence, Pisa, Siena,…), or for your short break to Florence, or for a romantic accommodation in Venice.

    The Trend Setting Store Matches Helps Females Accessorise for the Season

    With summer in the air Matches is the finest store to acquire those amazing a humid summer tops. Of which there are a myriad of sensational clothing items this season as there are every other season. The best things about purchasing from super shop is that the fashion firm presently have the lovely summer sale on. 1000s of reduced shirts that are just really dying for you to purchase as part of this summers trendiest items and will often give you the confidence to shop with the organisation time and time again.

    The firm is small but this doesn’t mean anything. The designer company have seen over sixteen years of success and now has a number of various clothing retail shops situated in popular areas such as Notting Hill. Along with this the fashion retailer recently enjoyed the launch of their beautiful site. Now you do not even need to be in cosmopolitan London to acquire the best skirts. Go to Matches for Christian Louboutin, www.matchesfashion.com/catalogue/designer/christianlouboutin.

    In fact it has been observed that since the beginning of the fashion corporation’s site the shop has let more and more trendy customers to become aware of the firm and the amazing fashion items the company stock from brands such as C & C California and Marc by Marc Jacobs along with tons of others.

    The store philosophy has forever been to dress girls and blokes in trends and great fashion that suit their own personality, to always give you the impulse to wear something more stunning but allow you to wear the designer clothes, not for the clothes to wear you.

    Every season the highly fashionable assistants at Matches select what they believe are going to visit and be the key hats of each season, this is a talent that legions of clothing buyers lack but year after year the designer store keep coming up with hottest t shirts. Just like every other successful year, we know 2009 Summer at the designer shop is going to be a fashion spectacular to look out for.

    Gaming Notebook Prices to Decline because of Increased Competition

    In my point of view gaming notebooks have lost their once maintained niche title. I can think back to when they were not so widespread. The systems were sold in insignificant quantities but each systems had a massive profit margin. The most sought after laptop computers were the ones that were too overpriced to speculate purchasing. They were pretty much desktop computer rivals and the most powerful, best laptop computer you could acquire. They probably weren’t massive sellers though because I guess most of us buy laptops that we can easily afford. The outlook for gaming notebook computers is now seen by the massive manufacturers as an amazing opportunity for themselves.

    If mass manufactured, brands can bring forth massive revenues on gaming notebooks. It is definitely a great path to higher profit margins. Additionally they can use their massive marketing funds to entice buyers further into spending their cash or getting out the credit cards to buy laptops like these ones. In my point of view this could extremely hurt smaller resellers if they do not separate their usp. I know for a fact that laptops for gaming will get greatly affordable for everybody. I guess the uneducated automatically feel at ease by buying from a brand they know.

    The laptop computers are surprisingly good as well. This is really the core competitive edge left for the local system builders. Most of the time the pre made notebook computers are fast however not fast enough and some people do not take well to that. Such buyers are normally tech savvy and can check all the fine information. For a few purchasers, the specs and performance could be way more important compared to style.

    As a possible buyer myself this is indeed all a beneficial state of the market for me. I would predict some price wars happening in this sector after the initial months. Don’t forget that’s just my point of view on the current situation. New technology launches should sustain premium prices. As the gaming laptop division becomes packed up with global companies, the majority will utilise a wait and see strategy.

    Disney World Is More Than Theme Parks

    That’s right! Imagine a vacation destination where you can cast all your cares away, enjoy the great outdoors, be whisked away in luxury, pampered in luxurious style, and savor tantalizing foods. You can have it all, at one location that can be gotten to by plane, train or automobile. Located in the state that is known and famed for its glorious sunshine, you can experience a vacation that will always be remembered. Disney is a big world after all, and we will focus on the “other things” that make this the most magical place to be.

    The purpose of a recent trip to Disney was to seek a respite from our hurried life and was to be a time of relaxation and enjoying the great outdoors. The best accommodations that would suit this type of trip would be one of Disney’s Deluxe resorts. Disney’s Deluxe resorts offer spacious rooms with many amenities, an array of onsite activities for both adults and kids and impeccable guest service. We decided to stay at Disney’s Beach Club resort. This is not a typical hotel you will find anywhere around the country, as a matter of fact, there is nothing typical about any of the twenty-two Disney resorts.

    Upon arriving at the Beach Club, we were welcomed by the beach influenced décor and the gracious salute from the captain who stands at the door welcoming all guests as they arrive. We felt as if we had stepped into a wonderful beach side resort. Yes, we did!

    You can walk the grounds and take in the beautiful landscape, filled with exotic tropical foliage, freshly manicured lawns and amazingly shaped shrubs (yes some of them are shaped as Disney characters). Here you will feel the stresses of life lifting off you as you relax on the beach, sink your toes into the soft sand and enjoy the afternoon by the water. Want to get wet? Then head on over to the pool where you will enjoy being lazy upon a tube where you will float into relaxation. If you are ready to be more daring take advantage of the awesome water slides at these deluxe accommodations. If you are found lounging poolside, you will be welcomed by a very nice hostess who will serve up anything you would like. Sip on your favorite beverage and lounge in the sun as you pass away the afternoon without a care in the world.

    A trip to this particular Beach Club resort wouldn’t be complete unless you experience the tantalizing array of their well known Clam Bake dinner buffet. What a feast it is, complete with clams, shrimp, fresh fish, roast beef, salads, a great variety of pasta and chicken. End your meal with the delicious desert buffet, and yes you can have more than one!

    During your stay, you can casually stroll through the neighboring resorts. Take a leisurely walk over the bridge to the popular Boardwalk area. Here you will find dining, dancing and shopping. Rent a surrey bike that will surely bring back a flood of childhood memories as you peddle along the pleasant bike and walking path, where no cars are allowed. Rent a boat or jet ski and have fun on the lake as the wind blows its cool breeze upon your face. Enjoy the view of the awesome firework display at Epcot that can be viewed right from the beach of this grand resort. The luminous light show in the sky cast reflections of color on the lake and is a perfect way to end the day.

    Enjoy sports? Disney World offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities such as, golfing, fishing, boating, all types of water activities, horseback riding, mini-golfing and tennis. All of these recreational activities are available to all and you can enjoy the benefits by simply staying at a Disney resort.

    Prefer to be pampered, you can take advantage of the luxurious spa at the Grand Floridian where you can relax and be rejuvenated through a variety of facials, manicures and massages. Dine to your hearts content at your choice of over 200 restaurants that are within the world. Shop until you drop at Downtown Disney, where will you find a megaplex of unique shops and dining. In the evenings, put on your dancing shoes and make your way to Pleasure Island where music, entertainment and dancing will keep you grooving until early in the morning.

    So you see, Disney World is more than just theme parks, it is an all encompassing vacation destination that lets you do, whatever it is, you desire to do. When you are looking for a fun filled, relaxing, rejuvenating vacation destination, think Disney, it truly is a big world after all and it’s not just theme parks.

    By Jordan Taylor
    http://wdwvacationplanning.com
    Discount Disney Vacations, planning, pricing and promos. Certified Disney Specialists will assist you today in planning your ultimate vacation experience!

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