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Today’s Internet provides many opportunities for the entrepreneur because it is relatively easy to enter into any chosen industry. While this sounds exciting it’s really an illusion as most of these brave souls end up running into what I call the invisible e-business marketing barrier. I will walk you through the cost to develop a website to sell the product of your choice.

o $10 will buy you a domain name for 1 year - www.mybusiness.com
o $9/month for website hosting
o $250 for a professional logo
o $2,000 for outsourced web development
o $40/month merchant gateway & online store
o $0 dealership with wholesaler

Estimated start-up cost for 1 year = $2,848

For less than three thousand dollars you can have an international e-business that will look professional and will allow you to drop ship products direct to you customers without leaving your house. Wow, what an opportunity with lots of potential. Yes there is a lot of potential, but when you launch your website it is like a rain drop hitting the Atlantic Ocean; nobody knows you exist. Most newbie e-tailers think simply paying $50 to a search engine submit service will generate 1,000 of web page hits within days. While this used to be true 10 years ago, it will do nothing more than register your e-business somewhere at the bottom of the search engines listings. It is purported google.com and some other search engines may give new website boosted search ranking for a few weeks, but this can hardly sustain hits to your site. Still it’s a nice gesture in the brutal world of e-business.

The e-business entrepreneur is now scratching his head wondering why he is getting less than 10 unique visits to his website a day. So, he invests a few hundred dollars into pay- per-click advertising on Google or Yahoo. The more competitive your industry the more expensive it is to buy a high ranking pay-per-click advertisement. For example, “aviation headsets” can cost as much as $5 a click, and you have only driven one person to your e-business with the hopes of a conversion to a sale. The entrepreneur is now starting to feel how strong the invisible e-business marketing barrier is while he spends somewhere between $30 to $100 a day for small text ad’s on a leading search engine. This strategy will drive traffic to your website quickly, but for a hefty premium. This is a waste of money and best suited for a pulse marketing strategy because most e-business customers have ZERO loyalty; they shop for the cheapest price.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of climbing the search rankings naturally without having to engage in pay-per-click advertising, but it is an intensely complicated process and the paradigms can change from one week to the next. SEO can cost as little as a one time $500 fee to $10,000 a month. The risk involved for the entrepreneur is that a $10,000 investment may increase website unique hit from 10 hits a day to 1000 hits a day, but in a month the search engine could make changes to their algorithm and the weighting factors for your website may change, crashing your ranking from the top 10 to top 500. If you’re not in that magical first page search engine listing your are not going to see significant hit increases.

Without capital to invest in marketing your website will be a liability, so before you pour your creative talent into an e-business get advice from a knowledgeable business advisor, or successful e-business owner.

Marcus Milligan, M.B.A, PMP
Sunbelt Business Advisor
www.sunbeltmergersohio.com

Milligan, an Irish native and has been living in the US for 10 years. He graduated with a B.S. honors degree in Computer Science from the University of Ulster and holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in e-Business from the University of Phoenix. Milligan has a diverse background working for: Dixons Group, Marathon Oil, Wittenberg University, Northrop Grumman, BankOne, and Sinclair Community College. He was a million dollar earner within the opening year for Dixons Group in Bangor Ireland as Business Center Manager and subsequently top regional sales. Milligan has given many presentations on software he architected at the regional and national levels through the US. Milligan created and currently operates an Internet e-business General Aviation Pilot Supply Store BudgetPilot.com

Milligan’s strengths are: strong analytical skills, problem solver, negotiations, project management, international background, creativity for marketing plans, and expert knowledge of Retail, Education, IT industry, and e-Business.

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Hampton Court Palace can be found to the south west of London, on the edge of the River Thames, encircled by land & astounding gardens. Hampton Court Palace, King Henry 8s brilliant waterside dwelling is placed in more than 400 acres of plants & grounds.

Inducing the ambience of over four-hundred and fifty years of tradition, costumed entertainers can be seen throughout Henry eights & King William 3s fabulous personal abodes. The scenes, noise & aromas of the incredible Tudor kitchens where royal feasts were set up for Henry?s courtyard of over nine hundred folks can also be viewed.

Hampton Court Palace has been divided into 6 routes or outings. The Maze at Hampton Court Palace which is situated on the River Thames to the west of London is possibly the most celebrated hedge maze on this planet.

Hampton Court palace has a ghastly history and is alleged to be inhabited by several poltergeists, including 2 of Henry 8s deceased wives and a nursemaid to his children. Hampton Court Palace wardens and hostesses will be close at hand to assist guests to their nominated state abode for a champagne and canap?s meeting. Costumed staff will declare supper & guests will be encouraged to take their reserved seats for an amazing 2 course meal with the best fine champagne.

Hampton Court Palace has over 60 acres of state gardens in addition to the 500 acres of royal wood. The palace gardens go back to the 16th Century, when the original Privy Garden was bedded between fifteen thirty and fifteen thirty eight for King Henry the 8th. The England tourism board has plenty of other Royal attractions to visit in England.

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If you’re coming to Denver and not familiar with the downtown area, here’s information on five great restaurants you might want to check out.

Elway’s
So our Number 7 was a pretty good football player when he was with the Broncos, but surprise! He’s also a pretty good restaurateur. The steaks at Elway’s are first rate, the side dishes are excellent and the martinis like totally cold.

Elway’s
2500 E. 1st Ave. (Cherry Creek Shopping Center)
303-399-5353

Table Six
Table Six just might be the hottest restaurant in Denver as of this writing. It’s a relatively small neighborhood restaurant that’s just a few minutes from the 16th St. Mall at 609 Corona. Its menu focuses on fresh, seasonal ingredients prepared in unusual ways. For example, you can get seafood sausage on white cabbage and broiled chicken, rabbit and Colorado lamb.

Table Six
609 Corona St.
303-831-8800

Aix
If you’re in the mood for contemporary French cuisine, give Aix a try. It’s menu mixes the tried and true with the newer, novelle dishes such as pomegranate risotto and mushroom-stuffed quail with cardamom lentils and orange gastrique. Aix also serves a variety of to-die-for game dishes.

Aix
719 E. 17th Ave.
303-831-1296

Restaurant Kevin Taylor
This is definitely one of Denver’s most upscale and luxurious restaurants with a bumptious menu that ranges from bay scallop and squid ink ravioli to desert list that includes Hawaiian pineapple Charlotte. The wine list is 900 wines long.

Restaurant Kevin Taylor
1106 24th St.
303-820-2600

Vesta Dipping Grill
This very contemporary restaurant sports curvy walls and a curvy bar and sports a menu that serves up a few curves. It’s basically a fondue restaurant where you order an entree and then choose three or more sauces from a long list of possibilities for your dipping pleasure. Featured entrees include ginger-seared Ahi tuna, pork tenderloin cubano, achiote-grilled Altantic salmon, madras coconut milk grilled venison and green chile masa gnocchi. If the idea of a customized meal fits you fancy, the Vesta Dipping Grill is your kind of place.

Vesta Dipping Grill
1822 Blake St.
303-296-1970

You can learn more than will help you enjoy your stay in Denver at my web site. Just go to http://www.best-denver-vacation.com.

Douglas Hanna has lived in the Denver metro area for more than 30 years and is an expert on both Denver and Colorado. He is also the author of more than 100 ezine articles on a variety of subjects.

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An interior re-designer specializes in arranging everything in a room, from the existing furniture to the flowers. Often used in magazine shoots, re-designers or stylists make rooms look fabulous on camera. Now homeowners can hire a re-designer to make their own rooms look fabulous…in real life!

I’m often asked just how the process works. It starts with talking with my client
about their lifestyle needs. For instance, does the “man/woman of the house” sit in
a certain chair in the family room and does it need to be lined-up with the TV or
need a good reading light by it for using a laptop? Do they have young children or
rambunctious teen-agers so no breakable decorations on the coffee tables? (This is
my secret for why the finished rooms live as good as they look… I have seen family
members from early grade school children to unenthusiastic spouses come home
and wander around the newly re-designed rooms commenting on how they like it!)

Next I look at the furnishings with an eye to arranging them into a room with some
real style. While I’m at it I will “shop” the home to see what I can find and put to
better use in other ways. Often times the initial shopping list gets shorter as
inspiration strikes, and we find new use for existing items. Just today I was re-
designing a living/dining room combination and was able to place a console piece
backed up to the sofa so it could also be used for additional serving service in the
dining room. The client was thrilled not only with the new look but the added
functionality of her room when entertaining without buying another piece of
furniture. Other times I’ve found a chair tucked into a walk-in closet and a trunk,
artwork, and area rugs stored in garages.

Then I direct an assistant to empty the room of everything but the largest pieces so I
can begin with a clean slate to re-design a beautiful professionally decorated room.
This includes not only arranging the furniture but hanging art and pictures, placing
lamps and plants, accessorizing tables (tablescapes), mantles, curio cabinets, china
hutches and bookcases. We complete the room down to the last detail the client
gives me to work with. Having been a florist, I often arrange silk or use fresh flowers
from the yard to add that extra style to the room.

If a client needs additional items, I then will write them a shopping list at the end for
finishing touches. If they want help shopping, I can help them with that as well. I
have one client who hates to shop because she finds it hard to visualize the items in
her home. She has been living there several years feeling like it felt unfinished and
not very “homey”. We’ve made several shopping runs now and after the last one, she
sent me an e-mail and said “The house looks awesome.” Some times you just need
a little help to get your home where you would love it to be!

I hope this helps you understand what an interior re-designer can do for your home.
They can make all the difference within a few hours. The most common response I
hear when a client walks into see their newly re-designed room for the first time is:
“I can’t believe it. I would never have thought of doing it this way but I LOVE it!” So
consider using an interior re-designer when you move into a new home with your
previous furnishings or after you’ve remodeled or when you just want the home
you’ve been dreaming of as you flip through those decorating magazines! A re-
designer probably added their flair to the very rooms you are looking at. Why not
hire one to do the same for your home?

Mary L. Brown of One Day Design is an interior re-designer who specializes in
quickly transforming rooms using the furniture, accessories, and artwork people
already have to give them a professionally decorated look! She’s been featured on
FOXTV, NBC and HGTV. Download Mary’s FREE “Top 10 Decorating Mistakes (and
How to Avoid or Fix Them!)” and sign up for her FREE decorating eNewsletter at
http://www/OneDayDesign.com

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If you want to feel good, real good, here’s what you should do.

1. Walk Tall. The most significant effort you can make to boost your morale is to let the world see a new, confident You. And the first step towards that is to walk talk and confident, strutting through life as if you know exactly where you’re headed.

2. Empower Yourself. There is no greater feeling of power than that which is endowed by knowledge. Identify the areas you would like to empower yourself and take a go at it. Is it Art? History? Politics? Economics? Science? Technology? What stops you from picking up books, surfing the Internet or even just asking questions?

3. Energize Yourself. When you breathe in, imagine you are breathing in all the goodness of the world, allowing your system to be nourished and refreshed by it. Having thus cleansed your system, when you breathe out, your emotional toxins are dispelled. Enjoy the new sense of power you feel!

Breathe in and say, “I’m powerful,” breathe out and say, “I’m beautiful.” Repeat this a number of times and you will feel a new rush of blood through your body.

4. Feel Good About Yourself. Learn to love yourself and the life you lead. Yes, it could be better and you can make it so. But if you don’t like how things are going, that is no reason to waste what you already have in hand in the hope of what you can make of it. Remember, a bird in hand is worth two in the bush! There will always be those extra kilos to shed, those qualities you wish your partner had, that car you wish to buy, or the house you wish to own

5. Get Fit. Being fit and healthy is the greatest energy and confidence booster you can give yourself. Instead of blaming yourself for not eating right and for binging on the wrong things, cultivate some positive addictions. Try going for a daily dose of exercise: be it a walk, a workout at the gym or just floor exercises at home.

6. Eat Judiciously. Rather than feeling dejected at the weight you keep putting on because of a junk food eating habit, develop the habit of eating healthy foods to keep yourself fit and slim. It is said that you can actually eat to remain slim by eating right. Experts opine that the process of chewing and digesting foods such as celery, mushrooms, broccoli and tomatoes, when not fried, actually makes you expend more calories than you take by eating them.

7. Remain Calm. This is indeed a rare quality and if you were to successfully cultivate it more than half of your life’s worries would be over. Stress and tension are the cause of more diseases than we know of. Fatigue and irritability are also caused by stress.

Read more on health facts here.

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Candles bring meaning to many events in our lives, such as birthdays, holiday dinners, and religious celebrations. Candles add warmth, styl, and mood to every room in your home. Whatever the style of the candle, whether it’s lit or unlit, it could be a wonderful adornment to any room.

Before choosing how to use candles in your decor, it’s helpful to know what candles are made of:

1. Organic Candles - are non-toxic and biodegradable candles made of wax from palm and soy beans.

2. Paraffin Candles - Paraffin wax is the commonly used material in making candles because it can easily be molded into desired shapes.

3. Gel Candles - are jellylike candles that produce a rainbow - like shine when lit.

4. Aromatherapy Candles - utilize natural oils for a variety of benefits - to either calm or make one person more alert. The main purpose of aromatherapy candles is to induce the desired mental states for healing and relaxation.

5. Oil Lamps - usually composed of floating flowers within pretty glass bottles and produce different color of flame as desired.

Candle accessories:

Candle accessories are for candle enthusiasts with great taste for beauty and details. Homeowners with children and pets in the home would choose an electric candle rather than real flaming candles. Candle quenchers may be used to eliminate the bad smell resulting from extiguishing a candle.

Candles could beautify your house and set the mood or they can be a nuisance. To make the most out of decorating your house with candles, consider the following tips:

1. Combine candles of similar color with varying shade and of different shapes together. Remember, using odd number of candles is more aesthetically pleasing than using an even number of candles.

2. Align tapers of different sizes with the tallest candle on the center and place them at the center of any table.

3. Pick your favorite clear or colored bowl and fill it with water, then let some candles float on it.

4. Change the fragrance and colors of your candles with seasons and moods you desire or would like to revive.

5. Fill up your fireplace with candles to make it the centerpiece of the party.

6. Remember informal arrangement is more interesting than a too formal arrangement. Be creative.

7. Use unscented candles on the dining table so the flavor of the meals will not be overwhelmed by the candle’s scent.

8. Floating candles in a swimming pool creates a wonderful effect during an outdoor party at night. Just remember to take them out when the swimming session is about to begin.

9. Tealight Candles could be used as alternative to birthday candles.

10. Place Votive Candles on the coffee table to create a warm glow in the center of your living room.

11. Taper (dinner) candles will look nice on dining room tables and side tables.

12. Pillars will look nice when clustered together with various heights on a tray to create a centerpiece for the buffet table.

Successful candle decorating in the home is not complete without keeping safety measures in mind. You don’t want to fill your house with lit candles of magnanimous beauty only to find your house in flames. Here are some guidelines for using candles safely.

- Don’t place your candles beside the window or on combustible material.

- Remember to use non-flammable candleholders.

- Don’t let children or pets play with the flaming candles.

- Always trim the wrick to prevent smoking.

- Don’t forget to extinguish the candles when you don’t need them anymore.

Using candles allows for stretching your creativity in a neat way like no other form of decorating. Have fun with it!

David Arnold Livingston enjoys decorating his home,
especially during the holidays. He recommends the resource:
Flash Candle

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Coin collecting or numismatics is probably one of the most popular hobbies in the world and also one of the oldest. Many individuals at some point in time have collected coins. If you want to start a coin collection, a lot of research and study should be devoted to the hobby of coin collecting.

Coins have often been regarded as ‘mirrors of history’. Other than the monetary value and worth of antique coins, they also possess historical value. Coins belonging to different ages have different stories to tell of empires and emperors.

Amateur coin collectors generally start their coin collection by collecting coins that belong to their own country, as this is the easiest and the most cost effective way to start a coin collection. With time this may give way to specializing in collecting coins that belong to a particular type. Coin collectors may specialize in coins of a particular country or of a particular period or metal. Commemorative coins, such as those released during sporting events or those that mark the independence day of a country, can also make an appealing collection. Coins with faults or defects are also popular among serious collectors.

As with any other hobby, the coin collection market is flooded with fakes and if you are not an expert in this field it is very difficult to separate the original genuine coins from the counterfeit coins. Before buying expensive coins it is a good idea to get the coin authenticated by reputable coin grading and coin authentication services. The condition of a coin is denoted by a coin grade. For a detailed study on coin grades, read Photograde by James Ruddy. Currently, the more reputable coin grading services are Professional Coin Grading Service, Numismatic Guarantee Corporation of America, ANACS and Independent Coin Grading Co.

The best places to buy coins are reputable coin dealers, auctions, coin shows or from other collectors, though you should avoid buying from the internet as it is hard to judge online whether the coin you are interested in is genuine or counterfeit. Coins may be stored in coin cases, coin trays and coin albums. However, you should avoid storing coins in jars, as keeping them in a jar may scratch the coins.

Amateur coin collectors may mistakenly think that cleaning coins is an important part of caring for the coin collection. However, the opposite is true; it is best that coins are not cleaned at all. Collectors prefer the original look of coins and cleaning coins may bring down their value. If your coins need any cleaning, you should first consult a professional or an expert. Olive oil or soapy water may be used for cleaning coins. Harsh cloths should never be used to clean, and tap water is a strict no-no as they contain minerals that may harm the coins.

For more on Coin Collecting visit coin-collecting-vault.info. Susan also enjoys writing at home-and-family-hub.info

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Maybe it’s the season or just a more buoyant job market;
but lately I’m sure involved in a lot more discussions
about leadership.

I’m receiving more requests for help defining the key
characteristics which make a great leader; and I’m hearing
a lot of negative stuff from clients about their bosses.

Most leaders die with their mouths open:

I recently read an article in Fast Company magazine which
reflected on the issue of leadership. In it, they quote
Ronald Heifetz, the founder of Harvard’s Center for Public
Leadership, who made the above comment back in 1999. He
followed it up by saying that, “leaders must know how to
listen - and the art of listening is more subtle than most
people think it is. But first and just as important,
leaders must want to listen.”

You’d think this is simply basic stuff, right? Like what we
learned in Management 101. I doubt there’s any exec in
business today who wouldn’t say they ‘know’ this already.
But in my experience, in many cases, leaders don’t seem to
think it applies to them.

And yet, I’m continually told by executives and
professionals that they don’t feel ‘heard’ enough by their
superiors. And here’s the really interesting thing about it
- I hear this frustration cited by people at every level
within organizations! < What this means that managers at
every level, are busy looking 'up' the organization chart
for someone to listen to them - but they're not giving
their own managers and staff 'below' them the same
benefits!

So we have the situation, in many companies, where the
managers go around telling those who report to them what to
do & how to do it but rarely ask those same people for
their input. How dumb is that?

Our North American companies are pretty inefficient:

OK - this is a random poll: Please raise your arm if you
believe that your company is at least 90% efficient.

Based upon what I hear from clients, there aren’t many arms
raised out there, I’d guess. In fact, most executives tell
me that their own organizations are actually inefficient.
Many are concerned that their employer is getting less
competitive on a global scale. Some worry about cutbacks or
reduced investment spending which may result.

At the same time, they’ll often tell me that they
personally are bored, unchallenged, stale, and losing
interest. So, let’s review: Inefficient businesses - no one
is listeing to those closer to the real action - and stale
managers who are worried about global competitiveness. Is
this a coincidence? Not likely.

We can fix this situation. And it’s not that hard. Remind
yourself once in a while about that lesson of Management
101 and become a better leader by becoming a better
listener. Simply start asking - and here I mean showing
that you really want to hear your team members’ ideas about
making your department or organization more efficient. Show
clearly that you are on a new mission and want to make
‘listening’ a priority. When your direct reports start to
believe that you are serious - watch out. I guarantee that
you’ll start to hear new ideas which will kick-start your
organization’s success. With that will come renewed
enthusiasm for the job. And the cycle of success will build
from there.

You don’t need to die with your mouth open.

Tips:

1. Give your team credit for having the same basic needs
and expectations as you have yourself.

2. Shut up once in a while.

3. Ask your subordinates how they’d deal with a problem or
situation.

4. Get enthusiastic for the game again. There was a reason

you took this job.

If you thought this article was worthwhile, you many want to take a free 7 part mini coaching course, “7 Secrets of Leadership Success”.

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John McKee is the visionary behind BusinessSuccessCoach.net, the premier online coaching service for business people and professionals at all levels. During his over 25 years as a senior executive, he personally hired, promoted, and fired literally thousands of people. Now, as a business coach, McKee uses the phone to coach others to become more successful using field tested approaches.

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In order to answer the question I’ve just asked in the title, I decided to interview myself. (Now there’s a stretch). After all, I’ve spent a lot of time reading the instructions of the people who profess to make a lot of money writing and I’ve spent a lot of money on the written word about writing the word so if I put it all together I should be an expert. Right?

So I figured, I’ll talk to an expert, someone who has spent a lot of time and money buying the writing of people like you and me. Me

To get my opinion, I made a list of characteristics - things that I feel are important in a writer - and gave myself the task of rating them from 1 (most important) to 7 (least important). Before we go further, I’d like to ask you to perform the same exercise. Just number the following characteristics, the definition will have to your own interpretation, based on your life experiences. Just go ahead and put your number in the space to the right of each characteristic.

Love of writing

Professionalism

Quality of writing

Self-Assuredness

Self-motivation

Talent

Writing Style

Now to the business at hand.

Let’s take the list in order and see where it takes us, shall we?

“Love of writing”- let’s face it writing is not like being a great artist; even the mediocre among us can learn to write and might even be interesting.

In fact, that’s where talent may be detrimental, if you stop to think about it. Those with writing gifts figure that their ability should some how make writing easy for them - and when they find out, this is not fiction writing, its some plodding writing with much research, rewriting and trying to decide what the facts are. Which is all part of writing a good article, they become disillusioned. Suddenly they realize that something they enjoy as play is really going to be work.

You can be a writer without talent. But without the desire, every word you write will come hard and leaden. You won’t last or turn out articles that will be read.

The desire to write, the “Love of Writing”, I felt was number 4. There are those that think I have forgotten something and of course when you think about it they maybe right, does anyone care if you like what you are doing? Fact is a lot of people have jobs they don’t care for but most manage to do a reasonable job despite not “loving it”.

“Professionalism” - I’ve defined “professionalism” as “knowing what you are writing is going to be one hell of a good read”. It means that you have done your research, presented them in a professional manner and are ready to stand behind your article. You have presented an article that is of the proper length and of a quality that is above reproach. I rated Professionalism number 1. What did you think?

“Quality of Writing” - Quality of writing is what your readers will see of you. Recognizing this, you should realize that if your writings were good your readers would know it. That is what will bring them back for more. If your article doesn’t impress your reader, don’t spend time wondering what’s wrong with the reader. Ninety nine times out of one hundred it is your writing, and only by facing that will get you to the point where people will buy into your point of view. I rated Quality of writing number 2.

“Self-assuredness” - When we come right down to it, self-assuredness - as well as the other qualities we discuss, are subject to interpretation of the reader. No one can tell if you’re self-assured simply by reading your work, we can however determine that you seem to be. Of course there is no question that self-assured people inspire confidence, in their readers. Perception is paramount and if your reader sees you as someone that will do the right thing, you’ve got the job. Of course we all can be fooled but remember “Quality of Writing” will out. I rated “Self-Assuredness” number 7.

“Self motivation” - Now this is a biggie, because if you have ever set down to write there are many things that will get in the way, getting a cup of coffee, sharpening your pencil, etc. These are all of the things that get in the way of your “motivation”. Of course we are talking about enthusiasm mixed with the desire to achieve. Self-motivation is the one key characteristic that can make or break you as a writer. You may think that this kind of enthusiasm is merely naiveté in disguise, but I wouldn’t mind having some more of it myself. I rated “Self-motivation” number 6 but maybe it should have been higher.

“Talent” - In my opinion talent isn’t something you achieve, you can’t get it through training or study or even osmosis. You get it naturally - you are born with it. So by default you don’t need Talent to become a good article writer because a person with average verbal skills can be trained to write acceptable articles.

Maybe you find that statement disturbing, I know I certainly do but it is true, you can learn to be a good writer; of course if you lack talent you must work much harder and differently. I rated “Talent” number 5.

“Writing Style” - When writers talk about “Style” its apparent that they view it as something as unique as a finger print, a way of writing that will put their own inimitable stamp on their work. That’s not it, actually. Style is simply how you string your words together. It doesn’t have to be unique: infact, when it is, it can get in the way: unique gets tiresome.

I really don’t think style is anything you can intentionally develop - not anymore than you can wish wrinkles on yourself. Nor is it important that your work be encompassed by any such personalizing description. What is important that your writing is a form and logic and propels your reader along and makes the reading just about irresistible. When it reaches the point that the paper you have just typed on tells you what’s needed instead of the other way around, you have developed style. I rated “Style” number 3.

In conclusion, to answer the question before us, we must analysis the facts we have gathered. Since I interviewed myself for this piece, these conclusions will have to be mine and I am sure you will come up with your own conclusions. I hope we have given you something to think about.

I have concluded that you must have professionalism at least as defined by Webster’s Dictionary. (Remembering we are not talking fiction.) If you don’t know what you are talking about your reader will know. If that is the case why write it down. I further concluded that you must develop a quality and style to your writing which gives you the confidence to continue. You must love to write or at least feel some joy in putting words on paper or you won’t succeed. Then of course it’s nice if you have talent and self-motivation, but I don’t feel that the lack of these will hinder you from success if you really want to write.

William McNutt
Copy Righted 2005 All rights reserved.

This article may be freely distributed and reprinted as long as the author’s information and web link are included at the bottom of the article.

About the Author

Bill McNutt is a freelance writer and web designer. Having retired as an Aerospace Engineer after 30 years, he became fascinated with web site design, retirement got boring. He now writes articles about his website contents and adds to his websites. Truck Accessories

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Are you making money hand over fist with your website? If you are then you don’t need to bother reading this article because it is not for you. If you are like most of us your website sales are slow and unpredictable and you need to think of new ways to make money online without taking more time and effort. All of your time should be dedicated to producing your product, right? Well, here are just a few ways to make a little bit or a lot of money online without any effort.

1. Affiliates
Sign up to become an affiliate for other businesses that are on the net. I only sign up with the companies that I honestly would recommend to anyone. All that you have to do is refer your customers to these sites. Once one of my referrals makes a purchase, I receive a small payment. With some of the affiliate programs the fee is quite large.

2. Google Ads
I was not too sure about this one but I signed up and I am now convinced. The first week that I had Google ads on my website I made $.18 and the next week I made $6.45! Wow! Big boost. If I keep this up, I just may be able to pay for my web host by the end of the month!

3. Google Search
Works close to the same way as the ads. People use your search tool, make a purchase and then you are compensated.

4. Amazon
Another great tool that will trickle in a few dollars here and there, all for 10 minutes of your time putting a little code into your website and Amazon does the rest.

5. Selling Ad Space
You could sell ad space if you have a site that has high traffic.

6. Selling Subscriptions to Your Newsletter
If you have a newsletter that has high demand information, you could charge for your newsletter.

7. Selling Ad Space in Your Newsletter
Sell ad space in in your newsletter. Same drill as with ad space on your website. Just put a box on your newsletter with a note inside it that says “Your Banner Could Go Here” Then have a page that tells how many subscriber that you have, how often your newsletter goes out and what type of content it usually contains plus the price per ad.

8. Selling E-Books
Do you know something about your craft or hobby that you know people would pay to learn as well? Then sell it in an e-book. What a great way to make a little extra money. You take the time to write a good quality e-book then just fill the orders. You could even set it up so that once the e-book order has been processed and paid for, it goes out automatically using an auto responder without you even having to lift a finger, except to go to the bank to collect your money.

9. Consulting - Offer your services
Do you sell wedding supplies and know all of the best suppliers around? Do a little research and offer your services as a wedding coordinator. Offer your assistance to the people that want to plan their own wedding, but need a little bit of help.

Remember, you wont get rich with just one of these programs, but you just may make a tidy little sum every month with a combination of all of them.

About the author:

Lisa Jay is a freelance writer and the jewelry designer behind Lantana Designwear. You can visit her websites at http://www.LantanaDesignwear.comand www.JewelryMakingHQ.com
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