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Date: 12/21/2005
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Guide to free advertising

From: Rebecca Gilbert
Date: 4/11/2004
Time: 10:55:13 AM
Remote Name: 12.218.213.130

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Guide to Free Advertising By Rebecca Gilbert When I first started my internet home business, I realized that in order to make money I would have to bring visitors to my website. I didn't have a lot of extra cash laying around, and my mentality at the time was "Why would I pay for it, when I can get it for free"? So, I started searching the internet for places that would accept an ad for my product for free. I was very happy to find literally thousands of sites willing to accept my ad. As the weeks went by I worked hard and learned a lot. The phrase that comes to mind when I think back is, "you get what you pay for". I was placing ads on the internet every free moment I got and was getting very little results. Not being one to quite, I figured I would move on to another form of advertising or figure out what I was doing wrong with the free advertising. As soon as I placed my ad, I would go back and look at it. I expected my ad to be at the top of the list since I had just placed it. Much to my surprise, my ad was listed down the list a little way. I realized that at the very moment that I was placing my ad, others were doing the same. And as each person placed an ad, mine moved further down the list. In my infinite wisdom... I realized that potential visitors would probably not search past the first page before choosing a product. So then I decided that I would go into that site and place my ad every few hours. This way I knew it would always stay close to the top of the page, and hopefully be viewed by a potential customer. How right I was!!! Eventually, I had my first customer and had made my first sale on the internet! What a feeling! I was ready to take the internet by storm... The week ran into the weekend, and I continued in the same way with my free ad campaign...and no luck. Several weeks went by were I was getting visitors and making sales through the week, and none on the weekend. Are you seeing a pattern here? I sure did. I soon discovered through statistical data that I pulled up from a search engine that the internet traffic on the weekend is super low compared to the weekdays. I also learned that the internet traffic is at its peak around the noon hour in the US. From that day forward, I didn't waste my time advertising on the weekends. Instead, I would sit down around 11:00 a.m. every morning and run as many free ads as was humanly possible. I could just about plan each day at noon that I could get a potential customer, affiliate, sale. I'm also a firm believer in the phrase "work smarter, not harder". It didn't take me long to figure out that I could utilize copy and paste and run the same ad in every category that it applied. I also used the back button on my browser a lot. Most of the time by using the back button, all my information was still there and I could just choose a different category. It wasn't long before I had several paying customers and was bringing in a small monthly income from my small internet business. I often try to teach this method to my members who cannot to pay for advertising to start out with...without much luck unfortunately. Many will not sacrifice their time to this extent, or they will run one ad on the internet and expect to get up the next morning and be a millionaire. For those of you who don't have the money to invest, you will HAVE to invest your TIME. How much is your time worth? Many are drawing 6-figure incomes from the internet within 2-5 years. The internet has made more millionaires from the average Joe than any other vessel in history. Is 2-5 years a hard pill to swallow? It shouldn't be. How many of you are going to work your nine to five job for 40-50 years and have nothing to show for it? Am I still running free ads? No, I'm not. I took my very first paycheck that I earned from free advertising and put it back into paid advertising. I can reach a vast number of customers with paid ads with no effort on my part at all. Instead, my time has been filled with teaching others to do as I have done, and building my own business day by day. Not a day has gone by in the last year and a half where I have not built onto my business. I started out running free ads, then I moved on to paid ads, ppc's, email lists, ezine ads, then I built and optimized my own website, got link partners, got listed with the search engines, etc... If you want to turn your life around and live without any financial constraints, then the internet is the place to be. All it will take is patience, persistence and the will to succeed on your part. Best Wishes for your future success and prosperity! Sincerely, Rebecca Gilbert http://www.101homebusiness.org ****************************************************** Rebecca Gilbert has been an successful network marketer since July, 2002. Visit her at: http://www.101homebusiness.org Rebecca will show you step by step how to create a successful internet business of your own. ******************************************************

From: Janice Lascko, Efficiently Organized
Date: 8/28/99
Time: 12:04:23 AM
Remote Name: 205.188.197.187

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OK, the Fall Semester for school has started, and once again, your in a tizzy about how in the heck you are supposed to manage your new class schedule, a job, homework, laundry, eating, a small budget, your parents, kids, significant other or any combination thereof and maybe even a “social life” somewhere in there! It’s OK, really. Trust me. The biggest thing to remember, as you start on this new semester as a college student, preparing yourself for the outside work world, is that your life is a job - your most important one. You can’t be expected to assume a position in the workforce without first disciplining yourself in your own lifestyle. Your “LIFE”, whether it’s as a student fresh out of high school, a veteran of the workforce, or a senior citizen returning to school after many years is that you need to run your it like it is your own business! You are responsible for many activities to run your “life” business - Chief Financial Officer, Medical Officer, Mechanical Engineer, Secretary, Supply Officer, Cook, Clean-up Manager, Repair Technician and Personnel Manager to mention a few. You should attempt to run your “life” business with the same respect and vigor that you give to your employer and/or school work. The most frustrating thing about this setup, is “where do I begin?”. For most people, it is as easy as standing in the middle of your bedroom, do a complete 360 degree turn around, and after you recover from the inevitable gut-wrenching feeling in the depth of your soul known as “geez, mom was right!”, you’re going to turn your bedroom into your sanctuary. Shut the phone off, get some large trash bags, play sing-along music and prepare to ORGANIZE! Start by going through all of your clothing. Make a pile each for (a) those that don’t fit or you haven’t worn in a year, (b) keepers (clean), (c) keepers (dirty) and “seasonal” (i.e., winter clothing). Use a trash bag for each pile and if you need to, get different colored bags so you don’t mix them up! Trash any extra hangers you won’t need - they get in the way and take up precious closet space. Take your “don’t fit/don’t wear” bag(s) to a homeless shelter for a tax write-off or give to family members or friends...but only those that don’t live with you! Closet space is usually at a premium, especially in any older home or a dorm. Once you’ve sorted out your clothing, arrange your hanging clothes by type of clothing, blouses/shirts, sweaters, skirts/slacks (on the pleats), dresses, etc. Hang everything on the hanger facing the same way, so it’s easier, when you’re in a hurry, to find something. Sounds too militaristic, but believe me, it works! During the warm weather, keep winter clothing at one end of the closet for further use. And again, this all depends on your individual closet/clothes storage arrangement. Dresser space can also come in short supply, so don’t be afraid to be inventive! Find an open shelving unit (they’re inexpensive enough), and use that instead of bulky, heavy dressers. Items such as socks, undergarments, etc can be kept in plastic shoe boxes. The open shelving has the time advantage of just being able to gaze at all the items immediately and grab what you need. Clothing for a dresser can be “rolled” instead of folded to get more in. Fold item lengthwise twice, then tightly roll like a hair curler. This works great for men’s dress-white undershirts and saves time in folding. Sort through all your socks (after the laundry has been freshly done), and get rid of all odd ones. And by taking the time to fold your clean laundry as soon as it comes out of dryer and putting it away, keeps it from needing ironing later on or that clean but unfolded item being confused with dirty sending you back to the laundry room before you need to. Your bedroom is the one room you to go to recharge your batteries. If you are married with children, give the kids limited access to “mom and dad’s” space. If you’re living with mom and dad, they will respect your space more when they see YOU respect your space more! By attempting to make it an area that is comforting for you to go to at the end of a hectic day, your stress factor will decrease. It takes hard work but once the initial setup is complete, it will be easy to maintain. Your homework area/desk/computer work-space should reflect some sense of organization by removing all uneaten pizza crusts, empty soda-pop cans, some dirty laundry and oh, yeah, your ex’s pictures! Create a filing system for yourself to make it user-friendly for you. Use color folders and/or tabs. You can purchase stackable plastic shoe boxes for supplies (pens, paper, etc) that you can get on sale. Even when not in school, you usually find a use for them. Then sell things to your unorganized roommates and buddies at a premium! Just kidding. Another place that is key for time management is - oh goodness, here comes that gut-wrenching feeling again - is the kitchen! Yes, she was right again! Ok, not everyone can get all the dishes done every night like Donna Reed in her pearls and apron, however, by following some basic rules, it will cut down on the work. First, always rinse your own plate, bowl, glass, cup etc. after using it. This cuts down on mold that will grow on food particles left, saving you time to go to the drugstore for allergy medication! Second, get a small plastic shoe box (one with drain holes on the sides) to keep dirty silverware/cooking utensils in - again each person responsible to clean up their own, even a 3-yr-old child can do this (at least bring it to the sink from the table). Leave no dirty dishes anywhere in the house except for the kitchen counter - make it a ritual to pass through everywhere and gather them all up before you go to bed. There’s nothing more frustrating and argumentative then dirty dishes lying around and trying to blame each other. Whomever has the cooking duty should also rinse out the pots they used, soaking them if necessary with a drop of dish soap in the water. All dirty dishes are to be done, in turn if necessary, within 24 hours. Take out the trash when it’s not quite full and more often on hot days. By taking control of your “life” business, you’ll be more prepared to take whatever that professor and supervisor has to dish out! Your time is your money. Spend it wisely.


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