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In this Issue

** Internet Tip of the Week by Bob Osgoodby – Fly by Night

** In the News – Daylight Saving Time

** Computer Security Tips by Syd Tash
 
** Biz-Tips by Dr. Kevin Nunley - What's in a Name?
 

** Humor to Start the Weekend – Fire Sale

** Something to Think About by Jan Tincher

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Internet Tip of the Week
by Bob Osgoodby

Fly by Night

I don't care if you are in an affiliate program, are involved in Network Marketing or just trying to sell your products to a niche market. Just ask yourself this: How many of those that are really successful have their own web site?

No one is going to take you as a serious on-line entrepreneur if you are promoting a program with the URL such as: http://www.someonesmlm.com/member/script.cgi?59432 However if you have your own site - http://www.yoursite.com - it will show that you are serious.

Search Engines will strip off the script.cgi?59432, so there goes your commission right out the window. That is if they bother indexing the site in the first place.  Undoubtedly the affiliate page will already be indexed, and your page with them is most likely going to be ignored as they already have it.  They won't re-index a page if it does not contain anything new, and since you can't change it, it won't.

With your own site you will be able to easily track which of your advertising campaigns are generating traffic and, more importantly, which ones are generating sales. Without being able to accurately track your ads, you will be wasting a lot of money and time.

Having your own site will enable you to build up trust with your clients and potential clients, something that is much overlooked these days. Everyone involved in online sales, recommends that you put contact information on your web site. You can't do this with an affiliate page, but can do anything you wish with your own.

Now here is the best part.  Suppose you join a program, and get an affiliate page that you spend a lot to promote.  If the program is "played out', or is simply not producing, and you decide to invest in another opportunity, all the ad money you spent is wasted.  Many people are also in multiple programs, and must advertise each independently as they all have their own domain.

If you have your own site however, this is not the case.

You can choose which, and how many, programs you are promoting all from your one site. This means that if you change or add programs, there is no need to go through all your ads and change your referral URL, You just need to change yoursite.com. A big bonus is that if you do have multiple programs on your site, someone may come from one ad, see another program they like, and join that one as well.

I have only come across three arguments as to why people do not have their own dot.com's:

1) I Already Have A Site With One Of The Free Hosts.

Look at your site through the eyes of a potential client.  Do you think the banner ads the free web site provider puts on your page, enhance the information you want your potential clients to see?

2) I Can't Afford My Own Dot.Com Name And Site.

Really? You don't need many of those "bells and whistles" included by many providers, so why pay for them. You could have your own dot.com registered AND hosted for about $35 a year. That's about the cost of one fast food lunch a month. Do you really think this is too much to invest in your future?  And, if you have your own web site, you can have your own email address and get rid of that AOL “stigmata”

3) I Can't Design A Website.   We are not talking anything complex here, just a simple site will have dramatic results on your traffic, and sign ups. There are also an abundance of free web building programs out there. Do a search on "Building Web Pages" and you will find plenty of free and low cost tools you can use. Remember you are talking about an on-line business, and this is one skill you should learn.

Let's talk facts.  As more and more people spend time on the web, they quickly learn that if they've seen one affiliate site for a company, they've seen them all.  They also develop a dislike of the "pop down" screens and banners of the free sites.  They also look with disdain upon free web space provided by ISP's, as there is no degree of permanence there.

If they're going to do business on the web, they want to deal with someone who will be around for awhile, and your own web domain and site is a good indicator.   You at least are showing your prospects that you are serious about doing business on the web, and are not just a “Fly by Night.”

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In The News

Daylight Saving Time

Daylight-saving time begins Sunday, three weeks sooner than usual. Time to “Spring Forward” the dial on the kitchen clock — and to brace for computer problems, or so the computer pundits predict.

•Why is the time changing early? In 2005, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act extending daylight saving. The sun shines later in the evening during daylight saving, so people wait longer before turning on lights and other appliances. That saves power.

•Why is that a problem? Electronics makers had no way of knowing before 2005 that the start date would change. Devices more than 2 years old are typically programmed with the old calendar. XP and Vista Users should be OK
but if you have an older Windows System, you may have to change it yourself, and then change it back three weeks from now when it was programmed to change. Or if you’re like most of us, you say “so what,” the time on my computer will be an hour slow for the next three weeks, and do nothing.

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Stupid Quotes

"Passive activity income does not include the following: Income for an activity that is not a passive activity."

- IRS form 8583, Passive Activity Loss Limitation

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Listen As You Go

Select one of our Audio Books, new releases and age old favorites, pay online and burn a CD or download to an MP3. Giving away an MP3, June 1, 2007. Go to http://www.im-listening-audio-books.com, you can listen to a sample of the book you purchase.

- 5/10

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Computer Security Tips
by Syd Tash

If you are having persistent virus or spyware problems that you can’t seem to get rid of, here is a good trick to try.   I assume first that you have scanned your computer with all your updated anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and your Windows is up to date.

Launch Windows in Safe Mode.  Safe Mode provides just the bare essentials to run your PC, and therefore leaves viruses and spyware more vulnerable to attack.

In Windows XP, boot the computer.  Before Windows loads, depress F8 for Safe Mode start-up. You may only have a second before Windows loads. Keep depressing F8. If Windows loads, try again after the normal start-up.  On some computers, you might have to press the Delete or Esc key, instead of F8.

For earlier versions of Windows, boot the computer.  After you hear the first beep, press and hold the Control key (Ctrl) until you see the menu.  Use the up and down arrows to select Safe Mode.  Press Enter.

Once the computer is running in Safe Mode, do all your security scans again.  This may solve your problem.

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Syd Tash is a noted computer security consultant and author of “How to Protect Your Computer from Daily Internet Threats”.  He has been keeping surfers safe since the last century.  For more Tips & info, visit http://info4u.vze.com

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Trivia

Before they became famous, many entertainers worked in sales. Among them, Johnny Cash sold appliances, Rue McClanahan sold blouses, Boris Karloff sold real estate, Leonard Nimoy sold vacuum cleaners, and George Takei sold men's ties.

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Biz-Tips
by Kevin Nunley

What's in a Name?

One of the most important decisions you will make about your business will come right at the beginning, when you choose a name. Your business name should be something that focuses on what you do, but doesn't limit you from expanding later on.  Your business name should be easy to spell.  Also, make sure your new name doesn't have a negative meaning for some people.

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Quote of the Day

"Habit is like a cable; we weave a thread each day, and at last we cannot break it."

- Horace Mann U.S. Educator

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A Little Humor to Start the Week

Fire Sale
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After meeting with the boss, the head salesperson mustered the troops.

"People," he said, "I've just been informed that we're going to be having a fire sale."

"A fire sale?" spoke up one agent. "But we sell insurance."

"I said a fire sale, and I meant it," he replied rather coldly.

"Anyone who doesn't make a sale gets fired."

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My wife and I, both graduate students, recently celebrated the arrival of our first child. At my wife's insistence, we had paid our entire medical bill and were now worried about meeting other payments.

We were discussing our sad financial situation one evening when our son demanded a diaper change. As my wife leaned over the baby's crib, I heard her mutter, "The only thing in the house that's paid for, and it leaks."

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Grandpa and granddaughter were sitting talking when she asked, "Did God make you, Grandpa?"

"Yes, God made me," the grandfather answered.

A few minutes later, the little girl asked him, "Did God make me too?"

"Yes, He did," the older man answered.

For a few minutes, the little girl seemed to be studying her grandpa, as well as her own reflection in the mirror, while her grandfather wondered what was running through her mind.

At last she spoke up.

"You know, Grandpa," she said, "God's doing a lot better job lately."

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A man was driving down a quiet country lane when out into the road strayed a rooster. Whack! The rooster disappeared under the car. A cloud of feathers.

Shaken, the man pulled over at the farmhouse, rang the door bell. A farmer appeared. The man, somewhat nervously said, "I think I killed your rooster, please allow me to replace him."

"Suit yourself," the farmer replied, "you can go join the other chickens that are around the back."

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Something to Think About
By Jan Tincher

Do you want to give love, but you can't?

Well, do you know why you can't?

Maybe it's because you don't love yourself. After all, you can't give what you don't have.

You get what you focus on. If you focus on love, you bring it into your realm.

Why not spend the first fifteen minutes of every day having a quiet time and saying affirmations. Here are some affirmations you might like: "I am loved. I am loving. I love. I love myself and all creation." Use a low tone of voice and say them slowly.

After 21 days you should feel a shift in your lifestyle.

You know why? Because what goes around, comes around.

Good luck!

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Copyright - 2007

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