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1. How The Affiliate Masters Make Massive Sales

By Joe Bingham Everyone involved in Internet marketing knows the names of the affiliate program masters. Marlon Sanders. Mark Joyner. Jimmy D. Brown. Terry Dean. Everyone knows them because at one point or another 95% of us signed up as an affiliate with at least one of them. We also know them because these are the guys who have pulled in the BIG money we all dream about. They've actually done it, a... read more

2. When Homework Suffers

By Betsy Gallup Your child brings home good grades semester after semester. Suddenly, his grades drop and the teachers express concern that he isn’t doing his homework. You know better. Left unchecked, he begins lying, forging your signature on school papers. How do you regain control? For elementary school aged children, the key to control is repetition and consistency. Children of this age need to know ... read more

3. 10 Common Errors of the Novice Writer

By Betsy Gallup Editing and Writing Simultaneously Writing is a creative process. When you create, you use the right side of your brain. Editing is an analytical process. When you edit, you use the left side of your brain. As these two activities have totally different focuses, they need to be handled as separate activities. During the creative process, forget grammar. Forget spelling and all thos... read more

4. 3 Surefire Ways To Combat Rising Gas Prices

By Tim Ward I have heard the rumblings of many of you in Readerland about the recent spike in gasoline prices. In fact it's all I seem to hear about lately. But at least it keeps you from rumbling about the infrequency of my columns and articles. Nonetheless, I have decided to try to help you get through this crisis by generously providing: 3 Ways to Combat Rising Gas Prices! 1. Don't Drive Yo... read more

5. Are You Marketing A Product That's Unrealistic For You?

By Joe Bingham Fact: There are far more people wishing to make substantial incomes from home over the Internet than there are actually doing it. That's an obvious statement to be sure, but why is that true? One factor often overlooked in my opinion is that many people make poor selections when choosing what they should sell. People, more often than not, decide what business to enter based on emotio... read more

6. How Top Network Marketers Build Success

By Joe Bingham Personally, I believe in the power of network marketing. I believe it is a wonderful idea as it makes business success more readily available to the average person -- with or without previous business experience or education. However, it is not the average person who enjoys huge success atop a powerful network marketing organization. Unfortunately, there has been too much misinfor... read more

7. Hurricane Cats

By Michael LaRocca HURRICANE CATS Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca You like cats, don't you? Some people don't like cats. Daddy doesn't like cats. Daddy's best friend, Bill Ball, loves his cats. Their names are Clipper and Keebles. Clipper and Keebles are large cats, longhaired blurs of gray, ginger, white, brown, and maybe something else. Whenever Daddy visits Bill Ball, they sit on the porch and drink ... read more

8. Discover The MAJOR Force Driving Internet Sales Today

By Joe Bingham Simply put, permission email marketing is THE true profit producer fueling the success of the Internet age. If I didn't make that point strong enough, please re-read that statement until it really sinks in. No other Internet marketing strategy produces as high of a return on investment as permission email marketing. NOR does any other strategy truly achieve it's peak effectiveness until... read more

9. It's A Good Thing Internet Marketers Don't Swallow Swords

By Joe Bingham I'm afraid Internet Marketers are an extremely unfocused group of individuals. I know I can be anyway, and from what I've heard from others, it seems I'm not alone. I don't think there's any one of us marketing online that didn't get suckered in, at least to some degree, by the promise of big money on only a few hours of work per week. Well let me tell you something if you're just start... read more

10. Get Rich Writing Fiction

By Michael LaRocca GET RICH WRITING FICTION Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca Some of us write simply because we can't not write. Ideas grab us, move us, and demand to be written. We strive to make it as real as we possibly can, to improve at our craft every day, hopefully to make it into the realm of literature as well as entertainment. We want to craft an entire world where the places and people are so re... read more

11. The Orange Marmalade Lid Secrets Of The GURUs

By Joe Bingham Ever notice how the first ten paragraphs of every sales pitch you read online are the same? Ever notice how the first two pages of most ebooks or info reports you get are the same? If you think about it, I'm certain you can tell me exactly what it is they all go over, can't you? Of course you can. What is it they ALL talk about? All together now... "The DREAM of Making It BIG!!!... read more

12. Pumpkin, The Halloween Cat

By Michael LaRocca PUMPKIN, THE HALLOWEEN CAT Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca The neighbor's car pulled into my driveway. She got out holding a stranger in her arms. "I found this cat in my yard. Is he yours?" "No." "Oh. I thought he was." "Well, he's not." "Well, can you hold him until I drive away so he doesn't follow me home?" Oh yes, we all know how this story ends. He was a beautiful li... read more

13. How Great Copywriting Sizzles For The Sale

By Joe Bingham Great copywriting really ticks me off. No, I mean it. In fact I think I already wrote an article about it. It was called "Why I Hate Compelling Ad Copy" if I remember right. What makes me mad about great copywriting is simple. It leads me. It brings out my impulses and guides me to where the writer wishes to take me. In fiction, that's a wonderful thing. It makes the story more ... read more

14. How Not To Get Published

By Michael LaRocca HOW NOT TO GET PUBLISHED Copyright 2001 Michael LaRocca If someone had told me in 2000 that I'd publish four books in 2001, I'd have called him an eejit. The last time I'd been published was 1989, and that doesn't count because I paid someone to do it. I'd long since given up on getting published again. In fact, I doubted I'd ever write again. By now you may wonder how I made it fr... read more

15. Is Working From Home Really For You?

By Joe Bingham Forget the hype! No, NOT everyone can make big money working from home. Is it possible to make a six figure income working from home? YES!. Is it possible to enjoy more freedom in your schedule, own your own business, fire your boss, and all of the other work from home fantasies? YES! Can you do it? Well, now that one's not as easy to answer. I can't solve that riddle for y... read more

16. Create More Contacts By Varying Your Promotion Methods

By Joe Bingham Most likely, you are restricting the growth of your business by unknowingly restricting how you promote it. So many in network marketing promote their opportunity in a very limited fashion. They approach others with the idea of working from home or owning their own business. But is that really the only way you can market? Now, eventually to sign someone up under you, that subject is ... read more

17. Discover The 7 Key Areas Crucial To Business Development

By Joe Bingham Everyday your online, literally hundreds of pieces of information are laid out before you, and ALL of them claim to contain knowledge critical to your online success. Now obviously we can't read all of it, nor do we need to do so. Therefore, isn't it about time we finally took a few moments to discuss just exactly what areas we DO need to focus our time on? That way WE are in control o... read more

18. Are you depressed??? Viagra will surely help

By Clive Impotence, which is also known as Erectile Dysfunction. It is defined as the inability of men to achieve or to maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the needs of his partner. Impotence is associated with mind and emotions. A Survey also shows that for both men and women, up to 78% of sexual dysfunction and inhibited sexual desire are of mental or emotional origin. It is importa... read more

19. Where to Find the Muse

By Betsy Gallup Creative Writing is based on imagination. Where do you go when your mind is blank? How do you develop a lasting relationship with your muse? Writing every day is the best way to write well, but when the muse eludes you, there are numerous places on the web to find inspiration. Some sites offer daily or weekly writing prompts. Keep a notebook and pen with you at all times. There is no t... read more

20. Writer School?

By Michael LaRocca WRITER SCHOOL? Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca Here's something from my mailbag. "Dear Michael, do you need to do good in school if you want to be a writer? I stink at school and all my friends laugh at me when I tell them I want to write, but I'm serious." Followed by a sentence or two of "I need your words to encourage me" or some such nonsense. Fortunately, a writing sample is rarely... read more

21. Bad Breath Terminology

By kingston amadan We all know someone who has bad breath. Still, you may not be current on all the slang associated with this unfortunate condition. Not to worry, my friend. I am here to provide you with more than a few descriptive phrases to use when referring to recurring bad breath, also known as halitosis. This is not meant to be amusing, but rather meant to provide a public service to those who want to cla... read more

22. Invite failures

By C.Krishnan Can everybody attain their success in their single effort or in single instance? You can get answer to this question if you read or heard the bio-graph of some successful peoples. Definitely no body would have attained their success in their first effort or attempt. In real life you may see numerous popular personalities in cinema or in the sports field, etc. It is common to see the pe... read more

23. Tap Into Larger Profits With Your Promotion

By Joe Bingham The Promotion of your business is NOT about your business. It is NOT merely an announcement that your business exists. It is NOT simply about attracting new customers. And it is NOT your greatest source of generating profits. Promotion IS, however, the active portion that fuels the sales cycle of your business. It is the last domino to be placed in line, and yet the one that starts th... read more

24. The $600,000 Quarter - A True Story

By Rocky Ramsey The $600,000 Quarter - A True Story By Rocky Ramsey My father has what can only be described as fantastically good luck or horribly bad luck. You'll have to be the judge with this one. This is a true story. Several months ago my parents went to a Biloxi casino and were waiting in line for breakfast. The casino, being thoughtful for its guests, not to mention making a few extra bucks for the... read more