Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Dispensing Weight Loss Myths

Trying to lose weight is just as difficult as trying to quit smoking. When it comes to weight loss, many people are ignorant of what weight loss really is and so waste a great deal of money trying out the latest fad diets, join weight loss clinics, pop diet pills or hope somehow to shed pounds by reading product labels and counting calories.
But none of these methods work very long. Many believe the myths propagated by the industry that keep them from losing the weight they want. They cut out calories, eat less and avoid snacking when hunger hits. While these myths contain some element of the truth, you need to understand what not to believe about them so you can lose weight. Once you understand how to shed unwanted pounds, you will succeed and keep the weight off permanently.
Cut out fat to lose weight. That's a generalized statement. When we think of fat, we think of all fats, both the saturated and unsaturated kinds. The truth is that we need some fat in the diet. What we need to avoid are the saturated fats, the trans fats as are found in margarine, marbled beef and those delectable burgers served up as fast food. We cook and fry our foods in saturated fats. Good fats are seldom a part of the average diet. The best way to distinguish between good fat and bad fat is that bad fat tends to stay solid at room temperature. Foods that contain good fats are olive oil, nuts, seeds and avocados which are also good sources of fiber and protein.
Skip meals to lose weight. Many people skip breakfast for this reason. But breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. But skipping a meal has the a reverse effect. You eat more because you are hungry and you eat more of the wrong food. Skipping meals is less important than avoiding those foods that come loaded with fat and sugar. It's the quality of food that is eaten that adds to the weight and most people eat a highly refined diet. You should eat three meals of wholesome, organic food and you are more likely to lose weight.
Remove all dairy foods from the diet: Eggs were considered bad for their cholesterol. Yet they are considered today as a perfect food. Milk, cheese and other dairy products certainly contain fat, but it depends on the kind of fat they contain and how much of it you eat. Fresh unpasteurized milk is more healthy than milk that has been homogenized, pasteurized and come from cows who have been fed growth hormones to produce more. One egg a day is not going to significantly raise cholesterol levels. Worried about cheese? Switch to low-fat cheeses and low-fat plain yogurts that aren't loaded with sugar.
Use willpower to lose weight: Few people have the discipline to stick to a diet plan until they've achieved their objective. Even worse, they don't have the strength to stick with a diet to insure the weight doesn't return. Today's world is filled with temptations. You'll need a good deal of support from others if you want to shed the pounds.
Drink water to lose weight. The idea to drink water is a good one as few people drink enough of it. The myth stems from the fact that water fills you up. If you drink a glass before a meal, you'll be less likely to overeat and thus lose weight. However, gulping down glasses of water can tax the kidneys but won't do much if you're eating the typical diet of North Americans today.
In order to control weight and shed those unwanted pounds, you need to know the real reasons for weight gain. And it's not completely due to a faulty diet. But once you dispose of the myths, you have a better chance of shedding that weight and keeping it off.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Foreclosure Property Investment: "The Perfect Storm"

Foreclosures have been front page news across America for the past couple of years. And this phenomenon is expected to continue unabated for the next 2-3 years, if not longer. As a result, foreclosure property investment has become an industry unto itself.
As foreclosures were just beginning to grab headlines, various investors and real estate professionals began to approach banks for their lists of "REO properties". ["REO" is an acronym for "Real Estate Owned" by banks and other lenders. In other words, REOs are homes that have been foreclosed and repossessed by banks.]
When the banks supplied these REO property lists, they usually provided the prices that they would accept for the homes. There was little negotiation at that time, as the banks weren't willing to drop their prices much below the loan balances owed on the original loans. In these early stages, making an REO or foreclosure property investment was a difficult process and was typically done on a local bank-by-bank, home-by-home basis.
That changed when foreclosures began to sweep across the U.S. like a tidal wave. Banks are being inundated with mortgage defaults every week and have become much more aggressive in seeking means to cut their losses and unload their REO properties. This is because it costs money to hold onto a house with no payments coming in. The banks still have to continue paying maintenance expenses on every one of these homes. As a result, they have become much more willing to negotiate and accept lower prices -- laying the groundwork for a "perfect investment storm" for savvy investors. (When all of the necessary ingredients come together simultaneously for an extraordinary event.)
As the foreclosure situation has escalated from being a "problem" into a "crisis", a select group of people will capitalize on this extraordinary financial opportunity in the midst of all the chaos. This group of individuals shares several key attributes. (Because you are reading this right now, you probably are one of them.)
The key attributes shared by this group of people are:
1. Vision: The ability to identify an opportunity while the masses see only calamity and confusion.
2. Strong desire to be successful: These folks are driven to have more. They are highly motivated to succeed financially.
3. High tolerance for "educated" risk: These folks are risk takers, but not "blind" risk-takers. They make calculated risks, but they don't over-analyze the opportunity until it's too late either.
4. Courage to act: To quote General George S. Patton: "A good plan, violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow." Nothing happens if you don't take action. These folks, after identifying and assessing an opportunity, take swift and decisive action.
It is a fact that more millionaires came out of the Great Depression than went into it. Many of the richest people in the world today, made their fortunes when the economy had hit rock bottom. These people recognized the fact that real estate, stock markets and economies are all cyclical in nature. They shared the same four key attributes listed above and they took swift and decisive action. The question is: "Will you?"
What makes this opportunity a "Perfect Storm" for investors?
Two important realities that are public knowledge regarding residential real estate in America today are:
1. There is a glut of homes on the market right now in many areas of the country. In other words, we are "over-built".
2. The U.S. population is projected by the United States Census Bureau to grow +29% between the years 2000-2030.
What does this information tell us?
First, it tells us that we currently have more homes available than we have people to buy them. Second, it tells us that this is only a temporary situation.
How do we know that? Well, if you do the math, we are going to have approximately 82 million (that's 82,000,000) more people living in the United States by the year 2030!
And I can tell you, without hesitation, that despite being over-built today, we do not have anywhere near the amount of homes available to house 82 million new people. So, the bottom line is that we will absolutely grow out of the current "over-built" situation. The $10,000 question is: "When?"
Depending on the "expert" opinion that you subscribe to, that timing is somewhere between 2-3 years away.
So, why is this relevant for foreclosure property investment today?
As long as there is a glut of homes on the market, the pressure on home prices will continue to be downward. This is basic economics:
Excess Supply = Lower Home Prices
So, let's say you are an REO property investor who is looking to make a profit by purchasing and reselling a foreclosed home. Not only can you acquire the property for pennies on the dollar today, but you can be quite confident that the value of the REO property that you acquire will appreciate within the next 2-3 years. (Sooner, in some markets.) The reason for this is also basic economics:
Increased Demand = Higher Home Prices
And this increased demand is from the 82 million new people that will be added to the U.S. population over the coming years.
Q: Do you have to wait 2-3 years to earn extraordinary profits with a foreclosure property investment?
A: Absolutely not! You can profit right now if you know what you're doing and where to invest.
To learn more about foreclosure property investment and how to earn extraordinary profits right now, I suggest reading "The LazyMan's Guide to Understanding Foreclosures & REO Property Investment" available at www.LazymanCompany.com CONTACT:
www.JohnHanlin.com
About the Author
John Hanlin is an Independent Investment Consultant specializing in high yield safe investments secured by real estate. He is a seasoned investor of over 25 years, manages the investors' website: www.JohnHanlin.com and is the author of "The LazyMan's Guide to Understanding Foreclosures & REO Property Investment" available at www.LazymanCompany.com

Sarah Palin Interview

Sarah Palin is back in the news today with the release of her new book 'Going Rogue'.
With the release of her new book, she is hitting the media trail with a blitz of interviews.
Sarah Palin has already had an interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the Oprah interview, Ms. Palin discusses her time on the campaign trail with and without Sen. John McCain and the difficulties she had with some of the campaign staff.
She also discusses her interview with CBS's Katie Couric and how that effected her on the campaign and how the campaign staff treated her after the interview. She also relates that it was a bad interview and wished she could do it over, but used it as what not to do in the future.
Sarah and Oprah further discussed her daughter Bristol's pregnancy and that she wished she could have been more tough with her words emulating the fact that this should not be glaomorized or thought of as being emulated in any way.
Sarah also discussed Levi Johnson, the father of her daughter Bristol's child and even invited him to Thanksgiving dinner. She hinted that Levi should be a part of his child's life no matter what has happened in the past.
She discussed in detail the reason and facts surrounding her resignation as the Govenor of Alaska. She discussed how she felt about her position and how it was not good for Alaska and how she could not get out and talk about what she felt matters today.
One thing is for sure, Sarah Palin has plans to have many more interviews including Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity of Fox News.
There is a good web site which has a very good collection of Sarah Palin interviews

Sunday, November 8, 2009

7 Easy Ways To Make Money Online

For those of you wanting to easily make some extra quick cash or supplement your current income, here are some of the best ways to do so online.
1. Join Affiliate Marketing Programs - Make money referring your website traffic to other websites or promoting relevant products. One of the best affiliates we have found to be profitable is selling Text Link Ads. Just sign up, add a small snippet of code and when advertisers buy ad space on your website, you get paid!
2. Write an eBook - Sell your own idea or product. Offer consultations, or make something people can use. You are only limited by your imagination.
3. Become a paid Blogger or Writer - Offer to blog or write articles for company websites. There are many small businesses that could benefit from having fresh content on their site but do not have the resources to hire a full time employee to do this. They can hire a freelance writer on as "as needed" basis instead. Keeping fresh content on a website gives visitors a reason to come back and view the site on a regular basis. The more traffic a site gets can mean more profits for the business.
4. Start your own online store - Buy your items at low cost and then sell them at a higher rate. There are plenty of drop shipping companies you can partner with to make selling items online easy and profitable without the hassles of stocking and shipping the items yourself.
5. Create a members only section on your website - If you have a site already, you can offer something special in your paid member's area that your regular members cannot access for free.
6. Start up a paid advice service on a subject you specialize in - Giving out some initial free information will attract visitors to your website. Once there, help the visitor out with some very basic information. Save the more in depth advice for those who are willing to pay a small fee.
7. Create a ready made website and then sell it! - Promote it online to get it listed in the search engines and then sell it for a big profit.
Take some time to do some research online to figure out which method best suits your needs. In no time at all you can be receiving extra money in your bank account without having to invest much of your time at all. Let your website work for you! You'll be surprised how easy it can be.

Google Adsense: Using Google Adsense Without a Complete Website

Can I use the Google Adsense Program if I Do Not Have a Personal Website?
You don't have to have your own website to use Google Adsense. Google doesn't usually approve personal pages but that is not written in stone. Consult Google Adsense support pages for more information on what kinds of pages are acceptable. If selling a product or service doesn't appeal to you, you might consider blogging.

Blogging initially meant web log but has gradually come into its own. There are as many different kinds of blogs as there are blogs themselves. A blog can be like a cyberjournal in that you make daily "journal" entries or it can be more like a newsletter set up to inform or communicate with other people. There are several blogging sites in cyberspace that will allow you to create your own blog pages and have targeted Google Adsense ads running on them.
A few of the most popular :
- Writingup.com- Blogger.com- Bloggerparty.com
You can also search blogsearch.google.com for an extensive list of blogs. Not all of these carry Google Adsense ads and if you're going to write a blog you may as well make some money at it. Look around and you'll find the perfect site for your Google Adsense ads to nest.
How to Promote Your Blog When You Are Using it to Earn Google Adsense Dollars
Promote your site or blog. You could write the great American novel and if there's little or no traffic to your site, you won't make any money. Not only that, but no one will know what a great writer you are.
There's several ways to promote your blog.
- Include the URL in your email signature. Now you've just invited everyone you email to read your blog.- Link to other sites and ask the webmasters to link to yours. Network!- Read other blogs and notice who is getting the most reads and comments. What are they writing about?- Comment on other people's blogs but only if it is sincere. This will increase your overall traffic as you will pique others' curiosity and they will want to read your blogs. - Write a newsletter and offer a free email subscription to your blog.- Put a Referral button on your site. - Put an Adsense for Search button on your site.

Curtis Andrew Traffic Mavericks

Today, you get your online business ready in less than one hour. There are lots are free site builder like Blogger or Weebly where you can publish your own website easily with just a few clicks. However, what makes your business stays alive is not how good your website is but how much traffic comes everyday to your site. If you run retail business, you can get massive visitors by building brick and mortar shop at the side of one busy road. However, on the internet, if you don't know the right way to get targeted traffic, it will be as good as dead.
There are tonnes of guides on the internet that shows how to get traffic to your business. Too bad lots of these resources are misleading and won't be making the money. All these useless guides have three things in common - lack of information, not practical and then lack of support. Generating traffic and building a successful online business is more than just knowledge, it is actually a skill to master. You need experience to make it work. You need to implement the techniques for real, try and test. Personal support from experienced marketers would be a big help.
One of the best, solid course that trains students not just to learn, but also to implement traffic strategies is called University by Curtis Andrew and Ryan Allaire. If you are serious to getting thousands of hungry, willing to buy visitors, this membership site should be added to your list. However, if you just going to buy, watch a few videos and stop, don't buy this program. The seats are limited, so you better give the chance to someone else.
Traffic Mavericks is actually an e-learning program. Students of Traffic Mavericks University will follow each lessons, each and every step in real time. So, they won't miss anything. At the end of each lesson, you will be given task to complete. Completing each task is a must. Although the homework could be basic and simple, it shouldn't be overlooked. There's a big difference between watching the steps in theory and implement those yourself. You could get confuse and won't be able to catch up the next lesson if you don't implement and finish the task right away.
In case you have any problem with your website traffic, or sales, feel free to drop a question Traffic Mavericks forum. Traffic Mavericks also provides phone support in case you need help badly. Keep in mind that Traffic Mavericks is not about getting traffic using illegal or scam sources like black hat SEO, bulk traffic, classified ads sites or even traffic exchange program. At Traffic Mavericks, you will be exposed only to the best, the must sustainable traffic strategies, including Youtube traffic, email marketing, search engine optimization, blogging, pay-per-click traffic, and forum marketing.
There is no shortcut to success, since getting the traffic is similar to making the money itself. Remember how hard it is to get your first job? You need to pass several exams, enter college and get a degree before getting a good day job. Well, getting lots of traffic on the internet is no different

Ways to Be A Successful Affiliate Marketer

Business owners who are interested in finding affiliates to promote their website may use Craigslist for the purpose of finding these affiliates. It may seem logical to post affiliate opportunities in the jobs section of Craigslist but it is important to note this is against Craigslist's job posting policies. Business-minded people who may never have thought of opening up a business do so with Internet-based businesses. The main reason is that there are no brick and mortar start-up costs.
Article marketing is one of the most effective ways to market a product. Affiliate marketing with the use of articles is no exception to this rule. Article marketing is key to successful Articles and blog writing is in interesting way of doing the business. The affiliate marketers write the articles about the topics that are of people's interest.
Start a conversation with a person without trying to sell to them. Later on, while you are chatting, mention the product you're reselling. Start researching for products online, with the parameters you've developed. These products must be solution-oriented and offer Start with blogger.com the search engines love it, its easy to use and its free. One drawback to blogger.com is that they sometimes drop your blog without warning.
Building an opt-in email list is one of the best ways to gather prospects. Offer a newsletter or an e-zine. Building an opt-in email list is one of the best ways to gather prospects. Offer a newsletter or an e-zine.
Link Popularity is one of the factors that search engines use to determine search engine rankings.Therefore, to enhance your link popularity, you must launch an aggressive reciprocal link campaign. Link popularity is the only way of getting free traffic to your site. Try to build more and more links.
Offer a newsletter or an e-zine. Better yet, offer bonuses to your prospects to encourage them to subscribe to your newsletters. Offer a newssheet or an e-zine. Better yet, offer to your prospects to foster them to endorse to your bulletin.
Attracting people to your pages may be the first step you may take out. Do everything for a high search engine ranking. Attracting people to your site should be the first step you should carry out. Do everything to achieve a high search engine ranking.
Internet has provided a lot many ways to the unemployed people to make money online but that does not mean that it does not have anything to offer to the people that are merchandisers. The cure to their decreased sales average also lies with the internet. with affiliate programs is in constant motion. What that means is things are always changing.
Facebook is a social networking website devoted to promoting interaction between its members. You can use the Facebook application as a way to share stories, find friends or if you are trying to make money blogging , use it as part of your internet marketing strategy . FaceBook and Twitter are the most popular now, and both have special areas for networking with other Internet marketers. Now you have a captive audience for your site.
Competition is extremely fierce for affiliate marketing. This can be shown when there is a product launch. Competition is extremely tight in the internet world. You must always be one-step ahead of your rivals to ensure that you capture a significant share of your target market.

25 GREAT SITES to Advertise Your Business, Product , Service or Opportunity if you have little of no cash

Are you a little guy or gal with limited advertising dollars? Here are 25 things you can do right now to promote your business and it won't cost you one cent! Each of the 25 ways to get free advertising for your site will take you only about 5 minutes! Dig in and get started to get free advertising for your site.
1. Join one or more Social Networking Sites. Essentially you put up a profile, a little about your business, products or interests and start posting. Post your website address, the benefits of what you offer, why people need what you offer and so forth. Start here at one of our favorite social networking sites devoted to home business.

Don't stop there though you can use Google to find more, and of course you have heard of FaceBook.com one of the biggest social networking sites so get an account there too. (post your free video about your product or service) 2. Get a blog. Blogs are essentially a website that is all about YOU, and what YOU offer. You can chat, write, discuss, post and blog as much as you like and the price is the same - free!
Here is an example of one of our blogs.Get your blog and one or more of the following sites at no cost.
These are just two sites we recommend there are lots of free blog sites.
3. Submit your URL to Google. Remember the magic word - FREE - well submit your website at the most popular search engine of all.
4. SHOUT OUT about your business at this site and tell the world what you offer: It's a kind of business story sharing site, but you can post as often as you like and the price is always zero to place your listing.
5. Classified Ad sites really do produce traffic and amount to more free advertising for your product or business. Here are some that we like:

6. Text exchanges are new and a great way to get free advertising for your site. It is an exchange of ads and is hugely popular. This is the one that we provide: Here are some other popular sites you can also use:
7. If you can write then you can take advantage of Article Marketing! Write articles and you have a huge vehicle for free promotion.
Here's our favorite recommendations:
8. Get a Lens at Squidoo. Your Lens can be about anything you like, and you can create new ones or edit old ones as often as you like.
9. Submit your site to Yahoo. Here is the Submit URL link: Hint: You will need to sign up for a Yahoo account to submit your website.
10. Get a Twitter account and start Tweeting about your business, product, service or opportunity. It will take you about 30 seconds to set up your account: Go to

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