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PageRank Checking Tool

2007-01-09T05:09:04Z

Here is a great tool to check the pagerank of any website: You should check out your site and if you have any sites that are above a PR5 and want to do a link exchange, please let me know.

Here is a story that I thought you'd find interesting

2007-01-09T01:32:22Z

Lester Finds the Answer Have, be, and do whatever you will or desire. A Modern American Master Tells of Going From His Deathbed to His Finding the Answers to Health, Happiness and Prosperity, and How You Can Do It Too. At the end of two weeks, Dr. Schultz arrived for his regular morning visit, and after examining his patient, pulled up a chair and sat down. "I'm discharging you today. Your condition is stable, and there's no reason to keep you here any longer. Now that doesn't mean you're well. Far from it. You need an indefinite period of convalescence as well as checkups at regular intervals. But you don't need to be in the hospital any longer. You can continue with bed rest and medication at home." The doctor went on to outline his at-home program of rest, medication, and regular office visits; his diet; social activities (none); even his sex life (also none). Lester was surprised, but determined to follow doctor's orders. "How long will this go on, Doc?" he asked. "How long do I have to take it easy like this? I realize you can't tell me exactly, but can you give me some idea?" He watched the doctor carefully as he waited for an answer. It seemed like a long time before Dr. Schultz spoke. "How old are you, son?" That wasn't what he expected. He wondered what was coming next. There was something in the doctor's manner he didn't like. "Forty-two," he answered and waited. Dr. Schultz looked out the window, his face impassive as he sat lost in thought. After a long moment, during which neither man moved, the doctor nodded his head once, a sharp decisive movement which frightened Lester, and spoke abruptly and with finality. "From now on, I'm afraid." "What do you mean, from now on?" A very sick feeling was rising from his gut, up into his stomach. "I mean that you cannot expect to live a normal life from here on." He went on quickly when he saw Lester's shocked look. "You've just had a very serious coronary; you're lucky to be alive at all. Anyone else would have been dead by now with the severity of this attack." The doctor paused, then cleared his throat, "I realize how difficult it must be for you to hear this, but I assure you it isn't pleasant for me either." He got up abruptly and walked to the window, his back to Lester. "I wish there were something else I could say; I wish I could tell you that in a few months you'd be back to normal and could pick up your life where you left off," he paused, turning to face Lester quietly, "but I can't. In all conscience, I can't tell you that And I'm sorry." Lester was angry now. "You're sorry? Well, so am I! You saved my life ... for what? So that I can be an invalid for the rest of it? What the hell kind of life are you giving me back anyway?" Once started, he couldn't stop. He raved on and on. All his frustration, rage and anger poured out until the sick feeling in the pit of his stomach finally rose to his throat and he began to cough and choke. The doctor held a basin for him while he gagged and heaved and finally fell back exhausted onto the pillows, his hand shaking as he reached up to wipe his mouth. The doctor was shaking too as he carried the soiled basin to the bathroom. He carefully placed it on the floor, then hunched over the sink, one hand on each side of it supporting his weight, his forehead touching the cold mirror of the medicine chest on the wall. In spite of all his years of practice, these situations still affected him. He thought of home and wished he were there now, his day over, relaxing before dinner with a drink or two. With a deep sigh, he pulled himself erect and walked back into the room. "I'll sign the discharge papers today. but you can stay on if you want," he said quietly "If you need more time to make your arrangements, I'll tell the nurse it's okay." He didn't know what else to say. Lester answered, "No, that's all right, I'll leave today, this afternoon. There doesn't seem to be any point in prolonging it" "All right, whatever you decide is all right. But remember that you can change your mind and stay a bit longer if you want." He stood in silence for a moment, while he closely examined Lester's ashen face. "Please be sure to take it easy when you get home. I can't overemphasize the importance of that. You shouldn't climb any stairs at all. And do you have shoes without laces; you know, loafers?" "Loafers? No, why?" "You might want to have someone buy you a pair. It's better if you don't have to bend over to tie your shoes. It puts an additional strain on your heart when you get into that position." The idea struck Lester as ridiculous but all he said was "Okay, whatever you say." He'd always hated loafers but it didn't matter now. Then as he watched the doctor walk toward the door, a question occurred to him. "Doc," he asked, "I'm not going to die, am I? I mean, I might have to kind of take it easy from here on, but I'm not going to die, right?" Dr. Schultz stopped. "I don't know," he answered, then turned to face Lester. "I wish I could give you a positive answer, but I can't. The truth is that I simply don't know. You've had a massive heart attack and you could live for another year or two, or you could go tomorrow. I just don't know." "Thanks for being honest with me, Doc. I'll be seeing you." Read On Lester Goes Home...

Have You Ever Dreamed Of Writing A Book?

2007-01-06T14:16:43Z

This past week, I was at an amazing, life changing, personal development course. It was entitled "Life Directions" and it is run by Peak Potentials & T. Harv Eker. If you have never attended any of T. Harv's courses, I highly recommend signing up for his Millionaire Mind Evening which I've been able to get Free Tickets for. If you click on the seminar title below, you can register to get 2 Free tickets to an upcoming Millionaire Mind Evening in your area.

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Also, if you haven't read T. Harv Eker's book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, I would highly recommend picking up a copy, and as a special bonus for clicking the banner below and purchasing the book, you can get 2 Free Tickets to the Millionaire Mind Intensive 3-Day Workshop which is absolutely Life Changing.

The Real Story on Making Money with AdWords

2007-01-05T14:49:14Z

I know that many of you have seen all of the hype products and insanely long sales letters promoting hundreds of different ebooks and products about Google AdWords. I can totally admit that I've purchased a couple of them myself and most of the time, they may give me some tidbits of information that I didn't already know about advertising using AdWords, but none have been the complete answer... Until now. I recently purchased a program that for me is working out great. When you see the sales letter, I'm sure that you will think what I did at first and that is, that this is another one of the hype products that are all flash and no substance. Well, I'm here to tell you that this isn't the case. As a matter of fact, I'm planning on using some of the information that I learned through this package with my mentoring and coaching clients. It is a straightforward and simple way to learn how to use Google AdWords to drive traffic to affiliate sites. So, even if you don't have a website of your own, all you need to do is join some affiliate programs and/or clickbank and use what you learn to earn money through their affiliate programs. Don't miss out on the limited time offer and the window of opportunity before Google changes how they do things. CLICK HERE to get taken to the Really, Really Long Sales Letter. But just go for it and make the investment to get yourself started making money using Google AdWords to drive traffic to your affiliate programs.

Aren't We All Tired Of SPAM?

2007-01-03T19:13:04Z

I don't know about all of you, but the prevalance of SPAM has been going through the roof. I'm sure I am a much bigger target, since I own hundreds of domains, but it is getting a bit crazy. Have any of you received an email like this in the past week? ====== [info@masconsultinggroup.com] Invoice #: 86309 - TOTAL: $15.00 We Email Advertise Your Web Site to 2,000,000 People VIEW TRANSACTION BELOW: http://www.advertisingemailcorporation.com/ ====== This email came to me from my address (info@MASConsultingGroup.com) to my address (info@MASConsultingGroup.com), so if they are using my email address to spam others, then it could black-list my email server and impact my real email delivery. When I was searching on Google for more information about this company, I found a great blog that had a lot to say about it. Apparently I'm not the only one that is tired of this whole thing. Check out this other blog: CLICK HERE If you hear anything about this company or can recommend any legitimate email broadcast service, please let me know.

The New Game of Creating Authority Sites

2006-12-29T00:21:52Z

Content Desk has developed an authority site publishing system that performs magic with search engines and leaves publishers free to build high traffic, professional content sites without knowing a thing about the complex software driving it. In essence, you are being given the tools and the system to build a publishing empire. The benefits of this system are truly remarkable. Weekly Coaching - Access to weekly coaching calls from a team of experts who know how to build authority sites from the ground up. Your professional team of trainers include publicity experts, content strategists and the leading experts in research, publishing and marketing in the new game of monetizing online content. Complete SEO Optimized Publishing Platform - A "Visitor Optimized" publishing platform with built-in "Organic Marketing" components that allow you to simply post and rank! Training And Guidance - Easy-to-follow training and guidance from our growing library of training videos and webinar archives. All Software, Custom Themes and Proprietary Plugins Included - All the tools included so that you don't have to buy or upgrade to anything else in order to succeed with an authority site of your own. Hand-Built, Custom Authority Sites Setup For You - The ability to have a new site built for you (software installed and basic design done for you) each month. That's up to 12 sites per year that you can host on our system without touching complex installations, scripts, software, or deal with any confusing hosting management issues. Proven Traffic Strategies - The power to achieve incredibly high traffic sites through long tail and short tail search engine marketing. What Content Desk has built for their members is really quite staggering. If you tried to build this platform yourself, it would cost you thousands of dollars and hours of time. What they are giving you is the system, the tools and the step-by-step training to succeed in authority site publishing. Read about it here: http://www.masconsultinggroup.com/recommends/authoritysites

Blogging for Business Building

2006-12-28T03:39:17Z

Blogging as a business building tool can take many forms. As you will see from reading through the blog entries that I have posted to this blog, I've been talking about different seminars, personal & business development ideas, products & services that I use, and some other things. But, I'm also blogging about these same items in a couple of other ways that are impacting my business. Would you like to find out how? Well, first check out these other blogs: www.MarkShilensky.com www.OfficialDietResource.com www.AllThingsMartialArts.com www.Fuel-Freedom-International.info Do you know what these different blogs, and many others have in common? It is that I am using them to promote my business. If you want to find out more about this, make sure to subscribe to the newsletter on my main website page. I am going to be sending out a white paper on this information along with a special offer that I am currently negotiating with another marketing expert in this area.

Fuel Freedom International

2006-12-28T03:31:14Z

I've just found out about this amazing Business Opportunity that I am adding to my business. This is going to be a great additional stream of income for me. Take a minute to look over the information at GainFuelFreedom.com, this is a great business for anyone who is looking to make some substantial additional income and also make a difference in the environment. I've been blogging some information about this business as well as the prices of fuel and also putting up some of the video clips that have been put on YouTube.com and other video sites. Check out Fuel-Freedom-International.info for this blog. I would love to have you join me in the business and see what we can do together.

Finally Listing on Technorati

2006-12-27T15:06:37Z

Fo those of you who aren't too familiar with blogs, you should check out Technorati. This website is a directory and search engine specifically for blogs. It is a great way to search for specific content or for blogs that focus on specific niche markets. Make sure that when you do write you blog, you create a free account on Technorati and "Claim Your Blog", this is the only way that Technorati will come out and look at your blog. With so many blogs joining the blogosphere every day, there is no way for them to fine them all. So once you setup your account, and go to claim your blog, they will give you a piece of html code that you put into a blog entry like this one and then tell them you are ready and they will come out and verify that you have put the proper code on the blog and then start to list you. It is also important to periodically (especially in the beginning) to go back to Technorati and tell them to "Ping" you blog. This is how they know that you have updated your content and that they should come back and look at your blog. Once you have a consistent track record and more people are linking to your blog, then it will eventually happen automatically, but until then, you need to give them a little help. Here is the link to my Technorati Profile which contains links to all of my blogs that are on Technorati.

New Travel Document Requirements are Coming

2006-12-22T21:37:25Z

I don't know about all of you, but I am always traveling for business. A friend of mine just sent me an email reminding me about the changes to the travel documentation requirements that are going into effect at the beginning of the year. Here are the basics and then I'll give you a link to where I found this information... "Beginning January 23, 2007, ALL persons, including U.S. citizens, traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport, Air NEXUS card, or U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551, if applicable." Check out the full requirements HERE

Why Blogging?

2006-10-20T19:08:07Z

Today, I wanted to write a little bit about why I've put together this blog. As I am sure many of you have seen in recent months, the prevalance of both personal and business blogging has gone through the roof. From the personal side, people who are blogging on the events that are happening in their lives has skyrocketed, and with sites like Blogger, MySpace, and YouTube, anyone who wants to share their personal opinion with the world has a platform to do so. But, how does this impact the business world, and what should you do about it? The business applications of blogging and these other tools are dramatic. Through a simple business blog like this one, I am able to share information with clients and prospects about the services that I offer, and at the same time, get my information out to people all over the world whom I would otherwise not have access to. But, how do you know where to start, what platform to use, how to stucture your blog, and how to get it out there? This is where it is important to consult with an expert. While I do offer some basic consulting in this area as part of my business, I am going to share with you links to the expert that I consult with. I would highly recommend this blogging program to anyone in any type of business. As part of these courses, you will not only learn the "nuts and bolts" of blogging, but also learn some amazing information about Google AdWords, and much, much, much more. Take advantage of the links that I am listing below and look carefully through the pages that they take you to, there is a wealth of information and also a few free gifts that will make it very worthwhile. Signup for Blogsmart News Growing Your Business with Google Amazing Results with Google AdWords Exploding Your Business With Blogging Don't miss out, signup for this course today and also register for the free information and newsletters that are available on some of these sites. Even if you think you know about Blogging or Google, I can guarantee that you will learn something from these sites.

The Power of Audio

2006-10-10T19:23:45Z

To start things off I wanted to talk a little about using audio in your marketing and on your Web site. As you'll see from this blog entry, the power of audio is great, especially when it comes to getting your message across, completely and accurately. If you can put audio and/or video on your website, you can increase the impact of your sales message and your conversion rates by at least 5 times. The audio message that I've added to this blog is just a small sample of what can be done, but imagine the added impact of putting your testimonials in either audio or video format and adding them to your website. How much better would your sales be, if you could easily show video using your product, right on your website. Take a look at the use of audio. Just below this sentence you'll see a small graphic that has a play button, a pause button, and a stop button. If you click on the play button you'll be able to hear me reading the following paragraph. In an attempt to get my message out, I included this brief audio message. This product makes it simple to add audio to any web site or blog. All you need to do is either upload an existing audio file from your computer or call in to a special phone number and record your message. Once you've got the message into the system you'll be able to go cut and paste a piece of HTML code right onto your Web site. For more information about this amazing audio tool, just CLICK HERE.

Breakthrough to Success - Personal Development Seminar

2006-10-03T18:45:24Z

The very first speaker at Millionaire School was someone that I've seen before, but I wanted to talk about him a little bit. His topic of discussion was the "Psychology of Investing", but that is only a small part of what he is qualified to speak about. A few years ago, I attended his introductory seminar which is entitled "Breakthrough to Success" and it was a truly life changing experience for me. Christopher Howard is a master of NLP, numerous types of Hypnosis, and Human Creative Technologies that have, over the past 3 years, I have made more advances in my personal and business life than I had ever thought possible and I can honestly say that attending the "Breakthrough to Success" seminar was the tipping point for me. Right now, Chris is putting on this seminar in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the west coast of the United States (in the Los Angeles & San Francisco areas). He puts on this very special 3 day seminar twice a year and I've been able to make arrangements for readers of my blog to attend this amazing and life-changing Seminar for FREE. Just go to the link at the bottom of this blog posting and it will take you to the page where you can register for the event. Over the next couple of months, I am going to be re-posting a number of older blog entries from earlier in the year that were deleted when I migrated over to this new format, so you should come back or subscribe to get that information. Here is the link for more information about this amazing seminar and to register for your free tickets to the next event "BREAKTHROUGH TO SUCCESS"

Great Seminar this week in Orlando, FL

2006-10-02T16:34:00Z

Today, I am leaving for Orlando, Florida where I will be attending a great Seminar with T. Harv Eker, who wrote "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind". If you haven't taken the time to read the book I highly recommend it. As a matter of fact, I think that this book is so vital that I am going to be sending it, along with a couple of tickets to one of T. Harv's upcoming "Millionaire Mind Evening" seminars, to all of my clients and friends. His philosophy on finances and how people develop their money blueprint and their feelings toward money, wealth, success, and relationships is very refreshing. This seminar that I am going to, is called "Millionaire School" and it is a multi-speaker event where there will be guest speaker talking on all aspects of investing, financial consciousness, and also on a number of specific investment opportunities. I'll be posting more about this event as the week unfolds and if possible will include some links to the specific speakers websites, so you can go check them out.