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Free Graphics Tool

April 30, 2015

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There are times when you need a quick image to add to your website or blog and you don’t want to incur the cost of a graphic designer or have to wait for someone on Fiverr.com. Here’s a neat little image editor that you can add to your tool kit. Watch this brief video demonstration […]

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How To Start Writing

September 1, 2014

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Anyone who has either experienced cancer personally or had a close relative or friend to whom they’ve provided support, knows that the first few days can be a whirlwind. Not only do you have to come to terms with the news but you have to be organised as the days ahead are filled with appointments; […]

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Private Label Rights – Know Your Rights

June 22, 2013

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About a year ago I shared a recent, at the time, buying experience of private label rights. Prompted by a question following another post, and the fact that my observations on this experience are no longer online, I decided to reprint the story here… ————————— I’ve come across a number of discussions recently about the use of private label […]

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Thinking Of Giving Up Your Online Business…?

June 12, 2013

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Have you ever felt like giving up your attempts at online marketing? Not because of the frustrations you experience in dealing with the “techy” stuff or because you’re not making enough or any money from your business. But because of the external pressures like: * Dealing with your day job * Day to day demands […]

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Thanksgiving But No Thanks

November 24, 2012

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Each day in my role as Customer Support Manager I attend to questions and queries of a varied nature. They can be sad, humorous, melancholic; in fact I can go through a whole gamut of experiences in one day. One email yesterday, consisting of only 20 words, made me laugh out loud and raised a […]

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Not Another What Is A Squeeze Page Post

October 27, 2012

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You’re probably thinking, “please, not another blog post about squeeze pages…” You are so right; there are probably thousands upon thousands of posts all giving advice on creating the “best converting squeeze page…ever!” Which will confuse anyone who doesn’t know what a squeeze page is and what it does. You are now hitting your computer […]

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Search Engine Optimization – Part Eight

September 14, 2012

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Welcome back to the final instalment on search engine optimization. In Part Seven of this series we ended by looking at articles as a means of creating backlinks to your website. We’ll continue that topic in Part Eight with: Yahoo Answers http://answers.yahoo.com/ This is another quick and easy way to build links to your site, […]

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Search Engine Optimization – Part Seven

September 8, 2012

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Welcome to part seven of Search Engine Optimization. Continuing with building backlinks. 3 Way Link Networks There’s a lot of skepticism about as to whether 3 way link networks work or not. Some of you are probably asking…”What is a 3 way link network?” Simply put, you will input your site into a network where other […]

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Search Engine Optimization – Part Six

August 24, 2012

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Hi and welcome back. Moving on from where we left off the last time, when we were looking at building links. Software Directories When you list a software application on a software directory website, most of the time they will give a link back to your site for more information about the software. Most of […]

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Are You Trying To Be Creative In Your Business?

August 18, 2012

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My very first job after dropping out of school was in the theatre. I was the student assistant stage manager, at the time when the title was no longer officially recognised. For the director, I was cheap labour. Of course I didn’t know my title was meaningless. I was happy to be working in the […]

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