Monday, June 16, 2008

Think Right, And Lose Weight Now

By Roy Miller What’s the most important step toward losing weight? No, it’s not what you eat, although that’s important. No, it’s not exercising, although that’s a critical component of your plan. No, it’s not the system you buy, although a system can be tremendously helpful. The most important step is deciding to lose weight. Most people never do that. They wish they could lose weight, or they long to lose weight, or they’re angry about being fat, or they get mad about not being able to lose weight. But they never make a firm commitment to achieving a reasonable target weight. Any major life achievement begins with a decision (if it happens by accident, did you really achieve anything?) You have to decide to be thin. You know you’ve really decided when you don’t quit. If you quit, you never really committed in the first place. That might be hard to hear, but it’s the truth. Suppose your most cherished person in the world was trapped in a burning building. Nobody else is around. You save this person, or this person burns to death, and you’ll hear the screaming. Are you going in to save that person? You bet, and you’ll come out with that person or die trying. That, my friend, is commitment. If you’re not deathly committed to your weight loss goals, you won’t achieve them. Copyright by Roy Miller You probably know Roy Miller as an online marketer, and creator of http://www.resale-money-machine.com. But he also struggled with his weight for 20 years…until he figured out how to lose weight, and keep it off forever. Roy developed the Get Thin For Life System. If you liked this article, visit Roy’s website to learn how to lose weight now, and keep it off forever. Just for visiting, you can pick up a free copy of his report called Why Fad Diets Fail: The Shocking Truth From A Physician. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Roy_Miller http://EzineArticles.com/?Think-Right,-And-Lose-Weight-Now&id=167774 unsecured school loans for bad credit accounting for sba loans sba loans austin money lenders for medical offfices
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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Elements of a Successful Customer Newsletter - 6 - Headlines

By Simon Payn In a minute, I’m going to give you a way to write great headlines for your newsletter that is as easy as painting by numbers. But first… Several years ago, I worked as an editor on a daily newspaper. I didn’t write the stories, but it was my job to make sure they all appeared on the page — and that as many people were attracted to read them as possible. No page was more important than the front page. And no story on that page was more important than the ’splash’ — the biggest story in the whole paper. So guess which story got the most attention? And guess which part of that story got the most care lavished on it? Of the entire newspaper, the big headline on the front page was given top priority. Why was this? Because the editors knew it was this element of the entire newspaper that was most responsible for daily sales. So the headline had to be the best it could be. But there’s no point in having a headline if all people do is read the headline and move on. The main purpose of any headline in your newsletter is to get the story underneath it read. So here’s a quick checklist for eye-popping headlines: Your headline should indicate the article contains information that is useful to readersYour headline should indicate the article contains information that is interesting to readersYour headline should inform readers about the content of the article but be leave enough unsaid to intrigue readers to read the entire articleYour headline should be an accurate representation of the article — in other words, it shouldn’t mislead people into reading an articleYour headline should (in most circumstances) be in the present tenseYour headline should contain short words rather than long words Take a look at newspaper headlines and magazine cover lines to see some excellent examples. (The editors at Cosmopolitan and The National Enquirer, for example, are masters at headline writing.) Here’s a golden tip you can use to create masterful headlines. Take a headline from a magazine that you think is good and then change it to make it relevant to your article. For example (from Cosmo): 9 Naughty Sex Positions 9 Relaxing Vacation Destinations 9 Summer Gardening Tips Gorgeous Skin — The New Secret Beautiful Walls — The New Paint Secret Healthy Dogs — The New Diet Secret Our Get-It Guide to the 21 Most Glam Jobs Today Our Essential Guide to the 21 Most Useful Household Tips Today Our Mouthwatering Guide to the 21 Best Restaurants in Florence Do it that way, and it’s as easy as painting by numbers. Simon Payn is founder of Ready To Go Newsletters - the quick and easy way to keep your customers coming back. For a free newsletter you can use to send to your own clients, visit http://www.readytogonewsletters.com or see Simon’s blog at http://simonpayn.typepad.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Simon_Payn http://EzineArticles.com/?Elements-of-a-Successful-Customer-Newsletter—6—Headlines&id=399557 accounting for a personal loan for business purchase cash out fha loan cash advance payments no credit check abilene texasw
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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Garden Gnomes Inspire Cult Following Worldwide

By John Francis Garden gnomes have inspired an enthusiastic and devoted cult following, both in the real world and in cyberspace. Perhaps nowhere is the garden gnome’s cult status more apparent than in North Devon, England at The Gnome Reserve and Wildflower Garden. This unique attraction is fun for everyone, with a reserve where garden gnomes can run free, a wildflower meadow, a stream and pond and woodlands. The natural beauty of the English countryside can only be enhanced in one way, gnomes! This unique park does it best, with over 1,000 gentle gnomes in residence. Non-conformists are discouraged, so tall, pointy hats and fishing poles are handed out to visitors so they’ll feel more at home with the gnomes. Special exhibits walk the visitor through the manufacture and painting of gnomes, and a gnome museum documents the history of this fascinating race. It is rumored that at night, the small army of gnomes on site plants and tends the wildflower reserve and fishes in the pond. While the Gnome Reserve is perhaps the largest gnome home in the world, garden gnomes are celebrated elsewhere as well, especially on the web. A very cute site called nigelthegnome.com chronicles a Florida gnome’s travels across the United States in pictures. Websites selling garden gnomes abound, most selling traditional gnomes and others selling specialty gnomes. One of the most interesting gnome websites is a storefront that sells garden gnomes who look suspiciously like George W. Bush! We aren’t sure if they’re illegitimate offspring or relatives, but the resemblance is uncanny. See for yourself at www.bushgnome.com. Another gnome place in cyberspace is thenaughtygnome.com, a specialty site that features gnomes with a special appreciation for the moon. Of course, gnome sites also espouse political causes. A multinational movement, called freethegnomes.com in the United States sponsors a site filled with information about the garden gnome liberation movement. These militant gnome nationalists support life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for gnomes everywhere. Information about gnomes who have made it to a new life free from oppression is available at http://www.barganews.com/gnomes. As with any minority population, garden gnomes are not accepted and loved by everyone. There are a lot of gnome hate sites out there with a lot of really negative, hateful postings. We can only hope that someday, garden gnomes can also make their dream of a better world where they can live free from prejudice a reality. Certainly garden gnome cult following is a sign that the times, they are a’changing. http://gardenslawns.com Everything you need to know about lawn mowers and cutting your grass. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_Francis http://EzineArticles.com/?Garden-Gnomes-Inspire-Cult-Following-Worldwide&id=205287 payday advance no telecheck no credit check apartments in austin tx bad cradit personal loans personal loans no credit debt consolidation
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