Month: February 2019

Unfortunately none of us are immune to getting sick, especially in the winter when we spend more time inside spreading germs back and forth to one another. If you have the flu and want to get over it as soon as possible, who wouldn’t?, then here are some simple flu home remedies that should help. Of course, if you’re vomiting and/or have diarrhea to the point where you can’t keep anything down you may want to visit your doctor. There are some nasty flu strains going around and even if the flu you have is just a ‘normal’ seasonal flu, it’s still easy to get dehydrated which in itself can be dangerous. Better to be safe than sorry. In the meantime, try these simple remedies so you can start feeling better sooner:

1. If you are suffering from a sore throat a good remedy is a saltwater gargle. All you have to do is add about a teaspoon of salt to a glass of warm water and mix. Take a large amount in your mouth, don’t swallow it, and gargle. Repeat a few times. Make sure you don’t swallow the salt water because that can upset your stomach even further. You can do this several times throughout the day.

2. To ease your sore throat and calm your stomach you can use a blend of herbs to make a tea. Mix bayberry bark with ginger root in the following amounts: 1 teaspoon of bayberry bark, 1 teaspoon of grated ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne powder and add to 1 cup of boiling water, allow it to steep for about 30 minutes than enjoy.

3. There are many home made cough syrup recipes you can use, for now try this one: take two parts elecampane root , two parts marshmallow root, and one part horehound root, mix altogether and cover with honey. Let stand in a warm area of your home for about 24 hours. Strain the mixture and take syrup as needed, about a teaspoon at a time. There are many other types of cough syrup and tea recipes that can help you feel better when you are sick. You may want to try different recipes to find the ones that you like the best: have the best flavor and work well for you. And of course if you want to prevent sickness keep stocked up on some things that will help keep your immune system strong: Vitamin C, garlic, cinnamon, and honey to name a few. You can also add some fresh lemon juice to warm water and drink it daily to keep your immune system in tip top shape. Hopefully you can escape the cold and flu season unscathed, but if you do catch some nasty bug use these flu home remedies. Not only can they help you feel better sooner, you can save some money on all the expensive over the counter medications.

You’re already sick, you don’t need to make it worse by having a big bill from your local drug store!

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As everyone knows blogs are everywhere. If a person would type the word blog into any search engine you would millions of results. As the popularity of the blogs has increased, many people have deemed them as unreliable sources for information. This is because a lot of blogs are created by normal every day people. But in the same aspect businesses will also create a blog to increase traffic. So how do we go about fixing the unreliable factor? Well in order to do this all bloggers should go by a natural set of blogging rules. These are rules that are not in any way set in stone or anything but they are basic rules that anyone should follow. Most of your rules should follow the code of ethics guidelines as code of ethics are a very important set of ethics to follow. In applying the rules to your blog there are 5 basic rules you should apply to your own site.

1. Facts Make sure you check your facts before posting anything on your blog. Do some research on your topic and make sure the information that you have is correct. Doing basic research can save you from posting false information. When you post false information you will look bad and you will lose visitors to your set. Even after you have posted your blog check and make sure everything is correct. The more you check your facts the better off you will be.

2. Copyright Laws Do not by any means walk into a site and simply copy and paste their information into your site. This is against copyright laws and can get you into some serious legal issues. Everything that is contained on the internet is copyrighted, which a lot of people do not realize. You are better off creating your own information and avoid any illegal misuse of copyright laws.

3. Implications Think about the implications about what you are posting. Once you push the post button there will be no way to change your words. If your post may cause repercussions against someone later do not post it. Choose all your words carefully so as not to hurt anyone’s feelings.

4. Comments Monitor all the comments that are placed on your blog page. Put limitations on the type of comments your readers are allowed to leave. This way they will not leave a comment that might offend someone or some place and cause harsh feelings because it will be you, not them, who will lose the visitors.

5. Credit You need to be sure to provide credit to any resources you use. If you fail to do this step you will fall into the rule number 2 of copyright laws and you will be deemed unethical. These are just 5 common and basic rules that are out there but there are many more. Do some research and discover which rules might apply to your site.

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PPC affiliate marketing programs, while harder to find, are still very much around. Most affiliate programs have been focusing their attention on pay per action affiliate programs (pay per sale or pay per lead) but Pay per click (PPC) affiliate marketing programs are still quite capable of helping you earn a good income. PPC affiliate marketing programs can be used very effectively as part of a multi-pronged internet marketing approach to help your online business thrive. The advantages to a PPC affiliate marketing program have to do with the general ease and speed at which they can be set up and seeing results. They are also easy to maintain. You can see commissions coming in whether the customer buys or not. PPC affiliate programs are also useful when you are targeting a general audience and you can’t find a specific product or service that your visitors might be interested in. This is in comparison to pay per action affiliate programs where you need to specifically target a product to show your visitor. The disadvantages to a PPC affiliate marketing program are that if your site is too narrowly focused on a certain niche, it may not reach the broad number of visitors that you might need to be reaching to see good commissions. Also the pay rate is a good deal smaller than pay per action affiliate programs. Your probability of getting commissions is higher because all they need to do is click but you don’t see near the commission rates that you do with pay per action. Your click through rate has to be high for you to see significant results. Volume is king. There have also been problems with some affiliate programs holding off on commission payments and have canceled some site’s memberships in their affiliate programs. Trying to decide on a good PPC affiliate marketing program can be pretty challenging. There are some things that you an look for to help decide what will have the best impact on your efforts.

1) How do they count the click throughs? You may have to look hard for this information because it might be something that they gloss over. Most programs will pay you for each unique IP address in a 24 hour period. Avoid ones that are more than 48 hours.

2) How much do they pay per click? Expect to see anywhere from $0.01-.20 per click but avoid agreements at either end of that spectrum or at least be skeptical. The low end may be too much work for too little pay and the high end may make big promises but may not have a good reputation of paying people what they are supposed to. Check their payment history.

3) What does it take to stat a member in good standing. Each program will have it’s own guidelines on what is or isn’t acceptable practices and will say that they can cancel your sites membership at any moment if your site is possibly cheating. This is understandable but they may have caps on the amounts of click throughs and may suspect you of being less than honest if you exceed that. Check their terms and conditions and read all the fine print. Investigate them and look for complaints. PPC affiliate marketing programs can be quite lucrative but they can also be a lot of work.

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Technology being as it is, business people all over the world find internet marketing to be very beneficial to their bottom line. If it is done correctly and all the rules and regulations are followed marketing on the internet can help you become quite the success story. Becoming that success starts with a website that is user friendly that uses keywords and has quality content that the search engines like. If the search engines like you then you will be placed high in their rankings. If you rank high enough, anyone who searches for your product will see you on the first page of the results that come up. This seems to garner some respect and will get you more customers. Some find internet marketing to be the best thing that ever happened to their business. How do you start? Keyword research, that’s how. This is where you start to position yourself to rank high on the search engines. The key is to strategically use your keywords throughout your site, just be careful not to use them too vigorously or you will get accused of keyword stuffing or keyword spamming and the search engines will bust you down in the ranks or kick you off all together. Keywords should be connected to whatever it is you are offering.

Try to think about someone who is searching for your product and use keywords that you think they would use. If you can’t seem to find one that works, here’s a hint, go to the search engine and start typing in the name of your product. The search engine will automatically self-populate with things that are close to the words you are using. Just keep a list handy. When your list is made check out each keyword in a keyword tool. this process can help you get deeper into the niche you are working in. Some keyword tools will help you out by giving suggestions of keywords you can use based on one of your main keywords. These keyword tools will also show you how popular their own suggestions are.

Other keyword search tools will let you enter the name of your’s or someone else’s website and then scan the site for suggestions based on the words used on those sites. This can give you quite the insight into what your competitors are up to and may even give you a leg up. Once you figure out what your competitors are doing you might want to think about staying one step ahead of them by embedding a video into your site outlining exactly what it is you have to offer your customers. Trust gets built up more quickly when they can see your face and hear your voice. If you sound knowledgeable then people will respect you and think your product is superior. I think I mentioned, you need to provide quality content on your site. Keeping the content you post up-to-date and original and relevant to your product or service is paramount. The search engines will love you if you do this consistently. try to give out information that no one else can or does. This will single you out and you will also find internet marketing has made your site very popular.

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If you?re concerned about promoting your company, your products or services, you?d do well to find an internet marketing center online to become your hub for references and good information. While there?s actually an online community for marketers, founded by the late Corey Rudl, called the IMC (Internet Marketing Center), other websites have similar services and information available. While you can find marketing information in a variety of places online, the point of finding an internet marketing center that you?ll turn to again and again is convenience, and the knowledge that you know the source of the information.

You won?t have to wonder if that article you just read about how to succeed with pay-per-click advertising is written with real authority if you?re familiar with the author and his or her activities online. If you just found it somewhere online with no other references, you might not be too sure about the information. Look for a place online for internet marketers to gather and share ideas and opinions. One of the chief parts of this internet marketing center should be a busy and vibrant user forum or message board where fellow marketers engage in discussions about every aspect of internet marketing. It?s best if you can find an open forum, where you don?t have to be a customer of one guru or another to have access. If everyone in a forum has already purchased package X that tends to put a certain spin on all of the information you?ll find. And most of them will probably be praising the package so you?ll click their link and they?ll get a commission from the sale. You?ll also find lots of helpful articles about every aspect of promoting yourself online.

The best communicators will offer up good information to those who flock to the internet marketing center, and trust that you simply want to know more, and you?ll be interested in their products. Don?t waste your time with people who give you 4 out of 5 ?crucial? principles for anything in an article and then point out that to read about #5, the most important point of all, you?ll have to buy what they?re selling. Those are manipulative and tricky tactics, and truly skilled internet marketers don?t have to resort to them to get your attention. A variety of products designed to help you market more effectively will be for sale at any marketing hub online.

They could be information about marketing, software, or a combination of things, offered by one ?guru? or several different marketers. It can be tempting to spend a chunk of money for shortcuts and tricks of online marketing, but because good marketing principles stay the same no matter what, the information you find in any book or package is going to be similar. The only true shortcut is to pay someone to do your marketing for you–a valid option that many businesses employ. Before you purchase anything from an internet marketing center, research the author to be sure you?re getting quality information.

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Americans are lucky we have such diverse choices when it comes to our financial services. Though whenever you have a lot of choices there can be a downside: how to choose. Finding the best financial investment advice will be the first step you need to take to pick the investment choices that best suit you and your goals. When looking for someone to provide you with sound financial advice it’s crucially important you don’t entrust your financial security to just anyone. While most advisors aren’t necessarily dishonest, that still doesn’t mean they are good at what they do or qualified to provide you with the quality advice you need. When looking for the right advisor take some time to meet with a few. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, don’t forget, these people will be working for you and you have the right to make sure they are qualified. If someone gives you an attitude, walk away. A professional should understand that you have a lot of choices in who you pick to be your advisor as well as a lot at stake. If they are qualified they should want to show you just how professional and qualified they are, they shouldn’t get an attitude and get offended. Here are some things you will need to find out from any prospective planner:

1. Are they ‘tied’ or independent? A tied agent means they are tied to a particular company and can only sell the products of that one company. They are required by law to only sell you the products that you request but they aren’t required to tell you if another company has a product that is better suited to your needs. Since they can only sell you their products it stands to reason that the advice they give will be pretty biased. That isn’t all bad, as long as you know that up front. Make sure to ask them if they are tied or independent, they should tell you but if they don’t, ask them. Independent means they can sell the products and services of several companies. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are unbiased though. Since they most likely work for a commission they will probably push you towards the products that pay the highest commissions even if it’s not the best product for you. Again, this doesn’t have to be a big problem as long as you know going in. If you are working with an independent advisor and you get to the point where they are making recommendations, ask them to give you more than one option. That way you will have a better idea of which is best for you and you won’t have to worry that they are only pushing one product over another so that they can make a bigger commission.

2. How does your advisor make their money? Most will earn commissions and/or fees. For that reason they may only contact you when they are trying to make a sale and not just to make sure your current investments are still the best choice for you.

3. Can an advisor help you with all of your financial needs? A complete financial plan will include everything from insurance coverage to estate planning and everything in between. A good advisor should be able to help you develop a comprehensive plan that will help you make the most out of your money while limiting tax consequences. Use these tips to help choose the best person to give you financial investment advice.

Howard Martell is the Owner of http://HomeProfitCoach.com/silver . Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Now can be a great time to buy a house, especially if you’ve never owned one before. The Government is offering significant tax credits to first time home buyers and the interest rates are still very low. Before you jump into home ownership, though, you will need to find a qualified professional to give you proper financial advice for a mortgage. Buying a house consists of much more than signing on the dotted line. There are a myriad of loan types available and choosing the right one for your situation is very important. Whatever type of mortgage you get will have long term financial consequences for you, this is too important a decision to rush in to uninformed. Many homeowners are finding themselves in a tough situation now because they got an adjustable rate mortgage.

What that means is that the interest rate they got for their loan was only fixed for a specific time frame. After that point the interest rate would be adjusted according to whatever the prevailing rate was. For many homeowners their mortgage payments were doubled, or even tripled when their rate adjusted. Few homeowners could afford the higher payment. That is the reason that anyone who is considering an adjustable rate mortgage should find a professional who can carefully spell out the advantages and the disadvantages. It is imperative that you ask questions, and continue to ask until you get an answer that you can understand.

One part of the problem is that a lot of people are afraid of looking ‘dumb’. It’s for this reason that they won’t press their mortgage lender for a clearer answer. They will ask the question, get an answer they don’t really understand but feel too intimidated to have the lender clarify. You should never allow your fear of looking dumb stop you from getting all the information you need to make an informed decision. It’s the mortgage lenders job to understand all the in’s and out’s of mortgages, it’s not your job. It’s also part of their job to not just understand it all but to be able to explain it in terms anyone can understand. In this case, what you don’t know really can hurt you…a lot. Another reason some people make poor decisions when it comes to getting a mortgage loan is unrealistic expectations.

They will sign up for an adjustable rate mortgage where the payment is at the top of what they can afford. They are gambling that the rates will go down by the time they have to adjust their rate,or they are gambling that they will get a promotion and be making more money. This is not a good way to conduct your financial affairs.

You should always try to avoid going to the absolute top of your price limit and mortgage payment. Leave yourself a little wiggle room. You never know what the future holds. If you do get that great promotion just apply more to your principle and pay your mortgage off more quickly. One thing you need to keep in mind if you find yourself in a position to pay down your mortgage is that many accountants will actually talk you out of paying off your mortgage since you will lose a tax deduction. For most people this advice is bad advice. You need to ask your accountant how much of a tax deduction you actually get every year from your mortgage interest. Than ask them how much you pay in interest every year. Unless you will save more in the tax deduction than you would spend on interest you will probably be better off paying off your mortgage. Make sure you ask this question of your accountant.

Finding good financial advice for mortgages is extremely important. Don’t skimp, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. It’s your money, and your future you have the right to be informed. Howard Martell is the Owner of http://HomeProfitCoach.com/silver . Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

There are some times when a financial advice forum can be a great way to find some motivation and direction when you need it most. After all, a forum is a community of like-minded people all seeking similar solutions to their own problems and goals. A financial advice forum can be a good place to pose those tricky questions you’ve been thinking about but weren’t sure where to find the answer. Once you’ve posted your question, you might be surprised by the number of people who were seeking a similar answer to yours. You may also find some very interesting opinions offering solutions or suggestions in an attempt to help you out. No matter what’s going on with your personal finances, there’s always someone on every financial advice forum who either has a solution for you or someone who has already been through your situation and worked on a plan to get through it. This could mean asking questions about debt reduction or effective budgeting tips so you can regain control of your personal finances. Once you’ve cleared some of your debts, you might find you suddenly have extra money left over at the end of each month to begin a savings plan. The people who frequent a financial advice forum aren’t always people looking for answers.

There are also members there who simply want to try and help you create your plan for financial freedom. The best part about being a member of a forum is that you’re in an informal situation that’s often far easier to deal with in your own time. You should also find several levels of involvement in a good financial advice forum. You might start off being interested in learning about the basics of restructuring your budget and working on debt management so you can get a start your financial plans.

As your confidence in your plan increases, you might join in with some more advanced sections of the forum that contain people learning about investing and saving money or perhaps even working on increasing retirement savings. This gives you an opportunity to learn about which investment strategies are working for other members and how they’ve approached their own financial goals and strategies. Seeing how other forum members are moving along with their plans can often be a great motivator. You may also find that it’s easier to form friendships with people in a similar situation to your own as you can each empathize with the other’s efforts. Joining a financial advice forum could be an ideal way for you to build your confidence, no matter what level you’re at right now.

Meet people who are dealing with similar issues to your own and ask questions of those people who have already achieved what you’re setting out to do. The relaxed and informal setting of a financial advice forum could just be the perfect way for you to get the information you’ve been looking for. No matter what your financial goals are, there’s sure to be someone on the forum willing to help you with any of your questions.

Howard Martell is the Owner of http://HomeProfitCoach.com/silver . Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.

Way too many people believe the Internet is a place to get rich quick with no effort or sweat needed. You just publish a web site and poof you have a home business. Please do not hold your breath waiting on results from an Internet business started with that thought process. Home business owners turning blue or choking are signs that they did not read this article. The good news is starting an online home business is worth every second it takes to do it right. Imagine being your own boss for incentive, then use your brain and motivation to make it work. The lack of time will always be a factor in creating your business, given the fact we all have jobs, kids, family or some other distraction.

To add more time to your business day use the proven techniques and strategies not shortcuts! Imagine being able to sit down at your computer and find your home business already built in a box just waiting for you. By using content sites and article sites, you can easily find ready to go ebooks, software, products and even complete web sites, ready to build a business with. They just do not include the marketing any business requires. Take a tour of sites like Infogoround, Surefire Wealth, and SiteSell. You will find ideas and solutions for any home business. None will be successful overnight. Success takes considerable effort and motivation and it all starts with you and a great idea. And do not overlook your greatest asset which is the skill and knowledge you already have. Business online takes passion and chances are passion on the job got you many years of experience that you can easily share for profit.

The book "Make Your Knowledge Sell" can be found on any search engine. Get a copy of it and see just how much money your knowledge can make. Many topics and themes great for home business and affiliate sales have already been built. Take advantage of that by joining sites that sell content and ideas you can modify to suit your specific purpose. These days you can start a home based business in just minutes to hours, but above all things, have a marketing plan before you start. Then use content sites, article sites, and proven marketing tactics to get the job done. In all cases however, the lack of an action plan is the fastest way to a home business failure.

"Look before you leap" is a well known phrase and the answer for faster home business profits.

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Do you require to start a home based business? Do you reckon you have what it takes? i am going to tell you how I failed at my first home based business. Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes & succeed. there’s many home based business opportunities. a number of them are internet related & some are not. You can start something out of your own imagination.

Or you can order a plug-n-play system from somebody else. My problem is that I got so overwhelmed with the potential that I didn’t pay attention to the details. I saw that I could make big money & that is all I saw. In the back of my mind I knew that I would not enjoy the work required to make this business a success. But I kept looking at the dollar signs. I kept telling myself that I could do something that I wasn’t comfortable doing if it meant becoming rich. I require to tell you about a home based business & why I failed at it. it is because I had unrealistic expectations. I dreamed about being my own boss & quitting my day job. I came across an opportunity that seemed too lovely to be true. & it was. Don’t get me wrong. This opportunity was legitimate & a lot of people have made a lot of money with it.

You see, i am not comfortable with person to person sales. This job required that I make face to face sales. It required that I run advertising to promote my business. It then required that I make numerous phone calls to sell my product & build a down-line. I spent a tremendous amount of money on advertising. & I got a lot of results. But each result required that I call the person & try to make a sale. I was so uncomfortable making these calls.

I would spend several hours making the calls & by the time I was done, I would be so stressed out that I could not relax. It got to where I could not sleep at night. Eventually I got so stressed that I stopped making the calls. All of the advertising amounted to a huge loss because I was unable to follow up on the leads. In summary, pick the business opportunity that is right for you. Don’t start a business because somebody else has made money on it. Concentrate on building a business that is right for you & the profits will come. Here are some important points for you to follow if you require to succeed.

1. Examine the business opportunity & be realistic. If the job is going to require you to take actions that you are uncomfortable with, then you won’t succeed.

2. Ignore the $$$ & pick something you like doing. If you don’t like what you are doing, you won’t succeed.

3. Stay within your personal potential. because John Doe makes $1000 a week doing a business from home doesn’t mean you will. It takes different kinds of people to do different things. Not everybody can succeed at the same thing.

4. Stick with a budget. Don’t let somebody else talk you into spending more money then you can afford. Howard Martell is the Owner of http://HomeProfitCoach.com/silver . Check us out anytime for marketing tips and a free subscription to our cutting edge newsletter.