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From the page: "8 Ways To Get People To Visit Your Web Site Again and Again

by Bina Omar


Getting visitors to your web site is not one of the easiest
things to do especially if you've only just set up your web
site. The trick here is to find as many ways as possible to
get the visitors, that do visit your site, to come back
again and again.

Here are 8 ways you can achieve this:

1. Start a blog

Yes, everyone else, including my grandmother, has a blog.
You should start one too. A blog is a great way to get your
visitors to return to your web site. Especially if you
frequently update it with entries that are relevant to your
visitors' needs. And also that occasional odd entry on
what's happening in your personal life. A blog can greatly
increase the personal touch of your web site. And your
visitors are more likely to come back.

2. Start a forum

An active discussion forum may be all that you need to
attract repeat visitors to your web site. You'll generally
get two types of visitors to your active forum. a) One who
seeks help and cool.gif one who provides help. If your forum is
active with these two types of visitors, you can almost
guarantee repeat (as well as new) visits for many times to
come.

3. Provide a free useful tool

Every one loves free stuffs. Try and provide a free online
tool, that's hosted on your web site of course.If your tool
is very useful to your visitors, they will come again and
again to use this tool. Example of tools include a banner
creator, web site popularity checker, or html generator etc.

4. Free Stuff

Don't just stop there. People really love to get free stuff.
List free stuff on your web site. It could be software,
services, sample products, e-books etc. The freebies should
be related to your web site topic. Keep the freebies coming
and your visitors will return regulary. You could maybe add
a monthly freebie to your site.

5. Encourage feedback

Have a section on your web site or open a forum especially
for visitor and subscriber feedback. You could write a small
line at the bottom of the articles on your page to invite
readers to leave feedback about the article. Or get your
subscribers to leave feedback on your ezine topic for that
month. Make sure you reply to their feedback. Not only will
this increase repeat visitors to your site, but you'll also
have happy subscribers.

6. Publish an online version of your ezine

Though email ezines are popular and wide spread, you should
also publish an online version of your ezine at your web
site. There are bound to be some subscribers who would
prefer the online version. This would bring them back to
your web site.

7. Original Content

This is by far the best way to get your visitors to come
back for more. Give your visitors content they can't read
anywhere else. I'm not saying all your content has to be
100% original, but a portion of your web site should have
original information. People will usually read information
they haven't read before.

8. Prize Drawings

Hold an ongoing prize drawing on your web site. The prizes
should be something of interest or value to your
subscribers. Most people who enter will continually revisit
your web site to get the results.

There you go. 8 ways to get your web site visitors coming
back for more."

From the page: "
Are Paid Surveys a Waste of Your Time?

By Robert Thompson

Recently ,while visiting one of my favorite business forums,
I ran across some interesting comments concerning paid
surveys. The gyst of these comments was that taking online
surveys is a waste of time. Here is my answer to those
comments...

.... Just because you didn't earn any money with surveys,
that doesn't mean that they are a waste of time.

Like any other online opportunity, it takes time and effort
to build an income with surveys. Many people who have
failed, say the same thing about SFI, Goji, Empowerism, and
dozens of other online stay at home job opportunities. But,
thousands of members of these same companies are making good
money every month. Try to convince them that they are
wasting their time, and they will laugh at you. Meanwhile,
their bank accounts just keep filling up with cash!

Survey takers can earn a solid second income. It may not be
more than a few hundred dollars each month, but it's enough
to pay the light bill or the phone bill, or maybe both. It
takes time to build up a steady stream of business, but the
same thing applies regardless of what business you choose to
pursue.

The biggest downfall that new survey takers face, is a lack
of knowledge of the activity itself. Hopefully, the
following will give you a good starting point.

To earn money with surveys, you consider doing the
following:

1. Study. Don't expect things to be all rosy just because
the ad looked good when you signed up. Take the time to
learn the mechanics of the survey business. This will allow
you to identify your particular niche.

2. Continually update your registrations as your survey
company updates their data base. New marketing firms are
looking to test their products all of the time, so the data
bases will constantly grow.

3. Create a seperate Email account just for survey business,
and make sure that you turn off all of the spam filters for
this account. Often, surveys will trigger a spam filter, and
you will never even know that someone wanted you to take
part.

4. When you fill out a questionaire for a potential survey,
you might find out that you don't qualify for that
particular survey. Send a thank you note and ask to be
considered for future surveys.

The magic words, "Please and Thank You" never go out of
style.

5. When you are offered surveys that result in points,
coupons or drawings, fill them out! These are often used as
qualifyers by different companies. By completing them, you
show that you are serious about participating, and as a
result, you increase your chances of being contacted with
cash offers.

6. Be truthful and give complete demographic information
when applying. Don't pretend to be a 24 year old woman, when
you are actually a 35 year old man. These companies have
junk filters too, and they can see through this nonsense in
a New York Second.

7. Search for forums that concentrate on surveys. You will
be pleasantly surprised by what you find. There are folks
out there who are willing to share what they have learned.
Take advantage of that help to refine your survey skills.

One of the keys to running a successful stay at home job, is
to establish multiple streams of income. Each of these
streams might only provide a few dollars each month, but
with enough different sources, you will find that you are
able to earn a substantial second income. Paid Surveys can
provide a terrific income stream, that will continue to grow
as you become more knowledgable and experienced with them.

You may not get filthy stinking rich by completing surveys,
but if you follow these seven steps, you stand a good chance
of earning enough to pay a couple of extra bills each month.
Besides, its fun! "

From the page: "~Just In Case You Qualify~


People over 35 should be dead.


Here's why ....



According to today's regulators and bureaucrats,
those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's,
or even maybe the early 70's, probably
shouldn't have survived.

Our baby cribs were covered with bright
colored lead-based paint.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles,
doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes,
we had no helmets.
(Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking.)

As children, we would ride in cars with
no seatbelts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day
was always a special treat.

We drank water from the garden hose
and not from a bottle.
Horrors!

We ate cupcakes, bread and butter,
and drank soda pop with sugar in it,
but we were never overweight because
we were always outside playing.

We shared one soft drink with four friends,
from one bottle, and no one
actually died from this.

We would spend hours building our go-carts
out of scraps, and then rode down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the brakes.
After running into the bushes a few times,
we learned to solve the problem.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day,
as long as we were back when the street lights came on.

No one was able to reach us all day.
NO CELL PHONES!!!!!
Unthinkable!

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes,
no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable,
video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones,
personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.

We had friends! We went outside and found them.

We played dodge ball, and sometimes,
the ball would really hurt.

We fell out of trees,
got cut and broke bones and teeth,
and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
They were accidents. No one was to blame but us.
Remember accidents?

We had fights and punched each other and got
black and blue and learned to get over it.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls
and ate worms, and although we were told
it would happen, we did not put out very many
eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home
and knocked on the door, or rang the bell
or just walked in and talked to them.

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.

Some students weren't as smart as others,
so they failed a grade and were held back
to repeat the same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted for any reason.

Our actions were our own.
Consequences were expected.

The idea of a parent bailing us out
if we broke a law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law.
Imagine that!

This generation has produced some of the best
risk-takers and problem solvers and
inventors, ever.

The past 50 years have been an explosion of
innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility,
and we learned how to deal with it all."

From the page: "How Old Is Grandma????


STAY with this.... the answer is at the end..
....it will BLOW you away.

One Evening a Grandson was talking to
his Grandmother about current events.
The Grandson asked his Grandmother
what she thought about the shootings at schools,
the computer age, and just things in general?

The Grandma replied, " Well, let me think a minute,
I was born BEFORE:
Television, Penicillin,
Polio shots, Frozen foods,
Xerox, Contact lenses,
Frisbees, and The Pill.

There was NO radar, credit cards,
laser beams, or ball-point pens.
Man had NOT invented pantyhose, air-conditioners,
dishwashers, clothes dryers,
and the clothes were HUNG OUT to dry in the fresh air
and man hadn't yet walked on the moon.

Your Grandfather and I got married FIRST
and then lived together.
EVERY family had a Father and a Mother until I was 25,
I called every man, older than I, "Sir",
and AFTER I turned 25, I still called policemen
and every man with a title, " Sir "

We were born before gay-rights:
computer-dating, dual careers,
daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,
good judgments, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference
between right and wrong and to stand up
and TAKE responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege,
living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast-food was what people ate during lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant
getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors
when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together
in the evenings and weekends.
We NEVER heard of FM radios,
tape decks, CD's,
electric typewriters, yogurt,
or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny,
and the President's speeches on our radios.
And I DON'T EVER remember, ANY kids
blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
The term 'making out' referred to HOW you did
on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee
were un-heard of.
We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could
actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar,
and a Pepsi were ALL a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your
nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600.,
but WHO could afford one??
Too bad... because gas was only 11 cents a gallon!

In my days, "grass" was mowed, "coke" was a COLD drink,
"pot" was something your mother cooked in,
and "rock music" was your Grandmother's lullaby.
"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office.
"Chip" meant a piece of wood.
" Hardware" was found in a hardware store.
and "software" wasn't EVEN a word.
And we were the LAST generation to actually believe
that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
NO WONDER, people call us "OLD and CONFUSED"
and say there is a generation gap.

And how OLD do you think I am??

Read on... pretty scary IF you think about it
and pretty sad at the saame time. (scroll down)





THIS woman would be ONLY 58 years old!"

From the page: "Moments In Life


There are moments in life when you miss someone
so much that you just want to pick them from
your dreams and hug them for real!

When the door of happiness closes, another opens,
but often times we look so long at the
closed door that we don't see the one
which has opened for us.

Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
because it takes only a smile to
make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go; be what you want to be;
because you have only one life
and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and
enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily
have the best of everything;
they just make the most of
everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always
be based on a forgotten past;
you can't go forward in life until
you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying.

Please share this with those people
who mean something to you (I JUST DID);
to those who have touched your life in one way or another;
to those who make you smile when you really need it;
to those who make you see the
brighter side of things when you are really down;
to those whose friendship you appreciate;
to those who are so meaningful in your life.

Don't count the years-count the memories.........
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take;
but by the moments that take our breath away!"

From the page: "~Obituary To Common Sense~


Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense,
who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old
he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic
red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable
lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird
gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and Maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend
more than you can earn) and reliable strategies
(adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6 year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended
from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the
job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly
children. It declined even further when schools were required to get
Parental consent to administer Calpol, sun lotion or a band-aid to a
student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant
and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments
became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals
received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a
burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman
failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She
spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust;
his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 3 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights,
Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this page on. If not,
join the majority and do nothing.
"

From the page: ""A Better You" Your 7 day program to self-improvement.....

I seem to have lost count on how many times I've read and heard of marriages failing almost left and right. This concerns me and I suppose we all have to stop sticking our heads in the clouds and face reality.

There are many ways to lose your sense of self-esteem despite of how trivial it could get. But whatever happens, we should all try not to lose our own sense of self.

So what does it take to be a cut above the rest? Here are some of the things you can think and improve on that should be enough for a week."