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		<title>Building a radio controlled plane</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[People can spend hundreds and hundreds of hours on building a radio controlled plane. It is a hobby that is very pervasive throughout the world, and no matter where you can go you can find at least a few die-hard enthusiasts who will continue to devote their time to creating the best radio controlled plane [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People can spend hundreds and hundreds of hours on building a radio controlled plane. It is a hobby that is very pervasive throughout the world, and no matter where you can go you can find at least a few die-hard enthusiasts who will continue to devote their time to creating the best radio controlled plane possible. Some people get started on the project on a whim, without putting proper thought into the amount of effort that it will take to get finished. If you are thinking about making a radio controlled plane, you should know exactly what will be required of you. You may decide that it is too much work for too little payoff – or you may be passionate enough to stick with it and give it a try.</p>
<p>The first, and the longest, part of the process is to build the model. By itself, the model is no more than a bunch of wood, glue, and maybe a bit of metal in the shape of a plane. How much effort you spend on this will be dependent on what your goal is. Do you just want something that will get off the ground? If that’s the case, the style won’t matter too much to you. You can build a very basic box that will be able to lift off. However, most of the time hobbyists will create lifelike representations of existing airplanes. This involves creating an airframe out of a light material such as balsa wood, then covering up the sides with some kind of plastic. The dimensions are usually scale representations of whatever plane the model is based off of.</p>
<p>After the basic model is built, the builder will begin to bring the whole project together by installing the motor and radio components. They should always be easily removable, in case they need to be replaced. Get everything fit in to make sure you created the model correctly. Usually, you will buy all of the motors and radio transmitters in one set, and by following some quick instructions you can get it all pieced together. After you have installed it once to make sure, you should take it all out and finish the details of the model. Add decals, paint it, and do anything else that you have in mind. Once that is done with, put the motor equipment back in one last time.</p>
<p>Unless you have followed directions word for word down to every last detail, your plane probably won’t be ready to fly right away. At this point you can take it out to a field or a park and attempt a takeoff, but you shouldn’t hold your breath. You might have been lucky enough to get it right the first time, but you will probably need to make some tweaks. This is by far the most frustrating part of making a radio controlled plane. You will have to determine whether it is a problem with aerodynamics, or whether your radio equipment simply isn’t working. If you are stuck on this step, it’s a good idea to consult a radio controlled hobby expert to see if you can get a diagnosis.</p>
<p>The process definitely takes a lot of time and a lot of effort, but it is worth it in the end. When you can make a flawless takeoff and maneuver the plane through the air, you will be proud of the work that you have done. While you are toiling over building the model, getting everything to work right, and getting it to take off, just imagine that first moment when you are able to take off. Go out to the park one day, and see if you can catch another model plane enthusiast out flying his or her plane. Take a turn, and get a taste for what is coming in the future. If you keep reminding yourself of that, you will be able to remain inspired.</p>
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		<title>Unique wedding cakes - a sweet closure to your wedding day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, couples tend to do away with the traditional wedding cakes.  Unique wedding cakes are the “in” trend now.  A wedding is not complete without a wedding cake.  You would want to make a statement and make your guests remember your wedding as a memorable and unique one.    
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nowadays, couples tend to do away with the traditional wedding cakes.  Unique wedding cakes are the “in” trend now.  A wedding is not complete without a wedding cake.  You would want to make a statement and make your guests remember your wedding as a memorable and unique one.    </p>
<p>Gone are the days of the three-layer marshmallow icing cakes with a bride and groom figurine as the cake-topper.  Bakeries and cake shops have become more innovative with regards to designing wedding cakes.  They have become more and more creative.  These bakeries and cake shops are also open to customized designs for wedding cakes.  This would allow the couple to design their own wedding cake if they would not find something from the available pre-designed ones.  </p>
<p>Here are some designs for unique wedding cakes:</p>
<p>Eiffel Tower Cake - the cake is about six and a half feet in height and lights adorn the cake beautifully.</p>
<p>Stack of Gifts Cake - this cake would look closely like a stack of gifts, or wedding gifts, each cake as a gift is decorated with a fondant icing which closely resembles that of a gift wrapper with ribbon, and about 3-5 gifts or cakes compose the stack.</p>
<p>Fruitful Wedding Cake - a cake which looks like a pile of fruits; the fruits are made from sorbet and is covered with an edible nougat cone.  This cake is certainly a showstopper.</p>
<p>Monogrammed Fondant Cake – the cake is covered with fondant icing; tiny pearls surround each layer of cake.  You may choose to have your initials monogrammed all over the cake or have it as a cake-topper.</p>
<p>Cupcake Tower Wedding Cake – several cupcakes surround the cake layer stand.  Each cupcake has a swirled icing on top and finally topped with the couple’s initials embossed on fondant.</p>
<p>Floral Wedding Cake – If the couple is into flowers, this cake would make a statement.  The multi-layered cake will be adorned with different kinds of flowers made from fondant.</p>
<p>Almost all wedding cakes with a unique design are those which use fondant icing.  Bakers use this type of icing, because it is easy to play with.  Designs can be made easily.  More so, colors are numerous.  For instance an orchid can be made from fondant, with all the color details of the flower.  The finished product of which would look exactly like the orchid, the only difference is that it is edible.<br />
Wedding cakes can also have cartoon character designs.  </p>
<p>Possibilities for designs of unique wedding cakes are endless.  You could even have your photograph imprinted on your wedding cake.  Anything is possible.  You imagination is the only limit for these designs and the budget, of course.  Consult your wedding coordinator if you have one and discuss with her your idea for your wedding cake.  If you have a themed wedding, the design of your cake should go around the theme.  Go ahead, be playful, be imaginative and make a statement! </p>
<p>Many don&#8217;t think of it but your wedding cake design can also be shown on your <a href="http://www.Signatureweddingaislerunners.com">aisle runners</a>. You can incorporate different elements of your cake design right into your wedding runners. Visit Signatureweddingaislerunners.com for more details on your <a href="http://www.Signatureweddingaislerunners.com">aisle runner</a>.</p>
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		<title>How your website should look</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to be seen online to sell your talents but you don&#8217;t know where to start, you can always start with planning on how your website should look like. You can do this by looking at downloadable free themes online that can give you tips on a good website layout. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">If you want to be seen online to sell your talents but you don&#8217;t know where to start, you can always start with planning on how your website should look like. You can do this by looking at downloadable </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.freethemesnow.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #0000ff; font-size: small;">free themes </span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">online that can give you tips on a good website layout. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">You can also research on the importance of </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080; font-size: small;"><a title="SEO so you'll know" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.proseo.dk/" target="_blank">SEO so you&#8217;ll know</a> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">what to do once you&#8217;re already uploaded on the internet.  This will help you attract surfers to your blog or site.</span></p>
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		<title>Get out of debt! Tested accelerated method for managing the debt the easy way!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Services debt consolidation are a way to help people obtain relief from creditors, and in particular the harassment of creditors. The service May require a small fee to start the process, but the relief received from the service can be much more valuable than the small office initially imposed. 
However, it is really worse. For [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Services debt consolidation are a way to help people obtain relief from creditors, and in particular the harassment of creditors. The service May require a small fee to start the process, but the relief received from the service can be much more valuable than the small office initially imposed. </p>
<p>However, it is really worse. For most people become debt free is just a case of adherence to strict financial discipline, while making possible against the money they need. </p>
<p>By far and away the most common <a href="http://www.careonecredit.com/Knowledge/managing-debt.aspx">managing debt</a> these days is debt credit card. People are prepared first with an attractive initial interest rate, often there will be no interest at all for a fixed period. </p>
<p>The problem is that if you start paying this debt immediately by a monthly standing order, or its equivalent, will be charged a higher interest rate when the attractiveness of interest expires. What is the interest that you pay more chances in the balance of the original debt. </p>
<p>It is not surprising then that more and more people are in debt, now that the financial climate is looking a little bleak. </p>
<p>So what can you do if you are in debt? </p>
<p>One option is to try the method of snowballing debt repayment. It is a very effective approach to black and back again is accessible for most people. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how it works &#8230; </p>
<p>The snowball uses the core, where you pay a debt to request that the amount of payment to another <a href="http://www.careonecredit.com/knowledge/ArticleLibrary.aspx">debt help articles</a>. Hence, the amount you pay for a debt that grows like a snowball rolling on a hill. The method snowball must pay all its creditors the minimum payment, unless the creditor has the least money. In this sense, you pay whatever is possible to repay the flow as quickly as possible. </p>
<p>Once the smallest debt was settled in its entirety and then proceed to the next lowest balance and so forth. This method gives a positive approach, because it actually witness the debt that you should regularly get reimbursed.</p>
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		<title>Email Marketing Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email marketing is becoming extremely popular but this does not mean all business owners know how to run an effective email marketing campaign. However, those who are well versed in the subject of email marketing and have experiencing using popular strategies effectively are likely to gain a huge advantage over their competitors who do not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Email marketing is becoming extremely popular but this does not mean all business owners know how to run an effective email marketing campaign. However, those who are well versed in the subject of email marketing and have experiencing using popular strategies effectively are likely to gain a huge advantage over their competitors who do not have these skills. This article will provide useful information for business owners who are hoping to improve their sales or website traffic through effective email marketing.</p>
<p>If you do not have a great deal of information about email marketing and do not fully understand the principles involved one of the best ways to orchestrate a truly effective email marketing campaign is to hire a consulting firm with a proven track record in promoting business through email marketing to assist you in your endeavor. Similarly to traditional marketing such as radio, television and print media, the popular strategies governing email marketing are changing constantly. As a business owner you likely already have enough to deal with trying to stay up to date on business practices that you do not have the time, energy or finances to also stay up to date on the latest changes in email marketing.</p>
<p>For this reason it is certainly worthwhile to hire a professional in the email marketing industry who can devote himself full time to keeping up to date with the most effective email marketing strategies and designing an email marketing campaign for our business to help you achieve your business related goals. However, selecting a consultant from the many options available can be downright overwhelming. In general you should look for a consultant who has a great deal of experience, a proven track record, listens to your questions carefully, explains concepts simply and makes your project a priority.</p>
<p>Another popular strategy for email marketing is to offer an email correspondence course on a subject closely related to your website or the products or services you offer. These correspondence courses should include a number of short segments, provide useful information, be of interest to your intended audience and should also help to promote your business in some way. The simplest way to promote your business without having your correspondence course deemed to be spam is to use a soft sell approach to subtly urge readers to make a purchase or visit your website for more information.</p>
<p>Publishing and distributing period e-newsletters is another example of an email marketing strategy which can be highly effective. An e-newsletter is very similar to a newsletter which is printed and distributed by conventional methods such as mail delivery. The bulk of an e-newsletter should be quality content in the form of featured articles, short articles containing useful tips or product reviews. The e-newsletter may also contain graphical elements. These elements may simply be graphic designs or they may be graphics which also serve as links. The links may direct traffic to your website or to other websites. Finally, your e-newsletters should contain some type of soft sell sales approach. It is important to not make the sales pitch blatant as this may result in the e-newsletter being considered spam. Finally, the e-newsletter should contain a call to action urging the readers to either make a purchase or visit your website for more information.</p>
<p>Regardless of the method of email marketing you opt to utilize, one of the most important strategies is to evaluate the effectiveness of your email marketing on a regular basis. This is critical because elements of your email marketing campaign which are not working should be weeded out. Likewise elements of your marketing campaign which are enjoying a high degree of success should be utilized more often. For example if you notice there is a spike in sales or website traffic each time you issue an e-newsletter, it might be worthwhile to begin issuing e-newsletters more often. This type of evaluation and feedback can turn a moderate success into a huge success.</p>
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		<title>Scared of Press Releases?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;Press Release&#8221; seems to scare most people to death. On top of that not many people 
take the time to even think of writing their own Press Release. We hope this brief article will help 
clear up some of the mysteries surrounding this simple form of marketing.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The word &#8220;Press Release&#8221; seems to scare most people to death. On top of that not many people </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">take the time to even think of <a href="http://www.zyas.com/Arts/Online_Writing/" target="_blank">writing</a> their own Press Release. We hope this brief article will help </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">clear up some of the mysteries surrounding this simple form of marketing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The first thing you have to remember is that a Press Release is a &#8220;news&#8221; item. It needs to &#8220;inform&#8221; </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">people, NOT sell them something. For example, you are reading this report because you want to</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">learn something that will benefit you. You aren&#8217;t reading it just so you can buy something else. If </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">money is the deriving force in your business - you won&#8217;t go too far. Your main goals should be in </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">pleasing customers, providing them with a high-quality product and more than their money&#8217;s worth. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The trick is to do all this while still making money. People don&#8217;t care what mountains you had to </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">climb, what seas you had to cross or what tribe of people you had to learn the ways of just to find a </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">secret formula. Instead - they want to know what  the secret formula is. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The sales circulars you print and mail sell your product. A Press Release informs others about your</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> product. Instead of your main objective being to sell the product and have the customer send in an </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">order immediately, a Press Release informs the customer exactly how your product will benefit </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">their lives. This must be conveyed in the form of a &#8220;newsworthy&#8221; Press Release. If you have a sales</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> circular to sell a product, you can easily turn it into a Press Release without much difficulty. It&#8217;s just a </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">new marketing angle of presenting your product to the public.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br />
The following is an example of a typical Press Release for our publishing services:<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&#8220;So many people are entering the mail order market these days, but so many of them are getting </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">ripped-off by a bunch of hype. People are promised untold riches in a short period of time. The </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">hype ads play with their emotions by making them believe it&#8217;s so easy to make money through the </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">mail. It&#8217;s sad. However, a new book has just been released to help solve these problems for </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">the average person. For the first time in history - a real directory has been  compiled listing the </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">actual name and addresses of 179 honest and trustworthy mail order folks. People can write </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">directly to these people and receive free information to get them started in their own business now!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> It&#8217;s unbelievable. Without trying to sell you anything else, you can get this book for only $4.95 - a </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">price anyone can afford. Meet the real mail order dealers who care about their products and wants </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">to help you get started doing what they are doing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br />
Only available from Graphico Publishing, PO Box 488,  Bluff City TN 37618.&#8221;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">As you can see, this is a short but sweet Press Release - however, you should be able to see the </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&#8220;newsworthiness&#8221; in it. It&#8217;s main focus is on the fact that most people get ripped-off when they start </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">their first mail order business. The solution to this problem is a new directory that is available </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">for the first time in history. The sell is slowly led into because the reader will naturally want to get </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">their hands on this one. It doesn&#8217;t ask for money  it only tells the reader how to get a copy if they </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">want one.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> Here&#8217;s a great test for a real press release. Since your final sales pitch is included in the last </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">paragraph - read the Press Release aloud. Would it still be worth reading without your sales pitch?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> If so, it&#8217;s probably a Press Release.</span></p>
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Press Releases come in many forms due to the product you are writing about. However, the basic </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">rule of thumb still applies. If you&#8217;ve never wrote one before - it may be a little difficult. Don&#8217;t despair. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Grab the latest daily <a href="http://www.zyas.com/News/Newspapers/" target="_blank">newspapers</a> and read some of their informational articles. Notice how each </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">article is written and pattern yours after the same format. After you do a few of them - you&#8217;ll be able </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">to &#8220;get the picture.&#8221;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">When your Press Release is written to your satisfaction, the proper way to submit it to a publisher </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">is: Be sure and type it on a typewriter or computer.<span> </span>Standard format is double-spaced and not </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">longer than two 8 1/2&#215;11 pages. Be sure and put your name, address and page number at the top </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">of each page.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Write the note: &#8220;For Immediate Release.&#8221;<span> </span>at the top. If you are only sending the press release to </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">one publication - tell them it&#8217;s a &#8220;first run.&#8221;</span></p>
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		<title>Skin Care Cosmetics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A beautiful and healthy skin is a big confidence booster. Some people are naturally beautiful and hence don’t use any ‘skin care cosmetic’. Then there are others, who don’t use skin care cosmetic due to their laziness. Still some feel that skin care cosmetic can harm their skin, and hence abandon the use of any [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A beautiful and healthy skin is a big confidence booster. Some people are naturally beautiful and hence don’t use any ‘skin care cosmetic’. Then there are others, who don’t use skin care cosmetic due to their laziness. Still some feel that skin care cosmetic can harm their skin, and hence abandon the use of any kind of skin care cosmetic. However, there are a large number of people who do use skin care cosmetic (that’s why the business of skin care cosmetic is prospering).</p>
<p>So, is skin care cosmetic useful, or is it harmful? Well, the opinions seem divided. However, one thing is for sure – Looking beautiful is surely nice and very desirable. Also, too much skin care cosmetic can surely be harmful (as such, excess of anything is harmful). So, what does one do?</p>
<p>The first thing is to formulate (and follow) a skin care routine that will help keep your skin healthy and disease-free. The general recommendation is to cleanse and moisturise everyday, and tone and exfoliate occasionally (as and when needed).</p>
<p>Next thing is the skin care cosmetics that you would be using additionally (as beauty enhancers). These skin care cosmetics could either be part of your skin care routine or be applied only on special occasions (e.g. when attending a party etc).</p>
<p>The most important thing with skin care cosmetic is its selection. Here is a set of rules that you should use when selecting any skin care cosmetic:</p>
<p>* The general rule is to use products that suit your skin type. This is true both for the routine products and for the skin care cosmetic. So check the label to see what it says e.g. ‘for dry skin only’ or ‘for all skin types’ etc.<br />
* Test the skin care cosmetic before using it. This can be done by applying the skin care cosmetic on a small patch of skin e.g. ear lobes and checking the reaction of your skin to the product<br />
* Check the ingredients of the skin care cosmetic for chemicals that you are allergic to. Do not use products that are very harsh on skin e.g. products with high alcohol concentrations; such cosmetics might work for once but cause a long-lasting damage to your skin.<br />
* ‘More isn’t better’. Ensure that you apply the products in right quantity (neither less not more). Also, be gentle with your skin and follow the right procedures for application of skin care products. Rubbing too hard or trying to squeeze a pimple can lead to permanent damage to your skin.<br />
* Finally, if you have a skin disorder e.g. acne etc, you should consult your dermatologist before using any skin care cosmetic.</p>
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		<title>Why there are free podcasts?</title>
		<link>http://www.dpf2004.org/internet/why-there-are-free-podcasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Podcasting, unlike other media forms, almost never has charges for services, and the vast majority of feed producers distribute free podcasts. This puts at odds with, say, online radio stations, news sites that offer media to subscribers, or the online music industry general. Even though podcasting has very direct correlations with industries like news and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Podcasting, unlike other media forms, almost never has charges for services, and the vast majority of feed producers distribute free podcasts. This puts at odds with, say, online <a href="http://www.zyas.com/Arts/Radio/">radio</a> stations, news sites that offer media to subscribers, or the online music industry general. Even though podcasting has very direct correlations with industries like news and <a href="http://www.zyas.com/Arts/Music/" target="_blank">music</a> that have strong business models, podcasting differs. Podcasting does not really have a business model, and hardly anyone is podcasting in order to profit from it.<br />
There are some businesses and news sites that podcast, but they do it as a way to supplement their companies and to gain technological geek credibility, not to make money. This is an odd thing, but explainable in light of what podcasting is.</p>
<p>The free podcast problem is not difficult, and podcasting differs in several key ways from other media areas. First, podcasting involves the physical transfer of a file from the host to the users computer. An online radio station does not do this; all that they provide to their listeners is a streaming sound file that cannot be saved without difficulty and work. If someone did manage to do so, the station would have strong grounds for suing them since they were never given the rights to keep and store the files. By podcasting the complete file to the users computer, express permission is granted the user to copy and use as they wish. Second, the podcasts are, for the most part, made by individuals who have low costs involved in creating and distributing the files, as opposed to a news broadcast or song by a music<br />
company. These individuals have little reason to charge for their work since there is little cost to them to do so. Because the files are distributed in a way allows their copying and does not control the media, and since podcasting is a very low cost media outlet, feed producers have little reason or ability to charge for their work.</p>
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		<title>Surviving online as an affiliate marketer</title>
		<link>http://www.dpf2004.org/business/surviving-online-as-an-affiliate-marketer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication.
There are tactics [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication.<br />
There are tactics that have worked before with online marketing and is continuing to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three <a href="http://www.zyas.com/Business/Marketing_and_Advertising/" target="_blank">marketing</a> tips, you will be able to able to increase your sales and survive in the affiliate marketing online.</p>
<p>What are these three tactics?</p>
<p>1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing. Do not lump all of it together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more.</p>
<p>Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding on what the product can do to those who buys them. Also include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are more than willing to allow you to use their names and photos on the site of the specific product you are marketing.</p>
<p>You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive compelling and include calls to act on the information. Each headline should attract the readers to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special points. This will help your readers to learn what the page is about and will want to find out more.</p>
<p>2. Offer free reports to your readers. If possible position them at the very top side of your page so it they simply cannot be missed. Try to create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who input their personal information into your sign up box. According to research, a sale is closed usually on the seventh contact with a prospect.</p>
<p>Only two things can possibly happen with the web page alone: closed sale or the prospect leaving the page and never return again. By placing useful information into their inboxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product they thought they want later and will find out that the sale is closed. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch.</p>
<p>Focus on important points like how your product can make life and things easier and more enjoyable. Include compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word “free” because there are still older spam filters that dumps those kind of contents into the junk before even anyone reading them first. Convince those who signed up for your free reports that they will be missing something big if they do not avail of your products and services.</p>
<p>3. Get the kind of traffic that is targeted to your product. Just think, if the person who visited your website has no interest whatsoever in what you are offering, they will be among those who move on and never come back. Write articles for publication in e-zines and e-reports. This way you can locate publications that is focusing on your target customers and what you have put up might just grab their interest.</p>
<p>Try to write a minimum of 2 articles per week, with at least 300-600 words in length. By continuously writing and maintaining these articles you can generate as many as 100 targeted readers to your site in a day.<br />
Always remember that only 1 out of 100 people are likely to buy your product or get your services. If you can generate as much as 1,000 targeted hits for your website in a day, that means you can made 10 sales based on the average statistic.</p>
<p>The tactics given above does not really sound very difficult to do, if you think about it. It just requires a little time and an action plan on your part.</p>
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		<title>The &#8220;Two Step&#8221; Tip</title>
		<link>http://www.dpf2004.org/internet/the-two-step-tip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top sales pros confirm that it often takes seven or more communications or sales messages before prospective customers make a purchase. They also confirm that it’s generally easier to sell to a referral, because someone they know gave positive testimonial about their products or services.
What would happen if you combined both of these powerful ideas? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top sales pros confirm that it often takes seven or more communications or sales messages before prospective customers make a purchase. They also confirm that it’s generally easier to sell to a referral, because someone they know gave positive testimonial about their products or services.</p>
<p>What would happen if you combined both of these powerful ideas? A nifty and thrifty two-step. Try this two-step tip:</p>
<p>1. Collect leads with your auto responder. Ask for mailing addresses and telephone numbers, too, for additional ways to follow up with each person. When you download the e-mail digest of everyone&#8217;s <a href="http://www.zyas.com/Computers_and_Internet/E-mail/" target="_blank">e-mail</a> addresses and other information from those who requested additional information from your auto responder, follow up multiple ways. Send postcards. Call. Mail sales letters and other promotional pieces.</p>
<p>2. Publish a price list of all the products and services that you offer in an insert, direct marketing package and / or .pdf to be made available via auto responder. You could also include order forms, product descriptions, and other sales material. Then send to the people in #1 above with monthly updates, announcements of new sales and products / services, and a request for referrals.</p>
<p>So why not improve your closing ratio and reach out even farther at the same time? Do the two-step!</p>
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