If you have sharp eyes, you would have noticed that I have put a Facebook Like Box in the sidebar immediately beneath 'Comments' section.  Guys if you like my blog, go there and check the 'Like' button. You know what by doing it you make my day by being 'Like' on Facebook.

To set up your Facebook 'Like' Box at the sidebar is not difficult at all.  Follow the following steps with me:

• Login your Facebook account
• Once inside, at the top right click
• Account>>Use Facebook as page>>Your Business Page
• So now you're logged in as your Facebook Business Page.

NOTE:
If you don't have a Facebook Business Page,  (e.g. sample business page ) this post isn't for you.

• Edit page (top left)
• Resources
• Under the "Connect with people" subheading,
• Go to "use social plugins."

I recommend the Like Box. The Like Box enables users to like your Facebook Page and view its stream directly from your blog.

• Choose your color scheme
• Check the boxes as you desire.

• Click "Get Code"
• Copy and paste the code to where you want in the sidebar. .

You are done.  Just a friendly reminder to check out my 'Like Box' beneath 'Comments'.
   

Facebook is a great tool to promote your business to your target market. Let us spend some time on the Facebook and how you can build business with it. This is a tool any serious internet network marketer must use to expand their reach and influence.   Facebook started out as a college application for keeping in contact with other college students, but it has evolved into a place for countless work at home moms and business opportunists seeking networking opportunities.

Facebook is now the #1 most visited website in the World.  Social networking today is essential to building a large network of influence working for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Through social networking you are projecting your image be it a mentor,  a coach or leader, a  personal "brand" of yourself on the internet.  It is display to your target prospect at all times. Building a relationships with your prospects is the key.   Over time they will get to know you and trust you.


Today, thanks to Facebook we are able to connect with our prospects without even speaking with them. This will greatly increase our efficiency. In the next couple days I shall talk on how to maximize your exposure on Facebook which will in turn grow your personal business and network.

By the way I am pleased to share with you guys the happy moments of my daughter wedding.   Click here to access Facebook for photos capturing those happy moments. 

When Your Parent Moves In
Medical Educator Offers Tips for an Easy and Harmonious Living Arrangement

There is a rising trend of parents moving in with their adult children. All across the country unexpected problems that arise from this dubious living arrangement are causing family arguments, financial stress and increased divorce.

 

Before moving a parent in and making a life altering change to the family harmony, there are many things to consider. Inviting an elderly parent to move in has far reaching implications on every aspect of your life, from financial impact to changing family dynamics, from role re-assignment to safety issues, from power struggles to eroding privacy. 

 

• Be Open: Have a clear and open discussion with your family, siblings, spouse, kids, and ultimately your parent, to decide if making the move is the right decision for all parties involved.  Discuss:

1. The pros and cons
2. The different ways this move will effect the family
3. The ways each family member's routines may be disrupted. 
4. Expectations that may differ from "the way things have always been"
5. Any possible monetary issues that could arrive
6. Compromises that each family member will have to make

• Medical Management: An elderly parent is apt to have a litany of doctor appointments, medication, and needs.

1. With the help of medical and geriatric care professionals, assess your parent's medical needs and gain a clear understanding of how those needs will affect you and your family.
2. Gather all possible medical resources, containing both specific people and organizations, to minimize frustrations as well as possible mistakes.
3. Use your support network to create and implement a plan as well as back-up plans. 

• Moving Day: Moving is stressful under any circumstance. Moving in an aging parent entails a permanent lifestyle change and one that may be met with resistance, which can make it even more difficult. Plan for every detail upfront to minimize the potential strife.

1. Ready yourself for volatile emotions and flaring tempers from all parties.
2. Use your utmost compassion and support when you decide what stays and what goes.
3. The move may not have been a parent's first choice. Avoid sweeping decisions, such as throwing away Grandma's 50 year-old collection of National Geographics, without discussing it with her first. 
4. Decide ahead of time on furniture placement.
5. Make a disbursement plan for who gets items that cannot fit into your house. (Storage, give away, other siblings.)

• House Rules: Your parent is used to running the household with his/her own rules. Everyone must openly acknowledge that each family member must compromise to make the new living arrangement successful. It is important to create a plan that is respectful to all parties, so your parent doesn't feel slighted and uncomfortable as the "newcomer" to your home. You also want to make sure that you and your spouse do not feel like outsiders. Decide on:

1. Chores
2. Who waters the plants and feeds the cat etc.
3. Who helps and who doesn't help in the kitchen
4. How you like laundry done
5. Bathroom etiquette
6. What you make for dinner and what time
7. When are lights out, and television off

About David Horgan

 

David Horgan is an award-winning medical educator, filmmaker and director from CaregiverVillage.com who shares his firsthand account of what to do, what not to do, and what can happen (the good and the bad) in his book When Your Parent Moves In. Mr. Horgan is also Media Director for Project-13, a non-profit drop out prevention program in Holyoke , Ma that reaches inner-city kids through film and music production as well as practical work experience. www.whenyourparentmovesin.com

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have great pleasure of making the first speech as father of the bride Alison.  I have been told to keep it short and candid but no jokes.

On behalf of Julie the bride 's mom, myself and groom 's parents Mr. & Mrs Wong I would like to give a warm welcome to all the relatives and friends who have joined us celebrating Sam & Alison's wedding to share the happy moments together. I know that many of you have traveled long distances to be here. Thank you all for coming to help celebrating this very special day.  I hope that you all have a wonderful afternoon and delightful evening.

I am the proudest dad in the world today.  You will all agree that Alison looks stunningly beautiful tonight. You guys would like to know some interesting things about the little Alison when she was a kid.  Her nickname was chicken drumstick for her baby fat and her favorite food the chicken drumstick. Alison was beautiful and adorable then even with her baby fat.  Julie and I are always  very proud of her. Now she is grown up to become a well educated, organized, disciplined and responsible lady.  Our little girl becomes a lady.  We are delighted that she has found someone who she loves and cares for so much.

Alison has met Sam her perfect partner. We have known Sam several years.  Both Julie and I think he is everything one could hope for in a son-in-law    Sam is polite, cheerful, disciplined, and considerate.   He also has many other good qualities, for example his ability to appreciate the finer things in life. Well, after all, he did marry our daughter didn't he?

Today  I am supposed to give advice on the subject of marriage.  The only thing I know about marriage is love. Love is life in the world. The world rejoices with love. The One who creates the world is Love. Love is God God is Love.  To make it very simple, Sam just remember this four letters word.... love.  Marriage is the meeting of two minds, of two hearts and of two souls. It is clear that Sam and Alison are a perfect match.  Sam & Alison have our blessings.   May they be blessed with happiness that grows and with love that lasts and a peaceful life together.  I wish them happiness, the fulfillment of all their hopes and dreams for tomorrow always with love and joy.

It is now my pleasure to propose a toast to the happy couple. Please be upstanding and raise your glasses to the bride and groom.


Julie, Alison and Sam, I love you more every day

每天愛你多一些

This is a follow up of my previous post regarding Chinese traditional wedding grand gifts for the bride and her family. The Grand Gift Day for Alison our daughter was exciting as lots of wedding presents and gifts are hand carried by the relatives and friends to our home with their blessings. Relatives and friends of both families celebrated the Grand Gift day earmarking the marriage uniting two families couple of days later.

This has been predicted for years by economic and financial experts like Robert Kiyosaki, Michael Maloney and others.

It's hard to believe, but here's just a tiny fraction of the further evidence around us about the massive economic meltdown now...

-Real unemployment numbers in the US are close to 20% (at the peak of the great depression it was about 24%)...

-The average baby boomer 's portfolio has lost 30-40% of its value after going through what was the largest stock market crash in history (yes, bigger than 1929)...

-Over 42 million Americans now rely on food stamps...

-One-by-one some of the largest companies and sectors in the country have gone bankrupt and been bailed out by the Federal government, from the auto industry to the mortgage industry to the banking industry. Which is ironic because...

-The US Federal government owes more money to more people than any other country on earth: Around $100 trillion which is so astronomically high it's hard to even comprehend and is mathematically impossible to pay off. (According to public government accounting
US debt is $14.3 trillion which is somewhat more "manageable," but the REAL total US debt, including future social obligations [things like Social Security, etc], according to the Federal Reserve has now surpassed $100 trillion. How do you think they're going to fulfill these obligations? It's simple: They're not).

In view of grim outlook, all people include baby boomers should do themselves a favor.  That is to get better prepared with our own plan B.  Do you have a plan B?  What is your action plan?   As individual each one of us is different, so is our plan B. 

Some people would think that they need to upgrade themselves with a MBA or master degree or PhD degree.  Personally, I believe academic degrees have substantially depreciated brought about by the job market saturated with university students and graduates with double degrees, master degree and PhD degree.  The investment of time and money is huge and disproportionate with the outcome.   There are too many double degree graduates walking the streets without a job.   Handy men and people with hand-on experience have better job opportunities than this academic people right now in the developed countries in North America, Europe and some places in Asia.    

There are people who would like to work on another part time job to acquire more income through working longer hours.  It is workable for some people.  There are people who would find it not workable for various reasons. 
 
Today, people like to learn new skill by taking course or training, for example, people would like to learn computer skill, social media skill such as Facebook, Twitter, internet, etc.  In this respect, I have a link here for you to check out.  It would definitely give your  some good ideas that may work for you... Case Studies.   

I read an article dated back in 2005.  The title is 'Important Message for Baby Boomers, "Don't Retire Yet ... Refocus" written by Robin Henry.  Being one the first batch of the baby boomers turning 65 now or later this year the golden years of retirement deem to lose the glisters as global economy melts down.  I am pretty safe to say most retirees are far from retiring as their pensions ripped off by the market downturn.  There is not much choice but to refocus and postpone retirement.  Guys, continue read on and share with Henry 's insight and what he suggested:

As an early "Baby Boomer" ie, one of those human beings born in the period after World War II and until the early 1960s, I've been giving a lot of thought during the last few years about how much longer I will work and what I'll do after I retire. It could be a dilemma; on the one hand, after 46 years at work, I've had enough working for an employer 8am to 5pm every day except Saturday and Sunday. On the other hand, I'm in good health and don't want to give work away just to spend the remainder of my days pottering about in the garden. So what's the solution?

First, I've changed my mind about the idea of retirement. To me retirement is a dirty word. It means leaving work and hanging around waiting to die. After all, isn't that what people do? They leave work and after a few years pottering about, die. The certainty of death is very good at creating focus. It's not that we morbidly focus on it all the time, but that we know it's getting closer and need to make the most of what time we have left. I'm thinking more and more each day of "refocusing" instead of "retiring".

My idea in refocusing is to give my employer the flick and then do something I enjoy that will keep me active, alert, and perhaps bring in some supplementary income. Rather than refocus on one activity, which is rather like leaving one job for another, I'm working on diversifying my activities. I believe a balance of perhaps charity work - giving back something to society, running a small Internet business, and some short-term, part-time work will suit me. I want to choose how much time I devote to anything I do.

If you are a Baby Boomer like me, why not think about refocusing instead of retiring?

Here are some suggestions for a balanced refocusing:

Do some gardening:  Gardening can be relaxing if you enjoy being outdoors. It also gives a sense of pleasure and achievement seeing a prize rose blossom into a beautiful work of art, sculpted by the hands of an unknown master designer. Your house will look special as your efforts start to pay off. Choose a time of day that is suitable to you to avoid excessive heat or cold, sunburn or being run over by peak hour traffic. Maybe start off with half hour per day and increase it if you want to.

Work for a charity:  Find a charitable organisation that suits you and volunteer to deliver books to older people, deliver Meals on Wheels, do some menial tasks about the houses of the elderly, or find someone who'd like you to read to them once or twice per week. This will get you out of your house, away from your spouse (if you have one), and enable you to feel good about helping someone who needs and appreciates your help. Remember that one day you may need someone to help you.

Do some part-time paid work:  This need not be in the area in which you have spent your life's work. If you were a rocket scientist, get a job as a doorman at a hotel or club, you'll meet hundreds of interesting people and perhaps enjoy the socialisation. If you were a taxi driver, perhaps get a job registering vehicles for a car dealer on a commission basis. Whatever you do, find something you enjoy and do as many or as few hours as you wish or your employer will allow. My Uncle was almost 80 and washed dishes at a Chinese cafe a couple of lunch times per week. A friend is in his mid-sixties and does occasional driving jobs for visiting celebrities. Another in his sixties works one day per week taking bets for a bookmaker.

Work from home:  There are literally thousands of jobs you can do from home including earning money on the Internet as an affiliate, drop-shipper or Ebay seller. You could run a book exchange or look after the homes of people who are on holidays or out of town. You could walk someone's dog, water their plants, feed their animals, pick up their dry cleaning. There are really endless opportunities to make money. And if you are doing it more to keep active than to put food on your table, it can be fun.

Research a topic of interest:  If you have always wanted to know something about the Norwegian pink-tailed swan, do some research and perhaps put your findings into an ebook for sale on the Internet. Or just enjoy the research and keep your knowledge to yourself.

Take a trip:  Among all of your other activities, take time to take a trip somewhere you have always wanted to visit. You don't have to go for two years, you can go for a few weeks and go more often. Travel provides a good break from your routine and is good for self renewal if you are feeling as if you are in a rut.

Do nothing:  That's right, do nothing for at least part of your week. Sit in a chair and listen to some nice music. Dream some pleasant dreams, read a good book, watch a television show, or simply doze off and have a good rest. Or perhaps have a half bottle of red wine and then doze off, it will be much easier!

Whatever you do, don't retire and sit around waiting for the Grim Reaper. The more you wait, the quicker he will arrive. Make a decision now to refocus and plan to do a range of tasks that will keep you physically well, mentally healthy, and if possible, add to your income. For all we know, we only have one life ... don't waste a single minute of it.

Make every minute count!

Copyright 2005 Robin Henry

Robin Henry is an educator, human resources specialist and Internet marketer who sells his own ebooks and a range of affiliate software and other digital media. He helps small to middle-sized businesses and individuals improve performance by accessing smart technology and processes and personal development. He runs his business from Alice Springs, Central Australia. More information about money earning opportunities for retirees of others who stay at home can be found at Internet Marketing Offer and Super Affiliate Handbook respectively.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/

The following is emailed from a buddy.   Interesting read and simple to do it yourself recipe.  It is called the miracle drink.  and it has been circulating for a long time long ago. It is worth your while to take note. There is a celebrity Mr. Seto who swears by it. He wants to make it public to draw the attention of people who have cancers. This is a drink that can protect bad cells forming in your body or it will restrain its growth! Mr. Seto had lung cancer. He was recommended to take this drink by a famous Herbalist from China. He has taken this drink diligently for 3 months and now his health is restored, and he is ready to take a pleasure trip. Thanks to this drink! It does not hurt for you to try.
 
The Miracle Drink!  is simple.  You need one beet root, one carrot and one apple that combine together to make the JUICE !
 
Wash the above, cut with the skin on into pieces and put them into the juicer and immediately you drink the juice. You can add some lime or lemon for more refreshing taste.
 

 
This Miracle Drink will be effective for the following ailments:
 
1. Prevent cancer cells to develop. It will restrain cancer cells to grow.
2. Prevent liver, kidney, pancreas disease and it can cure ulcer as well.
3. Strengthen the lung, prevent heart attack and high blood pressure.
4. Strengthen the immune system
5. Good for the eyesight, eliminate red and tired eyes or dry eyes
6. Help to eliminate pain from physical training, muscle ache
7. Detoxify, assist bowel movement, eliminate constipation. Therefore it will make skin healthy & LOOK more radiant. It is God sent for acne problem.
8. Improve bad breath due to indigestion, throat infection,
9. Lessen menstrual pain
10. Assist Hay Fever Sufferer from Hay Fever attack.
 
There is absolutely no side effect. Highly nutritious and easily absorbs! Very effective if you need to loose weight. You will notice your immune system will be improved after 2 week routine. Please make sure to drink immediately from the juicer for best effect.
 
WHEN TO DRINK IT:
 
DRINK IT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING WITH THE EMPTY STOMACH! AFTER ONE HOUR YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST. FOR FAST RESULTS DRINK 2 TIMES A DAY, IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE 5 P.M.
 
YOU WILL NEVER REGRET! IT DOES NOT COST YOU MUCH MONEY! PLEASE CIRCULATE TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Further to yesterday DIY-  15 Facebook Etiquette Tips Every Baby Boomer Should Know I would like to share here a video.  This is  from Eric Walker, Ann Sieg 's social media manager on "How To Create A Facebook Friends List and Post Segmented Updates".  

Eric 's idea is great.  The Facebook friends list very much underused. Many people think they need a Facebook Business page, but I don't. If you're still building momentum, you can use your Facebook Profile to prospect strategically.  Eric shows you how in this 5 minute tutorial video   Guys you would be benefited from it and it is free.

Yesterday Tina Sans emailed me advising that they would love to share with my readers here  an article just posted on their own blog!.


15 Facebook Etiquette Tips Every Baby Boomer Should Know

The first paragraph runs like this:
Young people aren't the only ones writing on walls, updating their statuses and checking in wherever they go. The baby boomer generation has infiltrated Facebook, and their members are growing by the minute. These moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas use the social networking site for many of the same reasons young people use it -- they enjoy catching up with old friends, looking at photos and learning more about the people they meet. While we're glad baby boomers have decided to keep up with the times and participate in social networking, there are some basic ground rules that should be covered before they end up friendless. Here are 15 Facebook etiquette tips every baby boomer should know:


Guys, here below is the link.  Enjoy and have a good. read: 
http://www.bestonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/15-facebook-etiquette-tips-every-baby-boomer-should-know/                   

Subject:  Call Centres - The law in Canada


Good to know, especially since rumour has that Canada  Post Customer service is
            Headed to India before the New Year
                         A lot of us do not realize this option is  open to us.


Any time you call an 800 number
(for a credit card, banking, charter  communications, health and other insurance, computer help desk,  etc. ) and you find that you're talking
to a foreign customer service representative
(with an accent, difficult to understand/  perhaps in India, Philippines, etc),
Please consider doing the following:

After you connect and you realize that the  Customer Service Representative is not working in Canada
(you can always ask,  if you are not sure  about the accent),
please, very politely this is not about  trashing other cultures


Say, "I'd like to speak to a Customer  Service Representative in Canada."


The rep might suggest talking to his/her  manager,
But, again, politely say, "Thank you, but  I'd like to speak to a Customer Service Representative in Canada .."
YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A REP  IN CANADA .
That's the rule and the LAW.


It takes less than one minute to have your  call re-directed to Canada .


Tonight when I got redirected to a  Canadian Rep, I asked again to make sure - and yes, she was from  Calgary ..


Imagine what would happen if every  Canadian Citizen insisted on talking to only Canadian phone reps,    from this day on.

Imagine how that would ultimately impact  the number of Canadian jobs that would need to be created ASAP.

If I tell 10 people to consider this and  you tell 10 people to consider doing this - see what I mean...it  becomes an exercise in viral marketing 101.


Remember - the goal here is to restore  jobs back here at home - not to be abrupt or rude to a foreign  phone rep.  You will get correct answers, good advice, and  solutions to your problem - in real English.


If you agree, please tell 10 people you  know, and ask them to tell 10 people they know....etc...etc
                        =  : )

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Today is the Grand Gift Day for Alison our daughter.   Both Alison and Sam have made my day as lots of wedding presents and gifts are hand carried by the relatives and friends to our home with their blessings.    Relatives and friends of both families celebrated the Grand Gift day earmarking the marriage uniting two families couple of weeks later. 

It is a fabulous feeling, more excited and more happy than the time of our marriage when Julie and I became husband and wife 36 years ago  During the dinner Alison, Sam, Julie and I as well as the other friends all shared the happy moment and enjoyed the delicious food for this special occasion at our basement. 

The wedding gifts from the groom's family to the bride's family is referred to as the Grand Gifts which include:

• Roasted piglet
• Chickens (in pairs)
• Abalone
• Dried scallup
• Dried squid
• Dried shrimps
• Fat Choy

• Assorted fresh fruits

• Tea
• Wine
• Dragon & Phoenix cakes
• Assorted cakes
• Dried lotus seeds
• Coconuts
• Dragon phoenix candles
• Lai Si (red packets)
  

There are also the gifts that the wedding guests present and give to the couple. Lastly, there are also the gifts, or wedding souvenirs that the bride and groom give to their wedding guests.


Upon receipt of the Grand Gifts, the bride family according to the Chinese  tradition would take half of all the Grand Gifts and return the balance back to the groom 's family to be hand carried back by the groom 's relatives.


Guests participating the marriage would give to the new couple consist  wedding gifts of cash in red packets or cheques or gift cards in envelopes.


On the wedding  banquet day there will be souvenir gifts which are usually small beautiful items for each participating guest.  In short our young couple have brought in lot of fun and rejoicing activities and we are looking forward to the wedding day.

  

For couple of days I encountered some technical problems while I was doing my daily blogging.  Now everything works well and back to normal  The incidence reminds me of  the importance of technical support by the web hosting company especially a 24/7 round the clock support service.   My sincere thanks to the support service team. 

I have below the detailed exchange of messages between me and the support service of Pair Networks,

2011/09/07
I login my blog
 http://millionbabyboomers.com

 I wrote a post then when I tried to save it an error message came
 as below:

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 I could not publish the post. I also have other problems such as
 cannot manage entries and comments.

 Kindly advice what is the problem. I would appreciate your help fixing
 it as soon as possible.

 Thank you and regards.

 David Au
 aushukan@rogers.com


Hello,

It looks like this indicates there is a corrupt table within your database.
You will be able to do a check and repair on your database tables with
phpMyAdmin.

Please follow the simple instructions below to check and repair a MySQL
table using phpMyAdmin:

  1. Log into the Account Control Center (https://my.pair.com/)
  2. Click "Advanced Features"
  3. Click "Database Administration"
  4. Select Your Database
  5. Click "Manage Using phpMyAdmin"
  6. Login into phpMyAdmin
  7. Check the box to the left of the table that you'd like to check
  8. Select "Check table" (from the "With selected:" drop down box under
     the table listing)

If a corrupt table reports an error, the table needs to be repaired.

If you need to repair a table using phpMyAdmin, follow these instructions:

  1. Login into phpMyAdmin
  2. Check the box next to the table that you'd like to repair
  3. Select "Repair Table" from the "With selected:" drop down box
     (under the table listing)

If MySQL reports Status OK, the table is now repaired.  If any errors
still persist for the table, please do not hesitate to contact us again.


Thank you and have a great day.
pair Networks Support
support@pair.com



2011/09/08

Hi,

 I tried to follow your instruction per the following email. I failed
 as I could not login the phpMyAdmin. I don't have the password.

 By the way, more problems are found as follows:

 all Movable Type templates are gone all Movable Type widgets are gone
 Today during the day, there are lots of comments coming in, Tonight
 all comments are gone.

 Would you fix the problem for me as I am not a techie.
   
 Email me if you need more info from me

 Thank you and would most appreciate your help.

David Au
 aushukan@rogers.com



I've gone ahead and checked and repaired your database davidau_mt, all
tables were repaired without error.

You'll need to know the database password to log into PHPMyAdmin. If you're
not sure of this password, you can reset it via the Database Management
section. After resetting the password, you'll need to update your MT and WP
config.php or equivalant files with that new password as well.

Best regards,
pair Networks, Inc.
support@pair.com



2011/09/09
Hello,

 The web site appears to load with out any errors showing.  Please
send in the steps to recreate the issue/errors encountered.  
Include the user name and password to login into the MT site if
needed to recreate the issue.

Thank you,


pair Networks, Inc.
support@pair.com


Hi,

Here below for your login into my blog
my username:
password:
The most current problem I have:
1. login with above username and password
2. error message came out:

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Prior to this, early in this morning
1. I login successfully with my username and password
2. I wrote a post then saved and published, it seemed there was no problem
3. I checked the homepage, then I found the comments are still the old comments
    There was no new undated comments.
4. I highlights the new comments and published them again.
5. A long error message came similar to the one I quote above
6. Comments on the homepage were updated.
7. As from that moment, I failed repeatedly to login my blog.  Every time I login to
   my blog, I get the error message as quote above.
8. Under the blog section, the latest posts as well as the more recent ones were missing.  


I hope the above info is useful for you solving the problem of my blog.

Thank you and look forward to hearing good news from you.


David Au



2011/09/10
Hello,

 Your issue has been referred to the pair Networks staff for
examination.  A response shall be forth coming and will be
delivered as a reply to this ticket.

Thank you,


pair Networks, Inc.
support@pair.com


2011/09/10

Above problem solved as my blog is back to work.
I therefore post here a follow up report about the incidence.
My sincere thank you to  Pair Networks,

Sharing is the culture of world since day one when the universe was created.  All living beings exist sharing the resources such as air, water, light from the sun and moon which are given to all livings unconditionally.   We all share these resources without exception.  Sharing is the basic law of creation and existence. 
   
If you check into Wikipedia, you would find the following:

Sharing the joint use of a resource or space. In its narrow sense, it refers to joint or alternating use of an inherently finite good, such as a common pasture or a shared residence. It is also the process of dividing and distributing. Apart from obvious instances, which we can observe in human activity, we can also find many examples of this happening in nature. When an organism takes in nutrition or oxygen for instance, its internal organs are designed to divide and distribute the energy taken in, to supply parts of its body that need it. Flowers divide and distribute their seeds. In a broader sense, it can also include the free granting of use rights to a good that is capable of being treated as a nonrival good, such as information. Still more loosely, "sharing" can actually mean giving something as an outright gift: for example, to "share" one's food really means to give some of it as a gift.

Source:

Wikipedia.com

Sharing is in our blood even though we are not aware of it.  People are therefore pleased to share their happy moments with other people, their friends and even the strangers.  Friends are you sharing your joy with people around you?   I am pleased to share with you some very nice photos with you friends in the internet.  Flickr, Facebook, Picasa are the popular software  programs for sharing of photos among friends in the internet.  You can access here to my photos in Flickr, of course you can always check out my Facebook.  

I am also pleased to share with you the experience and know how I have picked up in these years.   My goal in the retirement journey is to enrich people I may come across.  In this way, I firmly believe would enrich me as well.  Have a very nice weekend!

Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party.

After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who remained talked about their kids.



The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."



The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, and then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in

the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."



The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday:
A 30,000 square foot mansion."



The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?" One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons. ...What about your son?"



The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub." The three friends said: "What a shame...what a disappointment."



The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either.   His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends.

This is a follow up of yesterday post (Google translation) 

DIY - 10 Free Software Programs for Students Back to School as appeared in the Singtao Daily Newspaper. These are the talk of our grand children when they return back to their classrooms.   Most likely you would like to know more on these topics as a communication primer crossing the generation gap.

  

Introduction

If readers take the time to the Internet, they will know "value for money", "nothing in this world is free" was not right. Schools open around the corner, there are a lot of free software available for download, or just run the program on the Internet. The software does not cost a text ready for use; function though not as real money Gou back software and more, but the function Zhiduo been taught surprising. Now, throw aside the wallet to see the following in the Windows system (Windows) next (unless otherwise specified) operating software.


Instrument assembly software

OpenOffice (openoffice.org) Oracle (Oracle) products, including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and other tools to support multiple languages, cross-platform operation. This software also supports other software stored by the file formats (including Microsoft Office (Microsoft Office) of the. Doc,. Xls,. Ppt format). Since this is "open source" software, users can freely install on a different computer, you can copy the software for a friend.

Another good option is to SoftMaker Office 2008 (softmakeroffice.com), is a commercial product (SoftMaker Office 2010) the old version, but free, you can use Windows and Linux systems, size small, but fast. Software includes a word processor (called TextMaker), spreadsheet software (PlanMaker), report (SoftMaker) tools.

This software contains two programs function less powerful Microsoft Office, Outlook does not look like the e-mail program, but completely free. Talking about Microsoft, the software leader is now offering a free product, called Office Web Apps. Users can be used to create documents, spreadsheets, reports, but to make it into the Internet.


Backup security class

Students should already know the importance of file backup, in case the computer theft, fire, flood, electric shock, or virus attacks are not afraid; However, external hard drives, USB finger, DVD can also be damaged or stolen. Therefore, the files stored on the web is a good idea, because such information is not in the computer, but also on the password before they can access. (Using computers and online store, you can have double protection.

Microsoft's Windows Live SkyDrive (skydrive.live.com) allows users free access to 25GB of storage space. SkyDrive is very easy to use, and in almost any computer with Internet access can access their own files. If the readers like, can also be part of the storage space to another password, save the document on behalf of relatives and friends. SkyDrive only need to use a Windows ID, such as a Hotmail address is sufficient. Students another way to protect data is to use free anti-virus program, there are several programs available in the market is good, such as AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011 (avg.com / ca), avast! Free Antivirus 6 (avast.com), Avira AntiVir Personal Antivirus (Avira.com / free), and Microsoft Security Essentials (microsoft.com / security). Students can have their own Internet companies and have free anti-virus software for customers to use. Many of these software can protect your computer from "malware" attacks. These malicious programs can slow down your computer run faster, do not install their toolbar (toolbar) advertising, detect users' surfing habits.


TeamViewer

Students need another computer, smart phone or tablet computer and log houses of the computer (using Windows, Apple Computer (Mac), or Linux), this free TeamViewer (teamviewer.com) via WiFi or mobile network will be able to so, fast, safe and reliable.


skype

Use skype (skype.com) and Global Call friends and relatives, plus the video is free, but the other side must have a Skype account, computers, smart phones, tablet PCs, televisions can be. If the laptop or small computer (netbook) no webcam (webcam), when you can buy at a price reduction. If you send SMS through Skype, exchange files, or call to fixed phones, mobile phones, one minute costs a few cents or so.


iTunes

Apple's iTunes (itunes.ca) is a multi-media management tools, you can run under Windows and Mac machines. It can play songs, videos, burning CDs, streaming radio programs free of charge. Watch video podcasts, connect to the iTunes store. Students can also consider the free VideoLan VLC Media Player (videolan.org). The software supports dozens of audio and video files (codecs), and multiple operating systems.


Fences

Fences (stardock.com) Windows desktop can be organized about it, a different fence (fences), users can quickly search for objects which are not. Icon on the desktop (icon) if not, the software can be hidden, so that the desktop cleaner. Users can also customize the color and transparency of the fence.


Google Earth

Google launched a lot of free software and services, such as Google Earth (google.com) put the entire planet a virtual visit to some users, the software using satellite imaging technology, will narrow the gap to watch the street scene, the viewing direction, quite useful.


GIMP

Free photo repair tools, GIMP (gimp.org) can be considered the most powerful inspiration. It has a rich editing features, support many types of file formats, interface options and more.


Source: Singtao Daily News

This morning around 9:00 a.m. I went to T&T
Supermarket to do some shopping for my daughter.  I could not find the stuff I want.  However, I found out something more interesting.  It is an article in the Singtao Daily Newspaper.   It is in Chinese and it is about free software programs for students who are now ready back to school.  The title caught my eyes.  I thought I should put in my blog so that more readers and their children may be benefited from this good information.  Here below is the article translation:  

10 free software programs for students back to school.

By Singtao Daily News Vancouver Correspondent Chiu Sin Lok


    Technology is in wide use on campus, many students will be mobile phones and laptop computers to help with back to school to learn, as students can use this resource, learning can be more effective. Dawn of a new school year begins, "Sing Tao Daily" for all readers ten free school program promotion, include notes, memos, academic exchange of information, dictionary and translation. Students of these programs can be downloaded to mobile phones and tablet computers, whether in school, study, or when doing group work, can be more efficient to do things quick step.


       Evernote notes program
Uses: notes
Description: This software is a network of notes, with students able to text and camera phone recording, recording of classroom and campus activities focus. With the program automatically organizes and simple real-time search capabilities to enable the students to classify and view notes.
Application platform: Mac OS X, Windows, iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Window Phone 7 other
Download site: www.evernote.com


       Dropbox file-sharing program
Usage: file storage and sharing
Description: Dropbox account as long as the registered user, you can have a free 2GB of online file storage account, and where any computer or mobile phone with Dropbox in store and view files. Students in class or study without the use of notes printed, as long as the notes prior to upload files to account, you can view and modify at any time. In addition, Dropbox also has one shared function to facilitate students to be grouped with the report when the exchange of information and exercises. User as long as the files into the Dropbox folder within the public (Public Folder), the students again provide the link to the file, you can easily download others.
Application platform: Mac, Windows, iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Blackberry
Download site: www.dropbox.com


       Facebook Social Programs
Uses: Organization study and student activities, academic information exchange
Description: Do not think only social networking site Facebook's program for fun, this program as well spent, to the creation of study and student activities, and invite others to participate in, or exchange academic information. Currently, most students have accounts already, so organizational activities through Facebook the most convenient.
Application platform: Mac, Windows, iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Blackberry, etc.
Download site: http://www.facebook.com/mobile/


       Wunderlist program memorandum
Uses: memo, Important Tips
Description: As the saying goes a good memory as bad written, in fact, neither subject to Wunderlist in hand. Through this program, students in tabular form, write down the matters to be completed each day, and set the prompts in advance, this is not only the lives of our students to become more regular, and are not afraid of oversight and due to miss important issues . Time for group exercises, but also sets out the division of labor, and then notify via email or Facebook, etc. Each team members.
Application platform: Mac OS X, Windows, iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, etc.
Download site: www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/


       Inclass school program
Uses: Record class schedule, classes and homework tips, share notes
Description: This program is designed specifically for their students, school is indeed a treasure. Students in both classroom presentation and more complex every day, anywhere and through Inclass of recording, and prompt in class before, do not worry about being late. In addition, this program can also write down the students to do homework and pay dates, but in class as text, audio, pictures and videos and making notes, and share with friends.
Application platform: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, etc.
Download site: http://www.inclassapp.com/


       Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner diet program
Uses: recipes promotion, recommended dishes
Description: Students live in dormitories, there is always the opportunity to own cooking. This program provides more than 40,000 recipes for reference, plus the "individualized" as long as users enter their own materials in the hands of time, the program will be able to give appropriate cooking inspiration and advice. Parents do not worry there are no recipes in the food, in fact, there are also some ethnic Chinese were uploaded to share recipes, from simple to Chinese meatball soup noodles can be found.
Application platform: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, etc.
Download site: http://allrecipes.com/features/applications/dinner-spinner/default.aspx (computer user can directly browse http://allrecipes.com/, without having to download)


       CamDictionary film translation Almighty King
Uses: Quick translation tools
Description: As long as the user through the mobile phone camera to read the words or phrases according to the next, making the text translated king Almighty will be able to identify and make a translation. In addition to the English two-way translation, the program a total of 54 international languages ​​support functions and translation machine is no different, but the handwriting input can be removed from the students time to facilitate more rapid translation of search words.
Application platform: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, etc.
Download site:
iphone, iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/camdictionary-free-the-gateway/id407952605?mt=8
Android: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.intsig.camdict&feature=search_result


       Kingsoft Kingsoft Powerword dictionary program
Uses: the word inquiry
Description: Kingsoft In addition to providing basic English and English-Chinese dictionary, there are sound system, sentence translation and encyclopedia functions.
Application platform: Mac OS X, Windows, iPad, iPhone / iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry and other mobile phones
Download site:
Computer: http://ciba.hp009.com/
Phone: http://down.tech.sina.com.cn/3gsoft/soft.php?id=21


       Merriam-Webster Dictionary Dictionary Program
Usage: English-English Dictionary
Description: Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines not only provides the English vocabulary, and word search function with sound, the students simply read out to check the pronunciation of words, you can find the explanation of the term. This program is accompanied by words sentences and encyclopedia functions, even for students with a reference value.
Application platform: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, Android, etc.
Download site: http://www.merriam-webster.com/ (PC users can use the dictionary directly on the site, without having to download)


       IBooks e-book program
Uses: Light e-book
Description: IBooks program within the stacks containing more than 200,000 books, many of them more available for free download and read. If a student is very thick books to read literary works, but do not want it to carry around, try to first look for the book stacks in IBooks find it not only save money, and make room for the backpack.
Application platform: iPhone / iPod Touch, iPad, etc.
Download site: http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/ibooks.html

More Back to School Softwares from Amazon

Introduction to Healthy Foods & Healthy Eating
Most people want to eat healthy. It may be a New Year resolution. Some want to reduce weight. Some start healthy eating upon doctor's advice. In short, Today's people are more knowledgeable about eating healthy. More people begin eating with a balanced choices of protein, vegetables and fruits.


Vegetables

Vegetables such as spring mix, broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, radish, spinach, romaine, green, red, yellow and orange peppers, carrots, red and white onions, are very rich in phytonutrients, such as antioxidants, vitamins, minerals. These beautiful phytonutrients also have good flavors and scent on top of their attractive colors. They are excellent food with great benefits for your body.


Just a friendly reminder for those who eat fresh vegetables, wash and clean them thoroughly at least couple of times. When you take vegetarian salads, use plain vinegar and olive oil only. The tasty dressings such as French dressing, Italian dressing, Greek dressing, Sesame Thai, Balsamic, Caesar dressings are healthy for the body. They contain too much calories in the first place, they may also contain preservatives, food dyes, additives which are harmful to your health.


Fruits

Apples, orange, mandarin, pine apples, strawberries, cherries, blue berries, rich in phytonutrients. They are the excellent sources for antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. If you want your body feel good and healthy, start eating more fruits staring from today.

Remember to clean and peel the skin of the fruits before you eat them. They may contain wax, insecticides and other chemicals which are toxic to your body.



Raw Vegetables vs Cooked Vegetables

Raw vegetables have far more nutrients and vitamins than the cooked vegetables. It is the the cooking process which destroys some of the nutrients. The most important nutrients being destroyed by cooking are the enzymes. They are essential for people's vitality. That is the reason why after taking fresh vegetables salad say for one week your body would feel good. You would fee fully charged with vitality and your body fully energized.


Proteins

Proteins are the body builders. They are essential for the body growth and mechanism. Sources of proteins are the lean meats of pork, beef, mutton and chicken, White meats are better to the body health. Too much red meat is no good. They may increase the blood urea level in your body and cause discomfort and pain in the body especially the big muscles and small joints. Fishes are the best sources for proteins. Other sources of proteins are beans, peas, eggs, sweet potatoes, milk and other dairy produces such as cheese and yogart.


My Recommendation

A Recipe for Balanced Choices of Veggies and Proteins.
Main Ingredients
Spring mix wash clean, repeat washing for couple of times to ensure they are clean. Then add the following:

* chick beans
* kidney beans
* cherry tomatoes
* green/green olives
* sliced cucumbers
* red/green peppers
* sliced radish
* broccalis
* cauliflowers
* sliced red onions
* shredded carrots
* sliced almonds
* sunflower seeds
* raisins
* shred cheddar cheese
grilled chicken (julian)1

Salad dressing :

* red wine vinegar
* oliver oil

Mix all ingredients in a big bowl with the dressings. It is now ready to serve.



My nickname is Salad man David.  My advice for today:

When consuming vegetables you should always go for those that are rich in colors. They are high in phytonutrients which are the source of antioxidants. Highly antioxidant foods are  broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, and peppers. They offer the rainbow of colors and  benefits for your body. 


 Phytonutrients are nutrients found in the colorful skins of  fruits and vegetables. They give the food colors and very nice smells.   Phytonutrients are the best antioxidant foods.



Although fruits and vegetables are the best sources for antioxidants, the problem with them is that they are produced by the use of chemical herbicides, pesticides, and different types of fertilizers.  We therefore need to wash veggies and fruits thoroughly.

In the busy world of today, it can be very tough to eat like we should, nor can we eat organic fruits and vegetables all the time.  If you can't or don't have access to organic fruits or other sources of antioxidant foods, you should look into nutritional supplements that offer you the phytonutrients you need in your diet.

Definition of phytonutrients (source: about.com)
Chemicals in plants (apart from vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients) that have a beneficial effect the body. There are hundreds, if not thousands of them, and they have effects such as antioxidants, boosting the immune system, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and cellular repair. Highly colored vegetables and fruits tend to be highest in these chemicals, but tea, chocolate, nuts, and flax seeds are all excellent sources as well. Various families of plants tend towards certain families of phytonutrients, for example, orange foods tend to have the caretenoid group.
 

Related articles:

• Nutrition Supplements Become Important to Baby Boomers
• Benefits of Eating More Fish

Websites to visit:
http;//www.seafoodwatch.org
http://www.oceansalive.org
http://www.vanaqua.org/oceanwise


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Have you thought about the possible consequences to your family if you die without a Will or with an outdated Will? The results could be quite different from what you wanted. To make sure your final wishes are carried out, it's important to have a properly drafted and up-to-date Will. Remember to review your Will - your family and business conditions may have changed and you should have an ongoing and thorough review of your Will regularly.

• Stop thinking of yourself as a marketer and begin thinking yourself as a trusted adviser

• How to completely eliminate all resistance to your message so that people listen intently to every word you say and enthusiastically act on every product recommendation you make  by simply educating them instead of pitching them.

• The internet allows you to enjoy the benefits of mass communication that were previously only available to large corporations and people with a lot of money. By reaching 10, 100 even 1,000 times the amount of people with the same message for little or even no cost at all, you are able to create MORE results with less work and less time... for once making a truly part time business a reality for the average person with a full schedule and a limited budget.
  

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• Prospects and customers flock to those who demonstrate that they're knowledgeable about a subject. The key to attraction marketing is a simple two word formula (Teaching Sells) that allows you to effortlessly sell massive quantities of any product or service, in any industry. On the other hand...
  

• Failing to teach and educate your audience makes you invisible to your prospects - indistinguishable from everyone else. This dooms you to obscurity and a never-ending treadmill of having to fight tooth and nail for every sign up you get, along with the nagging uncertainty of never knowing where you're going to find your next potential prospect.
  

• Because of the speed, efficiency and number of options available, the internet has become the primary method for doing research and making purchasing decisions.
  

• The people who are still doing the grunt work of one-to-one prospecting and daily cold calling are losing their customers and prospects to those who are positioning themselves as valuable resources using the internet.
  

• No matter what business you are in, your job is to become a producer and distributor of information. The purpose of every internet marketing,traffic generation or advertising method is to distribute your information.
  

• When you become a producer and distributor of information (content)you'll get free sales and leads from word of mouth like you've never experienced before... eliminating the need for you to spend a fortune or huge amounts of time on advertising or junk "opportunity leads" like other distributors.
  

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• The difference between the top income earners in any industry and everyone else is the way they package and distribute their information.
  

• Being an "expert" for the purpose of lead-generation means knowing slightly more about the topic than the customer. Nothing more.Because of the tremendous leverage the internet offers, you can get1started right now regardless of your past experience or level of success.
  

• Producing lead-generation content is better than having a license to print money. It's free to make and one single piece of content can continue to fuel your business with fresh customers and distributors for months and even years after you produced it. This kind of "residual"traffic effect is not enjoyed by regular sales reps.
  

• If you don't give people a reason to follow you, they're going to follow someone else. By handing out valuable information to people, you will collect all the "orphaned" customers and distributors out there looking for help, rather than losing them to other people who are doing the same.
  

•  People equate different types of content with different levels of knowledge or expertise. Once you've gotten started with attraction marketing, there are two ways to predictably and systematically explode your "credibility ranking" (and therefore your income):1) Create more content2) Create more "advanced" levels of content
  

• The easiest, fastest and most guaranteed way to become the top distributor in any program (even if you're struggling right now) is to produce more advanced levels of content and offer your product/service to people after they've consumed your content and have become bonded to you.
  

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• How to get all the attention your product deserves by simply"repackaging" it for a different target audience, creating the perception of a totally unique, one-of-a-kind solution that will have people clamoring to buy - even if everyone else is selling the exact same thing you are.
  

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Tracking is most important in any successful business.  However, it is overlooked by most people especially the beginners.   If you ask 10 successful business people all of them would tell you they keep good record tracking all activities pertaining to their business.   From these tinny tiny trackings they would find out which are very important, less important and least important.   Based on this, focused effort can now gear to the most important to attain the best results.  


I have very briefly  mentioned in my post the major functions of Google Analytics.  It is a great tracking tool.   Today I would like to go through its different functions in more details:  


Visitors overview
It gives an quantitative overview of all the visitors, average time on site, new visitors, repeat visitor, unique visitor per day, week, month and year.  It is self-explanatory.  It gives you some ideas in connection of the visitors coming to your site.  Are you improving in traffic?  How fast you improve?

 
Map overlay
It gives you the detailed info regarding the locations of your visitors.  It can be global and local.  It is essential for any planning pertaining to the business.


Traffic sources overview
It gives the info regarding the traffic sources,  e.g. Google organic search, Google referral, Yahoo search, Bing search, Ask search, Facebook, other social media,  referral websites, etc.


Content overview
It gives you the clicks breakdown info regarding  your site.  For example, 46% of clicks to your homepage,  30% to your blog,  3% to one special topic, 2% to another special topics, etc., etc.,


Pageviews
It outlines which pages viewed most by the visitors.  It also gives you how long visitors stay on those pages. When visitors stay on that page for longer time, it means they like it. They like it because of the content, the solutions offered there. 


Page/visit
It gives some idea how many pages read per visit. 


Adsense overview
It gives info regarding your Adsense performance in terms of impressions, clicks, revenue.  If your site has Google Adsense, it is a very useful tool.  Use the search box at the top right hand corner and type in 'Adsense'.  You will have more Adsense information then.

 
Bounce rate
It gives you the overview and data pertaining how your visitors perceive your sites.  When  your bounce rate is high, say, 80% 90%, it means visitors have no interest on the topics and they just flip away the moment the page opens.   If visitors are impressed with your content, they stay there,  the longer the better and they only flip to the next page after they are done.   Now, you may see the importance of this feature.  It helps a lot as it tells you what exactly your visitors like.  It is essential when you want to improve your site performance.   


Keywords overview
This is extremely important.  It tells you which of your keywords bring in the visitors. It also let you know how each keyword perform in terms of pages, visitors, bounce rate, impressions, clicks, etc.

From the above info you have acquired the rough picture of what Google Analystics is and what it can do for your site and business.    Watch the video below it would help you to dig deeper and understanding more in connection with this tool.  





I cannot emphasize more how useful the tool.  It is great and it is completely free. To understand it better it is necessary to work on it and practice it.  You can join and and register here free at Google Analytics.  Enjoy , have fun and benefit from it.

What is internet attraction marketing?  It is the talk of the internet village yet not too many fully understand it.  Read on and I would show you the path and after that you would say it is not difficult.


Marketing
Let us start from the back-end with the word 'marketing'.   Marketing means a lot more than selling.  It includes the info, the tactics, the plan and its execution so as to help your prospects to make decision easier and faster in their buying process.   With marketing you provide them with info they need to know and want to know.  These prospects would then be attracted to the products benefits.   With this satisfaction,  their defensive mind is softened as they realized they are not being pushed to the corner.   Their mindset becomes  positive and more ready to accept.  The 'buy' mode is there for you to close the sale.   In marketing prospects and customers take charge of the decision making process .   To buy or not to buy is their own decision.   Their mindset is much more ready to accept what you have to offer. 


In selling the sale person plays the active roll trying to push the sales through.  Prospects and customers are under pressure to make a buying decision.  Under most situation, no body likes to be sold this hard sale way.   The mind is on the defensive mode and become more severe as the sales person applies more pressure.  The mindset to like and possess or buy is totally off.   The prospects and customers in such situation are too defensive for any successful closing.  You see now the deciding factor in any successful transaction is to tune in with your prospects mindset to win their trust and then their business.



Attraction Marketing
Now let me tell you every body knows what is attraction.   It dated back to the time of the old testament.   Adam was attracted by Eve and he liked her so much he became her follower.  In the same way, boys and men become the followers of their love ones.   Attraction is in our genes.   Attraction is just like a magnet which pulling force draw you in and it is irresistible.   In the daily life we see beautiful cosmetic girls standing in front of their counters.  Both men and women are drawn to them because of their attraction being beautiful and sexy.   In the car shows there are the latest models of Mercedes Benz, Porchse, Audi, Honda, Toyota, etc.,  plus the hot and sexy auto-show girls.  They are the attraction there and your mindset is on with a possessive mood.  Your desire to possess rises and triggers the buy mode.   These are few examples of attraction marketing in traditional business.   Below is an excellent example in connection with attraction marketing by Ann Sieg my mentor:

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Long before I ever knew what pay-per-click advertising was... before I knew anything about a computer or had even considered doing business on the internet... I "accidentally" discovered how to get 2-3 new retail customers coming to me every week.

I was a wet-behind-the-ears distributor who was lucky to sell a couple bottles of my health and nutrition stuff every month.

Then One Saturday Afternoon Everything Changed -- DRASTICALLY!

I went to a sales workshop where a special guest speaker from out-of-town introduced me to a brand new way of selling things.

She called it a "Health Awareness Seminar."

And it was simply an educational class that showed people how to start improving their health and diet right away...

WITHOUT having to buy anything!

At the end of the presentation, almost as an afterthought, she mentioned a few of her products that could help with the health issues that were just talked about. But that was it.


The Rest Was High-Quality,  Pitch-Free Information!

It was totally different than the usual product shows I was used to doing where all I did was talk about how great my stuff was.

I knew this "health awareness seminar" thing was something I could do too.

Plus it'd be something that I actually enjoyed doing because I didn't have to be aggressive or pushy and I liked the whole idea of helping people out with their health problems.

So I went back home and immediately began working on my own presentation.

I practiced the whole thing until it felt natural and then I setup my first "seminar."

Three people showed up. I was a little disappointed but I knew it was just a bad night of the week.

The second one was a lot better. This time there was about ten people there and I sold a couple hundred dollars worth of product - as much as I usually sold in a month!

But the best part was, I didn't even ask anyone to buy anything!

Then, almost magically, word started spreading around faster than wildfire.

People loved the information so much that they started to tell their friends about my seminars, who in turn talked to their friends.

Audiences kept getting bigger and BIGGER each time I'd do a presentation and  afterwards I was taking more and MORE orders!

But here's the part that shocked me the most...


People Were Literally Lining Up To Get My Advice - As If I Was Their Doctor!


Many times I'd have 8-10 people standing in line waiting to ask me questions about different health issues they had - even ones I hadn't talked about!

And when they asked me for a recommendation about something...


It Was As If I Was Filling Out A Prescription For Them!


As you can imagine, other people in my company started to notice how well I was doing. They began asking me to do these "health awareness seminar" things for them and their teams.

So I did. Upline... crossline... no-line... whoever.

It got to the point where I didn't even have to go through my names list anymore because every week I had 2-3 new people who I had NEVER met before in my life calling me to order some products.


From A Couple Hundred Dollars A Month In Sales... To Over $3,000 A Month!

I was now personally selling over $3,000 worth of products every month. During my best month I sold over $3,500.  I also won the award for top retailer in my state twice in a row.

But here's the weird thing about my rapid rise to sales stardom...


I Still Had No Idea What I Was Doing!


By hosting these health awareness seminars I had unknowingly stumbled upon attraction marketing and the secret to becoming highly sought-after by my customers.

However I became extremely frustrated because I still didn't quite "GET IT."

I knew that WHAT I was doing was working, but I didn't know WHY it was working.

I had dozens of people calling me every month about my products but I still couldn't sponsor someone if my life depended on it!

I thought that what I was doing only worked for selling my health and nutritional products.

It wouldn't be until years later that I figured out how to take that same process and apply it to the rest of my business to recruit people.


Here's Where YOU and YOUR BUSINESS Come Into The Picture


Ever since I came out with The Renegade Network Marketer many of my students have been running into the same obstacle I was faced with several years ago -- only it's the other way around!

They're successfully using the marketing principles taught in my course to generate their own leads and attract business builders.

However many people have had a hard time taking these same strategies and using them to sell their stuff and attract more customers.

As a result, I've gotten a slew of emails from people wondering how they can retail their company's products using the attraction marketing model.

And I've literally been begged to come out with some detailed training that focuses specifically on how to do this!

Well there's no need for the sweet talking to continue because something's looming on the horizon.

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Internet Attraction Marketing
The internet changes our daily lifestyle.   However, remember internet is the tool only.  We have to use this tool correctly.  We have to remember the basics and that is the buying mindset of attraction, marketing, the trust mind, the buy mode of prospects and customers.   There are plenty of examples on internet attraction marketing with great success,    May be you are with me on the track of internet attraction marketing.    Let us continue on with the following example.

     
Google is one of many companies who apply internet attraction marketing with huge success.   Google is the best in this respect.  Google 's free tools for the internet world such as Google Search Engines Network,  Google Map, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Google Picasa, etc.,    are excellent programs so widely used by people over the world.   Google free tools have become part of people 's daily life.  Unknowingly people are attracted to Google.   People love Google and of course her products and services too.  With Google most people are in the 'trust' mode.    My friends,  now you see why Google is so successful as a commercial giant worldwide.




How to apply the internet attraction marketing  to your business?  You have to continue reading here ....