Archive for December, 2007

Personal Mission

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

In their book “Repacking Your Bags” authors David Shapiro and
Richard Lieder state that their research shows that the one
deadly fear for most people is having lived a meaningless life.
Why develop a personal mission statement?
A mission statement is a written-down reason for being.
Each of us has a blueprint within us - one that is […]

How Naming Schemes Impact Adwords Campaign Management

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Improving Adwords Campaign Management
Adwords Campaign Management - Naming Schemes
Keep your campaigns and naming schemes simple and readable.
Dull as ditchwater it may be but when you expand your Google Adwords advertising you will as a matter of course have multiple campaigns and within each campaign multiple ad-groups.
Google Recommended Limits
Googles recommendations/limits are as follows:

25 campaigns
100 ad-groups/campaign
750 keywords/adgroup […]

Government Homes for One Dollar?

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Urban legends about HUD
1) You can buy a home from the government for $1.
Did you really think you could? Sadly, most people that enter their credit card numbers on those flashy investment websites, or call in and order that expensive As Seen on TV package actually think they can.
HUD does have programs which allow […]

When a Handshake is not Enough: why you need a Partnership Agreement

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

If you set up in business with one or more other people but do not wish to set up a limited company, a partnership arrangement will be deemed to exist at law without the need for a formal contract. However, whilst a written partnership agreement is not required to form a partnership, if you wish […]

Is Spanish property still good value for money?

Friday, December 28th, 2007

The response to this, in heaps of cases, is “absolutely!” Locales such as Costa del Sol nowdays look high priced for average budgets even so, there continue to be stacks of deals to be had in heaps of districts of Spain. Apartments in your Costa Blanca continue to be available beginning at 100,000 euros, (£69,750) […]

Annals of Behavioral Medicine: Daily Weigh Ins help dieters lose

Friday, December 28th, 2007

A study published in the December issue of the Annals of
Behavioral Medicine, and reported here in the LAT, finds that
dieters who weighed themselves regularly shed more pounds over a
24-month period than people who didn’t regularly weigh
themselves. Those who weighed themselves daily lost the most.
Many health professionals still question this daily weigh in
advice, but at least […]

The Author Within You!

Friday, December 28th, 2007

I always had an active imagination when I was young. I hated school, and would pass the time away day- dreaming about things I should not even have known about at such a young age. I used to make up stories in my head, that would always have me as the centre of attention, like […]

The King of Denial

Friday, December 28th, 2007

If I had to take a guess regarding the type of person Barry Bonds is, I would presume he is the type of person who subscribes to the notion that if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, then it does not make a sound. Based on Barry’s […]

5 Surefire Ways to Botch Your Media Interview

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Has a writer or journalist ever asked you for an interview aboutyour industry or your business?
During the seven years that I’ve been a writer, I’ve interviewed manybusiness people for articles that are underway. And in that time, I’veencountered more than a few business people who are committed tobotching their interview for reasons that I can […]

Is Your Family Active Enough? 10 Ways to Become More Active and More Healthy Together

Friday, December 28th, 2007

We know that our diet and activity levels affect our weight and health. However, very few of us are as active as we should be, and many of our young people are virtually sedentary. The ‘Obesity Epidemic’ has been much in the news this week, mainly focusing on the Children’s food industry and […]