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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: WHY YOU NEED BACKLINKS ............ 5 NOT ALL BACKLINKS ARE THE SAME ................... 6 BUYING BACKLINKS: PROS AND CONS ................ 7 FREE BACKLINKS ................................................. 8 USING SOFTWARE TO GET BACKLINKS................ 8 ARTICLE WRITING TO GET BACKLINKS ............... 9 REVIEW THIS! ..................................................... 9 AFFILIATE PROGRAM AND BACKLINKS ............. 10 EDUCATIONAL SITES ......................................... 10 OTHER STRATEGIES: DO’S AND DON’TS ............ 11 CHAPTER 2: BACKLINK FUNDAMENTALS ........... 12 HISTORY ........................................................... 12 HTML CODING ................................................... 13 THE ELEMENTS OF A QUALITY BACKLINK .......... 14 TYPES OF BACKLINKS ........................................................ 16 GOOD NEIGHBOR/BAD NEIGHBOR ..................................... 16 THINK QUALITY, NOT VOLUME ........................................... 17 WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC? .................................... 18 BACKLINKS AND SEARCH ENGINES ................... 18 CHAPTER 3: PROS AND CONS OF BUYING BACKLINKS ....................................................... 21 PROS ................................................................. 22 CONS ................................................................. 22 CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE YOU BUY................. 23 LINK AD COMPANIES ........................................ 24 BUYING DIRECTORY LINKS ............................... 26 BUYING LINKS DIRECTLY .................................. 29 CHAPTER 4: HOW TO SCOUT OUT FREE BACKLINKS ....................................................... 31 AN EASY WAY TO SPOT A BACKLINK LEAD ........ 31 WHERE DO YOU GO? .......................................... 32 DIGITALPOINT .................................................. 33 SEARCH ENGINES, SCRIPTS, SOFTWARE, ETC. .. 34 CHAPTER 5: CREATE YOUR OWN SOFTWARE ..... 36 INTERESTED IN CODING YOUR OWN? ............... 36 PLR VS. CUSTOM APPLICATIONS ....................... 38 PADDLE DOWNSTREAM TO DISTRIBUTE............ 41 CHAPTER 6: ARTICLE WRITING FOR BACKLINKS.................. 44 DUPLICATE CONTENT ........................................ 44 FREE ARTICLES ................................................. 45 THINGS TO REMEMBER ...................................................... 45 THINGS TO AVOID ............................................................. 47 REDUCING THE WORKLOAD .............................. 48 CONTRACT OTHERS TO WRITE FOR YOU ............................. 48 ARTICLE SUBMISSION ....................................................... 49 ARTICLE SUBMISSION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES .............. 51 A WORD ON PLAGIARISM .................................. 53 7 REVIEWS FOR BACKLINKS ............................. 55 WHERE TO GET FREE REVIEWS.......................... 56 WHERE TO GET PAID REVIEWS ......................... 59 WHAT REVIEWS COST ....................................... 60 THE GOOGLE REVIEW DRAMA............................ 61 CHAPTER 8: SELLING WHILE GRABBING BACKLINKS ....................................................... 63 WHAT SHOULD YOU SELL? ................................ 64 PHYSICAL ITEMS ............................................................... 64 DIGITAL MEDIA ................................................................. 65 HOW TO ESTABLISH AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM .. 66 AFFILIATE NETWORKS ....................................................... 66 APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS ................................... 67 AFFILIATE SOFTWARE ....................................................... 68 CHAPTER 9: WHY YOU NEED .EDU & .GOV ......... 71 HOW TO ADD BACKLINKS TO .EDU .................... 71 HANG OUT WITH THE FRESHMEN & GRADUATES..... 72 ACADEMIC BLOGS ............................................. 74 OTHER AREAS UNDER A .EDU DOMAIN .............. 75 DESPERATE FOR A .EDU DOMAIN BACKLINK? ... 77 CHAPTER 10: ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES ........... 79 SCOPING OUT THE COMPETITION’S BACKLINKS .........79 OFFER RSS FEEDS .............................................. 80 PRESS RELEASES ............................................... 80 LATERAL LINKING ............................................. 80 DIRECTORY SUBMISSION.................................. 81 DEL.ICIO.US ...................................................... 82 JOIN YOUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ................ 82 JOIN THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ............... 82 FIND AN OPEN GUESTBOOK .............................. 83 TRY YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY ................................ 83 GIVE WISELY .................................................... 83 WRITE CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT ................... 84 TOP 10, HIGH 5, 7 BEST TIPS ............................ 84 MAKING OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES EASIER .......... 84 BLOG TIPPING .................................................. 85 BE A GUEST BLOGGER ....................................... 85 ROPE IN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ........ 85 AVOID BACKLINK BOMBING .............................. 86 OFFER FREEBIES ............................................... 86 DO INTERVIEWS ............................................... 86 WRITE TESTIMONIALS ...................................... 87 DO ASK .............................................................. 87 Sample Content Preview Chapter 1: Why You Need Backlinks When we think of Internet marketing, the word “backlink” doesn’t automatically come to mind. In fact, most people who aren’t involved with a website would not even know what a backlink means. To put it simply, a backlink is any URL link from another website that will take web surfers directly to your website. So, a backlink is like a business card (in the form of an Internet address) that you gave to someone who then refers other people back to you. Using this metaphor, one can see that the more backlinks you get the more business you get too. However, that’s not the sole reason why backlinks are important in Internet marketing. While a backlink is a type of referral, it also can be a measure of your website’s reputation. This is why major search engines use backlinks in their search algorithms. They catalogue the number of backlinks and the strength of the people who are backlinking to your site and use this in their algorithm to determine how well you rank amongst other sites that deal with your website niche. Using backlinks you can raise the visibility of your site by getting your site highly ranked in the search engine. This, in turn, will lead to more people visiting your site and thus more business.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents Good Customer Relationship – Why is it Important? ...........5 Understanding Your Customers............................................7 How to Calculate Customer Lifetime Value...........................9 How to Keep Your Customers Happy?................................11 How to Get Your Customers to Say ‘Wow!’ ........................13 Proven Methods of Customer Retention.............................15 The Art of Customer Follow-up ...........................................17 Loyalty Marketing Program..................................................19 Promotional Items to Enhance Customer Relations...........21 Handling Customer Complaints ..........................................23 How to Deal with Difficult Customers..................................25 Introducing the Seven Deadly Sins of Customer Service ..27 Detachment ....................27 Inhospitality....................27 Rudeness .......................27 Attitude ..........................28 Ignorance.......................28 Inaccessibility.................28 Invalidation.....................28 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software –The Benefits...................................29 Choosing a CRM Program 31 Customer Service over the Phone.......................................33 Sample Content Preview Good Customer Relationship –Why is it Important? It is said nowadays that whether one buys a cup of coffee, a holiday, a house or a car the decision of purchasing has to be emotional. More importantly it is a crucial factor in customer retention and loyalty. Customer satisfaction is the underpinning factor in customer experience. Customer should feel good in doing business with the product or the service provider. While purchasing rationality, reflection, judgment of pros and cons do play a part but it has to have an emotional side to it. One’s gut feeling, intuition, sense and interaction plays a significant role in buying. In every single encounter what the customer feels or doesn’t feel is directly related with the service provider’s managerial capability and handling of customer expectations. Customer experience doesn’t end in keeping a smiley face or having a soft tone while communicating with an irate customer. It must make the customer whoever they are feel the most important person at that time through operation, transaction and behavior. Addressing a fickle customer who is like “I want it now and can’t wait” and their emotions is not easy and can not be handled by an individual manager. Reaching this emotional goal requires an entire company’s effort which should exceed beyond product quality and protocols.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MARKETING......................................................... 6 MYBLOGLOG TRAFFIC INSIDER........................................................................ 7 QUICK MYBLOGLOG TRAFFIC STRATEGIES .................................................. 15 BUILDING YOUR NETWORK .............................................................................. 23 TWITTER MARKETING REVEALED ................................................................... 27 BUILD YOUR FOLLOWING ................................................................................ 39 TWITTER MARKETING 101 .............................................................................. 48 TRAFFIC GENERATION TACTICS ................................................................... 57 TWITTER TOOLS AND RESOURCES ................................................................. 67 THE YAHOO ANSWERS EXPLOIT...................................................................... 70 QUICK TRAFFIC TIPS..................................................................................... 83 POWERING YOUR WEBSITES............................................................................ 88 NICHE MARKETING DOMINATION ................................................................... 93 FACEBOOK TRAFFIC SWARM............................................................................ 95 FACEBOOK GROUP MARKETING...................................................................... 103 BUILD A LIST WITH FACEBOOK ................................................................. 106 DEVELOPING FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS..................................................... 112 FACEBOOK EVENTS......................................................................................... 115 MUST HAVE APPLICATIONS.......................................................................... 124 SENDING MASS MESSAGES ............................................................................ 130 LAST MINUTE TRAFFIC TIPS...................................................................... 131 CREATING YOUR LENS................................................................................... 160 UNDERSTANDING SQUIDOO ............................................................................ 165 MAKING MONEY WITH SQUIDOO.................................................................... 169 SQUIDOO MARKETING 101 ............................................................................ 170 QUICK LENS CREATION TIPS...................................................................... 175 SEO AND SQUIDOO......................................................................................... 185 LOST CHAPTER: SECRET OPT-IN STRATEGY............................................ 193 Sample Content Preview Introduction To Social Marketing When it comes to social marketing, you can instantly build brand awareness and establish a reputation in your market, if you are willing to dedicate the time and effort into communicating with your potential customers and peers. Social marketing takes work, but it can pay off as you are able to zoom in on your target market, and not only generate leads, but evaluate potential products, and keep a pulse on your market. The Social Market Guide features six complete modules covering several of the most popular social communities online including MyBlogLog, Twitter, Yahoo Answers, StumbleUpon, Facebook and Squidoo.

Table of Contents Introduction Module 1: OVERVIEW Hour #1: The Right Attitude Means Everything 5 Down to Your Last Match 5 Module 2: GATHER THE DRIEST TENDER Hour #2: Choosing a Topic for Your Membership Site 8 Hour #3: Give Your Site the Best Chance to Make Money 11 Module 3: COLLECTING IDEAS Hour #4: Yahoo Answers / Amazon / ClickBank 15 Hour #5: EzineArticles / Forums 18 Module 4: STRIKE IT WITH A MATCH Hour #6: Creating Your Hook 22 Hour #7: Start With The Sizzle 25 Module 5: CEMENTING IDEAS Hours #8-9: Set the “Table” 28 Hours #10-12: Paying Your Dues 30 Hours #13-17: Cementing Your Future 32 Module 6: CREATING YOUR CONTENT Hour #18: Setting Up Your Studio 33 Hours #19-22: Record Your Videos 36 Module 7: YOUR MEMBERSHIP SITE Hour #23: Website Setup 37 Hour #24: WordPress Membership Site Setup 38 Module 8: FINISHING UP Hour #25: The End... and a New Beginning 41 Bonus: Resources 43 The Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Start a Membership Site 44 Sample Content Preview Introduction Firstly, let me say Thank you for purchasing this report. I hope you will find the content in this report helpful when you're creating your membership site. The reason I have created this report is to help other people start up a membership site since, from the inside, this can seem like a daunting task. But fortunately, it's not a hard as it seems and running one or more membership sites is one of the most profitable steps you can take! There is a lot of information on the web about how to create your own products but almost no one talks about membership sites – especially the gurus who are making thousands of dollars each month using this business model. Now, I'm not a millionaire guru but I've recently had some success setting up membership sites for OFFLINE businesses. One thing I didn't have was a manual that I could give my clients so they could see exactly what needed to be done to create a profitable site.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Sample Content Preview A Need of Willpower to Quit Smoking Smokers do want to quit smoking and they are waiting for that auspicious day eagerly. But still quitting the smoking becomes impossible for them. They do try but again got caught in the same grip of an addiction. They want to get succeed but again find themselves standing on the same point from where they have started their journey for a good cause. This does not happen with one or two smoker. It is a case with every other smoker. They are trying hard to quit it but are not capable because of the love for nicotine. Nicotine is a deadly drug but its addiction is very powerful. The fortunate thing is that thousands of people are successfully trying to escape its grip and many have already succeeded. They are same people who once have thought that they would not be able to quit. Finally they won over evil and turned their dream into the reality. Their determination has worked for them. You can follow their footsteps too: You need to fulfill the commitment you have done with yourself and with your near and dear ones. The first step you need to do some alterations in your thinking. Be optimist and change way of living a little. The activities you have associated with habit of smoking needs to have some modifications. Just change the way of dealing with them and you will notice a great change in you.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents I. THE WORK OF THE TEACHER II. ORIGINAL NATURE, THE CAPITAL WITH WHICH TEACHERS WORK III. ATTENTION AND INTEREST IN TEACHING IV. THE FORMATION OF HABITS V. HOW TO MEMORIZE VI. THE TEACHER'S USE OF THE IMAGINATION VII. HOW THINKING MAY BE STIMULATED VIII. APPRECIATION, AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN EDUCATION IX. THE MEANING OF PLAY IN EDUCATION X. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES FOR THE TEACHER XI. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL SOCIAL CONDUCT XII. TRANSFER OF TRAINING XIII. TYPES OF CLASSROOM EXERCISES XIV. HOW TO STUDY XV. MEASURING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHILDREN Sample Content Preview I. THE WORK OF THE TEACHER Education is a group enterprise. We establish schools in which we seek to develop whatever capacities or abilities the individual may possess in order that he may become intelligently active for the common good. Schools do not exist primarily for the individual, but, rather, for the group of which he is a member. Individual growth and development are significant in terms of their meaning for the welfare of the whole group. We believe that the greatest opportunity for the individual, as well as his greatest satisfaction, are secured only when he works with others for the common welfare. In the discussions which follow we are concerned not simply with the individual's development, but also with the necessity for inhibitions. There are traits or activities which develop normally, but which are from the social point of view undesirable. It is quite as much the work of the teacher to know how to provide for the inhibition of the type of activity which is socially undesirable, or how to substitute for such reactions other forms of expression which are worthy, as it is to stimulate those types of activity which promise a contribution to the common good. It is assumed that the aim of education can be expressed most satisfactorily in terms of social efficiency. An acceptance of the aim of education stated in terms of social efficiency leads us to discard other statements of aim which have been more or less current. Chief among these aims, or statements of aim, are the following: (1) culture; (2) the harmonious development of the capacities or abilities of the individual; (3) preparing an individual to make a living; (4) knowledge. We will examine these aims briefly before discussing at length the implications of the social aim. Those who declare that it is the aim of education to develop men and women of culture vary in the content which they give to the term culture. It is conceivable that the person of culture is one who, by virtue of his education, has come to understand and appreciate the many aspects of the social environment in which he lives; that he is a man of intelligence, essentially reasonable; and that he is willing and able to devote himself to the common good. It is to be feared, however, that the term culture, as commonly used, is interpreted much more narrowly. For many people culture is synonymous with knowledge or information, and is not interpreted to involve preparation for active participation in the work of the world. Still others think of the person of culture as one who has a type or kind of training which separates him from the ordinary man. A more or less popular notion of the man of culture pictures him as one living apart from those who think through present-day problems and who devote themselves to their solution. It seems best, on account of this variation in interpretation, as well as on account of the unfortunate meaning sometimes attached to the term, to discard this statement of the aim of education. The difficulty with a statement of aim in terms of the harmonious development of the abilities or capacities possessed by the individual is found in the lack of any criterion by which we may determine the desirability of any particular kind of development or action. We may well ask for what purpose are the capacities or abilities of the individual to be developed. It is possible to develop an ability or capacity for lying, for stealing, or for fighting without a just cause. What society has a right to expect and to demand of our schools is that they develop or nourish certain tendencies to behave, and that they strive earnestly to eliminate or to have inhibited other tendencies just as marked. Another difficulty with the statement of aim in terms of the harmonious development of the capacities is found in the difficulty of interpreting what is meant by harmonious development. Do we mean equal development of each and every capacity, or do we seek to develop each capacity to the maximum of the individual's possibility of training? Are we to try to secure equal development in all directions? Of one thing we can be certain. We cannot secure equality in achievement among individuals who vary in capacity. One boy may make a good mechanic, another a successful business man, and still another a musician. It is only as we read into the statement of harmonious development meanings which do not appear upon the surface, that we can accept this statement as a satisfactory wording of the aim of education.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.....................................5 CHAPTER 1 - SAFELIST BASICS......................................................................8 CHAPTER 2 - WHERE DO I START..................................................................12 CHAPTER 3 - SHOULD YOU UPGRADE TO A PRO SAFELIST?...................14 CHAPTER 4 - HOW TO DEAL WITH ALL THAT EMAIL..................................19 CHAPTER 5 - AUTOMATE YOUR SAFELIST MARKETING EFFORTS.........24 CHAPTER 6 - ARE YOU TRACKING YOUR SAFELIST ADS?........................46 CHAPTER 7 - HOW TO USE SAFELISTS TO TEST YOUR ADS.....................49 CHAPTER 8 - MAKE YOUR SUBJECT STAND OUT.......................................51 CHAPTER 9 - HEADLINES THAT WILL GET YOUR SAFELIST AD SENT TO THE TRASH BEND.......53 CHAPTER 10 - HOW TO USE SAFELISTS TO BUILD YOUR LIST.................59 CHAPTER 11 - ARE YOU SELLING PRODUCTS THAT NOBODY WANTS...68 CHAPTER 12 - THE BEST TIME TO SEND YOUR SAFLIST ADS...................72 CHAPTER 13 - THE VALUE OF OWNING YOUR OWN SAFELISTS..............76 CHAPTER 14 - OWN A SAFELIST SUBMITTER BUSINESS...........................78 CHAPTER 15 – SAFELISTS AND GOOGLE ADSENSE..................................59 CHAPTER 16 – ARE PRIVATE LABEL RIGHTS AND RESELL RIGHTS “RIGHT” FOR SAFELIST USERS?........81 CHAPTER 17 – SAFELISTS AND DIMESALE PRODUCTS.............................85 CHAPTER 18 – THE NEW BREED OF SAFELISTS…………………………..…88 CHAPTER 19 - CLOSING REMARKS...............................................................92 APPENDEX A - FREE SAFELISTS..................................................................95 APPENDIX B – SAFELISTS AND DIMESALE PRODUCTS............................97 APPENDIX C – FREE LIST BUILDERS……………..………………..…………..99 APPENDIX D – RECOMMENDED RESOURCES………………………………100 APPENDIX E – SAFELIST SUBMITTERS………………………………………101 APPENDIX F – MEMBERSHIP SITES……………………………………………102 APPENDIX G – MEMBERSHIP SITES……………………………………………103 Sample Content Preview I am simply amazed that more internet markets are not using safelists as an advertising medium. Adsense marketers... can you imagine what would happen if one of your websites got views from the millions of safelist users out there. "Dime Sale" product creators and marketers for all those 100% commission products... At those LOW LOW prices, safelist users will jump all over this... All of you "Butterfly Marketers", “Forum owners" and Membership site" owners... safelist users love freebies - how many OTOs would you sell if 1000s of safelist users signed up for your free products. Safelists may be the most important and misunderstood advertising medium ever created for the internet. You could simply sign up today and within 5 minutes be able to send an ad to 100,000+ members. That is the ultimate form of online advertising! On the other hand, no one can possibly read email from 100,000 other people! So Safelist users end up deleting most of their mail with "throw away" email accounts -- like free Hotmail or Yahoo Web-based. Most safelist users never see your ads that are sent.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents A Little Halloween History ................... 2 Halloween Costumes .......................... 2 Halloween Makeup ........................ 4 Jack-O-Lanterns .............................. 6 Preparing for Halloween Night ........ 6 Checking the Candy ........................ 7 Halloween Party’s ........................ 7 Halloween Party Games .................. 8 Halloween Crafts and Activities ...... 9 Sample Content Preview A Little Halloween History With brilliantly colored leaves falling and cool crisp autumn nights, Halloween can be a fun time that produces wonderful memories for you and your family. The traditional Halloween celebrations come round every October 31st, and these days those who enjoy the festivities the most are the children. Halloween is a time to dress up in fancy dress and take to the streets trick or treating. Some families go to a lot of time and trouble decorating their homes and front yards in ghostly garb! Halloween is a traditional Celtic festival that originated in Ireland, Scotland and Wales to mark the end of summer harvest and the beginning of the winter months. From there, Halloween has spread around the world, most notably to America.

Salespage Snapshot: >>> Click Here To View Full Sales Page... Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.......................................... 5 HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS eBOOK ............................ 6 SECTION I .... 9 CHAPTER 1 ...... 10 BENEFITS ........................11 CHALLENGES ..................12 THE EBAY "BACK END" ...12 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES - EBAY ................................13 ACTION POINTS ..............14 CHAPTER 2 ...... 16 WHAT IS AFFILIATE MARKETING? .....................................17 THE CHALLENGES ...........18 WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO INVEST ...................................19 WHAT IS A "SUPER AFFILIATE" .........................................23 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES - AFFILIATE MARKETING .....24 ACTION POINTS ..............24 CHAPTER 3 ...... 26 BENEFITS ........................28 WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION PRODUCTS TO SELL? ..............................................28 HOW WILL YOU SELL YOUR INFORMATION PRODUCT? ....32 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES – INFO PRODUCTS .............35 ACTION POINTS ..............36 WHAT'S INVOLVED IN SETTING UP WITH ADSENSE? ........38 THE KEY TO MAKING THIS VERY PROFITABLE ...................39 RECOMMENDED RESOURCES - ADSENSE ..........................41 ACTION POINTS ..............42 SECTION II 44 CHAPTER 5 ...... 45 ACTION ITEMS ................50 CHAPTER 6 ...... 51 CONCLUSION............................................. 56 APPENDIX: MASTER RESOURCE LIST ............................................ 59 Sample Content Preview INTRODUCTION The real opportunities to make money using the internet are endless - unfortunately, so are the scams. In fact it doesn't take very long before most people become overwhelmed with all that's being offered out there, and they either give up or they begin hopping from one scheme to another without ever building anything profitable. One of the primary goals of this eBook is to come to the rescue of the dazed and confused. We're going to take a look at some of the most significant ways you can earn money online. In fact most other ideas are just variations on these central themes. Any one of them can be very lucrative if implemented properly. Now it's very important for you to understand that you have to learn to walk before you can run. Start out by mastering the basics, and learn what is proven to work before you try and get too clever on your own. You can waste a lot of time trying things that really have no hope of being very successful. You'll also waste a lot of time and energy “reinventing wheels”.

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Table Of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fear of flying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 If you are scared of flying… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The natural negative element… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 If you are flying with children… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Try to control your emotions… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Learning to breathe deeply the easy way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Progressive relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Taking the bull by the horns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Feeling bad in the air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Medicinal treatments for airsickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Side effects of drugs for airsickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 It’s your choice… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tips for avoiding airsickness… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Homoeopathic treatments for airsickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Herbs for airsickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Acupuncture and acupressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Breathing and relaxing works again… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Jetlag and how to beat it… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Before you fly… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 During the flight… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 After you arrive… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 The dangers of deep vein thrombosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sample Content Preview Introduction Air travel is a fact of modern life, something that even the youngest child now takes for granted. If you want to get from point A to point B, flying is generally the quickest option – sometimes the only option, especially if it involves overseas travel – and with prices at an all time low, anyone and everyone can fly nowadays. This ability to jet off to all corners of the globe is one that has allowed people greater travel freedoms than they have ever had before, but for some, this freedom comes with a price tag attached. Not everyone is a good flyer, and certainly, not everyone actually enjoys flying. For instance, whilst statistics compiled by the US Department of Transport suggest that flying is 29 times safer than travelling in an automobile, many people are simply terrified of getting on a plane. There are many examples of famous people whose careers have certainly not been helped by their inability to fly overseas – in top level soccer, Dennis Bergkamp is one very famous aviophobic or non-flyer – but the downsides of flying do not necessarily end there. The fact is that there are several aspects of flying apart from the simple fear of getting on the plane in the first place that can cause intending travelers immense problems or difficulties. The purpose of this book is to examine every possible problem that people might have with flying and more importantly, how you overcome these difficulties in a totally natural way. If you have a problem getting on a plane, this manual is going to show you how to overcome that fear. If motion or travel sickness is a malady that you are susceptible to, you are going to learn how to overcome that difficulty too. No matter what your problem is with flying, you are going to learn how to get past those difficulties so that flying will never again be a problem for you. What is more, you are going to learn how to get over these difficulties totally naturally too. Fear of flying If you are scared of flying… There are many thousands of people all over the world who are terrified of flying. And whilst some are scared because of a previous bad experience, probably the majority of these aviophobics have had no previous adverse flying experience at all. They are just scared of flying, it is as simple as that. However, if you are to have any chance of dealing with the problem, you have to be able to answer the question of why people are frightened of flying in the first place. For some people, it will undoubtedly have something to do with the fact that almost all major catastrophes that involve aircraft are widely reported in the newspapers and on TV. After all, because major aircraft incidents sometimes involve several hundred fatalities, it’s big news. On the other hand, the average automobile accident is unlikely to cause any more than one or two fatalities at worst (although it is far more likely that there will be no fatalities whatsoever) and perhaps regrettably for those involved, there is no ‘news’ in this. Thus, many people get on a planes focusing on the fact that planes crash because that is all they ever read in the newspaper or see on TV. But the fact is that for every plane that crashes, there are millions – literally, millions – of flights that begin and end with no drama whatsoever, no more exciting or scary than a bus ride down town or a quick two stops on the subway. And equally obviously, successful flights never hit the news because given the safety statistics associated with flying, every daily newspaper would have to be a couple of thousand pages thick if every successful (and boringly) completed flight were to be reported.