Table of Contents MAKING SURE YOU PLAN FOR SUCCESS 3 TIPS FOR TAPPING INTO DEMAND MARKETS 8 GET PEOPLE TO BUY 10 HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN 12 FOCUS IS EVERYTHING 14 BLOGGING DECISIONS 17 THE BIG G 23 HOW IT ALL WORKS, OR DOESN'T 26 TRAFFIC FOR THE CHEAP 31 GENERATING WINNING IDEAS 36 GETTING THE FREEBIE BALL ROLLING 38 SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION 41 WHAT WILL WORK AND WHAT YOU SHOULD FORGET ABOUT 48a Sample Content Preview Making Sure You Plan For Success Getting affiliate links is the easy part. Having a place to host them—now that's a little more involved. Having a place to host them where people will convert to buyers—that's even more work. You need to create a place where people can find you, where they'll want to come for information or assistance, and where they'll leave only to go complete the sale (even though they may not realize they are 'leaving'). Nevertheless, it can be done. But before you do anything, you need to structure a game plan. You need to write the plan that gives you all the potential for selling that you need. But first, your plan We won't go into detail about how and where to get an actual website—that's information you can find out easily enough and quite possibly already have. We'll throw out a couple of names like GoDaddy and HostGator, but also know that there are numerous hosts and website building templates ranging from the freebie that came with your ISP to being your own host. The only point you need to know is that anyone can build a workable, attractive website; and even if it's not the best looking on the block, if it's built so that traffic can come, they will.

Table of Contents The Essential Planning Stage 4 Podcast Preparations: 4 Here is an example script 5 How To Become A Podcaster 6 EXAMPLE: 7 Podcaster Essentials: 8 How To Be A Professional 9 It is quite easy to podcast; 10 The Development Of Your Podcast 12 Keep It Going 14 Grow, Grow, Grow 15 Your Own Studio 19 Setup Sites: 20 Sites For Serving Your Audio 22 Getting People To Listen 28 Your Sig File (Forums) 28 Locate Social Groups 29 Your Sig File (eMail) 31 Backlinks 32 Article Marketing 32 Submitting Press Releases 34 Submitting To Blog Directories 34 Visiting Other Blogs And Commenting 35 Find Other Bloggers With Similar Interests 35 Tools Of The Trade 38 Forums on Podcasting 38 Using RSS For Wider Distribution 46 Other Blogging Options 48 Sample Content Preview The Essential Planning Stage This section is going to go over all the basics of coming up with a great podcast idea, how to create it and a ton of simple things you can do to produce your first podcast. Don’t worry, this whole course was created around the premise that you aren’t a computer programmer or “techno geek” and will be very easy to understand. In a moment you'll get a chance to do your very first podcast. It's easy. It's free. And it should take less than 10 minutes (although your actual podcast will only take about five minutes). As you read through this book you will discover that content is a vital to finding and keeping subscribers. So before you began your first podcast, start out on the right foot by creating good content. While some podcasts have fancy sounds and a witty host and guests, your initial podcast will just be you but it will still be posted on the Internet, so you want to make a good quality podcast, especially if you fall in love with podcasting and want to continue.

Table of Contents Before You Start… 3 The Pre-Business Check List 3 Time is Everything 4 You Need To Know Computers 4 It Takes Money to Make Money 4 Flying Solo is Just Plain Dangerous! 5 A Few Important Things You Will Need: 6 Shared VS. Reselling VS. Dedicated: 7 Re-Sell Hosting 9 “Unbranded” Reseller Hosting 10 Five Great Reseller Companies 11 JustHost.com 11 HostClear.com 13 Green Reseller Web Hosting 14 Host Gator 16 Site Cloud 17 Beware of Overselling! 19 Are You Ready? 19 Remote Hosting & Dedicated Servers 20 What is Remote Hosting? 20 What Makes it “Remote?” 21 The Dedicated Server 21 Choosing a Control Panel Scheme 24 cPanel 24 Plesk 25 DirectAdmin 27 Webmin 27 H-Sphere 27 Exit Plans and Investment Strategies 28 How Do You Determine Selling Price? 28 1. Your total annual website hosting revenue 29 2. Your average ticket price 29 3. Your server system as it relates to your potential buyers systems 29 4. Current growth and attrition rates 30 5. Your Specializations 30 6. Geographical configuration of your server farm 30 7. Your current billing method 31 Sample Content Preview Before You Start… If you’re reading this then congratulations, you’re well on your way to starting a wildly successful Internet business in website hosting! Everybody who’s anybody has a website these days from production artists to babysitters. Competitive web hosting services are among the fastest growing online businesses around the globe! Before you start your journey into online success you need to make sure that this endeavor is really for you. The beauty of this kind of online business is that it’s pretty easy to set up and when you get tired of it there are “escape” or “exit” plans for cashing in and abandoning ship. One thing that will help you a lot is being computer savvy. The more you know about computing the less research you’ll have to do and the easier it will be to find good deals. In this book we’ll talk about a few different methods for stating a webhosting business. We’ll start with Resell hosting which is the easiest way to do business but not the most profitable. We’ll then move on to actually using your own servers (rented and owned) so you can have full control over your hosting services. We’ll then dive into building up your hosting business so that it gains equity and value and finally we’ll talk about exit strategies you can use to sell off your online business for much more than you invested into it. Like any investment, it call comes down to what kind of income you make and how successful your hosting website becomes so there are a lot of details to go through.

Table of Contents Getting Into Time Management 3 Common Time Management Issues 5 Net Surfing 5 Email 6 Phone Calls 7 Procrastination 9 Learn To Set Goals 14 Define Your Goals 14 The Proper Way To Write Your Goals 15 Put Your Plan To Action 17 Get Rid Of Your Bad Habits 17 Be Organized 17 Automate Your Business 18 Learn To Delegate 20 Learn To Schedule Your Business Day 21 Set Time Limits 22 Establish Routines 23 Tools For Time Managment 25 Time Tracking Software 25 Day Timers and Calendars 26 To Do Lists 28 You’re On Your Way! 31 Sample Content Preview Getting Into Time Management Time management is a term business people hear often, especially Internet marketers whose job descriptions run the gamut from executive decision maker to coffee maker. So what does the term really mean, and more importantly, what does the term mean to you? Time management isn't just a lofty concept that conjures up visions of easy workdays and unstressed task completion. It is a process that, when learned and used properly, can actually make a difference in how successful your business actually becomes. And, although the term time management encompasses many different techniques and rules, the key component to any successful time management plan is commitment: commitment to learning a new way of doing things, commitment to action, and commitment to long-term change. Once you have the commitment the next step is learning how to plan your time and rigorously sticking to that plan. Although that may sound difficult, the success you will achieve will come quickly. By beginning with even the simplest of changes, you will immediately discover more time, better results and the lessening of stress.

Table of Contents So What is a Patent? 3 A Brief History of the Patent 6 Patents in the U.S. 6 Enforcement Ownership Patent Laws and Treaties 12 The Patent Application 14 National, Regional and International 14 National applications 14 Regional applications 15 International Applications 15 Types of Applications 16 Standard application 16 Provisional applications 16 Continuation applications 16 Divisional applications 17 The Application Process 18 Step 1: The Patent Specification 18 Patent in a Timely Manner 18 Specification Claims 19 Very Important: Your Filing Date 19 Step 2: Patent Prosecution 20 Application Preparation 20 Filing an application 21 Search and examination 22 Invention registration 24 Optional: Reissuance & Reexamination 24 Appeals and Abandonment 25 Abandonment 26 Maintain Your Patent 27 Consider a Patent Attorney 28 Think Before You Patent 32 Consider the Costs 34 Sample Content Preview So What is a Patent? People have been inventing things for thousands of years. Invention and creation are the reasons we’re able to sustain ourselves in the world today. Believe it or not, the power of invention and utilitarian object use actually transcends humans and can be found in a variety of other species such as chimps who use crudely made wooden tools to hunt for insects and other animals or a rare species of tropical ants that farm fungus from a particular tree in order to feed the colony. For us humans, however, invention is a way of improving everyday life, carving out history with monumental adaptations and often times it’s a source of wealth and popularity. That’s every inventor’s dream isn’t it? We all either want to become wealthy or at least well known for our positive contributions to society. But what’s to stop somebody who has seen your invention from making their own and dipping into the profits without considering you? That very scenario is why we have patent laws in the U.S. and all over the world. When you invent a marvelous new contraption that makes life easier or changes the world, you can patent it and no one else can steal your idea and profit without your permission. A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention. You may have heard of copyrights for works of art. Copyrights protect artistic work from being copied without the creator’s permission. Patents are very much like copyright laws except copyright laws are exclusive to works of art whereas patents are exclusive to utilitarian things (and patents include a variety of things from everyday objects to sets of specific standards and procedures which aren’t tangible but can still be protected).

Table of Contents The Power of Blogging 4 A Brief History of Blogging 4 Blogs and Money-Making 5 Effective Blog Writing 7 Brevity: The Secret Ingredient 7 Visual Cues 7 What’s The Blog About? 8 Who is the Blog For? 9 Field of Interest 9 How Old Are They? 10 Does Gender Matter? 11 Are The Educated? 11 Content Quality Control 12 Basic Grammar Problems 13 General Quality Issues 15 Direct Advertising 16 Benefits 16 Potential Problems 17 Before You Start 18 Pursue Your Advertisers 19 Where to Look 20 Sponsorship and Research 22 Exchange Links 22 Determine Your Price 23 Determine the CPM 24 Cross Check for Accuracy 25 Research Other Bloggers 25 Experiment 27 Use a Blog Ad Network 28 A Few Great Ad Networks 29 1. Google AdSense 29 2. AdOn Network 29 3. Viral Ad Network 30 4. Chitika 30 5. ValueClick Media 30 Affiliate Website Programs 32 Before You Begin 33 U.S. Federal Law 33 Free Blog Hosting 34 Getting an Affiliate 34 Effective Affiliate Marketing 35 Reaping the Benefits 36 Sample Content Preview The Power of Blogging A Brief History of Blogging A blog is a type of website or part of a website. It gets its name from the term “web log” which originally referred to an online log of partner websites, personal updates and newsworthy items. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual; some focus on art, photographs, videos, music, and audio (podcasting). Micro-blogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.

Table of Contents Contents The Perfect Vacation Spot 4 A Climate To Die For! 5 A Rich, Diverse History 6 Prepare For Your Trip 11 What You Need To Pack 11 What You Need To Enter The Virgin Islands 11 Do I Need My Passport? 11 What about Money? 12 Safety Tips For Overseas Travel 12 Some General Travel Safety Tips 12 Charter Your Trip 16 The Truth About Travel Agencies 16 Book A Trip Yourself 17 What To Expect When You Arrive 17 Awesome Activities in St. Thomas 19 Consider a Shoreline Cruise! 19 Restaurants and Eateries 21 Fun Activities For The Family 22 Animal Activities at Coral Ocean Park 22 Aspire to Become an Artist 22 Gambling for Adults 22 Snorkling and Other Fun Sea Activities 22 Golf in the Gulf! 24 Transportation & Sight Seeing 24 Airplane! 24 Rent a Car 25 Take a Safari Bus 25 Take a Walk! 25 Taxis, Just Like The Big Cities! 25 The Surrounding Islands 26 Saint Croix 26 Crucian Festivals and Events 28 St. John 28 Events and Tourism 29 Tortola (British Virgin Isle) 30 Tourism and Travel 31 Jost Van Dyke 31 Anegada 33 Enjoy Your Stay! 35 Sample Content Preview The Perfect Vacation Spot The Caribbean is a vastly popular location for vacationers all over the world. The temperate and warm climate throughout the region and tropical backdrops among the islands attract visitors from all walks of life. The Bahamas and Jamaica are among the most well-known vacation destinations but if you’ve ever been on a trip to either of those places you can expect to be knee deep in other tourists and guided around on “educational” tours that show you a tiny sliver of the real social climate in each country. These are okay vacation spots but if you want a rich cultural experience and a vacation on a beautiful Island that hasn’t been ravaged by tourist attractions and big business than you’re going to want to check out St. Thomas, largest and most populated of the U.S. Virgin Islands and an absolutely beautiful vacation destination! The Virgin Islands are the eastern island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Politically, the north-eastern islands form the British Virgin Islands and the south-western ones the United States Virgin Islands. Technically the official name of the British Virgin Islands is simply the "Virgin Islands" and the official name of the United States Virgin Islands is the "Virgin Islands of the United States", but in practice since 1977 both territories have been almost universally referred to as the "British Virgin Islands" and the "United States Virgin Islands" to distinguish the islands from each other.

Table of Contents Contents A Little History Lesson 4 Grape Varieties 7 Wine Classification 9 Classification via Appellation 9 Regional wine classifications 10 Classification via Vinification 11 Sparkling and still wines 11 Dessert And Fortified Wine 12 Other styles 12 Classification By Vintage & Varietal 14 The Winemaking Science 16 First Thing’s First: Harvesting 16 Let’s Make Some Wine! 20 First Thing’s First: Supplies! 20 Understanding Your Hydrometer 22 Sterilization and Hygiene 23 Methods of Sterilization 24 Stage One: Flavor Extraction 24 Stage Two: Fermentation 25 Stage 3: Bottling and Aging 26 The Ingredients 27 Popular Wine Recipes 28 Traditional Dry Grape Wine 28 Sweet Concord Grape Recipe 28 Strawberry Wine 29 Mead 30 Almond Wine 32 Legendary Apple Wine 33 Extra Tips and Tricks 35 Trivia 35 Wine With Legs 35 How Do Wine Tasters Keep From getting Drunk? 35 How About a Nice Punt? I’m Not Talking About Football! 36 Advanced Winemaking Techniques 36 Growing Your Own Grapes 36 Clarification & Wine Tasting 37 Final Thoughts 41 Sample Content Preview A Little History Lesson You may or may not know a lot about wine but it’s definitely important to understand the rich history behind wine before you go out and try to make it for yourself. Wine, as you probably know, is an alcoholic beverage, typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast, a type of bacteria, consumes the sugars found in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced. You may recognize yeast from bread making. Carbon Dioxide is one of the byproducts of yeast and the case leavens the bread. Similarly, sparkling wine and Champaign can be made by altering the normal wine-making process to keep the carbon dioxide made from the yeast. Alcohol is the other byproduct of yeast and that’s why they’re used in wine production. (Don’t worry, no one’s going to get drunk off of your famous yeast rolls, it’s a very different process!). Although other fruits such as apples and berries can also be fermented, the resultant wines are normally named after the fruit from which they are produced (for example, apple wine or elderberry wine) and are generically known as fruit wine or country wine (not to be confused with the French term vin de pays). Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (i.e., sake), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and spirit more than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with brandy. In these cases, the use of the term "wine" is a reference to the higher alcohol content, rather than production process.

Table of Contents So You Want To Get A Cat… 4 The Benefits of Cat Ownership 4 Cats Reduce Stress & Provide Companionship 4 Cats Are Good For Kids 5 The Pet Store: My Pet Peeve 7 Pure Breeds Are Not All They Seem 7 Prepare Yourself for Pet Ownership 9 Financial Planning 9 Time Management 10 What To Consider Before Adopting 12 Consider Age & Number of Animals 12 What Type Of Cat Do I Need? 13 Allergies and Hair 14 Grooming 14 Cat Size = Food Consumtion! 15 Caring For Your New Cat 16 Preparing Your House for a New Cat 16 Integrating the Cat Into Your Home 17 When You Have No Other Pets 17 When You Have Other Pets Already 18 Nail Trimming 19 Grooming Your Cat 21 Behavioral Issues and Remedies 24 Food and Drug Information 27 Foods That Are Poisonous or Dangerous for Cats 27 Onions, Garlic, & Root Vegetables 28 Unripe Tomatoes & Potatoes 28 Chocolate 28 Grapes and Raisins 28 Milk 28 Can I Give My Cat Medication? 29 Keep a Cat Emergency Kit 29 Enjoy Your New Friend 31 Sample Content Preview So You Want To Get A Cat… Owning a pet is one of the most rewarding and sometimes one of the most challenging endeavors that anyone can get into. Studies show that having a pet can significantly reduce stress levels and can play an active role in psychosocial development for children and adults. Many people have even had their lives saved by the animals they care for, and that goes for just about any pet. In this book we’re going to be talking all about cats. Now, honesty I could write a few good books on getting and caring for a cat so we’re going to try to focus on the most pertinent information that will actually help you select a new feline friend and take care of him or her! First we’ll discuss some reputable places that you can get a new cat and how to go about selecting the cat that best matches your personality. Then we’ll go over the basic veterinarian needs that all new cats must have. After that we’ll discuss social and behavioral training for your cat, caring for your cat when it becomes injured or ill and how to extend the life of your pet with activity and a healthy diet. Before we begin our journey, let’s talk about some of the wonderful benefits associated with owning a cat!

Table of Contents Contents The Pitfalls of Debt 4 What is a Credit Counseling Service? 6 Consolidation vs. Debt Management vs. Credit Counseling 6 Credit Counseling and Debt Management 7 Common features of Debt Management Programs 9 So is it a scam? 10 When it’s Time to Seek Counseling 12 Credit Counseling Companies Hate Bankruptcy! 15 What to Look For in a Credit Counseling Company 18 When Looking for a Good Credit Counseling Service 18 Credit Counseling Services Reviews 19 CareOne Debt Relief Services 19 Family Credit Counseling 20 Debt Busters 21 Springboard 23 Debt Shield 24 Oak View Law 25 Taking Care of Your Own Debt! 28 The Five Essential Steps 28 The “Snow-Themed” Payment Scheme 30 Snowball Payment System 30 Snowflake Payments 31 Other Possibilities 32 Unlawful Credit Agreements 32 The Minimum Is Really Your Enemy 32 Create a Buffer and Pay When You Can, Not When You Must 33 Premeditated Payments 35 Beware of Forbearance 35 The Road to Debt Recovery 37 Sample Content Preview The Pitfalls of Debt If you’re reading this then you are, no doubt, considering a debt counseling service. So, are they worth it? Do they work? Are they a scam? I intend to answer all of these questions and more with this book as well as provide you with some solid methods of relieving your credit debt that you can implement before you try and contact a credit counseling service. As for whether or not they are legitimate there is no clear-cut answer. Credit counseling services can help people get out of debt and totally turn their lives around. They can also be a complete waste of time and end up costing you thousands of dollars. It all depends on the company you choose and whether or not your debt crisis actually requires the attention of a debt counseling program in the first place. First we’re going to discuss what exactly a credit counseling service is, what it is not and what it can do for you. This will probably be the biggest step in determining if a debt counseling service is right for you because most people don’t actually know what these types of services do and are often confused by the alternative names they can sometimes go by. Once you’ve learned the basic functions of credit counseling services then we’ll need to take a slight detour into the world of bankruptcy. The credit counseling service’s main priority is to help you avoid bankruptcy so it’s extremely important to understand what bankruptcy is and how it can affect your life and your credit. This is a big step in deciding whether or not you actually need to bother with a credit counseling service or if your debt is too big and you need to consider this infamous but ultimately effective tactic.