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How to get what you really want….whether it is your marriage partner, dream home, ideal business or good health?

This is the power of “The Secret“, a movie I watched with my family recently (it’s also a book) that shows you how to apply the law of attraction to your life.

How was The Secret discovered?

Rhonda Byrne’s discovery of The Secret began with a glimpse of the truth through a 100 year old book. She went back through centuries, tracing and uncovering a common truth that lay at the core of the most powerful philosophies, teachings and religions in the world.

What is The Secret?

Here are some of the main points I gleaned from watching the movie:

1. You are what you think

You attract whatever you are thinking or feeling. If you’re feeling good about something you’ll attract good things, if you feel negative about something you’ll attract negative emotions and thoughts.

Example
“Today I will finish this project” will attract positive energy to get the project finished.

“Today I probably won’t finish this project” will attract negative energy resulting in not getting the project completed.

2. Visualize what you want

Create a picture in your mind about what you desire. Make it as clear as possible. Write it down on paper, draw a picture or take a photo of it and keep it near your computer so you won’t forget about it. Practice visualizing what you want everyday.

3. What you don’t want attracts what you don’t want

Example
If you say to yourself “I will never get healed from this sickness” you’ll attract negative energy that won’t help you get healed.

4. Be grateful

Be grateful for even the small things, ie blade of grass, wind on your face, food you eat, family members, friends, etc. Don’t focus on what you don’t have.

5. Visualize a beautiful place to go to in your mind

When life gets rough visit that beautiful place in your mind, meditate on it. It will give you peace and tranquility and cause negative thoughts to disappear while being grateful for what you have.

6. Everything is energy

If you breakdown everything (animate and inanimate objects), you find they all consist of atoms which consist of energy. This means everything contains energy. The positive or negative energy you project influences the universe. By thinking or feeling in a positive manner you attract the positive forces of the universe to help you get what you want.

7. Apply “The Secret” to your online business

Visualize what you want to achieve with your business then create a plan to make it happen.

Example
Visualize the dream house you want to buy with your business profits. Draw or take a picture of it and place it in the location where you’ll see it everyday. This will remind you why you are working so hard.

You’ll need to set a monetary goal then create a simple business plan for how to achieve your goal.

Tip

Applying the law of attraction will help you achieve a positive mindset each day and lead you to prosperity.

Let me know your experiences or thoughts on “The Secret” by leaving a comment in the box below.

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Do you sometimes have difficulty finding a topic to write about?

You feel the pressure to write fresh content to feed your blog, article directories and social media sites to attract an ongoing flow of visitors but you’re stuck for ideas.

Here are 3 great resources to generate article topics:

1. Visit ezinearticles dot com

Select a topic you are interested in then enter that keyword in the ezine articles search box. Click on the first (or any article) that appears then scroll down to the bottom.

Below the article appears 15 Other Recent Articles on the same topic.
Below this appears 15 Most Viewed Articles on the same topic.
Below this appears 15 Most Viewed Articles on the same topic.

Reading several of these articles will help generate new ideas for your own content. Make sure you don’t copy any of their content. Instead rely on your own unique writing style.

2. Blogs and Forums

Enter blogs + keyword or forums + keyword in the Google search box to find blogs and forums related to your field of interest.

People visit online forums to ask questions or leave comments about their specific topic. Join in the conversation by answering questions or adding a valuable comment.

3. Google Alerts

Google Alerts sends automatic email updates of the latest Google results related to your topic.

For example if you select “Article Marketing” as your topic you’ll receive the most recent news from web sites and blogs about article marketing. This helps you to keep tabs on what’s happening plus it helps generate new content to write about.

You can create a Google Alerts account at: http://www.google.com/alerts

Tip
If you ever get stuck for a topic to write about just start writing and ideas will begin to flow. This is how this article was created.

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How do you make it easy for clients to upload artwork files with forms?

My client creates Challenge Coins for his customers. He wanted his clients to be able to upload artwork from their computer when submitting the request a quote form from his web site. The artwork files are usually sent as .jpg. .gif, .png files.

This means his clients won’t have to send their artwork in a separate email plus it saves them time. The client simply browses to the file on their computer and submits the form.

To upload a file with a form, two things are required.

1. The attribute enctype=”multipart/form-data” in the form tag to tell the browser what type of data is coming.

2. A type=”file” form field so the form user can specify the file to upload.

Steps to create the form

1. Install and configure Master Form V4

Read these 2 articles…

How to Install and Configure Master Form v4 – Part 1

How to Install and Configure Master Form v4 – Part 2

2. Edit email template

Add this code to your email template then upload it to the server where your template resides.


[[if_afile]]Uploaded file name: [[afile]]
[[/if_afile]]


3. Edit the request a quote form

Add this code to your form then upload it the root folder on the server where your web site files are.


<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST" action="http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/MasterFormV4.cgi">



<input type="file" name="file1" size="33" accept="image/*" maxlength="256">


4. Test the form to see if it’s working correctly.

Here’s an example of the Unit Coins Quote Request Form in action.

Resources
Uploading files with forms

Saving uploading files on the server

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Have you ever wanted to add several flash slide shows to the same page but had no idea how to do it?

In 2007 I wrote an article on How to Create a Flash Slide Show. If you read the comments you’ll see some people ran into problems with it.

Recently a client asked to create 3 flash slide shows on his photography web site.

Here’s what I did:

1. Download the JV image rotator zip file to your computer and unzip the files.

2. Add the files and photos to your web site

imagerotator.swf
index.html
imagerotator.xml
swfobject.js
video.flv

Note: I placed the images in a separate folder called “Images”. If you do this make sure you have the correct file paths in the .xml file as shown below.

3. Edit the imagerotator.xml file so that it contains URLs of your images. Add more photos, by pasting additional track blocks in the .xml file.

Example XML Code for 1 silde show


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">
<trackList>
<track> <location>http://www.pboonisar.com/Images/RF-PC-1.jpg</location>
</track>

<track> <location>http://www.pboonisar.com/Images/RF-PC-4.jpg</location>
</track>
</playlist>


4. Here’s the script code I used to create 3 flash shows on the same web page


<div id="container1"><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">Get the Flash Player</a> to see this rotator.</div>
<p>
  <script type="text/javascript" src="flash/swfobject.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
var s1 = new SWFObject("flash/imagerotator.swf","rotator","216","162","7");
s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","false");
s1.addVariable("file","flash/panama.xml");
s1.addVariable("width","216");
s1.addVariable("height","162");
s1.write("container1");
</script>

Tip
To embed the JW Image Rotator multiple times in the same page you simply need to use a separate xml file for each slide and make sure to use a separate slideshow ID for each.

Click here to view the example of multiple flash slide shows on the same page

It’s very easy to spend large amounts of money on your Google AdWords campaign if you don’t plan a budget. If you only have a few hundred dollars to invest each month begin with a small budget ie $1/day. You always have the option to increase it if you want to spend more.

Example

If you only want to spend a $1/day ($30/month) on a campaign, look for inexpensive keywords. For example if your cost per click (CPC) is 10 cents you can receive up to 10 clicks per day or 300 per month. This is enough clicks to determine if the campaign will be profitable.

If your CPC is $1.00 you only need 1 click (or 30 clicks per month at $30.00) to reach your daily budget. You won’t have enough clicks to judge whether the campaign will be profitable so you’ll have to run it over 3 months to receive 100 clicks. This may be too long to wait therefore select keywords with a low CPC.

Strategies for creating profitable campaigns on a low budget

1. Research keywords your competitors aren’t using

Select a product then do extensive keyword research on it to find the keywords your competitors haven’t discovered. These may include misspelled words, negative keywords and combinations of keywords.

If you can’t find alternative keywords, use the same ones as your competitors but select a different product. You’ll avoid competing with them for the same item.

2. Create multiple low budget campaigns

Not every Google AdWords campaign is profitable. In fact only a few will generate enough profits. By observing data from running several low budget campaigns simultaneously, you’ll quickly see which ones have the potential to be profitable.

3. Track each campaign

Tracking your keywords allows you to see which ones generated the sales. I use the ad tracking software AdTrackz to track my keywords.

Conclusion

Creating multiple campaigns with a low daily budget prevents you from quickly spending all your money in a few days. It helps you to tweak the data you’ve collected over a long period so your campaigns will become profitable.

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If you want to grab the attention of your blog readers you need to create attractive headlines. If you want search engines to index your blog posts weave keywords into your blog headline and blog content.

Since many folks like to write about blogging here are 101 blogging headlines to help generate your own blog posts.

How blogging killed seo
How much money can I make blogging
Is blogging the best way to market my writing?
Why every business should blog
Is Twitter killing blogging?
Top ten bloggers and their favourite books
If you thought blogging was amateur you were wrong
How blogging is great for small business
15 ways a blogging can build links
How to market a website with a blog
14 reasons a blog can get you a job
21 Celebrity bloggers
12 Ways to build an interesting credit card blog
6 Topics you thought you could never blog about
How one blogger made a million dollars in a year
Does blogging on blogger make you look a noob?
How World of Warcraft blogging is the same as blogging about plumbing
How to engage more people with a blog
How blogging can lead to a novel
14 of the best SFW sex blogs
10 of the best seo blogs
Why doesn’t PR companies still don’t get blogging
7 reasons why a blogger is more trusted than a journalist
Why the wordpress platform will harm blogging success
16 People who make money purely from blogging
How to make money with your blog rather than from it
Blogs are the perfect place to launch buzz marketing
21 ways to reach your customers with a blog
34 Myths of blogging
Where to find ideas for your blog posts
14 ways to use an RSS feed reader to build your blog
12 common blogging mistakes
How to make money from day one with your blog
Why you need to develop a blogging mindset
7 Styles of blogging and their benefits
14 corporate blogging disasters
Why you should never blog drunk
How honest blogging can harm your success
15 steps to blogging success
100 days to blogging success
Using a blog as a tool to have a conversation with your customers
Developing a regular blogging rhythm
How blogging has already changed the web
5 ways to find how many blogs in your niche
How a blogger brought down a government?
Can blogging ruin your sex life?
Will blogging make you more attractive?
17 examples of successful corporate blogging
Why Facebook is not the place to blog
13 ways to start a conversation on your blog
Do environmental blogs make a difference to the planet
6 ways a blog can communicate to your customers
Why Google loves blogs
Why you should never sell links on your blog
15 ways to make linkbait work with your blog
117 ways to make social media work for your blog
How to use the blogosphere for research
Why 90% of blogs should be ignored
How to build business relationships through blogging
Using a blog to encourage feedback from your customers
How long should a blog post be?
10 reasons you should never write a short blog post
11 reasons you should never writer a long blog post
How World of Warcraft blogging pushed the boundaries
The ultimate guide to blogging success
15 blogging tips for non writers
Why successful blogging is about given rather than taking
21 hunks who blog
21 babes who blog
10 ways criminals use blogs to rip you off
12 ways a coffee shop can use a blog to get more customers
How a blog can build trust between you and your customer?
Blogging helped reunite feuding brothers
Using a blog to position yourself as an expert
How to brand build with a blog
14 ways blogging can build lasting relationships with your customers
Increase your profits by using story on your blogs
13 steps to getting your blog listed in google
How to stand out from a crowded blog landscape
50 Blogs to read to make your blogging a success
Why I hate Typepad
12 Reasons Worpress sucks
Using the Worpress widget option effectively
17 ways to make a blog part of your viral campaign
How to write for a blog
13 mistakes writers make when blogging
Why you should never use default templates
Where to hire a blog designer
How much should you pay for someone to blog for you?
14 ways not to ask for a link from a blog
17 effective ways to get a blogger to link to you
How to persuade a blogger to write about you
Why paying for blog posts can put you in prison
Honest blogging without getting sued
The real reason lawyers don’t like to blog
How much money will it cost you to blog?
14 Rockstar bloggers who need to be told to stop
10 corporate blogging disasters
18 of the best designed blogs
Ultimate blogging checklist
Dealing with a blog stalker
Do you have the personality to blog?
Creating new business with a blog
What kind of blogger are you?
Using blogs for competitive research
How to write effective headlines for your blog
Dealing with hate comments on your blog
Using twitter to help your blogging

Courtesy of
http://www.magneticwebcontent.com/headline/headline-examples/101-blogging-headlines/

Looking for a highly effective way to attract more visitors to your web site?

Online videos are common place now and many marketers are using them to boost their web traffic. My last article discussed the top 10 benefits of video marketing. Let’s now discuss how it can be done.

1. Create your video

Use a video camera (or digital camera if you don’t have one) to record your movie. Make sure your camera is steady so you won’t get jerky motions. Have plenty of light (natural is better) in the background so your subjects are well illuminated.

If you’re creating a slide show using Windows Movie Maker then you don’t even need a camera. Alternatively create your slides in Power point or Open Office Impress then capture screen shots with Camtasia.

2. Editing your video

Before uploading your video for public consumption, check for any errors then edit them or redo the movie until you’re satisfied with it. If using windows movie maker you can edit the movie within it. Save the file in MOV or AVI format

3. Upload your video

Create an account on You Tube or other video sharing sites then upload your video. It will take a few minutes to upload. Be sure to write a descriptive paragraph to attract lots of viewers. Include a link back to your web site. This will help boost your backlinks.

4. Distribute to multiple web sites

Not all people only visit You Tube to watch videos. There are many others which are visited also. Here is a list of the top 10 video sharing web sites:

YouTube
Metacafe
Break
Google Video
Dailymotion
Yahoo! Video
Revver
vidiLife
Stickam
ZippyVideos

Read Where to Upload Your Videos

Tip
Like article submission the key to attracting lots of traffic with videos is to do it consistently. Make a schedule to create and distribute a video once a week to begin with. Once you get faster and more comfortable with it increase your volume. You’ll see a nice boost in backlinks, rankings and web traffic.

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How many videos have you viewed online in the past year?

Video marketing has come of age on the internet and will increase dramatically over the next few years as technology becomes more advanced. Web capable phones such as the iPhone are becoming very popular therefore it’s time for you to start creating videos to attract more visitors and boost online sales before you fall behind.

Top 10 benefits of video marketing

1. Appeal to a larger audience

Not all your visitors prefer to receive content in text format. Many prefer to only watch a video or read, watch and listen at the same time.

2. Avoid duplicate content penalty

The problem with written content is you have to keep writing new articles to increase backlinks, search engine rankings and draw visitors back to your web site. Creating a video out of an article resolves the duplicate content issue because search engines index them differently.

3. Get more traffic

YouTube currently gets more traffic than Google. By producing lots of videos from your articles you capitalize on this opportunity. You can multiply this traffic by uploading your video to other video sharing sites. ie

Yahoo! Video
Google Video
Blip.tv
Facebook
Metacafe
Dailymotion

Read Where to upload your videos

4. Gain top search engine rankings

Currently not many marketers are using videos to get their web site ranked on the first page of the search engine results pages. If you add videos to your marketing mix you can achieve top rankings in your niche.

Example
If you enter “how to drive a car” in the Google search box several of the top search results display videos.

5. Viral marketing

If you create valuable video your visitors love, they’ll share it with there friends on myspace, twitter, facebook, etc. The viral effect of doing this will increase visitors to your web site exponentially.

6. Inexpensive

You can use the software that’s already on your computer to edit, convert and upload videos to video sharing web sites. The only major expense is the video camera however you can just use your digital camera as most include video capture capabilities.

7. Become recognized as an expert

Since there aren’t many web site owners using video to market their web sites, you can easily become recognized as an expert in your field by producing lots of videos.

8. Increase the stickiness of your web site

Most visitors scan the content of a web site spending little time on it unless they find something captivating. Video engages the senses more than text thus keeping them longer on your web site. This helps build long term relationships with your visitors (especially if you make the video personal) which leads to more sales.

9. Branding

Building your brand helps your business to become to “go to” location for information in your field. If you’re the only one in your niche using video marketing it will help brand your business.

10. Build trust

The internet is often seen as an impersonal place where it’s hard to trust anybody as there are online scammers and site owners often don’t provide contact information. A video offers your visitors a very personal touch that helps remove the fear of doing business with you.

Now go ahead and create and upload lots of videos and you’ll see these 10 benefits come into fruition.

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The beauty of using templates for writing your articles is that you can quickly and easily put together an article to be submitted for publication. If you can set aside an hour a day to create a uniquely written article you will have 365 new articles in one year.

Besides generating lots of backlinks, boosting search engine rankings, your articles will attract a continuous stream of visitors.

7 Types of Article Writing Templates

1. Benefits

Readers always want to know the benefits of the product they are intending to purchase. Create a list of benefits then write a paragraph on each.

Keyword Research – Benefits of Finding Profitable Keywords

2. Reasons

Buyers need reasons to buy a product. Write down all the reasons why someone should purchase this product from you then offer a clear explanation for each reason.

Example
Article Writing – Top 7 Reasons to Write Short Articles

3. Top 10 Tips

Write down a list of the top 10 tips for your product of service then write a paragraph on each one. Each tip could be further expanded into another article so you end up with 10 articles If you don’t have 10 tips shorten the article to the top 7, top 3 or however many tips you can think of.

Example
Google AdWords – 10 Tips for Creating a Successful AdWords Campaign

4. Comparisons

People like to shop around to compare prices and what value they get for the price they will pay. By writing an article comparing the benefits and/or features of each product you give your potential customer valuable information to make an informed decision.

Open Source CMS – Comparison of 3 Types

5. Advantages and Disadvantages

Consumers not only want to hear all the good news about a product but also learn about the disadvantages. By outlining the pros and cons the reader will have no regrets on their purchasing decision.

Example
Google AdWords – Disadvantages

6. Offer a solution to a problem

People love reading about ways to solve a problem. Introduce the main problem or number of problems the reader has then offer several solutions.

7 Ways to Avoid Google AdWords Double Serving Rule

Example: Article marketing

The problem of not writing articles is that you won’t be adding content to your web site, attain high rankings or get backlinks…all of which contribute to boosting traffic and making more sales.

The main content of your article can illustrate how each of these problems can be solved.

7. Create a checklist

Shoppers make checklists to quickly find the most important items in a grocery store. Use this type of template to create a checklist for your product or service.

Example:
The Web Marketing Checklist: 37 Ways to Promote Your Website

Use these 7 article writing templates to create 100s of new articles. If you have any new ideas for other types of article writing templates please include them in the comment box below.

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One of the most highly effective methods of attracting visitors to your web site is writing articles then submitting them to article directories and social marketing sites.

So what is the easiest way to write 100s of articles?

Top 7 benefits of article writing templates

1. Makes writing easy

Article templates provide an outline to write new articles. Instead of coming up with new ideas you use the template to structure your writing.

2. Saves time

The key to getting lots of traffic from your articles is to churn out lots of them so your content has more chances of getting read.

3. Helps beginner writers get started

The hardest part of article writing for a beginner is to write your first article. Article templates will help develop your writing style.

4. Overcome writer’s block

Have you ever sat down to write an article but only ended up staring at a blank computer screen? Don’t worry…you’re not alone. Most writers experience this also however using an article template will help you overcome writer’s block.

5. Write high quality articles on almost any subject in a short time

Ezine publishers prefer high quality articles over low quality ones that have been hastily put together. Following the outline of an article template helps you build a a powerful collection of well written articles authors want to publish

6. Develop all the content you will ever need for your website, blog, newsletter and article directories

If you’re running an online business you absolutely need to create new content to attract visitors,
build your search engine rankings and gain backlinks. Article templates speed up the article writing process so you won’t run out of content.

7. Become an expert in your field

Writing and publishing multiple articles helps you get recognized as an authority in your niche. People will naturally want to add the content you’ve written to their ezines, newsletters and blogs.

The more articles you write the more traffic you’ll receive. In my next post I’ll discuss some of the different types of templates you can use.

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