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Most of us won’t live in the same house for the rest of our lives, so it makes sense to begin analyzing resale values from the very first day we set out to buy a home. Buying a home with good resale value might take a little longer, and it might take a bit more work on your part, but payback comes around when it sells quickly and for more money if you decide to move.

Here are some tips to help you make good home buying decisions:

Location is Essential

Location is regarded as the most desirable aspect while buying a home. A good location has a good resale value. Try to find out the answers to these questions when you are buying a home:

Why are those neighborhoods in demand and how long have they been top choices?

Are there other areas in town that are increasing in desirability?

Does new growth seem to be headed in one direction? Will there be plenty of services (groceries, shopping, schools) in that area?

Is the community changing–with residential areas shifting over to commercial properties?

First Lesson for Buying a Home

Always choose a home that suits your needs, but if you can, find one in a location that others seem to want, too.

Who’s Buying?

Who are the primary home buyers in your town? If it’s senior citizens–or a crowd getting close to that age, your best resale potential might be a one level home, because seniors don’t like to do steps.

If the majority of buyers in your area are young families with children, consider a house with a large yard that’s not fronted by a busy street or a house with plenty of bedrooms and baths.

Second Lesson for Buying a Home

Browse your local real estate ads. A feature that’s mentioned in numerous ads is likely one that’s in demand.

Avoid Outdated Features!

One-bath homes sell for significantly less than homes with at least two baths–and they take longer to sell.

Electric baseboard heat and electric ceiling heat are not as desirable as central heating systems.

Tubs and showers in outdated colors, or scratched from years of improper cleaning, might be hard to change without ripping out doors or walls.

Third Lesson for Buying a Home

Outdated features are usually a negative, but you can turn them into a positive if you buy a home under market value and make updates. Before you make a decision, analyze the update costs and determine how much they will add to the home’s value.

Don’t Sweat the Cosmetics!

Fresh paint inside and out is a quick and relatively inexpensive fix–and sometimes makes the home look like it’s had a complete overhaul.

New appliances freshen up a kitchen. So does new cabinet hardware.

Adding glass doors to a few kitchen cabinets gives them a new look–and lights inside them add more appeal.

It takes some time, but painting kitchen cabinets isn’t difficult–and it can change the entire character of your kitchen without buying new cabinets. Use smooth, micropore paint rollers for excellent results.

Skylights and sun tunnels brighten a dark home. Be sure to buy top-quality products and install them with care.

New light fixtures do wonders to lighten rooms and enhance character.

New switch plates are an inexpensive way to make a room look nicer.

Fourth Lesson for Buying a Home

Sometimes attention to cosmetics is all a home needs to make it shine. Watch for homes in need of cosmetics, because they’re often priced under market value.

What Are Buyers Looking For?

Closets–lots of closets, preferably walk-in, and as much additional storage space as possible.

The term light and bright is a little overused, but it’s an accurate description of one buyer favorite. Homes with lots of natural lighting are very popular.

Split bedroom plans, with bedrooms on each end of the home, are becoming increasingly popular with buyers.

If you live in a scenic area, having a view can help you sell.

Fifth Lesson for Buying a Home

Popular features differ from region to region, so try to determine what’s in demand in your town. Ask your real estate agent whose features are always on buyer’s want lists.

Bottom Line

Your first objective is to buy a home that’s right for you, but do consider its resale value before you make the final decision, especially if you know you’ll move again within three to five years. A careful purchase now will help give you extra funds to move up with the next time you buy a home.

About the Author: Suvadip Das is a research fellow in management and a web developer. Web design including keyword enriched articles is his passion. He works for Freelance Writer Organization and various websites including http://www.super-mortgages.com . More information on similar topics can be found at http://www.super-mortgages.com/First-Time-Home-Buyer and http://www.super-mortgages.com/Residential-Mortgage-Loans .
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When you are seeking an interview, you want to find the person
who makes the hiring decision. The Human Resources office is NOT
the place to call. They just do the paperwork. You want to find
the person that will actually interview you. Don’t be too shy to
call the company and ask who is the person in charge of such and
so department, but don’t give away that you are looking for work
or you might not get the information.

When you have made contact with the hiring manager, make your
schedule for meeting flexible so that you can meet at that
person’s pleasure. Be sure to let them know you will meet before
or after work or even on the weekend or away from the office.

Never let up on your search - especially not during the
holidays. Companies are always looking for the best people to
hire, so don’t let a holiday stop your pursuit.

Follow these tips: 1. Use email to send a persuasive
introduction to the hiring manager.

2. Show up at the company and tell the hiring manager’s
secretary you will be happy to wait until the manager has time
to see you.

3. Call the hiring manager before the start of the regular work
day - you might catch them answering their own phone before the
secretary gets there to do it for them.

4. Write a letter to the hiring manger, marked “personal and
confidential.” Praise their secretary for the excellent job of
protecting them from interruptions. Then launch into your
request for an interview.

5. Call the hiring manager on your cell phone from across the
street and say you are in the neighborhood and would like stop
in for a quick chat. This might get you in the door.

Remember, the early bird gets the worm - so be diligent in your
efforts if you want to succeed.

By now you have probably heard about a little drug known as BEXTRA. Just in case you have been out of the loop, it is a medicine that treats the pain and inflammation of arthritis. On April 7, the Food and Drug Administration requested that Pfizer suspend sales of BEXTRA in the United States in light of the FDA’s position that there is an increased cardiovascular risk for all prescription non-steroidal anti-inflammatory arthritis medicines, as well as the increased rate of rare, serious skin reactions.

The Bad news.

The bad news is this. If you have been taking Bextra, you have been unknowingly increasing your risk of having cardiovascular complications.

The Good News.

The good news is, not only can you get a refund, in most cases, from your local pharmacy, but you may also have a strong case if you decide to contact a lawyer that specializes in Dangerous Drugs.

If you have taken any kind of dangourous drug, you should never feel guilty about finding out more about your legal options. Research not only the medicine in question, but also alternative medicines so you don’t end up in a similar situation. When you feel comfortable talking about the situation, find a Lawyer specialized in the drug in question. Which in this case would be a Bextra Lawyer.

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Holiday spending can be a wonderful time. We shop for our loved ones, friends, co-workers, and associates. Finding just the right gift and paying by credit card. Then, Ouch! Your credit card is declined. You know you haven’t exceeded your credit limit, and the clerk can’t tell you anything. How frustrating.

Now begins the trek to uncovering the reason for the error. Calling the credit card company results in the discovery that some else has been using your credit. How could this have happened?

We often become lax when we go shopping. And holiday time is a busy time for shoppers as well as retailers and thieves are prowling for the opportunity to take your information.

In busy stores, rushed sales clerks and crowded lines we can loose track of our credit card or easily give shoulder surfers the information they want. In the midst of all the distractions we become a victim of identity theft.

Take the time this year to protect your information. Pay closer attention to transactions and watch out for thieves causing distractions.

* Shoulder Surfers. Pay attention to people who are standing close in your space. If you are using a PIN pad at a store, guard your information. Block the other persons view with your body and your hand. If you are using an ATM, pay attention to anyone who is too close for comfort. Put your body between them and the ATM. If you haven’t started your transaction, step aside and let the other person go first.

* Check the store’s receipt. When the clerk hands you the charge card receipt for your signature, look at the copy you are signing-this is the copy the store will keep. Is your entire credit card number printed on it? If so, mark out all but the last five digits. If you leave the entire number on the receipt it is possible that a thief can copy the entire receipt, and on it is your full name, card number and signature. The store only needs the last 5 digits for reference, not the entire number.

* Sales Clerks on the Phone. When making your purchase, don’t hand your credit card over to a clerk who is on the telephone. Your card information could be relayed to another person.

* Unorganized Sales Clerks. Sales clerks who seem overly rushed or unorganized could be using that to cover up the way they are copying your credit card information. Copying your card information by hand or by a skimmer. If the clerk seems too busy, wait until he/she is finished before handing over your credit card.

* Keep sight of your credit card. Don’t let anyone walk away with your credit card. This is common in restaurants. The wait staff will take your payment and return with a receipt. What happens with your credit card while it is out of your sight? You’ll never know. Pay with cash or accompany the wait staff to the register than hand over your card. Stay with your card until the transaction is completed.

* Watch for skimmers. Skimmers are used to record magnetic information. They can be hand held, attached to a belt or attached to an ATM or gas pump. When you use an ATM or gas pump, look for anything that looks like it’s attached or not part of the original equipment. Attached skimmers will let you complete your transaction but will also copy your information for the thieves to use later.

* Writing a Check. If you write a check, the clerk may ask you for identification. This is normal. What is not normal is for the clerk to write down your identification or information. They should not write it down on your check, or anywhere else. They are only allowed to look at it to verify you are the person named on the check. Always remember the clerk cannot write it down, anywhere.

* Junk Mail & Pre-Approved Credit Offers. Holiday shopping is filled with flyers, advertisements, pre-approved credit and offers of increasing credit limits. Don’t let these get into the hands of mail thieves. Pick up your mail daily. Shred anything that has your name on it, not just pre-approved offers.

* Watch for Statements. With more mail delivered during the holidays, you may not be aware that your bank or credit card statements did not arrive. Know when to expect them and watch for them. Check your charges with against your statement. Notify them as soon as you suspect unauthorized activity.

* Charitable donations. This time of year charities can be found everywhere. Make sure you know who you are donating to. Imposters may set up legitimate looking collection points. If you want to donate find out a local contact and make your donation directly. Don’t make a donation by check or credit card if you are not familiar with the person or organization.

* Parties. Holiday parties can be fun. It can also be a means for people to have access to your personal information in your home or at the office. Unlocked file drawers, documents or statements lying out on a desk, and outgoing mail can be an easy source for a thief to pick up. With party activities going on around you, you may not even notice someone slip into your office to steal information.

Steps to guard our information should become second nature. It takes some getting used to because we have to change our thinking. Even though we want to trust people, we should be suspicious of everyone. Over 50% of reported identity thefts have been committed by someone the victim knew. Family, friends, co-workers, service people, sales clerks or associates could all be potential thieves if given the right circumstances.

The holidays can be happy and hectic. Don’t let your guard down or provide thieves with easy access to your information. Keep your identity safe this holiday season.

Cindy Graham is author of the book, “Who Else is You?” In it, she outlines strategies on how to reduce the risk of becoming an identity theft victim. An expert who has studied current identity theft trends, Cindy understands the risks of business owners and consumers when it comes to the exposure of personal information. For more information on her speaking, consulting or book, please visit: http://www.whoelseisyou.com or call: 970-285-1581 or Cindy@EasyAs123.biz

These are not the reasons we do Lactate Threshold Training.

What is it?
When muscles contract vigorously for long periods, the circulatory system begins to lose ground in delivery of oxygen (necessary for energy production). In these conditions the breakdown of glucose is converted to lactic acid. As the lactate is produced in the muscles, it leaks out into the blood and is carried around the body. If this condition continues, the functioning of the body will become impaired and the muscles fatigue very quickly. This point is often measured as the lactate threshold.

Why Do We Do It?
The aim of the training system is to saturate the muscles in lactic acid, which will educate the body’s buffering mechanism to deal with lactic acid more effectively. Thus raising the anaerobic (lactate) threshold. It’s not the lactic acid that causes the burn in the muscles as you exercise, but the hydrogen ions released as the lactic acid leaks out.
An elevation in blood lactic acid levels is a major trigger of growth hormone (HGH) release. Increasing HGH, is beneficial for gaining muscle / lean tissue and reducing fat.

Aging: Many of the physical and personal changes that are associated with the aging process are directly related to the age related decline in Human Growth Hormone, HGH. Many of the ‘acknowledged symptoms’ associated with ‘maturing’ are directly related to hormonal demise. In 1996 the US FDA approved HGH for treating symptoms associated with adult hormonal demise. The FDA approved that medical signs and symptoms of HGH demise are parallel with the conditions associated with the progression of aging: Fat gain, muscle loss, loss of energy, poor sleep, skin changes, bone density loss, libido issues .. all HGH related. Increasing HGH has a on our skin, body composition, muscle tone, mood, energy, sleep quality, and bone density.

Metabolism: Fat utilization requires HGH! Low blood sugar triggers the secretion of HGH to utilize fat for energy. The best time for HGH stimulating exercise is in the morning after the all night fast. If you cannot exercise first thing in the morning, time meals so that you have several hours ( 2 - 3 ) to burn off the blood glucose from the meal, before you workout. A relatively hard, planned and synergistic workout will result in up to a 250% increase in HGH secretion.

Posture and Alignment: The constant total body movement (infinite & constant movement variations ) results in a constantly changing center of gravity. You instinctively assume a personally optimum posture and naturally fine tune the muscles of grace, balance, alignment and posture.

Taking a week off from training every 8 to 10 weeks is very important for overall recuperation. Many people have a psychological barrier to taking time off from training. They feel like they are going to shrink. Not so. In fact after your week off for complete recovery you will usually come back stronger and energized.

This program is based on the research published by the recognized leaders of HGH and AntiAging Research: Dr. Donald Rudman, Dr. Ronald Klatz, Dr. Mario DiPasquali, Sandy Shaw and Dirk Pearson. Renowned doctors, authors and scientists with findings published worldwide. New England Journal of Medicine, several best selling scientific / technical medical books and a multitude of magazine articles.
Dietary Recommendations

Eat a high protein / lowish carb and fat meal 15 - 45 minutes after exercise.
Five to Six small meals per day spaced 3 1/2 hrs apart.

Protein
No potential problem with consuming 1 gm of protein per pound of body weight per day. Whey protein is inexpensive, low fat, low carb and convenient for a high protein shake.

Animal Protein, Lean Beef, Skinless Chicken , Turkey Eggs. A wonderful, nutritious food!

Fish
Good Oils. More good OIL not just more fat. 20% - 30% of total calories. Specific Essential Fatty Acids are needed for most of the bodies hormonal functions. Olive, Sunflower or Canola oil for salads & cooking.

Trim the fat out of the beef & pull the skin off the chicken and turkey.

Lower Carbohydrates.

Raw fruits & Vegetables are nutrient dense & fiber rich.

Processed grains are mostly useless, non nutritious calories with minimal fiber.

More Raw Fruit & Vegetables.

Way Less Sugar.

Less bread & pasta. Use whole grains when you do enjoy the grain products.

Eating five or more servings a day of fruit and vegetables lowers your chances of getting cancer.
Persons with extreme weight loss requirements ( more than 50 pounds ) obviously have different needs than the average weight conscious person. Persons striving for a 5% body fat and rippled abs probably also have different goals than simply enjoying a healthy life.
Recognizing that food is a sensual thing and to enjoy eating is certainly a simple pleasure. However being intelligent in sensual pleasures is certainly not an unheard of concept today. Fast food is a luxury. I eat fast food. I enjoy ice cream. Thank God I don’t particularly like doughnuts.

Dr. DiPasquali’s diet allows you to low carb for 5 or 6 days per week and “binge” on what ever you want for one or two days. This will make sticking to a “diet” easier and will eliminate the over whelming cravings that can dominate your sub conscious hunger center.

This ‘breaking’ of the ‘low carb’ diet will also serve to ‘reset or raise’ your basal metabolism.
Cooking for Good Nutrition and Weight Control

Choose methods of cooking that will retain flavor, color and nutrients. Steam instead of boiling vegetables. Avoid cooking at high temperatures (except for quick stir-frying) and long cooking times. Both extended heat and liquid can destroy or leach out valuable nutrients.

Add vegetables whenever possible to ensure your five-a-day intake. Experiment with more veggie variety in salads, try new vegetable mixes, include some shredded vegetables in casseroles, and add different vegetables to soups and stews. Use chopped red or yellow peppers to “pep” up the flavor. Try vegetable salsas and fruit chutneys as accompaniments to meat or poultry in place of heavy gravies or sauces.
When you use oil, select olive, sunflower or canola oil. Drain off visible fat while cooking, blot pan-fried foods on paper towels to absorb extra grease.

Deborah Caruana RN, AAHRFP, NASM, ACE
email: deb@vitalsignsfitness.com
web: www.vitalsignsfitness.com

DEBORAH is a highly respected authority in personal training for overall health and fitness, with more than 22 years of experience and success. Her credentials include…

Currently licensed Registered Nurse specializing in Rehabilitative Nursing

Medical Exercise Therapist: certified by AAHFRP, an internationally recognized physical rehabilitation certification

Maternity Specialist Pre & Post Natal certified by Maternal Fitness

Personal Fitness Specialist: certified by NASM, an internationally recognized certification

Yoga Teacher

Professional Health Member, National Organization of Fitness Instructors (IDEA), a leading membership organization of health and fitness professionals

Deborah Caruana RN, AAHRFP, NASM, ACE
email: deb@vitalsignsfitness.com
http://www.vitalsignsfitness.com for fitness needs including personal training, books, vitamins and supplements, and information resources.

A bipartisan committee has made two recommendations to President Bush regarding tax reform. In this article, we take a look at the second option.

Tax Reform

A year ago or so, President Bush decided to spend his political capitol on tax reform and fixing social security. Social security reform went down in flames, so now it is time to see if tax reform is an option.

In an effort to eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, the committee was charged with coming up with alternative revenue sources. The biggest deduction on the books is the mortgage interest deduction and the committee has offered two plans. The first puts a cap on the deduction and would be a disaster. The second option, however, is very interesting.

The committee on tax reform has recommended a unique approach to eliminating the mortgage interest deduction entirely. Before you go ballistic, consider what they are replacing it with.

In this second option, a homeowner would be unable to deduct any mortgage interest. They would, however, be able to claim a tax credit equal to fifteen percent of the interest paid up to an undefined mortgage cap. While that is a lot of jargon, the key is the difference between a tax deduction and a tax credit.

A tax deduction is reduced from your overall income. If you earn $80,000 and pay $10,000 in interest, your taxable income will be reduced to $60,000. It looks good, but it doesn’t make as big a difference in the actual tax you pay. A tax credit, however, is a different story.

A tax credit is an amount deducted from the actual amount of tax you have to pay each year. Assume you whip together your taxes and owe $10,000 to the IRS after claiming all your deductions and checking the tax owed chart. Under the tax reform plan, you would total the interest paid for the year and then reduce your tax owed by 15 percent. If you paid $10,000 in interest during the year, you would take a tax credit of $1,500 against the tax owed. In short, this would reduce the check you have to send in from $10,000 to $8,500.

The tax credit plan offered by the tax reform committee is very interesting. It could be windfall for some people. Apply the numbers to your 2004 taxes and see how you come out.

Sergio Haros is with Great Western Mortgage - San Diego Mortgage Brokers - providing San Diego home loans. Great Western Mortgage is a San Diego mortgage company writing San Diego mortgages and San Diego refinance and home equity loan.

I got an email recently from someone whose mother died. She knew I’d suffered the loss of my mother and wanted some insight on how to deal with it. Unfortunately for her, I had no advice…shit…I’m still dealing with it.

Every single day I think about my mother. I think about her living and breathing. Talking to me, laughing with me, yelling at me. But I never, ever think about her death. This email made me think of that so I began resenting that email. I began resenting that someone else had to deal with a mother who was dead. And I really resented that someone thought I was an expert on dealing with dead mothers. If you get to be an expert on anything…the last thing you want to be is an expert on dead mothers.

When I clean my home, I remember doing the same with my mother. Saturday was cleaning day and I always equate lemon fresh Pledge with her. I think of my mother often. I miss her every single day. I find myself wondering…I wonder what my mother would think of this duvet cover. Or I wonder what she would think of my efforts to create a beautiful home. I know it’s weird that I know she’s gone but I don’t wonder about her as if she’s dead…I wonder about her as if she’s still in Louisiana wondering what I’m doing too. I know…crazy me.

Death is pretty permanent. It’s as permanent as it gets actually. It’s the end. I like to think of my mother being everywhere. I don’t like thinking of her as a skeleton in a casket under 6 feet of dirt on the side of an old church in the country. That’s too permanent.

I didn’t have much to offer she-whose-mother-just-past. I don’t know her that well so was unable to infer much. I offered what I could. A place to come and rest and just be without the responsibility of dealing with death. Granted, with her in my home, in my space, in my world I…would have the responsibility of dealing with death. With personal death. With my own permanent tragedy.

I invited her into my haven where I am safe from all things painful and I helped her in a very small way deal with her mother’s death at the expense of my peace. She left yesterday and I turned to my guy and the normalcy of my life to bring me back from my abyss.

I, Monica Lenay Pattan Mingo, a self-professed, uptight, prude bitch, allowed someone to hurt me without knowing because I knew how badly she was hurting. I didn’t feel a kinship with her. I just felt renewed in my own personal, permanent pain, in my infinite grief. And I left knowing only one sure thing…I’m not cut out to be a hero.

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Food history has always interested me. We can learn a lot about our present eating habits from what our ancestors ate. I’ve read up on the subject and I’ve even hosted a few parties serving period foods. Today we’ll talk about the Vikings. With the help of our friends the archaeologists, food finds have been made. The Scandinavian people of the 8th through 11th centuries were not as limited in terms of their diet as some might think. They were masters of the sea and ate everything from oysters to whales. They were much more than just avid anglers feasting on a variety of fresh and saltwater fish. They were farmers as well. In the Danish settlement of Jorvik, now called York in Great Britain, finds of both wild and domestic meats were found. Among those were venison, beef, mutton/lamb, goat, pork, chicken, goose, duck, grouse, and wood pigeon. The Vikings cultivated grains such as barley, wheat, rye, and barley. They grew vegetables and fruit like carrots, parsnips, turnips, celery, plums, apples, raspberries, elderberries, and much much more. To top that off, they were not opposed to using spices and herbs other than salt for a little extra flavor.

Honey was the big sweetener in the Middle Ages. The Vikings used a lot of it to make mead. You can read my article “The Stuff of Poetry Mead” (http://onlinecooking.net/output_story.php?ID=1038) for more information. The Vikings drank more than just mead. They had access to ale and even wines brought back from Italy and France. Bread would have been a staple, since it is filling (it also keeps you pretty regular). I recall a class assignment back in elementary school where we had to prepare a food from our respective cultures. Being proud of my Scandinavian ancestors, I picked something Viking related. I found a recipe in an old issue of Skalk, (http://www.skalk.dk/) an archaeological periodical published in Denmark. It had a lot of different grains in it, and unlike some of the breads we are use to today, this stuff hit your stomach with a “thud”. (One of the things I enjoy doing is making improvised dishes based on ingredients found in the Viking and Medieval ages.)

Here is a recipe that translates pretty well even to modern times. It will keep you going on the coldest of winter nights. Drink a couple horns of mead and you’ll be really happy.

Paul’s Viking Stew

A large piece of meat cut into cubes
One large onion (chopped)
One carrot (chopped)
A few stalks of celery (chopped)
One Parsnip (chopped)
Some cabbage (chopped)
Pearled barley
Beef broth or stock, you can use chicken stock as well
Oil for cooking
Salt and Pepper

Put your vegetables into a big pot and cook on low heat in a little oil. If you want to stay authentic, do not use corn oil. Corn as we know it in the Americas was not used until much later. Olive oil might have been used if some Norwegian traveled to Italy and picked up some.

When the onions and cabbage look translucent, then add the meat and barley. Cover everything with your stock and bring it to a boil. Reduce it to a simmer and stir it occasionally to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom.

Cook until the barley is cooked and the meat is done all the way through. You can also thicken this with a little flour in water.

So there you have it, an interpretation that would probably be a little better than what the standard Viking would have. The point is that this is a dish that would have been made with ingredients that were available at the time. Stay tuned for more medieval recipes.

Paul Rinehart is classically trained and is the founder of Online Cooking.

I sit down and look at my notebook. Then, I put myself into the ‘zone’.

That’s how I start to write web copy that sells.

Whether you agree with me or not, your web copy will determine whether your product’s going to sell online or not.

Simple reason. In an offline sales pitch or presentation, you get to interact with your prospect. You get to touch him. He gets to see you personally.

But not online. No, no, no. It all depends on the words on your site. See how powerful words are?

I’m not saying I’m a guru at web copy. There are many other copywriters who are far better than me. Many. But I’ve written my own web copy and it’s selling. And at the same time, I’ve been hired to write for others.

Keep on reading on how I write killer web copy and you can pick up any of the tips.

The first part to write a copy, you MUST be in the ‘zone’.

What the heck is the ‘zone’? The ‘zone’ is like… the mood. You see, writing a great copy is like an artist painting a beautiful picture. When you are in the ‘zone’, your hand can’t stop typing and your mind keeps on coming up with amazing ideas to write.

Like, I’m in the ‘zone’ when I write this article.

How to be in the ‘zone’? I’m not sure how you can achieve that, but for me, I put in a lot of passion to write a killer copy and I look into the future to see how this copy will sell like crazy.

That’s how I get into the ‘zone’.

Once you are in the zone, keep on writing. Don’t stop. Even though, you know you are writing wrong grammar or putting in weird ideas. Just keep on writing.

Then, after it’s finished, read it all over again. This time, you’ll pick up the mistakes and you’ll add in more ideas. Continue doing this until you are satisfied with your work. Finally, edit your work.

When you start your copy, your headline is one of the most important parts of the copy.

Some copy writers write tons of headlines before they start. For me, I’ll write about 5 headlines and read it over several times. Then, I’ll pick the best and fine tune it at least 5-10 times before I decide to use it.

One more part of writing copy; don’t feel bad ‘borrowing’ some ideas from successful copy you’ve seen.

Get a swipe file of the best copy you can find.

And the last thing you need to keep in mind when writing a killer copy is this:

“What’s the end result the reader will get if they buy from you?”

Your copy MUST sell hope and benefits to the reader if you want them to buy anything after reading your copy.

Now go write your killer copy.

All the best.

Warmest regards,

Patric ‘High-Speed Marketing’ Chan

Chief Marketing Strategist

Copyright 2004 Patric Chan

About The Author

Patric works with world-class internet marketing gurus to build successful online businesses. He is also the author of ‘How To Make More Money Easily’. Discover more insider secrets and the exact proven strategies to make money online: http://www.automateinternetmarketing.com

Yes… Thousands of people are working from home making money on the internet. It’s a cold world out there now, and on the surface all we can see is scams. Working from home has been targeted by desperate people wanting the secure monthly income ‘Dream’.

Well… You can do it, you just have to eliminate the scams and be smart enough to uncover the real working from home schemes. From the research I have done it seems that most genuine schemes involve affiliation.

Stop… affiliation! Lets simplify this one… affiliation is nothing but telling people about something.

Don’t get confused by advertising. Most schemes want you to refer people to their scheme. When you look at this on the surface you automatically assume ‘Advertising’. Its not! Advertising for free will only get you so far. You have to reach the people that really matter, the ones who want to work from home to.

People don’t realise this but the real market is offline! Target mums, friends and family etc… The real ‘Cogs’ for your money making machine are in residential area’s people like you and me.

http://JustMoney.ws - have a look at this program… take my advice and what I have said, and put it into practice.

This is the only want you will find your ‘Dreams’ Its not easy anymore! But its possible!

Good Luck!

Martin Cooper

http://JustMoney.ws

A Successful business man helping others to work from home!