E-commerce is not as easy as some folks believe it is. Many believe it's a simple process of throwing up a site and sitting back watching the sales roll in. Sorry folks, but it just doesn't work like that.
If you're building an online business the most important thing to have in your toolbox is quality information and guidance. Without it, you'll spend a lot of time chasing your tail around the internet trying to figure out why you're not harvesting the fruits of your labor.
Take off those running shoes, grab a cup of java and say hello to your new best friend ... HubSpot Marketing Webinars
No, I am not an employee of HubSpot. The truth is that I spent a lot of time wearing out several pairs of running shoes trying to find the best advice to help me with my online e-commerce adventures. When I staggered into HubSpot, I knew I was home!
The Webinars are free and you can download archived webinars that you're interested in viewing. Once you view a HubSpot webinar I think you'll agree ... There's No Place Like Home!!!
Check out some of the wondful marketing webinars by Hubspot and tell them ... Sag sent ya'!
How to Generate Leads On a Budget Using Inbound Marketing
In this economy, budgets are getting cut and marketers are forced to work with less to get the same or better results. But marketing on a budget isn't about marketing less, it's about marketing better and smarter. This free webinar will cover the strategies and techniques to market efficiently and effectively to generate leads for your business on a limited budget.
How to Be Smarter Than Your PR Agency - New Research on Creating News Releases That Work
Does the social media news release really work? When you spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars on PR Agency services and news releases, do you know if you're receiving the value you're paying for? HubSpot recently conducted a study comparing social media news releases to traditional releases across different newswire services. This webinar will discuss the findings and show how to be smart with PR and understand news releases better than your agency.
How to Do a Website Redesign for Lead Generation and Marketing Results
A business' website is probably their most important asset, and year-round companies are embarking on website redesign projects to "improve" their websites. However, in order to get the most out of a website redesign, companies must construct their website in the context of a larger internet marketing strategy. View this free video presentation to learn how to do a website redesign to maximize your marketing and lead generation results.
How to Demonstrate the Value of Social Media to Your Boss
You get it. You love it. But now you're in the position of asking for budget or permission or both to cover your social media implementation plans. You want to make sure the boss knows that other companies have done it successfully, that the learning curve is brief, that the tools are inexpensive, and that this isn't a terrible resource suck (or if it is, just how does that work?). Attend this free webinar to learn how to convince your boss the value of social media and how to implement it for your business. Presented by social media guru Chris Brogan.
How to Use Social Media to Attract More Customers
Businesses now have the power to leverage the Internet -- search engines, blogs, social media -- to reach customers more effectively. This includes connecting with customers where they hang out online and engaging in conversations about the topics most important to them. Social CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is all about joining the ongoing conversations our customers and prospects are already having and not trying to control them. It's realizing that people like doing business with people they like and love doing business with people they trust.
How to Generate Leads for Small Business
Learn how small businesses can level the playing field and generate leads efficiently by leveraging inbound Internet marketing strategies and tools. This free webinar will cover all the basics of search engine optimization, business blogging, social media marketing, and more to get found by more prospects and generate leads online for your business.
Measuring Inbound Marketing 101
You've started a blog, signed up for twitter, and set up a Facebook Business Page - now how do you know if it's working for you? This webinar will provide all the basics of how inbound marketing-driven businesses should measure their on-going campaign efforts. This includes understanding key business, website, search engine optimization, blogging, social media, and paid campaign metrics, and most importantly, learning how to draw insights from this new wealth of information.
Viral Marketing: How to Create a World Wide Rave
Create triggers that get millions of people to spread your ideas and tell your stories.
Seemingly born overnight, a World Wide Rave happens when your product, your brand, or you are instantly known the world over. Most of the time World Wide Raves are accidental. But what if you could create one? How valuable would that be to you? Priceless? You can. The secret is here.
Learn how to leverage the power of Internet to drive interested buyers to your business - virtually for free. Best-selling author and acclaimed marketing blogger David Meerman Scott will present an engaging discussion with real-world examples and case studies of businesses creating World Wide Raves.
5 Tips for Advanced B2B Business Blogging
B2B Business Blogging TipsYou've launched a business blog and you're ready to take the next step. How do you promote your blog to increase subscribers? What do you write about and how do you brainstorm new blog post ideas? This webinar will cover tips on how to turn your blog into a powerful tool for your business, helping you engage customers in a conversation while also improving your search engine rankings.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Pay Per Click Marketing Campaign
With more and more consumers turning to search engines as their first stop on the purchasing path, companies that make the first page of organic search results are those that win business, even in a tough economy. But making it to the first page of organic search results takes work and doesn't happen overnight. Recognizing this, businesses may turn to paid search to supplement their inbound marketing efforts. This webinar will discuss how to get the most out of your pay per click marketing campaigns and how paid search fits into your inbound marketing strategy.
How to Combine SEO, Blogging, and Social Media for Results
Finished with the basics of SEM? Ready to take it to the next level? Did you know your SEO strategy should use social media to build link authority? And that your social media strategy should leverage your blog content? And that your blog strategy should be guided by your SEO results? Learn how you can use blogging, social media and SEO together for even better results than any technique alone.
Marketing in a Recession
In a recession, marketing budgets are often the first to get slashed. For many that means cutting programs, cutting spending and cutting staff in order to make it through the economic downturn. But marketing in a recession isn't about marketing less, it's about marketing better and smarter. This webinar will share techniques for marketing more efficiently and effectively, particularly on a tight budget.
How to Use Facebook for Business
Welcome to a world of conversations and relationships. Facebook is not an evil time-waster, a community just for college students, or something scary or irrelevant for marketers – even you B2B folks. Facebook is a tool (a social utility, as they would say) for connecting people with those around them. And, as with any social media tool, marketers have an opportunity to use Facebook to expand their online footprint and engage with customers directly. Join this free webinar to learn how to get started using Facebook to market your business.
Optimize Landing Pages for Lead Generation and Conversion
The landing page is probably the most important part of any lead generation marketing campaign. This is where the conversion takes place to fill the top of the sales funnel. You work really hard and drive all this quality traffic to your site but you may not generating enough leads. There is a lot that goes into a successful landing page right from the offer to the page layout and the call-to-action. This webinar will cover all the basics about what goes into creating a high converting landing page and how best to maximize its impact for generating more leads from your marketing efforts.
How to Use Twitter for Marketing & PR
There's a lot of buzz around Twitter but many marketers don't know how to translate that buzz into a worthwhile marketing tool for their business. Most people's first reaction to the social media "micro-blogging" tool is that it is a waste of time, but as Twitter becomes more and more mainstream, businesses are now using Twitter to engage with customers, reach the media directly, and further establish themselves as thought leaders in their industry. Attend this free webinar to learn all the basics of how to use Twitter to market your business.
Blogging for Business
You've heard of blogs, Wordpress, and RSS, but don't know what to make of it all. You've heard that businesses are starting to blog and now you want to launch one too. Blogs have become powerful business tools - allowing companies to engage in conversations with their customers and also improve search engine rankings. This webinar will cover all the basics of blogging for business so you can get started with a business blog and start engaging in the blogosphere.
PR in a Social Media World
PR used to be about bombarding the media with your pitches and press releases. You had to beg the media to write about you to communicate with your customers. But today, your customers are going to the Internet to learn about you and your products directly. Blogs, online news releases, social media, and other forms of web content give companies the opportunity to communicate with buyers directly. View this free marketing webinar to learn how to leverage the Internet and social media to make your PR program more effective.
Doing a Website Redesign with an Internet Marketing Strategy in Mind
The Internet has made apparent that a business' website is an increasingly important asset, and many companies are now embarking on website redesign projects to "improve" their websites. However, in order to really get the most out of a website redesign, companies need to construct their website in the context of a greater Internet marketing strategy. View this webinar to learn how to do a successful website redesign. Download the webinar archive >>>
Rethinking Marketing: Inbound Marketing to Grow Your Business
The Internet has transformed the way people learn about and shop for products. In order to remain competitive, your business needs to leverage the Internet and transform your website into a magnet that attracts prospects and leads. View this webinar to learn how marketing needs to change to make it in this new media world. Download the webinar archive >>>
Social Media Marketing
Learn how to harness the power of the social mediasphere - facebook, digg, del.icio.us, reddit, and many others - to get found by more potential customers, develop meaningful relationships with others in your industry, and position yourself as an expert in your field.
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) 101
What is SEO? Why is it important? Attend this free webinar to learn what you need to know to optimize your site for search engines. This webinar will cover the basics of SEO, what you need to know to get started or hire a consultant. Download the webinar archive >>>
Press Releases 2.0 for Modern Inbound Marketing
Press Releases are no longer just for the traditional media, they are key opportunities to reach your market directly - effectively and inexpensively. This webinar will cover how and why to write and distribute press releases for modern inbound marketing.
MarketingSherpa New Search Marketing Research for 2008: Tactics & Takeaways
Based on the new edition of MarketingSherpa's Search Marketing Benchmark Guide 2008, this webinar covers online marketing trends, challenges, and takeaways for planning your marketing budget. ith special guest presenter Stefan Tornquist, Research Director, MarketingSherpa.
The New Influencers: Engaging in the Blogosphere
Learn how millions of bloggers are reshaping the marketplace and how to interact with these new influencers in this emerging media world. With special guest presenter Paul Gillin, award-winning author of "The New Influencers".
5 Tips to Turn Your Website into a Marketing Machine
Learn 5 tips - SEO (search engine optimization), blogging, marketing analytics, and more - to leverage the Internet and transform your website into a marketing machine that attracts qualified prospects and converts more of them into leads and customers.
Get Your Own Advice!
When you're bottom lip is scraping the pavement and you need some good advice ... don't look at me! I wouldn't make a very good Ann Landers ... and that's a fact. Instead put the ole' computer to work and get the advice you're looking for and some you're not.
To get you started off on the right foot, the following is some advice (I didn't say it was great advice) from the mental chambers of a select few. Enjoy!
Confucius Say:
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Man who run in front of car get tired..
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Man who run behind car get exhausted.
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Man with one chopstick go hungry..
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Man who scratch ass should not bite fingernails.
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Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
*~*~*~*
Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk..
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War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.
*~*~*~*
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.
*~*~*~*
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
*~*~*~*
It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
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Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
*~*~*~*
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
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Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.
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Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.
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* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.
* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
* Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker, you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Funny Fashion Advice from a guy who knows dick about fashion!
Here's an example of why men do not write advice columns...
Dear Walter:
I hope you can help me. The other day I left for work, leaving my husband in the house watching TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a few hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car slowed to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was parading in front of the wardrobe mirror dressed in my underwear and high-heel shoes, and he was wearing my make-up. I am 32, my husband is 34, and we have been married for twelve years. When I confronted him, he tried to convince me that he had dressed in my lingerie because he couldn't find his own underwear. But when I asked him about the make-up, he broke down and admitted that he'd been wearing my clothes for six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He lost his job six months ago and says he has be en feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore. Can you please help?
Sincerely,
Sheila Lusk
*******
Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of problems with the engine. Start by making sure there is no debris in the fuel line. If it's clear, check the clips holding the vacuum hoses onto the intake manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber. I hope this helps.
Walter
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To get you started off on the right foot, the following is some advice (I didn't say it was great advice) from the mental chambers of a select few. Enjoy!
Confucius Say:
*~*~*~*
Man who run in front of car get tired..
*~*~*~*
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
*~*~*~*
Man with one chopstick go hungry..
*~*~*~*
Man who scratch ass should not bite fingernails.
*~*~*~*
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
*~*~*~*
Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk..
*~*~*~*
War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.
*~*~*~*
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.
*~*~*~*
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
*~*~*~*
It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
*~*~*~*
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
*~*~*~*
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
*~*~*~*
Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.
*~*~*~*
Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.
*~*~*~*
An Old Farmer's Advice
*Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.
* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway.
* Don’t judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.
* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none.
* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker, you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.
* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Funny Fashion Advice from a guy who knows dick about fashion!
Here's an example of why men do not write advice columns...
Dear Walter:
I hope you can help me. The other day I left for work, leaving my husband in the house watching TV as usual. I hadn't gone more than a few hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car slowed to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was parading in front of the wardrobe mirror dressed in my underwear and high-heel shoes, and he was wearing my make-up. I am 32, my husband is 34, and we have been married for twelve years. When I confronted him, he tried to convince me that he had dressed in my lingerie because he couldn't find his own underwear. But when I asked him about the make-up, he broke down and admitted that he'd been wearing my clothes for six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He lost his job six months ago and says he has be en feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. I don't feel I can get through to him anymore. Can you please help?
Sincerely,
Sheila Lusk
*******
Dear Sheila:
A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of problems with the engine. Start by making sure there is no debris in the fuel line. If it's clear, check the clips holding the vacuum hoses onto the intake manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber. I hope this helps.
Walter
Provided By: Extreme Funny Humor
Grab some of the best t-shirts and gifts including mugs, tote bags, t-shirts ...
create & buy custom products at Zazzle
sweatshirts, hoodies, travel mugs, buttons, magnets, greeting cards, jackets ...
buy unique gifts at Zazzle
and more at these fine shops!
create & buy custom products at Zazzle
Friends Versus Southern Friends
FRIENDS VS. SOUTHERN FRIENDS
FRIENDS: Never ask for food
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Always bring the food
FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss
FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. And Mrs..
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Cry with you
FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just
being together
FRIENDS: Know a few things about you
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing...
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you
FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'I'm home!'
FRIENDS: Will visit you in jail
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will probably spend the night in jail with you
FRIENDS: will visit you in the hospital when you're sick
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: will cut your grass and clean your house then come
spend the night with you in the hospital
FRIENDS: have you on speed dial
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: have your number memorized
FRIENDS: Are for a while
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Are for life
FRIENDS: Might ignore this
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will forward this to all their Southern Friends
Friends Are Quiet Angels for your special friends.
FRIENDS: Never ask for food
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Always bring the food
FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss
FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. And Mrs..
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad
FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Cry with you
FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just
being together
FRIENDS: Know a few things about you
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you
FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing...
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you
FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'I'm home!'
FRIENDS: Will visit you in jail
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will probably spend the night in jail with you
FRIENDS: will visit you in the hospital when you're sick
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: will cut your grass and clean your house then come
spend the night with you in the hospital
FRIENDS: have you on speed dial
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: have your number memorized
FRIENDS: Are for a while
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Are for life
FRIENDS: Might ignore this
SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will forward this to all their Southern Friends
Friends Are Quiet Angels for your special friends.
What's Your Hobby?
What's your hobby, passion or sport? Grab a cup of java and sit a spell as we bring you jokes, videos and great t-shirts and gifts for hobbyists and sports enthusiasts.
Gambling Dog
A man walks into a bar and notices a poker game at the far table. Upon taking a closer look he sees a dog sitting at the table. This piques his curiosity, so he walks closer and sees cards and chips in front of the dog.The next hand is dealt and cards are dealt to the dog just like everybody else. The dog acts in turn with all of the other players: calling, raising, discarding, and doing everything that the human players are doing.
Oddly, none of the other players seems to pay any mind to the fact that they are playing with a dog. They treat him just like any other player.
Finally, the man can no longer contain his curiosity, so between hands he says quietly to one of the human players, 'I can't believe that dog is playing poker! He must be the smartest dog in the world!'
The player smiles and says, 'He's not that smart. Every time he gets a good hand he wags his tail.'
Redneck Measuring Tape
Upon reaching 65, old Gary decided to retire.
After having him under foot for a few months, his wife became very agitated with him.
She suggested he goes and does something to occupy his time, like join a club or get a hobby. Old Gary obliged and went out for a couple of hours.
When he got home Pat asked about his day and he replied,"Oh, I just went down to the park and hung out with the guys. And oh yeah, I joined a parachute club."
"What? Are you nuts? You're 65 years old and you're going to start jumping out of airplanes again?"
"Yeah, look I even got a membership card."
"Old man!!!!!, you need glasses! This is a membership in a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club!"
"Oh, great! Now what am I going to do? I signed up for 5 jumps a week!"
Grab that fishing pole and head out to your favorite fishing hole with our fishing t-shirts and gifts!
Love sports? If your hobby is playing a sport or just attending your favorite sporting event, we've got some fantastically funny sport Stick People t-shirts and gifts you will love.
If your hobby is scrapbooking, here are some fantastic products to bring scrapbooking into your everyday life.
Hit the open road and feel the wind in hair and bugs in your teeth wearing one of our cool biker t-shirts!
Take a gamble and hit the casinos wearing a cool gambling t-shirt that will grab everyone's attention and get you many compliments.
Great Birthday Gifts
Celebrate that special birthday with some of the best birthday gifts on the net!
As small children, we looked forward to each birthday because every passing year meant that we got closer to the freedoms we wanted. Things like staying up later at night, picking out our own clothing to wear, and all kinds of decisions that empowered us to take more control over our life.
As teenagers, time didn't pass quickly enough to reach those milestone birthdays that gave us the freedom of driving a car, or legally be permitted to booze it up at the hottest hang-out in town.
As adults, we get pretty comfortable with the upcoming birthday until we approach the dreaded 30th birthday. From then on up through the aging process, we desperately look for the fountain of youth to buy back that youthful image of ourselves. We journey from lotions to injections and all the way to the surgeons knife in hopes of restoring the springtime of our life. Whew! Wears me out just thinking about it!
Now don't y'all fret about the aging process because ole' Sag is here to tell ya' that there's a lot of living left to do regardless of how old you are. The key is not a youthful face, but a youthful attitude. Check out some senior folks who know how to live life and greet each day with a youthful attitude in these videos.
Take everyday and enjoy it for all it's worth and celebrate each birthday with a youthful outlook on life!
Check out our great birthday gifts for young and old to commemorate that special birthday in grand style.
As small children, we looked forward to each birthday because every passing year meant that we got closer to the freedoms we wanted. Things like staying up later at night, picking out our own clothing to wear, and all kinds of decisions that empowered us to take more control over our life.
As teenagers, time didn't pass quickly enough to reach those milestone birthdays that gave us the freedom of driving a car, or legally be permitted to booze it up at the hottest hang-out in town.
As adults, we get pretty comfortable with the upcoming birthday until we approach the dreaded 30th birthday. From then on up through the aging process, we desperately look for the fountain of youth to buy back that youthful image of ourselves. We journey from lotions to injections and all the way to the surgeons knife in hopes of restoring the springtime of our life. Whew! Wears me out just thinking about it!
Now don't y'all fret about the aging process because ole' Sag is here to tell ya' that there's a lot of living left to do regardless of how old you are. The key is not a youthful face, but a youthful attitude. Check out some senior folks who know how to live life and greet each day with a youthful attitude in these videos.
Take everyday and enjoy it for all it's worth and celebrate each birthday with a youthful outlook on life!
Check out our great birthday gifts for young and old to commemorate that special birthday in grand style.
Zazzle Shop and Zazzle Affiliation Software
Need to create your own presence outside of CP or Zazzle? Then this is for you.
Domain Host d'Art will soon release their new software to help you create your own domain full of products in just a few easy steps.
The software allows you to affiliate both CP and Zazzle as well as host your own stores. No coding, no hosting on your side, No css or html. You just need to fill your store with your products and/or products to affiliate.
To sample the upcoming release, here's a short video where I find and affiliate a Zazzle product set in under 2 minutes (and then show you some functionality in the next 1/2 minute).
To sample the upcoming release, here's a short video where I find and affiliate a Zazzle product set in under 2 minutes (and then show you some functionality in the next 1/2 minute).
Zazzle Shop and Zazzle Affiliation Software
Check it out and you'll understand why so many are excited about the new release from Domain Host d'Art.
Domain Host d'Art will soon release their new software to help you create your own domain full of products in just a few easy steps.
The software allows you to affiliate both CP and Zazzle as well as host your own stores. No coding, no hosting on your side, No css or html. You just need to fill your store with your products and/or products to affiliate.
To sample the upcoming release, here's a short video where I find and affiliate a Zazzle product set in under 2 minutes (and then show you some functionality in the next 1/2 minute).
To sample the upcoming release, here's a short video where I find and affiliate a Zazzle product set in under 2 minutes (and then show you some functionality in the next 1/2 minute).
Zazzle Shop and Zazzle Affiliation Software
Check it out and you'll understand why so many are excited about the new release from Domain Host d'Art.
Father's Day Gifts For Him
Tell him how much you love him on Father's Day with our high quality Father's Day gifts for your Dad, Grandfather, Father-in-law, Stepfather and all those important men in your life. We offer a large assortment of gifts for him to choose from that includes t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, mugs, hats or caps and so much more!
Everyone Needs Skull Gear
Everywhere you look people are wearing clothing, jewelry and getting tattoos with the symbol of the skull. It seems as if the whole world is fascinated by the skull symbol.
The enigmatic image of the skull and crossbones is deeply entrenched in the minds of millions around the world as the symbol of piracy, death and even poison. It was an image that has kept cropping up in my researches, whether Masonic or Templar or even as the symbol that the Christian Jesuits found themselves being inaugurated on, and so I decided that I needed to look deeper into the mysterious rise of this peculiar image.
Whenever we see a pirate ship on television, cinema or in comic books we also see an extremely ancient symbol the skull and crossbones. This however, was not a symbol of death or indeed poison but instead it profoundly symbolized life in so many aspects.
Many researchers of Templar and Masonic history have pointed out the links between this symbol and the one used by the Knights Templar on their ships. If we take into account the fact that the Templars had the worlds biggest fleet in the 13th century, and that they were well known for acts that we would call today piracy then there is no wonder. The latter Knights of Malta were also well known for piracy and we find that these Maltese Knights were in fact the very same as the Templars having been formed or joined by the remnant of the dissolved Templars. These new Templars or Knights of Malta were accused on several occasions of piracy and henceforth we have tales of piracy on the high seas. There is a direct link therefore between the creation or use of the skull and crossbones by the Knights Templar and our modern day idea of it being a symbol of piracy.
But, I wondered, what explanation did the Knights Templar give for using the symbol? Where did they get it from? I found a strange tale that is told by most Templar researchers to link the symbol to them and this tale surprisingly involves the number 9, a mother earth image and a skull.
To read more about this fascinating topic, I encourage you to visit: Philip Gardiner, author of Gnosis: The Secret O Solomon's Temple Revealed, reveals what lies behind the mysterious symbol of the skull and crossbones.
Check our our skull t-shirts, skull skateboards, skull mugs, skull shoes, and skull hats to add a little skull and crossbones to your daily life and wardrobe.
The enigmatic image of the skull and crossbones is deeply entrenched in the minds of millions around the world as the symbol of piracy, death and even poison. It was an image that has kept cropping up in my researches, whether Masonic or Templar or even as the symbol that the Christian Jesuits found themselves being inaugurated on, and so I decided that I needed to look deeper into the mysterious rise of this peculiar image.
Whenever we see a pirate ship on television, cinema or in comic books we also see an extremely ancient symbol the skull and crossbones. This however, was not a symbol of death or indeed poison but instead it profoundly symbolized life in so many aspects.
Many researchers of Templar and Masonic history have pointed out the links between this symbol and the one used by the Knights Templar on their ships. If we take into account the fact that the Templars had the worlds biggest fleet in the 13th century, and that they were well known for acts that we would call today piracy then there is no wonder. The latter Knights of Malta were also well known for piracy and we find that these Maltese Knights were in fact the very same as the Templars having been formed or joined by the remnant of the dissolved Templars. These new Templars or Knights of Malta were accused on several occasions of piracy and henceforth we have tales of piracy on the high seas. There is a direct link therefore between the creation or use of the skull and crossbones by the Knights Templar and our modern day idea of it being a symbol of piracy.
But, I wondered, what explanation did the Knights Templar give for using the symbol? Where did they get it from? I found a strange tale that is told by most Templar researchers to link the symbol to them and this tale surprisingly involves the number 9, a mother earth image and a skull.
To read more about this fascinating topic, I encourage you to visit: Philip Gardiner, author of Gnosis: The Secret O Solomon's Temple Revealed, reveals what lies behind the mysterious symbol of the skull and crossbones.
Check our our skull t-shirts, skull skateboards, skull mugs, skull shoes, and skull hats to add a little skull and crossbones to your daily life and wardrobe.
Custom Designed Keds Shoes
In 1916, the Keds brand was introduced by the U.S. Rubber Company as the first national athletic and lifestyle footwear brand. At this time, the shoes were called sneakers, a term invented in late 1916 by Keds advertising agency because the rubber soles made the shoes quiet. Worn by fashion icons, leading actresses, Olympic soccer players and scores of National and International tennis champions, Keds has been a symbol of classic style and performance innovation throughout the 20th century.
Today, Keds has a myriad of fun, fresh styles from the classic champion sneaker and sportier sneakers, to ballet flats and wedges. The future for Keds will continue to bring fashionable styles that are stylish and sophisticated and that have innovative advancements in performance, materials and prints. Provided By Keds ShoesCheck out these colorful Custom Designed Keds Shoes for women and children, to find the perfect sneakers for you or a family member.
Father's Day Gifts
Honor that special man in your life on Father's Day with our Father's Day gifts and some great quotes about Fathers from famous people.
“My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.” ~ Sir Walter Scott
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.” ~ Charles Wadsworth
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” ~ Alexander the Great
“A man knows he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.” ~ Lenny Kravitz
"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." ~Clarence Budington Kelland
"Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name." ~William Wordsworth
"It is a wise father that knows his own child." ~ William Shakespeare
"A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again." ~Enid Bagnold
“My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I never did like to work, and I don't deny it. I'd rather read, tell stories, crack jokes, talk, laugh - anything but work.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
“How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.” ~ Sir Walter Scott
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.” ~ Charles Wadsworth
“I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.” ~ Alexander the Great
“A man knows he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.” ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.” ~ Lenny Kravitz
"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." ~Clarence Budington Kelland
"Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name." ~William Wordsworth
"It is a wise father that knows his own child." ~ William Shakespeare
"A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again." ~Enid Bagnold
Spring Flowers Have Sprung
Spring has sprung and it's time to add a little springtime beauty to your home with these delightful products from Chasing The Gnome. Add some floral beauty to any room with this Roses 2009 calendar featuring the delicate beauty of rose gardens.
Roses Calander © Amy Marie 2009 by chasingthegnome
Pink Rose by chasingthegnome
What Kind of Flowers Grow in the Spring?
Roses Calander © Amy Marie 2009 by chasingthegnome
Add that fresh springtime beauty to your kitchen and at mealtime with these lovely Flower Mugs featuring a gorgeous rose garden. You can choose from a variety of mug styles and travel cups to find the perfect mug for you or a friend.
Pink Rose by chasingthegnome
You will never have to run to the store to pick up a greeting card when you purchase these delightful floral greetings cards. They can be utilized as all occasion cards for any special event or occasion and add springtime beauty to all your greetings.
What Kind of Flowers Grow in the Spring?
By Candis Reade
Now is the time to determine what kind of flowers grow in the spring and to prepare your soil for them. Most spring bloomers are bulbs that need to be planted now in order to grow and by the time the snow melts we are more than ready to see their bright blossoms.Most early spring bloomers are bulb type plants. The larger bulbs like Daffodils and Lilies are fairly well known and are often given as gifts for Valentines Day or Easter. The Amaryllis, a common Easter gift is one example. But they are not the only example of what kinds of flowers grow in the spring.
The Crocus for example is a delicate little bloom that is first seen in late February or early March. Her tiny little flower peeks out of the snow in shades of purple and white to remind us that warm weather is on the way. She is the first recognized kind of flower that grows in the spring. She isnt the first bloomer though, that would be the Snow Drop with her white bloom as she bids farewell to winter. Neither of these flowers is large but planted in large groups will make a fine display as you pace to your window and back again waiting for springtime.
There are some perennials which will return year after year. The Peony and Rose for example are standards of many landscaping schemes, both for their cool weather blooms and brilliant shades of colors and the Cherry Blossom is a standard symbol of spring.
The tiny Anemone is another fine flower to consider when asking, What kind of flowers grow in the spring? Birds of Paradise are often thought to be spring bloomers but really, in colder climates they wont do well until the temperature is consistently over fifty degrees Fahrenheit. This is also true of most Orchids, so be careful of when you plant as well as what you plant.
Sweet Pea blooms with a lovely fragrance in late March to early April with Freesia and Dahlia keeping it company. Zinnia loves cool weather but has trouble with temperatures under fifty degrees.
There really aren't many early spring bloomers. The Crocus family and Snow Drop family are really about all there are. For post melt blooms, smaller bulbs tend to bloom earlier than large blooms, but don't last as long.
This list should help you determine what kind of flowers grow in spring and in what order to expect to see them.
• Crocus and Snow Drop (Late February to early March)
• Lilies, Daffodils, and Tulips (Early March to mid April)
• Cherry Blossom, Roses, Peonies, and Zinnias (Grow mid April to late May, may bloom later)
• Heather, Sweet Pea, and Anemone (Late April to Late May)
• Agapanthus, Birds of Paradise, Dahlia, Freesia, Hyacinth, and Orchid (Late May to early June)
Keep in mind the best guide for growing spring flowers in your area is your local garden supply center as they know the hardiness zones and blooming times better than anyone and will be able to answer best, What kind of flowers grow in the spring? for your lawn.
Candis Reade is an accomplished niche website developer and author.
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The best way to garden is to put on a wide-brimmed straw hat and some old clothes. And with a hoe in one hand and a colddrink in the other, tell somebody else where to dig.
- Texas Bix Bender, Don't Throw in the Trowel
My wife's a water sign. I'm an earth sign.
Together we make mud.
- Rodney Dangerfield
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.
- Doug Larson
This is SagArt signing off wishing you each time to smell the roses!
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.
- Doug Larson
This is SagArt signing off wishing you each time to smell the roses!
Frauds And Scams On The Internet
If you think the internet is a kinder gentler place than the real world you face every day, you’d be wrong. Never has using the Web been more treacherous. Everything from e-mail scams, phishing fraud, Trojan horses , identity thief and other nasty stuff are floating around cyberspace poised to make your life miserable.
Anyone in the privacy of his or her own home can create a very persuasive vehicle for fraud over the Internet. Fraudsters do not require the capital to send out mailers, hire people to respond to them, finance and operate toll-free numbers.
The crimes that are booming in cyberspace as listed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) include, securities and commodities fraud, money laundering, telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, insurance fraud and financial institution fraud.
Among the 10 top forms of Internet frauds reported in the US were online auctions, work-at-home schemes, advance fee loads, adult services, travel/vacations, general merchandise sales promised by various Internet companies. An average of 890 complaints of fraud per month were logged by the National Consumer League's, Internet Fraud Watch (IFW) during 1999.
The fraud committed over the Internet is similar to the white collar crimes, but the crucial difference is that the perpetrator can `virtually' vanish, leaving the consumers wondering who or where to turn to for help, according to a US-based expert.
The US has initiated several steps, including the creation of the Internet Fraud Complaint Centre (IFCC). The FBI, the Department of Justice and the National White Collar Centre are part of the facility, which allows victims around the country to report incidents of fraud online.
The following contains some valuable information and links to report fraud on the internet and we hope you will take the time to browse this information so that you are better prepared to protect yourself on the internet.
Following Information Provided By: Best Resource Site on Frauds & Scams On The Internet
[ Note: include with your complaint a copy of the e-mail or posting with full headers ]
Anyone in the privacy of his or her own home can create a very persuasive vehicle for fraud over the Internet. Fraudsters do not require the capital to send out mailers, hire people to respond to them, finance and operate toll-free numbers.
The crimes that are booming in cyberspace as listed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) include, securities and commodities fraud, money laundering, telemarketing fraud, bankruptcy fraud, insurance fraud and financial institution fraud.
Among the 10 top forms of Internet frauds reported in the US were online auctions, work-at-home schemes, advance fee loads, adult services, travel/vacations, general merchandise sales promised by various Internet companies. An average of 890 complaints of fraud per month were logged by the National Consumer League's, Internet Fraud Watch (IFW) during 1999.
The fraud committed over the Internet is similar to the white collar crimes, but the crucial difference is that the perpetrator can `virtually' vanish, leaving the consumers wondering who or where to turn to for help, according to a US-based expert.
The US has initiated several steps, including the creation of the Internet Fraud Complaint Centre (IFCC). The FBI, the Department of Justice and the National White Collar Centre are part of the facility, which allows victims around the country to report incidents of fraud online.
The following contains some valuable information and links to report fraud on the internet and we hope you will take the time to browse this information so that you are better prepared to protect yourself on the internet.
Following Information Provided By: Best Resource Site on Frauds & Scams On The Internet
Spam: Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams on the Internet
Mail Complaints to the Relevant Authority to these E-mail Addresses or Forms
[ Note: include with your complaint a copy of the e-mail or posting with full headers ]
- Spam Cop - A very quick and easy way to complain to a spammer's service provider
- Chain letters - United States Postal Inspection Service Office Locator
- Consumer Fraud - US Federal Government
- Federal Trade Commission Fraud and Spam Complaint Form
- File a complaint with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) - FBI
- Forward Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (spam) to the Federal Trade Commission here
- FlimFlam.com
- Deceptive or fraudulent marketing schemes may be submitted to FlimFlam dot Com - FTC Consumer Protection Complaint Form
- report fraud to more than 240 law enforcement agencies using one simple form - FTC Identity Theft Complaint Form
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Affiliated with the FBI, U.S. Customs, U.S.P.S (Funded by U.S. Gov.)
- Internet Fraud Watch E-Mail (NFIC)
- Investment Fraud & Stock Offers - Securities and Exchange Commission
- MLM stuff - Phone Card Distributorships, Etc. - Federal Trade Commission
- National Consumer Complaint Center (The)
- National Fraud Information Center - Online Incident Report Form
- Piracy of Software
- Business Software Alliance - Anit-Piracy Information (No Piracy) - Complaint Form
- Pirated Software Online Report Form - Software Publishers Association
- Solicitations & Offers of Pirated Software - Software Publishers Association
- Business Software Alliance - Anit-Piracy Information (No Piracy) - Complaint Form
- Scam Spam Reporting Page - Report Fraud to the Junkmail.org
- Spam
- Send SPAM Complaints to The Federal Trade Commission
- Support Anti-Spam Legislation by writing to U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli
- Support Anti-Spam Legislation by writing to U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski
- Send SPAM Complaints to The Federal Trade Commission
- To report MMF senders as possible tax cheats - Internal Revenue Service
- Webguardian - For complaints about any internet commercial transaction
Where to Complain about any Company about Anything
- Better Business Bureau - How to File a Complaint Online
- webBbox - Bad, Better & Best Businesses Bulletin Board
- Complainusa.com - Share your complaints with the world
All About Frauds and Scams on the Internet
- Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) - Federal Bureaus of Investigation & National White Collar Crime Center
- Affinity Fraud: Beware of Swindlers Who Claim Loyalty to Your Group
- Better Business Bureau Central Web Server for U.S. and Canada
- Chain Letters - United States Postal Inspection Service
- Competition Act - Pyramid Selling and Multi-Level Marketing Schemes (Canada)
- Consumer Fraud Alert Network - Professional Con Man / Scam Artist Alert
- CyberCop - Keeping Cyberspace safe for consumers
- CyberTipline for complaints about the sexual exploitation of children
- Exploited Child Unit
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI's National Computer Crime Squad (NCCS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI Field Offices - FBI FAQ - Fraud & Obscenity
- FTC Names Its Dirty Dozen:12 Scams Most Likely to Arrive Via Bulk Email
- Fifteen Ways to Spot internet Scams
- Internet ScamBusters - Publication On Internet Fraud
- Home Business Scam Alert Network
- Internet Advocacy Center - California Alliance For Consumer Protection
- Internet Fraud Watch - National Fraud Info. Center - National Consumer League
- "Make Money Fast"--Start a multi-level marketing scam
- MLM Alerts: On the Net
- Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) - An intrinsically flawed system of marketing
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- National Consumers League
- Pyramid Schemes, Chain Letters and Ponzi Schemes
- SCAMS: On the Net
- Spam: How to Stop it - Actions you can take to reduce your spam intake
- Sweepstakes, Lottery, & Chain Letter Fraud - United States Postal Inspection Service
- Top Ten Subjects of Reports to Internet Fraud Watch 1997
- Traps and Scams - Financial Traps & Scams
- Webguardian Internet Watchdog Website - Internet Commerce Problems
- What's Wrong with Multi-Level Marketing?
- Where to Complain About Frauds & Scams on the Internet
Spam: How to Fight it - Elsop's Anti-Spam Page
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