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Article No. 1
Article Name: How to sell products online?
Copy Right: Nowshade Kabir, Rusbiz.com
Article No. 2
Article Name: How to get freedom from daily commute?
Copy Right: 2002-2003 by Arakkal M Sebastian
Article No. 3
Article Name: The Electric Current
Copy Right: 2003 by Robert Elias Najemy
Article No. 4
Article Name: The successful man who committed suicide 
Copy Right: 2003 by  Joan Marques.
Article No. 5
Article Name: Usage of search engines and directories
Copy Right: 2003 by Arakkal M Sebastian

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Article No. 6
Article Name: Stress Release Via Personal Care 
Copy Right: (By Phil Beckett) © Physique Concepts Inc.
Article No. 7
Article Name: True Romance for Couples with Kids: 10 ideas
Copy Right: 2003 Susie Cortright
Article No. 8
Article Name: Confessions Of A Dumb Monkey 
Copy Right: 2003 John Colanzi
Article No. 9
Article Name:  What to sell on the Internet?
Copy Right: By Nowshade Kabir, Rusbiz.com
Article No. 1(How to sell your products online? )| Up |

How to sell your products online?

By Nowshade Kabir, Rusbiz.com

E-commerce is gaining pace! Research firm eMarketer predicts that 2003 will see online sales reaching US $58.2 billion excluding travel. According to Forrester Research, another reputable research company, business to consumer e-commerce will hit US $230 billion by the year 2008. While offline retail sales are staggering and will continue to do so in near term, online retail sales will show a hefty 19 percent consecutive year over year growth! And by the same year, two third of all US households will buy some kind of products and services online. In 2003 alone 97 million consumers will make some kind of purchases through the Internet.

If you are selling products and services offline, you should seriously consider hopping on to the e-commerce bandwagon, or risk loosing significant portion of your business to your more proactive competitors! Is it difficult to start selling products or services online?

May be, in the beginning of Internet era, this was a daunting task, but today, with proper planning it is fairly easy.

- Choose the products or services that are viable to sell over the Internet

- Build an online presence

- Create an online product catalog

- Choose payment methods

- Promote

Select products or services to sell

Although, some products are easier to sell online, contrary to popular believe, most of the products and services are, actually, marketable on the Internet. At present, books, electronics, information and travel related products are selling better online.

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But, that does not mean that there is no room for other products or services. As a matter of fact, you can sell just about anything over the Internet! It depends more on the market segment you choose, and how good you are in marketing. As you know, traditional items that you can get in nearest grocery store were not doing very well on the Internet. However, that is going to change very soon! According to Forrester Research many of today's slow categories are poised to significant growth as oppose to early online sales leaders like travel and electronics, which will experience market maturity and slower growth. Prediction is:

Food and beverage category will grow at a rate of 49 percent, reaching $18.2 billion by 2007. The home products category will grow by 42 percent over five years, from $7.3 billion in 2002 to $42.0 billion in 2007. Flowers, cards, and gifts will grow by 41 percent, from $951 million in 2002 to $5.3 billion in 2007.

That's not all! By the year 2008, today's best selling product: books will have a mere 3 percent share of total business to consumer online sales. So, if your products and services can generate offline sales there should not be any problem in selling these items online.

Build online presence

You can choose to build an e-commerce website either yourself by hiring required experts, i.e. web programmers or by appointing a website developing company to do the job for you. In both of the cases, you have to be prepared to spend a significant amount of money. E-commerce site is a very broad terminology! Depending on you demand, it can cost you from a modest US $800 to any where over a million US dollar!

That's not all! You have to be prepared to spare considerable time on it, as well. Writing the technical scope, choosing the appropriate design for your site and creating proper content for your site will take a lot of your time. And there is no guarantee that you will do everything right!

That's why, if you are new to e-commerce and do not want to spend a fortune in your first endeavor, you should think about making your online presence by choosing one of the available, on the Internet, Web Store services. There are enormous advantages of using these services:

- You can build one for a fraction of the cost, needed to create an e-commerce website.

- You can choose the design of your web store from numerous available templates.

- Simple editor allows you creating your web store all by yourself.

- You can be up and running within days.

- You can choose a merchant account from the one offered by the service provider.

There are many Web Store service providers on the Internet like Yahoo! Store, Bigstep, Rusbiz, etc. Compare and choose the one, which best suits your requirement. As an added advantage, some of the Web Store service providers will integrate your store with a shopping mall or e-marketplace free of charge. This will instantly expose your web store to a large targeted prospective customer audience.

Create an online catalog If you sell only one or couple of products and do not add products or services often, you don't require an online catalog. However, if you have a product line of over 10 products and you constantly add or change products, you should consider a web store with the facility of an online product catalog. This feature of a web store service allows rapid developing and maintaining of you electronic catalog without spending large sums on creating one by yourself.

Look for a web store service provider who offers wizard or form base product adding method to the electronic catalog and use some kind of standard product classification codes.

At later stage, if you choose to sell products through e-marketplaces, this will allow you to integrate your products to e-marketplaces and make sales offers with ease.

Choose a payment method If you are planning to sell ebooks, reports, whitepapers etc. I would suggest you to consider using clickbank's marketplace.

That way, you don't have to worry about getting a credit card merchant account.

Around 90 percent of all sales transaction occur online are by credit card payments. To accept credit card payment over the Internet, you must first have a merchant account. A merchant account allows a vendor to process credit card transactions. If you built a web store online with one of the web store service providers, you will see that they offer gateways to one or several merchant account providers and have partnership with them. In general, you get a better deal with them. However, as charges vary significantly from one merchant account provider to another, make sure you shop around before committing yourself to one.

Promote you site

To sell your products through your site, you must draw traffic. There are number of ways of promoting your site on the Internet. This includes:

- Search engine submissions

- Adding your site to different online directories

- Opt-in email campaign

- Link exchange

- Banner and link ads

In you effort to promote your site, you should combine as many offline and online promotional methods you can come up with. The more traffic you can generate the better chance you have of selling more products from your Web Store.

About the author

Nowshade Kabir is the founder, primary developer and present CEO of Rusbiz.com. He has Ph. D. degree in Information Technology. Dr. Kabir has over 12 years of experience in International Trade and has worked as an advisor to several government projects. You can contact him at mailto:[email protected],  http://ezine.rusbiz.com, http://www.rusbiz.com

Article No. 2 (How to get freedom from daily commute?)| Up |
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How to get freedom from daily commute?

Copyright © 2002-2003 Arakkal.M. Sebastian

Have you ever wondered why so many people are getting rich and some are still poor? The reason behind it is the way of earning money. Just think about our daily life in order to get rich or at least feed our children or whole family. We have to go for duty may be the working hours will be starting from morning 06.00 AM . Your Boss will be high stiff , Some times your work load will be high and getting high tension and gives more stress after your working hours. Finally, your income will be very few of amount hardly manage your family. There will be no any balance. You can't spend more time with your family.

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Let us try how we can recover all these nasty things and achieve financial freedom. Here it is.. The first thing is you have to turn your mind to become your own Boss by yourself. How is it possible ? The rich of the world have known for many decades that if you want financial freedom, you must tap into: 1.RESIDUAL INCOME , 2. LEVERAGED INCOME. Residual Income is income that keeps coming in month after month, year after year, from work you do just ONCE. It's like a royalty. An example would be writing a book or recording a song and getting paid forever on it. Wouldn't it be absolutely awesome to have that ?! 

Leveraged Income is earning money through other people's efforts. There are only 24 hours in a day. Hence, there's only so much you can earn through your own efforts. So I want to tell you only one thing that try to become your own boss. **The End of the Article**

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Article No. 3   (The Electric Current)                                       | Up |
From the book "Contemporary Parables" by Robert Elias Najemy

The relationship of the electrical current to the various machines through which it expresses itself is a good example for understanding the relationship between the spirit, the body and the mind.

The electric current is the spirit, or more accurately, the universal spirit, since it is the same current which flows through all the different appliances, bringing them to life. It is the same current which flows through the light bulb, the cassette player, the air conditioner, the heater, the stove, the radio, the stereo, the television, the fan, the electric vacuum cleaner, the computer, etc. (The list is extremely large and ever expanding). All these different manifestations, functions and types and qualities of machines are brought to life by the one and same electric current. In the same way, all the beings we see on the earth such as humans, animals, fish, plants and insects, even microbes are expressions of the one universal spirit.

Although all machines will eventually deteriorate, falter, and break down, the electrical current will remain unaffected. The same is true of the decay or death of any of the trillions of bodies, through which the universal spirit is expressing itself. Although bodies are born and die, the spirit is unaffected. Although some machines may have various functions, or different qualities, the current which is flowing through them is the same in quality. One light bulb may project more light than another, but the limitation is in the bulb, not the current. Thus, although people and animals have different functions and differing qualities of bodies and minds, the spirit, which is flowing through them all, is the same. The limitations are found in the vehicles of expression of the spirit (the body and the mind).

The machines are temporary manifestations, through which the eternally existing current flows expressing itself as heat, sound, cold, motion, light etc. The temporary reality is the machine. The lasting reality is the current. In the same way, our bodies and personalities are temporary vehicles of the expression of the universal spirit. The spirit is eternal.

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The purpose of life is to realize that we are not these machines, these bodies and personalities, but rather, we are the current itself, the one universal spirit, which is omnipresent and eternal. We also need to realize that we are all equal; that we are all one and the same being expressing itself in various ways. That is the basis of love and unity. The other purpose of life is to express that beauty, peace and creative power that lies within us through the temporary body and mind in the form of thoughts, words and actions which benefit and beautify the world around us. ***End of the Article***

Robert Elias Najemy, a life coach with 30 years of experience, has created a Life Coach Training Course over the Internet. Info at: http://www.HolisticHarmony.com He is the author of over 20 books, 600 articles and 400 lecture cassettes on Human Harmony. Contact email: [email protected]

Article No. 4   (The successful man who committed suicide.)           | Up |
The successful man who committed suicide.  by  Joan Marques.

James seemed to have it all. There were three classy cars in the driveway of his mansion, which was located in the better side of town. His children were all in college, delivering great results. His wife was a beauty, complimented for her looks wherever the couple showed up. His business in computer software programming was running like a train, and his employees adored him. He had an open door policy and made sure to involve all stakeholders of his organization in every important change he was planning to apply.

James was a model-person: your stereotypical success personification. Yet, on a cold November night, the police stopped at the family front door and brought his wife and the kids that were home at that moment the sad news of James’ death. He had shot himself through the head. It was obviously suicide. The handwritten note in his pocket explained everything. James was tired of it: He stepped out. No one in his neighborhood, the clubs that he frequented, or his office, understood the reasons behind James’ act. This man had been the epitome of success. What had gotten into him? Did he suddenly lose his mind? For as far as the investigation went, James’ records were flawless: no debts, no addictions, no relations with the underworld, and no signs of insanity, not even troubles at home. Everybody was shocked. And confused.

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Of course they were confused! Here was a symbol of the dream they all had. And he pulled the plug on himself. He didn’t want to live the dream anymore. So what were they supposed to think now? Here’s what really happened to James: he had been pretty successful all his life, according to society’s standards. He earned his MBA at a reasonably young age, and started his own business. Because of his understanding character he managed to attract quality people who believed in what they were doing. So business boomed. And James’ life soon lost its challenge. Everything was running so well, that James gradually started to feel redundant. His children didn’t need him anymore, his wife was having a good time with her friends and social activities, and his business was flourishing, whether he was there or not.

He started to get tired of the same faces at the same places all the time. He was surrounded by many people, yet lonely. He started wondering if he wouldn’t have been better of to continue struggling, being happy with every little victory booked, instead of having everything come his way as if it was meant to be. He also started to understand that dreams should not be realized too fast, because that could leave you with nothing left to dream. And for James that was exactly the case: he had nothing left to dream. Every possible road in his life was paved to a sickening level. He felt as if his purpose was fulfilled, and that his journey might as well be over.

James’ story indicates that success- like failure- is just an opinion. Society has created a number of criteria for success, which are chased by many of its members. People are constantly trying to find ways to achieve higher living standards: they go back to school in order to earn a degree, they become members of upscale clubs to become buddies with important people, and they buy expensive cars and homes to show others that they are doing well. And a relatively small number really reaches the point where all dreams are realized. But after having read James’ story, that may not be considered so unfortunate anymore, don’t you think? Success is an opinion. Everybody thought that James was successful, but he didn’t. He was unhappy enough to choose to exit. That may indicate that he was not as successful in his own perception as everybody else thought. For what, really, is success? Is it all that James personified and left behind, or is it the establishment of a lifestyle one feels pleased with for a long time, whatever that lifestyle may be? And doesn’t that mean, then, that some people are successful even if they deliberately choose for a low stress job with low pay, but much contentment, even if they could do differently? Can we ever reach a unique conclusion as to what success really consists of?

Someone recently told me that you can only judge whether someone has been successful after his or her death. I don’t agree. I think that even at that point we cannot reach a unique conclusion, as some people may consider the studied person successful, while others will disagree, based on their personal criteria. In conclusion, success is something we all can attain, as long as we care enough to consider what our personal definition of success is. So, maybe it’ s time for you to wonder if, as a matter of fact, you are not successful now, even if no one else agrees? After all, "what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and, in the end, lose his soul?" That’s not success either! ***The End of the Article***

Burbank, California; January 31, 2003; Joan Marques, MBA, Doctoral Student (URL: http://www.joanmarques.com ) contact e-mail: [email protected]

Article No. 5   (Usage of Search engines and directories )           | Up |

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Usage of Search engines and directories :     copyright 2003 Arakkal M Sebastian

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Searching Search.Com "Why should I do this ?

If you don't know which search engine or directory to use, you might want to check out Search.com. This site, run by c/net, is essentially a "directory of directories," or what techs call a "metasearch" site. Use Search.com to look for the best search engine for your needs. It lists dozens of smaller, more topic- specific search engines and directories in addition to the normal large search sites.

Searching Yahoo! "Why should I do this?

The most popular search site on the Web has a funny name with an exclamation point at the end: Yahoo! Is not a search engine it's a directory of Web sites. Yahoo! Hand-picks sites for its directory, organizes the sites by category, gives you the option of searching its directory for the sites you need.

Searching Lycos "Why should I do this?

Where Yahoo! is not a search engine (it's a directory), Lycos most definitely is a search engine. Lycos uses a special software program called a spider to roam the Web and catalog new pages and sites as they are created. The downside of Lycos (and other search engines) is that the sites listed are not qualified or organized in any way. The upside, of course, is that Lycos lists a lot more sites that does Yahoo! or any directory. 

Searching Infoseek "Why should I go this?

Like Yahoo!, Infoseek is a directory with Web sites that have been hand-picked for the listing. Unlike Yahoo!, Infoseek also includes a search engine, called Ultraseek, as part of its site. This means you get the best of both worlds - the handpicked listings in the Infoseek directory and a much larger universe of sites with the Ultraseek search engine.

Searching AltaVista "Why should I do this?

Alta Vista is the most popular search engine for the Web. Developed by the engineers at Digital Equipment Corporation, AltaVista is powered by numerous powerful DEC computers, which gives it a speed and breadth beyond its competitors. The downside of AltaVista is that sometimes returns too may results; you often have to click through several pages of results to find the right one. But you will get more results with AltaVista than with other engines; it's a definite ase of quantity over quality.

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Web Sites for News and Information

With the World Wide Web, you can get just about the news you want: current news eadlines, in-depth topic analyses, specialized industry and company news, even news customized for your city or town. In fact, almost every major newspaper, agazine and televisionnews organization has a site on the Web, many of which offer more current news than you'll find in their other-media versions. Information comin various formon the Web. Some sites just repackage their rint news. Other sites offer a shorter, digest-like version of breaking stories. Still other sites offer more in-depth information online than they do in print. he one thing that I like about getting any news online is that it's always up-to-date. Most news-based Web sites update their information constantly, so you can find out what's happening pretty much as it happens. There's no waiting around for the nightly news report, the morning newspaper, or the weekly newsmagazine.

A few of the sites (including CNN ) let you create a "ticker" directly on you Windows 95 desktop. By clicking a button at these sites, you'll create a special window or icon that scrolls the latest news, scores, or stock reports automatically. (Note that these "tickers" are only updated while you're connected to the Web; when you break your connection, they can't update their information.)

Visiting CNN Online for Current News "Why would I do this?"

CNN is the main source for news on cable and satellite systems. It goes to figure that CNN would also be a powerful force in the online world - in fact, it's one of the best news sources on the Web. In addition, CNN also runs some related sites with more specialized information, such as CNNfn for financial news.

Visiting CNNfn for Financial News "Why would I do this?"

CNNfn is CNN's cable cousin, specializing in financial news and information. Just as CNN online is the premiere Web site for general news, CNNfn is the premiere Web site for financial news. Look here for all your market information, including in-depth financial reporting, personal finance news, research information, and current stock quotes .

Things to do on the Web

Making Travel Plans. There are literally hundreds of different Web sites offering travel-related information; many of these sites also let you book your own flight and hotel reservations. It's really convenient to book your travel online. You can find out what's available and for what cost, and then confirm everything right from home. Many sites (such as MapQuest.com) also let you create a map of your destination. 

Shopping. The number of stores operating on the Internet has now reached tens of thousands. Virtually every big retailer and many small retailers offer the capability to shop and purchase merchandise right from your Web browser. The Internet Mall site collects the Web addresses of more than 22,000 online merchants. Once you enter an online merchant's site, it's just like shopping from a catalog - except it's interactive! (Just make sure you have your credit card handy when you start your online shopping spree)

Making Travel Plans on the Web. "Why would I do this?"

Web-based travel sites are good substitutes for travel agents. From the comfort of your own keyboard, you can check flight and hotel availability and even book your own reservations. TravelWeb is an all-in-one Web site that makes booking your reservations as easy as a few mouse clicks!

Shopping on the Web "Why should I do this?"

While web browsing will probably never replace mall browsing, it's quite convenient to shop for and order merchandise right from your computer keyboard. In fact, shopping via the Internet is a lot like shopping from a direct mail catalog; the only difference is, you don't have to bother making a phone call and dealing with an operator! With so many merchants opening up online storefronts, you want to start at a site that lists just about every store available online. That site is called the Internet Mall. For an example, Just visit one of the online sales website which I involved at http://www.quickinfo247.com/8295608.922/iahbe This site sales necessary tools and services to success your home business on the internet.

Article No. 6   (Stress Release Via Personal Care)                        | Up |
Stress Release Via Personal Care (By Phil Beckett)

Copyright © Physique Concepts Inc.

If you notice a greater deal of stress at home or work, or any other place for that matter, try to learn helpful ways to talk about conflicts and reduce the stress. Take notice of your everyday actions and activities to see what, if anything you can modify in order to make your life simpler and relieve your feelings of stress. Simple things like avoiding high traffic areas and times of the day, assigning certain household chores and other responsibilities to other members of your family, carpooling your kids to school and other activities, with their friends parents, etc. can have a very positive affect on relieving chronic stress and making your life easier over-all. You will notice that some of the situations that cause stress will turn out to be beyond your control; stress is just a side effect of it. If both your family and friends support you (which they should), it will make it much easier to handle. Try to spend more time around people who make you feel better about yourself.

And just as important, avoid those people who time and again leave you feeling distressed, worn out or drained. Find some time every day to relax. You'll be able to recover from the stress of the day. In addition, there are certain relaxation methods that can help you relieve the effects of stress:

Meditation, tightening and loosening each muscle group in your body one after another; Closing your eyes and visualizing a soothing scene, and listening to peaceful music; Sit quietly and breath slowly and uniformly. Close your eyes and inhale and exhale slowly through your nose. Pause for 2 seconds after you exhale and repeat until you feel the stress has lessened;

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Here are just some ways exercise helps with stress: Exercise may help to cause positive changes in the brain by releasing serotonin contributing to feeling relaxed and satisfied and increase alpha-wave activity in the brain producing a calming effect; Exercise can help to get your mind off negative, stressful thoughts. Most forms of physical activity and exercise in general require good concentration helping respect. Exercising at a gym, at home or doing activities outside will present an opportunity to work out any negative feelings that cause you stress or simply clear your mind and think about nothing at all; Working out with someone helps to provide you with the pleasure of companionship and prevents you from feeling lonely. Exercise helps you feel vigilant and invigorated helping to dramatically reduce your feelings of stress; Exercise is a stress relief. It can help to ease nagging muscle and emotional tension and helps you to have a deeper and more relaxing sleep. The connection between stress & nutrition;

One of the many roles nutrition has in helping you combat stress rests primarily on it's ability to bolster your immune system and replace those nutrients that your body uses in greater amounts during negative situations. Women who suffer constantly are commonly deficient in magnesium. This deficiency can result in anxiety, fear and in extreme cases hallucinations. The thymus gland needs an anti stress vitamin called pantothenic acid. Women need other B vitamins for proper functioning of the nervous system.

A woman's need for vitamin C increases dramatically under stress. You should be taking a minimum of 500 mg of time released vitamin C per day. If you're under a tremendous amount of stress you will need much more than this each day. Zinc will protect your cells from free radical damage. In order to ensure that your receiving all of the vitamins and minerals that you need each day you must take a high- quality multivitamin supplement; this isn't an option! You must also ensure that you are eating a well balanced diet consisting of an ample amount of protein carbohydrates with some fats. Also, you must ensure that your body is being fed consistently. This means you must eat 4 to 6 small well- balanced meals each day. Sugar and other starches can create an even bigger drain on your body's levels of vitamin C and the B vitamins.

You should try to eliminate or restrict your consumption of these substances. Make a concerted effort to take good care of yourself, get enough sleep and try to make sure that your diet is balanced and consists of a variety of nutritious foods. The more you can recognize the cause of your stress and make modifications to eliminate or reduce stress, the better you'll begin to feel. ***The End of the Article***

You really can eliminate your stress problem immediately, and forever! Phil Beckett is the author of The New Women's Guide To Successful Weight Loss & Fitness. He's helped thousands of women with their weight loss & fitness goals over the past 14 years. Visit http://www.womens-health-fitness.com to contact Phil

 

Article No. 7   (True Romance for Couples with Kids: 10 ideas)         | Up |
True Romance for Couples with Kids: 10 ideas. By Susie Cortright

In my marriage, some of the most memorable evenings have also been the least expensive. Sure, I have enjoyed the bouquets and the boxes of chocolate, but it is the folk music in the ski lodge, the sips of Chardonnay on our summer porch swing, and the nights spent reading in bed, side by side, that really stand out. Anyone can splurge on a formal dinner or a pricey bottle of perfume, but it takes creativity, forethought, and time to be truly romantic. The key lies in personalizing your celebration. Here are ten ideas to fuel your own creativity:

1. Empty a box of chocolate (either into your mouth or onto a plate...) Then cut out 50 to 100 hearts from lace doilies, construction paper, or fabric. On each cutout, record something about him that you love. Be specific, "The way you smell when you come to bed at night," "The way you take care of me when I’m sick," or simply "Your recipe for pancakes." Another variation: Write down 100 cherished memories of your life together. Fold the cutouts, place them in the chocolate box, and top with a red satin bow. The time you spend coming up with these ideas will contribute to your own romantic mood, and what he thinks is a plain box of chocolates will be a gift he’ll keep close to his heart forever. And you can add to the box each year.

2. Build a romantic fire. Before the kids go to bed, have fun roasting marshmallows. After their lights are out, host your own indoor picnic, complete with a bottle of wine and chocolate-covered strawberries.

3. Recreate your first date together. What were you wearing? Where did you go? Do you remember what you talked about? Spend the evening reminiscing and reflecting on how far you’ve come as a couple.

4. Spoon all night.

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5. Choose a book in which you are both interested, fiction or nonfiction. Read a new chapter each night before bed. This cozy tradition will allow you to spend some quality time together and often makes for thought-provoking breakfast conversations.

6. Make a tape of the songs special to your relationship. Include "your song," songs from your wedding, songs from favorite movies. Add a personal voice dedication and leave it in his briefcase, Walkman, or car stereo.

7. Turn off the TV.

8. Kidnap your husband. Arrange for a babysitter for a few hour--or a few days. A friend of mine had a lot of success with this one. She knew her husband had always wanted to get married in Vegas, but he had agreed to a large, formal ceremony hosted by her family. So, after they had been married 10 years, she surprised him at work with a packed suitcase. They caught an evening flight and renewed their vows before an Elvis impersonator in a Vegas chapel. Years later, they’re still talking about it.

9. This one requires a babysitter, too. Next time you’re visiting your parents or in-laws, leave the kids with their grandparents and travel to another town, where no one will recognize you. Check into a hotel or B&B. Dress like another woman. Act like another woman. It’s fun to slip into another persona from time to time.

10. Have a scavenger hunt. Write a few poems, wrap candy kisses inside, and hide them around the house. Each poem should be a clue to finding the next one. Make sure the final clue lands your man someplace you want to end up for the entire evening. A romance package, including a bottle of champagne and new lingerie, is a nice touch. Create a memory this Valentine's Day, not with your pocketbook but with your imagination.

Susie Michelle Cortright is the author of More Energy for Moms and Rekindling Your Romance After Kids, as well as the Soul Snacks booklet series, featuring creative ways to nurture yourself and your family in 15 minutes or less. Each of these publications is available through Momscape.com, a website devoted to helping women celebrate and embrace their diverse roles: http://www.momscape.com

Article No. 8   (Confessions Of A Dumb Monkey)                               | Up |
Confessions Of A Dumb Monkey ---- by John Colanzi

Sometimes I'm so dumb it amazes me. I know that I should never fall in love with a program and I should never get complacent with how I market. I guess that makes me a dumb monkey. So what do I mean by that? There are some countries where monkeys are a delicacy. More specifically their brains. One of the methods they use to capture the monkeys is to take a large jar and place a nut or fruit in the bottom. Anything that the monkey likes to eat. The top of the jar is just big enough for the monkeys open hand to reach in and just heavy enough that the monkey can't run with it. When the monkey reaches in and grabs his little goody, he finds he can't get his hand out. No matter how hard he struggles, he can't pull his hand out. Now this dumb monkey doesn't realize, that if he let go of the prize he's clutching in his hand, he could easily get his hand back out. The same thing happens to online marketers. They find a product or service and fall in love with it. They promote it to the high heavens. But no matter how much they promote, they can't seem to make a sale. Just like that monkey that won't drop the nut, they just keep pouring good money after bad and refuse to let go. The same thing happens with their marketing methods. They fall into the trap of using an advertising technique or marketing method that doesn't bring any results. It doesn't matter how bad the results are they just keep throwing more money into the pot, hoping this time it will work.

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Man alive, they've become just as trapped as that little monkey. They don't know when to let go. They've fallen in love and keep spending money like a drunken sailor on shore leave. Do yourself a favor, don't be a dumb monkey. If a marketing method isn't working, let it go and find something that does. If a product or service doesn't sell, let it go and find something that will. Smart investors know that secret. Many times the only difference between a successful investor and a losing investor is, the successful investor knows when to cut his losses. Your business can be the best investment you ever make, but like any investment, you have to know when to pyramid your profits and even more importantly when to cut your losses. Learn that lesson and you're on your way to success. ***The End of the Article***

John publishes the "Street Smart Marketing" newsletter. To subscribe mailto:[email protected] John wants to show you how he's helping ordinary people acheive extraordinary incomes. Get you fr^^ report at: at: http://www.internet-profits4u.com/simple.html

Article No. 9   (What to sell on the Internet?                                    | Up |
What to sell on the Internet?

By Nowshade Kabir, Rusbiz.com

The phenomenal growth of ecommerce lures more and more people to dream about starting an online business. The question that bothers many and restrains them from realizing their dream is

what to sell on the Internet.

If you have spent sometime on the Internet trying to figure out what product or service you should choose to sell online, you must have noticed that people are selling every conceivable product and service over the Internet. Contrary to popular belief, even big ticket items are also selling on the Internet very well. But, nevertheless, it is not very easy for a newbie to find a product rather quickly and start marketing online.

If you are having difficulty in finding a good tangible product to market on the Internet or afraid to manage all the hassles of shipping and handling you may seriously consider selling information online. According to data, most people browse through the Internet in search of some sorts of information that they require. Survey conducted by Neilsen Media Research shows that Books and Information Category tops the highest selling product and service on the Internet with a significant margin in comparison to other categories. This makes information a natural product for sale on the Internet. Information sells online in the formats of e-books, articles, reports, data, whitepapers etc. If you have expertise in any specific field, you may consider selling your ideas in one of the mentioned format.

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Check out Clickbank's marketplace to get a good idea what people are selling. You will be truly amazed by the scope of ideas! Although, information is the most sought after product on the Internet; that does not mean it is an easy-to-sell product. For one thing – there are tons of free information available on the Internet, and the second is people on the Internet are not very willing to pay for information. This is the reason why you have to be very careful in choosing the right product to market online.

People will buy your information product, if it is:

- A particular knowledge that they crave

- It makes their life easier, i.e. saves time

- It teaches them some subject that they would like to learn.

Which are the products that fall in these categories?

 Expert advises, tips and ideas in a niche field:

Body building tips, dieting secrets, dating ideas, stock trading secrets, Internet marketing ideas are examples of this category.

Trend forecasts:

Businesses spend fortunes to have a better understanding of specific trends. If you have enough expertise to predict a trend of a specific field, i.e. high technology, stock market, Internet, etc., you may have a comfortable living by selling newsletter and whitepapers. The hard part is: you have to prove that you are really an expert in this field.

Courses:

Thanks to Internet, more and more people are willing to learn different subjects from the comfort of their work and home. If you have enough knowledge of a particular subject, create an online course and market it through Internet.

Surveys and data:

Business bases on various marketing, demographic, sales and other data. You may collect those data from various sources and by conducting your own online surveys. This also requires enough knowledge of a specific business field and their requirement.

Research and Analysis:

People are often ready to pay for research and analysis information of their fields because, in general, this saves their own time. That is why subscription based stocks and other research websites are thriving on the Internet. There are number of other reasons why you should consider selling information on the Internet.

Audience size

Millions of people from all over the world are browsing through the Internet in any given time. Your information product can be exposed to a very large number of prospective buyers in no time.

Easy to develop

Information products like reports and e-books are fairly easy to create. All you need is – the knowledge of the field, a little determination and enough time to spend on it.

Low cost and low over head

You can create and market a report for less than US $100. You can take advantage of numbers of free marketing tools available on the Internet. You can even keep your overhead low by doing things all by yourself.

You can start part time

This is one business you can start from shoestring and spending only couple of hours a day. You can keep your job until you feel comfortable with the earning you generate through your online endeavor.

Conduct business from anywhere

The best thing about this business is you can do it from anywhere. You are no longer confined to a specific geographical region. While developing your information product keep in mind the following aspects:

- Does this product satisfy a need or does it solve a problem?

- Is their enough value in it?

- Is it a better product than others available on the Internet?

- Is this product easy to market to your chosen market segment?

The last question is very important as the sheer size of Internet makes it virtually impossible to focus on it as a whole. You must segment your market as clearly and as specifically as possible to become a successful Internet marketer. Once you finished developing your product, initially, try selling your product through a marketplace similar to Clickbank. This will allow you to setup your online business fairly quick. You will not need a merchant account of your own and you can build your affiliate program with an ease.

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About the author

Nowshade Kabir is the founder, primary developer and present CEO of Rusbiz.com. He has Ph. D. degree in Information Technology. Dr. Kabir has over 12 years of experience in International Trade and has worked as an advisor to several government projects. You can contact him at mailto:[email protected],

http://www.rusbiz.com , http://ezine.rusbiz.com

Article No. 10 (The Power of Sex)                                                 | Up |
The Power of Sex By: Ernest Quansah

What do you know about sex? When was the last time you had fulfilling sex. Sex does not have to great from time to time. It can be great every time. It all depends on how often, when, where and who you do it with. This article has two parts. This issue is part one. There are several factors that contribute to having fulfilling sex. This issue discusses the first three factors. They are KNOWLEDGE, VALUE AND FREQUENCY.

FACTOR ONE: KNOWLEDGE, Just like anything, if you want to have great sex, you must be sexually knowledgeable. No, I don't mean positions and G-Spots. I am talking about understanding the purpose of sexual intercourse. What it represents and what it does. Such are the first and foremost knowledge you need to have. Knowing about the act it self is okay but not enough. It is also important to know when to have sex. This is because sex has many purposes. Remember when you know how a machinery works, you are likely to operate the machine well. You will also maintain it properly so it performs at maximum capacity. SUGGESTIONS, Sex can be great or lousy. It can create an unbreakable bound between man and wife. On the other hand, it can also turn two people against each other. Your knowledge of sex and how you apply this knowledge will either enhance or ruin your sex life.

FACTOR TWO: VALUE, The value you have for sex and your mate determines how fulfilling sex will be between the two of you. Valuing your mate and sex will bring your marriage closer. Valuing your mate is superior to love. Why, because value means to highly regard your mate. Too often people say making love. Lets be honest, can love be made? Love is not made but rather expressed through sex by couples. Value in any relationship is absolutely crucial. People who sell or by sex acknowledge one thing. When money is exchanged for sex, the only thing that matters to the seller is the money. While as the buyer is only in it for the orgasm. Street women often say they hate what they do but do it for the money. This means they do not care about the act or the client. As human beings, we take good care of things that mean something to us. If you have value for something, you treat it well and take good care of it. Valuing sex means the act is significant and meaningful to the participants during sexual intercourse. When couples value each other, the expression of their love through sexual intercourse is done in such a way that both individuals enjoy it.

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SUGGESTIONS: Do what ever it takes to value your mate if you are not already doing so. When human beings know their mates value them, they will love the mate. Am I correct? People are as you see them. The way you see a person sexually is the way you treat the person.

FACTOR THREE: FREQUENCY, Research conducted in Europe indicates that sex is more pleasurable when it is not perform too frequent. I will like to use water for an analogy. You drink water through out the day. You go without it for several hours. When you finally drink water how does it taste? Sexual intercourse is the same. When you do it too much, becomes somewhat boring. Why, because you did it because it was there. On the other hand if you paste it out, it becomes very good.

SUGGESTIONS: Remember that it is best to have sex that is worth remembering. Doing it just because it is there for the taking is the same as going through the motion for orgasm reasons. I recommend setting aside one night every second week minimum for sex. You will notice that it feels better. The orgasm will feel much more intense. If you disagree you may conduct this experiment and find out for your self. Have sex it each day for two weeks. Go two weeks without it before doing it. Compare how both you and your mate felt. Sexuality is one of the most powerful things human beings have. This power is able to create joy between couples.

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Ernest Quansah is a writer, relationship counselor with 10 years counseling experience. Member of CAPS BC local chapter. Areas of expertise, love, sex, dating and relationship advice, friendships, soulmate marriage, interracial relationship advice etc. For free advice in any of the areas of his expertise send e-mail to [email protected] Offers 1-year free advice in areas of his expertise upon purchase of his e-book. Website: http://www.soulmateinfoserve.com Copyright © 2003 All rights reserved

 

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