Archive for August, 2007

Submitting to the Alive Blog Directory

August 28, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: SEO and Marketing

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Being a blogger, I am constantly on he lookout for new and highly ranked directories, and the more they are promoted the better, hence why I accepted the offer to help review this blog directory. The first think I noticed was the design, it is a really welcoming color, and looks professional at the same time. While the submission costs are some of the highest I have seen, they are promoting themselves pretty hard, so the money you spend to submit, if you shoes to, would hopefully go back into the SEO of the directory itself, meaning more page rank, more visitors to see you site, and so on.

21 Proven Motivation Tactics

August 28, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Time Management

If you want to make things happen the ability to motivate yourself and others is a crucial skill. At work, home, and everywhere in between, people use motivation to get results. Motivation requires a delicate balance of communication, structure, and incentives. These 21 tactics will help you maximize motivation in yourself and others.read more | digg story

Great article on time management and motivation, something we all need help on occasionally. Stay tuned for lots more articles on time management and motivation, I am in the process of reading a book on the subject to review- it is great so far!

Freelance Hook Up @ sixQ

August 28, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Working at Home

When you are a freelance writer/designer/consultant, you will need to have your portfolio out there, and while you may have a blog, that is not always enough, you need to register at several freelance job matching sites, like SixQ where they can help match you with potential employers by a. registering with them they can alert you when a job comes up that may match your skills, and b. by listing the available jobs that are all over at several job sites, like comparison shopping for a job! Anyway, if your a freelance, head on over an register at SixQ.biz, there were all sorts of categories, I may end up placing a job for someone to help me with marketing, but I am not sure of what to offer as money.. I need to research that I suppose.

The Secret to Self-Motivation:Tips for Online Entrepreneurs

August 27, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Business Advice

Working from home can be rewarding, but what about those days where the work out weighs the rewards? Here are some tried and true ways to stay motivated in your business. In order to be successful, you must be energetic and love your field, sometimes taking a step back helps, if not;

• Make a vision statement, and read it often. Maybe print it out and hang it on your wall, a lady I talked to last month says she even framed hers where she can see it. If you have a powerful vision or mission statement, and read it when you are down, you can help pick yourself up by reminding yourself why you are working to begin with, he higher purpose. In addition to the statement, write out the reasons you chose to work from home.
• Use a system that helps motivate you, for …
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Prepaid Credit Cards and your Income

August 27, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Money Matters

You want to know a secret? There are hundreds of dollars to be made in ‘trial programs’ While I don’t do them anymore, they are a decent way to make some quick money. But it is tricky. See, what it is is sites like Cash Crate, or Instant Profitz and after you sign up you are presented with a list of ways to earn on the site, some may be a dollar for signing up to a newsletter, on up to a hounded dollars for trying the trial pack of a new lotion, where you pay something like 5 dollars shipping.

You may be asking, how do I make money if I have to pay for the big money opps? Simple, you get some prepaid debit cards from a company like EPay, you can send money with these, as well as use it just …