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Resorting to buying used cars is not a bad idea. For some people who cannot afford to buy brand new cars, second hand cars offer valuable alternatives to saving money for other important matters.

In fact, in a 2005 survey, more than 60% of people surveyed are becoming more open to procuring used cars rather than brand new.

Attractive as it may seem, before you decide to make a purchase of and used cars models, there are some things you need to know and advice that will help you make the most of buying used cars.

Below are some recommendations that you may want to follow to secure your finances and optimize your car buying experience.

? Research Police Records

Do some searching on the web or through your Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or local police. These agencies will be able to help you track the legal history related to the used car you are trying to purchase.

Stolen cars reported to police agencies are tracked for possible resale. Consulting a police agency would save you from potential headache and probable involvement in the sale of illegal or stolen item.

? File a Vehicle History Report

The recent hurricanes gave us a new idea of how the business of used cars works in this diverse marketplace. Cars that are completely submerged in water and totaled are sent to motor shops for remodeling and washed to bring it anew.

An interesting example to cite is through ordering a CARFAX Vehicle History Report. This verification and research policy empowers consumers to choose the right products for them and optimize the use of used cars.

? Take note of the detailed damage and its extent

The history report will provide details about the level of damage including but not limited to internal and external corrosion, broken parts such as frame damage due to accidental or intentional dilapidation, fluid leaks, corroded electronic main parts and accessories and tarnished frames and the location where the car was originally purchased and dismembered for resale.

Additionally, particulars about the source of damage like due to natural phenomenon such as hurricanes and flooding are detailed as well.

? Try Browsing for Online Best Buys

Take an online survey of some of the must and best buy items on the net offering used car models and brand new models. Some reputable websites offering these kinds of services like http://Car.com and invoice Dealers offer reasonable car package and discounts which will allure you to buying new cars instead due to their competitive and reasonable prices.

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Millions of people around the world suffer from headaches. For many of these people frequent headaches disrupt their daily routines and tap the enjoyment from their days. Often the over-the-counter headache medicines do not do enough to provide relief and don’t prevent the recurrent headaches they suffer from. More often than not a combination of vitamins and supplements will prevent the constant recurring headaches many people experience.
Below is a list of the most common vitamins and supplements shown to provide relief for people who suffer from headaches. It is best to consult your physician prior to adding any of these to your diet as certain vitamins and supplements may have an adverse reaction when taken in combination with certain prescription and non-prescription medications.
5-HTP: is used by the human body to make serotonin, an important substance for normal nerve and brain function. Serotonin appears to play significant roles in sleep, emotional moods, pain control, inflammation, intestinal peristalsis, and other body functions. 5-HTP is not present in significant amounts in a typical diet. The human body manufactures 5-HTP from L-tryptophan, a natural amino acid found in many dietary proteins. However, eating food that contains tryptophan does not significantly increase 5-HTP levels.
B-Complex vitamins: consist of all the known water-soluble vitamins except for Vitamin C. Each member of the B-complex is unique in structure and function but they will often work together. Among the many functions of B-complex are energy production, metabolism and cell division. A deficiency in one B vitamin often means that intake of all B vitamins is low.
Calcium and vitamin D: is the most abundant mineral in the human body. Calcium is needed to form bones and teeth. Calcium helps as well with blood clotting, transmission of signals in nerve cells and muscle contraction. For calcium to be properly absorbed the body must have sufficient levels of vitamin D.
Ginkgo Biloba: is divided into two active components. The first component of ginkgo biloba, flavone glycosides, are bioflavonoids responsible for antioxidant activity and inhibiting platelet aggregation. The second ginkgo biloba component, terpene lactones, are associated with increased circulation to the brain as well as protecting nerve cells.
Vitamin B2: is needed to process amino acids and fats, activate vitamin B6 and folic acid, and help convert carbohydrates into ATP, the fuel the body runs on. Under some circumstances, vitamin B2 can act as an antioxidant.
Lecithin: is an essential natural compound found throughout the body. Lecithin is one of the main components of cell membranes and helps prevent those membranes from hardening. One of the elements that make up Lecithin is Choline, which helps the nervous system, liver and kidneys to function properly.
Cod Liver Oil: contains EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid); both are omega-3 oils. These special omega-3 oils, unlike other omega-3 oils, keep blood triglycerides in check (high triglycerides are generally linked with increased risk of heart disease). EPA and DHA keep blood from clotting too quickly. They also have anti-inflammatory activity. As a result, Cod Liver Oil is used to help people with various inflammatory conditions, including Crohn’s disease. Cod Liver oil may help people with a wide variety of disorders, including chronic kidney diseases. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may be less likely to develop in those with a greater intake of omega-3 fatty acids.
Steven Godlewski is a self-made millionaire and is currently working with the staff at PillFreeVitamins.com He has an extensive background in nutrition as well as other health related fields. For more health-related articles see their website at:

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Get A Car History Report Before Buying A Used CarSubmitted By: Louis Rix

When considering buying a used vehicle you would be wise to get a car history report before parting with your hard earned cash. The report will show the car’s past history and sometimes this can be dubious. A check will reveal a lot of information which you can then use to decide if the vehicle is all that the seller says it is. In the long run this can save you a great deal of money and stress.

One of the many things you are able to learn about the car is whether it has been listed as being stolen. Cars that have been stolen can be sold by those with little ethics. If you were to buy a used vehicle that was reported stolen then you would have to hand it back over and of course lose your money. With over 30 vehicles being stolen every day, having a car data check to make sure the one you are considering is not among them is essential.

Another way in which a vehicle history report can be to your advantage is to check to makes sure that the car does not have an outstanding loan attached to it. Sometimes a vehicle offered for sale still has finance attached to it and if you buy it then you would either have to pay the loan off or give the car back to the lender. 24 out of every 100 cars that are checked have been found to have been reported stolen.

Occasionally a vehicle can also be offered online for sale which has been written off in an accident. If the insurer deems the car to be too badly damaged then they will write the vehicle off and pay out on the insurance. If this is the case and the car has been repaired and sold on then it will be the property of the insurance company. Even worse a vehicle could have been written off due to the severity of damage which means that it is not safe to repair. However even these cars can be sold on, cars can also be welded together and of course having this information can save a great deal more than money when it comes to your safety. A car history report can even tell you how badly damaged the vehicle was if it was written-off.

Your car history report can also tell you such things as the colour of the car, the size of the engine, how many doors the vehicle has and how many times it has changed hands. You will also be able to find out when the car was actually manufactured and when the vehicle was registered for the first time. You can find all of this information with a specialist website from the vehicles identification number which is usually found behind the windscreen, on the bodywork and the chassis plate. Anyone selling a car should not mind if you look the vehicle over and take this number and of course the numbers should match on the car and with the documentation supplied with the car.
About the Author:

Louis Rix is a Director of NetCars, one of the UK’s leading motoring websites. First established in January 2000, it provides car finance, loans and insurance. NetCars also provides a Car Data Check service.

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People get excited when they want to know what the rumors are going on in the Football world. Especially the Detroit Football lovers are always very curious about the hot news in the Football world. All the rumors can also be dangerous, since false stories are printed or telecasted by the media and that causes lot of problems too.
One of the rumors was concerning Detroit Lions taking one large step of being humiliated to the point of bowing their hands and knees to Pittsburg, and literally begged Ro Hughes to come back. Hughes was the former vice president player personnel in the Lions team and was one of the first ones to get fired when Millen joined in as the president in the year 2001.
Since then the Lions have been said to have really paid the cost from that time. Hughes although was perfect in doing his job he also had his own share of flubs. He also was a great attribute and contemplated a lot in the Lions and in most of the games that he was part of. He was also known to be a professional who spent most of his life in scouting and evaluating colleges.
However, he was, he was known to be a good person and he had because of his personality built a very good strong staff around him. Kevin Colbert had left lions in the year 2000 and had become the director of football operations for the Pittsburg Steelers he was a prot?g? to Hughes. It was said that Kevin Colbert won the Super Bowl in the last season.
Millen who became the president after Hughes after a while decided to take Hughes back, which indeed was a turn over because he wanted Hughes again to take charge of almost everything and come back to the team. There had been scouts who worked under Hughes while he was in the Lions but there was a problem when Hughes had to come back and that problem was easily traced to the top, where the decisions that were made ranged from actually bad to horrible and from horrible to worse.
Greatest loss of Detroit’s has been the destruction of Detroit’s roster. Millen has miserably been laid down and failed to find any single playmakers.

About the Author

Benered Fransisco is the writer of this article. Visit to day www.lionslocker.com
and www.packerslocker.com for more
information on the subject.

.com, .net, .org, .biz, .edu, .info, .int, .gov, .mobi, .aero. For many unsuspecting internet surfers, these dot whatever mean no greater than being an extension name of the websites they are visiting. They do not realize that these three letters coming after a period or dot serve a great function in the webbed world of internet.

Top-level domain or the last part of an Internet domain name serves as virtual, invisible fences in the immeasurable vast space of internet. They denote classification and stratification. Top-level domains tells us the kind of website we are about to visit. .com is for commercial websites open for everybody to visit and register on, .biz is for businesses, .edu is for educational institutions (mostly schools, colleges, and universities), and .gov is for governmental agencies and entities. Each top-level domain corresponds to a certain association or classification in an attempt to organize the seemingly-impossible-to-organize portals of the internet.

One of the latest addition to the list of approved top-level domains is the .travel domain. It was in May of 2005 that the idea of a top-level domain for the travel industry came about when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved the contract proposed by Tralliance to operate the administration of a top-level domain for the booming travel industry. Tralliance is a company that develops products and services to promote the efficiencies and convenience of e-commerce for the global travel and tourism industry. It’s headquarters is in New York.

It was in January of 2006 that the .travel registry was officially launched. Tralliance implements two standing policies in the registry for a .travel domain. First, .travel top-level domain will only be granted to applicants whose eligibility is unquestionable as proven by an authentication from independent outside parties that include travel industry associations. An applicant’s eligibility will be checked and assessed based on the data they will provide to Traliiance and this will be subjected to yearly updating. Another, the Travel Partnership Corporation has set certain restrictions on the selection of domain names that applicants can use can have rights to use. These general policies are crafted to make sure that the administration of .travel top-level domain will only lead to high level or reinforcement of industry identity and brands, as well as tested eligibility.

Tralliance has the vision of making the .travel top-level domain an online community for the travel and *tourism industry* that is grounded on fairness and just policies. The Tralliance plans to expand and broaden this community by having an on-going recruitment of members for The Travel Partnership Cooperation. Tralliance seeks and promises to implement broad-based programs that will have the involvement of the online travel and tourism community.

Still young in administering the .travel top-level domain, Tralliance has already accomplished considerably significant steps in building their dream of a coordinated, systematic online travel and tourism community.

As of latest reports from Tralliance, there are now 140 travel trade associations who have joined the Travel Partnership Cooperation. These travel trade associations are from nine industry sectors and 73 countries. Also, more than 60 travel trade associations are now actively participating in the authentication scheme set by Tralliance for .travel registry. These 60 travel trade associations are willingly doing evaluations, authentications, and recommendations for the approval of .travel registrations from many applicants. Applicants are also reported to be comfortable with this authentication scheme for it helps them in easily establishing their credentials.

Tralliance has also already established good tie ups with the United States and Canada. The US Department of Commerce worked with the .travel registry. This move is in honor of the National Tourism Week that focused on challenging states, cities, and tourism entities all over America to protect their tourism assets by registering their .travel internet domain names. The US Chamber of Commerce has also opened its lines for dialogue with Tralliance in lieu of its outreach program to every chamber across the nation. In Canada, the Tourism Commission has taken the step in establishing a new model for destination marketing. This is done by registering hundreds of .travel domain names for the country’s provinces, cities, and other frequently-visited destinations.

The Indian Tourism Ministry, the Euro Chambre (Europe’s association of all chambers of commerce), and about a hundred tourism leaders from the Middle East and Africa have also started taking initiatives in pumping up their travel and tourism industry through .travel registry.

About the Author:

For more valuable information on domain registration, affiliate program(s), please visit http://www.businessanalyst.com

Manufacturers of food products face a unique challenge: making their product look fun, innovative, and appealing to consumers while simultaneously ensuring that the product remains fresh and preserved in its package. For years, food suppliers have been limited in what they could do with packaging, until recently.

There is no question that most grocery shoppers want the food products they buy to be as convenient as possible. The less time they have to spend preparing a meal, the better. This has posed many challenges to makers of food products that require cooking or some other type of preparation before eating. But new advances in packaging technology have begun to revolutionize the marketing and merchandising of food products.

With the emergence of flexible packaging and barrier film technology to the market, food manufacturers are now being presented with many new packaging options, where they used to have but a few. For example, pouches made from specialty film combinations make it possible for a consumer to purchase rice already cooked and ready to serve, whereas in the past they would have to prepare the rice themselves.

The reason this is possible is because of retort technology, an advanced manufacturing process that begins by filling and sealing a flexible pouch, then batch or gang retorting it through a thermal process that cooks and sterilizes the product and package. At the end of the process, the package is still stable enough to sit on a shelf, but without all of the bulkiness and wasted material of the metal cans or glass containers that were once used to house products of this nature.

Retort pouch technology is the answer to a growing consumer demand for easy-to-use, convenient products that save time and eliminate excess waste. Some manufacturers have even chosen to use pouches that do not contain any aluminum, making it safe for end users to warm up the package in a microwave oven.

Packaging insiders say that retort technology is best for products like tuna fish and pre-cooked rice or meat products. They even say that products prepared using this method actually taste better that products stored in glass or metal! This is because these packages are typically constructed from a variety of different layers that conduct heat better than traditional packaging materials. As a result, processing time is shorter and at lower temperatures, leading to a better-tasting product.

Any which way you slice it, the use of flexible packaging and retort pouch technology can really heat up your profits – and what a tasty treat that can be!

David Marinac

http://www.abc-packaging.com/products/bags.htm

American Built Containment Systems (ABC Systems) is the only company that custom designs specialty packaging via the Internet without having to meet with a customer face-to-face. This allows them to respond faster than any other company at the total lowest cost.

Power tools are an absolute necessity for most home improvement projects. You can get them just about anywhere, and many of them aren’t very expensive. But here are some recommendations on how to get the best use out of your power tools for do it yourself home improvements.

First of all, what power tools are you going to need? The four most common power tools that most do-it-yourselfers buy is the circular saw, jigsaw, router, and sander. The circular saw probably gets the most use of all the tools other than perhaps the sander. It’s an excellent choice for cutting down wood materials, especially plywood and sheet materials. The sander does exactly what its name indicates, it sands. But because it uses power to accomplish its sanding, it can save an incredible amount of time and drudgery.

The jigsaw is often used for cutting holes and patterns into panels, for instance cutting out the countertop when installing a sink. Routers can actually be used for a lot of different small projects that require making grooves or recesses.

There are other useful power tools including a band saw, a power planer, and an angle grinder. But the good news is that these are used infrequently enough that you can simply rent them when needed and usually save yourself a lot of money in the process.

When buying power tools keep in mind that most consumer reviews indicate that you generally get what you pay for. It may be an expensive proposition to buy a high-quality set of power tools all at once, but they will pay you back many times over in the coming years with good service. Most consumer reviews also indicate that the combination tool sets that allow you to have one body that accepts attachments for sanding, drilling, etc., do not perform nearly as well as the power tools that are dedicated to a specific purpose.

It’s important also to use power tools correctly. Avoid using power tools with very loose clothing, as it can easily get caught in the tool and become a serious safety issue. The same with long hair. And always wear a good set of safety glasses when using power tools of any sort for maximum eye protection.

Always inspect power tool cords before using them, as they can sometimes get cracked or broken and expose enough wire to create a safety hazard. Dull power tools can also be dangerous, so keep the blades and drill bits sharpened at all times to keep them functioning correctly.

If you have to rent any power tools, look them over very carefully before you leave the shop and make sure that they are in good usable condition, and have no apparent safety issues. Also be sure that you are thoroughly familiar with how each tool actually works before you leave.

Power tools are a tremendous time and energy saver for the average do-it-yourselfer. And they make do it yourself home improvements go so much faster and easier if you are safety conscious and careful.
About the Author

You can find out more about do it yourself home improvements and do it yourself home repair by visiting our Home Improvement website.

1: What are the procedures of establishing a business in Kenya –
Registration of a company in Kenya with the Registrar of companies. This could be:-
* A branch office of an overseas company, or
* A locally incorporated company
Registration could also be done under the Business Names Act.
2: What are the approval and licensing procedures of new investment?
* The Kenya Investment Authority (KIA) will process and grant approvals of new investment, once proposals are submitted on a prescribed application form. Proof of company registration must be attached to the application.
* Where the investment may have adverse impact on security, health or environment, clearance from the competent authorities (such as, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Public Health authorities, etc) will be required before approval is granted.
* Also, clearance is required from parent ministries for investments in restricted areas before IPC approval is granted. These investments comprise:-
* Investments to produce excisable goods (clearance from Customs and Excise is a pre-condition.
* Investments in forest products and mining (clearance from Ministry of Environment and Natural resources).
* Investments in energy and petroleum products (clearance from Ministry of Energy)
* Investments in the manufacture Under Bond Programme (MUB) (authority to manufacture under bond must be obtained from Minister for finance).
* Investments in the tourism industry (clearance from the Ministry of Tourism).
3: Are there any restrictions to doing business in Kenya –
* Equity restrictions are only in telecommunications sector (a minimum of 30% must be local).
* Investments in the insurance industry must have local participation.
* Ownership of agricultural land by foreigners is restricted.
* Engagement in petty business by foreigners is also restricted.
4: How are the living conditions?
Security
Security situation in Kenya is satisfactory and not worse than that prevailing in many parts of the world.
Health
Adequate health facilities of international standards are available, particular in urban areas.
Education
High quality educating for investors locating in Kenya is available for their families. Overseas curricular is available in most of the international schools.
Entertainment
There are adequate world class entertainment facilities for the comfort

About the Author
Robert Muhoho
Robert is a tour consultant in Kenya and has planned business and vacation safaris for over 10,000 tourists in the East African region. He is a tour operation- major and involved in National tourism policy development in Kenya.
For more information please visit:

http://www.landmarksafaris.com/planner/

http://www.eastafricasafari.blogspot.com

There was a time that being politically correct meant speaking and acting in a considerate manner to others. Now it means speaking and acting in a manner acceptable to the Hollywood and politically left wing Elite who have appointed themselves as the arbitrators of what is proper and what is not proper.

For instance Christmas is a legal holiday and was made a legal holiday in order to celebrate the birth of Christ. It is now, however, politically incorrect to say Merry Christmas because you might insult non Christians and atheists. We are told that the correct greeting is now Happy Holidays. Department and other stores that make most of their money selling Christmas gifts now advertise Holiday gifts, wish us Happy Hoildays and play Holiday music that does not mention Christmas, Christ or God. God forbid they should insult anyone and lose a sale. It doesn’t matter that they are insulting Christians, because Christians, by nature of their beliefs, are forgiving. Teachers are teaching young students to say Happy Holidays because many teachers now believe that it is politically incorrect to bring religion into school and that it is okay to deny God but it is not okay to irritate atheists.

A janitor is now a custodial engineer and a garbage hauler is now a sanitation engineer even though neither has an engineering degree. An American Indian is now called a Native American. A person who is deaf is now hearing impaired. A blind person is now visually impaired. A handicapped person is now physically impaired. A fat person is now called weight challenged or weight impaired (I am fat but I am not challenged nor impaired and I resent the use of those words. I don’t mind being called fat, after all, it’s the truth, but I do mind being told that I am less than others because I’m fat.). A pet is now called an animal friend. A person who is slow to learn is now mentally challenged. Orientals are now Asians. Anno Domini (AD) is now Common Era (CE). A prison is now a House Of Corrections. An illegal alien is now an undocumented immigrant or an undocumented worker. Terrorists are now called insurgents even though the definition of an insurgent is a rebel and a rebel does not usually kill innocent people. Punks and deliquents are now called environmentally challenged youths. People are no longer laid off, they are now downsized. Merry Christmas is now Happy Holidays. Happy Thanksgiving is now Happy Turkey Day. Even Valentines day is now being called Friends Day.

Don’t say “under God” when saying the Pledge of Allegiance, because you might make an atheist uncomfortable and then the atheist might sue.

It’s funny when Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand, Jay Leno, David Letterman and others insult President Bush and call him stupid, but it’s not funny if you make fun of Whoopi Goldberg. The fact that President Bush is the elected leader of this country and that when they insult him they are insulting the Office Of The President and thereby insulting this country, doesn’t seem to matter. The fact that their insults are read and heard by people in other countries who use the insults as fodder to justify their dislike of us, doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that they don’t like President Bush and they hope that if they insult him enough, people will start believing that the insults are true facts and not just jokes.

Drug addicts are victims not criminals, even though they broke the law by using illegal drugs and even though they are aiding drug pushers by giving them money, because many of the Elite also use illegal drugs and they don’t consider themselves to be criminals.

Don’t call God a him, because certain women will be angered. The fact that no one has ever actually seen God and the fact that no one really knows if God is a he, she or it, doesn’t matter. The fact that Christ is alledged to have said that God was his Father, doesn’t matter. All that matters is that certain celebrities and activists don’t like to hear God called a he and since they don’t like it they feel insulted.

It’s not only okay, it’s comical, to lump all Priests together and label them pedophiles like Jay Leno does, but don’t you dare say a teacher might be incompetent. If you do, a teacher’s union will jump down your throat. It doesn’t matter that the vast majority of Priests are kind, caring and honorable men or that a large percentage of teachers can’t teach their way out of a paper bag. All that matters is that Priests won’t fight back so it’s okay to lump the good ones with the bad ones and make fun of them.

We are no longer Americans, we are now African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Italian-Americans and a whole bunch of other -Americans. How can we hope to remain ‘one country, under god or not under god, indivisible’ if we are already dividing ourselves by ethnicity and prior nationality. I am solely an American. My ethnicity or the nationality of my ancestors does not effect my being an American. I can be proud of my ancestry without hyphenating my Americanism. My wife was born and raised in Mexico. She says that she is an American of Mexican decent. She is proud of her Mexican heritage but since she is now an American citizen she answers to American or American of Mexican decent not Mexican-American. And what is with this African-American bit. According to most biblical scholars and most scientists, the human race started out in Africa. If that’s true, then all of us are decended from people who lived in Africa and all of us could be called African-American. Additionaly, what do you call a person, of African decent, who lives permanently in this country but is a French citizen and not a citizen of this country. You can’t call him an African-American as he is not an American. Do you call him an African-Frenchman or do you call him an African-Frenchmen who resides in America? You can’t call him a Black because no one is actually black. What if he is dark brown or light brown, do you call him a Brown. I am called white but in actuality no one is white and some so called whites are darker than some so called blacks. Why do we need to use color or ethnicity in order to tag people. I can see using complection, ie: pale, dark brown, olive, etc. as a person’s description, but I can’t see using it as part of their identity.

Political correctness is fine to a point, but like anything else, take it too far and it becomes ridiculous. We have taken it too far and it is now ridiculous. Stop listening to the Hollywood elite and start thinking for yourself. Don’t be stupid. Oh; I apologize, should I have said don’t be mentally impaired? Be kind, be polite and have empathy for others. Don’t, however, let others tell you what to think and say.
About the Author

David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired private investigator and currently publishes several internet directories including

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Schwartz writes about his life’s passion: dogs and puppies. He is the owner of a popular website about safe dog toys and other pet supplies – http://www.puppies-dogs-supplies.com – and he works to rescue and place stray dogs.

I have always had an itch to start my own Work at Home business but I’ve always held a 9-5 and did my very best at them. After during a five year military career I decided to get serious about school and attend community college. I did the best I could in community college while working a 9-5 and supporting myself. Although I enjoyed my 20’s I began to realize time was passing me by and I was not as wealthy as I’d like to be. Even more so, I noticed that the business structure at most jobs I held did not lend to making me rich (why would they I was making them rich(er).

I knew I had to start a Work at Home, business. Last year I purchased a Real-Estate course online, studied it night and day, took out equity in our town home, and purchased a house that fit the criteria outlined in the Real-Estate course, fixed the property and sold it for a profit. Whew, that was a mouth full. While doing the aforementioned I held a 9-5, took online courses to get my Bachelors in eCommerce, and did most of the work on the house myself. I worked my 9-5 Monday – Friday, was at the investment property from 5am – 12pm Saturday and Sunday (so I could spend time with my family the rest of the day). It took me 4 weeks to finish work on the property. After closing on the house and receiving the check everyone seemed to be happy but me. I did not feel satisfied. Although I made a nice profit I felt like I had worked too damn hard for it.

When Flipping a House you have to realize there is a lot of competition so you spend a bunch of time: Finding a property. If you don’t have a qualified Real-Estate agent this step will be long.Time ensuring it meets your criteria (Comparative Market Analysis, etc).Time quantifying costs to fix it up. Finding qualified contractors for work you can not or will not do. Finding the best price possible for work and supplies. Doing the work or ensuring Contractors are doing the work right. Cleaning the house to prepare it to be shown for sale. Keeping the property up while its on the market.

After refurbishing the property I didn’t want to see it again. Lucky for me I had an awesome agent who let me know although I had just done a ton of work there were little things that could be changed to give the house more appeal. The house sold in two weeks. The neighbors couldn’t believe how the place looked after it was finished and really could not believe it had sold so fast. My wife was very skeptical at first but could not believe how it looked either. Shortly after, I tried to obtain another property but by the time I got to any of the properties someone had an offer on it. It seemed that the competition had gotten more fierce. This, combined with the fact that I was less driven than before made me take a step back to evaluate how I could streamline the process. With my limited resources, Real-Estate was not the right business for me at that time but I will revisit it in the future with a network of qualified partners. Plus, Real-Estate isn’t really an “Work at Home Business“. If your considering Real-Estate investment please learn from what I have just mentioned.

After completing my B.S. in eCommerce I conveyed to my wife how nervous I was about putting my new talent to work. The first thing I did was a SWOT analysis. Then I jumped on the Internet and researched how people were making loads of cash via the Internet. I knew a little about PPC, PPL, PPS but didn’t know how to find the companies that paid per lead, click and sale. I ended up falling prey to some excellent Adcopy by some of the industries best Affiliate eBook gurus (prey may be the wrong word but that’s what I felt like). After learning a bunch about Google Adwords, spending $500 on PPC advertising and not making a dime I decided to take a step back and continue my research. Although I had an awesome work ethic my work at home mentality was infected by the ?get rich quick? virus. For the record, by no means were the Adwords courses I purchased scams. It was almost like I scammed myself. At the time, I did not relize that a Work at Home business needs constant research and the books I purchased only layed the foundation. I approached my Work at Home venture like I was trying to win a race and I was in last place. I constantly dreamt of Ad Campaigns, Keywords, Niches and so on. The other night I dreamt I was conversing with someone who asked ?who are you competing with? and I replied ?myself?. The next morning, I really didn’t know how to feel about the dream but I decided to take it as if I was beating myself up for my Adwords failure.

I kept pushing forward and subscribed to a couple of forums and newsletters of like minded Internet Entrepreneurs and discovered that there are less expensive ways to make money online. One thing I neglected to understand was that if you offer people something of value you may be able to get them to purchase (PPS), click on a link (PPC), or fill out a survey (PPL) on your website, blog, email, etc. Since I had been writing multiple papers for the last couple of years in school I figured what the heck I could also to write articles about my journey to online success. This is when I made it my goal to master SEO