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1. Make Money Online by Working At Home
Make Money Online by Working At Home
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

So you want to make money online?

In researching you have probably come across dozens of money making home business opportunities websites saying just join our program or that program and the money will flow in while you sleep.

Be careful and take everything you read with a large degree of skepticism. Every make money online program out there needs your effort and money for the program to work. Not a lot of money, in some cases. Even just a little can go a long way. But any business will require time, effort and some of your own money to be successful. If you know how and where to invest your money, work at home online success can be yours.

If you are not willing to work hard and wisely and spend money on your work at home business to make money, the odds will be stacked against your success.

This is where you get an unfair advantage in your pursuit of success. You will have to guide yourself to finding quality information, tools and tactics to become successful at making money online.

With some or absolutely no idea how to make money online you have to be diligent in your efforts to succeed.

My experience suggests that you should follow the path you feel comfortable pursuing. This will enable you to be successful and happy in the pursuit of your goals.

You'll see lots of no cost work for free business models on the Internet and in business opportunity magazines. Stay away from these! How can anyone possibly make money if it costs nothing to sign up? If it looks to good to be true, it probably is.

You need to find proven business models that are working. Stay away from pre-launches and new programs. Be sure to contact other business owners in whatever programs you are investigating to find out their experiences. Any reputable business owner will be happy to share their experiences with you.

Good luck with your search. Now go make money online!

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2. Make Money Online Advice 7
Make Money Online Advice 7
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Here are more tips for those of you who are looking to make money online. Today we'll once again look at ideas for increasing sales volume for your products and services:

1. If you are using mass media advertising, consider investing in targeted advertising instead. Don't waste your limited ad dollars on people who aren't interested.

2. You can increase your profits by concentrating on small details. Improving small things like text size, color, or graphics can really make a positive difference.

3. Keep your offers flexible. For example, if you offer a set price for your product, offer an optional payment plan for the people can't afford the whole cost up front.

4. You can offer your knowledge or consulting as a bonus to those who order a product. For example, you could offer a free 15 or 30 minute consultation. This will add tremendous value to your product.

5. Make sure to personalize all your email messages so they get read. Include the recipient's name in the subject line. This will grab peoples attention quickly.

6. Keep your home business website consistent. Do not keep things on your home business website that are unrelated to the theme of your home business website.

7. You can attract more subscribers to your free ezine by giving them free bonuses like ebooks, software, online services and other incentives.

8. Sell advertising space in your ezine and on your home business website. This will create an extra income stream for your business.

9. Make your home business website ready for the public. Have an "About Us" page and clear descriptions of what actions you want your visitors to take.

10. Don't just start advertising everywhere. Plan out your marketing. Locate places and publications that your target audience would congregate around.

These 10 ideas will help you to ramp up your online sales volume. Stay tuned for more ideas in the next article in this series. Now go make money online!

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3. Make Money Online Advice 6
Make Money Online Advice 6
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Welcome to another in my ongoing series of articles to help you make money online. Today we'll look at more ideas for increasing profits:

1. Try selling a few back end products that are not related to your main product but are needed by people in their everyday lives. Your customers do have a life outside of your business....

2. Cut down on expenses by taking on as many of your business' chores as you can handle. Outsource what you can't handle.

3. Don't be afraid to try out new business opportunities, even if they are not related to your main focus. Multiple streams of income are the way to go if you want to make money online.

4. Search out home business websites that are related to your market and create an alliance with 3 or 4 of them. Include each of your ads or banners on the other home business websites. You will all share targeted traffic from each other.

5. Create a free ezine directory. This will attract a lot of traffic from ezine publishers and people that want to subscribe to the ezines. Gather contact information by offering people the ability to sign up to be notified when a new ezine is added to the directory.

6. Offer freebies from your site and submit them to free stuff sites. These sites provide target categories, which means targeted traffic for you.

7. Make your visitors curious about your product by telling them they need to sign-up to get into a password protected site to read the rest of the ad.

8. Keep in mind that the little things about your web pages really do count. Include the title of your site at the top right corner, a description of your site, make it easy to navigate, etc. Do not assume that anyone who visits your website understands how it all fits together.

9. When you ask someone to sign-up to receive a freebie, don't ask for really personal information. This is a fast way to lose a potential prospect.

10. Make use of newsgroups. Newsgroups are still very popular. You can post your ad in ones that allow it or you can simply leave messages with your signature line included.

Stay tuned for more tips designed to help you boost sales and make money online.

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4. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

If you want to make money online, you have to sell something. And if you want to sell something, you are going to have to design ads or sales pages.

When designing an ad, one of the most important considerations is how to end the sales message. Here are 10 ideas for ending your sales message that will persuade people to purchase the product you are selling:

1. End your sales message by telling people what will happen if they buy your product. Use your most powerful benefit as the example.

2. End your sales message by telling people what will happen if they don't buy your product. Use a problem that they won't be able to solve without it.

3. End your sales message with a question to which they will always answer "Yes". This will put them in the right frame of mind to answer "Yes" when you ask them to order.

4. End your sales message with a short review of your whole ad. Repeat all the major benefits and features they will receive.

5. End your sales message with a deadline. Tell them it's a limited time offer and they need to order by a specific date.

6. End your sales message with a powerful guarantee. Give them a lifetime or triple your money back guarantee.

7. End your sales message with a testimonial. Use one or more of your customers' testimonials that are believable and include specific results.

8. End your sales message with a free bonus. When you give them a free bonus it increases the product's perceived value.

9. End your sales message with a discounted price. Just list your regular price and then offer a discounted price off the order right now.

10. End your sales message with a free sample or a trial version of your product. If your ad didn't attract them to buy, maybe a free sample or trial would.

Using one or more of these strategies to end your sales message will make your readers more disposed to purchase the product. Try different combinations, and be sure to test the different combinations of strategies to see which works best.

Watch for more articles in my Make Money Online Advice series.

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5. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

If you are trying to make money online, you are no doubt offering some sort of product or products for sale. In this ongoing series of articles I will offer short ideas to increase your sales so you can make more money online.

Here are 10 more tips to increase sales for the products and services you offer in your home business:

1. Create instant rapport with your target audience by expressing the same views as your audience. Bring up common likes and dislikes in your ads.

2. Consider adding viral marketing to your promotional plans. Allow your visitors to give away your free stuff, just include your ad somewhere on all the freebies.

3. Design your website to be less confusing. Don't use a lot of graphics, links or anything else that takes away from your sales message. The best sales page for any product is a page that has no outgoing links to anywhere else, except perhaps for the usual terms of service and contact page.

4. Your website visitors may not have the time to review your entire website at the time they visit. Give them the option of viewing your web site by autoresponder or printing it out. It is also a good idea to provide an "Add to Favorites" button.

5. Want to increase your opt-in email list quickly? Give away a product at no cost as long as people subscribe to your ezine in exchange.

6. Seek out joint ventures with offline businesses. Look for businesses that have the same target audience and create a win/win deal with them.

7. Expand your target audience by adding a new product line or packaging your main products with other ones. You could also add-on extra services.

8. People buy from people they like, so if you can persuade your visitors to like you, you will automatically be more trustworthy in their eyes. You could tell them a joke, give them a compliment, give them a freebie, etc.

9. Submit all the free stuff you offer to online freebie directories. These directories get tons of traffic, because people like to get things for free.

10. Always use headlines and sub headlines that are aimed directly at your audience. For example, if you're selling things to real estate agents, use a headline like "Attention All Realtors!".

Stay tuned for more home business ideas and tips to make money online in future articles.

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6. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

When you are designing ads or sales pages for the products that you develop and/or sell, try to design them with certain things in mind. If you want to make money online, you have to hit people's hot spots - you have to motivate them to want to buy your stuff.

Here are 10 motivational triggers to keep in mind that will make people eager and willing to buy your products and services:

1. Everyone wants to make more money. For example, they may want to start their own home business, get a higher paying job or invest in the stock market. This makes them feel successful.

2. Everyone wants to save money. For example, they may want to invest for the future or save for a big purchase. This makes them feel more secure.

3. Everyone wants to save time. For example, they may want to work less and spend time enjoying life's pleasures. This makes them feel more relaxed.

4. Everyone wants to look better. For example, they may want to lose weight, tone their body, or improve their facial features. This makes them feel more attractive.

5. Everyone wants to learn something new. For example, they may want to learn how to change their car oil or build a deck. This makes them feel more intelligent.

6. Everyone wants to live longer. For example, they may want to get in shape, eat better or gain extra energy. This makes them feel healthier.

7. Everyone wants to be comfortable. For example, they may want to relive aches and pains or want to sleep in a more comfortable bed. This makes them feel relieved.

8. Everyone wants to be loved. For example, they may not want to be lonely anymore or want to start dating again. This makes them feel wanted.

9. Everyone wants to be popular. For example, they may want to be a famous celebrity or be more popular in school. This makes them feel praised and admired.

10. Everyone wants to gain pleasure. For example, they may want satisfy their appetite or their sexual desires. This makes them feel more fulfilled.

Work one or more of these ideas into any ads or sales pages you are designing. This will increase your chances to make money online.

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7. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Welcome once again to my ongoing series of tips to help you make money online. Today we'll continue looking at ideas for increasing the order rate for your products and services:

1. If your business is an online business, automate as much as possible. This will save you extra time for marketing and advertising. Consider such tools as auto- responders, time saving software, submission software, etc.

2. Host a free hall of fame or a museum on your website. Of course, it should be related to your target audience. This will attract people just as real world museums or halls of fame attract visitors.

3. Whenever you have an idea, write it down. Don't judge whether it is good or bad; record it anyway. Any of these ideas could be the key to your future success.

4. Your ad copy should be designed to target the goals, dreams and desires of your visitors. Your products should attract their emotional and physical needs.

5. Create a small treasure hunt on your website. Allow people to get a discount on a product you sell if they find a certain graphic somewhere on your site.

6. Offer free promotional merchandise. It can be hats, bumper stickers, cups, or anything with your home business website URL printed on it.

7. Check out the latest new fad and create other home business websites related to this fad. Advertise your main home business website on your fad home business websites.

8. Load your site with a wide variety of content. Your site will become known as an area of regular reference for many of your visitors.

9. Interview famous people that your visitors want to know more about. Publish the interview in article or audio format on your home business website.

10. Tell people the purpose of your home business website. When they visit a home business website and have to figure out what it's about, they may get frustrated and leave.

I hope these ideas will trigger some creative thinking on your part. You have to be constantly looking at new marketing ideas when you want to make money online.

8. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Are you trying to make money online with a business? Wondering how to increase sales for your products and services? Well here are some ideas that may help:

1. Always be enthusiastic about your products and your business. If you're convincing enough, your prospects will also be enthusiastic. This may sound simple, but its surprising how many business owners will forget this simple and powerful advice.

2. When you are creating a sales letter or ad copy, always end it with a strong closing. Some ides for this area: offer a free bonus, offer a discount price, remind the reader of a benefit, tell them there is an ordering deadline.

3. It is incredibly important to please your complaining customers. Always operate your business with these 2 rules: (1) The customer is always right, and (2) If you think the customer is not right, see rule number 1. Do whatever you can to rectify the situation: refund their money, give them a discount, give them a free gift, solve the problem quickly, etc. These customers will recommend you to their friends if you please them.

4. Give you customers free vacation coupons, coupons, or free gifts and they will get excited about your business and they will tell their friends.

5. Give your prospects extra confidence so they will order. Use endorsements, testimonials, a strong guarantee or warranty, etc.

6. Build your opt-in list by allowing your visitors to sign up for a free ezine, ebooks, software, contests, sweepstakes, etc.

7. Don't design your business website like everyone else. Be unique. Give your prospects or customers a breath of fresh air. Don't be afraid to design your home business website and ad copies different from everyone else.

8. Allow your customers to get part of your total offer right after they order. For example: if you have to ship the item, make one of your bonuses available online.

9. Write and submit articles to ezine publishers or webmasters. If you want it to be published, it should be like an article and not like an ad.

10. Show your prospects that you are an expert, because authority can persuade people to buy. You could publish an article, write an ebook, etc.

These are some of the many ideas that can help you to make money online by increasing sales of your products and services. Stay tuned to this series for many more.

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9. Make Money Online With Words That Make People Buy
Make Money Online With Words That Make People Buy
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Are you selling a product or service online? Then you are no doubt designing ad copy or sales pages. In today's article about making money online, I'll show you 10 words that you can use that will make people purchase the products or services that you are advertising.

1. "Fast: - People want fast results, fast delivery, fast ordering, etc. Nowadays, we usually value our time more than our money. Use this word somewhere in your ad.

2. "Guaranteed" - People want to be assured they are not risking their hard earned money buying your product.

3. "Limited" - People want to own or receive things that are exclusive or rare because they are considered to be more valuable.

4. "Easy" or "Simple" - People want easy ordering, easy instructions, easy to use, easy payments, etc.

5. "Testimonial - People want to see believable proof before they buy your product. Your testimonials should be reputable and specific.

6. "Discount" or "Sale" - People want bargains. You can offer rebates, one time sales, percentage offers, get one free offers, etc.

7. "Free" - People want free incentives before they do business with you. They could be free books, accessories, services, etc.

8. "You" and "Your" - People want to know that you are talking them. This will make them feel important and attract them to read the whole ad.

9. "Important" - People do not want to miss important information that could affect their life. People will stop and take notice.

10. "New" - People want new products or services that will improve their life like new information, tastes, technology, results, etc.

If you work these 10 words into your ad copy, you will vastly improve sales for your products and services.

Stay tuned for more ideas to make money online.

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10. Smoothies - a Healthy and Tasty Weight Loss Treat
Smoothies - a Healthy and Tasty Weight Loss Treat

Have you noticed all the smoothie shops springing up lately? There seems to be a new one opening up almost every day.

Why makes these drinks so popular?

Smoothies can very soothing and invigorating. When you are in a hurry they can be a great meal replacement. Plus they are quite tasty, and if they are made right, they are low in fat. They can be a great weight loss tool.

Smoothies fill you up so don't feel hungry. They are easy to make. You can grab them and take them on the go. These are all huge advantages in our busy lives.

You can pack lots of fruits and vegetables in your meals or snacks by making a smoothie. They refresh and energize your body.

Best of all, drinking smoothies as an aid to weight loss really does work. You won't feel hungry or deprived. You won't feel like you are on a diet. Smoothies are so filling that you will never feel hungry. There are a few tricks to preparing your smoothies and some special ingredients you can add to your smoothies that will assist with your weight loss goals.

Because smoothies can contain so many different ingredients, not all smoothies are created equal. To lose weight with smoothies you need take care that your smoothies include a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits. The majority of the ingredients should be low fat and low calorie. This does not mean that your smoothie won't be delicious, however. You can make smoothies that are highly addictive because they taste so delicious!

Smoothie recipes that encourage weight loss and improve your health are simple to find online and in many recipe books.

You can hasten your weight loss, boost your energy, enhance your health and improve your appearance all by adding nutritious tasty smoothies to your daily regimen. So try adding smoothies to your menu today and start to see those extra pounds disappear and the new healthy you begin to emerge. Lose weight with smoothies!

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Bill Brine

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11. Make Money Online in a Home Business 080918
Make Money Online in a Home Business 080918
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Welcome once again to my ongoing series of tips for those of you who are trying to make money online with a home business. Today we'll look at 10 ideas for increasing the order rates for your products:

1. Set up a reward program for repeat customers, and for referrals. This will keep people revisiting your home business website and buying your products. Sample rewards could be small gifts, discounts, discounts on future purchase, etc. Be creative.

2. You can increase traffic to your website by publishing ezines for other home business websites. You could do it at no charge and in return just ask for a sponsor ad in each issue.

3. Another way to increase traffic: trade endorsement ads with other ezines. These types of ads give your message instant credibility and will pull more hits and sales than simple classified ads.

4. Test your ad copy before you start taking orders. Tell your visitors to email you if they want to be notified when you launch a new product.

5. Get your visitors excited about your product by letting them know how excited you are about it. Tell them why you're excited and use exclamation points.

6. Use incentives to get referrals if you don't have an affiliate program. Tell people when they refer customers you will reward them with free products.

7. Tell your visitors the reason why you're having a sale so they don't think your products are cheap. It could be a holiday or seasonal sale or a clearance sale.

8. Do not overload your home business website with high tech gadgets such as fancy flash, videos that play immediately, etc.. They can create a slow loading web page and distract people away from your offer.

9. Eliminate words, phrases, and paragraphs in your ad copy that aren't selling or supporting your product. This will stop people from getting bored with your ad.

10. Keep people at your home business website as long as possible. Allow them to download free ebooks, sign-up for contests, use free online services, etc.

There you are, more ideas you can implement in your home business strategy to help you make money online.

Stay tuned for more in this series.

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12. Make Money Online with Blogging - But Not At Wordpress!
Make Money Online with Blogging - But Not At Wordpress!
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Most everyone who knows anything about internet marketing knows that blogging is a great way to drive traffic to a business website. Put up a blog, start posting some unique content, and include links to your business website. Post new articles regularly and often, and you will start seeing Google pay more attention to your business website. This is a very important step on the road to helping your business make money online.

You may have heard that Wordpress is great software for blogging. That's true, but you need to be very careful. Whatever you do, DO NOT set up a blog at Wordpress.com. You need to own your own domain, upload the software, and set it up where you have total control.

Here's why:

I set up a blog on Wordpress.com to promote a home business website. Since I never do anything black hat, but always employ standard and ethical internet marketing techniques, I did not read the Wordpress TOS before I set up the blog. I figured that Wordpress, like other free blogging sites, would welcome unique content giving great information to others who are struggling to build an online business and make money online.

Big mistake!

A couple of weeks after setting up the blog and posting regular unique content, I was happy to see that other blog owners were linking to my articles and I was starting to get some traffic.

Then suddenly my blog was deactivated by Wordpress for "violation of the Terms of Service". What???

As it turns out, Wordpress does not welcome business-related blogs at their site. Anything else is OK, as long as you are not trying to promote a business.

Here is a quote from their TOS:

"here are some examples of blogs that are banned from Wordpress.com (all of these fall under the general heading of "spam blogs", or splogs, and we will be deleted as soon as we find them or they get reported):

* Scraper blogs: Blogs that take content from other blogs and re-publish it without permission (this is sometimes called scraping). If a blog contains all or mostly stolen and unoriginal content, it's gone!

* SEO blogs: Blogs that are written for search engines instead of humans. These blogs are dedicated to trying to fool Google and other search engines into ranking them highly. Wordpress.com is not meant for this type of activity.

* Affiliate marketing blogs: Blogs with the primary purpose of driving traffic to affiliate programs and get-rich-quick schemes ("Make six figures from home!!", "20 easy steps to top profits!!", etc). To be clear, examples like people writing original book or movie reviews and linking them to Amazon, or people linking to their own products on Etsy do NOT fall into this category.

* Warez blogs: Blogs that promote pirated copies of ebooks, software packages, music, movies, games, etc.
Automated blogs: Blogs that are generated by computers, including randomly generated blogs, blogs that re-publish press releases, marketing material, search engine results, link dumps or any other mass-produced content."

I was doing none of these things, but Wordpress deactivated my blog anyway. I have not bothered to try to get them to reactivate the blog, since I know from others who have experienced this, that the geeks at Wordpress are very unresponsive.

Fortunately, I have saved all my posts and I will set up a new blog at a site which I own and control.

So, lesson learned: stay away from Wordpress.com if you are trying to promote a business. Set up blogs only on domains that you own and control. Don't let Wordpress.com, the Big Brother of the Internet, control how you run your business!

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13. Weight Loss Advice 15
Everyday Weight Loss Advice 15

This is the last in my ongoing series of weight loss advice articles. I hope you have found this advice useful. Here are today's tips:

1. Stop slouching in your chair! Try to maintain an erect posture with your tummy tucked in. Slouching is a very bad habit. It is bad for your back, and it also contributes to your flab. It is your way of saying yes to a comfortable position that detracts from your weight loss program. Always make it a point to sit as erect as you can. This is also a terrific way to ward off back problems.

2. If you have a banister rail or a balustrade that will support you, sit on it and pump your legs as if you are riding a bicycle. Be careful not to fall off! This might sound like a crazy idea, but by doing crazy things like this, you are in fact not missing a single chance to lose that weight. It is a way of keeping your mind alert all the time. Try to fit some form of exercise into everything that you do and into every situation in which you find yourself.

3. Most people tend to put on weight around the mid section. Our tummies seem to have minds of their own. Here is a sure shot method to reduce that flab around your waistline: breathe in as strongly as you can, and, as you do so, tuck in your tummy as much as you can. Hold it like this for a few seconds and then slowly release your breath, taking care not to let out your tummy. Try to keep breathing like this as often as you can. Aim for 50 or more times a day. After the first day, you should feel the muscles of your stomach tightening each time you do this. That's when you know you are on the right track. If you practice this without fail for 20 days, at the end of the twentieth day, you will have lost at least an inch around your middle.

4 Here is a list of various exercises and the number of calories that are burned by each exercise during a 20-minute workout. Choose what you can do best, and choose something that you will enjoy doing on the long run. The choice of the exercise is completely up to you. Try to do whatever exercise you choose for at least twenty minutes. It is only after you do the exercise for twenty minutes that the actual calorie burning sets in.

Aerobics: 200-250 calories
Bicycling, Stationary: 250-300 calories
Bicycling, Actual: 300-400 calories
Running, 5-6 mph: 300-350 calories
Stair climber: 200-250 calories
Swimming laps: 350 calories
Walking briskly: 150-180 calories

You can see that even walking is good for you. If you really find your days to be too full to fit in any other form of exercise, then walking is your best bet. Walk as much as you can. Try getting to places and leaving places a little early. This will give you time to walk.

Well, that's it for my series of weight loss advice articles. The ball is now in your court, so what are you waiting for? Get rid of those extra calories and pounds and try to enjoy life the best you can without inviting all those terrible diseases that come with a few extra pounds.

Good luck with your weight loss program!

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Bill Brine

14. Weight Loss Advice 13
Weight Loss Advice 13

Are you feeling overloaded with weight loss information? You're not alone. There is so much information out there today that it can get confusing, and each and every program is hyped as the answer to your prayers. In reality, of course, there is no foolproof way of knowing what works and what doesn't. There is no way of knowing if the diet is one that enables you to lose weight and then keep it off. This is what is most important.

When considering any weight loss program, start by trying to determine if the diet has a scientific basis for its claims. Have there been any significant trials done to ascertain if people have been able to lose weight effectively? Is there any data to show how successful the program participants are in keeping the weight off after 1, 5 or 10 years? Do your research.

Did you know that you can lose weight by eating a diet high in a particular type of fat?. This fat is called a MUFA - monounsaturated fatty acid. MUFAs are the good fats you find in food like peanuts, olive oil and avocados.

Current research has demonstrated that MUFAs help to seek out and reduce your belly fat. They all also have additional health benefits: they help to lower cholesterol levels in your blood, and they lower your risk of heart disease and strokes. Other studies have shown that MUFAs can also help fight diabetes. Experts believe that MUFAs prevent and even eliminate central fat distribution in your body.

One of the most difficult things about any weight loss program is usually the diet. Whatever program you choose, you will be reducing the amount of food you consume, or you will be replacing those foods you crave with foods that are not all that interesting until you get used to them. This means that, at least for a time, you will be left feeling unsatisfied and hungry. This is a another benefit to MUFAs: their higher fat content will have the effect of satisfying your appetite for a longer period of time. As a result you will be less likely to want to snack, and you will also be less likely to have cravings for sweets.

As with any weight loss program, it is advisable to add some exercise to your dietary regime to encourage your body to lose weight more effectively. With as little as 10 minutes exercise, your brain will begin to produce beta endorphins. These chemicals will calm you down, regulate your stress hormones and make you feel good. A recent study demonstrated that the secretion of beta-endorphins can actually offset the belly bloating effects of cortisol and insulin.

An exercise plan that will help you with weight loss will take no longer than 25 minutes a day. The plan consists of three parts:-

1. A cardio component - this can be as easy as walking

2. A strength training program to build lean muscle

3. A Pilates-based workout - this is excellent for building your core strength

A combination of these will provide all you need for a successful weight loss regimen. Remember, its all about balance. With a good healthy nutrition program, combined with sensible eating habits, plus some daily exercise, in time you will be successful in your weight loss efforts.

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Bill Brine

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15. Make Money With Better Banner Ads
Make Money With Better Banner Ads
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Have you ever tried to sell something via banner ads?
Banner ads are not as effective as they used to be, but if you use banner ads correctly you can still make money. Here are 10 tips to help you with your banner ad campaigns:

1. Use reverse psychology when designing your banner ads. You could tell people not to click on your banner ad. For example "Don't Click Here Unless You Want to Make Money".

2. Make your banner ad words as attractive as possible. Use words like ultimate, powerful, sizzling, hot, etc. Your words should relate to and highlight your total offer.

3. Offer a discount on your banner ad. People are always looking for good deals. You could offer a percentage discount, dollar discount, buy one get one free discount, etc.

4. Use a testimonial on your banner ad. This will give people proof they aren't wasting their time clicking on your banner ad. The testimonial should include enough information so they understand the offer.

5. If you can have a famous and respectable person on your banner ad representing your product, web site or service, people will click because they'll trust them.

6. Use a strong guarantee on your banner ad. You could include the guarantee as a headline for your offer. Offer things like double or triple your money back guarantee, lifetime money back guarantee, etc.

7. Tell people to click on your banner ad. Newbies to the internet may net even know they can click on banners. Just having the phrase "click here" on your banner will increase your clickthroughs.

8. Advertise a trial or sample offer. This will tell people there is no risk or obligation if they click on your banner ad and try out your product or service.

9. Tell people the major benefit of your product, web site or service on your banner ad. It could be benefits like make money, lose weight, increase energy, save money, save time, etc.

10. Advertise a free offer on your banner ad. People love free stuff. The freebie should relate to your target audience. If the freebie is attractive to them they will click.

Stay tuned for more tips about how to make money in future articles.

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16. Weight Loss Advice for Every Day 12
Weight Loss Advice for Every Day 12

Welcome once more to my series of daily articles about things you can do every day to help you with your weight loss plan. Here are today's tips:

1. Try doing pelvic rotations when nobody is watching. The mid section of your body is the part that gets the least amount of exercise. That is probably why weight gain is mostly seen in that section. It is hard to lose weight around your midsection for the same reason. The best thing you can do is to consciously try to give that part of your body a little bit of exercise. Stomach crunches might be too strenuous an exercise to start off with, but rotations are relatively mild. This is the best way to tighten every muscle in that midsection.

2. Develop proper posture by tucking in your tummy and inflating your chest whenever you are walking. Do not let your tummy hang above your belt line. Bring it under the belt. Each time you tuck in your tummy, you will feel the pressure on the muscles of your stomach. This tightening and loosening of these muscles is even better than stomach crunches.

3. Did you know that breathing exercises also help with weight loss? If you perform the breathing exercises properly, you will find that you can exert a lot of pressure on the muscles around the mid section. You will feel these muscles tighten each time you breathe in or out. So go ahead and breathe properly, it is good for you.

4. Try yoga. Yoga is one of the best ways to supercharge your weight loss program. One of the benefits of yoga is that you learn to control virtually every muscle and joint of your body, which will really help you with your weight loss regimen.

Stay tuned for more weight loss tips in tomorrow's article.

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17. Weight Loss Tips 11
Weight Loss Tips for Every Day 11

Welcome back. Once again here are some tips you can incorporate into your everyday life to help you with your weight loss program:

1. Wiggle your toes and your fingers whenever you can. This is a great stress buster, and it gives you a chance to at least work your hand and leg joints. This will tell you how sore they are. If their condition is so bad, What about the rest of your body?

2. When watching TV, walk around during commercial breaks. If you want to sit all evening with your eyes glued to the tube, then do so. But at least spare your eyes the agony of a commercial break. When the next commercial flashes on screen, instead of channel surfing, get up and take a walk. Reach over and try to touch your toes or do some simple exercise that will at least get the blood flowing in your veins.

3. Turn on music and dance wildly. Let your hair down once in a while. Go back to the days of your childhood. Close the door of your room, turn on your sound system to the highest volume possible (but a little lower than the level at which your neighbors start to complain) and then do the wackiest dance that you can think of. Jump on your bed and jump off it again. Just get moving!

3. Carry a soft flying disc or Frisbee with you. Toss it around and get up to fetch it. This is also an excellent way to beat stress. It makes you feel good to throw something away forcefully when you are all worked up. And since the thing that you throw is something soft, you can't damage anything. It is not really the throwing part that we are interested in. It is the fetching part. Each time you get up to fetch it back; you are giving yourself a chance to stretch those muscles and joints

4. If you are taking a taxi somewhere, get off a block before your destination and walk the rest of the way. You might not have time to fit in long walks in your busy schedule, so this is one way of ensuring that you at least get to walk for a little bit every day. If you take the bus or the subway, get off at an earlier station and see if you can walk the rest of the way. If you drive to work, see if you can get space in a parking lot that is a little further away from your office.

It's all about moving as much as you can. Keep moving and you will be successful with your weight loss program.

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18. How To Succeed in a Home Business
How To Succeed in a Home Business
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

We all want to have a viable home business that offers financial security and time to enjoy life. However, looking for that "cash cow" can sometimes mean that you can fail to realize what it really means to market online.

The first thing to remember when working a home business is this: do not to try to do everything at once! You will come across tons of gurus online who tell you to do all sorts of things that will make you fabulously successful. What you have to do is to successfully separate the real from the fictional. That is not always easy to do. Look at the sales letter and see if there are exaggerated claims such as, "Purchase this item and you will never need any other marketing tools" or "This particular item will be so easy to use that you will have thousands of dollars in your bank account next day". Claims such as these are a definite indication that you are being hyped. Only one situation will bring you success online: hard work, diligence and service to your customers.

Always, always, spend time researching your niche, your marketplace and your competition. Your customers have a certain mindset. They have a certain way they like to shop. They have a certain way they will find your website. The list is endless. You must make it easy for them to find out about you, your business, your products, your attitudes, your service policies, and your abilities. Do not hide behind your computer. Make it easy for your customers to contact you. Check out other websites in your niche and see what they are doing. Can you offer a better product, solution or package? Can you offer a better price?

Price points for products or services can make or break a home business. You do not have to have the highest price or the cheapest offer, but you do have to provide value for the dollar or you will not get repeat customers. Repeat customers are your bread and butter, so do all that you can to keep people coming back for more. It takes a lot to get a customer to your website, so you had better be prepared to do more than one follow up to complete that sale. You need to decide how you will accomplish this. Will you use autoresponders, an ezine or newsletter, a blog? How will you correspond with your website visitors to continue to convince them of your integrity and honesty and build a trusting relationship? You need to decide this before you even design your website.

You will need the proper tools to build a home business online. Consider the purchase of such tools as part of your research and development expenses. You will need one or more domain names, a webhost, a product or service that you own and can profit from, a way to build a website either by yourself or with a web designer, and multiple ways to bring traffic to your website. Without any of these components, your online home business will not be successful.

All of this will require a lot of work. Building any business takes time and effort. There is no short cut, despite what the gurus might say. There will be a lot of late nights and time spent in front of the computer before you see success in your business. If anyone tells you differently, that is a good sign that you need to run, not walk, to the next website! Of better yet, stop looking at all the offers you get about the latest and greatest tools, and start actually building something!

Continue to believe in yourself and in your product or service and you will soon operating a successful and viable home business. Keep a positive attitude and you will avoid countless mistakes. Trust your instincts and watch out for hype. Continue to build and you will reap the rewards of having a successful online business can make you very happy.

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19. Work At Home Business Ideas: Print Brokers
Work At Home Business Ideas: Print Brokers

Can you imagine a work at home business that is always in demand, thrives in any economic condition, and requires no special skills other than the ability to read and write?

Can you imagine a work at home business you can start on Monday for less than the cost of a tank of gas, and can have people practically begging you to take their money by Friday?

Believe it or not, there is such a business. It is called print brokering. Starting and operating a work at home business as a print broker may just be a perfect business.

Think about this for a moment. Business people need business cards, printed forms, and documents. Every business, club, group, or organization in any town, city, or county... need and use various printed forms and documents in doing business. And, they all need these forms and documents over and over again. Virtually any business or business person uses at least two or more types of documents or forms that need to be printed.

As a work at home business print broker, you simply take orders and forward them to printers who do the work for you wholesale, and then ship the work to your customers.

Operating a work at home business as a print broker is quite straightforward, and will grow to make as much money as you desire without paying a penny for advertising or getting more customers. How is this be possible? It is possible because of a concept in the print business known as co-op printing. One customer's non-conflicting document is printed on the back of another customer's document.

Using this concept, you, as a print broker, can easily grow your work at home business to make as much money as you desire... without spending one red cent on advertising.

Here's an example: Norah's beauty shop needs to drum up some more business, and Norah decides to have 1,000 flyers printed up on color paper to distribute locally. Local printers would charge about $50, plus tax for the job. You offer the same service for $40... if Norah allows you to print your non-conflicting discount printing services flyer on the back of her flyer. The beauty shop saves 25% on the cost of printing, and you get 1,000 of your advertisements printed and distributed free or charge.

The beauty shop is happy, and you are happy. It is a win-win situation for both of you. However, note what just really happened: you were actually paid to advertise and grow your work at home business because your printer only charged you $25 for the order. 1,000 people and businesses will see your discount printing services... which will cause more orders to come rolling in without any effort or expense on your part. And, you can repeat this free money making work at home business growth technique as often as you desire by offering co-op printing services to other customers and businesses.

Be careful with this technique, however. Many work at home business print brokers have used this technique too often, and found themselves overwhelmed with orders that they cannot handle on a quick enough basis.

There is probably no other work at home business you can imagine that is so easy, costs so little to start, recession proof, and actually pays you to grow it.

Of course, this is a simplistic view of this work at home business. There would still be a lot of legwork to set up the business, find and strike deals with discount printing services, and do your initial advertising. But I think it is an intriguing idea.

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20. Make Money Online Tips
Want To Make Money Online? Defeat Your Competition
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Are you struggling to make money online in your work from home business? Here are some tips that might help.

One of the best ways to make money online is to scout out your competition and offer things that they don't offer. Here are some ideas to consider:

1. Offer free useful original content. If your website is the only place where your visitors can find this stuff, your home business website will get lots of visitors.

2. Offer your visitors free software. Most people like to find good deals on software for their computers. If the software is free, that is even better.

3. Hold free contests or sweepstakes. Most people like to win things. If you can fulfill that need, people will stop by to visit.

4. Provide a free web directory. Create a directory of home business websites on a popular topic that will attract your target audience.

5. Offer a free ezine. Most people love to get free information that's emailed to them regularly. This saves them time and money.

6. Make your home business website look professional. You want to have your own domain name, easy navigation, attractive graphics, etc. This inspires trust and confidence in your visitors. A professional look and feel will go a long way to help you make money online.

7. Let people read your ad before they get to your freebie. When you use free stuff to lure people to your home business website, list it below your ad copy.

8. Attract the target audience that would buy your product or service. A simple way to do this is to survey your existing customers.

9. Test and improve your ad copy. There are many people who write an ad and never change it. Make sure you get the highest possible response rate.

10. Give people an urgent reason to buy now. Many people are interested in your product but they put off buying it until later and eventually forget about it.

Stay tuned for more tips on how to make money online in future articles.

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21. Weight Loss - Your Big Belly
Weight Loss - Your Big Belly

It seems that everywhere you look these days, you see an advertisement for a weight loss product. We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic, and advertisers and product manufacturers are itching to cash in. You see so many compelling commercials to sell you on why a particular weight loss product is the best. Weight loss claims are subtle enough to stimulate the imagination and create the illusion of benefits in your mind.

Have you considered purchasing an exercise machine?

What about diet pills. Have you ever talked to your doctor about these drugs?

Have you walked into a health shop and looked for information about weight loss, fat-burning or muscle-building supplements?

Have you bought the latest fad diet book?

Have you done a Google search or watched TV and listened to a fitness guru talk about an amazing new diet that helps you to lose weight in record time?

Have you searched the web for information about diet, nutrition or weight loss programs?

If you have done any of the above then the chances are you've been told a lot of things that are just not true!

It is an unfortunate fact that if you are looking for honest and accurate information about nutrition and effective weight loss, you will find that it is hard to come by these days. Nearly everyone has been misled at one time or another. Now, it could be that the so called "guru" thinks that the information they are giving is correct and may have been misled themselves. But to ensure that you are receiving or giving accurate and honest information you need to look very carefully at the scientific evidence surrounding the claims.

One of the most important principles in any weight loss program you may follow is to be able to see visible results quickly. Getting rid of that big belly can be a great incentive for most people. Better to get rid of it from the start than be left with it at the end of your diet.

So what causes this big belly?

Ingesting foods that your body cannot tolerate can cause inflammation. This is one of the main reasons for a bloated belly, especially if that belly is of the pot belly variety. Inflammation and excess gas caused by undigested food can be a major cause of both inflammation and a bloated belly.

Most people who have tried any weight loss program will be familiar with the term "water retention". Although this can often be more prevalent in the ankles and other joints. it can also be a contributory factor for a swollen midsection.

For weight loss to take place it is advisable to address these underlying intolerances first, especially if you want to a flat belly not a fat belly as a result.

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22. Everyday Weight Loss Advice
Everyday Weight Loss Advice 8

Welcome to another in my ongoing series of weight loss advice. Once again, we will explore some of the many ideas you can implement in your life to help you with your weight loss program. Let's get started. Today we'll continue our focus on exercise.

1. It is important to stop exercising when your body has had enough. There is no sense in pushing it. When you have worked out for a considerable time, your body will start giving you signals. Heed those signals. This is particularly true in the initial stages. Take it one step at a time. Stop when you are out of breath or when a certain part of your body tells you that it has had enough. It is the cumulative amount of exercise over time that will help you with weight loss. Take it slow and easy.

2. If you want to increase your exercise time or the number of reps you do, do it gradually and not in sudden steps. This is easier said than done. Most of us have such hectic schedules that we think it is quite impossible to fit in time for exercise. This could not be further from the truth. Your body needs proper exercise. Just do it!

3. Select an exercise pattern to suit your lifestyle. All of us have different lifestyles and professions, so there is no sense in trying to follow the book strictly. Try to follow an exercise routine that is suitable for you. You have to understand that, even more important than the exercise itself, is sticking to it. So unless you choose something that can suit your lifestyle, you are not going to stick on to it.

4. Are you standing right now? Don't just stand there. Walk!. If you can walk around then do so. Do not stand in a fixed position. Pacing around is a good thing to do. If you are thinking deeply about something, try pacing around, it will aid in your thinking.

5. Are you sitting down? Don't just sit there. Stand up! If you can stand, then do not sit. The golden rule is to choose a position that is less comfortable.

6. Are you lying down? Don't lie down. Sit! The rule that we mentioned above rings true here as well.

7. Stop being a couch potato. It is the easiest thing in the world to become a couch potato: that shapeless thing that sits or reclines on a shapeless chair in front of the television and stupidly munches away at something fried!

If you are inclined to become a promising old couch potato, break the habit. What is the best way to do that? Take away that favorite chair of yours. In fact, it would be a very good idea if you could keep a chair that isn't too comfortable in front of the TV. This will discourage any tendency to become a couch potato.

I hope these daily advice articles are helping you with your weight loss program. Keep up the good work!

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23. Work At Home Business Advice
Work At Home Business Advice: Increase Your Profits With These 10 Tips
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Welcome to another work at home business advice article. Today, let's look at more ways to increase your profits.

1. Gain an advantage over your competition by finding one benefit your competition doesn't offer. Use this as your main selling point (your Unique Selling Proposition).

2. If you don't already do so, start publishing an ezine for your work at home business. Design this ezine so it creates multiple free advertising streams. Ask readers to forward it to people they know, offer ad trades, etc.

3. Allow your website visitors to subscribe to an update ezine. Anytime you make changes to your web site they will receive an informative email.

4. Focus any articles that you publish on information that is relevant and important to your readers and other ezine publishers in your market. Your articles will get published more often. This means free publicity.

5. Use problems in your niche to attract online traffic. Find a common online problem and use your work at home business website to solve it. People will visit and see your ads.

6. Have an informative FAQ page at your work at home business website. Anticipate questions your prospects or visitors may have; this will help improve your sales ratio.

7. Improve your negotiation skills. This will improve your business because you're always negotiating ad swaps, supply prices, joint ventures, wages, etc.

8. Want to beat your competition? Give away a similar product or service that they charge for. It could be add on products, warranties, servicing, etc.

9. Build a larger online community by giving your visitors bonuses for participating on your message boards, chat rooms or forums. Try free products, ads, etc.

10. Instead of starting an affiliate program, start a referral program. Give people discounts and free products for referring people to your site.

Stay tuned for more work at home business advice in future articles in this series.

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24. Everyday Weight Loss Advice
Weight Loss Advice for Every Day 7

Welcome to another article in my series of weight loss advice for every day. Today we'll look at exercise in more detail. We all know that exercise is an important part of any weight loss program.

1. Check your weight before you start your exercise routine and keep checking for changes. But do not expect a radical change immediately. It might be one or two weeks before you notice some weight loss. In fact, your weight may increase for a bit as you turn fat into muscle. However it is crucial that you continue to monitor your weight. Even a few pounds or inches lost is a big achievement.

2. When you do notice a change, reward yourself. Now, don't go for some goodies like chocolates or sweets. After all, this is a weight loss program! Maybe you could go for a movie or buy yourself something like a new dress or a trinket. This is something that can keep you going.

3. You can take a day off from exercise every week. This is not just a very good idea but it is part of the exercise routine. Your body needs a day off from an exercise routine.

4. Exercise outdoors as often as possible. There are two advantages of exercising outside. One advantage is that it gives your body a chance to get much needed fresh air and sunshine. The second advantage is that the surroundings keep you perked up and it is a break from remaining cooped up all day long

5. Try to collect some information about exercise. There are a lot of things that you can do at home. Extensive research has been done on exercise and plenty of this information is easily available. You can try browsing the net or getting a book or two on how to exercise at home. This information will be useful to you to know how much you need to work out on each specific exercise in order to burn off the desired number of calories.

6. Try to get somebody to exercise along with you. It should be somebody committed to exercise and/or weight loss or else your interest might dwindle. One of the advantages of getting a committed person to exercise with you is that it keeps you going. There may be days when you feel just too lazy to crawl out of bed in the mornings. On such days, the knowledge that somebody is waiting for you is enough to slide out of bed. Another advantage is that you can discuss your progress and fears with another person and be a sympathetic listener to the other person as well. This is a great way to get motivated your self.

In the next article in this series, we'll continue looking at exercise, an important part of your weight loss program.

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25. Tips to Make Money Online
Tricks to Make Money Online
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Wouldn't it be great if you knew some easy tricks to make money online on the internet? Now, the word "tricks" implies a short cut or a cheat of some sort. As a general rule, using a short cut is bad news for anyone looking to build an online business. Building an online business properly requires a plan, then a foundation, and then a structured system of making money.

However, there are some "easy" tricks to make money on the internet. The word "easy" is a bit of a misnomer here - each of these tricks will require that you know exactly what you are looking for and that you have some skills to pull them off.

For example, Ebay recently changed its policies so you can no longer sell digital products in auctions. A lot of people went out of business overnight. The more savvy Ebay marketers used a great trick to keep using this service - they now offer their digital products as physical products in the form of CD's and DVD's. To save even more time with this trick you can use a product fulfillment service to take care of everything for you.

This change actually made things better for the marketers who did not give up. Now there is a lot less competition, so there is a much higher conversion rate for the products.

This is a good example of 'going with the flow' in an online business. Instead of throwing up your hands and saying "I'm out of business", these business owners looked at the problem and said "How can I sell the same products in a different manner?". This is how you operate an online business. This is how you make money online.

Next is a neat trick to make money online through Clickbank:

- Find a product that is selling well (high gravity).
- Grab yourself a domain name that incorporates the name of the product.
- Install a Wordpress blog on that domain.
- Write a Press Release announcing the site and submit it to one of the online Press Release Services.
- Write an article to review the product and post it to the blog.
- Hire someone (or do it yourself) to write 10 articles related to the product for you and add them to your blog on a regular basis. Make sure your affiliate link is in the article somewhere. This is common practice for affiliate marketing.
- Now here is the real trick: rewrite those articles at least 50% and then submit them to article directories, including a bio box which sends people back to your website.

You will find you can make money online very quickly this way.

Another trick to make money online:

- join a CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) program.
- create an ebook full of relevant information about the CPA offer you want to promote.
- Add your ebook to as many free ebook directories as you can find. Inside your ebook have a statement saying that the book can be distributed or sold by anyone. This will create a viral effect and your ebook will be floating around all over the internet bringing you CPA cash for years to come.

And, of course, my favorite trick to make money online:

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26. Everday Weight Loss Advice
Everyday Weight Loss Advice: Creating your Weight Loss Program

So, the time has finally come that you realize that you need to lose weight. But, what plan will you follow to help you with your weight loss goals?

There are a certainly lot of plans and methods available on the internet to help with weight loss. Have you ever thought about creating your own plan for weight loss? Weight loss programs can serve as motivation and as a guide for a lot of people, and have helped them realize their goals for weight loss. Programs for weight loss, whether they be local or online, can give you a plan to follow. You may also like the idea of doing your own thing.

So how should you proceed with the creation of your own weight loss program?

Well, the first thing to do is educate yourself. Become familiar with the different types of diets that are out there. Be aware of fad diets, and supplements that can do more harm than good. After doing some reading, you may find yourself putting together several components from different diets, thereby building your own unique diet.

The most important thing is to eat healthy, no matter what diet you pursue. When creating your own weight loss program, you need to eat healthy, and avoid situations and ideas that will cause you to not eat enough. Calories, fat, carbohydrates and sugar are all important in your diet, and it's important to not eat too much - or too little - of any one food. Depending on your personality type, you may be able to allow junk food in your diet once in awhile, rather than eliminating it forever. Or you may allow yourself cheat days every so often.

You need to keep a close watch on your diet.

No matter what kind of weight loss program you decide to follow, it is important to keep track of what you're eating. Keeping a journal of calorie intake, along with sugar and fat intake will keep you aware of what you consume. It also helps you in real life: soon you'll have all kinds of food and the caloric content memorized. Big bonuses if you weigh and measure everything - after a bit of time you will be able to eyeball anything and know how much you're getting.

You must exercise to lose weight.

Exercise is important. But don't let having to exercise along with dieting put you off from starting a weight loss program. It is perfectly ok to start a diet and then begin exercising down the road. If you are obese, you will most likely not be able to do much exercise anyway when first starting out. But stick with it: as your weight loss adds up, you will be able to exercise more and even like it.

You may not like the idea of visiting a gym an exercising around other people. That's fine. There are lots of home exercise programs and equipment you can use. Your best bet; just start walking! Everyone can do that.

It can he difficult to stay motivated to exercise. If you need support, ask friends, your partner or a coworker if they would like to accompany you. Get an "exercise buddy" and challenge each other to go a little further or do a few more reps each day.

Put your weight loss program in writing.

If you have a plan of action for your weight loss program, write it down! Record any exercise you participate in, as well as what you eat. It can be a great motivator as you try to improve with each passing day. Also be sure to measure and weigh yourself no more than once a week. It is a great motivator to see those pounds dropping off and the waist getting thinner.

Creating your own weight loss program can be a challenge and a huge motivator for you to succeed with your weight loss goals. I hope you are successful with your weight loss program.

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27. Make Money Online Advice
Make Money Online Advice: Autoresponders
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Are you trying to make money online with a home business? One of the many ways to get your message out and promote your products is to use email autoresponders.

Listed below are 10 innovative ways to use your autoresponder to help you promote and sell your home business products so you can make money online.

1. Use your autoresponder to collect leads. Your autoresponder will provide you with an email digest of the email addresses of everyone who requests information.

2. Use an autoresponder to publish a price list of all your products and services. You could also include order forms, product descriptions, and other sales material.

3. Publish free reports in autoresponder format. These reports should be related to your home based business or your website. Giving away free stuff will quickly increase your traffic.

4. Use your autoresponder to publish a survey to collect vital customer satisfaction information. This type of information will help you serve your customers better.

5. Instead of answering every customer question that's emailed to you, publish a "Frequently Ask Questions" in your autoresponder. This will save you time and money.

6. You could publish your home based business testimonials or endorsements in autoresponder format if you don't have enough room in your ad copy. It's more effective to include all of them.

7. Provide back issues of your ezine archives in an autoresponder. This will give your subscribers and web site visitors easy access to them.

8. Publish your entire web site in autoresponder format. Sometimes visitors don't have enough time read your entire site. They could print it out and read it offline.

9. Do you publish an ebook? Offer it in autoresponder format. Your visitors won't have to download it or have the software to read it right away.

10. Publish the terms and conditions to any business transactions in autoresponder format. This could include return policies, purchases, refunds etc.

Think out of the box and you can come up with more creative ways to use your autoresponder to market your home business products and services.

Stay tuned for more articles in my series of advice for online home businesses. Now go make money online !

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28. Everday Weight Loss Advice
Everyday Weight Loss Advice

Here we are again with more everyday advice to help you with your weight loss plan.

1. Do not completely deprive yourself of the foods that you love. Go ahead eat them, but only for flavor and only once in a while. There are many things which you have to avoid from your diet but which you may have an undying craving for. Do not avoid them altogether. You could call them cheat foods and indulge in them once in a while. But take care just to tingle your taste buds, don't overeat. Instead of that, share them with others.

2. Watch your intake of fat. Each fat gram contains 9 calories. By reading the total calories on a food item and knowing the quantity of fat, you can estimate the % of fat, which should not exceed 30% of the calories from that food.

3. Go easy on salt. Too much salt is one of the causes of obesity and high blood pressure. Make it a point to really cut down on salt. Try to bring down your salt intake to half of what it was last year. Here's a great tip: make a cup of tea out of ground parsley and have a cup once a day. This will reduce your salt cravings over time.

4. Use cholesterol free butter. Bear in mind that small changes like this can go a long way towards helping with your weight loss.

5. Stop frying food! Try baking food without fat. Baking is a far more healthier method of preparing food than frying. Baking requires less oil or fat.

6. Use a non stick frying pan for your cooking so that you do not have to add oil. The golden rule is to try and avoid as much oil as possible and a non stick pan is one solution to this problem.

7. Boil your vegetables instead of cooking them. Even better, eat them fresh. However if you do not like eating your vegetables raw, try steaming them without adding anything at all. This is probably the healthiest way to eat cabbages, cauliflowers and a host of other vegetables.

8. Carry parsley with you. Parsley is an excellent food to munch on in between meals. Not only is it good for you, but it is also a perfect way to freshen your breath.

That's all my advice to help you with your weight loss plan for today. Stay tuned for more!

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Bill Brine
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29. Work From Home Business Advice
Work From Home Business Advice: Sell Your Products Now
- by Bill Brine-Lead Generation Master

Welcome once again to my ongoing series of work from home business advice. Today we're going to look at 10 ways to sell your products now. We'll discuss ways to design sales pages:

1. When writing the copy for your ad, try to make your reader visualize that they have already bought your product. Tell them what results they have gotten and how it makes them feel. They'll become emotionally attached before they buy.

2. Turn your ad into an article. This could be a story or a how-to article. This will lead them into your ad without knowing it's an ad. They will already be interested when they get to your sales pitch.

3. Show your reader that they are getting a bargain. For example, tell them the usual price you sell your product for is $97. Then tell them if they order today they can buy it for $69.97. A little-known tip here: if you end the price with the number 7, you will get more sales.

4. Direct your ad headline to your target audience. Your readers will feel important and belong to a select group of people who buy your product. For example; "Attention! Resale Estate Brokers! Discover A New Way To Increase Your Sales Ratios!"

5. Tell your reader how fast they can receive your product or service. Their buying decision may be based on how fast they can receive your product. They may need it by a certain deadline.

6. Benefits are the key to selling anything. Always use bullets to highlight the benefits of your product or service. Make them stand out in your ad. You can use dots, dashes, or circles to highlight them.

7. Give a money back guarantee that overdelivers. Instead of the normal timed guarantee, give them extra back. Tell them they can keep the free bonus or give them double their money back.

8. Offer surprise bonuses. This will raise your reader's curiosity and make them want to buy so they can find out what the surprise bonuses are.

9. Let your reader know this specific package will not be offered again. It is important to create urgency so that people will buy now. You can always sell the same product with different bonuses or at a different price.

10. Give them a couple of tips in your ad that will help them with their problem. This will give credibility to your work from home business, and gain your reader's trust to buy your products or services.

I hope you have found this short list to be of use. Stay tuned for more work from home business tips in future articles.

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30. Everday Weight Loss Tips
Everyday Weight Loss Tips

Here we are once again in my ongoing series "Everyday Weight Loss Tips". Here are today's tips:

1. Believe it or not, you will each your weight loss goals if you make carbohydrates 50 to 55% of your diet. It is a myth that you should try to avoid carbohydrates when you are on a diet. Carbohydrates are a ready source of energy. But be sure to pay attention to the quality of the carbohydrates.

2. Proteins should make up 25 to 30% of your diet. Various processes are taking place in your body. Things are broken down and being rebuilt. Resistance has to be built up, recovery from disease is needed. For all this the body needs plenty of proteins.

4. Fats should only be 15 to 20 % of your diet.

5. Consider adopting a vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet is a very healthy weight loss plan. There are a lot of advantages of keeping to a vegetarian diet. Make non-vegetarian food a weekend or once in a while event if you find it impossible to give up eating all that meat.

5. If you do eat meat, choose white meat rather than red meat. White meat, which includes fish and fowl, is much healthier than red meat, which includes beef and pork.

6. High fiber multigrain breads are better than white breads. This is a great way to increase the fiber content in your diet.

7. Reduce or eliminate your intake of pork. Pork is not something that can help you with your weight loss goals. So the less pork you eat, the better chances you have of losing weight. Remember that pork includes the pork products as well, like bacon, ham and sausages.

8. Limit your sugar intake. If you can't have things unsweetened go for sugar substitutes, or, better yet, Stevia.

9. Graze 5 to 6 times a day. Instead of sticking to just three meals a day, try grazing. Grazing means try having 5 or 6 smaller meals instead of three king sized meals. It is an excellent way of eating smaller quantities of food.

Stay tuned for more everyday weight loss tips in future articles.