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Monday, April 25, 2005

Ezine April 25, 2005

All new members and those who have yet to introduce themselves are invited to say hello and network with us on our Introduction board!
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Some new product announcements have been made as well, don't miss out!
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Summer Sails Event

21 Vendors and counting!

GRAND RAFFLE with two sets of prizes going out to two winners, picked at random

SCAVENGER HUNT with prizes going out to two winners

Online Party Chats with games and prizes donated by the vendors who host the games

Individual Web Page created for each vendor with each vendor given the ability to add specials, discounts, coupons and company write ups.

FINAL SIGN UP DAY MAY 1ST
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Company Spotlight - Meg's Gifts, with Mary Ellen Glynn

Meg's Gifts: offers distinctive items to enhance both your indoor and outdoor environment at affordable prices. We are in our third year of business. I still get a warm feeling of pride whenever someone makes a purchase. Retailing has given me the opportunity to step out of my comfort zone and explore new challenges.

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ARTICLES


Our Body is a Hologram of Living Light, © George Lockett

We are a part of all that is. Our consciousness springs out of the silence, which is known as the void or vacuum in Quantum Physics. This first sprouting of consciousness comes out of the silence as waves, a vibration of light. The photons of light travel till they hit something, then change from a wave to a particle and an ante-particle.

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He Didn't Lie, You Just Weren't Listening, © Susan Dunn

How many times has this happened to you in a relationship? After it blows up, and you're sitting there with your broken heart trying to figure out what went wrong, it pops right into your head -- he said he would never get married, he said he wasn't ready, he said he was too afraid of getting hurt. He told you these things, perhaps more than once, and you didn't hear it.

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Web Page One Designs is a company devoted to meeting and exceeding its clients web design needs. With more than 10 years experience in web design and programming, Web Page One Designs has the expertise needed to put your company ahead of the competition with your online presence. Continuous contact with the clients ensures that every expectation is met. From small sites to large e-commerce sites, we can put together a package that is as friendly to your budget as your pages will be to your visitors.
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PETS

This edition's theme is "Pets." So many of us have them, and it's always interesting to find out tidbits about them, their lives, and how they affect our lives -- as well as how we affect theirs. -- Editor

Smokers Put Pets at Risk, © Marilyn Pokorney

Do you smoke? Need an incentive to quit? Do you have pets? Then that beloved pet just might be the incentive you need to stop.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have discovered that pets are affected by second-hand smoke.

Cats living with a smoker are two times more likely to get feline lymphoma than one that's not. After five years the rate increases to three times as likely. When there are two smokers in the home, the chances of a cat getting feline lymphoma increases to four times as likely and after five years, three times the rate of cats living in smokefree homes.

Dogs living in a smoking household have a 60 percent risk of getting lung cancer.

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Surprising Health Benefits for Pet Owners, © Patricia Wagner

Did you know that there are key health benefits that can result from owning a pet? Having one can enhance your physical, mental and social wellbeing.

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10 Tips for Buying a Parrot, © Milo Piros

Parrots are one of the most attractive and rewarding animals in the world. Though parrots are very intelligent, their requirements and demands are quite different from other types of pets. They need the care and attention of their owners far more than other household animals. Most of the parrot breeds are both noisy and destructive; and the larger breeds live for a much longer time than the smaller ones. Therefore it is necessary for you to think carefully about the following issues before buying them.

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ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS


When to Use Free Stuff to Market Your Products, © Bill Platt

SIT AND CONTEMPLATE THIS STORY

In 1999, I was contacted by a furniture company asking for advice about how to turn around their internet business. It seems that they were very successful in the non-digital, real-world, business environment. They were a small enterprise generating a few million dollars a year in sales for their furniture products.

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Stand Out in Business the Write Way, © Lydia Ramsey

When was the last time you received a handwritten note from a business associate? It may be that it was too long ago for you to remember. On the other hand, if you have gotten one lately, you know exactly who sent it and when. Handwritten notes have become almost extinct in the business world. So if you are looking for ways to stand from the crowd, to be noticed by your colleagues and clients, try putting pen to paper whenever you have the slightest excuse.

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You Made A Mistake? Way To Go!, © Rosella Aranda

Mistakes have gotten a really bad rap. Whether you call it an error, a blunder, a screw-up, a faux pas, a gaffe or a boo-boo, no one wants to be guilty of committing one.

The fear of not performing "up to snuff" leads many people to procrastinate or even worse, never to act at all. For many, this has become a major debilitating problem.

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Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website

Monday, April 18, 2005

April 18, 2005

COMPANY NEWS & EVENTS

Latest News at WebPageOne.org

Welcome New Members!
Millie of lia sophia
Karen Baxter of karenbaxter.com
Diane of Gourmet to Go and PS I Love You
Laura of Herbalife

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Summer Sails Event

21 Vendors and counting!

GRAND RAFFLE with two sets of prizes going out to two winners, picked at random

SCAVENGER HUNT with prizes going out to two winners

Online Party Chats with games and prizes donated by the vendors who host the games

Individual Web Page created for each vendor with each vendor given the ability to add specials, discounts, coupons and company write ups.

A full-scale ad and PR campaign has already been launched!
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Company Spotlight: SM Creative Marketing, with Seth Mellin

SM Creative Marketing, LLC is a full service advertising specialty firm. We assist helping business and organizations of all sizes find promotional items that will fit their budget or program while trying to be different and unique from the other guy out there. We have been around for 6 months but our staff has over 2yrs of experience. The best part about what we do is being creative and finding something out of the box.

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Featured Artist: Cora Morace, Author

The first book was written about my husband's birthplace - a very unique community on the Cocodrie Bayou in Louisiana that was lost to progress very quickly in the 1970s. It is fiction, a novel with a story, but also seeks to bring understanding to the sad cost of advancing civilization. The second has somewhat the same theme but this time the setting is Appalachia. In a mountain community, it follows the lives of two boys through their growing experiences, dangers and exciting adventures, which lead to tragedy separating them. Then the story revisits them as they return to the mountain and uncover an ironic secret disproving all they ever believed and leading them to defeat an evil that has been hidden for decades in the mountain solitude.

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April Schedule of Events

THIS WEEK
Business Empowerment Webinar
10am ~ 9pm EST
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ARTICLES


The Modern Guide To Choosing the Best Pajamas, © Branka Ilech

If you haven't shopped for pajamas in a while you will be surprised at the choice available out there. Gone are the days where you would only have one pair of pajamas, in cotton, with a collar and turn-ups.

In recent years pajama ranges have exploded in all sorts of ways to give you more sleeping comfort through ever-newer fabrics and cuts.

The savvy consumer can get comfort and restful sleep throughout the year, in any climate or temperature by choosing different pajamas that are available and using them in different seasons.

Most people readily buy special jackets for very cold or hot weather, but are unaware that the same advances are available for nightwear.

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How to Price Invaluable Holistic Services, © Melissa Quiter

One of the most often asked questions I get from holistic professionals is, "What should I be charging?" The cloud of uncertainty around pricing plagues the best of us. When you aren't sure what to charge, you end up guessing. And, the last thing you want to do is lose prospects from guessing too high or undervalue yourself by guessing too low.

That is why using a pricing formula can be an answer to the uncertainty. The formula I use was developed when I faced the same dilemma. Existing recommendations for pricing didn't fit my holistic business. So, I created one that did. It has been very successful for my clients and me.

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Being Good To Ourselves Through Understanding

Our theme this issue is "Being Good To Ourselves Through Understanding." It often only takes a moment of our day even though, in reality, it's a life-long process, but trying to understand -- ourselves 1st, and then those people who come into our lives -- is a seed upon which success plants itself. -- Editor

10 Whispers from Eternity, © Joan Marques

1. Every act is ultimately performed for egoistic reasons, if only peace of mind, or the anticipation of a karmic law. If we believe that what goes around will come around, and our acts are based on that conviction, than we basically do well for the egoistic expectancy of good fortune in the future.

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Are You Insecure In Relationships?, © Carol Chanel, Certified Life Coach

Feeling insecure in a relationship is a lot like a headache: most of us experience the pain of it at one time or another and it's curable once we know what causes it and what to do to avoid it.

This 'pain' is most acute in romantic relationships. They can really bring out our insecurities. Insecure - lacking self-confidence.

Here's the interesting thing. Almost everyone is insecure about some aspect of themselves. So if almost everyone has something they worry about, or don't feel confident about, then how can they make you feel better about yourself? They can't. They're busy trying to get ahead or just get by in this world.

We're going to look at what causes you to feel insecure in relationships. What you can do to feel more secure in a romantic relationship. Who you can be to let confidence, not insecurity, fill you and guide you.

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SURVIVING A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY: Ten Ways To Make Peace With The Past And Create A New Future, © Suzanne Gold

Everyone comes into life with a purpose. You are a unique expression of the universal life force at the foundation ofyour physical form. Spirit guides you from the moment your life begins, and the people and events of your life reflect your spirit's journey. No one else ever has or will affect the world as you do. With every act, word or thought, you are adding to All-That-Is.

Your family is your first and most influential bond. What you learn from them colors the the way you see yourself and the world. As a child, your physical helplessness makes you dependent on the people closest to you for survival. Too often those relationships are destructive instead of supportive. The family you join already has tendencies: patterns, beliefs, and attitudes which they expect you to share. Going along gets you what you need, so you adapt to fit in. But when you ignore your instincts, you don't feel right. You create the opposite of what you intend.

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ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS


Top Ten Promotion Checklist for Business Success, © Judy Cullins

Business slow? Promotion efforts for your coaching practice or other service business not working as well as you hoped?

We don't know what we don't know. With just an addition or two of proven marketing/promotion techniques, you can uplevel you business for its fullest success. Put a check next to the methods you haven't done or that may be incomplete.

Ten Promotion How-to's Checklist

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Become An E-book Writer, © Alyice Edrich

When I lived in California, I became a mobile notary (signing agent) because I wanted something to work around my family. When I moved out of California
I thought I could simply apply for a new notary seal and continue my notary career; after all, I still had my contacts and they dealt with notaries nationwide. But upon arriving in the state of Pennsylvania, I was given a rude awakening. I could not receive a notary license until I had become a resident of the state for one solid year.

Upset? Yes. But I didn't let that stop me from earning a living out of my home. I had already written a pamphlet when I lived in California, so I took that information and decided to start a new career as an Internet marketer/author. While the sales were slow, in the beginning, I soon learned the ropes and began selling enough books to keep me at home with my kids. In fact, when our move to Wisconsin proved to be a wonderful opportunity for my husband to return to college full-time, I used the income generated from the sales of my e-books and freelance writing career to sustain our family for two full years.

To become a profitable electronic book author, you, too, need to learn the ropes. You can't write a book, place it on your website, and hope the orders come rolling in. You have to put in some real elbow grease, and work towards those sales.

Here is broad outline to help you get started.

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Stripping for the Audience: Secrets of Great Presenters, © Randy Spiegel

Some say the secret to being a good presenter is to visualize the audience naked. I say if you really want to be a great speaker, it's the speaker who must strip for the audience.

Great speakers and presenters are not afraid to bare their souls to the audiences. They strip away their masks and illusions allowing audiences and prospects to see them for whom they are. Audiences walk away not only with increased knowledge but some insight into the presenter as a person.

Whether our goal is to sell, educate, or inform, every speech or presentation has a goal, and key to reaching that goal is generating trust. In order to trust us, people must know us, like us, and believe we are credible.

It's no wonder so many of us are terrified to speak in front of a group. Presenting speaks to our greatest insecurity - people may not accept us as we are.

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Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: http://www.lindajalexander.net

Monday, April 11, 2005

Ezine April 11, 2005

Welcome to our latest edition of the Web Page One Designs Ezine. Welcome all new members, we look forward to hearing more about you on our Introduction board!
http://webpageone.org/forums/index.php?showforum=11
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Editor's Note:

I thought it'd be interesting to have a theme for each edition, sort of a thread to link together articles each time you came to visit. I've decided to do 3 articles for each edition in a themed section. Starting this month,
we're going with "Health," various way and thoughts on how you, as a businessperson and/or artist, can enjoy the fruits of your labor farther into your future by paying closer attention to your health. Enjoy!
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COMPANY NEWS & EVENTS

Latest News at WebPageOne.org

Summer "Sails" Event
Get on Board! We're Setting Sail for Success
WebPageOne is hosting a Retail Exhibition and is looking for Vendors, Crafters,and Direct Sales Reps

We will set up individual promotional webpages for each vendor for the whole month starting April 26th and running through to June 3rd.

Fees are $20 for any one vendor to participate. That includes the webpage and advertising for a month.

Look what we have in store!

. GRAND RAFFLE with two sets of prizes going out to two winners, picked at random

. SCAVENGER HUNT with prizes going out to two winners

. Online Party Chats with games and prizes donated by the vendors who host the games

. Individual Web Page created for each vendor with each vendor given the ability to add specials, discounts, coupons and company write ups.

A full-scale ad and PR campaign has already been launched!

http://webpageone.org/event/
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Company Spotlight: Tamra Augostino, Monkey Fart Candles

I'm an independant consultant with White Lily Candles
(http://www.monkeyfartcandles.com). We sell soy based candles and body products (our #1 scent is monkey farts - smells like bananas and grapefruit). I've been with them for the past two months and promoted to Team Leader after only 2 weeks! I love the opportunity to work for myself and set my own hours. The more time I put into my business, the more successful I become. I love sharing our products, which are amazing, and our opportunity with others.

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April Schedule of Events

April 20 & 21
Business Empowerment Webinar
10am ~ 9pm EST
http://www.webpageone.org/seminar/

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ARTICLES


Why You Need Better Social Skills, © Peter Murphy

Social skills training for both children and adults focuses on creating individuals who are able to make and maintain friendships, understand and express emotion, work cooperatively, and develop assertiveness and self-worth.

In the workplace, social skills help employees embody the traits most valued by employers: compliance, civility, and cooperativeness.

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How to Price Invaluable Holistic Services, © Melissa Quiter

One of the most often asked questions I get from holistic professionals is, "What should I be charging?" The cloud of uncertainty around pricing plagues the best of us. When you aren't sure what to charge, you end up guessing. And, the last thing you want to do is lose prospects from guessing too high or undervalue yourself by guessing too low.

That is why using a pricing formula can be an answer to the uncertainty. The formula I use was developed when I faced the same dilemma. Existing recommendations for pricing didn't fit my holistic business. So, I created one that did. It has been very successful for my clients and me.

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ACCORDING TO LIFE

How to Lose Belly Fat, © David L. Kern

Editor's Note: This is an interesting article but, as with any health-related information, please check with your doctor before pursuing any of the included advice.

Abdominal fat, also known as visceral fat, or belly fat, is not just a matter of vanity anymore. Doctors are increasingly sounding the alarm about the health dangers of belly fat, as more Americans are diagnosed daily with obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol.

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Look Your Best at the Pool or Beach, © Debbie Overstreet and Susan Daniel

Swimsuit Cover Ups -- Look Your Best at the Pool or Beach

There are many different types of swimsuit cover ups. So no matter what your body type, you can always look good.

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Tips on How to Stop Smoking, © Marilyn Pokorney

Once you have decided that you really want to stop smoking it can be a real challenge. Here are some tips to help you break the habit quicker.

Before you begin, decide what you are going to do when you have a craving. Keep a diary for a week or so and learn what times and situations tempt you to want to have a cigarette. Decide what you are going to do instead of reaching for a cigarette.

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You Can Slow the Aging Process, © David L. Kern

What if you could actually slow your rate of aging, and live healthier longer, simply by eating certain foods? U.S. Government scientists now say it's possible.

Floyd P. Horn, then Administrator of the scientific research arm of the USDA, broke the exciting news in February 1999.

"Young and middle-aged people," said Horn, "may be able to reduce risk of diseases of aging -- including senility -- simply by adding high-ORAC foods to their diets."

I don't know about you, but I find that statement tremendously exciting: "simply by adding high-ORAC foods."

Buddy, Can You Spare Some ORAC?

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ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS


7 Incredibly Simple Ways To Profit Wildly From Public Domain Material, © Ewen Chia

If you're in the business of marketing online, a major portion of your income will come from your ability to deliver quality content and products to your market.

Now, besides creating these yourself, one of the quickest and cheapest way to acquire all the content and products you need is in the public domain.

Whatever your requirements, you can find almost anything in the public domain. Examples include texts, audio, images, stock video, music and software...which you can flexibly use in whichever ways you want!

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What Makes One Book Outsell Another?, © Judy Cullins

You don't have to leap high buildings to get your book selling well, just follow these eleven tips.

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Meet Linda Alexander

Multi-cultural Linda Alexander has lupus. She has written about porn stars, Messianic Jews, and novels of good and evil, and appeared on the Oprah show. Her print credits -- newspapers, magazines, and newsletters -- include The Washington Times and Soap Opera Update, and interviews with Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Linda Dano, Michael Zaslow, Gary Puckett, and Tiny Tim. In Linda's personal and business worlds, anything can happen. It does, and she writes about it. Website: http://www.lindajalexander.net