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The Art of Personal Letter Writing: 7 Basic Elements

When was the last time you received a personal letter that was not sent by email, but regular snail mail? What type of attitude did it put you in when you received a nice handwritten letter or note outside of the stack of bills that sometimes become daily accessory items for your mailbox? After retrieving a huge box filled with an array of high school and college items from my mother’s house, I found at the very bottom, a smaller box containing letters previously written to me from some of my old friends. There must have been about fifty letters in this box before I discarded them. I couldn’t resist this last opportunity to read every one of them again. After about an hour of non-stop reading, I made a cup of hot tea and sat down to continue my journey “back down memory lane.” I remember rewriting most of my letters, especially if I made a spelling mistake or if my sentence structure wasn’t as I intended it to be. Judging from the amount of paper I wasted on editing, you would think that I was mailing them to a major book publisher instead of a friend!

Letter writing created a manifestation of memories bridging the distance between the sender and recipient. People were as meticulous about picking out decorative stationary to write their letters on, as much as the letter itself. This connection through written communication promoted the exchange of conversation, creativity and artistic expression.

The standard format that I followed practically every time I wrote a letter to my friends, immediate family who lived out of town, old sweethearts or occasionally some of my favorite teachers, was composed of the following basic elements:

1. The Heading (Name and Address)

2. Date

3. The Greeting (Dear So and So)

4. The Body (The message you are writing to the recipient)

5. The Closing (Sincerely, Yours Truly)

6. Your Signature

7. Post Script (There is the occasional comment that was not mentioned in the Body of your letter, but made after the signature, called the P.S. or P.S.S. The P.S.S. was an additional post script).

Sometimes on the back flap of the envelope, the writer would put a smiley face or an acronym like S.W.A.K. (Sealed With A Kiss) which indicated that a love letter was enclosed.

Penmanship in elementary school was extremely important years ago. It came as a surprise to me and some of my friends who are parents that cursive writing is not taught in most schools anymore. Therefore, the meticulousness and pride taken in one’s penmanship is not as evident today as it was when I was growing up. But a personalized letter or note makes you stop, sit down, read and appreciate the thoughtfulness behind the folded message. Personalized letters displayed a unique voice, taste and style. It showed that a lot of thought, even if it wasn’t especially pleasant, went into the written expression.

So why not do something out of the ordinary and make someone smile today by writing a personalized letter to them instead of an electronic one. The memories will be worth the effort, especially if the person is miles away. You will get a great deal of satisfaction from simply taking a few minutes to write an endearing personal message whether on some nice stationary or not. That would be a special gift and welcomed relief for someone to receive in the mailbox amid the endless bills.

Understanding the Basic Principles and the Advantages of Affiliate Marketing

Understanding Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing is a online phrase used to describe the promotion of internet businesses by the channel of affiliate programs and the marketing of these products on websites and it dates back to the mid 90’s.By doing this the vendor compensates the affiliate (also known as the publisher) a approved percentage of commission based on the amount of trade their website brings the merchant company.

Some companies such as Clickbank, Paydotcom and Shareasale typically have set percentage rates for affiliates which can be up to 75% for some products. Some consider affiliate marketing to be a form of revenue sharing or another term regularly used is commission based advertising.

In the early days of “affiliate marketing”, it was associated as another structure of network marketing or multi-level marketing (MLM) and as a result of this misconception allot of online businesses made the decision to use the expression “performance marketing” to steer clear of any relation to affiliate marketing. This also created a large problem for affiliates in the past, as many online users had a propensity to frown on whatever thing that even looked like multi-level marketing.

Over time and with a great deal of determination from those that are now established as super affiliates it has turned out to be the most cost effective way for merchants to market their products or services online as it is very efficient in the fact that the affiliate has to do all the work to make the sale. So as a result of this, many online companies especially those that embraced this form of marketing in the beginning owe a tremendous amount to affiliate marketing as a perfect example just take a look at amazon.com and the way it has become the done thing for online companies to include affiliate marketing in many of their online strategies to promote their products.

The Advantages Of Affiliate Marketing

The model of revenue sharing has been around for some time, allot longer than online business and the internet. But the idea of affiliate marketing has taken it to new levels, and become a primary form of advertising and bringing in business for all types of e-commerce. Internet merchants find affiliate marketing highly advantageous due to the fact that it presents little to no risk both for the merchant and the ‘affiliate”.

Here is how it all works, the affiliate will earn money if the affiliate brings to the merchants website, either through on-line links on the affiliates website – or through email, blogs, RSS feeds and many other kinds of on-line communication that are available to the affiliate. If a sale is made or the desired action is accomplished then the affiliate will earn a designated commission payment from the vendor or affiliate network.

Some merchants (only about 1% of affiliate marketing) use a cost-per-click remuneration system but this is now starting to grow as a viable form of money generation from main stream affiliates by using the CPA marketing networks, which simply means that the affiliate earns some form of commission every time a website visitor clicks on an advert on their site or when you send out an email with a affiliate link.

However in the past and mainly due to the many “blackhatters”and fraudsters online that were taking advantage of this method by way of creating such things as (ad-ware, sending spam, or keyword heavy and useless indexing sites) this form of remuneration is now allot more regulated and even to the extent of having IP addresses tracked and accounts canceled if you are generating what is considered as fraudulent clicks and for many in the past this form of advertising had become too risky for merchants to use.

What Are The Distinctive Forms Of Affiliate Marketing

There are a few different ways that an affiliate can earn commissions online. Firstly you need to decide which of these is right for you and then join the merchant affiliate program this is so any payment can be received through any referrals from your website to the merchant, Here are four methods that are currently used online today, however you need to read the terms and conditions of each affiliate program you wish to join.

Pay Per Click Marketing is simply a strategy that affiliates use where they display advertisements on their affiliate site and they are then paid when a customer clicks on that website advertisement whether it is a text link or image link.
Emailing your subscriber lists sending legit emails to your website opt-ins with your affiliate link embedded “Spam Is Not Tolerated” make sure you study the TOS of the affiliate program before doing this.
CPA Affiliate Marketing is when one of your website visitors registers with a specific site whether this is a free newsletter or subscription, free offers from other companies are represented and advertised through this form of marketing as well.
Clickbank, Shareasle, Paydotcom are all affiliate marketing networks they have many thousands of products or services for you to choose from as well as being free to join. Some programs even allow multi-tier or what is called a recurring payment structure set up.

Hopefully our article has helped you to understand more about affiliate marketing and we would like to wish you well in all of your undertakings online.

Basic Technology History

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Computers:

First Computer Invented:

Most people when they think of first computer invented they think Bill Gates. This, however, is not true, for the computer was invented long before Bill Gates was around. Bill Gates only revolutionized the computer, buy creating a more compact and useful form of the computer and making it available to everyone with a job.

There are many people out there who would say that the first “computer” was the abacus, invented in Asia about 5000 years ago. I however, wouldn’t.

The first of the “modern” computers was invented during World War II, in 1941 by a German engineer named Konrad Zuse. Its name was the Z3 and it was used to help design German airplanes and missile’s. Then in 1943, the Allied forces developed a computer called Colossus. It helped decode German messages.

The Mark I, designed by Howard H. Aiken, an engineer working with Harvard and IBM. The Mark I was positively huge, taking up half of a football field. It was useful though and it helped to create ballistic charts for the US Navy during the war.

Shortly after this, came the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), developed by John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly, working with the government and the University of Pennsylvania. ENIAC was about 1000 times faster than The Mark I but no smarter.

The Use of transistors, ment computers that could store memory and even run programs. Soon after computer languages were invented so that people could change the programs run by the computer. Finally computer research brought us smaller, more useful computers, and eventually the kinds of computers that we have today.

First Laptops Invented:

Although it is a little hard to determine what the first portable or laptop computer was, and when it was invented, we can however say that there is more than one claim to laptop fame. There was even signs of laptops dating back as early as 1979. Designed by a Briton, William Moggridge, for use by NASA in early 1980’s. IT was one fifth the weight of any model equivalent in performance and was a 340K byte bubble memory lap-top computer with die-cast magnesium case and folding electroluminescent graphics display screen.

Since then notebook PC’s released in 1981 lay clam to being the first. It was the Epson HX-20, a battery powered portable computer, with a 20-character by 4 line LCD display and a built-in printer that started the new widespread desire for these laptop computers.

In January of 1982, Microsoft’s Kazuhiko Nishi and Bill Gates begin discussions on designing a portable computer, based on using a new liquid crystal display or LCD screen. LCD technology in 1982? Yeah that’s right! Believe it or not we had the technology to make the LCD tvs and monitors that you’ve seen only recently over 22 years ago. But that’s another story in itself.

First PDAs Invented:

First of all PDA stands for personal digital assistants in case you didn’t already know. In 1993, Apple Computer Inc. released the very first PDA(personal digital assistants) “The Newton®”. For the next three years, PDA sales dwindled, and were almost off the charts. Then, in March 1996, Palm(TM), Inc. delivered the industry’s first truly compelling handheld computer, the PalmPilot. Today there are to many PDA companies and products to even bother mentioning.

Some Things You Can Do On A PDA:

Get a Wireless Connection

Surf the Web

Play Music and Video Files

Watch movies Using PocketTV

Play a Game

Use Your Pocket PC as a backup device

Update Office Documents

Download and read E-books

Listen to Audio Books

Connect to Windows servers using Terminal Services

Use Messenger Tools

Change the theme of your Pocket PC

Project the Pocket PC screen onto your desktop

Study

Do Your Taxes

Some PDA Software:

Medical/Drug Resources PDA Software

Medical Calculators PDA Software

Learning Tools PDA Software

Patient Tracking PDA Software

Document Readers PDA Software

Medical Equipment PDA Software

Databases PDA Software

Printing PDA Software

News and Information PDA Services

Street Finders and Maps PDA Software

Bible Study PDA Software

Voice Command PDA Software

Language Translator PDA Software

Tax PDA Software

Home Entertainment Technology:

Home Entertainment really is just a collaboration of all our entertainment technologies into a package that surely will not disappoint us. Home entertainment systems have many different parts that together give us the feeling of being at the movies.

Plasma TV

LCD Panel TV

DLP Rear Projection TV

Video Projectors

Surround Sound Audio Systems

Speakers

DVD / CD / VCR Players

Accessories and Furniture

Satellite Television

Media Center HTPCs

First Television Invented:

The first signs of a tele date back to the 1862 when Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his “pantelegraph” and becomes the first person to transmit a still image over wires. In 1900, at the World’s Fair in Paris, the 1st International Congress of Electricity was held, where Russian, Constantin Perskyi made the first known use of the word “television.” In 1930 Charles Jenkins broadcasts the first TV commercial. The BBC begins regular TV transmissions.

Then throughout the years the inventions came one after another. In 1950 the FCC approves the first color television standard which is replaced by a second in 1953. Vladimir Zworykin developed a better camera tube – the Vidicon. In 1956 Robert Adler invents the first practical remote control. In 1973 giant screen projection TVs are first marketed. Followed by Sonys release of the first home video cassette recorder in 1976.By time 1996 came around there was a billion TV sets world-wide.

First DVD/Player Invented:

We can only assume the transition over from cd’s and cd players over to dvds and dvd players wasn’t that hard. The technology was already there for them. So the dvd player was surely invented before or right after the dvd was invented. DVDs are the work of many companies and many people. The DVD evolved from CD and related technologies. Companies such as Sony, Philips, Toshiba, Matsushita, Time Warner, and others announced the new “high density” dvd in September of 1995.

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Basic Palmistry Part I

Palmistry is an ancient art and one that has many systems of interpretation. It is also an intuitive art that is easily learned just by learning a few basics about the symbolism that is represented by the lines that run across the palm, the mounts (or fleshy parts) of the palm and the structure of fingers.

In some systems, the right hand represents who you are today and the left hand, everything that you were born with when you came into this world. For “palmistry on the run” though it is best to read the hand that the person writes with, as that would be considered to be dominant hand.

In palmistry, the hand as a whole is divided into three different sections. The Fingers represent the mind and the higher self. The middle of the palm represents day-to-day life and the conscious mind. The lower half of the hand represents primal instincts, health and basic drives of the subconscious. Palmistry is all about proportion, symmetry and distortions of what would be considered to be a perfectly formed hand.

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their thumb and fingers. The thumb has three phalanges. Its tip represents will power. A club shaped thumb indicates criminal tendency. Pointed or long tips indicate creativity and intelligence. The middle phalange represents logic. The longer the phalange, the more efficient and strategic the person. The fleshy part at the base of the thumb is called the Mount of Venus, which represents empathy, emotion, grace and compassion. The fatter and fleshier this part of the hand is, the more sensitive and compassionate the individual.

The index finger correlates to the planet Jupiter and indicates good fortune and career. The middle finger is related to Saturn and limitations and restrictions in life. The ring finger is called the Apollo. It relates to self-expression and intelligence. The pinky finger belongs to the planet Mercury, which is about your ability to communicate with others and sustain relationships. The longer and straighter the finger, the more good fortune a person can expect to have in these areas. All these fingers have their own mounts, which are located on the palm right below each one. The more developed or pronounced these fleshy mounds are beneath the finger, the more developed that trait is in a person.

The Mount of Jupiter below the index fingers represents ambition, leadership, religion, honor and love of nature.

The Mount of Saturn below the middle finger represents sanity, sobriety, wisdom, introversion and karmic events such as good or bad luck.

The Mount of Apollo below the ring represents confidence, creativity, impulsiveness and extroversion.

The Mount of Mercury below your little finger has to do with ability to sell yourself, communication, quickness, connection as well as writing and mathematical abilities. Sometimes the Mount of Mercury will be feathered with short vertical lines that are called Lines of Affection. These sometimes indicate the number of deep emotional connections or significant relationships in a person’s life.

Right below the Mount of Mercury (below the little finger there are two more mounts. About half way down is the Mount of Upper Mars, which reflects your temperament: if this mound is fleshy then the person tends to be more courageous or war-like. Below that, near the base of the hand is the Mount of Luna (also known as the Mount of the Moon). This mound reflects such qualities as generosity, warmth and imagination. If it is over pronounced it can indicate a tendency to madness.

Below the Mount of Jupiter (follow the index finger downwards) lies the Lower Mars, which deals with aggression, hostility and capacity for evil. The center of the palm is called the Plane of Mars. If the plane has a dip in it you are calm, cool and collected. If it is raised or flat you are more likely to display a bad temper.

The Heart Line cuts laterally across the upper palm between the mounts of Jupiter and Mercury. Loops, bubbles, cuts and breaks in this line indicate relationships and episodes occurring in a person’s love life.

The Head Line is normally positioned and can cut across the palm or curve downward. It is an indicator of intelligence and mental health. An optimum Head line runs straight, is deep and has a long extension almost to the other side of the palm. This more the headline curves downward towards the list, the less control the individual may have over his or her emotions.

The Life Line usually circles the thumb and begins under the mount of Jupiter and extends to the wrist. It encircles the Mount of Lower Mars and Venus and in most cases ends at the base of the hand. This line indicates major life events as well as the health of the subject. The longer this line is, the longer the individual will live.

The fourth main lie on the palm is called the Line of Fate (also known as the Line of Faith. This line runs vertically from the middle of the base of the palm and up towards the middle finger. It is an indicator of material and financial strength. The deeper, stronger and less broken the line, the more likely the person is likely to be successful. It also indicates a serious, business like nature.

The line of Apollo is a vertical line that is found on the upper part of the Mount of the Moon. It has been called the line of the Sun, and the line of Brilliancy, and to it has been ascribed the gift of great artistic talents, wealth and fame. Not every hand possesses this line.

The line of Mercury has been variously called the line of Health or the line of Liver. It is found either on Mount of Mercury or the Plain of Mars. If there is no line you are probably blessed with excellent health. Strong markings in this area indicate troubles with health.

There are many Minor Lines that don’t appear in every hand but one of the best known is the Girdle of Venus that starts between the Mounts of Jupiter and Saturn and ends around the little finger. This line looks like a loop circling three of your four fingers and its presence is supposed to indicate beauty and luck in romance. The hand is filled with all kinds of markings, lines, feathers, stars, and crosses –each with particular meanings.

As a rule of thumb (no pun intended) any time you find a marking on a mound, it usually indicates that something special is going on in that department of your life. Next month’s New Age Notebook will go into more detail about the meanings of these symbols in the hand.

Some Basic Ideas That Can Be Considered Before You Order Name Badges

The Minute Ideas that makes the Idea of Using Name Tags Work Successfully

Name tags are generally used in the places where identification is very much necessary. In meetings and exhibitions these have a wider role as it helps inducing healthy way for business communication. The increasing familiarity of this in the corporate world is making more firms opt for a professional source that can give them the best designs at high quality.

There are certain tips that have to be kept in mind while you are going to order name badges.

Most importantly the design you have chosen must formally go with the nature of the business you run. It should never give a weird look with elaborated pictures or fonts. The companies who offer these services usually have best team of designers who will be experienced in helping you choose one that perfectly go with the logo of the your firm. It is advised to use formal fonts and also it should be readable from some distance away by the third person. In case if you find difficult for others to read it from a distance then it is better to directly opt for changing font size. The colour selection is also very much important as if you choose a lighter background the writings should be dark coloured and vice versa.

The contents in the badges do have priorities. It is fair to include the first name and the last name of the person with the designation, company’s name specified. In this case the font size in which the name is printed must be slightly bigger as it is the first thing that everyone notices. The common thing that has been noticed is that in exhibitions or public meetings the customers prefer to approach a sales person who has a name tag. This is because they feel free to communicate with the employees by directly calling their name and can avoid the other choice.

When you have decided to order name tags with a professional group you can go for hundreds of option. The main highlight is the limitless variety available with them. Magnetic types, customized ones, corporate choices etc. are some of the options that are available openly. Whatever option you take it is important you should never compromise for the quality of the paper and ink used for printing. This is because when a client communicate you through the platform of badge, he or she definitely value your company by the way you have presented the business tag. It projects the value of the company and the standard it maintains for even the base things will be revealed.

As the popularity of the item is increasing day by day most of the professional sources are moving at a higher speed for making the access to it easier and convenient. The option to order name tags online is one of the best available convenience from the professionals. The websites of these companies opens the choice for visiting the gallery online and go for the one by seeing end sample. It is certainly a friendlier and time saving option for the customers who prefer to have the best of the investment made.

Basic E-Commerce Website Development Service

E-commerce also known as electronic commerce, refers to online business ventures that cater to the targeted audience globally. And for the success of the e-commerce business, highly functional, user friendly and attractive website is extremely essential. For developing such business websites, you ought to seek the service of professional e-commerce web developers. There are numerous e-commerce website development and designing companies rendering avant-garde service at most economic price.

The popularity of online trade reaching its peak and the tendency of the consumers to buy things online has made e-business website development service an important thing than it was ever before. Today, there are hardly any material things which are not available or cannot be purchased online. Eyeing on specific niche, the e-commerce business owners provide an array of options for their online audience, re-defining the face of the trade and commerce. Thus, a complete web solution is necessary whereby the consumers can easily choose, buy and refer to their choicest articles as well as make transactions online

E-commerce website development plan demands strategic planning taking into account the exact requirements of the business house. The evaluation of the exact requirements needs to be made and a functional design plan needs to be created. Database configuration and the hosting requirements are integral parts to e- commerce web development service. SEO friendly web design is vital so as to enhance the website’s visibility. Other essential development services include online shopping cart integration and payment gateway integration which will help in proper management of the e-trading website.

SEO friendly web design and development of an e-trading website can be implemented using a mySQL database and the most preferred programming language is PHP. Since PHP is a general script language and is compatible with a number of open source development such as Joomla, WordPress Magneto and many more, PHP is the most favorable options for developing an e-commerce website. PHP can be easily embedded into HTML codes; it can be easily integrated with dynamic visual applications like Flash and Ajax. All these accounts for choosing PHP as the most favored language for e-commerce website development

The fundamental thing in e-commerce website development includes the development of the shopping cart which needs to be very stable and strong. A secured payment gateway also needs to be integrated with shopping cart which will easily process credit cards on website. Some of the most common payment gateways that are used in these websites are Pay Pal, Moneybookers, CC Avenue and likes. The gateway services can be developed through scripting languages such as PHP, Perl, ASP.NET and Cold Fusion. There is a special section that guarantees security for the customers through secure socket layers (SSL) technology. The web solutions of e-business websites also include the development of admin or the back office modules of the e-commerce sites that helps manage the products, sales and account.

An e-commerce site is to be developed in such ways that it guarantees trouble free experience to online consumers. The SEO friendly web design helps these business websites to attract better traffic whereas the user friendly website provides the customers a hassle free online shopping experience. Easy access to the products that are categorized perfectly with detailed information, easy navigation and secured as well as convenient ways of payment – all these factors when considered during the e-commerce website development make an e-commerce site one of a kind and also guarantee the success of by increasing the number of customers.

The Basic Facts of Web Design For Online Business

Designing a suitable website plays an extremely crucial part in promoting your online business on a professional level. Possessing a website which also appears good on a smartphone or tablet is vital to continue to keep your company competitive. To do this, your website should be clean, with simple navigation, and a look and feel that’s simple to follow for an improved user experience.

Website design needs a lot of creativity. An appealing design of the site is the secret, which will bring in lots of possible clients. An excellent site design can take your organization graph to new heights. It’s a neat compact design that may fit even in little spaces and is made entirely in the United States, to guarantee quality and support.

Since you’ll be leaving the designing of your website to a company, choose a web design company who employs the newest technology to keep your website on top of the competition. Apart from that you could also locate a great company which could offer security solutions for your business enterprise.

Without this, another business will quickly replace your business. While you’re looking for the web design company that is most suitable for you, do not fail to review about the organization’s name, reputation and company policies. It’s often hard to secure a web design company with expertise in excellent ecommerce programming, it isn’t impossible. So now you’ve found one of the best ecommerce website design firms.

The websites are created quite user friendly. The websites are completely designed and developed using WordPress or similar CMS platform and it is the ideal platform inside this arena. Submitting to business directories increase your small business site’s search engine optimization (search engine optimization), meaning that it’s going to be simpler for customers to discover your business through search engines.

If you would like your site to perform and generate leads for increased sales, your company will need far more than merely a site. If you own a site but not satisfied then it is possible to get help from reputed web design firm to get rid of same. The intriguing part about this site is it does not really comply with the tides of the fashion world, but instead intends to earn a mark of its own. It’s through getting your own site. You can do all these by getting your own website which works.

Your site is a direct reflection of your online business. Whenever your website is ready and accessible seamlessly across different mobile devices, then your website become greater engagement medium and a greater rate of retention. Not only does this increase your small business website’s SEO, in addition, it keeps people interested in your company by giving them fresh content to view on a regular basis. Submitting to local small business directories is another great way to market your small business website.

Each website is customized to their requirements. Many companies web sites have a bad position in search engine rankings, or might not be listed at all because they don’t understand how search engines work. Furthermore, maintaining your site content relays the message that you’re keeping your company techniques updated and keeps your small business image polished, in turn winning over new customers.

Imagine having your customers see your site, simply to discover that parts of your site are broken. To attain success, a website ought to be designed under the umbrella of one team. Your website is optimized for search engines to ensure it is simple for your clients to find you. In the modern technology-driven world, your website is often the very first impression of your company and have to capture the user’s attention instantly. A website, with fast and straightforward location search, was also a necessity for local business.