Dating- It’s The First Date.. Who Should Pay?

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Dating- It’s The First Date.. Who Should Pay?

So imagine, you’ve got a first date this evening- you’re anxious, edgy, and thrilled.. but you’re pondering- Who should foot the bill?

Who doesn’t wonder this on first dates? Women are more liberated than ever and men get worried that they may annoy their feminist crush by trying to pick up the tab. Because we are all equal, am I correct? No. Well, we certainly are, just not when we’re talking about paying for first dates.

Fellows, I apologize- it probably sucks, but you should pay if you want to see her again. Even if you are a student or starving artist living paycheck to paycheck. Yes, you should probably pay even if she was the one to ask you out.

Heres why: Because she is not going to have a good feeling about you if you don’t, she may feel so unfavorably that she won’t be infatuated enough to want to go out with you again. Yes, it’s ‘traditional’ that a man pays for the first date (and some people jeer at tradition), but it’s a tradition that all women grew up hearing and are now acclimatized with. So if a man doesn’t pay for the first date the gal is consequently going to assume the he either is not all that attracted to her, hes a cheap-wad, and that if she were to involve herself in a relationship with him, he may be detrimental to her piggy bank because she may have to end up supporting his ass. Are any of these assumptions inescapably true or fair or even “right”… well, No. But those are going to be the gut feelings deep down in a woman that just shelled out on the first stepping stone to construct a new relationship.

Now for the complicated part- the woman is in all probability going to offer to pay or split the bill. This is her being a polite, independent, thoughtful lady- this does not actually mean that she really wishes to pay for or split the bill. So reply- no, you would be pleased to treat her, even if you are really wanting to save for the new Call of Duty game. If she is completely determined to pay, well then, hell, let her- then go right out and buy your video game stat, sir.

Ok ladies, now this is for you. Please do not jet off to the restroom when you catch the waiter approaching your table, bill in hand, out of the corner of your eye. You are not fooling anyone, expect yourself if you think the man you are with is stupid enough to not know what you are doing. The guy sitting across from you knows that the need to urinate has not just hit you so suddenly that you just had to run to the Ladies Room. I understand that you don’t want to part with your pennies and that this part of a date is a bit uncomfortable. But think of how awkward it would be if when you got back from powdering your nose- the bill was still there, pushed a bit to your side, just waiting for you. What are you going to say then? Like, “So, did ya wanna split the bill, or what exactly is THAT THING still doing here, mister?”- is not exactly lady-like.

I agree, you should not pay. I homestly think its a bit rude if a man invites you out and then DOES NOT pay. ..Hello, Mixed signals much? But if he doesn’t assuredly and smoothly grab the bill as it comes, then at least offer to pay. If he lets you and you feel resentful about it- then follow your instincts, and don’t see with him again. Even if you are a bit feminist or just an independent woman- I think you should let him pay for the first date. At least just to show that he is a reliable and dependable man, able to provide security when you need it. And EVERYONE needs it sometimes.. even the biggest and baddest of us.

If you feel uncomfortable because he dropped a lot of cash on you. Then ask yourself, did he choose the restaurant or activity? If it was pricy, then he probably selected it to impress you. Go ahead and feel pampered.. pleasant isn’t it? If you still feel uncomfortable about it, then suggest you pay for an after-dinner cocktail or expresso. He may take you up on your offer, he may not. Paying for something like that, I think is fair. It will prove to him that you like him and that you aren’t just along for a free meal. Keep in mind, some men will allow you to pay for anything for first few times you go out- relish it. Just don’t begin to take that for granted.. after the first couple of dates, you gals should be contributing something monetarily as well.

Now, get out there and enjoy yourself. There is much attraction and many dating stories to be had!

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Indie Filmmakers Looking for Film Buyers: 5 Reasons Why It’s Never Too Early to Start Marketing

Making an independent film is a huge project, and conventional wisdom has it that you: shoot your film, cut your film and then, after that’s all done, you try to sell your film. However, marketing your film should begin during the production phase. But who has the time? That’s just it

Pip Android – Hopefully It’s Not Already Too Late!

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Pip Android – Hopefully It’s Not Already Too Late!

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Keyword Density, & Why It’s Important

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Keyword Density, & Why It’s Important

Keyword density is an indicator of the number of times the selected keyword appears in the web page. But mind you, keywords shouldn’t be over used, they should be just sufficient enough to appear in important places.

If you repeat your keywords with every other word on every line, then your site will probably be rejected as an artificial site or spam site.

Keyword density is always expressed as a percentage of the total word content on a given web page.

Suppose you have 100 words on your webpage (not including HMTL code used for writing the web page), and you use a certain keyword five times in the content. The keyword density on that page is figured by simply dividing the total number of keywords, by the total number of words that appear on your web page. So here it is 5 divided by 100 = .05. Because keyword density is a percentage of the total word count on the page, multiply the above by 100, that is 0.05 x 100 = 5%

The accepted standard for a keyword density is between 3% and 5%, to get recognized by the search engines and you should never exceed it.

Remember, that this rule applies to every page on your site. It also applies, not just to one keyword but also a set of keywords that relates to a different product or service. The keyword density should always be between 3% and 5%.

Here’s some simple steps to check the density of certain contenent:

Copy and paste the content from an individual web page into a word-processing software program like Word or Word Perfect. Go to the ‘Edit’ menu and click ‘Select All’. Now go to the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Word Count’. Write down the total number of words in the page. Now select the ‘Find’ function on the ‘Edit’ menu. Go to the ‘Replace’ tab and type in the keyword you want to find. ‘Replace’ that word with the same word, so you don’t change the text. When you complete the replace function, the system will provide a count of the words you replaced. That gives the number of times you have used the keyword in that page. Using the total word count for the page and the total number of keywords you can now calculate the keyword density.

Keyword density can be the difference between traffic, and no traffic. Always do your keyword research prior to anything, and then be sure to use the correct keyword density.

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Is the Non-Profit Niche for Copywriting All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

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Is the Non-Profit Niche for Copywriting All It’s Cracked Up to Be?

Since 2003 I’ve helped many new copywriters select the niche that’s right for them, and those niches have been strong and varied.

Nutraceuticals is big, and so is financial; technology is popular, as well the technology sub-niches of software, hardware, and to a much lesser degree, telecom.

In addition to the more obvious markets I have copywriters specializing in the human potential industry, the seniors market, marketing communications (marcom), publishing, the government, white papers, veterinary, insurance, global markets, and more.

As a niching expert, I know there are dozens of niches open to the freelance copywriter, but the one that has continually stumped me…the one I haven’t been able to safely recommend…is non-profit.

Although I’ve written for non-profit a number of times throughout my agency and freelance career, the pay was paltry (or none), and few of my colleagues had much to say about the niche.

Yet there are those who sing its praises. And many copywriters are drawn to the niche, energized by the idea of doing good and getting paid for it.

After four years it had become apparent to me that the only way I’d be able to recommend this niche, or not, was to do a formal study. So I did.

I wanted to answer some basic questions:

Can you really earn six figures or more in this niche? If so, how long will it take? What recommendations would those working in the niche pass down to newcomers? What pitfalls await the unsuspecting? How would one go about creating a successful career in this niche?

In order to get reliable information, I identified five non-profit copywriters who would represent a healthy cross-section…everyone from the “dean” of non-profit himself to a newcomer who’d recently found success in this niche.

I interviewed each of the copywriters with the express purpose of learning the truth about working in this niche; and each knew the purpose of this report was “truth” over sales; that his or her response would influence the course of copywriters’ careers for years to come.

I wanted to know the good and the bad, the pearls and the warts! And my interviewees gave me both, with generosity, honesty, and candor.

In addition I sponsored a survey of non-profit copywriters, who revealed their incomes, their niche markets, and shared a flood of passionate and cautionary advice about working in this niche. Between the interviews and the survey, a clear picture began to emerge…

A picture that looks something like a map of the United States…one whole homogonous entity made up of numerous smaller entities…revealing a very strong but complicated market!

Some of the findings:

You don’t go to a non-profit and say, “I’m a great copywriter. I write killer copy.” You have to be a specialist to grow a thriving business. There is a significant difference between non-profits and fundraisers, and knowing the difference is fundamental to your career as a non-profit/fundraising copywriter. Non-profits split out into three groups: advocacy (caused-based organizations such as Greenpeace); charity (such as the Christian Children’s Fund); and political (Democratic National Committee). Copywriters can specialize by the kind of funding they help organizations raise, e.g., a government grants, giving from wills and estates, and capital campaigns (such as helping a hospital add a new wing). Some non-profit copywriters specialize by media: letters only, or grant writing only, or online only…direct mail, radio, and so on. You can get a lot of business just from your web site if you correctly optimize your keywords (according to your specialty). Creating an ezine is a particularly effective marketing tool for this market. Two of the biggest non-profits are universities and hospitals. (One could sub-niche into either of these huge markets.) Non-profit is a huge niche market and accounts for 2 percent of the Gross National Product. What’s more, it’s a growing market but it will need copywriters in the future even more than it does now.

That’s because, according to non-profit copywriter Alan Sharpe, the new generation did not grow up in a culture of giving, so its going to be more challenging for non-profits to gain the funds they need.

Says Alan: “…the parents of baby boomers are the last generation to give out of habit…my parents’ parents and your parents’ parents…they were basically raised to give…

“And that’s not true today. You’ve got 15-year-olds, 20-year-olds, 30-year-olds… You can approach a 20-year-old and ask them for a donation for Hurricane Katrina and they’ll say, ‘Well, how are you going to use it? How can I be sure? Can you email me photographs of my donation at work?’”

So as non-profits find it more and more challenging to collect funds, they will find talented freelance copywriters more valuable to their marketing initiatives.

Other finding on this niche include:

Survey evidence that copywriters can earn 0,000 per year and more…but that the majority earn much less The non-profit sector has doubled since the early ’90s, and according to non-profit guru Mal Warwick, “continues to grow faster than the economy.” 65 percent of surveyed non-profit copywriters believe non-profit will be a good niche for copywriters in the foreseeable future Only 23 percent of surveyed non-profit copywriters felt there was a high level of competition in the space

“ChrisNotes: The Truth about copywriting for non-profits” offers six months of research and analysis, 78 pages of survey data (16 questions posed to 54 participants), interviews with successful non-profit copywriters, including the “dean” of non-profit copywriting Jerry Huntsinger, and today’s reigning guru, Mal Warwick; and analysis and commentary by myself, copywriter’s coach Chris Marlow.

“ChrisNotes: The Truth about copywriting for non-profits” is designed to help freelance copywriters determine if non-profit is a good niche for them…one that will fill them up emotionally, financially, and perhaps even spiritually…or not.

A niching mistake can be a critical mistake, and can even destroy a fledgling career. It takes time and money to build a business. Knowing with certainty that your chosen niche is the right fit is the first step to business success.

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Walking down Fifth Avenue last week, gazing at the passing retail store displays, I came across one that stopped me in my tracks. There, in the center of the window in nearly five foot letters, bellowed the words: “Be Stupid.” Two towering smiley faces flanked the proclamation. This provocative marquee called attention to a collection of mannequins in varying poses sporting the latest in tight-fitted Diesel jeans. The irony of the advertising sold the point. Instead of trying to look “smart” in your clothing like everyone else, it beckoned viewers to break the rules, set their own style, and just “be stupid.”

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Drama Sells, Even When It’s Bulloney!

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Thanks to the iPad, I can access anything I want on the web, watch  videos, write a blog post, create a presentation, run a spreadsheet,  read my book or magazine and email as I like.  I can carry one small iPad onto the plane or in the car and do everything I need to do.  Wow -I just lost ten pounds of luggage!

Too bad some smaller minds had to show up at the party.

As soon as Steve said the name ‘iPad‘ – they started attacking.  ‘Bad name’ screamed the cynics.  ‘iMaxi’ or ‘iTampon’ joked these brilliant gurus.

You have to be kidding me?

The iPad changes the way we can work and play. It obsoletes netbooks, Kindles and Nooks and more.  Apple just delivered the answer to many of us travelers’ dreams.  Just think what it can do for our work life, our personal life and our kids!   Star Trek – here we come!

So why are ‘experts’ so focused on dissing the name?

They’re doing what they are paid to do. They can’t find a major flaw – but they have to create negative drama to get attention, to earn their paychecks.  After all -  a vendor can’t deliver a product that hip experts say is GOOD, right?  Hip experts are always cynical and sarcastic. So they create conflict, look for anything negative. If it means attacking the name iPad – so be it.  After all, drama sells, right?

We are better than this!

Why do we  listen to and even pass along such drivel?  Those comments were rude, vulgar and unprofessional at best.  They certainly had nothing to do with an expert opinion (even a hip expert) on a new product offering.

I’m ditching the drama. I’ve had enough.

I stopped watching the news because of drama and manipulation by supposed ‘experts’. As of today I’ve stopped listening to the new generation of sarcastic, negative experts in all aspects of my life. I’m reclaiming my power to decide for myself, based on real facts that matter, not on petty drama.

I’m surely not listening to self-adorned experts who resort to crass name-calling.

I’ll buy my iPad, enjoy the innovation and laugh all the way to the plane. And for those who don’t like the name – WHO CARES?  Shame on you!  I’m not using the name to do my work, watch movies, send email, write a note or surf the web, now am I?

Let’s focus on what’s important – creating positive value.

Google Sniper Review and it’s Secrets

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Most internet marketers who’re involved in affiliate marketing often resort to article marketing strategies to rank their website higher in Google search index. In reality, the process is far easier. Current technology says that Google focuses on Latent semantic indexing (LSI) and if you spend some time using tools that Google provide, such as Keyword Research tool, one can easily find the Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI) keywords and therefore rank higher in Google. It does sound easy but there’s more to it. However, the topic of LSI can go on forever.

George Brown’s method in Google Sniper manual teaches you how to do LSI optimization in very simple steps. It was almost unbelievable to me when I first read about his tactics. The guide takes you step by step into creating your niche marketing website and focusing on a single “sniper” keyword.

Now many of you may not know what Sniper keywords are. This article cannot reveal too much as it is a product of its own kind, However, a brief introduction will be “Sniper” keywords are slightly less competitive keywords which rank well and have lots of buying power in it. By just taking a profitable keyword and try to rake in as much free traffic to your website, you’ll bound to earn some money. George Brown’s google sniper proven the fact that it works. In his own words, it’s really a ‘lazy’ method of making money.

To clarify a bit more, the key is to take the sniper keyword and rank for it using secret, whitehat tactics using Google sniper. The keyword will and should dominate search rankings in page 1 of Google very quickly if done correctly, and therefore FREE traffic will be coming into the website created for the purpose. The keyword obviously has to be ‘buying’ traffic and not the ‘free’ seekers (yes, they do exist). So the higher you rank for a specific keyword, the more money you will eventually make.

Market research needs to be done for keywords, if the keyword has no ‘buying’ power, then the website will not make money. So you have to aim for money making keywords. I know how to do this as Google sniper system show some of the methods to seek the keywords related to buying.

Of course, you may not be the only one trying to make some money from that keyword. Your competition will be the aware of you when you start to compete in Google rankings. Sometimes there’s websites with huge authority and almost impossible to rank high in the search rankings, then there is no point competing for the single keyword because it’s a waste of time. It is better to sniper for other keywords.

One has to understand the power of SEO, which is essential in Google Sniper. When you know how to do it right, you don’t need unnecessary keywords to rank high in Google search engines. All you need are the related keywords that help ranking easier. Google Sniper focuses on latent semantic indexing, and using it to our advantage so that the website ranks higher. More detail is explained in Google Sniper as George Brown did a really good job in his book.

Again, ranking high is the key to earn money in Google Sniper. George teaches how to do it in a clear, step by step manner, and anybody can follow it.You may read more about this course at Google sniper review

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Xml-sitemaps.com: a Really Cool Google Sitemap Generator, and It’s Free!

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Although by itself a sitemap will not enhance your site’s ranking, submitting an xml or text sitemap may hasten the Google-bot’s next (or first) visit to your site and will definitely help the Google-bot index your site once it gets there. A text sitemap lists the url’s to be indexed. An xml sitemap does that as well, but also can indicate the priority and modification frequency of each page.

Google provides useful examples for webmasters who want to roll their own sitemaps at www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/. These examples work. By following them, I created and submitted a sitemap for www.buffet21.com. Buffet 21 is an all-you can eat restaurant (tenedor libre) in Montevideo, Uruguay. The site was indexed within 24 hours after I submitted the sitemap and, as of May 22, 2007, it ranks second and third under the search terms “tenedor libre Montevideo”.

I have manually created and submitted Google sitemaps for a number of other sites, as well. This morning, though, I decided to check out an automated online sitemap generator, xml-sitemaps.com. Wow. The service offered by xml-sitemaps.com is absolutely awesome. And it’s free for sites of less than 500 pages. The sitemap generator perfectly mapped our site, Prestige Web Solutions, perfectly. Although I did have to modify the file to specify the priorities and update frequencies of individual pages, doing that was a snap compared to creating an xml sitemap from scratch. I submitted the sitemap to Google, waited 13 minutes and, presto, Google reported the sitemap to be valid.

In addition to the Google sitemap, xml-sitemaps.com also created urllist.txt and ror.xml files, also without charge. Urllist.txt is the sitemap-equivalent used by the Yahoo! bot and ror.xml has a variety of uses relating to blogs and other Web 2.0 content.

AND THAT’S NOT ALL! The online generator also told me of four broken links on our site. For just $5.00 US, xml-sitemaps.com provided the names of the files containing the broken links, as well as the names of the non-existent pages the links were pointing to. So, for $5.00, I was able to fix what might have cost me $100 or more to have an employee do by hand. And since you can’t charge clients for time spent fixing your own mistakes, that would have been money out of pocket.

I strongly recommend xml-sitemaps.com for xml sitemap generation and broken link notification! It’s a great step towards enhancing your Google and Yahoo! rankings.

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