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Once you’ve chosen a product, you need to review it. And that’s where you will build your reputation as a blogging and review “authority site”.

What’s an “authority site?” Usually one that has been around a good while, continually refreshed with fresh content, feedback and reputable backlinks. For a great example, check out Darren Rowse’s Problogger site. Notice the extraordinary number of comments to his posts and guest posts, as well as the powerful amount of content. These are both hallmarks of Authority sites.

The “been around a good while” is simply something you need to build for – but you can get going right away with continually refreshed (“new”) content and a solid reputation.

The best way to do this is to concentrate on only one niche, if you haven’t got your list yet, and start going out of your way to help them solve all their problems. It’s especially important to start this way if blogging (and review blogging) is new to you – a common mistake would-be review bloggers make is to set up and try to serve too many new blogs at once.

You’ve heard it all before: “Write as you would to a friend”, et cetera. Be honest in your reviews. Review only products that are of high perceived value to them. Never “fake” or force anything. And follow a blogging plan and review structure.

This doesn’t mean you’ll be imprisoned by plans and structure. It just means that having an overview and helping readers know what to expect from your reviews works better than haphazardly zipping off posts on everything that comes along. But the main thing to do? Make yourself an authority for one niche – and serve it well.

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Cut out the Fluff – Remember that the shorter and more succinctly you deliver your message, the better received it will inevitably be. Get to the point. Don’t go off on tangents. Above all, don’t dish out too much information about you – focus on your viewer (just as you would with any blog post or sales letter).

That being said, sometimes the “human” touches and the small flaws are what separates interesting videos from “put-you-to-sleep” ones.

It’s a fine balancing act. But remember… you can always edit a video down – even in Windows MovieMaker… even if you have just one overlong clip. (One way you can do this: Just keep dragging the same clip into the bar at the bottom of your work screen; crop around the section you want; drag the same clip again (it will still be up in your “collections” area, no matter how many times you drag a copy to the work area) next to the previous edited version, and isolate/crop the new segment you want to join in. You can do this multiple times.)

Some people find it helpful to use a script or a storyboard – map out ahead of times the points that need to be covered. For others, “winging it” works best.

Just start actually making your videos, and your own style will soon emerge.

Let Your Title do the Talking – Your title is one of the most important keys to ranking more highly on YouTube, so its worth repeating this point. One solid technique is to make sure your keyphrase begins your title (the position is important.) So, for example, if your key phrase was “business mistakes to avoid”, you would call your video something like: “Business Mistakes to Avoid: #1 – No Promotion” – not “#1: No Promotion – Business Mistakes to Avoid”.

If there really is no keyword phrase strong enough to use in the title, opt for intriguing your reader, and packing an impact. Short and punchy is the way to go.

If you’ve created a “signature series”, always begin your latest video with the phrase your signature series is most often located by: For example, if you’ve created a signature series called “Marketing Blunders 101”, make sure that phrase is at the beginning of your title, like so: “Marketing Blunders 101 – Dissing Other Marketers”

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A great many people who use body detoxification are interested in colon cleansing. These home body detoxification remedies can be used for eliminating constipation as well as making the colon healthy. Colon cleansing will eliminate any waste that you have in your body and clean it out.

Like the other body detoxification remedies, you can get colon cleansing in drink, tea or tablet form. There are also many kits that are used on the market for colon cleansing. Again, it is important to chase the solution or tablet with water so that it can make its way through your system.

There are various colon cleansing recipes and products that you can find on the internet. The ideal time to use colon cleansing is when you have time to relax and take the solution as well as have access to the bathroom. After colon cleansing works on you, you will feel lighter and more energetic. A great many people use colon cleansing as a way to lose weight as well. Most of the colon cleansing solutions are interchangeable with the weight loss solutions for body detoxification. They not only flush out the colon, but they also provide the body with treatment to keep the colon healthy.

There are many disease of the colon that can range from being inconvenient to being life threatening. One way to keep your colon healthy as well as maintain your weight is to use a colon cleanse body detoxification solution.

You can use a colon cleanse that you purchase at a health food store or online, or make your own. As is the case with all body detoxification, the key ingredient is water. In addition to water, you will want to add some natural products to help cleanse the colon and flush out the system. For colon cleansing, you should concentrate on using antioxidants that will not only help with colon cleansing, but will also help with health. One remedy that works well is pure grape juice mixed with water. This should not include the store bought grape juice, however, as it is filled with sugar. Resveratrol is also a supplement that can help with colon health as well as health of the entire digestive system. This is derived from the skin of red grapes. You can mix Resveratrol powder with water to make a colon cleanse that is healthy for colon health.

No matter what type of diet you consume, colon cleansing is a good way to keep the digestive system in good health. Whether you make your own solution or purchase a solution, you should use a colon cleanse once a week for good digestive health.

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No longer do you have to pay an arm and a leg to get an airline ticket at the last minute. In fact, getting an airline ticket at the last minute can be cheaper than if you would have paid if you had made plans ahead of time.

If you are flexible, you are the type of person that can make arrangements for last minute travel and still get your money’s worth. There are cheap flights available, but you have to be able to take whatever is left. That’s why you have to be flexible. You are not guaranteed anything.

If you are able to roll with the punches, you will benefit by getting some of the cheapest airfare prices available.

For flights that are barely half full, you can get last minute travel at a discount. The airlines need money for some of the empty seats that are still available. You will be able to get a cheap price on a flight that is close to empty.

It costs the airlines money if they cannot fill up their seats. If the airline lowers the fares, they have a chance to get more people in the seats. In order to take advantage of it, you will have to take that particular flight that is available at the time.

One of the best places to look for discounted or bargain airline fares is the internet. The internet has changed the way that people conduct research. You can find your own deals by plugging in some information, including keywords that can help you to narrow your search. You can even go so far is to name your pricing and last minute travel deals.

While researching online, you must comparison shop with other sites in order to find the best price for you. One thing that will make a difference in doing this is that you should be flexible in your dates. Not only will you have a better chance of getting what you want at the last minute, but you will be able to save more money.

Check the airlines’ websites. You may be able to find discounts and specials on flights that were not advertised to the public. If you find something and decide to reserve it online, you can also save a little money that way.

In order to save money on transportation, airports have a park and fly service. You can park your car at the airport for a daily rate. Getting a taxi would cost you more money. Even if you don’t live near the airport, you would come out better driving.

Or, if you are near public transportation and don’t have a lot of luggage, take that instead. That will save you plenty of money. There are a lot of major metropolitan cities now that have public transportation to the airport.

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Awareness—When You Know You Have a Problem

People in this stage know they have a problem and want to understand their problem, but they don’t know what to do or they feel powerless to change. People in stage 2 are still far from making a commitment to change.

Many people get stuck in this stage. They spend years telling themselves that they are going to change “one day.”

Fear of failure keeps many people stuck in this stage. They hide from the truth by telling themselves that they’re waiting for the “perfect” weight-loss program, the perfect smoking-cessation program, or the perfect time to stop drinking.

“I’ll change when the time is right,” is one of the phrases you hear most often from people in this stage of the self-change cycle. There will never be a “right time,” of course, but they haven’t been able to break out of their verbal cage.

Some people in this stage are never able to make a serious commitment to change, even though their life depends on it. We are all familiar with the day-to-day experiences and struggles of ordinary people who are stuck in this stage.

My father-in-law recently died after a long struggle with emphysema. Even though he slept with an oxygen tank next to his bed, he never quit smoking. He cut down, but he never quit, even though he knew it was killing him.

A number of years ago, I read about a woman in New Jersey who had a tracheotomy before she died of cancer. After her tracheotomy, she was no longer able to breathe through her mouth, so she placed lighted cigarettes into the hole in her throat and inhaled the smoke that way.

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Chapter 10 - The Interview

The first thing that you want to remember when you are at a job interview is that first impressions count. Dress appropriately for the job. No matter what, though, never wear jeans to a job interview - it doesn’t matter how casual the job is that you are applying for, jeans are inappropriate in any situation.

For women, a nice skirt and dress or a suit is what you should wear. For men, a suit is most appropriate, but you can get away with a pair of khaki pants and a nice polo shirt.

When you are talking to your interviewer, be enthusiastic about the job. Convey your excitement about the possibility of working for this company and always, always smile.

If you are applying for a creative position or a teaching position, you might want to bring along a portfolio of your work so that you can show off your creativity. Having samples of what you can do can make you stand out over other applicants.

Above everything else, be excited and enthusiastic about your possible job. When you are happy about being there, it will show in your demeanor and your responses. We can’t stress enough how much this can make a difference in getting the job and not getting the job.

Your job interview is when you get the chance to shine. Be sure and answer all of the questions accurately and with enthusiasm. Try not to hesitate and be prepared for anything. This writer once had an interview for a sales position where the interviewer asked me to sell him a pen. I was able to think on my feet and gave him a great sales pitch. I got the job!

You can be just as successful as I was when you take the time to be prepared for your interview and then shine during the talk you are having with the person doing the hiring. It is truly your personality that will get you the job along with your experience and your education.

Once you get the interview, it is all up to you, but you can do it. The person interviewing you already knows a lot about you from your perfectly crafted resume that we have taught you how to put together.

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Since the turkey is the most prominent symbol of Thanksgiving, it only follows that we will make turkey crafts to decorate our homes. They are all cute and easy and will make the home or classroom look really festive for Thanksgiving - all at the hands of a child!

Handprint Turkey

We are HUGE fans of using your child's limbs as decorations for any holiday. No, we’re not talking about the actual limbs! Just tracing around them and then using the images to make some great creations! This hand print and foot print turkey is one of the easiest and cutest around!

For this craft, you will need construction paper in colors of brown, yellow, orange, and red, scissors, glue, and wiggly eyes or eyes cut out of construction paper (although the wiggly eyes look so much more fun!)

First, trace around your child’s feet on the brown construction paper. Trace around both of them as these will be the turkey’s body. Do not trace around the individual toes!

After that, trace around your child’s hands on the red, yellow, and orange construction paper with their fingers slightly spread out. If your child is old enough to do this himself (or herself), by all means, let them! After all, crafting is a learning experience, so let them do as much as possible by themselves!

You should have two hand prints out of each color which will form the feathers of your turkey! Then you can assemble the turkey’s body. The heels of the foot will make the turkey’s head. Glue both pieces together slightly overlapping.

You will need a round wattle out of the red construction paper and a yellow beak. These are easy to do without a template. The wattle is slightly elongated. The beak is pointed almost in the shape of a triangle.

At this point, you can make the legs for your turkey. Cut two thin strips (not too thin!) of brown construction paper and then accordion fold them for the legs. The feet are made out of yellow construction paper and should have three points to simulate the feet.

Now, you are ready to assemble your turkey! Arrange the hand prints behind the foot prints and then glue into place. Glue on the facial features. Finally, add the legs and feet. Put wiggly eyes on your turkey so who knows where he (or she) is looking! Let dry and then hang wherever you want!

Don’t forget to date the back of this great craft! You can make this a holiday tradition and make them each year. Marvel as you watch how much your child has grown over the years and be sure to display previous year’s turkeys so your guests can see too!