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Most marketers will fumble in the dark when it comes to getting an idea of where their traffic comes from. They might have no idea how the person found their website or what they did when they arrived at the site. Without the idea of a visitor's behaviour, you will not have an easy means of improving your site and you will have low conversions. The answer to all these issues is web analytics.Web analytics are tools that help you measure the effect of your marketing campaigns. If you are not already using web analytics tools, many of which are low cost or free, you are missing out on a valuable pool of data. This could mean the difference between an average income and a spectacular income.Here are 3 to look at:AW Stats AW Stats or Awesome Web Statistics is a standard analytics package that comes with the most webhosting accounts.AWStats gives you detailed information on:The number of unique visitorsWhich countries your visitors come fromThe number of page views per day. Web analytics also shows the countries where your web traffic came from and how they found your website.Web analytics also goes into detail such as which search engine they found your web
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can
The old saying, 'What goes around, comes around' still holds true, and that extends to every medium and every art form. Optimized writing, and 'keyword fodder' for the Search Engines, a.k.a., 'content' is no different. Keyword writing IS a method of marketing, and it has shifted in the last ten years to include writing and marketing specifically TO the Search Engines, not necessarily the end user, the consumer/visitor to a Web site.About this time last year, January of 2006 and of course, the year before, 2005, everyone online saw a real deluge of content sites, filled with what is referred to as 'content articles' aimed at increasing rankings and therefore traffic. Some of this content was also in the form of snippets, brief content additions that were added just to enhance rankings.With that deluge of content sites, came writing that was aiming to sell to those that wanted to establish a lot of quickie Web sites, with no real regard for imparting of knowledge to visitors. These used somewhat lower quality writing, with a focus on insertion and placement of keywords, rather than the quality of the information.Of course, this is a legitimate way to increase traffic and rankings, but honestly, it did little to increase positive visitor experien
Many people have entertained the idea of being a writer. They feel the passion to write. They have a best-seller idea. They want to share their specialist knowledge with the rest of the world. Yet years go by and nothing happens. Why? The reason is almost always the same: they can't find the time to write.
Whether you want to write fictions, magazine articles, plays, screen plays, non-fiction books, children's stories, film scripts, radio scripts or commercial writings, one thing is for certain: if you want to be successful writer, you must write.
There are only 24 hours in a day and most of us lead hectic lifestyles which leave little time for luxury like sitting down to write. Family and job usually come first, and by the time the dishes have been washed and the children put to bed, chances are you're exhausted yourself and the writing will just have to be postponed until another time.
But if writing is important to you, then you must be disciplined and decide how you want to divide your time. You'll have to analyse your lifestyle and cross a few things off your list to free up time for your personal goals.
And it's not as difficult as you may think.
HOW TO MAKE TIME
If in doubt, cut it out
Record your daily activities in details for a week. Look at the list and eliminate those activities which do not contribute positively to your life. One such obvious activity is watching television. If you must watch it, at least try cutting the time spent on it. Watch it for one hour instead of two, and you’ll have seven more hours to write every week. Don't watch it at all and you'll have fourteen extra hours!
If you spend long periods gossiping with friends on the phone, try cutting it down and using emails to keep in touch instead. I’m not suggesting you should cut off all contact with your friends, but if you want to be a successful writer, you’ll have to sacrifice some of that gossip time.
Break out from the rut
Are you one of those people who go through their days by rote? Up at 7.30am, breakfast at 8.00am, set off for work at 8.30am, at work until 6.30pm, dinner and TV until 9.30pm, watch the news at 10.00pm and go to bed at 10.30pm? Do you follow the same schedule pretty much every day? Do you spend a lot of time doing something because you've always done it, not because you enjoy it or it makes a positive contribution to the quality of your life?
If that sounds like you, then try having a break from your set routine and be surprised at how much extra time you have. For example, you don’t ‘have to’ watch the 10 o’clock news every evening. If you skip it for two nights a week you will have created some writing time for yourself. Perhaps you are one of those who can write with the radio on in the background. In that case, listen to the news on the radio while you're writing and kill two birds with one stone.
Sleep a little less
If you are a morning person, get up an hour earlier. If you’re a night owl, go to bed an hour later. Pick a time at which you feel most creative.
Use your lunch hour
Don't write at your desk though because you're likely to be distracted by office activities or hassled by your boss about that urgent report. Escape to the back of your car, a caf? or the park to do your writing, anywhere where you won't be disturbed for a while.
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can
For those of you who have never tried online banking you really do not know what you are missing. It is such a convenient way to pay your bills, keep track of the money in your accounts and make your investments. The beauty of it is that it is all done on secure websites with passwords and layers of protection for your money. This is only part of the convenience.As well, it is done from your home or office computer during the hours that are easy for you to manage and not necessarily the hours your bank is open. If you have your pay checks deposited directly into your bank account you may never have to visit your bank during business hours. An ATM can provide you cash and you can pay your bills over the Internet. Not only is this convenient, but it usually costs you less to use these services then to do your banking in person.The use of an Internet service through your bank offers you many services beyond simply paying your bills. You can also get your bank statements this way instead of having them mailed to you. You can transfer money between your various bank accounts. This means all you need to keep in your checking account is just enough to pay your bills until you transfer funds in to pay the next bill.That allows you to keep your money in
But if writing is important to you, then you must be disciplined and decide how you want to divide your time. You'll have to analyse your lifestyle and cross a few things off your list to free up time for your personal goals.
And it's not as difficult as you may think.
HOW TO MAKE TIME
If in doubt, cut it out
Record your daily activities in details for a week. Look at the list and eliminate those activities which do not contribute positively to your life. One such obvious activity is watching television. If you must watch it, at least try cutting the time spent on it. Watch it for one hour instead of two, and you’ll have seven more hours to write every week. Don't watch it at all and you'll have fourteen extra hours!
If you spend long periods gossiping with friends on the phone, try cutting it down and using emails to keep in touch instead. I’m not suggesting you should cut off all contact with your friends, but if you want to be a successful writer, you’ll have to sacrifice some of that gossip time.
Break out from the rut
Are you one of those people who go through their days by rote? Up at 7.30am, breakfast at 8.00am, set off for work at 8.30am, at work until 6.30pm, dinner and TV until 9.30pm, watch the news at 10.00pm and go to bed at 10.30pm? Do you follow the same schedule pretty much every day? Do you spend a lot of time doing something because you've always done it, not because you enjoy it or it makes a positive contribution to the quality of your life?
If that sounds like you, then try having a break from your set routine and be surprised at how much extra time you have. For example, you don’t ‘have to’ watch the 10 o’clock news every evening. If you skip it for two nights a week you will have created some writing time for yourself. Perhaps you are one of those who can write with the radio on in the background. In that case, listen to the news on the radio while you're writing and kill two birds with one stone.
Sleep a little less
If you are a morning person, get up an hour earlier. If you’re a night owl, go to bed an hour later. Pick a time at which you feel most creative.
Use your lunch hour
Don't write at your desk though because you're likely to be distracted by office activities or hassled by your boss about that urgent report. Escape to the back of your car, a caf? or the park to do your writing, anywhere where you won't be disturbed for a while.
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can
Bankruptcy is an ugly place to be, no doubt about that. Hopefully at the point of considering filing for bankruptcy, you have learned what got you into this position and are already making plans to ensure that this position does not occur to you again. You hopefully also understand that this is significantly different than the game of Monopoly where you can just roll the dice and start over – filing for bankruptcy is much different than that, unfortunately.Do not declare personal bankruptcy until you have considered all of your bankruptcy options and alternatives. The very last solution to debt relief should be the consideration of bankruptcy, and there are various bankruptcy alternatives that should be considered first. Although it may sound like an easy and attractive solution for your dismal financial situation at this point in time, bankruptcy should be the last option anyone should resort to.Why do I say that? Because declaring bankruptcy is going to haunt you for a very long time, like about 7 to 10 years. This will be a huge red flag on your credit report from all three of the major credit reporting bureaus for this amount of time, and future lenders will see that and either decline your loan or credit request, or charge you an astronomical
If you spend long periods gossiping with friends on the phone, try cutting it down and using emails to keep in touch instead. I’m not suggesting you should cut off all contact with your friends, but if you want to be a successful writer, you’ll have to sacrifice some of that gossip time.
Break out from the rut
Are you one of those people who go through their days by rote? Up at 7.30am, breakfast at 8.00am, set off for work at 8.30am, at work until 6.30pm, dinner and TV until 9.30pm, watch the news at 10.00pm and go to bed at 10.30pm? Do you follow the same schedule pretty much every day? Do you spend a lot of time doing something because you've always done it, not because you enjoy it or it makes a positive contribution to the quality of your life?
If that sounds like you, then try having a break from your set routine and be surprised at how much extra time you have. For example, you don’t ‘have to’ watch the 10 o’clock news every evening. If you skip it for two nights a week you will have created some writing time for yourself. Perhaps you are one of those who can write with the radio on in the background. In that case, listen to the news on the radio while you're writing and kill two birds with one stone.
Sleep a little less
If you are a morning person, get up an hour earlier. If you’re a night owl, go to bed an hour later. Pick a time at which you feel most creative.
Use your lunch hour
Don't write at your desk though because you're likely to be distracted by office activities or hassled by your boss about that urgent report. Escape to the back of your car, a caf? or the park to do your writing, anywhere where you won't be disturbed for a while.
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can
If you have an existing gift basket business, or are planning to start up a gift basket business or home based gift basket business or just add a sideline to a business you have now, one of the most important things to consider is the type of gift baskets you'll offer.You can offer a wide range of gift baskets, focus on a unique specialty gift basket or do a combination of both. I recommend doing both.For the newbie, start out with a focus on one type of gift basket, and then later add a strong line of gift baskets, after you get your foot in the door. This is often the best approach when you're new. You'll be tying up less money in inventory too.Here are two possible specialty gift baskets to consider. The first is a gift basket for nurses. Make up a demo gift basket. I know marketing. For marketing your specialty gift basket you may have to get really creative. Take your demo to one of the local hospitals and wander though the cafeteria and set it down on a table while you have a beverage. People will assume you are delivering it to a patient.Take plenty of business cards. Ask administration if you can post your business card on the hospital message board. Stop at the gift shop, show the demo gift basket and ask if they would take any on
If that sounds like you, then try having a break from your set routine and be surprised at how much extra time you have. For example, you don’t ‘have to’ watch the 10 o’clock news every evening. If you skip it for two nights a week you will have created some writing time for yourself. Perhaps you are one of those who can write with the radio on in the background. In that case, listen to the news on the radio while you're writing and kill two birds with one stone.
Sleep a little less
If you are a morning person, get up an hour earlier. If you’re a night owl, go to bed an hour later. Pick a time at which you feel most creative.
Use your lunch hour
Don't write at your desk though because you're likely to be distracted by office activities or hassled by your boss about that urgent report. Escape to the back of your car, a caf? or the park to do your writing, anywhere where you won't be disturbed for a while.
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can
If you own a business, whether large or small, you know the necessity of credit card processing for a successful sale. For products and services sold online, by mail or phone, or in person at a retail location, you need the most up to date credit card merchant services available. Internet savvy customers and people in this fast paced modern world do not like to be kept waiting. They also expect a flexible spending option like credit cards to be available anywhere they shop.Most businesses with an online presence, or a website, require a way to gain online credit card approval. With this function, you can sell goods and services from your website. The credit card processing allows you to accept any charge payment from customers with online credit card approval. Some people are intimidated by this process, but with the simple online merchant services available on the internet, the success of your credit card business can be simple and hassle free.Where to find credit card merchant servicesWhen looking for someone to assist you in setting up credit card processing, start online by entering a search term that relates to your business needs. For instance, if you are a small business owner, you might enter something like credit card processing. But if y
If you work near a library then you are lucky. You can use your lunch hour to do research for your writing. Nowadays most libraries have internet facilities so you can also conduct online research.
Use your travel time
If you take the train or the bus to work, use that time productively rather than looking out of the window. Carry a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas or even write your next chapter. Or print out a few pages of your writing for editing during this time. Look at your fellow passengers for ideas: one of them may be the perfect character for your novel.
If you drive to work, invest in a hand-held recorder. You can use it to record ideas, or to dictate your writing. Then when you get home all you have to do is play it back and type it in the computer.
De-clutter your life
Spend a few days clearing out the clutter in your life. By this I mean both the physical clutter around the house, and the emotional clutter which has prevented you from writing in the past. For example: how often have you said this to yourself?
"I will write when I feel happier about myself."
"I want to lose some weight first."
"I can't start writing until I've sorted out my relationship problems."
"I don't feel confident that I can write."
See what I'm getting at? Spring-cleaning your life is a good way to start a more disciplined and structured writing life.
Get support
Enlist the help of your family. Ask your partner or parents to look after the children once or twice a week. If you have older children, ask them to help with house chores for a small reward. That way they'll feel they're helping you with your writing, they get paid, the housework gets done, and you get to write for an hour or two. Everyone's happy.
Talk to your family and friends about your passion for writing. They may not understand what writers do, but at least they will be able to feel your passion for writing and provide the support you need. If they don't know you need support, you're not going to get it.
HOW TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
Okay, now that you have freed up some time for writing, how do you make sure you use this time productively?
Establish a writing schedule
Writing is essentially a solitary activity. As a writer you need to be self-disciplined; nobody is going to make you sit down and write. In fact, your family and friends will be glad that you're not writing and are spending time with them. But to succeed as a writer, you must write. Having a writing schedule is an important step. If you don't schedule something, chances are it will get pushed to the bottom of your list and never get done.
Write every day if you can. Otherwise, aim to write on a regular basis: every two days, three times a week or whatever suits you. The important thing is to write regularly. The more you write regularly, the more your writing will flow.
Buy a wall calendar, highlight your writing time a week ahead and put it up where you can see it. If you're disciplined enough you can use a pocket or electronic diary, but make sure you do look at it and not just let it sit in the drawer. Stick to the plan the same way as you would other regular activities in your life. Don't make excuses for yourself.
If you can, write at the same time every day. Writing regularly at a specified time establishes a pattern, and is essential to building a schedule.
Pick a time to suit your lifestyle
If you want to write from midnight to two in the morning and get up at 10am, and it fits in with your lifestyle, then do it. Similarly you may want to go to bed at 9pm, get up at 4 in the morning and write until the children get out of bed.
Don’t get distracted
Aim to do nothing but write during your scheduled writing time. Try not to get distracted by writing-related activities such as research, note-gathering,
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