tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000169433491375562024-03-29T02:16:33.621-07:00Indie By Nature<b>Real Talk about Projects & Business <br>
as a Creative & Entrepreneur</b>Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-79445482788290946882019-03-23T12:59:00.002-07:002019-03-23T13:00:31.178-07:00Grow Your Small Business Faster with Less Time & Money<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Are you tired of spending every waking hour on your business, only to watch it move at a snail's pace?</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been there, but I learned that I was going about it all the wrong way, and you might be too... </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you want to learn how to end up ahead of the game with more money in your pocket and less hours being cracked out on Mountain Dew and Red Bull, keep reading...</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It can be tough starting a small business because time, skills, and capital are needed to get things going. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things like Graphics, Publishing, Advertisements, Promo Videos, Data Collection & Entry, Music Producing, Accounting, etc. can be expensive.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Many entrepreneurs try to save money by doing everything themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If this is you, you are going about it all the wrong way!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You could have had additional cash for the promo if you would have worked those extra 200 hours, but you were learning how to do it yourself so you could save money. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hours Put in: <u>200</u> (minimum)</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of learning photoshop </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>(probably more, if you want it to look professional)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Money Earned: <u>$0 </u></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(no money earned during those 200 hrs)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Money Saved: <u>$200</u></b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">by learning to do it yourself</span></span></div>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Money Spent: </b><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">$500 </b>(on professional sleek graphic design)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the DIY method, you will spend so much of your time, and won’t get much return on your time investment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Will the extra hassle of spending every waking moment on doing everything yourself be worth it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s much easier, cost effective, and much less stressful to pay someone the couple/few hundred bucks to get a design that will set your product on fire, than to spend hundreds of HOURS of your life learning about it, to maybe get a subpar unprofessional result-- basically DIY design itself may not turn out as good as you want it to, because the artform itself can take years to learn. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">It took me about 5 years to start actually producing designs that were worthy of album covers and book covers. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The difference between me and another business person is that I love designing graphics. It is a part of what I do in my everyday freelance career. So, spending all that time learning graphic design benefitted me, but it won't benefit someone who isn't regularly using graphic design as part of their business.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The same rule applies to many other things as well. If it's busy work like data collection or entry that you can hire a high schooler or college kid to do, then do it. <b>Don't waste your time on the small things when you need to be focusing on the bigger things, like growing your business!</b></span></span></div>
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Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-75892014545768472562019-03-09T21:12:00.000-08:002019-03-23T13:45:37.515-07:00BENEFITS & DRAWBACKS OF LLCS & TRUSTS FOR ASSET PROTECTION<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hole-E- Cow! When it comes to Structuring your Business or Real Estate for asset protection, there are a LOT of things to consider. It's enough to overwhelm anyone! I've searched and searched.... and searched... and could not find an article or post that had all of the benefits and drawbacks of LLCs vs. Trusts for asset protection. So I spent hours, days, and weeks sifting through all of the haystacks to find you the needles so that you don't have to. I've also spoken to several attorneys and CPAs... While I learned a lot, I've actually taught them a thing or two- I was shocked that I knew that much. Not to mention, there must be a lot to this if I'm teaching them something.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When considering the various options, you need to ask yourself the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What happens from a <u>tax</u>, <u>legal</u>, <u>insurance</u>, and <u>administrative</u> standpoint for each option?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would recommend that you get a notebook out and take notes on what applies to you under each option, then<b> list each of the 4 things</b> from above underneath each option so that you can come up with the best solution for your assets and/or business. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the way, this is not a comprehensive list. I found a lot of the needles in those haystacks, but there may be a couple still out there somewhere. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Protects Personal Assets:</b> Should the property be subject to a lawsuit, the LLC can only be sued within the constraints of what the LLC owns, and not beyond that. That means your personal assets will not be affected.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Corporate Shield Protection:</b> Another way your assets will be protected from personal liability is if your LLC is registered in a state with <i><a href="https://kkoslawyers.com/maximizing-llc-asset-protection-and-charging-orders/" target="_blank">charging order protection</a></i>. In other words, if a creditor comes after you personally, they are only able to get a charging order against your interest in the company, but cannot touch the assets of the LLC. Best Charging Order Protection is typically offered through the states of Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada, New Mexico, and Ohio- YES OHIO (people are still catching up to this one). Here's a list of <a href="https://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=757114096124127112087095002009088023030092050084043069014030075120089118098113066110018011103047026000040100117122086003120116045037034011050086080080066100091075089043020082064115067006013106030119084069115024089022111111126030064084068005125124001&EXT=pdf" target="_blank">Charging Order Statutes in all 50 States</a>.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Medicaid Planning Tool:</b> An LLC can be used for <a href="https://www.trustedattorneys.com/blog/2018/03/putting-rental-home-into-a-llc-or-s-corp-is-sound-medicaid-planning.shtml" target="_blank">Medicaid Planning</a>. When a property is an income producing property, medicaid will not count it as as a personal asset for medicaid purposes, as long as it makes 6% of the total value of the property annually. According to federal law, any real or personal property that is essential to an applicant’s <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/071514/using-llc-estate-planning.asp">self-support,</a> regardless of value or rate of return, is excluded. That could include farms, <a href="https://www.familyassets.com/medicaid-planning/resources/convert-countable-assets">rental properties</a>, and other real estate investments that generate income. The catch is that the property must generate at least six percent of its value annually to qualify for the exclusion. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ability to Pass Ownership Tax Free:</b> A parent can allocate some of the “asset value” and some of the “income” to the adult child as a co-member owner. LLC owners can also easily transfer their ownership in real estate holdings by proactively gifting the company's membership interests to their heirs each year. Over time, it is entirely possible to effectively pass ownership of real estate owned by an LLC to loved ones without ever having to formally execute and record a new deed. This enables property owners to avoid transfer and recording taxes and fees, which can be substantial in many states.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Anonymity:</b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Although you can look up corporations online in many states, and find out who the owners are, it’s a step most people still don’t take. At a community level, LLCs tend to offer more anonymity than realty trusts, unless you advertise the LLC. You can also register your LLC anonymously, and your personal information will be kept private. (However, your LLC has to be registered in a </span><a href="https://www.indiebynature.com/2019/01/real-estate-step-by-step-establishing.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">state that allows anonymous LLCs.</a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">) There is an exception to this rule, which is if a court orders you to reveal your assets. However, this seldomly happens because of the upfront cost for attorneys and court fees.</span></span></li>
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<li><b>Double Layer of Protection:</b> Having an LLC as a double layer of protection is a smart way to make sure no one can come after your home or other assets, should your insurance fail to cover you.</li>
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<li>For details on LLCs, including how members are taxed, state rules on LLC protection for members' personal debt and asset protection, and more, see <a href="https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/limited-liability-company">Nolo's LLCs section</a>. Nolo also offers a comprehensive <a href="https://www.nolo.com/products/online-llc-tccllcus.html">online LLC</a> package to form an LLC.</li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Extra Paperwork:</b> If you have an LLC, you have to get a Tax ID, file Tax Return, create an Operating Agreement, follow LLC compliance regulations, and other paperwork. You may also have to pay money in state fees every year (depending on your state-some don't have annual state fees).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Multiple LLCs Can Get Expensive:</b> If you have a lot of properties, with all of them in separate LLCS, you could end up paying thousands in annual filing fees- if your state makes you pay them annually. Fees are typically in the $100 range, but some states can charge upwards of $500 or more. If you want to use multiple LLCs, but the fees are exorbitant, you can section them off into categories of properties, such as section 8 properties, single families, or section by area, etc. Or you could do 3-6 properties per LLC. This way you don’t have to pay so much in LLC annual fees. <a href="https://www.llcuniversity.com/llc-annual-fees-by-state/" target="_blank">Here’s a list of LLC Annual fees by State</a>. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Leaves Your Interest Open to Creditors: </b>LLC can leave a portion of your company open to potential creditors-- basically, your interest in the LLC is up for grabs if you have a judgement against you personally, but not the asset or any other member’s interest within the LLC (As long as you are registered in a state with charging order protection).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>May Cost More to Insure:</b> If you transfer a property into an LLC, some insurance companies will charge more because of it being considered a business. However, in my experience, insurance did not go any higher, and the only way the rates would have went up is if it had been years after purchasing the original policy, which means, they'd have to write a new one, and because of the cost to rebuild goes up each year, the policy rate would increase.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Self-Representation in Court: </b>It’s not required to have an attorney represent you in court. You can represent yourself.</span></li>
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<li><b>Anonymity:</b> Trust would be listed instead of your personal name, however, that doesn't make it safeguarded against creditors. It merely just makes it harder for people to find out who owns the asset.</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Flexibility:</b> You can change it later. Also, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">if you need to refinance, you can take the house out of the trust to refi, then put it back in.</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">Helps Keep Everyone Honest:</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> If there will be several owners of an investment property then a trust is very useful to document the relationships and ownership interests of all the owners, in a consolidated way.</span></li>
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<li><b>Estate planning: </b>For those looking to ensure that their investment property can avoid death taxes, many will transfer the investment property to their heirs by way of a real estate trust.</li>
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<li><b>Privacy: </b>A revocable trust can protect the privacy of your property and beneficiaries when you die as well. Because it's not subject to probate, your trust agreement remains a private document. It doesn't become a public record for all the world to see. Your assets and who you've decided to leave your estate to will remain a private family matter, as opposed to a last will and testament that has been admitted for probate. It becomes a public record that anyone can see and read as soon as it's submitted to the court.</li>
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<li><b>Medicaid 5 yr lookback: </b>Medicaid will look very hard at the trust to look for any way that the money can come back (or be forced to come back) to a Medicaid applicant. If Medicaid finds any opening, the trust will lose its protection against long term care costs.</li>
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<li><b>May Not Be Done Correctly:</b> Attorneys may not do it right, and 10yrs later when it comes time to put it to use, it might night work as you had hoped... and the attorney who created it for you is long gone, with the 2 grand you paid them. </li>
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<br />If you aren't blessed enough to be surrounded by wealthy business gurus, CPAs, and Attorneys, you’re probably lost when it comes to business and legal matters like I was.<br /><br />You may have searched for free legal help online only to be bombarded by attorneys offering a free short 15-30 minute consultation.... then if you do end up getting a free consult, they typically leave you more confused than when you started.<br /><br />I had an attorney offer to consult with me for $175, just for 30 minutes! Are you friggin kidding me?? I know they are providing a service with an area of expertise, but it's downright wrong to take advantage of people like that. People should know the laws that govern them, and they shouldn't have to pay exorbitant fees just to get some info about it. Come on America! We're better than this! </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In today’s day and age, the amount of attorneys in the US are at an all-time high, and so are lawsuits. So of course as a business & individual, you need protection… and this kind of resource is not easily or cheaply</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> obtained.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Basically, you pay a monthly membership fee: $25 for personal plan or $40 for the business plan. With these plans you get unlimited phone consultations. They will also write letters and make phone calls on your behalf. They also offer representation in court, but only if you're sued in a civil matter. Another great resource they have is quite a few common legal documents, such as Lease, Articles of Organization, Non-disclosure Agreement, Independent Contractor agreement, etc. They don't represent you with criminal matters, but they can advise you on what you should do, which makes this service an invaluable tool in both the personal and business world! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 8 wants to give you the highest available market rate rent for your area.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> They want to pay you as much as they can, because like how many nonprofits work, the more money they give, the more funding they receive…. but since they are under the umbrella of HUD, they have to put a cap on the amount of rent they can give a landlord for a property, so they do an evaluation of Fair Market Rent for your rental area. I always say, <b>when in doubt, ask for the higher amount. </b>The worst they will do is come back with a lower number, which probably won’t be anywhere near as bad as you thought it was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You get the bulk of your monthly rent like Clockwork: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">L</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">andlords are paid on time every month for the portion of rent that Sec 8 covers, which is <b>usually the larger portion.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You have someone called a Landlord Liaison at Section 8: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most landlords don’t know that they have such a thing. Sometimes they’re helpful, and sometimes they’re not. Depends on what kind of person works in that department in your local housing authority.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Renting in not so great areas can be just as lucrative as renting in “good” areas.</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Typically, in a not so great area, you can buy a property for less than you would in a higher market area. However, section 8 is also likely to pay you more monthly rent for a property (in the not-so-great areas) than any regular out of pocket market-rate-renter. When rent is sky high and the rental market is up. People are looking for less expensive alternatives, so you’re not as likely to find someone who will pay the amount that section 8 is willing to pay.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every year, you can apply to increase the rent. Section 8 will re-evaluate the property and the market to determine if you can get approved for a rent increase. I've seen cases where a previous landlord hadn't raised the rent in 2 years, and when we put in for a rent increase, we were able to get $200 more per month in rent. That's a huge hike! It's not always like that, but you should always try to go for what the market will bear. Those previous landlords were missing out on 2,400 per year, just for 1 property! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You don’t have to be listed with the Housing Authority as a "Section 8 Landlord", but it will help Section 8 tenants find you. Another thing you can do is say "Section 8 Ok" in your advertisements. If you're not listed as a "Section 8 Landlord", and you happen to come across a Section 8 tenant, all you have to do is file some paperwork, known as RTA </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Request for Tenancy Approval).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check to see if they have a "Fast Track" for RTAs at your local Section 8 office. If so, you can get an application approved as fast as 24 hours. However, if you turn in the RTA the regular way, may end up waiting weeks for approval, which means you lose money waiting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Communication with Section 8 can be tough:</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It’s tough to reach people at Section 8, especially when you’re a new landlord… but once you become more known to them, you may be able to get a directory of the staff. However, that list is ever changing as they get new staff, or as people change positions within the company. Sometimes, you may have to pay them a direct visit or give them a call… but there’s also an option to email… which can be a good thing so that the Section 8 worker can get back to you when they have time instead of trying to line up their schedule with yours.</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Yearly Inspections:</b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> If you have a Section 8 tenant living in your rental property, Section 8 will do an annual inspection to ensure the property is being maintained. If something is wrong with the property, you'll have to correct it. Though, I don't know if this is </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">necessarily</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> a Drawback, because you'd probably have to maintain and fix whatever with the property anyway-- unless you have an aspiration to be a slumlord. LOL </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 8 inspectors can be nit-picky:</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Something as small as a carbon monoxide detector placement can make you fail an inspection… and if you fail, they will abate the rent- meaning you won’t get rent for the days that go by before you pass the next inspection. Here’s a Section 8 </span><a href="https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/52580.PDF" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">inspection checklist</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that you may find useful, so that you can make sure to cross your T's and dot your I’s prior to the inspection. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Somewhat of a Risk:</b> As I said above, you have a risk renting to anyone. However, Section 8 tenants are in a lower income bracket, and with that may come a lack of resources, exposure to certain things, as well as awareness, which may make them unable to properly care for and maintain a property responsibly. However, not all Sec 8 tenants are lacking in those areas. Some have had a lot of experiences, and can responsibly maintain a property. A Sec 8 tenant may be looking to move into your place simply because the previous landlord couldn't meet standards, or because they want a better neighborhood, school district, or better property to live in-- Nothing wrong with that! </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Either way.... Screen! Screen! Screen! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Section 8 Tenants can lose their voucher. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They have to do things like pay their portion of the rent on time or they could lose their section 8 voucher. However, just because they have a lease violation, doesn’t mean they will lose their voucher… The housing authority views that as something between the landlord and tenant. However, if you end up having to evict a tenant, Section 8 may take away their voucher.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ready to purchase an investment property, but not sure if it will be a good investment? It can be stressful and challenging to take that leap and make the large investment. There’s mortgage interest, taxes, insurance, realtor fees, and all kinds of other expenses. It’s enough to make your head spin!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tax planning is a critical part of your overall business planning because it can save you a lot of money. While taxes can be tedious and confusing, it’s important to get it all set up now, because you have to know how to treat your business to get all of the tax advantages -- not to mention, your CPA will love you for it. You can’t wait until the end of the year, making a mad dash to your CPA on April 14th, asking if they can get you out of your tax mess. Speaking of CPA's, I know you don't want to hear this because you're here trying to learn this stuff yourself, but I'm still going to advise you that you should always speak to a CPA and/or attorney to make sure that you're clear on things and so that things are done right. If you're a business or investor, the last thing you want is to mess up your taxes and get audited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sole Proprietor</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you will simply need a </span><u><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Schedule C</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></u><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">form to file on your personal taxes on a standard </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>1040 </u></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">form. Any business that has paid you $600 or more of the year, should be sending you a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>1099-MISC</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have an LLC </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Partnership</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you will file a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>1065 tax form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which is where all of the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">income, loses, and profits are calculated.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Whatever your profit is, will then get divided among partners and will go onto a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>K-1 form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which will you will file on your </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">personal taxes (<u>1040 form</u>)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If you have one of your members actively managing your LLC, you may also have to give a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>W-2 or 1099-MISC</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to the manager who will then file onto their</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <u>1040 or Schedule C form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for their personal taxes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">S-corps </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;">file an </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>1120S form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;"><u> </u>and each shareholder will get a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>K-1 form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;">(for interest, capital gains, & dividends)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;">, which will then will go on your personal tax </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>1040 form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">. The other thing you'll have to do is pay yourself a reasonable salary. Since you'd be paying yourself a salary as an employee, you'd have to keep meticulous record of payroll and taxes withheld. You'd also give </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>yourself </i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">and your employees/contractors <b>W-2 forms</b> or <b>1099 forms,</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline;"> which will then be filed on employee's</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"><u>040 and/or Schedule C forms</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"> There's also <u><b>form 941</b></u> that you'll have to file for quarterly employee tax reports, and may have to also make estimated tax payments depending on the amount of taxes owed. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="text-decoration-line: none;">If you want to to be taxed as an S-Corp, you cannot wait until tax season! </b>You will need to know this in advance! Once you decide this is the best option for your business, you will need to file a <b><u>2553 form</u> </b>within the first 2 months of the tax year in order to claim S-Corp Status. This is why tax planning is so important! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">NOTE: A lot of people wonder if it's more advantageous to do an S-corp or Partnership. This should help clear up a couple of things...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s typically more advantageous for LLCs that are </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">more-so below 30k </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">profit range</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> to file as a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Partnership</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">, and LLCS that are more so for the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">30k and above</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> range to file as an </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">S-corp</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;">This is typically due to the additional administrative work, responsibilities, and additional cost to do taxes with the more complex 1120s forms (which is 47 pages). However, once a business gets into a higher income bracket, that's when it may be worth it to go through the extra motions to save money, because that's when you're more likely to be liable for paying more in taxes. In a nutshell, the higher the income, the more tax liability, the lower the income, the less tax liability. </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">(There's a <b>link at the end of this article</b> that explains advantages and disadvantages of each entity.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C-corps </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">file an </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>1120 form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and shareholders will get a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1099-DIV </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(dividends)</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">form, which will then will go on your personal tax </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>1040 form</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. If your C-corp has employees or contractors, you’ll give </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">W-2 forms</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and/or </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1099-MISC,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which will then be filed on employee's</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>1040 and/or Schedule C forms</u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Like S corps, t</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">here's also </span><u style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>form 941</b></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that you'll have to file for quarterly employee tax reports as well as make estimated tax payments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are a </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C-corp</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you will be dually taxed, meaning that the business pays </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">corporate tax and </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that the owner pays </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">taxes on dividends</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: large; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Typically, this is most beneficial to businesses in the high income brackets with employees who receive benefits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><br />Every now and then, I like to go a little bit off topic... especially when I get a good idea or two that I think will help others.<br /><br /><br /> When someone doesn't text back for hours, and even days, it can be very disconcerting. The reason they don't text back may be something as simple as the person was busy, their phone died, or they got caught up at work, and they eventually get back to you; but other times, especially in the dating world, they never text back.... Regardless of the reason they don't respond, it drives everyone absolutely mad! I don't care who you are or how cool you think you are. When someone disappears without notice or reasoning, it WILL drive you crazy.<br /><br /><br /> Unfortunately, "Ghosting" is a thing now. People do it with no feelings of guilt and no form of accountability for their actions... or lack thereof. It's cruel, selfish, and downright disrespectful. People can usually dish it out, but they can't take it back.<br /><br /><br /> Whatever happened to having enough balls and facing a person to assert your feelings... It's seriously not that damn difficult... and it's much more respectable than running off and hiding... (shaking my head in disappointment). <br /><br /><br /> Ghosting is typically a cowardly move that someone does when they are too much of a Pu$$y to face you directly and tell you the truth of whatever is going on. They typically don't want to deal with your reaction... Therefore they Ghost... Pathetic, isn't it?<br /><br /><br /> I call it the "Nestea Plunge"...<br /><br />Everytime I see this, I laugh, thinking about how asinine and jerkish people can be.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
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But if you just can't help yourself... and you simply must call them out on their blatant disregard for others, here's <b>34 witty, new, and original responses</b> I came up with, that you can use when someone doesn't text back...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. <span style="color: blue;"> </span>"Hey, how's it going"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;"> (No Response)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I'm going to assume that you're having such a great time that your phone got crushed when you jumped on it from the excitement.... and that's why you haven't responded."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>5. "OMG! Should I call 911?..."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span> <span style="color: purple;"> </span><span style="color: magenta;"> "Huh?"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span> "I just figured I would call them for you since you're too incapacitated to use your phone."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>9. "My, you have the most interesting responses!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>10. "So, you're so excited to hear from me that you're at a loss for words? I know we've only known each other for 6 months.... Stop being so shy!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>11. "In the time it has taken you to respond, teleporting will have been made possible."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>12. "For somebody who doesn't like when people magically disappear, your magic is better than David Copperfield's."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>13. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"So I'm guessing you spontaneously combusted into a jerk? Jerk!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>14. "OMG! Really? Great conversation! No.... REALLY! I learned everything I need to know!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>15. "Are you waiting for the return of the messiah before you respond?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>17. "Let me guess... a gang banger held you at gunpoint and made you give him your phone, and that's why you didn't text back..."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>18. "So the FBI came in a big white van, then took you to the White House to speak with the president about Russian secrets, and that's why you haven't texted back?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>19. "Does it always take you this long to text back? Or is this the special VIP treatment?" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>20. "So, a pickpocket stole your phone, took off running... You chased after them and caught them, but then your phone fell down in the sewer?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>21. "So your cat was playing with your phone and managed to set a new password and you haven't been able to unlock it since?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>22. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"So let me guess, you've been abducted by aliens, because no human takes this long to text someone back." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>23. "So a meteor struck right next to you, and you survived, but your phone didn't?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>24. "So you've been naughty this year, and santa claus realized that he gave your phone to the wrong person, so he took it back and gave it to someone else?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>25. "Stop texting me so much! It's annoying as hell!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>27. "So, let me guess... you can't respond because you're on a long call with the IRS and you're getting ready to pay them the thousands of $$ you owe in Bitcoin?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>28. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"For someone who doesn't like people that ghost, you sure seem to be a pro at it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">33. "Wow. I didn't realize you cared so much! Thanks for responding so quickly!"</span><br />
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There's a lot of secrets to success, but one surprising secret has little to do with how much college education you have, and a lot to do with your thought process and behavior. </span></h4>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever:</span></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">purchased something only to later have buyer's remorse?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">purchased one of those money making systems when you were down on your luck, only to discover that it would take a lot more effort than you thought? </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you said yes to any of these, don't feel like the lone stranger in this. Most people go through this and it's one of those life lessons that most people can't quite put their finger on, but they know something's not right and something needs to change, but what?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, we need to take a step back and look at two key components that we use to base our decisions and actions on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before we get into this, we need to look at the meaning of both:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Emotion: </b> </span>A mental reaction (such as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavior changes in the body</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Logic: </b></span></span>A science that deals with the principles and criteria of validity and inference and demonstration: the science of formal principles and reasoning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to matters of love, shopping, business, and other areas of life, most people base their decisions on <i>emotion-- </i><b>without even realizing it. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emotion has a lot of power and (aside from people with personality disorders and mental issues who freely walk the streets and get in positions of power) it's the reason the world is so messed up today. Emotions have caused unnecessary fighting, whereas if logic was used, the outcome could have been a win/win compromise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Logic can also have a lot of power, but you have to know when and how to use it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, emotion in itself isn't bad, but it can cause an undesired outcome if you're basing major life decisions on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">People vote with their emotions, buy things they don't need with their emotions, take on extra things they can't handle with their emotions, jump into business ventures that aren't right for them because of emotions. People will jump into a relationship with someone despite red-flags... or they'll continue to go back to toxic relationships over and over, even though the everyone else around them tells them that it doesn't make logical sense to go back to that unhealthy relationship .... You're getting the picture, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But how do you do this? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, we need to <b>look at things objectively- focus on just the facts.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've ever spoken to a judge, attorney, or police officer, they ask you for <b>just the facts</b>. They don't want to know how upset you are or what a person may have done to hurt your feelings. They focus on what actions occurred and what law was broken. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They don't want to know how you felt, because feelings are a grey area that isn't written into the law. Different things trigger different types of emotions with everyone. Some people are better at handling their emotions than others. Your emotions are not their responsibility, nor are they anyone else's.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A mortgage lender, credit card company, grocery store, or any other business doesn't focus on emotions. If they did they'd be out of business. So it's up to you as an individual to keep your emotions in check and focus on just the facts in your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The reason wall street tycoons and business gurus become so successful is because they use logic:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Successful</i> stock investors don't get emotionally attached to the stock-- they focus on the numbers and they know when to buy, when to sell, and when to hold. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Successful</i> Real Es</span><span style="font-size: large;">tate investors don't get emotionally attached to the properties-- like stock investors, they focus on the numbers. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Successful </i>CEOs focus on what's going to make the company better-- they don't care about office drama... they care about making the business successful. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i>Successful </i>Marketers don't care if anyone likes how an advertisement looks-- they care about if it's going to convert to customers. </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So to be more logical, you have to <b>think like a detective </b>or successful business guru and <b>focus on just the facts. </b>Use logic and reasoning to weigh the possible outcomes or consequences before you jump into any decisions. Research the data. Find out as much factual information that you can about something, and then infer if it will be a good decision. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exercising your mind to think this way, will help to condition your brain into thinking in a more logical and rational way, instead of allowing your emotions to take you down the rabbit hole. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I'm not telling you to completely drop emotions... </span><span style="font-size: large;">By all means, be kind to others, and don't be cold and distant.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">However, you </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">can </i><span style="font-size: large;">get your emotions in check, and you'll </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">have to, if you expect to have any form of success. Focusing on logic will bring the balance that will allow you to make better life decisions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In order to find this balance, we have to be more self-aware and consciously focus on looking at things more factually. <b>Self-awareness is critical for success!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Look at your life as if it were a non-fiction book. What facts do you want to go down in your historical legacy. I can guarantee you that your successors won't be talking about how great you were at emotions. Look at your challenges as if they were a math problem at school. If you get the answer wrong, you don't get emotional about it, you just study harder and try until you get it right. Treat your life the same way. If you screw something up, don't get emotional about it. Just work on doing it right the next time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: purple;">Emotions come from our subconscious mind</span></b><span style="color: purple;">;</span> it's that thing that drives us to act. Ever done something kinda crazy and not realized why you did? <b>Emotion..</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Logic comes from our conscious mind</b>,</span> where we think things out, and we may write them down. We rationalize and make a careful decision. Ever advised a friend who was crying because he or she was struggling with a problem, in which you can see the solution clear as day, but the friend can't? <b>Logic...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is why journaling can be helpful. You write down your thoughts and emotions, then when you go back and read it later, you view it more objectively, instead of how you felt when you originally wrote it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throughout my life, I used 90% emotion and 10% logic to base my decisions. I wasn't even aware of it. That's how my whole family thought... and that's why we were always broke; that's why we always struggled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm also a creative and an artist by nature, and with that comes a lot of emotion. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Since I've started being more self-aware and consciously basing making decisions using logic, it has allowed me to reach many goals. </span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">The bottom line is: </b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Keep your emotions out of your business. </u>Focus on the facts and statistics. Not how you feel about it or how much you like something. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you master this, you'll indientify, not only how emotions affect you, but how it's affecting others too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This has been one of the big secrets to success for a long time. Now it's up to us to incorporate it in our lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this has been helpful for you. I know that this simple principal has been life-changing for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, you spent all of this time and money getting an education, so that when you finish, your future will be brighter and you'll have an exciting career.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then you graduate.... Now what?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You hit the ground running, applying to jobs everywhere. You get a few callbacks... but still no job. What could be wrong?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wrong....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever heard of Imposter Syndrome?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Psychology Today, <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-women/201809/the-reality-imposter-syndrome" target="_blank">Imposter Syndrome </a>is: A<span style="background-color: white;"> pattern of behavior where people doubt their accomplishments and have a persistent, often internalized, </span>fear<span style="background-color: white;"> of being exposed as a fraud.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">In other words, say you want to be an microbiologist. You go to school for it... but after you graduate, you don't think you are good enough to do the job... and even if you do get the job, you will be called out as an "imposter". </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>"Who does this guy think he is, trying to be a microbiologist... he's not an microbiologist like the rest of us",</i> is what you're imagining someone else saying in your mind.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">You don't believe in yourself, therefore you lack the confidence to interview, let alone even do the job... and you don't get hired. It's a vicious cycle.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you go into a job lacking the confidence and believing that you don't deserve the job or the pay rate, you're not likely to get the job.That's the unfortunate truth. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What's funny is that I've seen people with the least amount of self confidence have the most talents and abilities in their line of work. But usually, it's the cocky and arrogant ones who don't know shit, that always get the job because of their confidence in their own abilities... and that's how they slip past and get through. That's some B.S., huh? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you grew up in poverty, like I did, you are going to have a difficult time shaking this imposter syndrome mindset. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Negative thoughts will go through your subconscious mind, such as:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>"I've never made this kind of money before, I'm not worth that much money."</i></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I haven't been around these kind of people before. I don't know think they'll be able to relate."</span></i><br />
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<i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"How's it even possible for someone like me to the same job as that clean cut Harvard graduate guy over there."</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"The only jobs I'm familiar with are the low paying ones"</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I knew I wasn't good enough to do this kind of job, maybe I need some more college training"</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>IMPOSTER SYNDROME feels like you're showing up to a party that you weren't invited to.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">You need to <b>knock that shit off right now!! </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">You didn't do all this schooling and go into all of that student debt for nothing! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not to mention, no amount of college is going to teach you how to value yourself or think for yourself. Unfortunately, that's something you have to do on your own. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">This sounds a lot like the law of attraction, right? It is, but if you don't believe in it, that's okay .... you don't have to... all you have to believe in is the fundamental principles of psychology, which if you went to college, I would think that you'd at least believe in that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The key here is to expose yourself to what you want as much as possible, so that you'll get used to it and it will become normal to you. It's only a matter of time before you become comfortable being a part of the "microbiologist" culture (or the culture of whatever career you've set out to do). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here's a quote that's in a <a href="http://bit.ly/HappyBitch" target="_blank">journal</a> I created, which will help you to remember this principle:<i> </i></span></span></span><br />
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Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-90908563370366358482019-01-01T10:57:00.002-08:002019-03-21T01:38:41.352-07:00How to Establish an Anonymous LLC for Real-estate & Other Businesses - Step by Step<h3 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a lot of reasons why someone may want their LLC to be anonymous. Maybe a property owner doesn't want the tenant looking them up, or perhaps a business owner doesn't want to be a target for lawsuits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Establishing an LLC (Limited Liability Company) and filing your</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Articles of Organization, can feel very intimidating. That's because attorney's typically only give you a few crumbs of info, and when you do finally do a free 30 minute consult with them, they give you so much confusing information and legal jargon, that it makes your head feel like it's going to explode. I can't say this is all attorneys, but there are attorneys who overcharge small businesses thousands of dollars just for pushing a few papers... and attorney's get all that money because of our fear of doing something wrong or getting sued. This is one of the reasons that small businesses have so many difficulties getting off the ground. But with a little confidence and common sense, you can do most of this on your own. You can do it! <i>(In my Rob Schneider voice.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, after several phone consultations with attorneys, quite a few online consultations with some business consultants, 2 weeks/100 hours of online research later, (and a partridge in a pear tree), I found the answer!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I'm no legal expert, but I do have common sense and can add 2+2, which completely gives me the credentials to bring you this information ;) (joking) But since I found this awesome discovery, I thought I'd share it with you lovely people! No matter why you want your LLC to be anonymous, I've got the goods below: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>First, </b>despite what most of the attorneys are telling you, <b>there are more than just 4 states where you can register an anonymous LLC. </b>Normally, they say you can only register an anonymous LLC in Delaware, Nevada, Wyoming, & New Mexico. But they're wrong... <b>You can register an anonymous LLC in about half of the states in the U.S.</b> The only downside to not registering your anonymous LLC in the 4 states (they keep beating into your head) is not having as strong of a <a href="https://www.corporatedirect.com/asset-protection-resources/strong-state-llcs-can-protect-you-from-excessive-charging-orders/" target="_blank">charging order protection</a> that these states offer, so if charging order protection is what you are seeking, you may want to register your LLC in one of those 4 states. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Something new that happened in 2016 is that Ohio is now providing just about the same charging order protection as the other 4 states -- which is certainly worth checking into because there's no annual reports and only a 1 time registration fee of $99 buckages!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1.<b> Anonymous Street Address:</b> The Secretary of State (SOS) needs a physical street address to your business, so they can deliver mail to it. You can use your business or personal street address, but if you want to remain anonymous, you can get a street address from a mailing service. Just make sure to put it under the name of the LLC. There's a place called <a href="https://ipostal1.com/virtual-business-address-plans-pricing.php" target="_blank">iPostal1</a>, which has mail forwarding and virtual mail service in all 50 states. You can also look up a local private mailbox service in your area, which will also give you a much less expensive rate than UPS and some other services. (Side note, the Secretary of State will not accept P.O. Boxes for a business address). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, one other thing you should do is get <b>liability insurance </b>for your company. Just because you're an LLC doesn't mean you won't get sued. But the LLC does offer <a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/advantages-of-an-llc?li_source=LI&li_medium=AC_bottom" target="_blank">many other advantages</a>. If you want to make sure the </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Corporate Veil is not Pierced" you'll need to make sure you</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/a-checklist-for-maintaining-your-corporate-veil" target="_blank">Maintain your business appropriately</a><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There's a lot of options when it comes to structuring an LLC or any kind of business for that matter... and there are so many stipulations, it can be so confusing! I went through hell trying to figure it all out.... but you won't have to, because I will be doing a future post about <b>LLC structuring for the best possible outcome for taxes, asset protection, and legal protection.</b> So stay tuned...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, I recommend that you <b>do your own research and cross referencing </b>to ensure that you are doing what's best for <i>your business</i>. What I'm sharing with you is the knowledge I've gained from research and experience... which saves thousands of dollars, but your situation may be different. When in doubt, consult an attorney. <a href="https://www.legalshield.com/small-business" target="_blank">Legal Shield</a> has attorneys at your disposal at any time for a mere $40 per month. You can't beat that. If you've had any experience with paying out for attorney consultations, you're aware that you can spend that much in just one visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have personally used <a href="https://www.legalshield.com/small-business" target="_blank">Legalshield</a>, and have been extremely satisfied with the service! You should also know that I'm not receiving any compensation for this referral. It's just a service that I have had a great experience with, and wanted to share it with you so that you can benefit from it too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether you're an author, blogger, musician, artist, business, organization, or any other business oriented kind of person, you will need to know the best times to post on social media; because social media is the new way of advertising and it is vital to any business. Companies are spending millions on social media marketing and the research thereof. If successful businesses are doing it, this is something the rest of us should get a grasp on. The TV era is phasing out and social media is the new place to direct your marketing campaigns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've taken the time to cross reference and research what are the optimal times to post on each social media outlet. I've concluded that Facebook is where it's at throughout the majority of the day, but there are some other markets such as Google+, Twitter, and Linkedin that you're missing out on if you don't get involved. Not to mention, you will be missing out on some SEO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a lot of places with infographics in regard to social media times. While they can be very informative, it's a bit confusing when you don't have the times and social networks organized onto a calendar. So, because I had so much to keep track of with all these social networks for other companies as well as my own , I made a calendar to keep things organized and simple. However, instead of keeping it all to myself, I figured I would share it with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made it easy so you can have a reference every day of the week at each time of day. For example, if it's Monday at 9am, I can look at the calendar and see what social network would be best to post to at that time. Another example of how this calendar can be put to good use is to find the optimal times to post on each network for each day of the week, and then schedule your posts accordingly. This thing saves a world of confusion and gives direction on where to post, and when.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Feel free to download, share, print, or use this calendar any way you see fit. I hope you like it! If you have any insight on how it can be better, give me a buzz! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Look no further. I've got you...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my other post "<a href="http://www.indiebynature.com/2015/01/secrets-in-music-business.html" target="_blank">Secrets in the Music Biz</a>",
I talk about how people in the music and entertainment business keep
secrets, connections and opportunities from each other. However, there
will be NO SECRETS kept here. One secret I would like to reveal to you
today is how to reach any Celebrity, Agent, Record Label, Author,
Producer, Publicist, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most people would give anything to be able to reach a famous celebrity, record
label, or artist. Normally, you have to know someone who knows someone, that knows someone, to obtain these connections. Finding or meeting such people can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Obtaining the information or connections to meet these people can
seem like only a dream or something that's out of reach. However I'm here to tell you that you don't have to
wish or hope anymore.Where there's a will there's a way... and my will has made a way for you and your will. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I know there's going to be a select crowd of people that hate me for 'letting the cat out of the bag' and giving this information so freely. But I don't care. Like I said, there's no reason to have secrets in the music business. In fact, it's pretty childish to hold such secrets and try to keep the next man down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, a couple of years ago, I found out how to get in touch with virtually any famous person (or their agent)...whether it's Selena Gomez, Will Smith, Kim Kardashian, or Snoop Dogg <-my all time fav by the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I'm going to give you this information in hopes that you will use it responsibly. Don't ruin it for everyone else that has a legit reason for reaching out to celebrities. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, before we get to the good stuff, let's go over a little of what to do when you contact these people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Make sure that you are prepared and have all of your affairs in order prior to contacting celebs or their agents. This is for your own sake. I say this because, if you're a crazy obsessed fan trying to snag a lock of hair, you might get hung up on, or ignored. (Trust me, they know who you are). Not to say that a big fan can't get an autograph from a famous person. I'm just saying be tasteful in the correspondence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The same goes for music artists and authors with incomplete or shoddy work, or someone that has not yet captured a descent following. <i>(If you haven't gained a following, go back and re-evaluate your work. Numbers don't lie, but friends and family do - aka -Most people don't like hurting feelings.)</i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>If you're an artist, author, or organization, you want to make a good impression with your name, brand, or opportunity on the first communication.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not trying to discourage you, I just want to make sure you don't shoot yourself in the foot before you give yourself a chance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. When you contact a celebrity, or their agent, speak professionally. Arrogance in your music and or writing is one thing, but doing business in person is another. These people are busy, with a business to run, and they don't have time for the rigamarole. Be straight forward, direct, friendly. <i>(Think how you would speak to a perspective client that's interested in doing business with you.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. If you want to stand out among the droves of others and make a successful connection, try to have something awesome to offer, whether it's a media outlet (<i>TV, radio, well known podcast, etc.</i>), or interest in booking for a show or speaking engagement, or sending them something awesome like brand swag, T-shirts, Hats, Key chains, etc. It's best to find a way to benefit them first to show you respect and appreciate them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Don't ask for hand outs, free features, or free information unless it's for a good cause, like cancer, feeding the poor, etc. <i>(I'm sure most of you already know this, but I would be wrong if I didn't include this information.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. There may be several channels that you have to go through to get to the right person. You may get a yes, and you may get a no. Don't take it personal either way, because it's not personal. It's just business. Keep in mind that famous celebrities and their agents are human too, and life in the fast lane for them can be overwhelming as it would be for anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that we've got all that out of the way, let's get to the main reason you came here in the first place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I came across this awesome resource a couple years ago. It's called <a href="http://contactanycelebrity.com/cac" target="_blank">Contact Any Celebrity</a>. It's an online directory where you can find contact info for any famous person. There is also a print book version of this directory. The online version is better though, because they update the database directory regularly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You might be thinking this will cost out the yin-yang, because obtaining information like this can be invaluable... But this is not true. Surprisingly it's actually very affordable. <span style="font-family: inherit;">For starters, y</span>ou can get a <span style="font-family: inherit;">f</span>ree 3 day trial<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, </span>but if you want to <span style="font-family: inherit;">pay for a member<span style="font-family: inherit;">ship, it's $37 per month. There are some other options. You will have to choose what works best for you. They also have a mo<span style="font-family: inherit;">ney back guar<span style="font-family: inherit;">antee. </span></span>But the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> other cool things about having a membership are:<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">*If there's someone not listed in the database, they will research it and get back to you within 24-48 hours with the correct info.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">*When you sign up they <span style="font-family: inherit;">give you</span> 4 bonus books: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Celebrity Leverage:</b> Insider Secrets to Getting Celebrity Endorsements, Instant Credibility & Star-Powered Publicity</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Secrets to Contacting Celebrities:</b>101 Ways to Reach the Rich & Famous</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>The Lost Secrets of Fame & Fortune:<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></b>How to Get (& Keep) Everything You Desire</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Help from Hollywood:</b>How to Hold a Celebrity Autograph Auction & Raise Tons of
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>*</b>They also donate a portion of your<span style="font-family: inherit;"> membership fee</span> to <a href="http://wish.org/" target="_blank">Make a Wish Foundation</a> and <a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/" target="_blank">The Trevor Project</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To try it out, Just click here <a href="http://contactanycelebrity.com/cac" target="_blank">Contact Any Celebrity</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think it's worth a try. If anything, you at least have the free 3 day trial, so you don't have the risk. I've personally used this resource, and it does work. Otherwise, I would not be recommending it to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other than using this resource, my recommendation would be to start putting yourself around others with local people in your city that are in the music and entertainment biz. It's always good to build relationships with people you cross paths with in this crowd. You never know when you end up knowing someone, that knows someone...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now you know. Contacting famous people is no longer a secret.</span><br />
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Everyone always seems so threatened that someone else might gain the upper leg because of some piece of knowledge, or connection - This has been my experience in the Hip Hop world. Everyone is so damn cut throat - for no good reason.<br />
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For the ones who feel like this, let's set the record straight...<br />
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Everyone's brand is different. It's not like someone will take something from you by being successful. There is enough success to go around. The difference between a successful person and someone who has not yet reached success is that one person gained the know-how before the other, or that one person is more determined than the other.<br />
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Either way, you are both capable of having the same kind of success because your brands would be different. It's not like people don't like more than one artist, bar, club, dj, producer at the same time. People are allowed to like Snoop Dog, Eminem and Frank Sinatra all at the same time. The same person that would go out and buy one artists album would go out and buy the other's too. So get the word competition out of your mind. THERE IS NO COMPETITION!<br />
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The only competition you have is yourself- the competition to be better than you were before. It's not like you're at the spelling bee and there can only be one winner- and we aren't kids anymore.<br />
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<b>Think of music like food.</b><br />
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Food comes in all different shapes, sizes, textures, colors, tastes, and flavors.<br />
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Now think about music and how it comes in all types of genres, sounds, beats, medleys, rhythms, voices, themes, lyrics, artists, etc.<br />
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People and DJ's enjoy music like they do sitting down to a meal at dinner time. You've got your plate with steak, asparagus, mac & cheese and a dinner roll. - Great, now I'm hungry for all of the above.<br />
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With music it's the same thing. You've got your Eminem, with Missy Elliot, Taylor Swift, Frank Sinatra, Snoop and some Kendrick.<br />
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DJ's are the 'chefs' of the music biz, serving up a 100 course meal so you can have an awesome dinner.<br />
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So stop trying to take the next man out and be better than him. Why?<br />
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1. Because no one is better- everyone is unique<br />
2.You can't stop someone from being successful.<br />
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Everyone has a purpose, everyone has a brand, and everyone has a specific flavor (like cheese- there might be different variations of it, but they're all cheese). You've got your American cheese, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, feta cheese, mozzarella cheese, Swiss cheese, etc... Like hip hop, you've got different variations of it, but it's all hip hop.<br />
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People don't want to eat the same cheese all the time; they don't want to eat at the same restaurant all the time, and they sure as hell don't want to listen to the same music all the time. For crying out loud... there's so many categories of rap and hip hop, it's ridiculous. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hip_hop_genres" target="_blank">Check it out</a>. <br />
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So swallow your pride and get over it! Stop trying to take the next man out! The only person you are hurting by
doing that is yourself, because you lose what could have been an awesome
relationship. You lose your happiness by feeling jealous. You lose the
game because you focused on taking the next guy out
instead of using that time to make yourself a success.<br />
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Let's raise each other up instead of bringing each other down. There is enough of a market in the music biz for everyone. Your primary worry should be to do enough marketing to get yourself in front of people. People are hungry for something new and awesome, like the new mushroom bacon burger at Wendy's, a new pair of Jordans, or a new movie when it hits theaters. New music is no different. So relax, and make good music, have a professional product, build your brand, market yourself, be good to others, and you will be successful.<br />
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<br />Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-13944550859250647322015-01-25T22:58:00.000-08:002015-01-25T22:58:20.216-08:00The Entertainment Biz- What's the Secret?<br />
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A few years ago a friend of mine from Memphis who is a producer/manager in the music biz was sitting around a table with about a dozen people. He says:<br />
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Some of the people seemed to have a bit of a puzzled look on their face. When he said this, I realized that I had already begun living the 'secret'...<br />
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I had became myself- finally, and I was loving it.<br />
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Here I was a female in a man's world of Djing. I had a goal, and as time progressed, I became more and more myself as I narrowed my sight at what I wanted, and went toward what drew me.<br />
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I created a Dj Koolaide's world. A world where all good music was treated equal, no matter the background, financial status or social following of the artist. It felt good to help people and be in control of went over the FM airwaves and on the internet.<br />
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In the past, I went through emotional abuse and adversity. I stuck to drab and neutral colors of clothing. Needless to say, I wasn't very confident. However, time progressed and started to follow what was pulled me and what was in my heart, I came out of my shell more and more. I began wearing bright vibrant colors of the rainbow. The colors and the name Koolaide means a lot to me. All of the metaphoric meanings it has- Flavors, Diversity, Smiles, Fun, Sweet, Colorful, Vibrant, and most of all, Passionate. Another artist friend of mine said my flavor was Passion fruit. He's probably right because my passion for music and helping others is strong.<br />
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I lived the 'secret'. I became myself. My brand flourished. With this crazy brand, I became somewhat famous, which was really never my intention, but it happened. It was a crazy and wild feeling. But the only problem was, I wasn't making enough money to compensate for the fame. Awards, Accolades and Acknowledgement came, and I gratefully accepted. But then came the reality of when is the money going to come? The fame was spinning out of control and I couldn't afford to keep up with it. Crazy huh?<br />
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As everything was coming to a head, I was notified that the radio station I had my show out of was closing down. It was then I decided it was time to finish my book, and now I'm writing this blog.. while still living the secret- just simply being myself.<br />
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I plan to go back to the music biz because I can't stay away for too long. I love it too much and it's a very big part of my roots. I just needed a break from it for a little while so I can come back at it from a different angle. I'm going to continue living the 'secret' and sharing of myself and my findings with you on this blog. Hopefully, while sharing of myself, you can find yourself too ;)<br />
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Are you living the secret?<br />
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Do you feel comfortable being yourself? If not, maybe it's time to do some soul searching and find out exactly what you want, who you are, and what you want in life. Once you figure that out, the rest will fall into place.<br />
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There's a lot more that goes into success other than just believing in yourself. You have to put the belief into action, one step at a time and not stop at signs of failure. Failure is just another sign that you are getting closer to your success ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">When you get a fake bad review, you may
research and find other blogs say to just report it and Amazon will remove
it.... Ohhhh if it were only this easy...</span><br />
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I can't even begin to describe my frustration with Amazon customer service.
Their responses don't even seem human and it's not just me that feels this way.
The poor quality of their customer service is further verified in <a href="https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/15-ways-amazon-can-improve-kindle-direct-publishing/" target="_blank">David Gaughran's blog</a>. This is my third attempt at trying
to get some kind of answer as to why they haven't removed a review that was in
violation of their very own guidelines. Those who know my history from some of
the writings in this blog, know exactly what I'm talking about. <br />
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If you've had a similar issue with Amazon's customer service, you are not alone. I'm including the correspondence I had with Amazon's customer service reps. Also, even though I don't agree with this supposed Author's tactics, I will protect her privacy within this blog. Therefore, you will see some areas will be left blank. <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">ME:</span></div>
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<i> Subject: This review is in violation to one of your
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<i>This review is by another author who has a book in the same
Amazon category/genre as mine. I believe that she may feel threatened by the
fact that my book has done better than hers, not that mine is a best seller, but I'm sure you've seen it all and know how some people can be
extremely petty.</i></div>
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<i>I'm pretty sure that this to be in violation of your
guidelines because it is a "Sentiment by or on behalf of a person or
company with a financial interest in the product or a directly competing
product (including reviews by publishers, manufacturers, or third-party
merchants selling the product) "</i></div>
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<i>Here is the ASIN for her book .....</i></div>
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<i>As you can see her book is in relation to mine by means of
categories/genres, such as parenting & relationships, and child care.
Therefore I am requesting that the review be removed.</i></div>
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<i>Thanks so much for your time. Have a great day!</i></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AMAZON CUSTOMER SERVICE <span style="color: black;">(Canned Response) :</span></b></span></div>
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<i>I've read the review titled "......." I understand your concerns, but
the review doesn't violate our posted guidelines, so I'm unable to remove it in
its current format.</i></div>
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<i>However, as the author of this title, you can provide
feedback about this review by voting or commenting on it. To vote, click the
"Yes" or "No" buttons next to "Was this review helpful
to you?" To comment, click the Comments link at the bottom of the review.</i></div>
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<i>We try to encourage our customers to give their honest
opinions on our products while staying within our guidelines. As a retailer we
are interested in cultivating a diversity of opinion on our products. Part of
that is allowing our customers to air their honest thoughts on items they have
received. Here's a link to our guidelines for reference:</i></div>
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<i>http://www.amazon.com/review-guidelines</i></div>
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<i>We appreciate your understanding. We hope to see you again
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<i>How is this review not in violation with your terms?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></div>
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<i>The review in question is not just a review, there's an
ulterior motive behind it. I don't think I'm being paranoid or petty here. I'm
sure this is in violation with your guidelines because:</i></div>
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<i>The reviewer is also an author, with a book in the same
genre (direct competition). Here is the ASIN for her book: ..... .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name on the review as well as the name on
her book is _____. Her book is not doing well. She's telling people not
to buy my book which happens to be in her same genre (direct
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<i>This author didn't even buy the book she reviewed, she
downloaded it for free when I shared the link on a social network during a free
promotion. She also went so far as to put the same review on another website in
which is also in (direct competition) with her book. This seems very much in
violation of your review terms.</i></div>
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<i>On the amazon website at this link
that you sent me (http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/customer-reviews-guidelines), under the
section of "What's not allowed" it states:</i></div>
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<i><b>What's not allowed: "Sentiments by or on behalf of a
person or company with a financial interest in the product or a directly competing
product (including reviews by publishers, manufacturers, or third-party
merchants selling the product)"</b></i></div>
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</i><br />
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<i>Which means that this review in question is in violation of your guidelines. </i></div>
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<i>Please help me out here. If the review was from someone who
wasn't an author with a book in the same genre as mine, I would understand and
accept that. But that is not the case in this instance.</i></div>
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<i>I hope this explanation makes things more understandable.
Thank you so much for your time.</i></div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AMAZON CUSTOMER SERVICE <span style="color: #444444;">(Canned Response) :</span></b></span></div>
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<i>Thank you for letting us know of the reviews on your book . We'll investigate the reviews on this product and take the
appropriate action.</i></div>
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</i><br />
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<i>Thank you for taking the time to let us know about this.</i></div>
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<i>We hope to see you again soon.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>CORRESPONDENCE 3:</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">ME: </span></div>
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<i>3rd attempt, Still no resolve. Can you please help?</i></div>
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<i>I'm hoping you can help me out. I have been unsuccessful in
getting an explanation as to why this illegitimate review that was written by
another author with a "directly competing product" has not been
removed. The review is clearly in violation of amazon's guidelines.</i></div>
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<i>
</i><br />
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<i>I feel as if the the last 2 people who replied to my
messages do not understand what I'm saying, or didn't even bother to read my
messages. All I got were canned responses. The last response was a very generic
one saying something to the effect of: "we will look into it."</i></div>
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<i>
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<i>So I'm attempting to reach out again in hopes of reaching a
person that will take the time to actually read this and at least explain to me
why no action is being taken on this.</i></div>
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<i>
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<i>I have worked 3 long hard years on the book in question,
with professional editing, marketing & cover design. I am a legitimate
author. It's really frustrating to be disregarded as someone who is not
legitimate. I'm writing to you for a legitimate reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></div>
<i>
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<i>
</i><br />
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<i>Will you please take a minute to read the previous
correspondences below, so you will understand what is going on? </i></div>
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(This is where I pasted the previous correspondences)</div>
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<i>^^^^ The above responses did not address the concerns of the
Amazon Review Violation even though I have made the information regarding the
violation clear. Can you please help me out here?</i></div>
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<i>
</i><br />
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<i>Thank you for your time.</i></div>
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I didn't think it would be this hard to get Amazon to regulate things that are in violation of their guidelines. Seriously though; They have no problem removing legitimate reviews, so why can't they remove reviews that are in violation of their guidelines? </div>
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Is all this rigamarole really necessary just to get a fake bad review removed? Lawd have mercy!</div>
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Well, maybe one day Amazon will have a better customer service department... in the meantime, I will be awaiting another response and looking into other publishing options. Hopefully this response will actually be human... that is, if I even get a response. If I do, I will update this post.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Update:</span><br />
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I received a response from Amazon. Here is what they said...<br />
<br />
<br />
<i>Hello Angela, <br />
<br />
I've looked into this review on your book and researched your previous
correspondence with my colleague. <br />
<br />
This review is within our posted guidelines. We won't remove the review in its
current format, and we aren't able to consider the removal of this review any
further. I'm sorry for any additional concerns this may cause. Please take a
look at our Review Guidelines for information about acceptable review content: <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/r.html?C=3GG4DES2VDURU&R=3GNRJP5X85I&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Freview-guidelines%3Fref_%3Dpe_584750_33951330&A=UAR4FYE7KKGUOKXZXQUIPTZULZQA&H=APEY76FSOCQL9ED0RPKKPKIDCYAA" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1422473255368_35051" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/review-guidelines</a>
<br />
<br />
Thank you for your understanding. <br />
Best regards,<br />
Bryce.R</i><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So let me get this straight... They gave me a link to their own guidelines
in which were violated and they aren't going to do anything about it? It's
all very contradictory and lacks business integrity. I know I'm supposed to
detach my emotions from business, but this whole ordeal makes me feel very
upset, frustrated, and like I'm going crazy. <br />
<br />
Do these people not have any damn common sense? Why do they avoid questions?
Why do they not acknowledge the problem? Maybe I am just going crazy... You
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when I saw some our successful artists and DJ's being targeted— people like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/djdrizzle?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dj Drizzle</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LantanaEasy?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lantana</a> just to name a
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you are an artist, musician, author, or anyone that wishes to go by a pseudonym,
or even a real name on Facebook, you may soon be forced to change it— <a href="http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2014/10/01/drag-queens-win-faceboook-says-real-name-changes-coming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That is unless you are a drag queen</a>. Here is the official apology from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.cox/posts/10101301777354543" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Cox</a>
on Facebook. Apparently, drag queens are the only privileged ones who are allowed to
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got me— <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">and you could be next</b>...
Basically, all someone has to do is report your name and Facebook will make you
change it. What kind of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ridiculous</i>
rule is that? Facebook is supposed to be fun, not the Gestapo. My name
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>There is a workaround solution</b>, which I will
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s what happened when I got kicked off:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All of the sudden, I was logged out
of Facebook. When I tried to log in, I was told that my name was not real and
that I had to give them a real name, otherwise, I would be forever locked out
of my account. I was forced to change it to my government name.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s what I said to Facebook:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I sent them an email in so many
words saying: “This is the name I've had since I've had my account, and all of
my friends only know me by this name. In their ID request, I sent them a
picture of a plaque with my name on it" I also sent them a link to my Dj Koolaide website. I told them to Google me. I had tons of proof, yet none of that mattered... </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here’s what Facebook replied with:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Thanks for contacting us. We have all
the information we need, (having my government name). Do not contact us again.
We will ignore all future requests to change your name back.”</span></div>
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response was that? I was about to spend money on Facebook ads with them when
all of this went down. WTF?- Bad timing Facebook.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Facebook and the devious retards
that report names as fake,<b> has caused an extreme amount of damage to people’s
identity, brand, and business.</b> I personally feel like my privacy has been ripped
from me, and violated. We should be free to go by whatever name we want, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">especially in this modern day and age of
hackers, identity theft, stalkers, etc</b>. I didn't want my government name on
my Dj Koolaide Facebook page. Not to mention, they completely ripped my brand (Dj Koolaide) from
me, based on the opinion of someone else. Apparently you are guilty until
proven innocent by Facebook’s terms. Why is the burden of proof on
the person minding their own business instead of being on the person reporting? </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/29/facebooks-real-names-policy-is-legal-but-its-also-problematic-for-free-speech" target="_blank">Facebook's 'real names' policy is legal, but it's also problematic for free speech</a>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s not like I spammed or harassed
anyone. I could see if someone reported me for that… but for something as petty
as a pseudonym? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It’s the World Wide Web
for crying out loud!</b> Pseudonyms are the foundation of where all online
social networking started. When the internet first started becoming popular,
nobody used their real name in chat rooms, forums, social networks, etc. What
makes now so different? Come on Facebook! So</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> we need to be baby sat now? Does there have to be this much friggin
drama?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Facebook used to be cool, but the
more limitations they put on people, the more they will push people on over to
<a href="https://plus.google.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google +</a>. The possibilities are so much broader with Google+ anyway— and you
can have whatever name you want without feeling threatened that someone will
make you change it. Once people catch on, they will see the value and there
will be a G+ rush, I'm sure. Especially at the rate Facebook is going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why Would Someone Report My Name?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> There are several reasons they
could have done this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> 1. <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are famous or successful,
some people are just plain jealous and will do anything to drag you down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2. If someone is angry at you, they
may report your name.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. If someone just has nothing
better to do, they will go through all that trouble to report you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4. Or maybe someone genuinely thinks
your name is fake or offensive to them in some kind of way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Either way, the person who reported
you either lives a very lame life or is mentally handicapped; because nobody in
their right mind would take the time to go through the motions of reporting
someone’s name on Facebook. So why would facebook create such a feature? It really makes no sense for facebook to have
such a thing, unless, the person who made the rule is also mentally handicapped themselves…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How Do You Fix It?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ok, so as you see from my fiasco
with Facebook, they will refuse to change your name back, even with tons of proof. However,
there is a workaround/loophole, so to speak... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Did you know that you could change
your personal Facebook page over to a like page, and still keep all your
friends? When you convert your page, all of your friends will turn into likes? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>So if you have 3,000
friends on Facebook, your converted page will have 3,000 likes. That's pretty cool right? Normally, it’s like pulling teeth just to get someone to like your page.
Makes for some good online real-estate aye?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once you convert your account to a
like page, you will still have most of the same features: You can still message
people; people can still message you; you can like other people’s statuses,
pics, etc.; people will still see your updates. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There are a couple of downsides to converting your personal
account to a like page:</span></b></span><br />
<h4>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></h4>
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<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">All of your pictures, posts, etc will be deleted. Before you convert your page, you will have the option to download your pictures to your computer and then re-upload them to your like page. So at least you won't lose your pictures.</span></li>
<span style="font-size: large;">
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">
</span></span></ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Your new like page will still have the same name that you had before you converted your page, therefore if your purpose for converting was to change your name back, you will need to change the name on your like page. If you have less than 200 likes, it will be no problem, but if you have more than 200 likes, you will have to submit it to Facebook. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/271607792873806" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here is the information on how to do it. </a></span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">There may be more downsides, but I can't think of any others off hand.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Now, before you go rushing off into Facebook "Like Page Land", there are some important things you must do first. </span><br />
<ul>
</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Things You MUST Do Before Converting Your Page:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download your info</a>,
such as your sent and received messages and the photos and videos you've
uploaded to Facebook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you have a group, or other like
pages on Facebook, make sure to appoint a new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=398386603601072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebookpage admin</a>, or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/148640791872225" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">groupadmin</a> to any groups you manage. You can always set up another personal Facebook
account. You'll be unable to manage groups once the conversion begins.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Additional Tips: </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you are ready to take the plunge,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/116067818477568" target="_blank">here is a link to theinstructions on how to convert your personal Facebook Account to a Like Page.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you already have a Facebook Like
Page with a lot of likes on it, and don’t want to lose them, you can merge
several like pages as well. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/?id=238908726149664">Here are the
instructions on how to do it.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you’re not an intermediate or
advanced Facebook user, you may want to ask for assistance with this, as it can
be confusing with the way Facebook is set up. When you put all your eggs in one
basket like this, you want to make sure not to mess anything up. If you don’t
have anyone to help, I would suggest creating a new Facebook account, adding some
friends and testing out the page conversion process first. This way if you make
a mistake, all of your online “real-estate” won’t be lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lastly, I would not have even known
about this feature on Facebook if it hadn’t been for really good friend of mine. So if this was helpful to you, take a moment to like
our pages: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adpolo678" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Lo</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/livingindiebynature" target="_blank">Indie By Nature</a>. We
like to have page likes too ;)</span></div>
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Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-12645613499023214642015-01-08T11:12:00.001-08:002015-01-08T11:12:19.820-08:00Put Your Pride to the Side & Make Money<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Onm79_8zGkU/VK7WYf8HBLI/AAAAAAAAB-I/TYpECNAEDG4/s1600/Pride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Onm79_8zGkU/VK7WYf8HBLI/AAAAAAAAB-I/TYpECNAEDG4/s1600/Pride.jpg" height="520" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: Pixgood.com</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Upon introducing some book promotion websites, I ran across some people who
completely disagree with taking your book down to .99 cents.<br />
<br />
They said they worked too hard to accept .99 cents for their hard work.<br />
I understand how they feel because I worked 3 long and hard years on 1 book
that is now currently on sale for .99 cents. When I first wrote my book, I
thought the value people would get from it was worth well over $50. After
spending time and research on all available options prior to publishing, I
said, well, I guess I will settle for $9. As time went on and I didn't sell a
whole lot of books for $9, I decided to drop the price to $4.99, and so on
until I began running sales at the .99 cent mark. Wow, I thought my book was
worth way more than that. And you know what? It is! But what’s going to make it
sell more? What is going to make my book go up in ranks? What is going to make
me more money?<br />
<br />
I think all authors feel that their work is worth way more than that; we
have to look at a few things here:<br />
<br />
The digital world has changed how people consume things. When you are an
independent, unknown author with no platform, sometimes it's important to
discount your book, run a promotion, or even give your work away if you want to
become more known and sought after. I’ve even seen well known authors give away
some of their work for free or sell it at 99 cents.<br />
With the world we live in today and the advancement of technology, people
find deals like this all the time. Music, movies and books are all being
pirated and there is virtually little that can be done about it. Most music
artists give their music away for free, because that’s how the game is working
now— The game has changed…<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
With all that being said, we have a few of choices:<br />
<br />
1. We can stamp our feet and throw a tantrum that other authors are
underselling us and demand that they take a stand and not take less for their
work. <br />
<br />
2. We can sit around and wait for a publisher to magically pick up our work.
<br />
<br />
3. We can keep our book at the higher price and never run promotions on them
and never reach the mass market.<br />
<br />
4. We can roll with the tides and ride the wave before the boat sails off
without us.<br />
<br />
Those people who bought my book for .99 cents, do you think they would
have paid $9.99 for it? People who buy .99 cent books are looking for bargains.
If your book wasn’t a bargain, they would have never bought it.<br />
<br />
When someone reads your book, even if they buy it for 99 cents or get it for
free, you are planting a seed. If someone likes your book, they will tell other
people, as other people hear about it, they will seek it out, if it’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that </i>good.<br />
<br />
If you think your book is worth more than 99 cents, dare to run a promotion
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">price it at </i>99 cents and see how
fast the seeds grow. If your work is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that
good</i>, your sales will continue to grow, and eventually, you can afford to raise
the price.<br />
<br />
The bottom line is that being unique and different is all great, fine and
dandy, but.... if we go too much against the grain, we will be the only one
standing- without and alone. If you want to win, you've got to play the game.
If you want to stay in the game, you have to play by the
("unwritten") rules. If you don't want to play by the rules, well,
that's probably going to be a good way to lose.<br />
Unfortunately, that's life. Society has undergone changes like this
since the beginning of time, just in different forms.<br />
<br />
It's ok to feel how you feel, but there ultimately comes a time when you
have to get over your feelings, suck it up, and play the game all the way to
the end. Otherwise- Game Over.<br />
<br />
Put Your Pride to the Side, Play The Game, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Make Money</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I recently found out about them myself and ran a promotion with them, so I want to share with you what I discovered...</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<a href="http://buckbooks.net/595.html" target="_blank">Buck Books</a> seems to be racing to the lead in book promotion
with their outside the box style, and the win-win benefits for authors,
affiliates, readers, and of course themselves. Those extremely expensive book promotion
websites that are reserved for only the privy might want to take some notes— I'm still fairly new at this whole authoring ebooks thing, but just from the experiences I've had, and the research I've done on other book promotion websites; I would venture to say that Buck Books will be the leading promotional
website for ebooks. If I’m wrong, you can always come back and tell me “I told
you so”. But if they keep going at this rate, I doubt it…</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;">How Buck Books Benefits Everyone
Involved:</span></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span>They benefit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">authors </b>with free book promotion;</div>
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</span></span></span>They benefit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">affiliates</b> with the commission;</div>
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</span></span></span>They benefit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">readers </b>with quality books at low cost;</div>
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</span></span></span>They benefit <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">themselves</b> with their own affiliate commissions;</div>
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</span></span></span>They also benefit other <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ebook sellers</b> with promoting books being sold on their websites; </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For Authors:</b></div>
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If you are looking to promote a book, buck books can be a
bit hard to get into. If your book does not look marketable, professional, or
publish ready, they may choose not to promote your book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So make sure to cross your T’s and dot your
I’s and make sure that your book cover is professionally designed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only thing they ask of authors is for
promotion of their website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they don’t
even ask for promo without giving something else awesome in return. Authors not
only reap the benefits of getting their book promoted, but they can also reap
the benefits of getting and affiliate commission at $1 dollar for every person
who subscribes. How crazy cool is that? Which brings me to the affiliates…</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For Affiliates: </b></div>
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Buck Books provides you an affiliate link to put on your website or
share on social media. When someone signs up to receive book promotion emails,
you get $1. They also give you a commission when someone signs up as an
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They have a Tier 1 & Tier 2 affiliate commission.
Basically, when the person you referred signs up as an affiliate, you will be paid
a .50 cent commission. When that same person refers someone else, you
receive a .25 cent commission. Pretty sweet huh? </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">For Readers:</b></div>
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Their motto is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Never
Pay More Than a Buck for a Book Again”. </i>Buck Books provides readers quality
books for an unbeatable price. The reason I say <i>quality </i>books is because they don’t
promote just any book, like I’ve seen so many other websites do. Buck Books is
working hard to create a quality brand, and with that brand, they want to
feature quality books. Therefore they take the time to verify the books
submitted to them are something interesting that people actually want to read.
After all, if you’re promoting junk that nobody is going to want… even if it’s free,
or just a dollar, nobody will waste their time with even looking at what you
have to offer. I’m an author, and I’m subscribed. I’ve seen some pretty good gems
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I ran a promotion with Buck Books on January 2, 2015. My
book went from selling 1-3 units per day to selling 141 units in one day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was Number #1 in three categories and had a sellers rank
of 1,700. I even saw my book hanging out in the same place as Dr. Phil's which
was pretty cool.<br />
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Ok, so selling 141 units wasn't the biggest promotion I could have done, but it certainly WAS THE BEST PROMOTION I've ran so far out of all the paid promotions since being an author. Buck Books is still fairly new and rapidly expanding, so I'm sure if I run this same promotion one year from now, my sales would at least be quadruple that number. With that being said- since they are fairly new, they are still working
out some minor kinks. So be patient. I’m sure they are just busy cooking up
something good for those who wait…<br />
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You can see how my sales went with the other book promotion websites here: <a href="http://www.indiebynature.com/2015/01/my-after-christmas-new-years-book.html" target="_blank">My Black Friday/Cyber Monday Book Promotion & Beyond</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LLWE3VS/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=thediscsolu-20%20." target="_blank">Promotion with Buck Books</a></td></tr>
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<b>Bottom line:</b> <a href="http://buckbooks.net/595.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buck Books</a> is fun, neat, and keeps things
interesting for the readers, authors, and affiliates. They actually strive to
do the right thing, and help interested readers find books that legitimate
authors have worked so head to create. I’m sure they will far surpass the vast
majority of book promotion websites in their efforts to create a wholesome,
fun, and valuable network of readers, authors, and affiliates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">If you're interested in Buck Books, here are some quick links to get you where you need to be:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://buckbooks.net/buck-books-promotions/595/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Submit Your Book</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://buckbooks.net/595.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Become an Affiliate</span></a></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://buckbooks.net/595.html" target="_blank">Subscribe to their Awesome Book Selection</a></span></div>
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I’m really glad I was introduced to Buck
Books, and if you're into books, I’m sure you will love them too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now a good book promotion can be even more
affordable than ever and everyone wins in this game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Trying to figure out a good book promotion website to go through, but can't seem to get any straight answers to save your life? </span><br />
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Yeah, I went through the same scenario. It's all good though. I got you covered. You all get to learn at my expense ;)<br />
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Okay, so I told you guys I would come back and give you the results for my
after Christmas promotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went
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<a href="http://www.kboards.com/ads/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KBoards</a> on December 26</div>
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<a href="http://ereadergirl.com/paid-ebook-listings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ereader</a> girl on December 29</div>
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<a href="http://buckbooks.net/595.html" target="_blank">Buck Books</a> on
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I expected KBoards to be the big one but I was surprised because
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</span>I made a total of three book sales the date the promotion ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a small ad at the top of the forum page
that rotated with another book and ad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
thought surely this would be a winner since it is one of the main forums for
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I paid $35.00 for the
KBoards ad service. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would have been
very disappointed however I emailed the admin and they refunded my money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was shocked that they would refund because the
service was provided already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that
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I asked why they thought there were no sales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They said because my book was most likely not
fitting for their readers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which made me
wonder what exactly do their readers look for?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had read all the information before I ordered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed that my book would have fit their
demographics with the age and income range, but maybe their readers aren’t parents?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They said they are one of the large as Kindle
sites so I was almost positive it would have done well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t like that I wasted my time with this
one, but at least I didn’t lose my money.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">EReader Girl</b></div>
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I didn’t expect a whole lot from Ereader girl and I didn’t
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</span>However I only paid $10.00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
sold 14 units the day the Ereader girl promotion ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t exactly make my money back but at
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Now, I’ve saved the best for last and was pleasantly surprised….</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Buck Books</b></div>
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The last promotion I ran was with Buck Books on January 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This promotion has been by far the best one I
have ran yet since I’ve been an author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh yeah did I mention it was <b>FREE</b>? I wrote another post about <a href="http://www.indiebynature.com/2015/01/buck-books-free-book-promotion-website.html" target="_blank">how Buck Books works here</a>.<br />
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I sold 141 units the day Buck Books
promoted and my book became a number 1 best seller in 3 different categories:
<i>Discipline</i>, <i>Child Care</i>, <i>Reference</i>.... Also when I checked, I was number 3 in <i>Parenting</i> and number 12 in the large <i>Parenting and Reference</i> category.</div>
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It was a trip seeing my book hanging out in the same place as Dr. Phil’s.</div>
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If you didn't get a chance to look at the other 4 book promotion websites I experimented with, you can find it in this post. <a href="http://www.indiebynature.com/2014/12/my-black-friday-cyber-monday-book.html" target="_blank">My Black Friday-Cyber Monday Book Promotion & Beyond</a>. </div>
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Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-46238247003423201012014-12-27T12:21:00.000-08:002014-12-28T12:33:29.530-08:00Drive Traffic to Your Website by Sharing Other Websites- Say Whaaat?<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Need a better way to market your product or business without looking like a "douche bag" for shamelessly self promoting? </span></h3>
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You're in for a pleasant surprise because I've found the answer!<br />
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I recently found an absolutely <b>amazing </b>app that will revolutionize what you share on the internet! What I mean is that you can attach an advertisement for your business, website, or product to <b>everything</b> you share on the internet, whether you share on Google Plus, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin or other websites. <br />
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Basically, if you find an article that you want to share, you can attach your advert to it with this super easy to use app. You can even attach your advert to a Youtube video... how awesome is that?! I've used the free version, and tech support has been great at answering any questions or issues, even when using the program for free. They seem to continuously strive to improve as well.<br />
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This website has created a complete 360 degree win-win scenario. Not only do they have a free version, but they have an <a href="http://snip.ly/L6Lt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">affiliate program</a> where you can make 20% from referrals. So here is the quick and dirty version of the benefits: <br />
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(1) Everyone get's to go around sharing useful info from other websites, (2) which in turn advertises their product, (3) while making money as an affiliate for sign ups, (4) all the while making money to support <a href="http://snip.ly/L6Lt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sniply</a>.. Say what?! Not to mention that it's super simple to use.<br />
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This is something that EVERY business that markets online should have in their arsenal!<br />
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In my case, I found an article on Parenting.com and Shared it on my G+. Now when someone clicks on it, they will see an advert for my book.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the ad I made in a matter of minutes in the screenshot below:</span></h4>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ad on parenting.com</td></tr>
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If you want to see the above snip live in action, you can see it here: <a data-bindattr-3="3" href="http://snip.ly/zQQx" target="_blank">snip.ly/zQQx</a><br />
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Then, when your friends click the "share" button on this article, the people who click it will see this ad too. How awesome is this?<br />
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Below is a screenshot of the Sniply dashboard. It's easy to create the ad and they have detailed instructions on how to do it. In the dashboard, it's very easy to see stats such as: how many clicks, bounce rate, conversions, average time on site, and other great stats so you can keep track of what's working.<br />
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I should mention that with the free version, you are limited to 1 ad creation, <b>however</b>, you can use that same ad over and over with different websites.<br />
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The paid version isn't that bad either at $16 per month for the pro version and $85 per month for the business version.<br />
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You can now self-promote without having to self-promote... It's a win-win any way you look at it.<br />
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<br />Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-83324616684668362242014-12-27T09:58:00.003-08:002014-12-27T11:09:01.494-08:00Why I'm a Little Creeped out by Click Bank University<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: ClickBank University</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Considering Click Bank University?</span><br />
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I was seriously considering it too, and I almost bought into the program at the irresistible price of $47, but I had some questions, so I attended the webinar. After getting about 45 minutes into it, I realized the webinar was not live, as they advertised. The fact that I was lied to was probably the first thing that was a let down. I know the webinar was fake because:<br />
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<li>It was the day before Christmas Eve, and during the webinar, not one thing was mentioned about the internationally observed traditional holiday. Not a "Happy Holidays". Not a "Merry Christmas". Not a "Seasons Greetings". Not one thing mentioned.- By the way, why would two wealthy men be doing a webinar right before Christmas instead of preparing for the holidays, visiting relatives, or being with their families?</li>
<li>Their timing was off: They would ask questions, I would reply to them in the chat box. But they would pause as if they were waiting on responses coming in and then read off "someone else's" answer. </li>
<li>Some of the responses that they were supposedly getting from people seemed unrealistic. </li>
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Even if the webinar was just a video, Click Bank may still be legit. That's why I <i>almost </i>clicked the "buy now" button and bought into it before I went to the webinar. <br />
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The link to the video was sent to my email. They had a really good introduction video to the program. That
video was pretty good. What they were saying made sense, and I knew that pitch was a video, so there was no prob
there.<br />
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I can't say that I know exactly how well the program works because I didn't buy or try the program, but what I can tell you is my strange experience at the webinar that creeped me out.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The things that creeped me out were:</span><br />
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First, I thought it was kind of weird that I couldn't see the responses of other people in the chat box (only mine and the moderator's), but I was being optimistic, so I started writing in the chat box, asking questions about the things they were describing in the video. <b>They had no problem replying and answering them.</b> But then I started asking some questions that they apparently didn't want to answer. So here is how the chat went down:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Me in Chat:</b></span> I asked if there would later be something else to purchase within the program (an up-sell)<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b>Them in Chat:</b></span> Their response was, we have so many people in this webinar, we can't answer all the questions. There is a 60 day money back guarantee.- Mind you they had no problem answering my questions prior.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Me in Chat:</span> </b>In so many words I said, "That's why I'm asking now, so we don't waste my time or yours with having to get my money back if there is an up-sell just to finish the program. I also said, "Maybe I can get my money back, but time is irreplaceable, and my time is very valuable to me. I will just do a google search to find some answers."<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b>Them in Chat:</b></span> Crickets...<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>Video:</b></span> They then said on the video (supposed webinar) that the program was $1,300.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Me in Chat:</b></span> "I thought the program was $47 to join."<br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b>Them in Chat</b></span>: They then replied in the chat box with another link to join for $47.<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>Video:</b></span> They said they would mark the program down to just $800, and supposedly they had all kinds of wealthy people who happen to have $800 to spare on this program, right before Christmas.<br />
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<b><span style="color: orange;">Video:</span> </b>They finally got to the end of the program and marked the program all the way down to $47. They asked what's holding you back?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>Me in Chat:</b></span> I started typing "I'm thinking about waiting until after Christmas", <b>but then erased it and did not send the response. </b><br />
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<span style="color: lime;"><b>Them in Chat:</b> </span>All of the sudden, they put a quote up that directly related to what I was saying. It something to the effect of "While others lounge, you make money." or something like that.<br />
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<b>I said:</b> Well damn that was creepy. I didn't tell them that, lol, but that's was what I was saying to myself. I felt like they were spying on me, and more than likely, they were.<br />
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I suppose I should mention, they kept repeating in the chat box: 60 Day Money Back Guarantee, Give it a try!<br />
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So this is why I'm creeped out by Click Bank University. I was a little disappointed that I adjusted my schedule for a webinar that I thought was live, and limited to a specific date and time only to find out that they recycle this webcast regularly. I felt lied to, stalked, and patronized all at the same time. I didn't it was possible to feel like that from a webinar, but apparently it is. Maybe that wasn't their intention, and I could be totally wrong about everything, but this is just how I perceived it. - Maybe I'm just paranoid about getting suckered and wasting more of my precious time on a useless venture that won't work for me, and I am a fairly optimistic person. You be the judge. <a href="http://www.clickbank.com/university/go/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Look em up</a>, watch the intro video, go to the "live" webinar; watch for the things I told you about. Come back and tell me how it made you feel, I would love to know your thoughts.<br />
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There is a more in depth review from someone who actually tried the program at <a href="http://onemorecupof-coffee.com/clickbank-university-review-is-it-worth-the-price/" target="_blank">One More Cup of Coffee</a> if you want to have a look. From what I gathered, the person says that Click Bank University is legit, but there are some things that aren't so great about it, like the fact that they withhold training modules. So the
program seems legit based on the things they said in the videos, and
some of the reviews I read. You can see more insightful reviews from the people at the <a href="http://www.warriorforum.com/internet-marketing-product-reviews-ratings/953949-clickbank-university-review-current-member.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warrior Forum</a>.<br />
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I should also mention that the webinar wasn't a complete wash, despite me being creeped out. I was able to learn a couple of interesting pieces of info, like a brief synopsis on how Click Bank works, and like how to create another way to make money as an affiliate using Youtube.<br />
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Either way, I'm unsure as to how great the program would work for me, because of that <i>minor detail</i> of Click Bank University holding training modules hostage
until <i>they </i>want you to do them. So essentially, they won't let you go at your own
speed, unless you pay them $800 bucks- Maybe that's the plan... I'm only speculating and making assumptions, but maybe, they take
forever to give you the info so you
will go past your refund period and continue to pay a monthly fee, and
then finally end up having to
pay for the higher program later, after you've already paid over $500
once a year is up? And then maybe they will later present you with something else that
is incredibly high priced, so you can buy into that too? Maybe it's the
same old game as the marketing group schemes, with a free offer, then a
product/membership to buy, then an up-sell. Only, this is just a
different
product? Maybe they will even have you sell their program as an
affiliate... (People are starting to know this pattern, so this sales
technique may not be as good as it once was). We can only speculate, or
we could ask CBU, but we may not get an answer since there is no contact
information for people who haven't bought the program yet.<br />
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For me, when I get an idea and make a commitment to it, I will go
full speed and don't get burnt out easily. I guess my biggest hindrance to buying the program is that I don't
like having limited access to something that I've paid my money for. - Not cool.<br />
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I can't help but wonder: if this program is legit, why do they feel like they have to lie about having a webinar instead of just telling the truth (seriously, I would have understood the truth a lot better and may have even bought the program), and why do they sell so
hard, and why are they so resistant to simple questions like the ones I was
asking? <i>Actions</i> always speak <i>so much louder</i> than words. Therefore, I think I'm going to "hold my horses" for now and marinate on it because that webinar really did creep me out. <br />
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If for some reason I decide to try it out, I will report my findings. If I find out about, or try out some other program, I will let you know that too.<br />
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Feel free to comment with your thoughts about this program. If you're using this program, I would really like to know how it's working out for you.<br />
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Every <b>great</b> book has 1 star reviews. Yes, bad reviews can hurt like a punch in the stomach or be a blow to the ego, but
personally, I can't find 1 great, or best-selling book that doesn't have some pretty
mean 1 star reviews. <a href="http://amzn.com/0545582881?tag=thediscsolu-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Even J.K. Rowling</a> has some pretty crappy 1 star reviews- and she's awesome. There will always be people who are mad at the success of others. So don't feel bad when someone comes along and tries to
strip you of your hard work. If anything, take it as a sign that you're doing
something right. Why else would someone take the time to attempt dragging you down- unless they really feel like you ripped them off. However, in most scenarios, that is not the case. </div>
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There was an author that I didn't know personally, but apparently was threatened with my book that took 3 years to write, and had quite a few 5 star reviews; so she did one of the worst things imaginable and gave me a 2 star review telling people not to buy my book, along with several other lies. I couldn't understand why, but after doing a little research, I realized that her actions were speaking <b>much louder</b> than her words. I took a look at her books and book ranking, it looked like her book sales
weren't going well. I suppose that is why she took the time to
attempt destroying someone else's hard work.</div>
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But here's the thing... If someone feels compelled to write a review (good or bad),
feel honored that you had an effect on them, and then keep it moving. I would more so worry if there was no reviews. A few 1 star
reviews won't make or break you if you don't let them. Use the info given in
the reviews to advise you on how make your book better, and make you stronger.
Then come back at it again, better than before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can then try some new promotional methods. Perhaps, go to an event or
convention that relates to your books topic, not just for networking, but to
inspire, be inspired, and maybe learn something new. Bring some copies of your
book. You also could visit some online forums and advise or talk with some
people there. If they like what you're saying, send em a copy of your book. Who
knows? You might get a good review to counteract that negative one, not to
mention all the inspiration you can get from being around other like-minded
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Getting a 1 star review is not the end of the world, but
wallowing in someone's negative feedback and giving up will end the possibility
of your success. Yes, when someone is completely rude or mean in their review,
it feels like crap. I'm sure when those bestselling authors got bad reviews, it
didn't feel good to them either-but do you think those authors of bestselling
books let 1 star reviews stop them from their success?... If they didn't give up,
neither should you.</div>
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Naturally with a bad review, we get hurt or defensive, but instead, take it as a compliment that someone felt the need to take the time out of their schedule to post a review about your book, good or bad. Don't let these little distractions deter you from your goal. Think tunnel vision and stay focused. </div>
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If I wanted, I could have done the same to that author and gave a horrible review to her 2 indie books that probably aren't all that anyway.
I could slander her name right now on this blog, but what's that going
to do for me? How is that going to make me any more successful? I would
much rather spend my time being productive, building something great,
and helping others do the same- as opposed to wasting my time hating on someone else.</div>
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<i>"A wealthy man can buy a lot, but he can't buy back time."</i>~ <b>Unknown</b></div>
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Something that has helped me get through the bad reviews, and life in general is
this fact: — You <b>can't</b> control the actions of others, the only thing you <i>can</i>
control is YOURSELF<b>.</b></div>
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Here's a couple of inspiring quotes for you: </div>
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<span class="st"><i>“You must take personal responsibility. You
cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change
yourself. That is something you have charge of.”</i>~ <b>Jim Rohn</b></span></div>
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<i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“To get something you
never had, you must do something you never did.”</i> –<b> Thomas Jefferson</b></div>
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but thank God I am not where I used to be."</i> -<b> Joyce Meyer</b></span></div>
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<span class="st"><i>“A failure is not always a mistake, it may
simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to
stop trying.”</i> ~ <b>B.F. Skinner</b></span></div>
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<span class="st">Thanks for taking the time to read this. I really hope this helps you get over that 1 star review slump. <b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When You Buy Christmas Gifts, Do You Ever Give Thought to Where They Came From?</b></span></div>
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Tis the season for giving, but not everyone receives... <br />
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If you live in the U.S., you're aware of programs that help needy families around the Christmas season. Not only are there programs to help around the Holidays, but there are programs to help families year round.<br />
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I'm extremely grateful that such programs are available, but others aren't so lucky. Have a look at the working conditions that people in poverty deal with in China.... Thought slavery was over with? Not really.. It's supposedly over in the U.S., but that's also up for debate.<br />
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Now I know we like our bells and whistles, and millions of people choose to turn a blind eye to this issue, but there are people out there who are just like you or I, who live this utterly <i>horrific</i> and <i>dismal</i> reality.<br />
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While we're busy enjoying time around our carefully decorated Christmas tree, giving and receiving gifts with that great holiday feeling, others are are suffering from long hours of working, malnourishment, and lack of medical aid.<br />
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Some may say it's their fault they're in this situation. - I beg to differ. If they new better, they would do better. <br />
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The reason I'm bringing this topic up is because we can all help by doing what we do best at Christmas time... and that is (drum roll please) - Shop. Shop at <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00LORCVSW/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1977314622&pf_rd_r=1AYYYXREF9PE5Q37FPQ1&pf_rd_s=center-new-3&pf_rd_t=701&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=thediscsolu-20&linkId=SFCYYQ3C3U5DQCDU" target="_blank">Amazon Smile</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thediscsolu-20&l=ur2&o=1" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> to be exact. Amazon Smile is exactly the same as Amazon. The only difference is that they donate 0.5% of the purchase price to your choice of a charitable organization, like <a href="https://www.bigtreeinternational.com/community/family-services/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Tree International</a> (an organization that helps families in poverty). The other awesome thing about it is that it doesn't cost you anything for the contribution. Just simply shop at <span style="color: blue;">smile.amazon.com</span> and a percentage of your purchase will go to a charitable organization of your choice.<br />
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I feel that not only should giving be for friends, and family, but giving can also be for people who so desperately need it, like the people in this video.<br />
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<br />Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200016943349137556.post-43091376240683494522014-12-13T12:43:00.001-08:002014-12-26T20:37:04.290-08:00How to Get Hundreds of Google Plus Friends & Followers<div style="text-align: center;">
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So an awesome guy by the name of <b>+Daniel Stock</b> on Google plus, has got me and thousands of other people in a circle. The beauty of this circle is these people are active engagers... and rarely bots. Not only do I follow the people in this circle, but these people follow me too.<br />
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The way the circles work is that if you <b>like, follow, share & comment</b>, you can be a part of the circle too. Once you become apart of the circle, you will be a part of the shared group, and tons of people will follow you. But it doesn't stop there. <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/107276444101456012285" target="_blank">+Daniel Stock</a> and other people alike will continue to share the circle until their heart is content. So if you like, follow, share, & comment each time the circle is shared, you, and everyone else who has done the same will continue to get more and more engaging followers.<br />
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As of today December 13, 2014 he has 96,709 followers.... Hol-E-Cow! Is he going for the World Google+ record for the most Google+ followers ever?<br />
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So as you can see this method totally works!<br />
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In order to get in such a circle, you have to find one or create one. I was lucky and stumbled across a few circles like this so far, including this epic circle founded by Daniel. However, I discovered a cool trick to finding more! Of course there are tons of other people on Google+ doing this very same thing.<br />
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You can start by adding <a class="g-profile" href="https://plus.google.com/107276444101456012285" target="_blank">+Daniel Stock</a> to your circles and watch for his circle share.<br />
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There you will find tons of people, who've posted tons of circles, which include tons of people ready and willing to follow you back, and actively engage!<br />
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Hold on kemosabe... Not so fast. There's a couple things you should know about these circles.<br />
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<b>First: </b>It's not just about followers, it's about <b>active engagers</b>. People want to follow/circle other people who share the same interest, and are going to engage with them. <br />
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<b>Secondly: </b>Google+ gives you a limit to how many people you can circle/follow per day. So after following a circle as big as Daniel Stock's, you will probably hit your max for the day, and will need to come back again and do a search #CircleShare again the next day.<br />
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following you. The best thing I've found thus far to do this is <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Circloscope/3000-33362_4-75965565.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Circlescope</a>.
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<b>Disclaimer:</b> I'm not a pro at Google Plus. I'm just an active user who loves to share awesome findings; so if I've forgotten to mention anything about Google plus circles, please let me know and I will update this post. Thanks for reading!<br />
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The first time I discovered Fiverr, I was hooked. I couldn't believe all the unique things I could buy for just $5, from someone singing a personalized song, to a testimonial video, or someone Photoshopping your logo on times square. </div>
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At first glance, I didn't think I had much to offer for $5. But then I realized that people came to me for opinions on their music all the time. I enjoyed helping people with their music. I think that's part of what made me a sought out DJ, but... the amount of inquiries became overwhelming. Critiquing someone's song actually takes time- time I just didn't have, because I was busy working on building an enterprise for my family's future. It was when I discovered Fiverr, that I realized I could be charging for this service instead of turning people down, so.....</div>
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A little under a year ago, I started a profile on <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/djkoolaide" target="_blank">Fiverr</a>. </div>
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Since my song rating and critiquing gig did fairly well, I started adding more gigs such as: Voice Overs, Contracts, Song Edits, Virtual Assistant, and others.</div>
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There are tons of things to help grow your pockets, and your business at
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I've personally used some amazing editing services, critiquing services, and I even found an amazing guy in Canada who helped me solve my blue screen of death on my computer. How amazing is that? </div>
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The gigs start out at $5, but then can go up to $160 with the gig extras. So you can spend a little or a lot- or you can make a little or a lot. On each transaction of $5, the seller makes $4 and Fiverr makes $1.... or now $1.50 because they recently added a 50 cent surcharge.</div>
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So far since the Spring of 2014 until now Dec. 2014. I've made about $1,000 on Fiverr, and I've gotten to work with awesome people from all over the world. A thousand bucks isn't much when looking at a year's income, but it's definitely a start of getting paid for doing something you love.</div>
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I've also learned that there are some things to watch out for on Fiverr. There are some shady characters offering "real" traffic to your website, or tweeting your product or service out to their "following". However, gor the most part, they are not legit- despite the thousands of 5 star reviews. Most of the people who gave them 5 star reviews don't know what they are even looking at... all they comprehend is that their site visits are going up. The reason I say this is because most of the site visits are bots making the visit ticker go up on site. As far as the twitter/facebook shout out's go, do yourself a favor and have a look at their interaction on the social platform. If there's little to no interaction on the tweets or facebook posts, don't waste your money. It is also likely that their facebook/twitter "following" are bots too.</div>
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Think about a psychic telling you what your wining lottery numbers are. If they can tell you, why aren't they wealthy already.</div>
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Now think about these people who can send traffic your way.... If they can send it your way, why aren't they busy making millions of dollars with their own traffic, instead of peddling $5 gigs to people like you?</div>
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Either way, you have to watch out for these scams. I know it's tempting because you may desperately want to be heard, or get your brand out there, but take the time and do the research, or better yet, pay someone who has a proven track record to get your traffic up.</div>
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I know you want the infamous Staples "Easy Button". So here it is:</div>
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Now here is the easiest way to get traffic and a following:</div>
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Your best source of traffic is going to come from hard work, putting out content, building your following one connection at a time, cross promoting with other like minded people, and being clever in your marketing strategy.</div>
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Can I get a "That was easy"?</div>
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Ok, maybe not... was worth a try anyway.</div>
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However, this is the easiest and fastest way, other than if you have a VIP in your corner shouting you from the roof tops. In a majority of instances, that's not the case. You've gotta build it from the ground up, one step at a time. In my experience, it seems that the "short cut" ends up being the "long road" - and an eye opening hard learning experience.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back to Fiverr...</span></div>
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You most likely won't get rich quick, you're not likely to even make a living wage unless you live in a country where the conversion is 4-1, and even still... maybe not. But you will make a little extra cash for dinner and a movie on the weekend.</div>
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The other great thing about Fiverr is that you can find out if other people value your work. This is a great way to find yourself, your strengths, and what people are really interested in. It's can be rewarding when you see that other people find value in something you have to offer, and not a company you're working for. It's another step to Indie Freedom.</div>
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Fiverr is a site where you can "dance to the beat of your own drum".... literally...</div>
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If you need some extra cash, and can find something creative, or something of value to offer that doesn't take longer than 15 minutes to do, <a href="https://www.fiverr.com/djkoolaide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fiverr</a> might be worth your while. It does take some time to build your clientele because ratings can be the driving force for customers to buy, however, it doesn't hurt to try something new. You never know, you might surprise yourself- I did.</div>
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<br />Koolaide Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09787353829146470886noreply@blogger.com0