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Anger and Grief

    When we lose people close to us it is natural to grieve.

    Anger can often be a part of the grief process we travel through.

    Anger is an emotion characterized by antagonism toward someone or something you feel has deliberately done you wrong.

    Encyclopaedia of Psychology

    Anger in some cases may be directed at people we believe are in some way to cause for the death or to have not handled matters following the death as we perceive they should have done. In some cases, anger may be directed at anything and everything. The person experiencing the anger can feel wronged and righteous in the way they then deal with others.

    When it leads to an obsessive and organized agenda of hate and revenge, anger is not healthy. At times, the anger may be directed at oneRead More »Anger and Grief

    Deleting Your Contacts in iPhone

      My contacts had become bloated with syncing between iPhone and Outlook so it was time for radical action.  I found no way to delete contacts from within iPhone. I did find ways to use Windows Address Book or Yahoo email but they seemed more convoluted so  how I did it. Export contacts from outlook to a dos csv format Check contents of export file Delete all contacts in outlook Sync iPhone again and choose to overwrite the contacts with the (now empty) Outlook Import contacts back into Outlook from the csv file (after cleaning up any duplicates and errors)

      Publishing on Kindle – Graphics

        If you’re into Kindle publishing in any way, you’ll need to get a handle on having a decent Kindle book cover. Here are a few tips about what you can do.

        • make a flat 2D graphical cover, not a fancy 3D like an eBook cover would be
        • best if the Kindle Cover Page looks appealing – professional, nice and clean
        • use relative font sizes  it’s all about composition, visual clarity and eye appeal
        • have a series title on the Kindle Cover so you can link books, and people can find related material that’s yours

        Use Photoshop to Create a Kindle Book Cover

        • create a basic kindle template that you can use over and over
        • canvas size 938 wide x1250 high pixels – transparent layer
        • for every element, create a layer – that makes it easier to edit and adjust elements if they are in individual layers
        • acquire a royalty-free image – avoid copyright issues (you’ll need to be able to prove you have theRead More »Publishing on Kindle – Graphics
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        Speed Reading: How To Do It?

          One thing I love doing is reading. These days not so much for pleasure but I do have a LOT of business reading to get through. A few years back, actually about 10, I learned to speed read in a one day course. Like anything else, if you don’t practice it, you lose the skill which is what I did. I’m back to mentally sounding out words which really slows your reading. My comprehension hasn’t improved either because while I’m reading I’m mentally thinking of about 6 other things! Mindfulness would help 😉 So I was keen to pick up… Read More »Speed Reading: How To Do It?

          12 Tips for Video Sales Pages

            Here are a few key tips from Ryan Deiss on what his team have found works best when implementing video sales letters.

            1. video sales letters convert well and are easier
            2. make them 12-24 minutes
            3. make them auto play
            4. don’t have controls
            5. sentences out pull bullet point presentations
            6. the higher the price the prettier he page
            7. tech and b2b might need more sophistication
            8. cold traffic suits basic plain presentation but put a logo on it
            9. simple works for cold traffic (headline, video, buy button)
            10. long works better with warm traffic (above plus text version below)
            11. borderless videos work better
            12. hide the buy button until the video nearly finished

            The key message from RyanRead More »12 Tips for Video Sales Pages

            Creative Membership Site Tips for Your Business

              One of the hottest ways to make money online and set up a rock solid business is to create and launch your own membership site. You would not believe how cheaply and quickly you can have a membership site up and running thanks to various scripts made just for that purpose. If you’re motivated to do it, then it’s something you can easily do in just about any niche. All it takes is an out of the box thinking and unique ideas through which you can reach your audience. In this article we will be listing out 3 different membership site tips to help you get started. There are new service launches happening constantly for example List Building Automation, and nearly all of them will benefit from Membership sites.

              Make sure you keep in touch with your members on a regular basis. You need to show them that they are important andRead More »Creative Membership Site Tips for Your Business