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		<title>Established blogs for sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 22:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a limited time, we are offering to sell a small number of established blogs for $5,000. Included will be the custom WordPress blog, seo and social media plugin installation, social network signup and marketing, and daily posting for 2 months. Our offer will create popular, and established blogs on any topic you require. Once [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>For a limited time, we are offering to sell a small number of established blogs for $5,000.</p>
<p>Included will be the custom WordPress blog, <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/search-engine-optimization.php">seo</a></span> and social media plugin installation, social network signup and marketing, and daily posting for 2 months.</p>
<p>Our offer will create popular, and established blogs on any topic you require. Once we are done marketing the blog, we turn it over entirely to you with instructions on keeping it popular and growing it even further.</p>
<p>We can only offer a few of these blogs because we dedicate a lot of time researching and writing posts on your target subject. We also create a brand awareness by marketing your blog posts via social networks and by taking part in other blog comments.</p>
<p>Interested? Comment on this blog post, or <a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/contact.php">contact us</a>.</p>
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		<title>Free Press Release Distribution</title>
		<link>http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2010/01/free-press-release-distribution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Generate Traffic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRGalaxy.com is one such press release distribution website, and it costs you nothing to gain traffic. Press releases tend to rank high in Google and other search engines. It is because of the constant publishing of new text content, and the traffic that such sites receive. Your online marketing campaign should include submitting your press [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p><span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">PRGalaxy.com</a></span> is one such <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">press release</a></span> distribution website, and it costs you nothing to gain traffic. Press releases tend to rank high in Google and other search engines. It is because of the constant publishing of new text content, and the traffic that such sites receive.</p>
<p>Your online marketing campaign should include submitting your <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">press release</a></span> to free <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">press release</a></span> distribution sites. You can go to <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">PRGalaxy.com</a></span> first, then do a Google search to find more sites like it.</p>
<p>When submitting your <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.prgalaxy.com">press release</a></span>, make sure it is spell checked. One thing that will prevent fast approval of your release is when you submit an end-product riddled with misspellings. Another common issue is grammar.</p>
<p>Press releases should be submitted whenever your company or person of interest has something newsworthy to announce. It could be that your company has acquired new land for drilling, or executives are donating their bonuses to a charity in Haiti.</p>
<p>Your press releases can also be a source of <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/reputation-management/">reputation management</a></span>. This is because of the press releases ranking high in search engine results. They can be more powerful than bad press in most cases.</p>
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		<title>Turnkey business for sale</title>
		<link>http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/11/turnkey-business-for-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a complete turnkey business for just $5,995. Your new business will include a domain name, 1 year of hosting with c-panel and ftp access, business card design, stationary design, multiple web based ad designs, custom professional website complete with search engine optimization, and 3 months of internet marketing services. If you are looking for [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Get a complete turnkey business for just $5,995. Your new business will include a domain name, 1 year of hosting with c-panel and ftp access, business card design, stationary design, multiple web based ad designs, custom professional website complete with <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/search-engine-optimization.php">search engine optimization</a></span>, and 3 months of internet marketing services.</p>
<p>If you are looking for an EASY way to start a new business, this is your turnkey solution! Buy today and split the cost into 2 easy payments!</p>
<p>Want to get started right away? Use our secure payment button to send your first payment of $2,997.50. Your turnkey business will begin to be created within 24 hours of purchase, after you specify what type of business you want to create.</p>
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		<title>Making money online with master resell rights</title>
		<link>http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/07/making-money-online-with-master-resell-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years there have been a ton of get rich quick schemes on the internet. And even with bad press, alot of those schemes still get signups from people hoping that they can strike oil. But I am here to tell you of how you can actually make decent money and it has nothing [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Over the years there have been a ton of get rich quick schemes on the internet. And even with bad press, alot of those schemes still get signups from people hoping that they can strike oil. But I am here to tell you of how you can actually make decent money and it has nothing to do with unrealistic promises. It is simple common sense and math that sets it apart.</p>
<p>Have you ever come across a page on the internet with a bunch of hyped up text, pictures, and usually a clock counting down? It is called a squeeze page. The page is meant to hype up a product which is usually an ebook or software in which at the time you are done reading the page, you can buy the product.</p>
<p>Squeeze pages usually sell a product that gives you resell rights. Ebooks are a good example. Not all of them, but alot of ebooks give the buyer master resell rights which allows him/her to put up a similar squeeze page on the internet and sell that product just like it was sold to the buyer. The key to successfully making money is to get the buyers on the page. The answer is in the math.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say that you have a product for sale at $1.00, and let&#8217;s say you got 1 million people to purchase that product. You just made $1,000,000.00. What if your product was selling for $15.00? you need just under 67,000 buyers to purchase that product to get that same 1 million dollars. In order to do that you will need to play the numbers game.</p>
<p>There are plenty of decent opt-in email services out there. I have recently come across one that sells a 1 million email blast for $600. Assuming that at least 10% of those emails turn into conversions, that equals 100,000 buyers which is way more than the 67,000 you need. In the worst case scenario you need 6.7 percent of those 1 million emails to actually convert in order to make your first 1 million dollars profit.</p>
<p>The best part of all this is that you can easily find a decent ebook or product that will sell for $15.00 and has master resell rights. Simpy Google &#8220;master resell rights&#8221; and see what products pop-up in results.</p>
<p>Want a partner to handle all the leg-work? <a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/contact.php">Contact us</a>, we are happy to help!</p>
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		<title>Are you where you saw yourself?</title>
		<link>http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/06/are-you-where-you-saw-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have read some interesting books in my life. But I recently read one that gave me inspiration. It is a book titled &#8220;Hacker Cracker&#8221; by Ejovi Nuwere. I realized that this guy is the same age as me, had a very similar upbringing, and we are in different places. We both got out of [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>I have read some interesting books in my life. But I recently read one that gave me inspiration. It is a book titled &#8220;Hacker Cracker&#8221; by Ejovi Nuwere. I realized that this guy is the same age as me, had a very similar upbringing, and we are in different places. We both got out of the environment that we were in, and we both share a knowledge of computers that ordinary computer users know nothing about, but he was able to surpass my success.</p>
<p>That had me thinking&#8230; How did I end up where I am? I realized that I had been setup in a self defeating process based on putting others before myself. I have always placed others before me to the point where I would severely hurt myself emotionally or physically. Especially financially.</p>
<p>I am now on my path to correcting these issues, but I wish I had the knowledge to overcome them long ago. Why am I sharing this? Because we take things for granted. People where I come from have no idea that they can be successful. They assume the system is setup for poor people to fail. But the truth is that the system is setup for the eager and willing to be able to succeed in business. The only obstacle is yourself. The thought process in your brain telling you that it is impossible.</p>
<p>If you catch up somehow to this blog post I want you to look at your life and examine what may be holding you back from your own success. Fear is probably the answer. You actually fear success and sabotage yourself before you can even see the light through the tunnel. Now you can identify it and correct the problem which will allow you to pull through to prosperity. Don&#8217;t let anything get in your way!</p>
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		<title>Where&#8217;s my bailout?!</title>
		<link>http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/03/wheres-my-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arguing over contracts equals bad business. Huh? Well the whole AIG thing is rediculous. Not in the way you may think based on all the bad press it received.  The fact is that the company had  contracts with it&#8217;s employees. It was smart business to fulfill those contracts and pay-out the bonuses. Otherwise they would [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Arguing over contracts equals bad business. Huh? Well the whole AIG thing is rediculous. Not in the way you may think based on all the bad press it received.  The fact is that the company had  contracts with it&#8217;s employees. It was smart business to fulfill those contracts and pay-out the bonuses. Otherwise they would have faced lawsuits. People are crying foul all over but come on. Seriously? We are in America. We force people to honor their contracts.</p>
<p>We need to stop bickering and get business back to normal. The fact is that we are wasting time fighting back and forth about crazy stuff, and bailing out the auto industry which does not deserve it in the first place which is causing us to get further into a mess. We are still not addressing the issue at hand. That issue is the hundreds of thousands of small businesses that are failing every single day because of a lack of customers, clients, and sales.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure there are multiple solutions. But until we start thinking of them then we are not doing anything helpful. It is like putting a band-aid over a bullet wound.</p>
<hr /><h2>Comments</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/03/wheres-my-bailout/#comment-1295">March 20, 2009</a>, <a href="http://digg.com" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-commentauthor','http://digg.com']);"  rel='external nofollow' class='url'>Josh</a> writes: AIG did not put these bonuses in the contracts, Senator Dodd and Tim Geithner are responsible. They were either originally in Sen. Dodd's bill or were slipped in at some point, but if the legislation wasn't being shoved through Congress someone might have had time to read it. Timothy Geithner has no excuse why this should have happened under his watch, our own government is responsible.
That being said, it's wrong to tax these people 90%. No matter how mad we are, we can't legislate out of emotion, and it's unconstitutional to pass a bill of attainder like this. Think about it: are you really comfortable having a House that was able to pass legislation taxing a group of people 90% so quickly? They did this within one day with ease; what's going to happen if they decide WE need to be taxed more?</li><li><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/03/wheres-my-bailout/#comment-1296">March 20, 2009</a>, <a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com"   rel='external nofollow' class='url'>admin</a> writes: Agreed. The taxing was a bad call and only done to make "some" people look good. It is basically the modern version of a witch hunt to do so because the call was made to please an angry crowd.</li><li><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/2009/03/wheres-my-bailout/#comment-1297">March 20, 2009</a>, <a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com"   rel='external nofollow' class='url'>admin</a> writes: Also, from what I understand, the bonuses were already there. The part which Senator Dodd and Tim Geithner were responsible for were placing the loophole in the legislation that allowed the bonuses to be paid out with the bailout money. But the contracts were already in place before that.</li></ul><hr /><small>Copyright &copy; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites, except for rss news reader websites, breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 98r4wueyriewuri8349232 (38.107.191.86) )</small>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Retaining customers vs. getting new ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much is a valued customer really worth to your business? Do the math. It costs you up to 4 times more to get a new customer than it does to retain an existing one. Copyright &#169; 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites, except [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>How much is a valued customer really worth to your business? Do the math. It costs you up to 4 times more to get a new customer than it does to retain an existing one.
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		<title>Online Reputation Management</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online reputation management is the art of protecting ones brand in the search engines. Let&#8217;s say for example you just got out of a marriage with someone and that person decided to tarnish your name on the internet with lies so you could not ever get a date again. Or perhaps you go in for [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Online <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/reputation-management/">reputation management</a></span> is the art of protecting ones brand in the search engines. Let&#8217;s say for example you just got out of a marriage with someone and that person decided to tarnish your name on the internet with lies so you could not ever get a date again. Or perhaps you go in for a job interview and they google your name to find some news article about a previous lawsuit when you worked for another company.</p>
<p>Your name is your domain and it should not be messed with. That is why we offer Online <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/reputation-management/">reputation management</a></span>. This post is to simply clearify our pricing structure. There are many that come to us with a low budget in mind. Our <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/reputation-management/">reputation management</a></span> services start at $3,000 which is in the higher budget range because of the tedious time consuming work involved in burying defamation. New content has to be published regularly on multiple servers with different ip classes. The utilization of social networks is also a part of the process.</p>
<p>If you are seriously thinking about protecting your brand you should do so BEFORE someone posts defamation online. By getting ahead of the game you make it much easier to manage in the future.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/blog/reputation-management/">Request a free online reputation management quote and clear your name in Google, Yahoo, and MSN today!</a></p>
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		<title>The key to success is getting out of the rat race</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rat race. The definition by Robert Kiyosaki is basically a rat wheel that you constantly run on split up in pie slices. Each slice can be a paycheck, a liability, or an opportunity. Getting out of the rat race means that your passive income exceeds your monthly expenses. Passive income is money that you [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The rat race. The definition by Robert Kiyosaki is basically a rat wheel that you constantly run on split up in pie slices. Each slice can be a paycheck, a liability, or an opportunity.</p>
<p>Getting out of the rat race means that your passive income exceeds your monthly expenses. Passive income is money that you make on your own rather than get by working for someone else. You can obtain passive income by buying and selling stocks, investing in real estate, and starting a business.</p>
<p>The key to your businesses success is to lower the expenses and bring in the profits. In order to do that you have to learn how to use leverage. For example if you bought a $150,000 2-unit property you would not pay $150,000 in cash. You would offer the least amount of out of pocket cash and get the seller to finance the balance, or take out a loan. In business, you would seek out strategic partnerships with other companies that help your company grow and run more efficiently.</p>
<p>Strategic partnerships would be maybe a call center that handles pay per performance cold calling. They would work hard to make a sale so that they make a profit. Such a partner would cost you zero risk because in order for you to pay them any money you would be getting money from the new sale to cover that payment.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The golden question is how do you compete with outsourcing when India and other countries have such cheap labor costs. The answer is you avoid cheap gigs. If you consistantly bid on cheap gigs you are bound to attract cheap clients on a regular basis. Your costs for web design should not be less than [...]]]></description>
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		<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The golden question is how do you compete with outsourcing when India and other countries have such cheap labor costs. The answer is you avoid cheap gigs. If you consistantly bid on cheap gigs you are bound to attract cheap clients on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Your costs for <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/website-design.php">web design</a></span> should not be less than $30 an hour. Unfortunately you can find developers in China for $4 an hour. The benefit to you is that when a company that has the money decides to outsource instead, they usually get what they pay for and end up knocking on your door in the end.</p>
<p>Aim for those larger gigs that pay $2,000 or more for a 10 page static website or $5,000 minimum gigs for web <span class='bm_keywordlink'><a href="http://www.webdesigntaxi.com/php-development.php">development</a></span>. By targeting such clients you can do less worrying about your operating costs and focus solely on your clients. You will also lessen demand for cheap developers as they show their true worth. You should avoid being the $5,000 expert with a $1,000 income.</p>
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