november 2007

Hello Friend,

Success is measured in many ways but I think that the ultimate personal success is in achieving the goals which we set for ourselves. Success is being in the place where you want to be. Success is having the means to enjoy life, however you see fit. Success is a journey, not a destination. Believe that you can trust yourself to become successful. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

There are no "secrets" of success and success is not limited to small number of "principles". All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you've got good enough, solid judgment and common sense, that you're going to be able to do whatever you want to do with your life.

Believe that you can trust yourself to become successful.

This is as true in business ventures as it is in life in general. With great profitability, I can prospect new business opportunities, strategize communication initiatives, successfully manage client relationships, give presentations, and much more.

Some people enter the business world with the expectation that they are going to be led and guided up the ladder of success. In most cases this is not true. I personally do not want to be alone at the top… so I will take you with me.

Almost any kind of business involves marketing and marketing is the last thing many business people enjoy doing. Accept the fact that networking is an essential component of the business mindset. Many business people today have experienced True Success in their life on an ongoing basis. It depends on what you are searching for in life, and searching for in business and the action you take for that achievement.

I suggest as you create your business plan make it a family plan. The morale and motivation of every one associated with the business will be effected. Here are a few pointers to remember before risking your family’s welfare and money: Your new business is like marriage it requires your total commitment.

To be clear about what success is must be the first step to achieving success. So far, the best definition I have come across is: "Success is the completion of anything intended.

“In other words success is finishing what you planned to do. One person said that "Success is making loads of money. “Another said that success is "Achieving your goals". Some one else said that success is "Fulfilling your potential". An interesting answer was that success is "Making others jealous". Many would argue that success is not about making money but about developing oneself into a person who is valuable to others. True Success is simply the realization and obtainment of a worthy ideal or result that your heart is deeply connected to it.

For some people, success is not measured by wealth/money I personally am one of them. Although wealth/money can be part of SUCCESS!

Always to ...

Search engines are our gateway to the Internet; they are
the first tool that potential customers use to find the
products and services they need. This is why link
popularity is so important. If the customers do not find
your websites, you have no possibility of making any
sales.

You're probably wondering what the blazes is popular about
a link! Well, in a word - plenty! Link popularity refers to
the ranking assigned to your website by the search engines,
and it determines the ranking that your website gets when
keywords are entered into a search engine. So, you're
probably wondering, how do You make Your links popular?

Search engines are discretionary, giving status and rank
to sites that have links to their pages from related and
quality sites. It's a simple formula, but a very important
one. Google created the system, and now virtually all the
most popular search engines employ it to rank your web
pages in their indexes.

The more commonly used your keyword is, the harder it will
be to achieve link popularity, but without achieving this
step, it is almost certain your site will never rank highly
on the search engines. But don't be discouraged; there are
tried and true ways of achieving link popularity using the
most competitive keywords.

There are a few things you should be aware of. The first is
that just linking up with many other websites will not
achieve link popularity. In fact, it may have the opposite
effect. This is particularly true when pertaining to websites
that are nothing more than "link farms" - pages containing
many indiscriminate links. Search engines may aggressively
discriminate against websites if they are associated with
link farms, so stay away from them!

The next thing to bear in mind is the quality of the site
you are linking to. Never link to a page you have
reservations about your visitors seeing. The last thing you
want your website to appear as is indiscriminate and cheap.
Linking to sites of poor quality will only lessen your link
popularity, if not completely destroy it.

So let's get to what you need to do to achieve supreme link
popularity and improve your rankings to stellar status on
all the popular search engines.

The first step, and the fastest way to get your foot in the
door, is to get a listing in a popular directory, such as
Open Directory Project and Yahoo. If your site is
business-related, you will want to be listed on Yahoo, and
despite the fact that it will cost you around $300 a year,
it will be worth the money. If your site is non-commercial,
the listing will be free, but it will take time to follow-up
and to actually get it listed. Open Directory gives you a
free listing whether you are business-related or non-commercial,
but be prepared to make a lot of follow-up inquiries before
you see your site listed.

You are aiming to get listed in the highest level of
appropriate category, and this just takes some common
sense. For example, if your company ships Alpaca wool from
an Alpaca farm located in the middle of Nowhere, Tiny
State, do NOT submit your listing to "Retailers from
Nowhere, Tiny State." BIG MISTAKE! All you have to do ...