Exceeding expectations

I just bought something from eBay - and decided to pay for regular delivery instead of opting for a more expensive solution. Imagine my delight when the parcel arrived within 24 hours of paying for the goods.

What a great example of fantastic customer service - my hats off to them.

From now on, I am redoubling my efforts to exceed expectations.

M

ps - I don't know what my expectations are from the new site Qassia - I was made aware of it recently on a forum and decided that good backlinks to my sites were well worth having. I have yet to update my profile page and I only have a little time to review articles. If you are more dedicated than me, you can probably get much more out of it than I have. Best wishes.
M

Old sewing patterns

For entertainment, I sometimes surf around craigslist to see what’s on offer and, occasionally, to find out what people are searching for. I did the latter today, had a look to see what was wanted.

How shocked was I to spot that someone was looking for old sewing patterns from the 60s. (My era!) Now, all I gotta do is head into the old boxes and see if I have any left. Who would have thought that someone would be looking for miniskirts and split skirt patterns. Amazing. I did find some - and let the person know, but I’m still slightly bemused by it all.

Still, it goes to show that you can use all sorts of web sites to do research.

M

This is one of the most watched sewing machine auctions on eBay

Dreamweaver or bust!

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It's about time I got a grip. I've been putting off getting this for some time now - and today's the day. I enjoy being creative most of the time - and there are usually ways round different problems. However, I haven't found a quick way to modify dreamweaver templates without the dreamweaver suite. .... so, today's the day!

M

How to Make Year 2008 a GREAT Year for You and Your Internet Business

Here's a Comic to Spice up Your Christmas – and Jumpstart Your 2008!

Hope you’re doing great and enjoying the Christmas holidays! :-)



My friends Edmund Loh & Vince Tan have a hilarious comic to share with you. It certainly did lighten up my mood and I think you should take a look at it too!



It doesn’t just stop at the laughs though; there’s a strong, inspiring message behind it and it has to do with how you can make Year 2008 YOUR YEAR.



Whether you’re young or old.



Whether you juggle a full-time job or you’re unemployed.



Whether you have superior technical skills or just basic computer literacy.



And number of years of experience under your belt is NO longer a requirement to succeed online.



These boys have proven.



Go read this comic for a couple of laughs and be sure to see Part 2 after this!







Click here to see the rest of the comic in full.



Talk real soon and a Happy New Year

IMC Course on Special Offer from Derek Gehl

I received this email this morning -

I just got an email from Derek Gehl I had to tell you about.

Get this...

Apparently, a whole stack of boxes containing his "Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet" courses fell over, and almost landed on one of his employees!

(I can see the headlines now: "Internet marketing guru turns warehouse employee into human pancake.")

Keep in mind that just one of Derek's courses contains
850+ pages, plus DVDs, CDs, booklets, and tons more...
So having one of them landing on your head would NOT be pleasant!

Anyway, Derek told me his employee was ok... but his courses weren't so lucky. Apparently most of them were slightly
*damaged* from the tumble.

A few scratches here and there, the odd dent, maybe a bent page. Bummer!

But Derek is famous for being a perfectionist, and he thinks those copies of his step-by-step "Insider Secrets"
course are not quite pristine enough to sell at the regular price.

... So he's going to give them away at a HUGE discount!

Dented copies of Insider Secrets


Just in case you haven't heard of "Insider Secrets"
before, here's what you need to know:

This Internet marketing "bible" has been the best-selling guide to how to grow your own money-making Internet business from scratch for more than 10 years running for one reason -- the strategies inside WORK! -- and it's been updated with brand new strategies for 2007.

So if you're willing to overlook the odd scratch on the cover or the occasional dog-eared page, this is your chance to get your hands on the exact same information that 1,000s of regular folks have already used to generate full-time incomes of $50,000... $100,000... even $250,000 (and more!) per year on the Internet from the comfort of their own homes...

... And you can get the blueprint they followed for a small fraction on the regular price they paid!

There's just one catch: Derek only has 267 'damaged'
copies up for grabs, so don't delay. *This offer is strictly first come, first served basis.*

http://www.clickcommerce.co.uk/recommends/dingsanddents

To your success,

Derek Gehl
The Internet Marketing Center

P.S. If you've been dreaming about starting your own successful Internet business, but lack of cash has been holding you back, this is your perfect opportunity to get your hands on ALL the tools you need to start your own highly profitable Internet business and earn a life-changing income...

... WITHOUT a big upfront investment!

So hurry, before those 267 copies are gone! Go to:

http://www.clickcommerce.co.uk/recommends/dingsanddents

PS - if you're wondering about the jewelry, check out Hebridean Jewellery for further information! Highly recommended as well.

Coupon codes for Hats - and Pyjamas

Have a great Christmas - and enjoy our Christmas Shopping Suggestions.

My mini challenge - 100 members before the end of December

When is a web ring not just a web ring ???


.... well, when it's called Blogrush, it's a web ring on STEROIDS!

When you look at Blogrush model, you'll see that, although there are a variety of sophisticated tweaks to this, actually what John Reese created was a web ring. It's not pulling in the titles of sites, just the RSS feeds from new posts; they are shown on related web sites using a small code widget that you place into a web template; where it gets a little trickier is that it's a bit of a pyramid in that early adopters recruiting new members get the benefit of huge downlines. It also suggests that the last folks may have a much harder time getting traffic as all they're doing is adding fodder to the early recruits.

So, What does that tell you?

Well, firstly that the model of web rings hasn't died and gone to Net Heaven! It looks like they may well be valid methods of creating back links, spider fodder and web traffic.

So, you're invited to join my new web ring at The Marketing Web Ring - and we'll give this a good test! You're welcome to add sites, old and new - heck this code even goes into a Squidoo lens quite happily. No porn, racist, illegal, dubious sites will be accepted.

So what's my challenge, you might ask?

Well, I'd like to get 100 sites into this web ring by 1 January 2008. That doesn't seem like too big a mountain to climb!

If you'd like to help me get there and test out this theory, please join.

You have to register for an account, then, once you activate it from the email sent to you, you get the opportunity to add a site to the ring. I approve the site - and that's it, really.

I look forward to seeing you there.