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Spring seems to be in full swing here in Mississippi. Garden fever is about to take it's hold on me. I have been fighting it off to finish a couple of new sites and it has been extremely hard to do so. In this weeks issue, I have some great articles for you. In addition, some new section sponsors. So please check them out. They keep this a free newsletter. This issue is paced with lots of articles and helpful information. If you have problems viewing this issue, you may go to http://www.magnoliawalker.com/currentissue.html or you may see the past issues of MWCE at: http://www.magnoliawalker.com/archives/index.html The purpose of this on-line publication has multiple objectives: To help you promote your on-line endeavors by providing you with pertinent information through articles, e-books, tech tips, web resources, business builders and freebies. To help you manage your home. Without an orderly home you literally have a mess. 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His first convert was Lydia, a businesswoman; the second was a young lady who had been used and manipulated by her masters so that they could profit financially. But, when she was saved, her masters were offended because their bank account had closed and so they had Paul and Silas taken before the magistrates on false allegations and they were subsequently, beaten and thrown into prison. Paul and Silas were escorted to the lowered dungeon, uncomfortable, in chains, mistreated, hurting and still probably bleeding from the beatings. One would expect them to be belligerent, angry, complaining but instead we find them singing and rejoicing. At midnight when it would seem they would have been trying to rest and soothe themselves, they prayed and sang praises to God. Now the prison guard was in charge and it is interesting that Scripture omits any reference to his telling the prisoners to cease and desist with their noisy singing and praying. In fact, he goes to them with a question of utter urgency. Instead of telling them what to do, he was asking them what to do. In this paradoxical turn of events, an important question was raised. After hearing about Paul and Silas' ministry and now hearing them rejoicing in their suffering in the midnight hour, he began to realize that they apparently had something that he did not. This devoted servant of the Roman government sensed the need for a new allegiance. He turns to Paul and Silas and asked that all important question that all seekers of truth must ask: What must I do to be saved? The jailer wanted to know, What must I do to be saved? He was not playing with them or mocking them or trying to "get their goat." Neither was he asking this question for purposes of conversation to keep from being bored. Rather, he asked this question out of a sincere desire to know how to receive salvation. We understand this because the word "must" communicates a sense of urgency. It implies something that needs to be addressed and cannot be avoided. It is an a divine imperative; the same imperative that sent Jesus to the cross. Calvary to Christ was not an if, or a maybe, but a must. Consult your Bibles and observe how frequently Jesus used the word, must. From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Matthew 16:21 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. Matthew 24:6 But the Scriptures must be fulfilled." Mark 14:49. Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" Luke 2:49. "I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent." Luke 4:43. "Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house." Luke 19:5. For I say to you that this which is written must still be accomplished in Me: Luke 22:37. …All things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me." Luke 24:44. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, John 3:14. I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work. John 9:4. Jesus repeatedly said "I MUST" and this prison guard wanted to know what must I do to be saved. It was a pressing matter, an issue of ultimate concern. He was not interested in what others needed to know. It was his own soul that concerned him right now. Let others do as they please, but I need to know what it is I must do; what course must I take, what tasks must I complete. This jailer understood that something needed to be done and that it needed to be done by him. The question of salvation is a personal one. There is no salvation by proxy. The jailer was ready and willing and wanted to know what he had to do. Paul gives him the simple gospel: Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. That is it! No long drawn our procedures; no written applications or exams, no probationary periods. The question of our salvation is one that we cannot escape. Sooner or later, somehow, some time, in some way, the question will rise up before you – What must I do to be saved? And to experience salvation, we have to investigate our own life under the probing spotlight of this eternal question. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' John 3:7 There is no other way of salvation than through Christ Jesus our Lord and no other way of being saved but by believing in Him. 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I find that most of my clients know their niche, but they don't know their brand. Here are a couple of questions that will help you get clear on your brand. Why is your company in business? What set you apart from the competition? If you are the company owner, look inside yourself and state your clearest vision for your company. Now write your brand statement down in one sentence. 2. Create a hook impression. Find words that can easily explain what your company does. Don't go into your "story". Just state enough information to get your buyer's mouth watering and take the bait. 3. Generate "schools of fish" with website involvement. Build a subscriber base or "schools of fish caught by your hook". Get your fish or subscribers involved in your business by creating online questionnaires, polls and forums. 4. Build your keywords. Go back to your brand statement and decide on fifteen keywords that are directly associated with your brand. 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How To Profit From The Search Engine's Higher Conversion Rate With Article Marketing
By Andreas Obermueller

A lately released report at WebSideStory reveals that search engines have a considerably higher conversion rate than all other sources. Organical and paid listings on all search engines in sum have been compared with other internet links. In this investigation to the "internet links" belong banners, affiliate links, price comparison search engines and other forwarding links.

According to the study, search engines achieve an average conversion rate of 2,3 %. "Internet links" come on the other hand only on 0,69 %. This result represents clearly why search engine marketing is so popular with distribution parties responsible.

The conversion rate of the search machines gets only surpassed by direct side calls including bookmarks with 4,23 %. The greatest conversion effect is achieved by that from branding effects and customer tie. Visitors that have stored the website in their bookmarks or called the website directly accordingly are guarantors for the highest conversions, therefore the best proportion between number of visitors and made purchases.

Which benefits can one get from this study now?

- One can use his advertising-methods considerably more effectively and receives at the same time rapidly a significant sales increase. Conditional through the advertising-billing economized on for in-effective advertising-methods also a profit increase is to be reckoned on.

- Through the abolition of in-effective advertising-methods the distribution party responsible gets more time to concentrate on the additional advertising-methods like article distribution. Next to the "standard" SEO advertising-methods like paid campaigns in Google Adwords, Yahoo Publisher Network or other PPC's, article distribution is also very effective.

Article marketing requires indeed an a little longer preparation time (research, writing, keyword optimization, proof-reading, correcting, distribution, etc.) but it is profitable in any case, however, then it is not only free, but it offers among other things the advantage, that your website will be noticed within a short of time, you obtain backlinks automatically, your reputation will be improved, and your free and targeted traffic will increase.

If you need a proof that article marketing works, just do a little search on Google for "Ewen Chia". You will get more than 105.000 results. He is not only a well respected offline marketing consultant (in co-operation with his partner Jo Han Mok), but he is also known as the number #1 in affiliate marketing world wide. Ewen does not pay much attention to on-page SEO, but focuses more on article marketing. If you want to learn how he did and how you can do it too, you can get immediately access to his "Secret Affiliate Weapon". This might be a good investment for you, as he is over-delivering each and every time. If you stay on his list, you will get additional information and free gifts that you will not find anywhere else. With his advice the "how-to start-up nightmare" for anyone, who wants to make money on the internet (and not only with affiliate marketing) will come to an end. He is someone who cares about his members and subscribers and I recommend him from the bottom of my heart.

My own first experience with article distribution was that distributing one article alone increased my main sites PR rank from 0 to 2 within 6 weeks online, and I nearly forgot to mention: a high ranking on many search engines for one of our main keywords. So this is worth all the initial time spent in joining all the article directories by signing in, activating your account, adding a pen-name and sending in your first article.

For this procedure I recommend using an Article Submitter. You just fill in your name, address, phone number, etc. one time while you set up the software and then it automatically fills in your details each and every time when you apply for your author-account at a new directory. You only have to select the correct country manually, but that's all you have to do. The rest is just "click". Then you have to look for the article-directory's confirmation e-mail. After confirmation you are able to log in to your new account, add a pen-name and you are done. Now you are ready to send in your articles.

With an Article Submitter all you have to do is inserting your articles once and then the rest is just "clicking" and selecting the correct category. That's it. Although your "first run" may take some extra time, your "second run" will go much faster. It now depends on your own speed in "clicking" and selecting the according category but submitting to one directory should now be done within one minute. If you are faster and reach 2 per minute -> fine! :-)

As you see, article distribution is not too complicated and is very inexpensive. I only recommend investing in an Article Submitter. If you do not fear the initial work then you will profit from article distribution already after a view days, because the article directories are getting spidered by the search engines very often and they may index YOUR new article maybe already within 1-3 days!

So all you have to do is to start writing your first article. If you say now: "I can't write" than I am sure that you are thinking the wrong way. Change your attitude. I am sure YOU CAN WRITE! Do not expect to write a "perfect" article for the first time. It may take some time and some articles until you find your own stile and everything is getting smoother and smoother. So I recommend: START WRITING! That's all! Give yourself a chance and you will see that it is easier to write than you have been thinking of.

If you need assistance in writing, search for advice in the search engines. There are many good articles out there that can help you. So just START WRITING and the rest will follow! Tell the world what you have to say and people will listen. Be natural. Take it easy. Nobody has to write or be perfect. Even a machine is not perfect, so there is no need for real perfection. Improve your stile, improve your writing, and finally improve your habits. That's all I recommend. START WRITING NOW. It's easier than you believe!

Good luck and much fun with article writing and article distribution. You will profit widely from it.

Copyright © 2006 Andreas Obermueller

Andreas Obermueller is webmaster of http://www.hit4biz.com - Marketing Related Informations. Webmasters visit their blog for links to great, free tools and resources.

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Point of Failure
By Edward Goldwin

This is a good tool I suggest you try out. It only takes a few minutes.

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/retirementplanner/retirementplanner.jsp

You answer a few questions and it will give you an overview of your cash flow from now through retirement. It will also tell you how much you need to have saved up and what type of return you need on your current savings to achieve that.

It is suggested you need 80% of your income when you retire. I ran some basic numbers through for myself and this is what I found:

• To live at 80% of my current lifestyle I will need a nest egg of almost $2 Million
• My current savings plan will allow me to live for 1 year of retirement
• I would need a return of 15% my entire life for my current savings to be effective
• A reasonable rate of return would require me to save an additional 30% of my pay check

This assumes that:

• Social Security will be available when I retire
• I get a 3% raise every year. (My past 5 years average out to less than 1%)

And all of this depends on my job which brings up another issue.

Life insurance covers your family if something were to happen to you. But what are you going to do if you loose your job? Your job is a single point of failure in your finances. You could work additional jobs but there is only so much one person can do. Perhaps we should take a page from Robert Kiyosaki and Robert Allen. Start creating multiple streams of passive residual income.

Passive residual income occurs over and over from work done one time and it does not continue to need much (if any) of your own personal involvement. Passive income comes from areas like rental property, network marketing, royalties, ... The idea is to build multiple assets that create streams of income so that when one asset fails your whole financial structure doesn't collapse.

This concept has an additional impact besides stabilizing your income. You now become one of you assets. One that is known to fail when you retire. Now instead of just saving for retirement, retirement is a preplanned failure of an asset - the slack of which will be taken up by your other assets. Saving for retirement almost becomes a completely foreign idea now.

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Easy Herbal Gifts To Make For Mother's Day
By Ololade Franklin

Mother's Day is almost here. You can use herbs to make simple gifts that are appropriate for giving for Mother's Day or any time of the year. Here are some ideas.

Simple Lavender Laundry Sachet Gift. This gift is great for anyone who likes sweetly scented laundry. To make it fill a fabric bag with dried lavender buds. Seal the bag so the lavender can't come out. This bag can be used in the dryer in place of laundry dryer sheets to add a delicate lavender scent to clothes. Make several and put them into a gift basket to give to the recipient. As an added touch, include some natural laundry soap with your gift basket.

Simple Rose Potpourri Gift. Everyone loves roses. You can make a simple gift using dried rose buds. Drizzle rose fragrance oil onto dried rose buds. Stir well to distribute the fragrance. Store in an airtight container.

Peppermint and Chamomile Tea Gift Basket. Do you know someone who likes to drink tea? This gift is one they will appreciate. Peppermint tea aids in digestion, and chamomile tea is relaxing. To make this gift put dried peppermint leaves (food grade) into a new glass jar, and put dried chamomile flowers (food grade) into another jar. Label each one. Put both jars into a gift basket and include a mug, a tea strainer, and a jar of honey or some stevia (Stevia is a natural herb that is used by many people as a sweetener).

Herb Suppliers

HerbalCom.com www.herbalcom.com

Penn Herb Company www.pennherb.com

San Francisco Herb Company www.sfherb.com

Copyright 2006, Ololade Franklin.

Ololade Franklin publishes Making Good Scents(TM),the newsletter of handcrafted cosmetics, soaps and perfumes. She is also the author of Easy Recipes For Pamper Baskets and several other books. For complete details visit http://www.SoapmakingBusiness.com

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A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money
By Martin Lukac

Have you ever thought of the cost you are putting into your yards in comparison with what you are getting out of them? Spring is the time we get out and start our landscaping projects. Are you making your dollar work the for you when it comes to landscaping.

Advise is mixed as to whether or not curb appeal affects the price of a home much. The prevalent feeling is that low-maintenance, yet clean, landscaping is always a good choice. Chances are that if you have invested a lot into your landscaping, the new owners won't be interested in it, so it won't pay you back.

My husband likes to tease me that we'll just get rid of the grass in our front yard and save the gas money. This is actually a consideration in many parts of the country. For example, in Las Vegas, most city yards aren't covered with grass. It simply isn't water efficient. When looking at your yard, consider how much you will have to water it and how often you will have to mow it.

If you are starting from scratch, look for slow growing grasses that are designed for your area. These grasses can cut your mowing time and may not need extra watering during the summer months.

When it comes to the details, there are efficient ways to add color and design to your yard. Unless you love to work in the garden, annuals aren't for you. If you have to have that punch of color, don't go overboard. Just plant a few annuals (it's cheaper if you do it from seed) in a high traffic area, such as by your front door.

Perennials are the popular, low maintenance choice for most people. Look for plants that are native to your area. There are some plants out there that need little water and are very disease resistant. If you choose well, you should be able to plant and forget. Simply follow the directions for spacing, and you should have to do anything to your perennials for several years.

You can even cut out weeding by using a landscaping carpet in your beds. Or for the frugal gardener, use those newspapers. Simply layer the newspapers around your plants and cover with mulch. No weeds and the newspaper breaks down into the dirt.

Shrubs are a great way to add beauty to your garden without costing you a lot of time or money. Flowering shrubs can bring beauty to your garden without the yearly cost of annuals. Again, be sure you select plants well-suited to your area and the growing conditions around your home. Yes, occasionally you will need to prune your shrubs. But with shrubs and perennials, you watering, weeding and maintenance is reduced.

Don't forget to consider your family in your landscaping decisions. I'm not planting flowers in our new homes yard, because I have a feeling that they will be too tempting to our young daughter. Some well placed, and pretty, herbs and vegetables near the front door will add some blooms and are perfectly safe for my children. Plus, we'll be able to eat them. Double-duty is always frugal.

Martin Lukac, represents http://www.RateEmpire.com, a finance web-company specializing in real estate/mortgage market. We specialize in daily updates, rate predictions, mortgage rates and more. Find low home loan mortgage interest rates from hundreds of mortgage companies! Visit http://www.RateEmpire.com today

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Dog Aggression: Children and Their Pets
By Steve Allison

It's terrifying how common tales are of dogs savaging young children. You might think that it's just Pit Bulls or certain breeds that do this kind of thing but it's common across all breeds. Children have the uncanny ability to make dogs angry without intending.

Most families will luckily never have to deal with anything remotely as traumatic but if you own a dog and have children; or have children visiting often - then you too must take some responsibility for their actions and behavior.

You want to prepare your children by teaching them a few simple rules about playing with the dog.

The first step to understand the aggression. So, what causes dogs to become aggressive? There are a few different kinds of aggression that dogs experience. If they are scared they become aggressive, if something threatens their territory or family and as an act of dominance assertion.

An aggressive dog's ears will pin back; their tail might stand up and they will growl. The growl is a warning.

What's the best way to deal with an aggressive dog?

If you have the luxury of realizing before something happens that the dog is upset and about to hurt your child or you there are some things you can do:

- It's most important to try to keep as calm as possible; the dog will sense your fear - Speak in a soft voice - remove the disturbance if possible.

What can you do to prevent an aggressive dog?

- Teach your children that the dogs have feeling too and are to be treated with care. This means no rough playing with the dog. Some breeds of dog become agitated and roughhousing can greatly upset them. Enough to bite your child!

- If your children are very small you will need to take care to supervise them at all times. You cannot leave a toddler with a dog without risking something going wrong. Very young children do not understand how to treat animals yet.

- The importance of having a well trained dog cannot be stated enough. When you get a puppy take them to obedience classes straight away. Even if you don't have children it's important to have a well trained dog. You don't want your beloved pooch to harm someone else's children.

If you have children and are considering buying a dog; there are some considerations that can make it far less likely for an aggressive dog. Choose carefully - some breeds are known to have a low tolerance and others are known to be child friendly.

Dogs have a long standing relationship with humans - dogs love people and visa versa. By following these pointers you should be assured of a happy calm dog that won't harm anyone. A carefully trained dog will give you peace of mind and most importantly - become an important part of your family life.

Steve Allison is a third generation of professional dog breeders along with his brother Gary. It all started with his grandparents in 1970 with the Boston Terriers and has expanded to Maltese, Yorkshire Terriers, Pugs, Shih Tzu's and Pomeranians. He is also actively involved with dog rescue and has a website that showcases the puppies they occasionally has for sale at All My Puppies Online Steve is also the co-author of two consumer guides, Carpet Secrets and Moving Secrets Guide

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Eczema usually appears during infancy. Although there is no known cause for the disease, it often affects people with a family history of allergies. In many cases infant eczema and asthma occur together or in siblings. Eczema can be generally avoided by keeping the skin moist and at a constant temperature, reducing stress, removing irritants on the skin, avoiding harsh soaps and chemicals on the skin, avoiding environmental or food triggers. It may be useful to seek medical advice to help identify environmental or food triggers. Some food products have been identified as being common eczema triggers for suffers. Key culprits include dairy products, eggs, soya, fish, nuts and wheat, whilst salt and food additives have also been identified. As reactions may vary, it is important to correctly identify the triggers for each individual. Environmental triggers may also be another cause of outbreaks in young children. Some reactions may be caused by washing detergents, chemicals in fibres of clothing, pet hair, dust mites, pollens in the air, chemicals used for cleaning. There are washing detergents that do not contain added perfumes and softeners. These might be useful to reduce outbreaks. Regularly vacuuming and wet mopping can help to reduce the incidence of mites and pet hair in the child's environment. Removing shrubs and plants that are pollen laden from the immediate environment might also be useful. One of the most important components of an eczema treatment routine is to prevent scratching. As eczema is usually dry and itchy, the most common treatment is the application of lotions or creams to keep the skin as moist as possible. Using cold pressed oils added to warm bath water instead of soaps or bath gels can help to reduce outbreaks. Alternatively, apply the oil directly after bathing so that the moisture is locked in. Many young children do not need harsh detergents or soaps to clean their skin, washing the skin with a gentle cloth may be all that is required. Products that contain synthetic fragrances or colours may also irritate sensitive skin and might need to be avoided. Most health food shops sell creams that can be used to prevent or treat outbreaks. Samantha is a qualified Early Childhood teacher with 10 years experience. She is currently studying Master of education. She is the mother of 2 young boys. Although parenting is her main focus, furthering her understandings about how children learn and develop is something of great interest to her. She is interested in parenting, as a teacher, as a mother and a member of a wider community. She believes that how we look after our children impacts on others in the world around us. 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