Archives | May, 2009

How to Thwart an Attack That Can Quickly Kill Your Business

By Edwin Huertas | Sat, May 30, 2009

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It started with a routine check on our website (which I do every morning)… and finding a crazy-looking warning on our front page - the same warning that several ETR readers wrote in about. Here’s one of the e-mails we received that day...

The 20-Second Push-Up

By Jon Benson | Sat, May 30, 2009

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Here’s a great way to develop your upper chest without going to a gym: Do super-slow feet-elevated push-ups.

Why Record Keeping Should Be One of Your Favorite Activities

By Tim Clay | Sat, May 30, 2009

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I know… record keeping doesn’t sound very exciting. But the truth is - something as simple as a mileage log translates directly into saved money and time.

Locution

By Early To Rise | Sat, May 30, 2009

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A “locution” (loh-KYOO-shun) - from the Latin for “to speak” - is a particular word, phrase, expression, or idiom.

How would YOU manage if your business was attacked?

By Early To Rise | Sat, May 30, 2009

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Issue #2682 WEALTHY: 3 rules that can save you thousands (Tim Clay) HEALTHY: Advanced exercise for your arms and chest (Jon Benson) WISE: Machiavelli on protecting yourself from traps ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: News about the recent attack on ETR’s website (Edwin Huertas) You hear this word all the time – but is it used correctly? (Don Hauptman) It’s Fun to Know… [...]

Tourism Continues to Drop

By Early To Rise | Sat, May 30, 2009

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Worldwide tourist travel dropped by 8 percent in the first two months of 2009, continuing a downward trend initiated by the financial crisis in the last six months of 2008. Tourism in Europe, with an 8.4 percent drop, has been the hardest hit, followed by the United States with a 3.4 percent drop.

“Mutual” Admiration Society

By Don Hauptman | Sat, May 30, 2009

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• “The Minister of Public Security… signed last night in Washington D.C. a memorandum of mutual understanding with his American counterpart….” (The situation involves two people.)

How to Turn Your Backyard Photos Into Cash

By Early To Rise | Fri, May 29, 2009

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Issue #2681 WEALTHY: The upside of investing in AIG (Steve McDonald) HEALTHY: How your body predicts heart failure (Jonny Bowden) WISE: Shelly Perry on making money while traveling ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Which photo do you like best? (Lori Allen) Why love is all you need (Howie Jacobson) Add “depredation” to your vocabulary

How to Make More Money During a Recession

By Early To Rise | Thu, May 28, 2009

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Issue #2680 WEALTHY: Is this recession truly a crisis? (Rich Schefren) HEALTHY: Cancer preventers from your grocery store (Kelley Herring) WISE: Dick Schaap on the shrinking art of journalism ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Bribes and compartments to help get you started (Clayton Makepeace) Is your life more meaningful than you realize? (Dr. Rachel Remen) It’s Fun to Know… the good news about [...]

What’s the Secret to Selling Bad Products?

By John Forde | Wed, May 27, 2009

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Copywriters are hired guns. We usually don’t create the products we sell, we just get hired to sell them. So how, pray tell, are you supposed to write copy that sells a product that… well… stinks?

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  • Ho hum. Just another really great article from ETR and Rich Schefren!

    ETR maintains the greatest number of follow-up flags of any e-mail service I subscribe too.

    In fact, I had to convert my daily praxis worksheet approach to a database-based design, just to maintain and use information from ETR alone. And that has lead to new ideas as well.

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