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Build Your List with Free, Paid, and Leveraged Traffic

By Brian Edmondson | 01/3/2009

“How do I get more traffic to my website?” “How do I build a list?” “How can I make more money online?” These are three of the most common questions I get from aspiring Internet entrepreneurs, as well as seasoned online professionals.

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Say Goodbye to Exercise-Induced Muscle Soreness

By Craig Ballantyne | 01/3/2009

The next time you do a workout, do only one set per exercise (rather than the three sets most workouts call for) – and don’t worry, you’ll still get most of the fat-burning, muscle-building, strength-boosting benefits of a regular full workout. The week after that, add another set and do two sets per exercise. Finally, in the third week, you’ll be ready to do a full three sets of each exercise.

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Don’t Let Short-Term Troubles Rule Out Long-Term Investments

By Christian Hill | 01/3/2009

With the markets getting clobbered over the last year, traditional methods for measuring the value of a stock have been thrown out of whack. That doesn’t mean you can’t rely on those indicators, but it does mean you need to keep certain things in mind.

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The Ultimate Stress-Reliever

By Jon Benson | 01/2/2009

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined short bouts of cardiovascular work as compared to longer bouts for weight loss efficacy. And no difference was found between the group that exercised for only 10 minutes, three times a day, and the group that exercised for 30 minutes in the same session.

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A Little Post-Christmas Holiday Spirit

By Mark Morgan Ford | 01/2/2009

One of the best things about the holiday season is the Christmas spirit. But just because Christmas has passed doesn’t mean you need to give up that joy. To get yourself back into the spirit – and to find some always-needed motivation – check out The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford.

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Overcome Writer’s Block Forever

By Charlie Byrne | 01/2/2009

I already knew that Michael Masterson, one of the world’s top copywriters, was on board and heading to the French countryside for the three-day writing conference I was attending. But now I saw John Forde taking a seat beside him. To have Forde presenting at the conference as well as Masterson would be a fabulous extra bonus.

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Put a Little Levity in Your Life

By Mark Morgan Ford | 01/1/2009

I’ve been writing New Year’s Resolutions for Early to Rise since 2001. In previous years, I’ve recommended that you make resolutions to improve your health, grow your wealth, become a better person, and shake up your personal life. This year, ETR’s experts have resolutions in all those areas that you can put into action.

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Selling Your House in Today’s Market

By Julie Broad | 01/1/2009

You might think that the best way to sell your house in a slumping market is to price it low and then just get it listed on every website you can. But you may find, like many of my neighbors have, that is not enough.

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Maca Herb Helps Women After Menopause

By Dr. Ray Sahelian | 01/1/2009

Researchers at Australia’s Victoria University gave 14 postmenopausal women 3.5 grams a day of maca for six weeks, and compared them to a group receiving placebo pills. They also checked their hormone levels before and after treatment. The women who received the maca had a significant reduction in anxiety and depression, as well as improved sexual function. The researchers’ conclusion: “Preliminary findings show that maca reduces psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression, and lowers measures of sexual dysfunction in postmenopausal women independent of estrogenic and androgenic activity.”

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The Loneliest Lemonade Stand

By Yanik Silver | 12/31/2008

Last summer, my neighbor’s 10-year-old son, Spencer, set up a lemonade stand in front of his house. We live in an area with little car or foot traffic. While it’s great for letting kids play outside – it’s not so good for a budding lemonade tycoon.

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Improve Your Health in 2 Simple Steps

By Jon Herring | 12/31/2008

Considering the turmoil in the economy, I understand if your primary concerns are to protect your wealth, boost your earning power, and increase your financial independence. But if you want to achieve all of that (and certainly if you want to enjoy it), you must also focus on your health.

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Why Super Bowl Ads Don’t Work

By Mary Ellen Tribby | 12/31/2008

Would you ever consider forking over millions of dollars for an advertisement that barely mentions your product? Of course not. But otherwise shrewd businesspeople do it all the time. The advertising channel we are talking about is television.

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