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    The Golden Rule Goes A Long Way - Even With Internet Marketing
    While there are many marketing strategies that you can use and implement to make money, I'm going to have to say that if I had to choose ONE strategy, it would be to build a list. Some marketers will disagree and say that testing and tracking is the best strategy. In my opinion this is not a marketing strategy per se, but it's without a doubt a darn good business practice. You should put this practice to work, but be careful cause you can overdue it.Building a list is one thing, how you build a relationship with that list is key, and there is an art and a science to it. How often have I read posts on marketing forums where someone says "I have a list of 10 or 20 thousand and I'm barely making anything"?. That’s an easy one…quite a bit!Then there are people that know how to build very high quality lists and earn huge profits from relatively small lists. You’ll be surprised that some marketers make gobs of cash from a list of less than 1,000 highly-targeted customers. And I know a few marketers who aren’t worried about building a list of 50,000 subscribers. You know why? Becau
    hey are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10%

    What Does She Have That I Don't?
    Have you ever asked yourself why a competitor’s business gets more attention than yours? The answer just may have to do with the elements that go into how memorable the business is. And that has to do with branding.But exactly what is branding, anyway? Think of branding as predefining what a company is all about in the minds of its clients. Good branding differentiates your products and services in a positive way that really sticks in the minds of potential customers.Let’s say you have been traveling around town without your morning coffee and are getting just a little cranky. Quick! What’s the first coffee shop chain that comes to mind? Chances are, you thought of Starbucks. Why?*Attractive and easily read logo;*Consistency of product, d?cor, signage, and interior; and*A great productAssuming your product is fabulous, it all comes down to image. Graphic design can play a huge part in that image. But what are some key things to consider?A great logo is key.You have already given a great deal of attention to your company name and believe that
    I am writing this to shed some light on the complex (and somewhat confusing) topic of credit repair. This is chapter 1 in a series of credit repair, credit monitoring and credit FAQ reports.

    Credit. The one thing so many companies are willing to give out to the doe-eyed 18 year old highschool grad and so unwilling to give out to the individual who make a few mistakes later on down the road.

    Credit has been around since the dawn of commerce. Although, when Caveman Ogg couldn't make his minimum monthly payment of 10 seashells for the 10lbs of Brontosaurus meat he got on loan, instead of taking him to court to obtain a judgment, the creditor simply sent 3 hairy, muscle-bound cave-debt collectors to the front of Ogg's cave with a big stick in hand and their eyes on his kneecaps.

    Flash forward a few thousand years to debtors prisons where the unlucky few who couldn't pay their debts were sent to "think about things" for 30 or so years.

    Good thing we live in 2007, right? Not if you ask one of the estimated 10 million people in America with credit card debt. On average (laws vary by state), a negative item remains on your credit report for up to 7 years. This directly lowers your FICO scores (the scores that almost all lenders use to calculate your credit risk), and as such, you will not be able to obtain a prime rate, low interest on a loan or even the house mortgage you were ever so hopeful on getting.

    What are the basics of credit and credit repair?

    First things first. Do you know what is on your credit report? In order to know what kind of credit you have, you will need to run your credit report. By Federal Law, the three credit reporting agencies:

    Experian, Equifax, Transunion,

    must provide you with one free copy of your credit report per year. These free copies will allow you to see your current Fico Scores and credit reports. There are various websites out there that offer "free credit reports". I would advise going straight to the horses mouth (I would like to call it the other end of the horse, but this document might be read by minors under 18....). Myfico.com is where your FICO scores are calculated. There is no credit card required to get a copy of your free annual credit report.

    So now you have gotten your free copies of your Fico Scores/Reports online, and printed them out and have them in hand. Look at your FICO score. If it is somewhere in the 600's, then congratulations !! Your FICO scores are on par with the average American. FICO scores range from the low 300's to the high 900's, with 600 being average. A 600 FICO score will not get you a prime rate or zero interest, but it won't stop you from applying for (and in most cases being approved for) credit.

    In order to maintain your good credit or your current credit level rating, I suggest the following:

    * Pay your credit card bills on time every month.

    * If possible, keep your oldest accounts open. The credit card companies like to see old accounts with age. It shows that you are reliable over a long period of time.

    * Resolve disputed credit issues quickly, and follow up to make sure that they are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10%

    Boosting Your Pagerank with Article Submission
    The more links your website receives over time, the higher it's pagerank will prove to be. Since Google puts a lot of value on pagerank when it comes to search engine rankings, having your pagerank as high as possible should be a must-do on your website promotion agenda.Article submission is a great method of building links back to your website, and thus pagerank. Many seo professionals use artucle submissions as a strategic weapon in their web marketing campaign. The reason is simple: submitting your article to article directories builds a good amount of inbound links over time.You'll receive links and traffic not only from the article directories themselve, but other places too. The articles you post can be syndicated by other websites which eventually leads to even more traffic and links for your website.It's important that you don't copy content from other articles, this will render your article submissions pretty much ineffective. If you write your articles so they are 100% unique, then you'll see much better results.Take care when creating your "About the Author"
    s.

    Flash forward a few thousand years to debtors prisons where the unlucky few who couldn't pay their debts were sent to "think about things" for 30 or so years.

    Good thing we live in 2007, right? Not if you ask one of the estimated 10 million people in America with credit card debt. On average (laws vary by state), a negative item remains on your credit report for up to 7 years. This directly lowers your FICO scores (the scores that almost all lenders use to calculate your credit risk), and as such, you will not be able to obtain a prime rate, low interest on a loan or even the house mortgage you were ever so hopeful on getting.

    What are the basics of credit and credit repair?

    First things first. Do you know what is on your credit report? In order to know what kind of credit you have, you will need to run your credit report. By Federal Law, the three credit reporting agencies:

    Experian, Equifax, Transunion,

    must provide you with one free copy of your credit report per year. These free copies will allow you to see your current Fico Scores and credit reports. There are various websites out there that offer "free credit reports". I would advise going straight to the horses mouth (I would like to call it the other end of the horse, but this document might be read by minors under 18....). Myfico.com is where your FICO scores are calculated. There is no credit card required to get a copy of your free annual credit report.

    So now you have gotten your free copies of your Fico Scores/Reports online, and printed them out and have them in hand. Look at your FICO score. If it is somewhere in the 600's, then congratulations !! Your FICO scores are on par with the average American. FICO scores range from the low 300's to the high 900's, with 600 being average. A 600 FICO score will not get you a prime rate or zero interest, but it won't stop you from applying for (and in most cases being approved for) credit.

    In order to maintain your good credit or your current credit level rating, I suggest the following:

    * Pay your credit card bills on time every month.

    * If possible, keep your oldest accounts open. The credit card companies like to see old accounts with age. It shows that you are reliable over a long period of time.

    * Resolve disputed credit issues quickly, and follow up to make sure that they are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10%

    Who to Outsource in Today's Competitive Marketplace? An Idea About Where India and China Stand?
    Outsourcing! Dazed of its popularity? But do you really know why outsourcing is the most highlighting trend in the IT industry today? And who are the major contenders? Let’s have a smart idea about outsourcing and its ongoing emergence. In simpler words, to concentrate more on the core competencies and target business, global companies drive their software jobs to low wage countries like India which provides not only the low priced quality product on time but also a healthy experience and long term business relationships. Despite all hues and cries, outsourcing is still emerging as a preferred practice in developed countries to take advantage of resources and trained manpower of offshore countries like India, China, Philippines, etc. And it would really be a strategic howler for any company or organization today not to think about outsourcing as a strategic and significant initiative to thrive & even survive in current marketplace.Almost every vigilant company is considerate about outsourcing bearing in mind the need of the market, for high quality work done at competitive prices. Now quest
    t kind of credit you have, you will need to run your credit report. By Federal Law, the three credit reporting agencies:

    Experian, Equifax, Transunion,

    must provide you with one free copy of your credit report per year. These free copies will allow you to see your current Fico Scores and credit reports. There are various websites out there that offer "free credit reports". I would advise going straight to the horses mouth (I would like to call it the other end of the horse, but this document might be read by minors under 18....). Myfico.com is where your FICO scores are calculated. There is no credit card required to get a copy of your free annual credit report.

    So now you have gotten your free copies of your Fico Scores/Reports online, and printed them out and have them in hand. Look at your FICO score. If it is somewhere in the 600's, then congratulations !! Your FICO scores are on par with the average American. FICO scores range from the low 300's to the high 900's, with 600 being average. A 600 FICO score will not get you a prime rate or zero interest, but it won't stop you from applying for (and in most cases being approved for) credit.

    In order to maintain your good credit or your current credit level rating, I suggest the following:

    * Pay your credit card bills on time every month.

    * If possible, keep your oldest accounts open. The credit card companies like to see old accounts with age. It shows that you are reliable over a long period of time.

    * Resolve disputed credit issues quickly, and follow up to make sure that they are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10%

    Please Sir, I Want Some More ... Public Domain Material
    Charles Dickens is said to be the world's most prolific novelist, yet most of his works are relatively unknown to the general public, especially those he wrote under the pen name Boz. His most popular titles, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, have been retold countless times in books, scripts, theatre plays and movies, and are all now in the public domain. These works have been so popular that they have been re-published by so many different publishers that they have never been out of print.As a business owner looking to add new products to your inventory, whether that be online or offline, you can’t go past public domain material. At a cost of ‘nearly free,’ you would be mad to give it a miss.As with the above example, some stories are timeless classics, classics that will sell year after year, in many different formats and versions. This may be exactly the right type of product for your business. There are so many public domain works out there that you essentially will never run out of material to publish. And you will most likely find many
    them in hand. Look at your FICO score. If it is somewhere in the 600's, then congratulations !! Your FICO scores are on par with the average American. FICO scores range from the low 300's to the high 900's, with 600 being average. A 600 FICO score will not get you a prime rate or zero interest, but it won't stop you from applying for (and in most cases being approved for) credit.

    In order to maintain your good credit or your current credit level rating, I suggest the following:

    * Pay your credit card bills on time every month.

    * If possible, keep your oldest accounts open. The credit card companies like to see old accounts with age. It shows that you are reliable over a long period of time.

    * Resolve disputed credit issues quickly, and follow up to make sure that they are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10%

    There is No Such Thing as Free Debt Counselling
    On hearing the word free, many people immediately close their ears to what comes next and jump on the offer made. When you are searching for a way to get out of a lot of debt, it pays to avoid your old habits and look deeper into a matter when the word free is uttered. One way to go about this is to find out exactly what is free in the offer. Those opting for debt counselling services, for example, should keep in mind that no service is ever free. Instead, it is some of the aspects of the process that are free. One example is the idea of the free debt consolidation quote.These quotes often come about in the process of consumer debt counseling. One of the first steps in this process is research, and a quick look on the Internet will demonstrate that there are plenty of companies offering free quotes. Because of the abundance, it is advisable to apply for a few of these to make sure that you can find the best deal. Remember that if the search is registered and forwarded to your credit card that you might recieve a mark on your credit history, so you will want to apply to discrete companies an
    hey are taken care of the first time. The credit reporting agencies will NOT babysit your account. They have been known to keep inaccurate information on credit reports, and only change them when the original creditor or the consumer contacts them with an update or a dispute.

    * Keep your monthly usage of your credit cards down to about 40% utilization. This is because FICO likes to see low usage utilizations. It again, shows that you are a responsible consumer and pay your bills on time. If you happen to run up the entire card one month to get yourself out of a pickle, don't fret. Just pay it off as soon as you can.

    Your FICO score fluctuates every month. It is based on a number of factors.

    35% Payments. 30% Amounts Owed, 15% Length of Credit History, 10% New Credit, 10% Types of different Credit.

    These factors combined tell you your FICO score. So if you have a low FICO score, chances are you have a negative tradeline on your credit report, or you are lacking in one of the areas above. We will discuss in further detail the variables that affect your credit score in the following editions of "Credit Repair 101".

    There isn't much you can do to make amends for past credit mistakes. You can dispute inaccurate items on your credit report, you can also do a few other "tricks" as afforded to you by the Federal Law (FDCPA). I will save that for another chapter in my ongoing Credit Repair 101 series.

    What is credit repair exactly? Well there are two ways you can go about repairing your credit.

    1. Use a pay service like Lexington Law Firm or one of the many other credit repair agencies that can be found by doing a quick google search.

    2. Repair your credit on your own.

    There are pros and cons to going either route. Since using an attorney service like Lexington Law Firm is pretty self explanatory, I will stick to the basics on how to repair your credit on your own.

    One of the first steps on the road towards credit repair is to pay off your debts. If you have already passed this step, then congratulations !! You have fulfilled your agreement to pay (even if it took you 20 years to do so). Your next step is to start applying for unsecured credit cards. Yes, I realize that sounds a little illogical. You did not pay your debts in the past, this is why you have bad credit. Applying for more credit at this point in the game is kind of like dangling a pork chop in front of a hungry lion.

    The reason you want active, unsecured (if possible) credit cards is because it helps raise your FICO score. With age and reliable, on-time payments, comes a big increase in your credit score. Chances are you will not be approved for a high limit credit card if you have bad credit. This should server as a reminder of your past mistakes, and you should resolve to plan for the future better.

    We will go into how to get some of the negative items off of your credit report in chapter 2 of my online credit repair sessions. For now, we are only concerned about getting another piece of plastic with a $100-$500 credit limit in your grubby little hands.

    You credit score will not automatically go higher overnight. It takes upwards of one year of on-time, reliable credit card payments to establish reliability with the credit card companies as well as raise your FICO scores.

    With that being said, a good credit card to get for people with no or poor credit is the Orchard Bank Mastercard.

    They do a "soft pull" on your credit report and will let you know instantly if you have been pre-approved. This way, you wont have to wait 2-3 weeks for them to make a decision. This "soft pull" is to your advantage as all of the normal credit card companies do whats known as a "hard pull". This places an inquiry on your credit report, regardless of whether or not you are approved. Too many "hard pulls" in a short period of time, is seen as a negative by the credit card companies and c

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