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1). How To Sell Your Books On Radio
In October 2004 when my book “Your Retirement Masterplan” (How To Books ISBN 1857039874) was published I participated in eleven 15-minute live interviews on local radio over a period of just five days.

The results were highly encouraging; the book leapt from nowhere on Amazon.co.uk to position 194 out of 3123 competing titles and eventually grabbed the No.

2). One Author’s Solution For Publishing Creative Writing Output
It has never been easy to have your creative writing output accepted by traditional publishing houses.

Witness these famous masters of fiction who were all obliged to take the route of shelling out hard cash to have their debut novels printed.

Alexandre Dumas
D.H. Lawrence
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Rice Burroughs
George Bernard Shaw
Gertrude Stein
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3). How to Feed the Spiders and Grab the Top Spots
Over the years I have created 24 fully operational websites and as an experiment this evening (30 November 2005) I did a progress check on the very first site I ever launched: writing-for-profit.com.

5 years on and here is how this site is ranking today on the top six major search engines

Google No.1

Yahoo! No.2

MSN No.1

AOL No.1

AltaVista No.

4). The Amazing Power of Articles to Drive Traffic to Websites
Most experienced marketers are in awe of the amazing power of articles.

Distributed in a consistent and structured submission pattern, they provide a force to drive insane amounts of traffic to any website.

And yet some online enthusiasts shy away from article submission in the mistaken belief that the process is tedious and time consuming whereas nothing could be further from the truth.

5). I Never Made A Dime From Affiliate Reselling Until…
A friend in Atlanta sent me a private email directing me to a website he thought I ought to check out. He knew I was disillusioned with affiliate marketing and had all but chucked in the towel.

And with good reason; I had never earned a dime for all my efforts spanning almost three years. But I’d spent money; money I’d accumulated from marketing my own produce, loads of money on this and that piece of software promising to get me out of the rut and into the money.

6). Milking Your Book Ideas For All They’re Worth
My latest book “How to Earn Money in Retirement” (How To Books ISBN 1845281128) has just been published and hits the bookstores in early May 2006.

As I was writing the mss about nine months ago it occurred to me that there might be another book lurking right there in the text. Accordingly I took notes; mentally deleting a chapter here and adding a few more there, expanding on a topic, sketching out another, and so on.

7). I Happened Upon A Book That Shattered My Illusions
Back in 2000 I wrote a book “Starting an Internet Business at Home” which was published in hard copy format by Kogan Page (ISBN 0749434848).

It is currently out of print but in its day it was considered hot stuff and sold over 20,000 copies in bookstores world wide.

At the time I though I knew all there was to know about online marketing but a few days ago I happened across a little book by another author that shattered my illusions and exposed how little I really know.

8). Making Money Online When The Prospect Names His Own Price
I’m a plain man when it comes to making money online; I just do what I do and try to make an honest buck wherever I can without upsetting anyone.

Now and again though fate steps in and sends you a prospect where you have to figure out for yourself where he or she is coming from and where in fact they think they’re heading.

I got one such prospect a few weeks ago in the shape of Rocco, a gentle giant from Brooklyn.

9). You Never Really Appreciate What You Get For Free Online
It’s true; you never really appreciate what you get for free online.

Sure, you download the stuff; then more often than not file it and forget it.

Different story though when you shell out hard cash; then you value your download, you savour the content, you delight in your new found discovery, you anticipate the wisdom it is about to impart.

Then nine times out of ten…

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10). RCIA Process Reaches Back to the Past
Brief overview of how the modern RCIA program mimicks the RCIA of the early church.

11). The Rite of Sending and Election
An overview of the process of The Rite of Sending and Election on the road to becoming Catholic.

12). Murano Glass has History of Old World Charm
A history of the special Murano Rosary and why they are unique.

13). Fat Tuesday Party Roots Reach Back to Catholic Church
How the Fat Tuesday Part called Mardi Gras has its roots in the Catholic Church

14). A Review of Sacraments of the Catholic Church
This is a quick review of the seven sacraments that are at the heart of the Catholic Church

15). What is the Liturgical Calendar
A review of how the Catholic church formulates liturgical seasons