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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Biography and History of Bill Gates


Bill gates- the man who introduced the world to Microsoft is the one of the best known entrepreneurs of the world. More than Microsoft, Bill gates is better known for his money. The man held the title of the 'richest person in the world' for 15 years in a row. Even as of February 2008, bill stood to be the third richest person in the world.

At Microsoft, Bill gates worked as a CEO and a chief software architect. To date, Bill is the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. The business entrepreneur gave away the position of the CEO in January 2000. However,he continued to act as a non executive chairman for the company. He held part time responsibilities with Microsoft and took over full time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June 2006.

If Bill Gates knew how to earn money, he also knew how to use that money well. The man opted for a philanthropist character and donated huge sums of money. He gave away money to various charitable and research organizations.

Bill's successful stint as a businessman earned him worldwide recognition. He was recognized as one of the most influential people of the twentieth century by the Times magazine. He was also recognized as the most influential people for the year 2004, 2005 and 2006. He also stood at the eighth rank in the 'Heroes of our time' in the year 2006.

If business entrepreneurs have to look up to some one then it has to be Bill Gates undoubtedly.

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John F Kennedy Biography


He barely won election in 1960, but within two years John F. Kennedy was one of the most popular Presidents ever, and widely expected to win an easy re-election in 1964, only to have his first term end tragically in America's only modern Presidential assassination.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. After spending his early years in both public and private schools, and suffering a number of health ills, Kennedy graduated cum laude from Harvard. His senior thesis became the best-selling Why England Slept (1940). His later book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won the Pulitzer Prize.

In 1941 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and after Pearl Harbor, was given command of a PT boat and assigned to the South Pacific, where he was wounded when his ship was struck by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy was honorably discharged in 1945, just months before the Japanese surrendered. While serving, he received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.After returning to the states, Kennedy was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives (1947 - 53) and the U.S. Senate (1953 - 61). His 1956 bid for the Democratic vice-presidential nomination was unsuccessful, but in 1960 he became the youngest man, and first Roman Catholic, to be elected U.S. president. While in office, Kennedy launched programs that supported sustained expansion, called for new civil rights legislation, actively supported desegregation and supported the arts. In 1962, he narrowly averted a nuclear war (the Cuban Missile Crisis), but in 1963 he secured a nuclear test ban treaty with the USSR. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps to aid developing nations and jump-started the U.S. space program.

Kennedy's administration is often referred to as Camelot, due to the vitality he and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier, brought to the White House. During his time in office, the White House seemed more youthful and energetic, thanks in large part to the young ages of the President and First Lady and the presence of their young children, Caroline and John. Kennedy even established a preschool, tree house and swimming pool on the White House grounds. The president became closely associated with popular culture, but behind the glamour, the Kennedy's suffered many tragedies, including a miscarriage, a stillbirth and the death of a newborn son.

Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 while on a political trip in Dallas, Texas. He was struck by two bullets. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested after the assassination and charged with Kennedy's murder. He denied any part in the assassination, claiming he was set up. Oswald was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby in a Dallas police station. Five days after Oswald was killed, President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination. It concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin, but to this day, conspiracy theories still abound.

Born: May 29, 1917

Died: November 22, 1963

Famous For: 35th President of the United States; first Boy Scout to become President.

Key Accomplishments: Graduated cum laude from Harvard; won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, Profiles in Courage; created Peace Corps.

Significant Quote: "And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." (from Kennedy's inaugural address, January 20, 1961)

Fun Quote: "Forgive your enemies but never forget their names."

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Use eBooks And Articles To Build Your List

Getting customers to your site should always be ay the top of your thoughts. It is as important as the quality and the excellence of the product and the services you provide. It should go hand in hand in providing your customers the satisfaction they get in exchange for the money they have paid for your product or service.

One of the ways you can combine marketing and customer service is through opt-in marketing. With an opt-in list you get the opportunity to introduce your site and products on a good time basis. Opt-in marketing is a marketing strategy that is virtually low cost and not time consuming. You get the consent of your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletters and other promotional materials by offering them a free eBook in return for there email address and name.

Opt-in marketing uses your list of subscribers to send e-mail to. These e-mails will contain the materials you will send to your subscribers. It is essential that you present your promotional items in a manner that will catch the interest and the eye of your subscribers to keep them wanting for more. The best way to do this is to provide fun, entertaining and informational eBooks and articles.

Well written eBooks and articles full of content and useful information will help in building your list as more subscribers will be enticed to your list. When they have read the samples of your contents of your sites in the eBooks and articles, they will be intrigued as to what will come next. Subscribing to your newsletter will offer them a glimpse of what you have to offer next.

Many sites and companies have realised the importance of eBooks and articles and this also aids in search engine optimization and ranking . As more people are heading towards the internet for their information needs, serving the right information to them via eBooks and articles from and in your site will increase the flow of your website traffic. With more traffic, the percentage of your sales will grow. More sales turn into more profit.

There has been the rise for the need of well written, information rich and keyword packed articles for the content of websites as well as for newsletters and eBooks. These articles provide the information many are seeking in the internet. If your site has them, more people will be coming to and returning to your site for information and research.

Well written and up to date articles and ebooks will also boost your sites reputation if they are filled with good information you will be regarded as well informed and an expert on the subjects that you tackle. Your articles used on your website or in your eBooks must be well researched so that the people will trust you. When you have gained their trust, they will always come for you for their needs on that subject.

In conculsion, you must write articles - or have them written - to tackle subjects that are closely connected with your product and type of business. If you have a site for a medicine treating a certain disease, your articles must be about the disease. Or if you sell materials for home improvement provide articles which cover home improvements. Most articles searched for are tips, guidelines, methods, manuals and such, these are great to compile into an eBook and used as a give away or put on an auto-responder and emailed out say once a week. If you provide these articles to your customers and you have their trust, they will always go to your site for help and advice as well as for your products.

With the loyalty of these customers, they may subscribe to your opt-in list to receive all the information you have. If you provide them with the answers for that need, they will be happy to be receiving your newsletters as well as other promotional materials to keep them well informed. Others may even forward your newsletters or eBooks to other people when they find a certain article of interest.

You should provide links in your newsletter, articles or eBooks -where you can - so that when other people are reading it and wants to read more, they may click on the link and go to your site. With the articles you have in your site that are good, they may decide to sign up as well for your opt-in list. This will build your list and make it bigger.

Make sure to keep your subscribers happy and interested in your newsletters and promotional materials. Keep on posting and writing good articles for your site and newsletter. If you are not interested in writing them or if you just don't have the time, there are many available well experienced and knowledgeable writers willing to help you out. This is an investment that will pay for itself.

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A Beginner's Guide to Selling eBooks on eBay

There are many business owners who have been able to find a niche in digital product sales like eBooks due to the continuous growth in eBay, which is a big marketplace for auctions. The number of eBay sellers is growing and due to this many people are enjoying consistent profit with the sale of digital information through eBook sourcing which offers the right to resell. Due to this and with the access to numerous digital products, they can sell the products repeatedly.

The products that are being sold are digital and hence, sellers can easily resell for profit without any shipping costs involved or inventory problems. EBooks get delivered to customers through email, in the form of a digital download. According to many business owners, eBooks are the best products that can be sold online and various advantages are also associated with it.There is absolutely no inventory to stock. EBooks are not only easy and fast to create, but fast to market as well. The startup cost for selling eBooks on eBay is much less than physical products. Immediate delivery and access is provided to the customers. The process of selling and delivery is automated. No handling and shipping charges.

The market for eBooks has widened because of so many sellers jumping into this field. Now customers can find a wide variety of products to choose from. If you also want to start selling on eBay then there are few steps that you can follow for success:

Register as a seller: The process to register with eBay is not at all complicated. In fact it is so easy that within 5 minutes you become a member.

Selection of digital products: You can either create digital products on your own or buy eBooks that have the rights to resell. If you use the latter option then you will be able to start selling easily and quickly because you will be having ready created the eBooks to sell. This will save a lot of time since you will not have to create or research further.

Host eBooks: It is important to host your eBooks on the World Wide Web if you want them to be delivered to the right customers. Once the eBook is hosted it will be easy to send potential customers a link from where the eBook can be downloaded.

Creation of a listing as "buy it now" or auction: You can make use of the easy tools provided by eBay for the creation of a listing, as a "buy it now" or auction format. Always remember that whenever you make a listing for the digital product you are planning to sell, it should have a very professional look and customers should be attracted to it. In order to make your listing attractive and special, you can use colors and graphics.

John Thornhill is an eBay PowerSeller and trades on eBay under the username planetsms. He earns $1000s every week selling info products on eBay. To watch a video of John showing you how he does it visit http://www.mentorshipmonthly.com/

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Free E-Book Marketing: Destroying The Myths

Before you read this, understand right now: Free E-Book
Marketing WORKS! It has been proven to be one of the
*most powerful* forms of online marketing ever offered. But
with the knowledge of its existence, and nothing but a
notion of the idea, many who have attempted to utilize its
power have failed. Why? The lack of understanding!

Free E-Book Marketing has been in use for over SIX YEARS.
Successfully utilized by many "high-class" marketers. These
few have been actively creating and promoting Free
E-Books since the ability was provided.

Then, about the three-fourths of the way through 1999,
the news broke of this powerful "new" marketing form and
everyone and their brother were trying to "cash-in" on the
opportunities they were hearing about.

Buying up the e-publishing software stock, many
misunderstanding marketers began creating and compiling
everything they could get their hands on.

Throwing these so called worth while Free E-Books into the
world of the Web, they were actually doing more harm than
good. Little did ( or do ) they realize the necessary steps
that need to be taken in order to ensure their success ...
that of quality, unique and beneficial content.

Let me ask you, "How many Free E-Books have you
downloaded due to its sizzling title, only to find nothing but
an over used report with a million and one banner ads
flashing in your face?"

Too many to count?

There in lies the problem. How many "bad" Free E-Books
does it take before you stop downloading Free E-Books all
together? Do you know what that does, not only for the
author of the Free E-Book, but other, successful Free
E-Book Marketers?

Too say the least, its not good.

So what DOES make a good Free E-Book? What makes a
Free E-Book successful in the sense that it does what it is
meant to do? It's rather simple, and if you're at all
interested in this "old" form of marketing, than here are the
TWO MOST IMPORTANT aspects you need to realize: ONE:

Your E-Book must be focused. It should only present a
single offer to its readers. It should not stray or attempt to
teach everything about anything. It should be centered
around one solid idea: To present your ( business )
knowledge as to establish yourself as an expert in your
field. To show and help the reader realize that you are a
credible source of information.

After reading your Free E-Book, your reader should have a
firm grasp of the concepts you present. They should be
able to follow through and succeed with the resources you
provide. This will help the passing of your Free E-Book as
well as strengthen your chances for future dealings with its
readers. ( This is what makes you money, not the banner
ads. )

TWO:

Your E-Book must be educational. If you decide to utilize
Free E-Book Marketing, than understand this: Your Free
E-Book is to be created to generate leads. How do you
generate leads? You educate your prospects about what
you have to offer. You show them the hows, whats and
whys of how your offer works and will work to benefit them
to act upon.

You must teach the reader all that you successfully can
about what the contents of your Free E-Book will do for
them. Before they will hand you their money to enhance
their lives, they need to know WHY what you're offering will
work for them.

By demonstrating, thus educating through the use of your
Free E-Book, your reader will naturally gravitate towards
you for "further" information, where in you may charge for
admission, thus making you your profits.

Free E-Book Marketing is simply a matter of understanding
how the marketing and psychological strategies of it work.
Understanding the above is *by far* the most important
aspects of Free E-Book Marketing you need to realize.

If what I have just shown you is not followed, you will only
work to hurt yourself. People want quality, informative
content ... and you want their money. By giving them what
they want, then suggesting they come to you for more,
you will work to help each other.

Free E-Book Marketing WORKS! But ONLY if you use it right.

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19 Ways to Secure Non-Returnable Book Sales

Surprisingly, book stores are not always your greatest source of book sales. Most authors and publishers do want their books to be available in all of the book stores, and rightly so. You want your book to be there, too. You want your book to be a “household name” – a topic of conversation in coffee rooms and at dinner tables everywhere. Your publicity campaign is designed to create interest in your book, and to drive buyers to the book store market.

Unfortunately, those traditional book store sales aren’t always “sold”. The books might be returned over and over again. That’s the sad reality of the book retail industry.

Your book’s fame, however, can help you to acquire nonreturnable sales in the nontraditional market where a sale actually is a sale – where sales of 25,000 copies and more are not uncommon.
Here are 19 strategies that will help you acquire those sales:
1. Write your book for a very broad market – nonfiction works best.

2. Write a book that people will be happy to give as a gift.

3. Add as many photos and illustrations as you can afford.

4. Keep the topic light – avoid heavy social commentaries, controversial topics, scientific theories and other “heavy” subjects.

5. Have your book professionally designed.

6. Have your book professionally edited.

7. Give your book a catchy name – avoid boring titles such as How to Have a Happy, Fulfilling Life.

8. Make sure that the cover design is appealing, appears three dimensional and can compete with all of the major publishing houses. Hire a professional designer.

9. Sell the benefits of your book on the back cover. That is where you will sell buyers on the reasons why they just can’t live without your book.

10. Price the book competitively in your genre.

11. Make your book look like it is good value for the price – it’s all about perceived value in the minds of the buyers.

12. Don’t write for yourself – write for the end buyer. Fulfill a need for them or make them feel better.

13. Think of the corporate market when you are writing. Make a list of corporations that can benefit from your book, and then contact them.

14. Submit your book to the book clubs at least six months before you publish.

15. Find an agent who sells to the gift market.

16. Find an agent who sells foreign rights.

17. Find an agent who sells to the display market.

18. Don’t be afraid to offer large discounts on nonreturnable sales.

19. Seek licensing agreements – they are a great source of income for no work on your part.

A professionally designed book opens many doors while an amateurish appearance closes many doors. It is vitally important that you invest in your book at the beginning to create sales in the long term. Plan for publicity and marketing before you print your books – printing is not the final expense in your marketing plan. It is the beginning. You can have the best book in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one will buy it.

Create a book that buyers just can’t resist.


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5 Reasons Why You Can't Create Your Own eProducts

What is there that prevents you from creating and marketing
your own exclusive information eproducts?

Chances are, it could be one or more of the self-defeating
reasons that we commonly hear from those who contact us
seeking advice. Several of those reasons are addressed
here. We intend to debunk the validity of each and every
one.

Reason #1 - I Can't.

Can't isn't even a word! It's a contraction of the words
can not. Those are the two most self-defeating words in the
English language, or any other language that they may be
translated to.

Think of it this way. In the first stages of all our lives,
we really could NOT do much of anything. Mother or Dad, or
someone else, had to do everything for us. But all of us,
as we grew, LEARNED to DO things for ourselves.

Our human ability to learn is what sets us apart from the
beasts of the field and forest. Take advantage of that
miraculous gift. After all, do you think that the world's
most successful people were born knowing everything they
know today? Of course not!

Reason #2 - I Don't Have a Good Idea For an eProduct. As the Internet itself is in a constant state of flux and
metamorphosis, so do new problems and new needs arise
constantly. Therein lies a hotbed of potential for new
solutions and new information to be disseminated.

Consider your own needs and problems as an Internet user.
Believe it or not, there are untold numbers of other people
worldwide who are experiencing the same situations. I
behooves you to do some research, find solutions to your
own problems, and then help others to fulfill those needs.

Now, think about what specialized knowledge you already
have. Practically everyone has experience and insight that
others will happily pay for. Natural human curiosity
motivates us all to want to know what others know, and the
range of topics is limitless. What you know IS worth money
to many other people.

Reason #3 - I'm Not a Good Writer.

Have you ever written a letter to a friend? Do you
communicate with others through email? Then you CAN write.
Whether or not you think you are 'good' is not an issue
here. After all, we're talking about creating an
information product, not winning a Pulitzer Prize.

Begin with an outline or framework of the major points you
want to convey. Next, add sub-topics as needed to elaborate
your point. Then, begin 'filling in the blanks' with the
information and knowledge that you have on each point. Even
the great novelist James A. Michener used this mechanical
approach.

Even the best writers in any venue compose their works in
rough draft. Editing, punctuation, and grammar correction
comes later, and is typically relegated to someone else who
has an eye for such work.

Final editing can be easily accomplished by contacting the
English department of a local high school or college. You
may also do an online search for the keywords 'editing
services' or 'ghost writing' to get professional assistance.

Reason #4 - I Don't Know How To Compile The Product.

eBook compiler softwares are readily available for as
little as $20 US, and since their advent a few years ago,
they have come a long way toward being user friendly.
Besides, this is actually the most simple of all the steps
in generating your own eproduct. Using a good software like
eBook Edit Pro, you can have a ready to market product in
as little as 30 minutes.

If you prefer to seek professional help at this stage, do
an online search for the keywords 'ebook compiling
services.' You will be presented with several options to
investigate.

Reason #5 - I Don't Know Where or How To Sell The Product.

This is not a valid reason either. The Internet itself is
an information driven medium. Most Internet users come
online seeking one thing only . . . information. Your job
will be to present your product in the right places when
those people come looking for the information.

Untold numbers of volumes are available on the Net that
deal with the topic of ebook marketing. We're happy to
offer, with our compliments, three concise guides that will
help you on the way to successfully marketing your own
eproducts. Send a blank email to our autoresponder for the
download links.

mailto:selfpublish@listwarrior.com

So you see, there is actually nothing standing in the way
of you creating and marketing your own eproducts, except
your own fears, or your own failure to recognize your own
natural abilities. Begin right now by saying 'I CAN.'

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Jimi Hendrix Biography and Top 10 Songs


I have listened to Jimi Hendrix since I can remember and he was probably the first person I ever wanted to be when I was a kid. I love the guitar but I can play it about as much as I can walk on the moon. When I was much younger I attempted to take guitar lessons, but I didn't have my own guitar and had to use my dads.

The problem with that is, I'm left handed and my dad right handed and so we had to keep switching the strings about which my dad moaned at. There was no way I could play the guitar left handed like Jimi so I eventually gave up and decided to appreciate the guitar skills in others and focus my energy on other things.

Jimi was born on November 27th 1942 in Seattle, Washington and is remembered as one of the greatest guitarists of all time (the greatest to me). Jimi first became famous within the USA (his home country) and ended his career in London, England. Jimi made success in the US when he performed at the Monteray Pop Festival in 1967, he later headlined at the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Jimi had many influences to his music, including Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Curtis Mayfield and even Pete Townshend (The Who) and was also influenced by his Native American heritage.Over the years Jimi helped to revolutionize music by developing several guitar techniques (using overdriven amplifiers to produce guitar feedback), and was one of the first performers to use stereophonic and phasing effects in the recording studio. Jimi is also well known for his flamboyant dress sense and stage performances.

Jimi was found dead in the basement flat of the Samarkand Hotel in London (I went to see for myself on a visit) and the cause of death was said to be he had died by drowning on his own vomit after drinking red wine and taking several sleeping pills. The circumstances leading upto Jimi's death still remain somewhat a mystery and the details vary from report to report.

Jimi was inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall Of Fame in 1992 and holds many other achievements such as Melody Maker' pop musician of the year 1967 and 1968, Rolling Stone Magazines number 1 of their 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, and also has his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

Jimi released several studio albums (some notable ones being Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, Rainbow Bridge and Electric Ladyland) and has also released several live albums (Band Of Gypsys, Isle of Wight, and Bleeding Heart to name a few). Some of Jimi's most popular singles were: Hey Joe, Stone Free, Purple Haze, All Along the Watchtower, Foxy Lady, Voodoo Child and Little Wing.

There have been many artists and bands who have covered Jimi's songs over the years (The Cure - Purple Haze, Stone Free - Eric Clapton, Bold As Love - The Pretenders) and there have been also several tribute albums released in his honor.

My Top 10 Jimi Hendrix Songs are:

01. All Along The Watchtower
02. Hey Joe
03. Purple Haze
04. Voodoo Child
05. Crosstown Traffic
06. Little Wing
07. Stepping Stone
08. Look Over Yonder
09. Izabella
10. Spanish Castle Magic

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Ronaldinho Biography


Ronaldo de Assis Moreira is a famous Brazilian football player who is better known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho. His name Ronaldinho was used to distinguish him from a fellow Brazilian football celebrity whose name is also Ronaldo. Gaúcho was used when the existing Ronaldo was also known as Ronaldinho.

He was born on March 21, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is the youngest among the three siblings. Miguelina, his mother, was a sales woman who soon decided to take up nursing. João, his father was a worker in the shipyard and a football player for Cruzeiro. He died due to a heart attack when Ronaldinho was at the age of 8. Ronaldinho’s brother Roberto was also a professional football player for Grêmio. But his career ended too soon due to his injuries. And now he manages Ronaldinho. His sister, Deisi, is his press manager.

During Ronaldinho’s childhood days, his interest in football was already evident. He started playing futsal and beach football which later lead into his passion for a more established football game. His character as a football player developed in his early years.His career as a skilled football player started when he joined the youth team in Porto Alegre club Grêmio. His extraordinary ball control and capability to score was rapidly displayed which lead him to fame. Many clubs from all over the world attempted to get him to be part of their teams. Eventually Ronaldinho signed a 5-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain which he joined at the start of the new season.

During his years with PSG, there were still much larger offers from different clubs, but he opted to stay with the team. But after some time he decided to leave the team after their many unsuccessful attempts to qualify for any European competitions. This caused a bidding war among the many clubs. Finally, the bidding ended up with FC Barcelona as the winning club for Ronaldinho’s services. They acquired him for £18 million. He was a very high paid player in Barcelona. He has had his terrible times in his career but his many achievements was far more overflowing than that. He had also joined the Brazilan National team.

Ronaldinho is one of the most successful football players in the world. He had so many achievements in his arena which includes the FIFA World Player of the Year wherein he was awarded in 2 consecutive years (2004-2005), the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award which was also awarded to him in 2 successive years (2005-2006).

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