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Thursday

Self Financing Project Only £1000 Down

Self-financing holiday home investment in France for just £1000
The following is a completely hands-free investment opportunity, the likes of which I have never seen before but sets a precedent for our future projects.
All that is required is £1000 commitment fee and your ability to qualify for a mortgage at an exceptionally low fixed rate. On completion the property will be let by a five star management company which sees this as a perfect serviced site that meets their exacting standards. The rent guarantee is backed by a bank bond so you can literally sign and forget.
You will also benefit from a VAT rebate after completion, and in ten years from now you will have turned your £1000 investment into potentially hundreds of thousands in equity.
Whether you choose to invest or not, if you refer us to someone else that purchases we will reward you with £1000, so you benefit either way.
This project has proven so popular that there are only around 15 plots left at the time of sending so please respond quickly if you are genuinely interested.
Project: Mervent Forest
Country: France
Region: Vendee Have you ever dreamt of having your very own holiday home built from scratch?

After 2 years of hard work and economic crisis we have re-engineered a project we were working on in France and are now finally able to announce this absolutely sensational investment product which you can reserve at zero risk.
The proposition is simple, clean and makes perfect commercial sense even in these times of uncertainty.
Fundamentally, the proposal does what it says on the tin!

  • Only £1,000 required Total Contribution
  • All lawyers and mortgage fees paid
  • 5 year rental arrangement @5.2% net of all charges incl. Utilities
  • 25 year fixed rate mortgages at sub 4%
  • 18 month build period
  • Complete armchair investment
  • Fully furnished
  • 5-star resort management company handling rentals and management
  • Rent guarantee backed by bank bond 
  • France out of recession and the market rising again
  • Easily accessed by road/rail and air
  • 3 international airports with low cost carriers all within one hour
  • Premier Location with significant infrastructure (Shops, Theme Parks, Golf, Beaches etc).
To register your interest and secure your place on our shortlist with no-obligation, either call our 24 Hour enquiry line on 08456 191 291

Friday

Unleash The Power Of Twitter

How to explode on Twitter. Well you could eat a couple of cans of cold baked beans and then log on to Twitter and chat but I don't recommend it.

You may already know the information here or have worked it out for yourself like I did but if you haven't, it's presented here in very simple terms, just exactly how easy it is to get lots of like minded followers on Twitter. These followers in sufficient numbers create a terrific marketing tool, like a newsletter but always changing and improving. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realise that lots of followers means you get your message out to lots of people and potentially drive traffic to your website or blog and if your product is worthwhile, hopefully increase sales.

It's Really As Easy As 1,2,3

STEP 1. Get yourself a Twitter account if you haven't already got one. Twitter is a place where you can post short messages to tell others, who might be interested, of what you are currently doing. You can also interact with other tweeple, twitters or twots (as John Cleese put it, yes he Twitters, or so he says :-)

This bit is essential as without a Twitter account there's not much point in trying to get people to follow you, which is your next objective. Fill in your profile with interesting information about yourself and what you do and add a link to your website or blog.

STEP 2. Sign up to a directory for Twitter like Twellow. Twellow is a place where you can register your Twitter account and join up to 10 categories e.g. health, education, travel and lots, lots more, each with thousands of people listed. Fill in your profile here too with as much about you and your business as you can. Then you can start looking through the categories and join some. In each category and sub category are listed those people who have also joined that section. Next to there name is a Follow button. You got it, you click on the follow button for those people that are interested in what you have to offer. Apparently Twitter takes a dim view of you following more than 400 people a day so keep it sensible. Obviously you can create quite a list of people you follow in just a few days. In turn many of those will follow you back and build your Twitter follow list.

STEP 3. All this can get a little tedious but you can get some automation to help you. Tweetlater provides another service where you can register your Twitter account with them and they can do all sorts of automated things for you, such as automatically follow those who follow you and sending out a direct message to each of your new followers. In your message you can thank them for following you and also maybe add your web or blog address. Tweetlater does suggest you don't push the latter but I didn't have any problem with getting direct messages from folk with a website or special offer on them. If I am interested I will click to find out more and if I'm not interested I delete the message. We are all grown ups and I prefer to decide for myself what I do with messages sent to me.

AUTO-PILOT The above three steps, I have tried and they work but you have to put in the effort. So what's all this doing it on auto-pilot stuff. Well OK, to a small extent you can automate some of these chores but when it comes down to it, the available automation tools have yet to come up with anything that really makes an impact. Some of them do work but only on a small scale as Twitter limits the amount of things you can do at any one time and physically some of the servers cannot cope with the demand that's being placed upon them such is the size of Twitter now. Below are a couple of tools which I have found work on a small scale.

Twollo Here you can type in some keys words or phrases and they claim to search every hour or so for other folks twittering on these subjects. Their system then automatically follows those people. Quite a few will follow you back. In practice, I have found the service is sporadic and only adds a few every day.

Tweetbots This little tool can add interesting content automatically to your Twitter account via an rss feed. Just create a Google Alert for some key words or phrases and have them sent as an rss feed. Copy the url of the rss feed and add a new bot on your Tweetbot account. Paste in the url and Tweetbots will periodically add that content for you. It's reasonably effective and I use it but I'm not sure it's worth the effort, though some of the content is very interesting.

MAKING MONEY Well here again this is a bit of myth but it is possible if you add some affiliate links to your auto Direct Message sent from Tweetlater (see above). If you search for 'Twitter' on Clickbank, you will find several cash making opportunities but in practice you have to be pretty lucky to make any sort of effective income.

That's about it other than keeping the whole process ticking along by replying to folk, posting interesting content etc. I don't make any promises that you will get followers or that you will get more traffic to your website or blog or indeed that you will make any money. I have never made these fantastic sums that are claimed by the spotty 20 somethings and personally I think the claims are a lot of bull but this process can get you in touch with like minded people and give you the opportunity to talk about yourself, your ideas and maybe your products or services. It's really up to you. I am only passing on what I have learned.

Wednesday

Free 7 Day Guide to Increase Online sales

 
Yesterday I was out "old-school" networking when  had the extreme good fortune to hear a presentation by and to meet Warren Knight

Warren is a Social Commerce expert and has just made available his  excellent 7 Day Guide


If you are confused about Social Media, spending hours of your time twittering and blogging and not seeing the results you desire then this Free guide will show you how to easily increase your sales


Don't get left behind because this is Your best opportunity to gain market share and if You don't your Competitors will!


Follow this link NOW to sign up for your FREE 7 Day Guide

Tuesday

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A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne
Creator of The Secret

From The Secret Daily Teachings Isn't it great to know that you cannot control your world from the outside? To try and control things on the outside feels impossible because it would take so much work, and in fact it is impossible according to the law of attraction.
To change your world all you have to do is manage your thoughts and feelings on the inside of you, and then your whole world changes.
 
May the joy be with you,

Rhonda Byrne
The Secret... bringing joy to billions

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Startup TV Digital Magazine.

 

Click here to view Startup TV Magazine June 2010 issue

 

A "must read" for all  Start-ups, SMEs & Entrepreneurs

Welcome to the first of the fortnightly issues!
Startup TV heads down to HQ for a tour and chat with MD Martin Thatcher.
We're behind-the-scenes for the finals of The City's Top Model Entrepreneur.
Bev James pops into the studio to discuss her and James Caan's Entrepreneurs Business Academy.
We've got a brand-spanking-new feature: a regular column from the former right-hand man to 
Richard Branson, the one and only Brad Rosser.
Plus, The Ed gets caught out on the Startup TV campaign trail. Yes, we've got the Bigot-gate footage right here.
And of course, all your usual TV pages: Overseas, Ask the Experts, Doug's Tips, and more!


Click here to view:  Startup TV Magazine June 2010


 

Monday

Cape Verde is one of the hottest property locations in the world, with land values rising rapidly due to the booming tourism industry.

In fact, the number of tourists visiting the islands has risen by 107% over the past five years and is expected to top 1,000,000 by 2015. 

The Expedia travel website recently voted Cape Verde one of the top ten holiday destinations in the world, thanks to its wonderful climate, incredible beaches and welcoming culture, and with a flight time of 5 ½ hours from the UK, Cape Verde is easy to reach. 

All of which makes a Cape Verde investment the perfect opportunity for capital growth, rental income or resale.


Dunas Beach Resort & Spa in Cape Verde is a unique investment opportunity. It is a true European
5-star beach front resort with a luxurious range of properties available to purchase.
It is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the exceptional investment returns on offer, and the completed resort will be managed by Sol Melia — the largest hotel resort operator in the world.
  • Cape Verde enjoys year round sunshine with spectacular beaches
  • On-island tourism continue to growth rapidly, with high demand for quality accommodation
  • Direct flights just 5 ½ hours from the UK
  • Exceptional investment returns including substantial capital growth
  • Fully SIPP compliant offering the opportunity to invest with your pension
Read More About Dunas 
Beach Resort
For more information or to book your free place please contact your agent, details below.
Venue Date
Newcastle - Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park Wednesday 19th May
Manchester - Marriott Worsley Park Golf & Country Club Tuesday 25th May
Derby — Pride Park Stadium Wednesday 2nd June
London - The Cumberland Guoman Hotel Wednesday 9th June

Call Bob now on 
08456 191 291
07977 026 794

Times, they are a' Changin' !


Stay with this -- the answer is at the end.    
It will blow you away.  


One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. 

He asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general. 

 
 
The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: 


  •       television
  •       penicillin 
  •       polio shots
  •       frozen foods
  •       Xerox
  •       contact lenses
  •       Frisbees and 
  •       the pill
There were no:

  •    credit cards
  •    laser beams or 
  •    ball-point pens

 Man had not invented:


  •        air conditioners
  •        dishwashers 
  •        clothes dryers
  •        clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and 
  •        man hadn't yet walked on the moon

 
Your Grandmother and I got married first, and then lived together.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir" and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."

We were before computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living there a bigger one.

 We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

 Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

 Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends


 
 
We never heard of  FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt.

 We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny,
Tommy Dorsey on our "wireless" radios.

 And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

 If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk

 The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam..

 Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. 

 You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . .. . but who could afford one?
 Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
 

 

 

In my day: 

  •       "grass" was mowed, 
  •       "coke" was a cold drink, 
  •       "pot" was something your mother cooked in and 
  •        "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.  
  •        "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,  
  •       "chip" meant a piece of wood, 
  •        "hardware" was found in a ironmongers and 
  •       "software" wasn't even a word.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. 

And how old do you think I am?" 

 I bet you have this old man in mind ...You are in for a shock!

 Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it.   

 
Are you ready ????? 





















 
  


  This man would be just 59 years young!