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So how does fashionable emo haircuts cause violence?
March 28, 2008
So how does fashionable emo haircuts cause violence?
Good question but read this post:
Wow. As averse I am to the emo lifestyle and ethos (well only the music), it seems like the only crime these kids ever did was to dress weird. Its funny the clip when the kid says that he is only mad because they are copping the punk’s "style." Since when was punk a style? Wasn’t the idea of punk, anti-style. But what do I know about punks and style go talk to the Exploited and they can talk to you about how being punk and style, how many cans of hairspray to use and which volor is the punkest socks to wear. Is this a reflection of the homophobia rampant in some circles as a lot of emo-dudes tend to dress androgenously? Is the fact that eh emo-kids are being attacked is just because they are the "other"? Doesn’t this remind anybody of Quadrophenia? Why is it a common theme for one sub-culture to atack another? Why don’t the emo’s and punk’s and "rockabilly"’s just join forces and attack the state?
http://tejanocore.blogspot.com/2008/03/hairstyle-violence.html
How to Increase Organic (Free) Traffic
March 27, 2008
How to Increase Organic (Free) Traffic
By Pamela Stevens 
f you have ever tried to research techniques on how to increase traffic to your site you may have noticed an underlying theme in most recommendations – host a quality website.
Why host a quality site? Because a quality site is one that people want to visit and link to. So what makes a quality site? There are two versions of quality, one is how visitors judge your site and the second is how the search engines view your site. Search engines, in an attempt to stay competitive, try to deliver a quality product to the people that use their search tools, which means that they want their visitors to find relevant search results and use their search engine often.
So the search engine tips, tricks and traps popular five years ago do not work anymore, because they do not supply relevant page results. Search engines are now looking for applicable content, not only relevant but real content, not pages stuffed with keywords.
Here are our 56 tips to improve your website and how search engines view them.
1. Include relevant content, relevant to your page description and Meta keywords.
2. Instead of changing your URL or redirecting from your old URL to your new URL, follow Google’s procedure on URL changes to make sure your new site does not get skipped, or just avoid URL changes if you can.
3. Don’t post duplicate content on your site, so if you quote another page only include a small excerpt and don’t repeat your own content on multiple pages.
4. Avoid flash, even though it looks cool, flash and animated banners and intros annoy visitors and search engine bots don’t read them.
5. Submit to quality directories.
6. Make sure your robot.text files are not blocking destination URLs that you do not want blocked.
7. Choose your Meta keywords wisely and include them in your content.
8. Strive to obtain quality links into your site.
9. If you use icon or image links, include a text link.
10. If you operate an affiliate site, make your site a valuable resource, so people chose your site rather than go straight to your affiliate.
11. Add a site map.
12. Don’t use link schemes.
13. Write specific content, so searches can find applicable results. Instead of writing “books,” write “medical text books” or “organic cookbooks”, be specific.
14. If you include low quality links on your site, block them from being scanned by Googlebot.
15. Don’t break up your content too much, like loads of banner ads and so on in the middle or your text, irritates readers and bots.
16. Write unique and compelling content.
17. Don’t forget to include your page descriptions.
18. Don’t bury text content in images.
19. Look for un–indexed URLs, URL with more than a few parameters or dynamic links, they may be skipped.
20. Stay up–to–date on SEO, your strategies need to constantly evolve.
21. Deliver what you promise, don’t drive readers to inapplicable or irrelevant pages.
22. Carefully consider your titles, make sure to include targeted keywords.
23. Don’t forget humor or other devices that attract and keep readers.
24. Add text links with anchor links.
25. Keep links out and in up–to–date.
26. Start a blog or forum if it makes sense on your site.
27. Join BBB or your local Chamber of Commerce or other reputable business associations.
28. Submit articles to respectable and active article sites.
29. Add Alt tags to images for people that disable images.
30. Validate and 508 your site for accessibility.
31. Submit your business description to Wikipedia or other popular information sites.
32. Consider adding maps or mashups.
33. Submit to multiple search engines.
34. Consider marketing some of your subpages or articles that have less competition.
35. Don’t forget good old–fashion PR.
36. Start a little controversy.
37. Consider adding an RSS feed.
38. Write “top ten” lists, which are popular with article search sites.
39. Build a good site that others want to link to.
40. Eliminate grammar and spelling errors.
41. Publish a privacy policy.
42. Send out press releases when it makes sense.
43. Avoid hidden text and links.
44. Keep your content up–to–date.
45. Don’t employ redirects or “cloaking.”
46. Don’t create pages with bad content, like viruses, trojans, malware and so on.
47. Steer clear of empty, unoriginal affiliate pages.
48. Make sure every page is assessable through at least on static text link.
49. Use text, instead of images to relate important content.
50. Check for broken links.
51. Don’t put too many links on one page, even if it is a resource page, keep it well under 100.
52. Test out your site with a text browser.
53. Be leery of badly placed session IDs and arguments.
54. Employ the IF–Modified–Since HTTP header to let Google know if your content has changed.
55. Do not use “&id=” as a URL parameter, they are not indexed.
56. Avoid deceptive or manipulative techniques.
All in all, you just want to create a site that you would want to visit – one that is useful and up–to–date – that’s it, no magic, no tricks.
Pamela Stevens
Pamela Stevens writes for TopTenREVIEWS.com, a review site that publishes technology and entertainment reviews.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Pamela_Stevens
Six Figure Yearly - Is it Another Scam?
March 27, 2008
Six Figure Yearly - Is it Another Scam?
By Rose Chua
Recently, I stumble upon another website about earning six figure yearly and I just kept asking if this money making tips is real or just another scam. You have seen all the so-called work-from-home programs that promise you a large fortune from simple typing, data entry, or many of the get-rich-quick schemes. You then find out the only way you are going to get paid is to type ads and place them on Google, Yahoo or other places that only cost you money. The only way you are ever paid is if someone purchases something from the ads you have placed. If you decide to make this a full-time job by working 6 to 8 hours a day, you can earn a yearly six-figure income. Did you know that about 99% of work-from-home opportunities deal with sales? Whether you are selling Avon from home or doing Internet marketing, you have to sell something to get paid. It is hard to make an income from home when you are relying on someone else to purchase something in order for you to get paid. Unless you spend countless hours a day building your business, the chances of success are very slim.
Successful home entrepreneurs will tell you that the most important way to succeed at working from home is to have more than one way to generate income. The Internet is still considered to be in the beginning stages as it grows at a rapid pace daily. Many years from now you may say to yourself, "Why didn’t I jump on that opportunity" We see this everyday as the Internet changes and different opportunities are created. This is the time to get in on what may be the best income source to date for making money on the Web. The best part is this is only going to keep growing and it all can be done from the comfort of your own home.
My friend actually tried Six Figure Yearly and the result was a surprised , she really earn $1000 a day with the system! It is hard to believe but I myself saw the proof! She didn’t get rich with the system but at least she really gain financial security. Six Figure Yearly will provide you with all the knowledge, tools, resources and high quality proprietary softwares and files you need to set up your income generating systems. In most cases, the system will have already been set up for you and all that will be required from you is the name to make your checks payable to. I was really happy for her!
So, what do Six figure yearly put aside from the rest of the internet opportunity online? The system has it’s own support team, ready to answer all your question. They will guide you in everything you need in order to succeed. Many work-from-home opportunities say that you can make thousands of dollars with their programs, but they provide NO PROOF it actually works. Usually these programs will not offer any guarantees that what they are selling will work, OR provide proof of current members success. So what do you need to know to be able to land in to a legit online jobs?
1. Investigate about the site. Some site doesn’t paid. Believed me I gone and experienced it already.
2. Look for the method of their payment.
3. Pay attention to their members support.
4. You should have knowledge about the work they are offering. Don’t just jump from one opportunity to another.
5. Be choosy! I tried to enter in to a lot of home based job. I tried everything. But still I didn’t succeed. Try to choose the job that you will going to love, a business from which you have knowledge of.
Maybe later on you could find a home-based business that will earn six figure yearly! For more online business opportunity you can visit my review of Six Figure Yearly!
I hope you could find what you’re looking for? Read more about Six Figure Yearly at: http://www.squidoo.com/six-figureyearly
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Rose_Chua
Article Marketing Tips - A Crash Course For Article Marketing for Beginners
March 27, 2008
Article Marketing Tips - A Crash Course For Article Marketing for Beginners
By Franck Silvestre
If you are doing any kind of business on the Internet, you need to drive targeted visitors to your website to make sales. The method I use and recommend is article marketing. While many marketers try to make you believe that it is slow and obsolete method, it’s not.
You don’t need to have a Phd in English to write articles. Just ’speak write’ and you will do fine. In fact, people prefer those articles. Your article should be informative, interesting and helpful. In fact, one of the main reason you are writing is to lead the reader to the resource box and give him a powerful reason to sign up to your list.
Don’t write long seven hundreds articles because webmasters and ezine owners are not going to publish them on their websites or ezines.
It’s just too long. They know that their readers are short on time, and you need to go straight to the point. Some article directories allow you to write short 250 words articles while other don’t. Generally, your article should be anywhere between 350 and 500 words. If you write about a topic and your article becomes very long, just split it in two different articles and call them part 1 and part 2.
The last thing I wanted to talk you about is your article content. As we saw above, your main reason to write and submit articles is to show your expertise and drive potential prospects to your website.
However, you should not sell anything in your article. In fact you article is a pre-selling tool. You are basically warming your prospect by showing him that you have a lot more than what he just read.
To learn more, download my Free Guide: "How To Earn $100K Per Year With Article Marketing".
Franck Silvestre makes thousands of dollars a year from affiliate and article marketing. Wonder what the secret to his success is? Discover how he does it at: http://www.mynetmarketingland.com/article-marketing/
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Franck_Silvestre
