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October 2010 Blog Posts (20)

Can We Tell If We Are Still Evolving?

With due respect to all the scientific data unearthed about our past evolution, there is a real challenge to predicting the next phase of human…

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Added by Jacquie Schmall on October 31, 2010 at 8:49am — No Comments

Ever Faster Food, A Social Faux Pas?

Fast food is unhealthy for many reasons, which include high fat and salt content, and an inordinate amount of chemicals used to preserve it. Even more unhealthy is the fact that we are handing down incredibly bad eating habits to another generation, who hardly remember what real food looks like.…

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Added by Jacquie Schmall on October 30, 2010 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Mandate a Caption Standard for Television Programming



Recently…

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Added by Lorilyn Roberts on October 30, 2010 at 5:44pm — No Comments

Focused Keywords and Your Content

Most of us think of keywords as something a marketer or affiliate marketer needs to be aware of. It’s their area of business and their problem to find these mysterious words that help increase the ranking on search engines.





But, that’s not really the case.



Today, if you are promoting yourself, your book, service, business, or product, you need readers to know who you are, where you are, what you have to offer, why what you’re offering is what they…

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Added by Karen Cioffi on October 30, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Living At Home With An Adult Child Is A Challenge For Everyone

Since there is no encyclopedia of parenting skills, and life may unexpectedly present us with the challenge of living with an adult child, making the best of the situation…

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Added by Jacquie Schmall on October 30, 2010 at 8:19am — No Comments

Confessions of My Ego

Have you ever had something happen where your ego gets in the way? You know, this is when something happens, in your mind you feel your actions are justified, but in your heart, you know something is amiss. Well, my ego got in the way last week. I felt justified in protecting my son, yet felt that I had missed an opportunity to “rise above” the situation. By “protecting” my son, I felt that I had set a poor example. Here’s what happened:



I decided to take my 13 year old son to a… Continue

Added by Melanie Maynor on October 27, 2010 at 2:58pm — 2 Comments

“Sojourns of Journalist a Metaphor for the Spiritual Journey of Believer”

What Good is God? In Search of a Faith that Matters: A Review



Phillip Yancey is one of the most influential writers in the Evangelical world today. “I write books for myself,” he says on his blog, “searching for a loving, gracious God.” Yancey writes about God’s grace instead of the God he feared because of the hell and brimstone preaching he received from what he calls a “toxic church.”



Yancey brings us a new format in his book, What Good is God. He takes us on a global…

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Added by Holly Weiss on October 27, 2010 at 11:02am — No Comments

Holiday Traditions: Delectable Food, Bright Costumes, and Family Unity

Holiday traditions make life worth living! We anxiously await that special day when we can celebrate with our loved ones. These traditions help to create a bond with one another. Each holiday has a special nostalgia that tugs at our hearts. We think of our stomachs and delectable food on Thanksgiving Day. Memories of fancy costumes and treats come to mind with Halloween. Valentine’s Day is full of romance, chocolate candies, heart-shaped cookies, and that special kiss from a sweetheart. We all… Continue

Added by Linda Weaver Clarke on October 25, 2010 at 9:29am — No Comments

The Bridge Between

While looking into the contribution women have made to civilization, I discovered the information described in the following paragraph. I anticipated the omission of women from daily political gatherings, but the reflection of this particular social dissonance surprised me.


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Added by Jacquie Schmall on October 23, 2010 at 9:32pm — 1 Comment

Win a Signed Free Copy of Lighting The Dark Side by William R. Potter!



Lighting The Dark Side is the "Book of The Day" at Author Island. You can win a signed copy of this award winning short story collection just by…

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Added by William R. Potter on October 22, 2010 at 9:24pm — No Comments

SEO and Marketing: Basic Tips and Definitions

In its simplest form, promotion is a tool or strategy under the marketing umbrella. The marketing umbrella covers the creation ormanufacturing of a product or service, R&D, distribution, and any otherelements needed to get a product from creation to the consumer. Promotioncreates visibility.



Utilizing online promotion means you will be using the internet, search engines, and SEO. SEO is the process of getting the searchengines to find and rank your content. You obviously want a… Continue

Added by Karen Cioffi on October 21, 2010 at 6:05pm — 2 Comments

Welcome Crystal Marcos

Welcome to the Allbooks Review Group. Feel free to add your questions, success, marketing tips, and comments to this blog. We can all work together to become successful authors.

Added by Shirley A Roe on October 21, 2010 at 4:56am — No Comments

What is Good about the Great Recession

I am an entrepreneur. There, I have it out in the open. I have not always known that I am an entrepreneur. In fact, many times in the past I have actually denied being one. Then hard times befell me, and I had to come clean and admit the truth about myself. It was not an easy admission at all. I was not raised this way. Oh, no! I was raised like everyone else I knew; get an education and then find a well paying job. The problem…

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Added by Melanie Maynor on October 19, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Establishing a Network

Building a customer base and establishing a network takes a lot of hard work. Patience is also not to be overlooked. First of all, we don't want to waste our time and resources on peiople who would not show any interest in your work. We have to carefully choose our target audience.

The promotional material must be of high quality, professionally written and to the point. Don't bore your potential customers with drawm out explanations and bedtime stories. Also include contact…

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Added by Patrick J Schnerch on October 11, 2010 at 8:52am — No Comments

Why I Prefer Reading Shorter Novels

My own writing is driven by my directness and sense of urgency, so getting to "the point" is important. I'm not a professional writer (though I desperately want to be) and I have other things to do - as I expect do most readers, so paving the road for a tale and staying on track are critical aspects for my stories. Besides living in a busy world, distractions offered by technology further constrains the time people spend reading fiction - or doing any genuine reading at… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on October 9, 2010 at 7:25pm — No Comments

Mother Time

Mother Time…

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Added by Lorilyn Roberts on October 7, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Book Review - the Usurper by Cliff Ball

The Book review done by Nurture Your Books.com



“A cold-blooded, Clancy-esque political thriller; The Usurper is sure to entertain.”

As decades of meticulous scheming and planning finally come together, the KGB, an under-appreciated threat, takes the final steps towards the

ultimate coup. The terrorist faction exploits idealistic…

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Added by Cliff Ball on October 5, 2010 at 12:58am — No Comments

Book reviews

As we say, Word of mouth is the best advertising." This is especially true when your book is reviewed. The power of a published review is one of the best ways known to get some publicity for your work. The words from a prominent reviewer or stranger carries a lot of weight. This adds credibility to your work and might be enough to promote sales. There are no guaratees that you will even sell one book, but reviews may be the most powerful tool to promote sales. It is inexpensive…

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Added by Patrick J Schnerch on October 4, 2010 at 5:05pm — No Comments

It's Evil, So I Stopped Reading



Even though people have downloaded nearly 2700 copies of the first book in my Pazuzu Trilogy, Pazuzu - Manifestation, I am stymied by lack of feedback. The long, soundless night is especially exasperating, given my… Continue

Added by Matthew Sawyer on October 4, 2010 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Please God, Not Two: This Killer Called Alcoholism by Alberta H. Sequeira



Please God, Not Two: This Killer Called Alcoholism

Alberta H. Sequeira

Infinity Publishing (August 24, 2010)

978-0741460295

343 pages



Author Alberta H. Sequeira has seen her share of tragedy caused by alcoholism. Twenty years after transforming her kind, loving husband into…

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Added by William R. Potter on October 2, 2010 at 7:34am — No Comments

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