Bed Bugs - Where They Come From and How to Eliminate Them

By William Cook

Bed bugs in homes are a large problem for the occupants. These irritating bugs survive on warm blood, and if human victims are not available then they target household pets like dogs. To confront this issue, one must go for professional pest control procedures.

Travellers are usually responsible for transmission of bed bugs, and once these bugs adapt to new surroundings, they reproduce very fast. They infest beds, furniture, carpets and all such objects where they can find holes and crevices.

A common myth about bed bugs is that they multiply because of lack of cleanliness, but nothing can be farther from the truth. It must be remembered that blood and not trash is what invites these bugs and therefore a clean house is not enough to get rid of them. However, if the surroundings are kept sanitized, then the pests can be easily spotted.

That bed bugs are too small to be seen without any magnifying device is another misconception. The truth is that these creatures can be seen without any aid but it is difficult to locate them because their flat bodies allow them to slide into tiny cracks and layers of cloth without any difficulty.

Bed bugs bite. They can live long without eating - up to 6 months or a year.

Bed bugs in a house are best taken care of by knowledgeable pest controllers, so it is prudent to hire the services of such professionals. However, if you don't want to spend on a professional, the next best thing to do is to properly wash bed sheets, carpets etc. in hot water and then let them to dry in the sun. It is essential to plug all gaps in the walls and do away with furniture that has holes in it, so that these pests don't get any place to grow.

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Change Your Life for 20 Bucks in 11 Minutes - Be A Winner

By Dr. Jay Polmar

I am sure you know how to read, after all you are reading this article. But just how long will it take you to read this short article. 2 minutes, 5 minutes, longer. Spend twenty dollars, and 11 minutes of your time - it will change your life in ways you never imagined. You certainly read this right. It takes just 11 minutes, you will hear the story of how it began, and you'll learn 3 secrets to improving your life through .... Reading.

Wise people already know what I am talking about - learning how to use your brain properly so that what you read becomes usable data, and knowledge to help you create greater success in life.

In truth, the more you read of a similar subject, the faster you read that subject. The faster you read the subject that you are familiar with, the more that it becomes a part of your long-term memory. That's why when you first study basic primary school math, and you follow it and study smart, and go all the way through college - math is a thing that you become accustomed to. If you've studied really smart, it's really easy, and you can do some of it in your head without calculator or paper and pen.

It's also the same with reading, yet different. Imagine it this way - you'll learn in 11 minutes how to read all kinds of materials more rapidly with greater comprehension than before, and get what you need out of it. Of course, it a beginners course, but in 11 minutes your increased your reading speed say 60-80% and as you use the techniques over the next few days the speed increase, and so does your understanding and comprehension.

Once you've spent $20 and studied for 11 minutes you will accomplish a great deal. But, what if you learned also, how to read a book for ultimate understanding and comprehension for test-taking or pleasure, and what if you also learn to write a paper for school, or grad school - without stress in 10 days or less, would that make your life easier.

Change your life in 11 minutes for 20 bucks, you really can't lose. Remember also, the more you read, the better you read, the more you remember - that's how the brain works.

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How To Make Money With Event Photography

By Peter Wong

If you focus on event photography you can make quite a bit of money. It is a varied and widely sought after field of photography.

How to do it

The key trick is in choosing your market slice. You must choose a slice of the market where people want to keep memories alive in print. It must also be an event that is hard to capture for a not professional so that they will need your services.

One idea is to go to kids sports events. Get permission from the coach to click pics for the parents watching and then start clicking away. If you turn up with a wopping big telephoto lens like the ones used for pro coverage of events, you will be taken seriously. Make sure you get all the children doing great action shots and then hand out flyers to all the kids' parents watching with your web address. If you can grab the parents email address so you can email them the URL of you site then upload the pics to your web site that day and email everyone. If you have a simple shopping cart set up you can make money in a few hours as people pop in to see the pics and buy them for $20 or more a pop.

You can do a similar thing with weddings. Take all the normal shots as part of the wedding coverage but then get your URL printed on the wedding invites and all the other wedding materials and also get an email list of all the wedding guests, offer the couple a nice 20% discount for doing this and then take lots of extra pics at the wedding of the guests doing all the things they do. Upload all the pics to your site and send the emails. You will then make a lot more money than the 20% discount it cost you because then 20 or 30 people will be also purchasing your pics at $20 or more a shot straight from your site. Charging a higher price for high res pics is also a great money spinner.

The trick is to find a corner in the market place where you can excel by being the best photographer in the room, and offering an easy way for people to buy your photos.

Dog shows, fashion shows, horse shows, car shows, livestock competitions, rock shows, - the list goes on. Keep your eye out in the events section of your local paper to see what is happening. Always ask for permission to shoot pics and if you need to offer the people 10% of the income if feel you need to so you can get easy access.

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Top 10 MLM Success Tips For Amazing Results

By Randy Disert

One of the most popular question in the MLM industry is what it takes to have success. Many people desire success, but not sure what it takes. There different thoughts about success available. Some of them are conflicting while others ramble on and you can get lost and confused while trying to keep them all straight. So what I have done is made a simple top 10 list of MLM success tips that you must have in order to achieve success in your MLM.

1. Goal Setting. You have to set large goals for yourself. You must set these large goals for yourself so that you have a reason or a why as to keep building your MLM opportunity. Bob Buford is a well known business leader who has close ties to Peter Drucker. He told me that I must "Go big or go home." The bigger your goals are, the bigger your results will be. If you set low goals for yourself, you will never achieve results larger than those goals.

2. Personal Development. You need to continuously be reading books or listening to audio on personal development and developing yourself as an individual. The topics in with personal development include, but are not limited to: self-confidence, personal philosophy, and mindset. If you do not grow as an individual, you will not grow your business.

3. Who You Associate With. You need to associate with people who are positive and will lift you up. If you are constantly around people who will tear you down, your business will see the exact same results.

4. Make a schedule. You need to make a daily and weekly schedule for yourself and your business and follow through on it. If you do not have a schedule in place you will more likely to off the work you need to do to build your business.

5. Get started now. You must get out of the learning phase and begin to actually build your business. Without action you will not have success. Your opportunity will not build itself, you need to actually put some effort into it.

6. Be coachable. Especially when you are very new, you do not know very much and must be coachable willing to learn from others who know what they are doing and have had success. This will help you grow your business. Those who have had more success than you have already been in your shoes and knows that the mistakes you are making will not help you succeed.

7. Sponsor Constantly. You need to learn how to constantly be sponsoring new distributors in your opportunity. If you just sponsor a few people you will not see any momentum happen in your opportunity and your results will be minimal.

8. Lead By Example. Your positioning as a leader to those that you recruit will effect their results. Whatever you do, they will follow in your steps. Whatever efforts you are placing into your MLM, they will do exactly same.

9. Duplicable System. You need to have a marketing and lead generation system in place that will allow your recruit to effortlessly replicate your efforts. A simple system is important so that it is easier to use and understand. Your personal success will be based on the results of those you recruit.

10. Be Patient. If you think success will be immediate, then you are just kidding yourself. This is a business and it takes time to grow and reach your goals. This takes time, work and effort. It does not happen overnight. Patience is important. Do not give up, just keep plugging away and success will come.

By following these MLM success tips you will see some great results in your opportunity. Keep in mind that you must constantly be applying them. A once and done on these tips will not let you have success. Keep thinking about your goals, keep applying the tips and you can succeed. Constant utilization will be important to your success.

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Take Your Company Public and Have Investors Begging You To Take Their Money

By James Scott

In these monetarily gloomy times businesses are looking outside the box for a localized injection of economic stimulus. Banks are hording their bags of government bailout money while the small business owner is forced to fend for themselves. Nothing but doom and gloom seem to infest all aspects of present and near future financial forecasts.

There is, however, a fiscal niche being carved out as we speak by wealthy, aggressive and eager angel investors. Angel investors, private investors, micro ticket investment partnerships and other alternative financing groups are spearheading a global rally to buy into promising mid-size companies from all industry genres. The elements of a viable company prime for investment are solid and realistic growth potential, talented 'who's who' executive staff with the right educational and professional pedigrees, minimal debt, a solid business plan laying out every minute intricacy that could affect growth, financial return and the exit strategy.

Another important element that is often overlooked but is a mandatory prerequisite for the SEC regulated exchange of cash for equity is a Private Placement Memorandum. A Private Placement Memorandum takes advantage of three powerful Regulation D Rule exemptions (Rule 504, Rule 505 and Rule 506) these are technical documents that spill the beans to the potential investor. In a PPM all the financial and industry risks are put on the table as well as stock prices, a breakdown of fund raising benchmarks and what the money will be used for etc.

A Private Placement Memorandum can be costly if you hire a law firm to custom author the package for you but there are consulting firms that will do this for as little as $5000.

If you are serious about raising money for your company you need to add a Private Placement Memorandum to your list of necessary documents to hand off to the investors in order to get the cash you need in an expedient manner.

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Tips to Balance between Study and Part Time Job

By Alex Wu

Working while studying is a good idea to learn new things and develop your skills. It is not just about the academic skills, but also soft skills that will be valued a lot when you later work professionally or start a business. But as part time jobs also mean more responsibility, students often find difficulties in balancing between their study and work. For sure, there are more to consider, manage, and sacrifice. But part time jobs really help you to learn the steps ahead earlier. They can be good for your resume too. Here are some tips to help you find the middle point between study and part time work.

1. Plan your time well. There should be no conflict between study and work. Once you know your class schedule, you can make arrangement about the work shifts and study schedules. It is not easy to be discipline with time, but that is the important thing you learn when taking part time jobs. Set the time, and try your best to finish all on schedule. Of course it does not need to be that strict. Some people do better with "spontaneous" scheduling, some can not. The point is to fulfill all your responsibilities. Make evaluation. When every college task is finished on time, when your grade does not go worse, and when you still get praises at the work place, then it means you are doing all right.

2. Be efficient and flexible. Part time jobs can take from 18 to over 30 hours per week. You lose that much for study and fun time. There is no way to keep the days run the same. What is possible is to learn to be efficient and flexible. You need to understand about the 'sacrifices' you have committed to. It is not necessarily so, but it is really about better time management.

By being efficient, you can think of bringing your text book or small notes during commuting and read them while waiting, or focusing on one work at a time so that it finishes right at the time and you can move on to the next task. If you know the schedule is strict, then get prepared for the day. By being flexible, you can think of doing what you like and need to do in unplanned but still controllable manners. You have to let go some things, for sure. But they can be offset pretty well if you love what you do and try to be flexible. Part time is not killing you.

3. Keep your body fit. Eat good food, do enough exercise, and take enough sleep at night. Now it starts to sound like health tips. But this is just the general rules of long term health we all need to know. What is worrying is that students often forget this, especially when they live out of the home. Make sure you maintain enough nutrients intake and exercise routinely. They will keep you fit all day long to do the tasks. Take enough sleep so that you can concentrate and feel energetic until the end of the day. Avoid junk foods, alcohols, other junk drinks like soda, and greasy foods. Take enough vegetables and fruits. They will cost you cheaper too in long term.

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