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Top Ten Things to Do to Make your Signature File Sell
Always include a powerful signature on every email you send out, even to friends. It's even more important when you send out articles to opt-in ezines (no spam) and top web sites in your field--more important than your article's message. This resource box contains your subtle sales message as well as giving people multiple ways to contact you. This billboard calls for action, so write it accordingly. Entice your reader to subscribe, to go to your site to get your free report. There's more. The biggest mistake business people make is a too long signature or a too confusing one. Make yours easy to read. Top Ten Things to Do to Make your Signature File Sell 1. Write your full name in the top line with your title. Make this the strongest you can. If in business for over 5 years, put that information after your name. For instance, Judy Cullins, 20-year author, speaker and book coach. 2. Write your concept statement, which includes a major benefit on the second line. Ask associates to give you feedback on your best five. For instance, "Helps entrepreneurs manifest their book and web dreams." Or, "Empowers you to live your ideal work dream." 3. Write in one book title in the third line. Like me, perhaps you've written several books. Depending on your purpose such as sending a how to article on say, a topic like "Submit Articles to Opt-in Ezines--the #One Way to Promote your Business on the Net." Even though authoring other books on writing, in this signature file, I included "eBk: "Drastically Increase your Targeted Web Traffic and Sales" 4. Follow the 2004 new law. Write your street address, city and zip in the fourth line. I imagine this is to stop spam. Some people may not be so Internet literate too, and may want to contact you by mail. Always make it easy for your reader to connect. 5. Put your web site address in line five. Be sure to include the hyperlink such as http//www.-------.com. It will be underlined in blue. If you submit articles to opt-in ezines you will not use hyperlink, but can ask your article reader to use the hyperlink when they put your article up on their web site. 6. Make a free offer in line six. This may be a free report or your free ezine. Include the title of your free ezine or report and include a hyperlink to get it at your site. Or, if you don't have that set up yet, give directions to put "free report" in subject line of their email back to you. In just 4-7 times of reading your ezine or reading your special reports (change them periodically in your signature file), you will gain a loyal supporter who shares your reports and ezine with others. Great Internet marketing! 7. Include your email address with a hyperlink. For example, mailto:cullinsbks@aol.com is better than cullinsbks@aol.com. The hyperlink makes it easier for your reader to take action because all they have to do is click straight through to the goodies. 8. Include your toll-free number for orders. You never know when someone will see that number and call you immediately after reading your email full of useful information. That's a way to build your practice, clients, and customers. 9. Include your local telephone number. For people out of country, you need to include a number they can use. Again, you are making it easy for your client to be to reach you. 10. Alter your signature file now and then. Many coaches and speakers like the paragraph form for their signature file. You can also combine the information in a list and then with a line to separate, a paragraph or bio about you. Without a powerful sales-oriented signature file you will lose many contacts that can lead to sales. Modify yours today and watch your profits grow. Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including "Write your eBook Fast," and "How to Market your Business on the Internet," she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says...and Business Tip of the Month at www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml">http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 140 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com
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Director of BBC World Service says tensions over North Koreaâs nuclear tests vindicate the launch of a targeted service The BBC is braced for a backlash from the North Korean government about the launch of a new service targeted at the country amid growing international tensions over its nuclear missile tests. Francesca Unsworth, the director of BBC World Service, said the corporation was wary about launching the new North Korean service next month due to the likely opposition from the government but insisted the fragile political situation vindicated the move. Continue reading...Legislative powers taken from opposition-led parliament, as countryâs fugitive attorney general alleges Maduro corruption links Venezuelaâs political crisis has deepened after a new pro-government âsuperbodyâ stripped the opposition-held parliament of its legislative powers and the fugitive attorney general accused President NicolĂĄs Maduro of links to a corruption scandal. 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Donald Trump described anti-fascist and anti-racist demonstrators who converged on Boston as âanti-police agitatorsâ on Saturday, in a tweet that seemed destined to revive the still simmering controversy over his remarks equating the far right and anti-Nazis in Charlottesville last weekend. Related: Bannon departs â but âTrump whispererâ could have more influence from outside Continue reading...Researchers say cruiser sunk by a Japanese submarine in the last days of the war has been located off the Philippines The wreckage of the second world war cruiser USS Indianapolis has been found off the coast of the Philippines 72 years after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. 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Continue reading...Streets across the world are littered with gum, and although many cities have tried and failed to eradicate these sticky circles, Mexico City continues to wage this seemingly unwinnable war Each night dozens of trucks carrying 15 people depart from Mexico Cityâs downtown to Francisco I Madero Avenue, the most famous pedestrian street in the capital. Armed with 90C vapour guns called Terminators, the group begins the laborious task of combing the street looking for small, black circles fastened to the ground. It takes them three days, working in eight-hour shifts, to go through the 9,000 sq metre avenue. By the end, they have removed a total of 11,000 pieces of chewing gum. Continue reading...In three years, 10,000 people were killed in JuĂĄrez â and a quarter of its houses abandoned to gangs. Can the cityâs young people reclaim those spaces for themselves? At the age of 14, Alan has already been given the nickname El Botellas (Bottles) by his friends. 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A year after a serious blaze caused by a faulty Indesit tumble dryer ripped through several homes in a tower block in Shepherds Bush, west London, the government has yet to implement any of safety recommendations made by the brigade following the fire, which was attended by 20 engines and 110 firefighters. Players wear black armbands in memory of the victims of attacks in Catalonia to chorus of âwe are not afraidâ from the crowds First came the stillness of mourning, then a defiant roar of âWe are not afraidâ as tens of thousands of Barcelona football fans started the new La Liga season by paying their respects to the victims of Thursdayâs terrorist attacks. With emotions still raw in the Catalan capital following the car attacks that killed 13 people on Las Ramblas boulevard and another person in the town of Cambrils, the phrase âonly a gameâ had rarely felt more appropriate ahead of the kick-off against Real Betis, which Barcelona won 2-0. 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Sometimes, though, theyâll belong to a human. On 22 April, there were ribs, a shoulder blade, a clavicle, a piece of vertebrae and a jawbone. There was also a pair of dark-coloured trousers, size 9 Adidas trainers and a yellow wallet with a Tasmanian Devil cartoon on the flap. Inside was a photocopy of an ID card which read: Republica De Honduras. Filadelfo Martinez Gomez. Date of birth: 8 August, 1992. Continue reading...Greens senator accuses Hanson of putting national security at risk, as senior police officer says her behaviour may undermine social cohesion Pauline Hansonâs decision to wear a burqa in the Australian Senate to call for the Islamic face covering to be banned undermines police efforts to build social cohesion, the head of Victoriaâs counter-terrorism command has said. A Victoria police assistant commissioner, Ross Guenther, said episodes like the Hanson stunt âtend to undermineâ work with Muslim community leaders, while the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young told the One Nation leader she was âdoing Isisâs work for themâ. Continue reading...In town a short drive from the French border, 12 members of the terror cell helped each other along the path to radicalisation and mass murder Nowhere is the shock at last Fridayâs attack in Barcelona greater than in Ripoll, a small town of just 11,000 people in the foothills of the Pyrenees, a short drive south of the French border. There, residents have been coming to terms with the news that not only were many of the terrorists little more than boys â four of those shot by police after driving into a group of pedestrians in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday, were teenagers â but that many of them had lived among them in Ripoll. Continue reading...The searing propaganda is aimed to embolden the country and urge its people to resist US imperialism - with an arsenal of missiles eyed as the ultimate threat Continue reading...Readers Fr Alec Mitchell, Judith Daniels and Dr Henry Thompson respond to Joanna Moorheadâs article Confession is sacrosanct As a (sinful) Anglo-Catholic priest, I, too, would never disclose anything said to me during the sacrament of confession (or reconciliation, as many now prefer to call it), even under threat of prosecution (Confession is sacrosanct, Joanna Moorhead, 17 August). However, the confessor is at liberty to prescribe an act of penance, and this could surely include, in cases such as child abuse, domestic violence, or murder, for example, a promise to seek professional help, or even an admission of guilt to the appropriate authorities, before any further absolving could be given. In this way, all consciences would be respected and sacrilegiousness avoided. Noam Schimmel argues that Giles Fraser has potentially contributed to prejudice and discrimination Giles Fraser refers to Jews as a race and refers to Israel as a country predicated on race (In America and Israel, the outer fringe shifts ever inward, 18 August). Both claims are wrong. There are Argentinian Jews, Brazilian Jews, Ethiopian Jews, Indian Jews, Iraqi Jews, Irish Jews, Mexican Jews, Korean Jews, American Jews, British Jews, Turkish Jews, and Jews of myriad ethnicities, colours, nationalities and backgrounds from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Similarly, there are Israelis of all these backgrounds and many others. It is unfortunate that despite being aware of increasing anti-Jewish racism, Fraser has mischaracterised both Jews and Israelis in ways that essentialise them and potentially contribute to prejudice and discrimination. Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, continues to elude police despite 800 vehicle check points and increase in anti-terrorism officers Catalan police do not know whether the chief suspect in the attack in Barcelona has crossed the border into France or is still at large in Spain. Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan national, is thought to have been the driver of the van that ploughed through crowds of tourists in Las Ramblas on Thursday, killing 13 people and leaving dozens more seriously injured. Continue reading...Details of the people killed in the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils The death toll from the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on Thursday stands at 14, although scores more were injured, many of them seriously. 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It is unfair to say that the UK government has had little to say on the devastating loss of life, as claimed in the Guardian on Thursday. Related: A visĂŁo das favelas: 'Temos que lutar pela vida ao conviver com a violĂȘncia' | ThaĂs Cavalcante Continue reading...In her diary entry one year on from the Olympics, ThaĂs Cavalcante says people are still struggling, caught between the economic crisis and everyday violence One year after all eyes were on the âmarvellous cityâ, we are reinventing ourselves amid the crisis in the economy, violence and popular power. The Olympic Games determined what the quality of life in favelas would be. We are already feeling the impact of the huge amounts of money spent on the games. Continue reading...No nosso diario da vida um ano apĂłs os Jogos OlĂmpicos, Daiene Mendes pergunta como os moradores das favelas conseguem manter-se otimistas quando o Brasil nĂŁo melhorou as suas condiçÔes apesar de todas as oportunidades de investimento O Rio de Janeiro sediou, em agosto de 2016, os Jogos OlĂmpicos. Mas o que isso representa para os moradores das favelas, principalmente para o Complexo do AlemĂŁo? Passaram 365 dias desde Ă realização dos Jogos OlĂmpicos, destes, apenas 147 dias terminaram sem que os moradores do Complexo do AlemĂŁo nĂŁo ouvissem algum disparo por arma de fogo. Dos 365 dias que passaram desde aquele lindo espetĂĄculo com promessas de legado, esperança e paz, 218 foram acompanhados pela trilha sonora dos tiros, que nos paralisa, altera a nossa rotina e nos provoca medo. Um ano apĂłs as OlĂmpiadas, ThaĂs Cavalcante explica que entre a crise economica e violencia vivida diariamente as pessoas ainda lutam para sobreviver no dia-a-dia Um ano depois de grandes olhares para a âcidade maravilhosaâ, estamos nos reinventando em meio a crise econĂŽmica, a violĂȘncia e o poder popular. Os Jogos OlĂmpicos determinaram como seria a qualidade de vida dos moradores de favelas da cidade. E com todo o gasto durante osJogos, jĂĄ sentimos o impacto, pelas dificuldades financeiras e pela pouca valorização da cultura da nossa cidade. Continue reading...No nosso diario da vida um ano depois das OlĂmpiadas, Michel Silva diz que sĂŁo necessĂĄrias polĂticas de longo prazo para melhorar a saĂșde, a educação e a segurança no Rio e nĂŁo uma solução a curto prazo Precisamos falar do Rio de Janeiro. No meu primeiro artigo, em agosto de 2015, profetizei: âNĂŁo estamos preparados para outro mega evento.âRecebi crĂticas de amigos dizendo que fui arrogante com as palavras. Mas acho que Ă s vezes dĂłi enxergar a triste realidade em que vivemos no Rio de Janeiro. Chegamos ao fundo do poço, tanto financeiramente quanto socialmente. Os cariocas sofrem com a falta de planejamento do governo e as denĂșncias de corrupção que assola o cenĂĄrio polĂtico nacional. O ex-governador do Rio de Janeiro, SĂ©rgio Cabral, foi preso trĂȘs meses apĂłs a OlimpĂada por comandar uma organização criminosa que movimentou mais de R$ 220 milhĂ”es. O ex-governador jĂĄ foi condenado a mais de 14 anos de prisĂŁo. Ele Ă© rĂ©u em 12 processos relacionados Ă s investigaçÔes conduzidas pela força-tarefa da Operação Lava Jato. Continue reading...In his diary entry one year on from the Olympics, Michel Silva says that only long-term public policies will improve health, education and security in Rio We need to talk about Rio de Janeiro. In my first article for the Guardian in August 2015 , I said we were not ready for another mega event. I had some criticism from friends, who said such words were arrogant. But I think sometimes it hurts to see the sad reality of life in Rio. We hit rock bottom, both financially and socially. Cariocas â natives of Rio â are suffering because of the lack of government planning and the allegations of corruption that plague national politics. The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state, SĂ©rgio Cabral, was arrested three months after the Olympics for commanding a criminal organisation that took 224m reais (ÂŁ54m) in bribes. He has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison as a result of investigations conducted by the Lava Jato taskforce. Continue reading...In her diary entry on life in AlemĂŁo one year on from the Games in Rio, Daiene Mendes says the sports mega events did not bring security but more repression A year has gone by since the Olympic Games. Only 147 of those 365 days ended without the residents of Complexo do AlemĂŁo hearing gunshots. After the promises of hope and the Gamesâ legacy of peace, 218 days were accompanied by a soundtrack of gunfire. On 218 days we were afraid we wouldnât make it home alive; we were scared to leave the house in case we were hit by a stray bullet; on 218 days we were afraid that the walls of our homes might be hit. To pretend that we were not in a war zone, the military police painted their armoured military tanks â popularly called caveirĂŁo, or âbig skullâ â white. Continue reading...Women of the Baiga tribe have traditionally been marked as a sign of identity. But as more girls go to school, they are starting to reject the practice, which they say is âpainful and embarrassingâ Continue reading...Transparency campaigners highlight alleged human rights abuses in Egypt as controversial conflict, stability and security fund comes under scrutiny again The government is facing questions over transparency after almost ÂŁ2 million in aid and defence funding was given to security projects in Egypt, including support for policing, the criminal justice system and the treatment of juvenile detainees. The news comes with Egyptâs security forces under fire from human rights groups for routine disappearances, the torture of detainees, and the jailing of political opponents and journalists. Continue reading...Terrorists chose to attack one of the great glocal cities this week. But Barcelonaâs past has made it resilient Last June, Barcelona commemorated the 30th anniversary of the last major terrorist attack the city had suffered. A bomb placed in the basement of a popular superstore, Hipercor, by Eta, the Basque terrorist group, killed 21 and left scores of other shoppers wounded. Eta terrorism was seen as a Spanish affair and the victims were all Spaniards. Last Thursday, 30 years later, the city centre was hit by terror again. A similar number of casualties have been caused by the criminal act, only this time the victims were from 35 nationalities. These days Eta is mercifully inactive, terrorism is a global affair and Barcelona is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in Europe. No one was surprised at the number of foreign victims. Continue reading...The UK has punched above its weight in court decisions. Such influence will be surrendered as Brexit becomes a reality Why exactly is the European court of justice (ECJ) the subject of such unrelenting vilification by the Brexiters? To lawyers familiar with the courtâs judgments, this has always been something of a mystery. This is, after all, the court that ruled that the European Central Bank was wrong to insist that euro clearing houses should be based in the eurozone. A triumph for the City of London. Continue reading...Many view Zimbabweâs first lady as opportunistic, greedy and selfish. But could her motivation be far more about survival? At the heart of Grace Mugabeâs extraordinary journey from struggling single mother to the most powerful woman in Zimbabwe is a love story. Related: South Africa considering granting immunity to Grace Mugabe Continue reading...The loss of Trumpâs chief strategist is a triumph for Jared Kushner and the White Houseâs âNew Yorkâ faction. But that doesnât mean the end of Bannonism From the moment Steve Bannon compared himself to Thomas Cromwell in the court of the Tudors and Darth Vader in the Star Wars saga, his demise was perhaps historically preordained. Cromwell fell out of favour with Henry VIII and was beheaded for treason, while Vader was fatally wounded while saving Luke Skywalker from the Emperorâs lightning bolts. News that the White Houseâs chief strategist and chief ideologue is the latest to get the chop in what has become a West Wing bloodbath will be cheered by those in America and around the world who saw him as the personification of Donald Trumpâs dark and dangerous populism. That came boiling to the surface during last Saturdayâs deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia and when Trump failed to condemn the neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members who had come to that city to protest the removal of a Confederate monument. Continue reading...The former chief strategistâs career arc took him from media activist to shadow adviser to campaign executive and then an office in the West Wing With his departure Friday from the White House, former chief strategist Steve Bannonâs career arc completed its steep climb and descent which took him from media activist to shadow adviser to campaign executive and then an office in the West Wing. Related: Before Bannon, a timeline of Trump administration firings and defections Continue reading...The president has let us all down in his response to Charlottesville. But letâs stop imagining that Trumpâs reaction to this horror is an anomaly - itâs not I donât have anything uplifting or insightful to say on Charlottesville that hasnât already been said. I do want to point out, though, that as we hear again and again that white supremacist terrorism and Trumpâs reaction to it is not how most Americans or Republicans think, these polls prove that wrong. A full 67% of Republicans approve of Trumpâs message after Charlottesville, in which he blamed âmany sidesâ for violence and later equated counter-protesters to neo-Nazi and white supremacist terrorists. Another poll showed that six in ten people who approve of the president say there is nothing he could do that would change their level of support. Continue reading...The van narrowly missed us. Although I was left with little more than a bruise, the events in Barcelona reminded me how precious life is I woke up this morning early. I normally donât wake early. We set our alarm for 6:30 to get to the airport, as weâre flying home from Spain today. Today I donât need an alarm because I have my own internal alarm: it went off sometime before 5pm yesterday and itâs still ringing. I check my husband and son are beside me: they are safe. I get up to go the bathroom and the bruise on my thigh makes it slightly sore to walk. This is my war wound. A physical reminder of what happened yesterday in Barcelona. Itâs about 4in long and 2in wide, bright purple and hard to touch. Itâs quite unremarkable and a small price to pay. In some ways itâs a comfort. It reminds me that I am not crazy, that what happened yesterday was real. It is a temporary tattoo and will be gone very soon. I would imagine the emotional bruise will last a little longer. Continue reading...Country has been on its second highest alert since 2015, and Catalonia has a reputation as a meeting place for radicals Images of the aftermath of the attack on Barcelonaâs most famous street on Thursday will stir different images in the minds of different people. For those in France and the UK, they will be reminders of the attacks on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice and on Westminster Bridge in London. For many Spaniards, they will bring back memories of 11 March 2004, when 191 people were killed and more than 1,800 others injured in a series of train bombings in Madrid carried out by al-Qaida. Continue reading...It is impossible to make cities 100% safe from attacks with vehicles, but authorities can still do much to mitigate the threat Can you make a city safe against terrorists using vehicles as weapons? No, is the short answer, no more than you can against terrorists using other everyday items to execute attacks. But authorities can do much to mitigate the threat, at least to some obvious targets. With hindsight, officials will be regretting not moving faster to boost security measures on Las Ramblas boulevard, packed with tourists on a sunny August afternoon, after vehicle attacks elsewhere in Europe since last year. Continue reading...An estimated 40,000 protesters marched against a âfree speech rallyâ in Boston on Saturday. Police formed a cordon around those attending the rally for fear of a repeat of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia Continue reading...A selection of photo highlights from around the world, including tributes to the victims of the Spain attacks Continue reading...A Boston rally to mark one week since the Charlottesville far-right event at which an anti-fascist protester was killed drew thousands of counter-protesters decrying hate speech Continue reading...Police searched two addresses in the town of Ripoll, 60 miles (100km) north of Barcelona, in their hunt for terror suspects involved in Thursdayâs attack Continue reading...A video has emerged appearing to show Russian police pinning down a man they suspect of wounding eight people in a knife attack in the Siberian city of Surgut. Russian authorities are âinvestigating attempted murderâ, according to a spokesperson, but it is not clear whether the incident was terrorism-related Continue reading...Jared Tucker, from California, was in Barcelona with his wife to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The couple were on a tour of Europe and had been enjoying drinks on a pavement cafe when the attackers struck
Steve Bannon has been a naval officer, an investment banker, a film producer and an executive at Breitbart News. He was made Donald Trumpâs chief strategist and was arguably the most influential man in the White House, but has now been removed, ending his highly contentious career at the center of the Trump administration
Witnesses to the van attack in central Barcelona describe the events that led to the deaths of 13 people in the popular Las Ramblas area of the city. Scores of people were injured in the incident, 17 critically Continue reading... |
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