We struggle, we strive, we try SO hard to get wealthy, but the old, tired, shopworn mental schtuff that sits in our subconscious is what holds us back.
It's from a book review I found on Amazon for a law of attraction book by Harv Eker (one of my heroes, btw):
1. Rich people believe "I create my life." Poor people
believe, "Life happens to me."
2. Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people
play the money game to not lose.
3. Rich people are committed to being rich. Poor people
want to be rich.
4. Rich people think big. Poor people think small.
5. Rich people focus on opportunities. Poor people focus
on obstacles.
6. Rich people admire other rich and successful people.
Poor people resent rich and successful people.
7. Rich people associate with positive, successful
people. Poor people associate with negative or
unsuccessful people.
8. Rich people are willing to promote themselves and their
value. Poor people think negatively about selling and
promotion.
9. Rich people are bigger than their problems. Poor
people are smaller than their problems.
10. Rich people are excellent receivers. Poor people are
poor receivers.
11. Rich people choose to get paid based on results. Poor
people choose to get paid based on time.
12. Rich people think "both." Poor people
think "either/or."
13. Rich people focus on their net worth. Poor people
focus on their working income.
14. Rich people manage their money well. Poor people
mismanage their money well.
15. Rich people have their money work hard for them. Poor
people work hard for their money.
16. Rich people act in spite of fear. Poor people let fear
stop them.
17. Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people
think they already know.
Just take what you want from the above, it's the old timeworn mental stuff that holds most of us back from ever getting truly wealthy - so ponder and grow... and be happy and healthy above anything!!!
Donna
Monday, June 10, 2013
Monday, March 05, 2007
Don't Become A Victim Of High Pagerank Domain Fraud
I wrote this post wayyy back in '07 and today (6/10/13) the links all still work. So... it's still relevant after all this time. ;)
Jerry West of WebMarketingNow.com has opened up a previously closed & private article simply to help protect innocent victims from this nefarious scheme by domain brokers that are criminals instead of honest businessmen. Read and heed - it absolutely could save you untolled agony and thousands of lost dollars if you're in the expired-domains market. Don't let this window of opportunity pass you by simply because you think you don't have time to read.. it just takes a couple of minutes. Please - do it for YOU!! ~Donna~
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It Has Probably Already Happened To You by Jerry West, SEO Analyst
Posted March 2, 2007
This article covers the rising rate of fraud in the industries of selling expired =domains and selling used domains. This article was previously only available to our paid members of the SEO Revolution, but we are releasing it as a public service due to the high level of fraud that is currently in the market.
Recently I purchased some domains from a broker that were good domains and looked to be well established (they had good PageRank). However, when I "got them home" so to speak, they were far from what I thought I had purchased. In my investigation into this, it was clear that many of the domains being sold today from brokers and especially on eBay are littered with fraud.
Domain names are investments, and any investment should researched. Never make the assumption that the domain broker has done this research for you. Chances are, they haven't.
Just as there is fraud in PPC, there is fraud in domain purchasing as well. Remember that. Just because the toolbar says a PageRank 5 doesn't mean it is.
If you would rather watch a 13 minute video show casing the fraud and how to research potential domains buys - complete the form below.
Note: Due to bandwidth issues, all requests will have their email addresses verified. Incomplete or incorrect email addresses will not receive the link for the video.Visit Jerry's site to sign up for the video: http://www.webmarketingnow.com/
First, let's discuss the process and how the con artist works. Most SEOs and knowledgeable webmasters know the value of a high PageRank site. And how it can take months - even a year to get a solid PageRank 5 site. So, many SEOs and webmasters turn to domains being sold to get a jump start on the process. Their thinking is, "If I spend a few thousand on this site, it will shave months off my work schedule."
The thinking is sound, but unfortunately, the bad guys know you are thinking this and they take advantage of a "loophole" in the system that isn't known to most SEOs.
The Google Toolbar. Google really didn't know what they were starting when they first introduced it back in 2002. Now, millions of webmasters all have "Green Bar Addiction" and they watch their PageRank values as closely they do the stock market.
The Loophole: In order to protect their algorithm from their competition (Yahoo! and Microsoft) and "black hat" marketers, they publicly show "delayed" PageRank. Much like the free stock quoting tools online are 15 minute delayed, the Google Toolbar is delayed too. Only, it isn't just a few minutes, but 3-5 months!!
So, the PageRank you see displayed, is actually the PageRank the page had back in October, November or December of last year! I am sure you know where this is going now.
Google updates their toolbar about once every three months. So, the con artist does one of two things usually. The first is that they will hijack the PageRank on another domain. I won't go into how this is done, so amateur thieves can't replicate it. The second way they do this is that they will buy or beg for temporary links from other sites or networks, drive up the PageRank to a 5, 6 or 7 and once the toolbar updates, they cancel all the bought links which lowers the real PageRank, the actual one, to zero. You see, even though Google "delays" the showing of the PageRank by a couple of months, they use the current values in their ranking process.
So, even though the site can "verify" it is a PageRank 5, the actual value is 0. You basically bought a "vapor domain." Here is a systematic way to check to ensure what you are being sold is genuine. Your "Gotta make sure this Rolex is really a Rolex" cheat sheet:
1. The first thing to do is to just go to the site directly and see if the PageRank is the same as advertised. Sometimes the con artist gets lazy and doesn't realize a toolbar update happened and their "PR5" site is actually displaying "PR0".
2. While you are there look at the site. Is the domain online? Is the site still live or is there a "placeholder" page? If it is a placeholder, the domain is probably dead.
3. Next you want to look at the site's history. When was the domain registered? To whom? Where is it hosted? Is it on its own IP or is it sharing with hundreds or thousands of other domains? What was the site before?
A great place to start your research is http://DomainTools.com . There you can find key information of when the domain was registered, where it is hosted, and if the domain has its own IP address or not. If it is sharing an IP address, you can access the Reverse IP Tool and often you can uncover networks of sites. This does require at least a Silver Membership which runs $15.00 a month. It will also tell you if the domain is on any black lists.
To find out what the site was before, you can use the Way Back Machine at http://www.archive.org . The reason you want to do this is if the domain you are wanting to acquire is currently a viable site but back in '01 was a child porn site, you will want to pass for obvious reasons.
4. Is the site listed in the Google index? Just because it has PageRank, doesn't mean it is still listed, so check. The best way to do this is to check the Google Cache. Do a query in Google for - cache:domain.com (home page check) cache:domain.com/subpage.html (sub page check). Please note that if there are no results that come up, the site could not allow Google to cache the site. If that is the case, use the site: command instead. I like using the "cache" command first as that allows me to see the most recently indexed page and what it looked like. If it is different than what is currently displayed, that could be a red flag.
5. Verify the PageRank is legit. In the domain buying space, PageRank is often faked - especially on eBay or other auctions. I have been a victim of this in the past.
So, how can you protect yourself? Easy. You can use a free tool over at SEO Logs. Just type in the domain and it will check. If it comes back and verifies that it is valid, are you safe? Not quite. One more check.
Use the PageRank Predictor from iWebTool. It will give you a prediction based on current link counts from MSN. You should also check Yahoo!'s Site Explorer. These are two great resources because they update their links on a weekly basis, whereas Google updates theirs about once a quarter.
That was a lot to digest, I know, but this is how I make sure that I never get taken when buying domains. Getting ripped off is never something that is pleasant - and domain fraud is a killer as your ability to recoup your loss is slim to none.
Now you have the knowledge that you need in order to verify what is being presented to you is real.
If you found this article beneficial, I'd appreciate a link from your site to this article. The more this information spreads, the fewer people will fall victim to this type of fraud.
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© 2007, WebMarketingNow.com
Jerry West is the Director of Internet Marketing for Web Marketing Now. He has been consulting on the web since 1996 and has assisted hundreds of companies gain an upper-hand over their competition. Visit Web Marketing Now for the latest in marketing tips that are tested and proven.
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Donna's Tip:
Why not build your domain empire the safest way starting under $10/year for a quality dotcom address? Visit DomainCondo.com and grab a great domain name today! Affordably! That way nobody can rip you off, ever, because you build it from scratch (like I'm doing at LinkCondo.com) and you know it's real when you earn your PageRank by doing the work instead of trying to buy "instant PR" that those domain brokers purportedly are trying to sell you. :-)
Jerry West of WebMarketingNow.com has opened up a previously closed & private article simply to help protect innocent victims from this nefarious scheme by domain brokers that are criminals instead of honest businessmen. Read and heed - it absolutely could save you untolled agony and thousands of lost dollars if you're in the expired-domains market. Don't let this window of opportunity pass you by simply because you think you don't have time to read.. it just takes a couple of minutes. Please - do it for YOU!! ~Donna~
------------------------------------------------------------
It Has Probably Already Happened To You by Jerry West, SEO Analyst
Posted March 2, 2007
This article covers the rising rate of fraud in the industries of selling expired =domains and selling used domains. This article was previously only available to our paid members of the SEO Revolution, but we are releasing it as a public service due to the high level of fraud that is currently in the market.
Recently I purchased some domains from a broker that were good domains and looked to be well established (they had good PageRank). However, when I "got them home" so to speak, they were far from what I thought I had purchased. In my investigation into this, it was clear that many of the domains being sold today from brokers and especially on eBay are littered with fraud.
Domain names are investments, and any investment should researched. Never make the assumption that the domain broker has done this research for you. Chances are, they haven't.
Just as there is fraud in PPC, there is fraud in domain purchasing as well. Remember that. Just because the toolbar says a PageRank 5 doesn't mean it is.
If you would rather watch a 13 minute video show casing the fraud and how to research potential domains buys - complete the form below.
Note: Due to bandwidth issues, all requests will have their email addresses verified. Incomplete or incorrect email addresses will not receive the link for the video.Visit Jerry's site to sign up for the video: http://www.webmarketingnow.com/
First, let's discuss the process and how the con artist works. Most SEOs and knowledgeable webmasters know the value of a high PageRank site. And how it can take months - even a year to get a solid PageRank 5 site. So, many SEOs and webmasters turn to domains being sold to get a jump start on the process. Their thinking is, "If I spend a few thousand on this site, it will shave months off my work schedule."
The thinking is sound, but unfortunately, the bad guys know you are thinking this and they take advantage of a "loophole" in the system that isn't known to most SEOs.
The Google Toolbar. Google really didn't know what they were starting when they first introduced it back in 2002. Now, millions of webmasters all have "Green Bar Addiction" and they watch their PageRank values as closely they do the stock market.
The Loophole: In order to protect their algorithm from their competition (Yahoo! and Microsoft) and "black hat" marketers, they publicly show "delayed" PageRank. Much like the free stock quoting tools online are 15 minute delayed, the Google Toolbar is delayed too. Only, it isn't just a few minutes, but 3-5 months!!
So, the PageRank you see displayed, is actually the PageRank the page had back in October, November or December of last year! I am sure you know where this is going now.
Google updates their toolbar about once every three months. So, the con artist does one of two things usually. The first is that they will hijack the PageRank on another domain. I won't go into how this is done, so amateur thieves can't replicate it. The second way they do this is that they will buy or beg for temporary links from other sites or networks, drive up the PageRank to a 5, 6 or 7 and once the toolbar updates, they cancel all the bought links which lowers the real PageRank, the actual one, to zero. You see, even though Google "delays" the showing of the PageRank by a couple of months, they use the current values in their ranking process.
So, even though the site can "verify" it is a PageRank 5, the actual value is 0. You basically bought a "vapor domain." Here is a systematic way to check to ensure what you are being sold is genuine. Your "Gotta make sure this Rolex is really a Rolex" cheat sheet:
1. The first thing to do is to just go to the site directly and see if the PageRank is the same as advertised. Sometimes the con artist gets lazy and doesn't realize a toolbar update happened and their "PR5" site is actually displaying "PR0".
2. While you are there look at the site. Is the domain online? Is the site still live or is there a "placeholder" page? If it is a placeholder, the domain is probably dead.
3. Next you want to look at the site's history. When was the domain registered? To whom? Where is it hosted? Is it on its own IP or is it sharing with hundreds or thousands of other domains? What was the site before?
A great place to start your research is http://DomainTools.com . There you can find key information of when the domain was registered, where it is hosted, and if the domain has its own IP address or not. If it is sharing an IP address, you can access the Reverse IP Tool and often you can uncover networks of sites. This does require at least a Silver Membership which runs $15.00 a month. It will also tell you if the domain is on any black lists.
To find out what the site was before, you can use the Way Back Machine at http://www.archive.org . The reason you want to do this is if the domain you are wanting to acquire is currently a viable site but back in '01 was a child porn site, you will want to pass for obvious reasons.
4. Is the site listed in the Google index? Just because it has PageRank, doesn't mean it is still listed, so check. The best way to do this is to check the Google Cache. Do a query in Google for - cache:domain.com (home page check) cache:domain.com/subpage.html (sub page check). Please note that if there are no results that come up, the site could not allow Google to cache the site. If that is the case, use the site: command instead. I like using the "cache" command first as that allows me to see the most recently indexed page and what it looked like. If it is different than what is currently displayed, that could be a red flag.
5. Verify the PageRank is legit. In the domain buying space, PageRank is often faked - especially on eBay or other auctions. I have been a victim of this in the past.
So, how can you protect yourself? Easy. You can use a free tool over at SEO Logs. Just type in the domain and it will check. If it comes back and verifies that it is valid, are you safe? Not quite. One more check.
Use the PageRank Predictor from iWebTool. It will give you a prediction based on current link counts from MSN. You should also check Yahoo!'s Site Explorer. These are two great resources because they update their links on a weekly basis, whereas Google updates theirs about once a quarter.
That was a lot to digest, I know, but this is how I make sure that I never get taken when buying domains. Getting ripped off is never something that is pleasant - and domain fraud is a killer as your ability to recoup your loss is slim to none.
Now you have the knowledge that you need in order to verify what is being presented to you is real.
If you found this article beneficial, I'd appreciate a link from your site to this article. The more this information spreads, the fewer people will fall victim to this type of fraud.
------
© 2007, WebMarketingNow.com
Jerry West is the Director of Internet Marketing for Web Marketing Now. He has been consulting on the web since 1996 and has assisted hundreds of companies gain an upper-hand over their competition. Visit Web Marketing Now for the latest in marketing tips that are tested and proven.
====================================
************************************
====================================
Donna's Tip:
Why not build your domain empire the safest way starting under $10/year for a quality dotcom address? Visit DomainCondo.com and grab a great domain name today! Affordably! That way nobody can rip you off, ever, because you build it from scratch (like I'm doing at LinkCondo.com) and you know it's real when you earn your PageRank by doing the work instead of trying to buy "instant PR" that those domain brokers purportedly are trying to sell you. :-)
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Today Was Mostly A 'Researching' Day....
And OH BROTHER, what eye-opening stuff I found. I'm getting more and more sure that I don't believe anything anyone says anymore... not the government, not the people in the world, and especially not people in politics or powerful positions. Those are the ones we SHOULD be able to trust, yet, apparently money talks louder for them than any kind of ethics seem to. This is regardless of religion (or lack of) and ethnicity or color or location on the planet.
It's getting scarier and scarier to be a part of this very unstable world. Television, movies and video games are destroying our youth's values and the availability of weapons, drugs and evil are far too abundant. Gone are the simple days of youth... when toy guns were filled with water and did not LOOK like real guns, and there was no such thing as an RPG where you freely killed your fellow human beings without respect or regard for human life...
It's very sad what I've seen happen to our beautiful Earth over my sixty years of living, and the website I found today is food for thought along the demise of the earth vein... I'm not sure what I think of many of her site's other opinions, but the page Dr. Day wrote about the MEDICAL fabrications about bird flu is fascinating. This is the page that really got me reading and reading so much so, that I got nothing else done this afternoon: http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com/studies/birdflu.htm
My goodness! What if she is right??? Now that's scary!
Some websites call her a quack... I say she's either totally insane or she is bloody brilliant. You will have to decide what you think.
Granny
It's getting scarier and scarier to be a part of this very unstable world. Television, movies and video games are destroying our youth's values and the availability of weapons, drugs and evil are far too abundant. Gone are the simple days of youth... when toy guns were filled with water and did not LOOK like real guns, and there was no such thing as an RPG where you freely killed your fellow human beings without respect or regard for human life...
It's very sad what I've seen happen to our beautiful Earth over my sixty years of living, and the website I found today is food for thought along the demise of the earth vein... I'm not sure what I think of many of her site's other opinions, but the page Dr. Day wrote about the MEDICAL fabrications about bird flu is fascinating. This is the page that really got me reading and reading so much so, that I got nothing else done this afternoon: http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com/studies/birdflu.htm
My goodness! What if she is right??? Now that's scary!
Some websites call her a quack... I say she's either totally insane or she is bloody brilliant. You will have to decide what you think.
Granny
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Cookies With REAL Meaning (NO, not computer cookies!)
It isn't often you find something very nifty to share... something that Grandmas and Grandpas can use to foster closeness with their grandchildren, as well as teach them about our Saviour. With Easter coming... it's SO appropriate to share this cookie recipe!
EASTER STORY COOKIES
A great cookie recipe that explains the true meaning of Easter. One to share with your children.
Ingredients:
1 cup whole pecans 1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites Pinch of salt
1 cup sugar Zipper baggie Wooden spoon Tape Bible
Directions: Preheat oven to 300¡ F. Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isa.1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66.
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matt. 28:1-9.
HE HAS RISEN!
I hope that you enjoy and benefit from it... I also posted a wonderful Easter story in my other blog... Go read that one, I almost promise that you'll get teary-eyed. I know it touched my heart immensely.
Happy Easter Everyone,
Donna (AKA Granny)
EASTER STORY COOKIES
A great cookie recipe that explains the true meaning of Easter. One to share with your children.
Ingredients:
1 cup whole pecans 1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites Pinch of salt
1 cup sugar Zipper baggie Wooden spoon Tape Bible
Directions: Preheat oven to 300¡ F. Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3.
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isa.1:18 and John 3:1-3.
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:57-60.
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66.
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matt. 28:1-9.
HE HAS RISEN!
I hope that you enjoy and benefit from it... I also posted a wonderful Easter story in my other blog... Go read that one, I almost promise that you'll get teary-eyed. I know it touched my heart immensely.
Happy Easter Everyone,
Donna (AKA Granny)
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