With Today’s Economy…Where Do You Invest?

As our nation enters into uncertain economic times, it becomes natural to pull investments and hang on. During any stage of the economy whether in a prosperous (Bull Market) or in weaker (Bear Market) times, opportunities continue for success. One area is often overlooked - Personal investment.

I’m not referring to stashing your money away in a jar (although you’d be surprised to see how much change you can save over time.) When I talk of personal investment I’m referring to building on your education; seeking opportunities to expand your knowledge and exercising your logical thinking skills. It’s unfortunate, but too many these days opt not to think, and follow the herd according what’s popular.

You’ll never move forward if you don’t move and you’ll likely never reach new goals unless you set them. Listed below are some links to help you get started. Take some time and visit the sites and register for more information. There’s no cost associated with obtaining information that may help take you to a better job, gain more knowledge or prepare for a career change after retirement.

Another area where people tend to fail in investing is the Investment of Others. There are many folks these days that feel beaten down; the circumstances of life have not favored them. There is a truism that people far too often neglect: If you help others, you’ll reap benefits you never knew existed, Again, look at the links below. Perhaps you will see an area where you can help guide someone to success.

Some Places to Start:

Henley-Putnam University (Law Enforcement / Security / Intelligence)
Scholarship Search
Admissions Essays (Assistance with Entrance Essays)
Medical Transcription Courses
World Speakers Association (Earn from your experience)
For Kids: Phonics Training
Language Training

Alternative Learning
Memory Improvement
Speed Reading

As I find more reputable resources, I’ll make them available. I’m sure some will question the “Alternative” learning items. Some of these things actually work and as we get older the mind gets slower if we don’t use it. The point to all this is that with so many folks uncertain about the economy, it’s important to invest in the future. The stock market always comes back, but investing in yourself or others is usually a sure bet.

Online Investigation Tools - Are They Any Good?

The Homeland Security Group conducted a review of "Online Investigation" Tools. Throughout the review, ten different online systems were used to obtain the information related to a variety of consenting parties.

Most of the systems accurately returned the correct information. Sometimes duplicates were found with conflicting information; often times as a result of retrieving prior addresses, phone numbers, owned vehicles or other properties, etc.

Many times, information was returned that was publicy available (i.e. tax and property information). Even so, when mixed with the overall data, unless a user had a good listing of trusted public records websites, the "one site fits all" approach like some of the sites reviewed, may be a better time saver. Although, users should remember that "Public Information" is most often free...a person just has to go and find it.

All of the sites reported what is known as "Teaser" data. Each of the sites have a search form allowing users to do a quick search for information. This teaser data is often times accurate information that is publicly available, yet lacks the substance of the information that an investigator would want. In order to get more information the user is always taken to a site where they can purchase access. Certainly that makes sense - They are in the business to make money. Surprisingly, when looking for addresses and approximate ages of the consenting parties, I was able to get that information 6 out of the 10 initial searches for free. For the review however, I needed more information and opted for the basic service.

Some of the information services had websites that were not very user-friendly or at times, seemed to hang up and never return the data consistently. Of the ten online information providers, one seemed to be consistent: Web Investigator.

An ID Theft Threat?

During the review of each of the online investigation sites, I never found the ability to extract baseline data to steal a persons' ID. What I mean is, a user of the system cannot conduct a search for John Doe at 123 "A" Street, Minneapolis, MN and have a return that provides his SSN or credit card numbers. With that said, a good investigator seeking information about an individual will begin with what he or she may have and start from there.

Although, Law Enforcement personnel have a variety of other tools that provide greater details. Law Enforcement are allowed these resources because they have been screened, briefed on the use and fully vetted. The commercial online investigative tools do not provide this level of detail. Frankly, anyone wanting to check the background of a possible employee or find old friends or relatives can do so without the risk of creating ID Theft victims.

This is not an over-arching endorsement for this or any other commercial program. Yet, there are times when we find ourselves needing to verify an individual or do a "Pre-check" before doing business with them. It is often a good idea to know that a person is who they say they are. Web Investigator offers an inexpensive access fee and generally, pretty good information.

...just in case you need it some day.

Awesome Online Tool to Build a Subscriber List

Here's another tool that will help you build a subscriber list. So far, I've shown you some things that will help you increase your income. You may have a product or service that you want to market online...But without a system to get subscribers, how are you going to do that?

The tool is literally a viral listbuilding software tool from the folks at ListHero It's the fastest, simplest and easiest way to build your list that I've seen in a long while.

Here's all you do...

• Create a short ad that promotes
• your newsletter or ezine
• Add some code to the pages of your website
  
• ... sit back and watch your list grow.

ListHero helps you generate 1,000's of highly targeted subscribers for free and pays you generous affiliate commissions as your list grows.

Right now the tool is absolutely free. Go and grab access to this free viral listbuilding software while you can.

Without a system that will provide a steadily increasing list of potential buyers, you start off dead in the water. This tool brings life to your business. Rather than try to explain it for you, watch the video and see what I'm talking about.

ListHero Is The Fastest, Easiest, Simplest Way To Build Your List For Free...

Free Download - Google Adwords Made Easy

It's no secret that one of the many ways to make a consistent income without much cost is through the use of Google Adwords.

It's also no secret that online marketers that don't fully understand the concept of keyword research can easily go broke with adwords.

Google Adwords Made Easy is an 85-page e-book that provides a detailed overiew of successful methods to make quick money online using adwords.

The book details:

• How to research and use the "right" keywords. Most everyone uses keywords to help their META search value. But it is of no use if you use the wrong, or overused search words.

• The way to write ads that will attract buyers instead of quickly dismiss them as hype.

• Tracking ads and landing pages.

• Keyword strategies that work.

• Finding markets that are hot...and more.

This book is free. You can download it HERE.

New Identity Theft Protection Tool Available

In an effort to keep readers informed of new tools and technologies to assist in the fight against Identity Theft, a new tool recently came to the forefront.

In today’s world, computers and the Internet are our friends…yet, can also be the downfall of us. With new Phishing scams, spyware and such, an individual can lose their financial status, security clearance and their job because of this ongoing threat. There have been instances where some people have been convicted and sent to jail because of illegal photos and software implanted on their computers without their knowledge.

Some facts…Did you know:

• Every move you make on your computer, including all of your email and Internet activity, is being recorded whether you realize it or not.

• If someone else has access to the computer you use, such as a friend, a boss, a co-worker or a spouse, they can see every single thing you’ve done on that computer and they don’t even have to know much about technology to accomplish such a feat. By simply using one of many common software applications available online, almost anyone can retrace every computer move you’ve ever made.

• Without our privacy software, a person can look at every single website you’ve ever visited, every email you’ve ever sent or received, and every movie or music file you’ve ever watched or downloaded.

• Do you really want someone knowing every single thing you’ve ever done on your computer? If you don’t take measures to protect yourself, that’s exactly what can happen. However, our Privacy Control Software can provide you with the protection and privacy you deserve.

• When you run our software, it will scan your entire computer and will show you all of the emails, chat logs, Internet histories, audio and video files, deleted files, search histories, clipboard data, cookies, password files, image files and other information you probably never even realized was on your hard drive.

• Better yet, once you’ve seen all the privacy-invading footprints stored on your system, our software will enable you to erase them from your hard drive forever and then not only will your privacy be protected, but your computer will run better as well.

The new Privacy Control tool is offered as a Free Download.

A System that Works For You to Make Quick Money Online

I've been a skeptic for a long time regarding the "Get Rich Quick" programs that are out there. I tried a few of them and basically, I made a donation to some marketer. Many of them didn't do me that much good. There were really two reasons for it:

1. Some of the programs were a lot of hype and didn't offer much and,
   
2. I didn't give the programs the effort some deserved.

Now, I understand the reasons many of these programs sell well - People hope for better things and a better life. We see folks in the news that have broken the bubble to wealth and we want it too. Before I started online marketing, I wasn't a poor guy. I had a good income and a moderate lifestyle. There was a time when I knew poor. Things were real bad and the future looked pretty dim. But that was then.

But, let's talk about today. Like I said, things were going ok but I didn't feel like I was really getting anywhere. The Visa bill never seemed to go away and as I get older, it became apparent that when it comes to retirement, things might start to look bleak again. I live in a nice house in a nice neighborhood but I'm not getting any younger. I realized that the day might come that I may not be able to afford this place. Even with a moderate IRA and a military retirement check each month, life is getting expensive. Then, what happens if there is a major health issue? Insurance and the cost of medical care is just one of those things that can easily wipe out a savings.

So, what's to be done? There's a guy down the street that I see in the gym every now and then. I asked him what he does for a living and he told me he has 4 online businesses. I asked a little more about it and he was tight lipped. He's living in a nice house and seems to be happy and traveling a lot. It's been 5 years since I was able to take my wife on anything that even resembled a vacation. So, figuring out what he's doing became a mission for me.


Over time I found out he's engaged in online affiliate marketing. Given that, I started to search the web looking for opportunities. I quickly got lost in the thousands of offers, each with an opportunity for me to give my money away. There are lots of programs that claim to automatically bring you to wealth. There are also some that have worked (and continue to work) for me everyday.

One of those is the Autopilot Profits System. This is not one of those programs where you insert a disc, load a program and watch your bank account build up. Although, it is the closest thing like that I've seen out there. But there are some things you need to do:

1. Read the manual. (It took me about an hour or so).
   
2. Take some notes and don't feel that you have to try every trick they offer. Try 2 or 3 and see what works best for you.
3. Get started.
   
   

For a newbie, this small manual explained things I didn't know about when it came to online marketing. It described what SEO was, the best way to use keywords, how to spy on other marketers and see what is working for them. And mostly, how to put it all together.

This system also won't cost you and arm and a leg like many of the other offers that are out there. For less than $30 you get a working tutorial that explains how to make quick money online, and it even gives you a product to market.

So, am I a millionaire? Nope. But I am making a pretty steady amount of income that I didn't have a few months back. As I continue to work on this, it seems to be better each day. So, that's a my story. Not a lot of hype; just the facts. If you don't feel it is working for you the way you think it should, they'll give you your money back.

So what do you have to lose? In a worst-case scenario, you'll gain some knowledge of online marketing you may not have had before and you get your money (a minimal investment) back.

Chances are very likely that you'll start making money. Once it get started, it IS in fact an "Autopilot Profits" system. The Internet is a 24x7 operation and buyers will be putting funds in your account while your sleeping. These are funds you didn't have before.

If you're serious about adding to your income with a very small investment, do it now. You'll be glad you did.

Click here to start your Autopilot Profits System.