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Re: HostGator Web Hosting Review – My Experience

Samuel — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:00:25 -0000

I heard HostGator is pretty good. I don't use their service, but know many blogs do use them.

I hope they're service is pleasing you! :)

Re: Stock Market Bubbles And Greed

Heather — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:22:39 -0000

"The love of money is the root of all evil." It's also the root of fraud, embezzlement, violence, murder and all kinds of other nasty things. We live in a society that makes celebrities out of rich people for no other reason but that they have money - like Paris Hilton. No wonder some people risk everything trying to make a killing on the stock market, or at the blackjack table. Riding bubbles seems much too risky for me. I'm content to let others handle the pursuit of wealth, my tastes are much simpler and easier to finance.

Re: Why Most SEO Efforts Are Doomed To Fail (Eventually)

Humza imtiaz meer — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:59:22 -0000

well you are right most of the seo specialist are really worried after google panda update. Most of the figure are pointing towards google, that they have become a corporate not a search engine. Now the trend is also change e marketing is now focusing on SEM more than SEO. In coming years google you'll see that google's global search volume will be decrease. Microsoft and facebook are going launch new search engine Socil.

Re: PLR Packages and Content and Why You Do NOT Want Them…

Toothy Grins — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:20:39 -0000

Couldn't you get the same inspiration by reading an article on the Internet - pretty much anywhere?

the only time I see PLR having some value if it is a complete product with sales letter etc. Then you have the responsibility of driving traffic to the product. But, other than that, I think you are running a lot of risk.

As the search engines continue to improve, sites will be rewarded for producing original content. They will be able to filter out the copycats much quicker.

Only the first will get the credit. I don't know how much longer that will take, but it seems to me that things are headed in that direction.

Any Thoughts?

Re: PLR Packages and Content and Why You Do NOT Want Them…

Kater — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:58:57 -0000

I don't necessarily agree.Some people aren't as good at creating content on a regular basis. This comes easy for some authors but not all. PLR sparks an idea and then a blogger needs to add to that idea. If they just paste the article into a blog post they won't benefit from it.

Re: The Hydro Floss Oral Irrigator

Toothy Grins — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:03:54 -0000

Hi Cararta - thanks, I am glad that you like the information. I think every family needs one of these machines.

over 70% of the population has some gum disease right now - according to dental professionals.

The chances of any one person or someone in their family needing this machine are very high.

The biggest problem is that many people do not know they have gum disease nor do they believe they are one of the 7.5 out of 10 people that have it.

If they could have just a little understanding, they would see just how important this is.

Re: The Hydro Floss Oral Irrigator

Cararta — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:10:17 -0000

Getting an Education on Dental Health! You have a tremendous amount of relevant information here. Thanks for visiting SugarControlDiet, appreciate the thumbs up!
If I can ever get this organized, I'll be in Heaven.
Cararta

Re: Why I Sold My Apple Stock Yesterday…

Toothy Grins — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:57:40 -0000

UPDATE: looks like it may have been a mistake to get out of AAPL on. Reason: On January 24 2012 AAPL reported earnings. After hours trading share price for AAPL went up about $30 per share. I would have approximately doubled my profit had I stayed in. Any thoughts?

Re: Why I Sold My Apple Stock Yesterday…

Toothy Grins — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:57:47 -0000

I would like to hear your comments on this post, even if you are not into stocks or investing, you can just say so

Re: How Bengalis Can Earn More On The Internet…

Kafil — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:30:50 -0000

Ratul bi , how ? [personal email and phone number deleted by moderator - don't leave personal contact information here]

Re: How Bengalis Can Earn More On The Internet…

Toothy Grins — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:07:10 -0000

Ok, if you say so. I will repeat my caution to be careful and fully investigate whatever you sign up for.

Re: How Bengalis Can Earn More On The Internet…

Ratulkhan225 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:42:42 -0000

now it is so easy to earn in online. there are many company to earn money in online

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:33:00 -0000

Thank you very much, is this the same comment as under the name "Shelton" or is Disqus doing something strange?

Here was my reply:

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

I think the plane thing would have been VERY annoying, considering that you paid extra for that seat.

I do transAtlantic flights a couple of times per year currently. And 3 hours sounds bad, but can you imagine 12 hours?

OUCH.
I often get annoyed with the flight path. They fly me down to Dallas,
then all the way North again over Canada before they turn East over
the Atlantic.

It would be a much shorter trip if they would just fly straight to Europe!

There are so many frustrating aspects to our lives.

Maybe that is our lesson.

You are right though. If you always give up your seat, how can you ever get anything done.

That is an excellent point.

LIfe is so very complicated. !

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:29:55 -0000

You are right! I hadn't thought of that until you brought it up. but
that would have been the most perfect solution for all involved.

Thank you, I had not thought of that.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:26:54 -0000

You are right! I hadn't thought of that until you brought it up. but that would have been the most perfect solution for all involved.

Thank you, I had not thought of that.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Cstone6 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:53:56 -0000

Why couldn't they have taken the extra chairs from your table to the other one?

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:40:47 -0000

Hi Karen,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

I think the plane thing would have been VERY annoying, considering that you paid extra for that seat.

I do transAtlantic flights a couple of times per year currently. And 3 hours sounds bad, but can you imagine 12 hours?

OUCH. I often get annoyed with the flight path. They fly me down to Dallas, then all the way North again over Canada before they turn East over the Atlantic.

It would be a much shorter trip if they would just fly straight to Europe!

There are so many frustrating aspects to our lives.

Maybe that is our lesson.

You are right though. If you always give up your seat, how can you ever get anything done.

That is an excellent point.

LIfe is so very complicated. !

Re: How To Stop Gum Disease In 4 Easy Steps

Toothy Grins — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:27:42 -0000

Tell me what you think about this post!

Re: How Bengalis Can Earn More On The Internet…

Toothy Grins — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:14:47 -0000

well, it probably isn't for everyone actually. Only people who are willing to take the risk and put the work in. No one should join until they do their own research on it.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

KarenMarieShelton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:40:24 -0000

Hi David,

As a woman, raised Catholic I can channel guilt in a second, but in this case I think there are some important factors to consider which should trump guilt.

The factors:

1. You state at the beginning that this is a coffee shop that doubles as your office because of the available Internet connection.

2. You mention that there were other places to sit although maybe not as warm or cozy. So def other options.

3. You obviously visit this shop on a regular basis since you use it as your office of sorts. So you are a "regular".

It's always nice to be a gentleman and give up your table, but in this case if it were me, I would have said "I am so sorry, but this is my primary Internet access." Maybe adding something like "I really need to be here for my work" and suggested they might go to a different part of the coffee shop.

Who knows if these women come to the coffee shop as often as you do? Isn't there something to be said for you being a regular? Doesn't that give you some priority treatment? Afterall, you probably spend quite a bit of change there if you're there a lot.

I know it's very hard to say no, especially when it seems like it would be a nice thing to do, but ultimately it wasn't a nice thing for you because you had to leave and you had a very necessary reason to be there.

Once I paid extra for an aisle seat on a sold out plane and when someone asked me to trade for a middle seat so they could sit by their friends I agreed and then was miserable for a 3 hour flight. And yes, I beat my self up about that forever. :-)

Sometimes I get caught unprepared in situations that I never think could happen. Then later I wish I would have handled things better (like the middle seat).

The good news is that now that you've been through this you will know what to say in the future to protect your needs.

With the way the economy is now you should win kudos for being willing to work where you can. Thanks for the topic.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Karen Marie Shelton — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:39:30 -0000

Hi David,

As a woman, raised Catholic I can channel guilt in a second, but in this case I think there are some important factors to consider which should trump guilt.

The factors:

1. You state at the beginning that this is a coffee shop that doubles as your office because of the available Internet connection.

2. You mention that there were other places to sit although maybe not as warm or cozy. So def other options.

3. You obviously visit this shop on a regular basis since you use it as your office of sorts. So you are a "regular".

Sometimes I get caught unprepared in situations that I never think could happen. Then later I wish I would have handled things better (like the middle seat).

The good news is that now that you've been through this you will know what to say in the future to protect your needs.

With the way the economy is now you should win kudos for being willing to work where you can. Thanks for the topic.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:17:43 -0000

Thanks for letting me off the hook, Lindsey

But I really want to handle situations better on the inside too.

I think I might write a story about an unruly customer of my store recently. He was making uneasonable demands and made threats.

Now, in that case, the discussion got a little heated.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Lindsey651 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:53:43 -0000

There are always times that "doing the right thing" can be irritating! You were trying to work, and it was an inconvenience. In the moment it probably felt like a bigger deal than it does looking back. No shame in that.

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Toothy Grins — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:44:14 -0000

Hi Lindsey,

Good point. if it motivates someone else to do something nice, that would be the best possible outcome.

Just a little sad that even though I did the right thing on the outside, on the inside I was not happy.

That means I failed in some way...

Re: Did I Handle This Situation Correctly?

Lindsey651 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:41:34 -0000

If they were nice about it, I don't really see it as a problem. If someone asked me to move, I would try to put myself in their shoes. I'm out with friends and we want to sit together. There is a large table with one person when a small one is available. If it were a restaurant where you were eating a meal, probably not.

Try to think of it in this way...it probably took you less than one minute to give up your table, but you may have made their day. Plus other people saw you agree to give it up and maybe it will motivate one of them to do something nice that day.