Real Estate

Why should a real estate rehabilitator give a landlord a guarantee?

Most real estate rehabilitators want to finish the rehabilitation of a property and sell it as quickly as possible to make a profit. That is understandable due to the costs of maintaining the property and money that is “stagnant” until the property is sold. Selling the property often comes down to the quality of the rehab work and the buyer’s comfort level with buying an older property that could run into trouble later on.

To overcome any troublesome rehab problems, expert rehabmers are giving buyers at least two types of home warranties. The costs of these warranties can be easily controlled, and in one case, there are really no out-of-pocket costs.

In the first case, the rehabilitator can go online to Internet sites that sell home warranties. These warranties can cover the property’s basic appliances down to electrical and plumbing problems. The cost of these “insurance” policies varies with the benefits received. If the rehabilitator purchased new appliances for the property, each appliance will have its own manufacturer’s warranty, so no additional warranty would be needed for these appliances.

In a property where the rehab is doing a quick patch and painting and the original appliances are left, an appliance warranty can be a good investment. People buy houses because of their emotions, not because owning a home makes good business sense. Being able to move into a property essentially “carefree” and not missing a beat in the buyer’s life is what 99% of buyers want.

The cost of these warranties ranges from less than $ 200 to $ 600 depending on the length of the policy and the coverage of the mechanical items or systems (HVAC, plumbing and electrical). The prospective homeowner could purchase a policy for each of the mechanical systems and appliances, but most will not. They wait for something to happen and pay the highest repair costs.

At first, it may not seem logical for a rehab to put an additional $ 500 on a property as collateral, but the advertising profit is many times this amount. If I choose not to invest more money in the rehabilitation, but want to get the advertising benefit, I simply post “Warranty available.” This means that I give the buyer the option to purchase the warranty for himself and add it to the purchase price. This is for buyers who have concerns about not having new appliances or new mechanical systems on the property. If they are faced with buying the collateral themselves, they rarely want to pay for it.

In addition, or as a replacement for the previous warranty, I offer the buyer the second form of warranty that I mentioned. This is a six week “fix anything” guarantee in which I personally take care of any issues. The terms of this self-insured policy must be in writing and must exclude appliances and anything that you, as a rehabilitator, have not repaired yourself.

In hundreds of restorations that I have performed and in which I have given buyers this guarantee, I have never had a callback. If the rehabilitator does his job correctly in the first place, he should have little to no problems in the first few months, especially the first six weeks. Again, this guarantee is another great sales tool and extremely profitable when the rehab gets his job done right in the first place.

Shopping Product Reviews

About the Xbox One FAQ

Xbox one is a video game console developed and marketed by Microsoft. Since the console became the center of attention, there have been many questions surrounding it. These are some of the frequently asked questions about the console:

Does the console require an internet connection?

No, you do not need an Internet connection to use the console. In fact, you can play the games offline indefinitely.

The only time you will be asked to connect the console to the Internet is when you remove the DRM policy. Here you will be asked to connect to Xbox Live once and then download a patch that will remove the old DRM policy. After doing this, you will not be prompted to reconnect to the Internet.

Does the console block used games?

No. The console works like all other gaming platforms. Once you’ve played a game, the game remains on the console and you can loan the discs to your friends. You can also sell, trade, and even rent the records to anyone interested.

Will my Xbox Live account be transferred to Xbox One?

Yes. Once you have connected the two accounts, your Xbox Live Gold account and your current subscription will transfer to Xbox One and become one account. The unfortunate thing is that you will be required to pay for a new generation of Xbox Live Gold account.

Is Xbox one backward compatible with Xbox 360 games?

No. Xbox one and Xbox 360 are designed differently, so backward compatibility is impossible.

Do Xbox 360 accessories work on Xbox One?

No. Since the two consoles are not backward compatible, you will not be able to use the X360 accessories on Xbox one. Xbox one games use new Xbox controllers that offer special features that X360 controllers cannot.

Do you need to connect the kinect?

Kinect is a vital feature on Xbox One and a new and improved Kinect comes with every new system. No, you do not need to connect the Kinect in order to play; however, most of the console’s great features are usually available when you plug it in.

This means that if you want to access the great features, you have to connect the Kinect to your consoles.

Is the Xbox One region free?

Yes, the console has no regions, so any region will work on any Xbox one console; therefore, you can import any of your favorite games and play them on the console.

Sports

P698 Glock 26 Style Spring Pistol Review and Some Additional Thoughts

Woof! This P698 Glock 26 Style spring pistol is really a nice little piece and has a lot to offer, especially in this price range of spring airsoft pistols. First of all, the overall appearance is nice, if not entirely accurate regarding the surface texture variations between the slide and the molded grip frame that would be typical of the real Glock. There are very noticeable trim lines on the trigger, slide, frame, and magazine base, but in this price range it’s to be expected.

Additionally, the pistol is shown with an orange muzzle end sliding face, but as supplied it comes with a full length black slide and an orange barrel that extends approximately 1/4 to 5/32 inches further beyond the slide, which at least I find more attractive. The image also indicates ‘COMBAT DELTA’ and indented 9×19 on the left slide face, but mine came ‘smooth’.

So … how does it feel and shoot? In a word, good. It’s no wonder the Glock are so popular. It fits naturally, at least in my hands. The contour of the grip and thumb notch, even the ‘pinkie rest’ on the magazine extension, the shape and radius of the rear strap, the trigger and the notch of the trigger guard are ergonomically correct for a ‘grip ‘intuitive, a site image and a target acquisition. What I find remarkable is how the front site sheet is visually indexed so precisely within the ramping Novak style rear site sheet (and on such an inexpensive gun), allowing for a very accurate site image that minimizes the effect. short site radius.

I’m sure this makes perfect sense to those of you who appreciate such things. The magazine holds 9 balls and is fed by manually retracting a spring loaded ‘follower’, allowing the insertion of balls into the ‘ammo well’. The tracker incorporates a release notch that allows the user to lock the tracker spring in the home position while charging, a nice touch, although perhaps not really necessary. Just remember to release the tracker to ensure proper feeding before reinserting the loaded magazine. By pressing the magazine trigger when the pistol is upright, the magazine will drop immediately, there is no jamming, but the magazine latch clicks and is held securely. Being a spring airsoft pistol, the slide must be manually retracted to compress the spring and cock the pistol for each discharge (shot). By the way, I’m sure this is kind of boring for most of you, but for those of you new to Airsoft, it’s not bad information, especially since this is a great ‘starter gun’.

Anyway, the spring feels really firm, perhaps because it is such a small pistol, and I found it necessary to hold the slide practically along its length between the four fingers and the thumb of my left hand. I suppose one ‘can’ cock this pistol by only grasping the cocking grooves on the back of the slide, but I don’t recommend this method as doing so requires a grip strong enough to dimensionally compress the slide. However, after a few times, it becomes second nature. The first shot was a real surprise. This thing shoots hard for an inexpensive jumper, and I highly recommend proper eye protection, especially if there’s any chance of ricochet. I didn’t “compare” this thing for precision, but it would be interesting to see how it groups together and at what distances.

The shooting action was also a pleasant surprise, unanswered like most European single action / double action real wonders. Apply pressure and the trigger will move back about 1/8 – 3/16 inch and release forcefully (in my example). The trigger is tactile but not too stiff. By the way, I didn’t put the gun through any torture tests or put a trillion bullets in it, but then again, it still impresses me at this price. The gun comes in a molded styrofoam box with a printed cardboard cover and a 12g sample pack. BB, all of which were quickly dispensed through my example, without a hitch. So … there it is. I really like the P698, insofar as it is a bit difficult to put it down. I wonder if any real Glock could be sold as a result of someone’s discovery of this fun little thing.

Appendix Thoughts: Why such a lengthy review of an inexpensive spring pistol in the first place? First, there is not always a distinctive and technically measurable correlation between the cost of an item and the enjoyment one experiences in connection with its use. In other words, it doesn’t always take a lot of money to have a lot of fun. In some cases, there is an inverse correlation between expenses and profits (more money, less fun). Also, Airsoft customers seem to be very passionate about their opinions on everything Airsoft, and it’s no wonder.

Airsoft is now all over the world. So whether a person is considering an inexpensive or expensive item, a review is a review. When buying a car, the astute customer consults the opinions of both professionals and consumers to find out as much as possible in order to make an informed decision. Imagine searching for an econobox only to find that there is little to no evaluation information available because you are not buying a Ferrari.

Tours Travel

Prairie Chickens and Other Strange Birds – Adventure Travels!

It’s 3:30 in the morning, it’s dark, there’s no sign of a sunrise. We trudged through a soggy swamp. April is not always kind. It’s cold, it’s wet. What the hell are we doing here near Plover, Wisconsin, in the middle of a freezing night? Finally we come to a low building, a blind. If you stand at your full height, even mine! … you hit your head against the ceiling boards. We sat on low benches, peering through the cracks in the structure. Like a bunker on a battlefield! And then daylight appears like a helium mylar balloon blown away by a child with greasy fingers. I had missed it, dawn; maybe I fell asleep … I look through the narrow window; there they are! Dozens of them. Prairie chickens! Dancing wildly, horny, moaning madly, revealing all the majesty of her beautiful feathery sexual apparatus!

What a fabulous comical performance! They pull bright orange bags down their throats, drum their paws, dance furiously to attract a mate. Territorial males leap into the air to warn other males, intruders. Then the attraction happens! … A successful male bows to a female. She shakes her ruffled feathers. It’s done. They are married or mated in a non-anthropological language! This is followed by a country breakfast, including thick fries served on a huge deep-sided baking sheet. And meaty things!

This was one of several notable trips he conjured up and took with precious friends, Rob and Susie. All of them unusually different, and all of them memorable and full of strange pleasures in their own unique way. Near Lansing, Iowa, we floated along the Mississippi witnessing great migrations of birds. There were swans and masses of coots, goat meadows, bald eagles, even a mink foraging for food along a winged dam. Before this trip, I had never seen swans in flight. I have never seen so many coots gathered in a single piece of river … (“coots” means birds. Not old men playing checkers in cafes and salons!)

That trip down the Mississippi River may have given us the idea of ​​another. The four of us rented a houseboat in Alma, Wisconsin. I spent one night in a cove. Lit a fire, “Old Man River” blood. Wonderful time. On the second night, after a day hanging around the Great River, past magnificent-looking barge tugs, we stopped on the beach between a couple of side dams. In the middle of the night we were woken up twice, once by a bump, once by a barge slowly being pushed by a brightly lit tugboat, so beautiful in the darkness of the quiet river. The blow was, we thought, a tree branch that had lodged under our houseboat. I couldn’t move the “branch” no matter how hard the four of us tried! It turned out to be a whole tree! He had to call Captain Jack from the charter service and his mighty motorboat. He also couldn’t believe the size of the tree that anchored us to the shoreline. We saw an eagle’s nest so big the four of us could have moved in with kitchen appliances and couches … maybe a fold out bed too!

In Mexico, we discovered a spider monkey reserve near Akumal. The four of us spent over an hour interacting with the monkeys in a large cage-like enclosure. We fed them snacks and they, in turn, collected “artifacts” of our hair and skin (or whatever they found and ate!). What wonderful hairdressers! Inquisitive but almost always gentle (except for a few small tweaks, from time to time). The seafood restaurant was superior. The palapa-protected “Tortuga Beach” was beautiful to behold! The ferry ride to and from Cozumel was dangerous, with huge waves in a raging Caribbean. We all thought we’d sink and drown in the cloudy blue soup! But (maybe you read it in Playa del Carmen’s Because-Fish!), We survived to sail one more day … (Thanksgiving requests to San Telmo …).

Most recently, we traveled to Starved Rock State Park in north central Illinois. A place of magnificent rock formations, waterfalls, streams, and wildlife, including fun-looking tourists. Great hiking trails. Before our arrival, not far from the park, we stopped at Lasalle, near Lock 16, to ride a real canal boat powered by a single mule called “Mo”. By the way, we highly recommend Lock 16 Cafe in that lovely community. Wonderful food, great people! Starved Rock (named for a Native American battle site where the vanquished starved to death outside their stronghold) sits on the banks of the Illinois River. The lodge and cabins are beautiful, cozy, and comfortable. What’s that? Oh sure, we would go back there!

We often think of a possible Geezers’ guide to great travel adventures and fine restaurants catering to a more “seasoned” and therefore discerning traveler (Work title!). As a sample, and to whet your appetite (please forgive the obvious attempt …), you must try Green fire in Rockford, Illinois. It is in our “Big / many stars” good commercial kitchen listing. Here’s another … McGregor Coffee in McGregor, Iowa, across the Big River from Prairie du Chien, WI. I think we liked it The blue heron in Winona, MN, where we stopped for dinner during our driving tour along the Great River Road. And they have an Eagle Museum and (sort of) sanctuary in Winona. Lots of information on the Mississippi River eagle population, their return from near extinction. The site has a pet or pet eagle that was injured and now lives in quiet harmony with staff and visitors, and can have a photo taken with the eagle. He likes people!

Arts Entertainments

Investing in Africa, good news, bad news and false opportunities

As people around the world look to Africa for potential investments and South Africans head north, there is encouraging news to fuel those ambitions, troubling reports to temper our enthusiasm, and some mistakes to learn from.

Accra, the capital of Ghana, is teeming with well-dressed and educated up-and-coming young people who drive high-end cars and live in fancy houses. It is indicative of Ghana’s economic growth, 14.4% last year. According to the World Bank, many African economies are forecast to be among the world’s fastest growing in 2012. Topping the list are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Ethiopia.

The US business consulting firm Ernst & Young reports: “A new story is emerging in Africa – a story of growth, progress, potential and profitability.” The US Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, is quoted as saying that Africa represents the next world economic frontier. China’s trade with Africa reached $ 160 billion in 2011, making the continent one of its largest trading partners.

London magazine The Economist reported last month: “Since The Economist regrettably labeled Africa ‘the hopeless continent’ a decade ago, there has been profound change.” Today “the sun is shining brightly … the impressive growth of the continent is likely to continue.”

Africa’s trade with the rest of the world has exploded by more than 200% and annual inflation averages just 8%. External debt was reduced by 25% and foreign direct investment (FDI) grew by 27% in 2011 alone.

Although growth projections in 2012 have been revised downwards due to the so-called Arab Spring, Africa’s economy is expected to expand by 4.2%, according to a UN report earlier in the year. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa to grow above 5%. On top of that, there are currently more than 500 million mobile phone users in Africa, while improved skills and increased literacy are attributed to a 3% growth in productivity.

According to a UN report, the think tank McKinsey Global Institute writes: “The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region.”

The end of numerous military conflicts, the availability of abundant natural resources, and economic reforms have promoted a better business climate and helped fuel Africa’s economic growth. Greater political stability is lubricating the economic engine of the continent. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in 2005 linked democracy with economic growth.

All this growth and urbanization is putting pressure on social services in cities, it has also led to an increase in urban consumers. More than 40% of Africa’s population now lives in cities, and by 2030, the top 18 cities in Africa will have a combined purchasing power of $ 1.3 trillion. The Wall Street Journal reports that the African middle class, currently estimated at 60 million, will reach 100 million in 2015.

Then there is the more sobering news. “A sustained slowdown in advanced countries will curb demand for African exports,” writes Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF. Europe accounts for more than half of Africa’s foreign trade. Tourism could also be affected by the arrival of fewer Europeans in Africa, affecting tourism-dependent economies such as Kenya, Tanzania and Egypt.

The Reserve Bank of South Africa warned in May that the financial crisis in Europe, which consumes 25% of South Africa’s exports, poses great risks. The adverse effects in South Africa could have serious consequences for neighboring economies.

Another concern is the resurgence of political crises. Due to the so-called Arab Spring, economic growth in North Africa plummeted to just 0.5% in 2011. Recent coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau could have broader economic repercussions. “Mali was doing very well, now we are back to where we started,” says Mthuli Ncube, chief economist at the AfDB. Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and other countries have become militarily involved in Somalia, which can slow down their economies. And Nigeria is dealing with Boko Haram, a terrorist cult in the north of that country.

A cause for concern in what many refer to as Africa’s “jobless recovery”. Investors are concentrating on the extractive sector, specifically gold and diamonds, as well as oil, which creates fewer job opportunities. 60% of the unemployed in Africa are between the ages of 15 and 24 and about half are women. In May, UNDP raised the alarm about food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, a quarter of whose 860 million people are undernourished.

But none of this is deterring South African commercial interest north of the border. One may wonder why? South Africa’s domestic market is not providing local businesses with enough growth opportunities, prompting many of them to look to the rest of the continent. According to Ernst & Young’s Africa Business Center leader Michael Lalor in an online press conference recently: “While South Africa is still growing well compared to advanced economies, it certainly falls short of some of the other markets. fast growing. ” Lalor says.

Analysts note that many of the other emerging markets, such as China and South America, are difficult to access, making the rest of Africa the obvious choice. Asia is considered almost excessively competitive. Latin American ventures mean dealing with a very strong and always present Brazil. Therefore, Africa, given its history of sustainable growth and its potential, is an obvious region for South African companies to grow.

Quoted by howemadeitinafica.com, Lalor says that most of the companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are developing strategies for the rest of the continent. Ernst & Young is experiencing great interest from foreign companies to invest in the continent. “The response from our clients and potential investors is overwhelmingly positive, to the extent that we simply cannot keep up. So there is no question that we are seeing significant interest, so much talk, interest in the spirit, but also people who put their money where their mouths are, “he said.

These sentiments are confirmed by a survey conducted last year by Price Waterhouse Coopers. A survey of CEOs published by PwC found that 94% of directors of South African companies expect their business in Africa to grow in the next 12 months. PwC interviewed 32 South African CEOs from the ICT sector, financial services, and industrial and consumer products and services.

With this in mind, it is worth turning to Raymond Booyse, founder of consultancy Expand into Africa, who identified four mistakes that South African companies that venture to the rest of the continent often make.

The first was: Not doing homework. South African companies are often not prepared to spend money on market research. “Go and see if there is a market for your products or services. Once you have established that there is indeed a market, find out who your competitors will be,” says Booyse.

Booyse notes that South African companies underestimate transportation costs and ignore how local laws and regulations influence business.

Second: ignorance. Many South African entrepreneurs are ignorant of local cultures and attitudes, according to Booyse. As an example, ignorance does not realize that just because they are both former Portuguese colonies, what works in Angola’s capital Luanda does not necessarily mean that it will work in northern Mozambique. In a recent report, research firm Nielsen noted that African consumers’ attitudes toward technology, fashion, and how to spend their free time vary wildly. There are no prizes for that one.

Third: arrogance. Booyse says South Africans sometimes think they know what people on the rest of the continent need. “In the rest of Africa, South Africans are often seen as arrogant.”

Finally: Be unprepared for the high costs of doing business in Africa. Many South African companies are unaware of the high costs of doing business on the rest of the continent. “If you want to spend two weeks in Angola, it will cost you 40,000 rand (US $ 4,700),” says Booyse. “It is not cheap and easy.” Flights, for example, from South Africa to Kinshasa or Lubumbashi can be expensive and hotel rates are also very high.

Africa is clearly a fertile place to plant seeds. But Africa is not for the faint-hearted, as business is done in a very different way than in other parts of the world, with all kinds of social and political obstacles to overcome. South African companies have a potentially bright future and definite advantages if they are prepared to take risks, be humble and do their homework.

Technology

Fortnite basics

Fortnite is the name of a successful new game that launched in September 2017. When it was first released, there was very little publicity about it and it did not receive much attention on its initial launch. Due to that simple fact, the company that created it decided to offer a portion of the game for free and since the game has probably become the most popular in the world now. There are many aspects that make the game unique.

First of all, it is a third person shooter but very animated in its positioning, so it is not very serious in terms of terms. Besides being a shooting game, you can collect materials like wood, brick and metal and create different building structures like ramps, walls, floors and really anything imaginable. The object of the game is to be the last player or squad standing. The game begins with one hundred players arriving from a school bus held in the air by a hot air balloon to a giant island with different towns and places marked on the map. Each person gets off the bus and once it lands they loot weapons and shields before someone else finds the loot first. There are many different types of weapons like shotguns, rifles, rocket launchers and many other different weapons to find. Players open golden chests that provide you with multiple items that can be used in the game, such as potions and weapons, as mentioned above. Once a player has the loot they want, they must move towards the storm circle as the outer storm is slowly approaching and forces players to join in. The storm will slowly decrease your health if you are caught in it until your health is finally depleted. Once your health is depleted, there is no respawn in the same game as you must start over from the beginning.

The ultimate goal is to be the last one standing and achieve a “Victory Royale”. It is a difficult feat as there are many highly trained players who play and compete fiercely on a regular basis. The key that most of these highly skilled players have found is being able to build more efficiently and quickly in the heat of a firefight. These builders are usually the most skilled players and tend to win more from the games they play. Inexperienced players who are still learning the general flow of the game often don’t find their first win until many games are played. As time went on, the game’s developers also added special limited-time game modes to the mix to keep the game interesting and its die-hard players entertained and not get bored after such a long time. The mode that has become a favorite with many is the High Explosive mode which removes all normal weapons and leaves players wandering the map looking for grenade launchers and rocket launchers and some other special weapons with which to win the game. These additional modes provide a skill change and allow newer players to get more used to items that are less prevalent in normal mode and allow them to experiment more freely so that they are not caught off guard in normal mode.

Overall, the game is fun for all ages and offers a very good challenge for the competitive person in all of us. Fortnite is all the rage for now, but expect it to stick around for a while longer as more and more players continue to join the ranks as the day goes on.

Business

21 quotes you can use to inspire yourself to fire your boss and build wealth at home

It has been said that it takes 21 days of constant action to change a behavior or create a new habit. Many times we want something different, but the old tapes keep playing in our head that prevent us from achieving our goals and dreams. This can range from trying to lose 10 pounds to gaining the courage to start your work from home business.

The truth is that going from employee to entrepreneur can be a bit scary. However, one of the ways to reduce fear and increase success is to draw on the wisdom and experience of others who have been successful in life.

Some may be famous and some may not. However, the wisdom if you choose to listen can help you create a paradigm shift in thinking that is the foundation of massive success. I’ve always liked hearing from champions who have gone before.

Here are 21 quotes I’ve often thought of that I used to inspire me to downsize my boss and it can do the same for you.

1. From time to time, people realize that they do not have to experience the world in the way that they have been told. — Alan Keightley

Did they tell you to go to school and get a good job? I was. Even though I know my mother had good intentions and thought I was preparing myself to access the pearly gates of success, she couldn’t know how things would change.

However, did you know you wanted more? And you? Remember, you don’t have to settle for 60-hour workweeks, 30-minute commutes, your kids in daycare, or relocating with the promise of career advancement. You don’t have to be part of the routine … the rat race.

2. You will never change your life until you change something you do every day. — Mike Murdock

Are you afraid to start? It may seem overwhelming, but if you focus on simply daily actions, the big goals will solve themselves.

3. No one lives long enough to learn everything you need to learn from scratch. To be absolutely and positively successful we have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things we need to learn to achieve our goals —. Brian tracy

Get help right out of the box. Find a mentor, coach, brain or become part of a community that will help support you in your success. You want to become a lifelong learner. Attend seminars and training camps in your area of ​​expertise. When you learn from successful people and model their activities, you will get your results.

4. By pushing yourself beyond your perceived confidence level, you accelerate the development of your competence. — Michael J. Gelb

The only way to gain confidence in a certain area is to act. It is in action that you will begin to have small victories that will increase your level of success.

5. If you don’t program yourself, life will program you! — The Browns

Don’t let other people make decisions for your life. If you don’t have any plans, you will create wealth during your working years, your employer will. Don’t have a retirement plan? Not that government is their strategy. Remember, it is your life and it is now or never.

6. There are two main options in life: accept conditions as they exist or accept responsibility for changing them. — Denis Waitley

No matter what your current conditions are, you have the opportunity to change them. However, this can only happen if you take full responsibility for the direction of your life. If you don’t like where you are, forgive yourself and focus on solutions. Don’t focus on the problems or why you think something can’t happen. Start asking powerful questions, the answers will start to appear.

7. Everything you need you already have. You are complete at this moment, you are a complete, total person, not a learner on the way to another place. Your integrity must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality. — Dr. Wayne Dyer

8. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that scares us the most. Who are we NOT to be brilliant, beautiful, talented, and fabulous? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in all of us. — Marianne Williamson

When I first heard this quote, tears came to my eyes. What talent or gift do you have that you are allowing fear to rob you of achievement? Doing what you were called to do is bigger than you. You are unique and sharing your gift with someone could make a difference in their life. Are you playing too small? Are you still in a job that doesn’t demand you? What can you do to make a difference?

9. You will see things you “never knew you never knew.” — Disney’s Pocahontas

The journey and the search for freedom allows you to see the world in a different way from others. As you grow older, you will naturally see opportunities that others cannot see. Jason Oman, author of Conversation with Millionaires, calls it “Money Goggles.” Even if you are in a completely dark room, you will have infrared vision in the money-making opportunity creation area.

10. A different world cannot be built by indifferent people. — Peter Marshall

You cannot have what you want in life by being indifferent. Successful people are passionate and sometimes radical in pursuit of their dreams. Don’t allow yourself to be in environments that discourage you.

11. What do you like to do? If you don’t like it, get out of there, because you’ll be lousy at that. You don’t have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don’t like it, you will never be successful at it. — Lee Iacocca

Why would you spend most of your waking hours doing something you don’t like? The key to success is finding something you like and setting the standard for excellence.

12. Simply making consistent investments in our knowledge and self-education banks pays huge dividends throughout our lives. — Jim Rohn

The self-education I pursued after college has been my biggest return on investment. There is something to be said when you develop skills that you know will help you in any economy. Specialized knowledge applied with all the massive results will yield significant financial and emotional rewards.

13. Finding your purpose may be a lifelong quest or you may have discovered it when you were 5 years old. There is no absolute timeline for anyone. That’s a good reason to never give up, to keep discovering things every day. — Donald Trump

If you haven’t figured out your life purpose, don’t be hard on yourself. Start asking yourself questions and enter a discovery process. Allow yourself to dream without worrying about how you will do it. Every time you think you’ve found the answer, go a little deeper with more questions. Rarely are your true goals, purposes, and desires on the surface of your soul. Many times they have been saved for storage to protect against disappointment. Keep discovering new things until your purpose is crystal clear.

14. What material success does is give you the ability to focus on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in the lives of other people. — Oprah Winfrey

When you get money out of the way, your world expands even more. Oprah exemplifies this principle. Now you are looking for ways to help others in everything you do. Whether it’s to further support your family or contribute to a worthy cause, having freedom as a home-based entrepreneur will allow you to make your mark on the world.

15. The world cares very little what a man or woman knows; it is what man or woman can do. — Booker T. Washington

So what can create and add value to the world? I love this quote because it shows very clearly that what matters is the results at the end of the day. Don’t get caught up in theories. Make sure you are constantly taking steps that move you toward a specific goal.

16. Action carries risks and costs. But they are far less than the long-term risks of comfortable inaction. — John F. Kennedy

Are you so afraid of failing that you can’t get out of the box? I am not. Many people have “failed” on their way to millionaire empires. It is better to do something and be wrong than to do nothing. When you choose to do nothing, someone else usually makes a decision that affects you, and you end up doing something you don’t want to do.

17. I don’t believe in the circumstances. The people who get along in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want. –George Bernard Shaw

Luck does not exist. You create luck by working and preparing for the opportunity. When you start dating, the universe returns you. Make sure you are clear about your intentions and then go ahead and make it happen.

19. It is not the hours you dedicate to your work that counts, it is the work you dedicate to your hours. — Sam Ewing

You have the same 24 hours a day as Bills Gate and Oprah. Don’t sabotage yourself by saying, “Well, they can do it because they’re rich.” Unless you inherit wealth, there is a price everyone must pay. You don’t have to work all day on your job from Empire. However, you must consistently put in time if you want to be successful.

20. You must do what you think you cannot do. — Eleanor

Roosevelt.

One of the best gifts you can give yourself is doing something that you think you can’t do. It doesn’t have to be huge. A simple act of courage goes a long way toward increasing your confidence in every area of ​​your life.

21. You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you prefer to be. — Dexter Yager

Until you know what your purpose is, you risk staying in a job that slowly eats away at you. Why? You just don’t have a strong enough goal to quit your current job. When the goal is strong enough, it will search to find the answers.

Home Kitchen

7 kitchen design ideas

Kitchens have evolved a lot over the years. Once alone in the back of the house, today’s kitchen design takes the kitchen out of the background. The challenge for kitchen design is to create a more open kitchen, which is part of a dining room, family room, or great room.

When deciding how to design your kitchen, you need to consider things like: will your kitchen have an island? Will it be modern or traditional in design? What kind of appliances will you need for your new kitchen design? What kind of lighting design?

1. The kitchen as a “great room”

Whether you are redesigning an existing kitchen or planning a new kitchen in a new home, there are some design considerations to take into account, such as including an island or peninsula as part of the kitchen design. These can be used to connect the kitchen to a nearby dining room or family room, thus creating a “great room”. A kitchen island or peninsula will allow the cook to keep in visual and conversational contact with family members or guests in the adjoining family or dining room.

2. Create a kitchen canopy

To give the kitchen some visible edging without blocking views, create a kitchen canopy. Also, a high ceiling in the kitchen can create the perception of spaciousness.

3. Using Kitchen Cabinet Color to Set the Tone of Kitchen Design

Kitchen cabinets will help set the tone for the entire room. The choice of wood will influence the overall look of your cabinets. To create a light look, use a light wood such as ash, beech, birch, oak, maple, or chestnut. For mid-range, select cherry. For darker kitchens, choose wood that has some color.

4. Plan the use of cabinets and drawers in the new kitchen design.

Plan in the kitchen layout plan how your cabinets and drawers will be used and how much space and storage you will need before starting your new kitchen design. The first thing to examine is the surface area of ​​the counter. See where you put everything in your existing kitchen and where in your new kitchen design these things will go in the new space. Will there be more than one person cooking at the same time? If so, will there be enough space for two cooks to work together in the kitchen?

5. Use the galley kitchen layout

When it comes to countertop layout, many kitchen designers agree that the kitchen-like design is the best in terms of efficiency with its unique hallway and counters on either side, making it easy to turn around to go from sink to kitchen. .

6. Kitchen lighting under cabinet

Kitchen lighting can be an overlooked area in kitchen design. Even if the kitchen is generally well lit, the counter areas may be a bit dark. For these areas, under-cabinet lighting can help provide more light for work. By using simple spotlights or fluorescent lights, a smaller kitchen can be made to appear larger.

7. Looking at countertops

Granite, marble, and limestone are all popular natural materials for use in countertops that are available in many colors. Ceramic tile kitchen countertops are versatile, practical, and are also available in many colors, as well as many shapes, patterns, and finishes. Solid surface countertops provide seamless acrylic faces. Solid surfaces also come in nearly unlimited colors, patterns, and styles, and are stain and heat resistant. Laminate countertops are more affordable but they are not built to last. Concrete countertops are known for their versatility and strength. Wood countertops are durable and easy to clean and repair, but wood will not withstand exposure to water or household chemicals. Stainless steel countertops lack the elegance of granite or tile. These countertops do not absorb stains, but they tend to scratch easily.

Digital Marketing

Latest Metrics for Small Business Owners to Measure Your SEO Success

Let’s face it: SEO is not easy for any business. It gets even more complicated when you have limited money, time, and resources. According to the latest Cluth survey, “more than 36% of small businesses already have an SEO strategy and 23% plan to develop one.”

To maintain and develop a long-term SEO strategy, it is important for small business owners to understand the best way to measure their SEO success. As a small business owner, if you are looking for ways to get your SEO strategy working, here are three SEO success metrics that can help.

  1. Traffic Retention

  2. Quality of backlinks

  3. Conversion rate

Let’s see below how these three metrics can help you measure SEO success.

  • Traffic retention to measure quality search audiences

All companies want to attract the attention of quality traffic to their website. Here Google Analytics plays a crucial role. It is one of the effective measures to know what type of audience you want to target and what type of audience is visiting your website. There are two metrics in particular that can help small business owners decide the quality of their search traffic. These are: scroll depth and bounce rate.

  • While scrolling Depth determines how far your visitors scroll down to specific web pages. If they scroll down the entire page, it means your audience is interested in reading your topic.

  • Bounce Rate refers to those search engines who visited a single page of your website but then left your site without navigating to other pages.

  • The quality of backlinks defines the impact of inbound links

The quality of a backlink is measured by the total number of site links with high domain authority. To know the quality of the backlinks used on your site, you need to make sure that they are relevant and supported by new domains that can have more impact.

Although you can’t control all the links that come to your website, you can drive the quality of those links through your reach to guest posting. Make sure your goals include websites that offer domain authority, a new audience, and website relevance.

3. The conversion rate provides information on the effectiveness of the SEO strategy

Conversion rates play an important role in measuring small business performance metrics.

It lets you know how well you are achieving SEO goals, along with the extent of success.

SEO success depends largely on generating as many leads as possible. The conversion rate is the total number of website visitors who are converting to your leads. By tracking this, small businesses can easily measure the impact of their SEO on their revenue.

Wrapping the post

Every business needs context and time to measure and achieve SEO success. By understanding the proper metrics to measure SEO success, you are sure to lead the race and become a winner.

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Healthy food from week 23 with leftover idea

Healthy meal of the week: Pulled Pork, Baked Beans, and Corn on the Cob

Healthy leftover idea: Pulled pork burritos

We haven’t used the Crock Pot in a while, so here’s a great meal that takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, but tastes wonderful given you have 6-8 hours to let the pork roast cook. Interesting, this pulled pork is cooked in root beer and then mixed with BBQ sauce and tastes great. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Plus, leftover pulled pork burritos make a great travel meal when at work or on the go.

Necessary equipment

– Crock Pot (slow cooker)

– 2 pots for cooking

– large mixing bowl

Preparation time

– 5 minutes

Time to cook

– 6-8 hours

Ingredients

(6-8 servings)

– 2-3 pounds boneless pork shoulder

– 1 can of baked beans

– 3-4 ears of corn

– 20 oz. root beer

– 6 tablespoons barbecue sauce

– seasoned salt

For pulled pork burritos

– Reduced fat tortillas

– grated mozzarella cheese

– cilantro

– 1 white onion

– 1 lemon

– sliced ​​olives

Addresses

1. If necessary, remove any rope / bow / net if any and rinse the roast in cold water and then place in a clean container. Add 1 tablespoon of seasoned salt spreading it all over the outside and then use a tenderizer or two forks to pierce the meat repeatedly on all sides.

two. Place in a dry crock pot, add 20 oz. of root beer, cover and simmer. Set the timer for 6 to 8 hours, or if you want to set it on high, just cook for 4 to 6 hours.

3. With about 20 minutes left on the timer, start cooking beans and corn. Simply open the can of beans and add the contents to the pot over medium / low heat, cover and stir occasionally.

Four. For the corn on the cob, bring enough water to boil to cover the amount of corn to be cooked. This sample meal used mini corn on the cobs. Once the water is boiling, add the corn and simmer for 10 minutes.

5. When the pork is done, carefully remove the meat from the crock pot and place in a large mixing bowl.

6. Add 1/3 cup of the liquid broth from the crock pot along with 6 tablespoons (more or less to your liking) and mix well with forks.

7. Serve adequate servings of pork, beans, and corn. Enjoy!

Healthy leftover idea: pulled pork burrito

These are great travel meals, especially since they are all rolled up ready to eat. If there is any pulled pork left, prepare yourself for a delicious lunch that you can enjoy the next day.

Chop up some cilantro, white onion, open a small can of sliced ​​olives, some grated mozzarella cheese, lemon / lime juice, and your favorite hot sauce. Now it’s just a matter of adding a bit of everything to one side of a tortilla, wrapping tightly and squeezing, carefully rolling in a piece of aluminum foil, and voila!