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What do you want to write? Why not write an ebook? Ebooks, sold from one- or twopage websites, has been a lucrative business for quite a few people and who knows? Perhaps it is your turn?

“How to write and publish your own OUTRAGEOUSLY Profitable eBook in as little as 7 days” is a no-nonsense guide to the essentials - finding out what to write about, how to kickstart the process, how to market your masterpiece and how to sell it - automatically.

I have read 10-20 books on writing. This is the most concise, lucid, thorough book I have read yet. I am not writing an ebook myself, though. I am writing a fiction novel (in Norwegian, so most of you won’t be able to read it if it ever is published - if it doesn’t become a huge success, that is! :). With all the wheeling and dealing at my work, I felt like writing something for the pure pleasure of creating (and the tool below lets me concentrate on creating, not technology!).

That doesn’t mean that 7 day ebook didn’t help! No wonder considering the authors. Joe Vitale is the bestselling author of Hypnotic Writing, Advanced Hypnotic Writing, and Spiritual Marketing. Joe Edwards wrote Selling Your Home Alone and The TEN Dirty Little Secrets of Mortgage Financing - and both of them are making a very nice income.

Visit their website; see if it doesn’t capture you (like it did me). They have a special offer on the book: only $30, including some nice bonuses.
Jump over to http://www.smartsoftware.org/7day/ this moment - if only to enjoy the way these two authors use words to entice!

But you need a good tool to write with!

Quite often I come across simple software - easy to install, to use or to tweak. Less often I come across brilliant software, with brilliant execution, features or ideas. Simple, brilliant software is even rarer. The Journal is one such creature.

For some time, I’ve had a book in my head. I’ve been building the characters, setting up scenes and creating images and dialogues.

I have started on books before. I always hit a point where I get more captivated with perfecting the previous words, paragraphs and pages than I am with creating new words.

Sure, I know; writing teachers say Write without editing. Leave it all for the rewrite. Still your inner critic. Well, I am not capable of that - when I scroll down the Word-document, I spot flaws, errors and logical mistakes - and I must fix them. OCD, I guess.

Then I came across the Journal (TJ). At 3 Mb, it is a fast download, and it is something I can guarantee will stick in my Programs-folder like jam-spots to a three year olds sweater.

Once installed, you are asked to define a user. A nice feature; you can have more than one user and it allows you to password protect your inner thoughts.

What shows up once this is done looks like a simplified version of Microsoft Word. No clutter and no unnecessary features, though, only the basics such as different fonts/boldface/italics and so on. A feature not found in Word is the calendar. On the left side of the display you see the days of the month, with today marked in bold. As you type, the built-in spellchecker checks your spelling.

The genius of TJ shows up when you start it the next day. You start on a new, blank page - you can still access what you wrote yesterday, but it is in read-only mode (you can edit if you wish).

To me, this allows for a much more natural writing process - it flows, since I only glance through yesterday’s entry before I start writing.
In addition to the journal-feature, you have a notebook which stays static. I use this for noting down things I must research, ideas on situations and such.

To give you an impression of how different people use TJ, I have taken the liberty of copying some testimonials from its webpage:

“I’m an independent programmer, and I’ve used The Journal for almost three years now to keep up with my projects on a day-by-day basis. My clients are consistently amazed when I can quickly tell them the exact date we made a particular decision or software change, and all the factors we were considering at the time. The Journal has greatly increased my professional effectiveness and is second-to-none!” –Bill D. Pirkle

“I am a note-taker by profession (University teacher and literary critic) as well as compulsion, and routinely use several free-form databases in order to keep track of references, quotations, and (when they come) ideas. These programs are very useful for their purpose, but do not encourage one to enter random thoughts or log personal and domestic events on a daily basis. The Journal enables one to do just that, and you are to be congratulated for having made the program so straightforward, transparent, and at the same time elegant in its operation. It is the kind of program that nobody knows they need until they’ve tried it, whereupon it becomes indispensable.” –David Lucking

As you can see, TJ can be used in various ways. The fact that the programmer, David Michael, has added easy to use backup-features, a thesaurus and extensive printing-options makes this a true winner.

You can download a 45 days trial of the Journal at http://www.davidrm.com hejournal/ . I am certain that you will become just as addicted to it as I am, and that you will be happy to fork over $40 once the trial is over.

About the Author

Haakon is the editor of SmartWare, a Mensa International Journal-column. He reviews books, software, new-age-stuff, brainwave-machines, music that changes emotions, creativity boosters and marketing material. Visit at http://www.smartsoftware.org

Have you been trying to start an Internet business and find
yourself broke, desperate and coming to the end of your
tether?

Well, you’re not alone.

Here are samples of correspondence that I’ve received from
folks who are in exactly that situation.

” …I have bought so many books I have lost count and am now
so totally confused (and broke) about what to do I’m just
about to give up.”

” …I am twenty years old and entirely dependent on myself.
I have no parents and I am out on my own trying to make my
way in this cruel world. I struggle to get by with my
current job as a bus boy and I am tired of living from
paycheck to paycheck. I am currently out of school and wish
to go back but I do not have the time nor the money. I have
dreams but do not have the time nor the money to pursue
them.”

” …I am a parent, divorced and am struggling to make ends
meet. I cannot quit my job.”

” …I desperately need more income.”

” …bill collectors hounding…”

” …I am a mom of six children and I have tried and spent
thousands of dollars on trying to make money.”

” …as a two month veteran on the Internet I don’t know if I
can take another hit. I feel like I’ve been 10 rounds with
Mike Tyson and I’m really thinking about staying on the
canvas. Thousands of dollars later and I’m still on the
starting line!”

” …invested thousands of dollars of my savings in the last
two years in home business that I could not afford.”

” …burned really bad within the last two years for alot of
money.”

Does that ring any bells with you?

Yes?

OK…I want you to pinch yourself to confirm that you’re
still among the living.

Still here?

Good!

Where there’s life, there’s hope.

Now take a long, deep breath. Make that 10 deep breaths.

No, seriously. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and feel your
body relax.

Relaxed? OK, here are some suggestions.

First of all, focusing on losses won’t help you win. Let go
of the past. What’s done is done. Unless you can recoup some
of your money, learn the lesson, chalk it up to experience
and move on.

Next, work on building a mental image of yourself as an
extraordinarily happy and successful Internet entrepeneur.

Trust me, this works.

Failing my first attempt at air traffic control training, I felt
defeated, depressed and stupid. When given a second training
opportunity, I was reluctant to try, fearful of failing
again.

Then the little voice inside my head told me how much I
really WANTED that job. I also wanted to prove that those
who cast me aside the first time were wrong - that I COULD
do that job.

But could I really?

It was time for some honest self-evaluation. What stumbling
blocks had I put in my path? Was it lack of knowledge? Lack
of effort? Not at all. I didn’t honestly BELIEVE I could do
it, AND I was intensely AFRAID of failing.

Yikes! What a great recipe for failure that was. I got
exactly what I focused on most.

However, believing you can be successful at something when
you’ve failed before is a bit of a trick.

It CAN be done, however. I adopted a ‘B.S. baffles brains‘
or ‘Fake it ’til you make it‘ approach. Every step of the
way I asked myself what a REAL air traffic controller would
do in that situation, and then did that. Even when I wasn’t
completely confident, I forced my voice to at least sound
confident. I acted the part until it became my reality.

So how did REAL netpreneurs approach their business and
become successful?

Well, because it’s impossible to think clearly while worried
about how to pay this month’s rent, they didn’t spend their
last dime on an business opportunity.

If you’re currently in serious debt, then consider talking
to a financial planner to help rework your finances.

Leo Quinn’s ‘Own Your Own PayCheck Again‘ is a terrific
resource for those who are serious about debt relief. He
prescribes uncommon methods that I know from first-hand
experience really work.

His book is a bit pricey, but it’s a far better investment
than buying an information manual that instructs you to go
out and spend even more to build your business, when you
don’t have it to spend. Why not learn some techniques on how
to pay off your debt quicker and keep a little more in your
pocket?

Check it out here:

Own Your Own PayCheck Again

If you can afford to pay the bills but not much else, focus
your energy on saving and earning the amount you’ll need to
build your business without worry. Invest small amounts on
things that will bring real returns in the short term.

For example, scour your basement and your friends’ basements
for things to sell on eBay. The insertion fee for items
listed at less than a buck is 25 cents US. If the item
sells for under 25 bucks, you’ll pay a 5.25% ‘final value
fee’ to eBay. Do that enough times and pretty soon you’ll
have five hundred or a thousand bucks to invest in your
business… but only if you SAVE what you make.

Vist eBay now to see what’s hot and selling.

Even if you have wads of cash, be realistic and informed
about how you spend your money.

I’ve talked to far too many folks who invest in expensive
coaching programs, believing that somehow their business
will magically appear once they’ve completed the course.

In reality, whether you buy a $27.00 dollar, or a $5,000
Internet business coaching program, in most cases
you’re buying information on how to build a business, not a
service that will do the work for you.

If that’s what you want, then you may want to consider
buying an existing business. However, it may be hard to find
someone who has invested the time, effort and money to
build a profitable online business, who is willing to sell.
Basically, at that stage, the business should generate
revenue automatically without a whole lot of input from the
creator… so they’d be a little daft to sell, don’t you
think?

Do your due diligence. Read the fine print, ask questions
and understand exactly what you’re getting. And with regard
to those coaching programs…. get a written contract, and
search the forums for at least five people who have taken
the program and were really happy with it… i.e. aren’t
just saying good things because they’re trying to sell you
the program through their link.

If you choose to go the information manual route, plan to
follow ALL the instructions, or fail otherwise.

For everyone who ever told me “I bought this, that or the
other book (or DVD, course, program, coaching package) and
it didn’t work“, it was easy to prove that it wasn’t the
book that didn’t work - it was THEY that didn’t work.

We can’t expect to be successful with ugly websites, little
or poor content, not building a list or not building a
relationship with our visitors and subscribers.

The truth of the matter is that there are no shortcuts.

Each and every step is essential, and every successful
netpreneur has paid his or her dues to get to where they are
today. They did their homework, made mistakes, and learned
the lessons - always believing in their ability to succeed.

Starting an internet business is still easier, faster and
less expensive (by far) than starting an offline business.
If you want to do it bad enough, you WILL find a way to make
it work.

About the Author

Article by Rosalind Gardner,
author of the best-selling “Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People’s Stuff Online“. To learn how you too can suceed in Internet and affiliate marketing, go to:

http://NetProfitsToday.com

It used to be that a bathroom sink vanity was a fairly plain piece of cabinetry with doors underneath and perhaps a set of drawers for storage on one side. Not anymore. Homeowner’s today are leveraging all sorts of interesting materials to create a custom vanity.

In fact, one of the most popular bathroom styles these days is to forgo a vanity all together by utilizing old-fashioned pedestal sinks. These are great solutions for small spaces, or bathrooms where little storage is needed, like a powder room. Pedestal sinks can be used to create vintage, traditional or modern looks - depending on the style chosen and fixtures selected.

Another trend is to take an old dresser and make that into a vanity. For homeowner’s who have a cherished dresser this is a unique way of integrating it into a modern home. Another option is to purchase a piece of unfinished wood furniture and custom paint it in a color that matches the décor or faux finish it for a truly unusual look. Given the popularity of this style, some cabinet companies are even designing bathroom sink vanities to look like old pieces of furniture that have been transformed. Often these pieces are more of a larger scale and more ornate finish - which best suites a bathroom of a corresponding size.

And yet another style that is becoming more popular, albeit with those who prefer a minimalist look, is simply forgoing a traditional vanity with doors underneath for clean lines and simple shelves. Instead, they place sinks on simple shelves made out of a number of materials. And for storage, a second shelf underneath showcases bathroom towels and toiletries stored in neat baskets.

If you have a recently found a cabinet that you feel would be perfect for a vanity it is easy to convert it. Simply hire a plumber to cut a hole in the top of it for the sink to set into. If you choose a bowl-type of sink that rests primarily on top of the cabinet you will need to install a wall mounted faucet. However, if you choose a sink that sets into your new vanity almost completely, then a counter-mounted sink can be installed.

Haven’t found a dresser but like the idea? Take careful measurement of the space available in your bathroom - as well as how much room you will need for installing the sink and faucet - then head out to the store. Places like Ikea offer inexpensive solutions whereas import shops like Cost-Plus and Pier 1 usually sell unique pieces that will give any room instant character. Or, you can simply go to your nearest home improvement superstore or kitchen and bath showroom and order an all in one solution.

Remember, your home should reflect your own personal style - so don’t feel that you need to install a traditional vanity.

This article on bathroom design and bathroom vanities was brought to you by BathroomAnswers.com.

The Bible says that an unholy trinity will arise in the latter
days. This unholy trinity will be Satan, the Antichrist and the
False Prophet. Satan is called the Dragon in Revelations. He has
always wanted to be like God, if not God, and this will be his
one and only chance to actually “play God” in the last 7 years
on earth. Satan will take the role of God the Father, the
Antichrist will take the role of Jesus and the False Prophet
will take the role of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit’s job is to lead people to Jesus. In the same
way, the False Prophet will be the one to lead the world to
serve the Antichrist. He will be instrumental in arranging for
people to have the mark of the beast put on either their right
hands or their foreheads.

The 10 nation confederacy will be 10 nations that the Antichrist
and False Prophet will rule from. The consensus is that the 10
nation confederacy will be 10 nations from Europe. Right now,
there are 25 countries in what is called the European Union. By
the time the Antichrist gets ready to take center stage, there
can only be 10 countries left to fulfill Scripture.

I’m going to list the main verses from Scripture having to do
with the Antichrist, the False Prophet and the 10 nation
confederacy that they will rule from. Read these verses very
carefully! You are getting an incredible look into the future
from the Word of God as to what will becoming our way!

1. The Antichrist is called the Beast, the Lawless One, the Man
of Sin and the Son of Perdition in the following verses. The
first verse is right out of Revelations.

“Then I
stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out
of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns
ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name … and the
dragon gave him his power, his throne and great authority. I
saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded and his
deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed
the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to
the beast, and worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the
beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

And he was given a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies and he was given authority to continue for forty-two
months. Then he opened his mouth in blaspheming against God,
to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in
heaven. And it was granted to him to make war with the saints
and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every
tribe, tongue and nation. And all who dwell on the earth
will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book
of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
(Revelations 13:1-10)

Jesus is the Lamb. Notice
that Satan is the one who arranges to give full power to the
Antichrist to be able to rule with the power and authority that
he will have. This verse literally tells us that the Antichrist
will have full rule over the entire world for a short period of
time before Jesus finally comes back to defeat him.

2. The next verse tells you that the 10 horns mentioned in the
above verse are 10 kings - 10 nations that will give their
allegiance to the Antichrist.

“And the ten horns
which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdoms as
yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the
beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and
authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb,
and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and
King of kings; and those who are with Him are called chosen and
faithful.” (Revelations 17:12-14)

3. The next
verse comes from the prophet Daniel out of the Old Testament.
Daniel was given very powerful dreams and visions as to what was
going to happen at the end of time. The first verse was a dream
given to him by God on the Antichrist. This verse also tells you
that the Antichrist will be a man!

“After this I saw
in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful
and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was
devouring, breaking in pieces and trampling the residue with its
feet. It was different from all the other beasts before it, and
it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was
another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom
three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And
there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a
mouth speaking pompous words.” (Daniel 7:7-8)

Notice Daniel’s description of the Antichrist. He tells us that
this man will be the worst dictator the world has ever seen. He
will make Hitler look pale in comparison to what he is going to
do once he gets on center stage. He says this beast is different
than all the other beasts that have ever come before him and
that he will be terrible, dreadful and exceedingly strong!

The above verse also implies that 3 of the kingdoms under the
Antichrist may not at first go willingly under his rule. He will
have to subdue them to get their allegiance as will be shown in
the next verse.

4. The next verse from Daniel also interprets the 10 horns as
being 10 kingdoms. It goes on to say that the Antichrist will
subdue 3 of these kings. It also says that he will be allowed to
persecute the saints of God for three and half years. An Angel
from God is giving him this message.

Thus he
said: “The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth which
shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the
whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns
are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another
shall arise after them: He shall be different from the first
ones, and shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words
against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most
High, shall intend to change times and laws. Then the saints
shall be given into his hand for a time, and times and half a
time.” (Daniel 7:23-25)

A time = 1 year. Times = 2
years. Half a time = half a year. This comes to a total of three
and half years. The first verse from Revelations 13:1-10 -
states he will have authority to continue for 42 months which is
also three and half years.

5. The next verse from Daniel gives more information as to some
of the personality traits of the Antichrist. He will have fierce
features, understands sinister schemes, will be very cunning and
will be the epitome of conceit and arrogance.

“And
in the latter time of this kingdom, when the transgressors have
revealed their fullness, a king shall arise, having fierce
features, who understands sinister schemes. His power shall be
mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully and
shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, also the
holy people. Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to
prosper under his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his
heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even
rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken
without human hand.” (Daniel 8:23-26)

Notice the
last sentence. He will not be destroyed by any one man or nation
- but by Jesus Himself when He comes back for the 2nd time to
our earth. The description of what Jesus does with him will be
in the caption on the battle of Armageddon.

6. The next verse in Daniel gives some additional information on
this man. He may be gay as he has no desire for women. He also
may have some Jewish descent in him as it states he has no
“regard” for the God of his fathers.

“Then the
king shall do according to his own will; he shall exalt and
magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against
the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been
accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He
shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of
women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above
them all.” (Daniel 1:36-37)

This man will end
up being the ultimate ego-maniac of all time!

7. The next verse out of John tells us that his name is
Antichrist.

“Little children, in the LAST HOUR;
and as you have heard that the ANTICHRIST is coming, even
now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the
last hour.” (1 John 2:18).

8. The next verse tells
us that he is also called the lawless one.

“The
coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan,
with all power, signs and lying wonders.” (2 Thessalonians
2:9)

9. The next verse shows that he is called
the man of sin and the son of perdition. This verse also tells
us that when he seats himself in the rebuilt Jewish Temple at
the halfway point in the Tribulation, he will literally
pronounce himself to be God!

“Let no one deceive
you by any means for that day will not come unless the falling
away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of
perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is
called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the
temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” (2 Thessalonians
2:3-4)

10. The next 2 verses are on the False
Prophet. The 1st verse tells exactly what this man is going to
do. The 2nd verse gives us his name - the False Prophet. The
Bible also calls him another beast.

“Then I saw
another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns
like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the
authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the
earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so
that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in
the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth
by these signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the
beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to
the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

He was granted power to give breath to the image of the
beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause
as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be
killed. And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor,
free and slave, to receive the mark on their right hand or on
their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who
has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his
name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate
the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His
number is 666.” (Revelations 13:11-18)

“Then the beast was captured, and with him THE FALSE
PROPHET who worked signs in his presence, by which he
deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who
worshiped his image.” (Revelations 19:20)

You will
also note that the Antichrist apparently receives some kind of
wound that should kill him. My guess is that there is probably
some kind of assassination attempt on his life. He miraculously
survives this wound and apparently receives a real healing -
obviously from Satan himself and this causes the entire world to
marvel at him and makes it easier for the rest of the world to
fall under his demonic spell and follow him.

Satan,
the Antichrist and the False Prophet will now set the stage for
what is called the 7 year Tribulation. THIS 7 TRIBULATION
PERIOD WILL BE THE WORST PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER
SEEN. JESUS HIMSELF TOLD THE APOSTLES THAT THERE NEVER HAS BEEN
A TIME OF TROUBLE THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY AS BAD AS THIS TIME
IS GOING TO BE AND THAT THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER PERIOD
AS BAD AS THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE!

Just as God
gave His Son three and half years to walk with His power on this
earth, God is going to allow Satan, through the Antichrist, to
wreak as much havoc and destruction on this earth as he possibly
can in the last three and half years of the Tribulation.