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Descriptor suggestions?
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From the Year of the Rat through the Year of the Pig, there are twelve animal signs romping through the Asian or “Chinese” astrological system. To find your own sign, all you need to know is the year of your birth. Though there are no complicated rising signs nor intricate charts to reckon with, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. It can occur as early as mid-January or as late as mid-February. So if you were born in either of these two months, please enter your birth date on my web site http://www.suzannewhite.com for accuracy. A person born in late January of a Snake year might not be a Snake subject, but rather will be given the sign of the preceding Dragon year.
The cycle of the Chinese zodiac renews itself every dozen years. As luck would have it, 1900 was a Rat year. Since Rat is the first in the series of twelve signs and its year opened our century, we can often calculate the signs of our contemporaries with ease. The year 2000 was not so convenient. Instead of rounding out nicely to start the new century with a Rat year, 2000 was a Dragon year. The Dragon, unlike the Rat, is not the first sign of the Chinese Zodiac but the fifth. So in this new century we have to work a bit harder to calculate our Chinese sign.
Every Asian person about to make a major decision: mar¬riage, family, profession, burial, or relocation will first check to see if his sign and those of the people involved indicate that any benefit will result from the anticipated act. In many Asian countries parents still arrange marriages. If the family considers that a Horse son is not well matched to a Rat woman, the wedding will be called off.
Astrology – like various other “ologies” – is yet another way of finding out who we are and how we can be happier. Astrologers do not claim to have all the answers. As a soothsayer, I do not presume to know if you must or must not buy a pickup truck on Thursday, the twenty-ninth of July, 2021. But what I do know is that the animal symbol that rules the year of your birth has endowed you with certain basic characteristics and helped to define your funda¬mental nature.
Once you are made aware of your qualities and have accepted certain aspects of your faults, it is conceivable that you will have a better chance of making life cooperate with you. Given definite attributes to work with, you will then possess the wherewithal to fashion your own life to fit your desires and ambitions. Moreover, as you examine the qualities and faults pertaining to your friends or acquaintances, you may learn why you (and they) behave in ways hitherto incomprehensible.
WHO WILL BE RUNNING THE SHOW?
WHAT IS A RAT PERSON LIKE?
According to a Chinese legend, one day during some dynasty or other, Buddha called all 12 major animals together for a race. The Rat not only won the race, he was probably canny enough to ride on the Ox’s back to do so. Oxen tend to be slow, but they are steady and plodding. We all know from our own legend about the Tortoise and the Hare that steady plodding wins the race.
You won’t find many steady plodders
among the Rat population.
RAT YEARS
1900, 1912, 1924. 1936, 1948, 1960,
1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2052,
2044, 2056, 2068, 2080, 2092
NB- Born in January or early Feb.? Check my Chinese Sign page (http://www.suzannewhite.com) to be sure you are not among those who fall into the sign of the previous year.
Rat is the first sign of the Chinese Zodiac.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE RATS BOAST:
APPEAL SOCIABILITY
INFLUENCE INTELLECT
THRIFT CHARISMA
ON THE RAT’S UNDERBELLY CHECK FOR:
ANXIETY THIRST FOR POWER
VERBOSITY GUILE
ACQUISITIVENESS MEDDLING
“What? You tell me I’m a Rat. Yucko! Gross. No way!” I hear these protests all the time. Nobody wants to be a Rat. Apparently, they’d rather be something less revolting. Rats don’t benefit from an elegant reputation in our occidental, urbanized society.
But think for a moment of the clever farm rat. It is this rat: the collector, the hoarder, the deft and admirable country rat, whom Buddha honored. This rural rat is, to this day, a scrounger for food, finder of warm places to nest and a procreator par excellence. Let us then put aside our base image of the repellent city rat and concentrate on the characters of his artful country cousin.
The key adjectives I like to use to describe Rat people are: “charming, assertive, protective and relentless.” Rats go whole hog for what they are after and they never give up. You’ll never meet an unattractive Rat. They may not be classically handsome. But they ooze allure. Neither will you find a Rat person who doesn’t seek to achieve and succeed, stand out from the crowd and even assume power over others. Rats are go-getters. They are born with leadership qualities and a hefty measure of guile. For the Rat, the ends frequently justify the means.
Rat people usually appear calm and at ease in company. They’re talkative (to a fault sometimes) and make pleasant conversationalists. But take a closer look. That Rat has a rubber band in his hand which he incessantly snaps back and forth between two fingers. The Rat woman keeps wiggling the fastener on her bracelet. Rats only seem tranquil. Inside, they are like nuclear reactors: churning, bubbling, twisting and steaming. Rats seethe and sizzle. But they never—or rarely—explode.
Rats are not only stashers of food, they have a well-developed sense of economy. They know where their money goes and for which frivolities they are willing to spend lavishly. Parties and gatherings of all sorts please the Rat. In fact, any chance to communicate is seen as a joyful occasion. Rats love—no, need—to talk. If Rats have problems, they talk them through. If they are depressed, they blab it out. If they lose a lover, they can only cure themselves of heartbreak by exposing the whole gory story until the listener’s ears are red with compassion and the Rat has emptied his despondent soul. If you have a gabby Rat crony, keep your IPOD handy and pump up the volume.
If you are loved by a Rat, consider yourself lucky. Rats will fiercely defend and cheerfully spoil the people they care about. But outsiders don’t count. The Rat wants to be surrounded with those who like and admire him. He will lavish presents on them and feed them all till they burst from admiration. Loyal companionship is the Rat’s idea of contentment.
Rats are not necessarily high-minded. Nor are they artistic dreamers. But they are wily and intelligent. And they are often gifted – too clever by half. They make excellent lawyers and executives. Too, Rats dabble more than a little in politics. They crave power. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, George Bush Sr. and John McCain – Rats to a man. And they know how to use their brains with words. In the world’s Rat Pack, you will find all manner of highly talented writers, composers, singers, actors and actresses. Here’s a famous Rat sampling:
1912 (Water Rat Mary McCarthy, Loretta Young, Roy Rogers, Gene Kelly, John Cage, Eugene Ionesco, Laurence Durrell, Werner Von Braun, John Cheever, Perry Como, Studs Terkel, Woody Guthrie, Julia Child, Michaelangelo Antonioni, Danny Kaye. 1924 (Wood Rat) Marlon Brando, Lauren Bacall, Sarah Vaughan, James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Charles Aznavour, Doris Day, Lee Marvin, Zizi Jeanmaire, Sidney Poitier. 1936 (Fire Rat) Glenda Jackson, Dennis Hopper, Keir Dullea, Yves St Laurent, Dick Cavett, Vanessa Redgrave, Albert Finney, El Cordobes, Alan Alda, Kris Kristifferson, Marion Barry, F.W. DeKlerk, , Dean Stockwell, Glenn Campbell, Roy Orbison, Bobby Darin, Dennis Hopper, Englebert Humperdinck, Tom Snyder, Bruce Dern, Chad Everett, Geena Rowlands, Oscar de la Renta, Wilt Chamberlain, Buddy Holly, David Carradine, Ismael Merchant, Lou Rawls, Shirley Bassey, Dyan Cannon, Boris Spassky. 1948 (Earth Rat) James Taylor, Olivia Newton-John, Mikhail Barishnykov, Donna Summer, Gerard Depardieu, Billy Crystal, Al Gore, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jimmy Cliff, Kathy Bates, Cat Stevens, Jeremy Irons, Mary Beth Hurt, Olivia Newton-John, Jackson Browne, Donna Karan, Kenny Loggins. 1960 (Metal Rat) Kenneth Branagh, Yannick Noah, Daryl Hannah, Sean Penn, Greta Scacchi, Meg Tilly, Ayrton Sienna, Kristin Scott Thomas, Antonio Banderas, Branford Marsalis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Nastassja Kinski, Valerie Bertinelli, Hugh Grant 1972 (Water Rat) Shaquille O’Neal, Carmen Electra, Busta Rhymes, Julie Gayet, Elizabeth Berkley, Marlon Wayans, Ben Affleck, Cameron Diaz, Geri Halliwell, Liam Gallagher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eminem, Toni Collette, Jenny McCarthy, Alyssa Milano, Vanessa Paradis.
Rats are not infrequently found meddling in other peoples’ business. They are intensely curious and can become overly involved in the lives of friends and neighbors. They cannot be termed “busybodies” – but almost. Rats also delight in the running of committees and will gladly take over the administration of a board of directors. Rats will not usually volunteer to be on the cleanup committee. Nor are they apt to beg to decorate the church crypt for the charity bazaar. They may tell you how they want it done. But they are not about to actually DO the decorating. No. It’s power that Rats are after—power and influence and lots of praise and kudos.
Rats too are marriers. They crave security and need to be attached. They hoard money and foodstuffs in secret places so they will never be caught short of either. Show up unannounced at her place, the Rat will feed you well. But don’t try to borrow any money or expect to be treated to lavish meals at the Four Seasons or the Ritz. Rats are much more conservative than their splendid surroundings would have us believe.
THE EARTH RAT YEAR
FEBRUARY 7, 2008 TO JANUARY 25, 2009
Hang on to your hat, here comes the Rat!
2008 promises to be a whole new Rat Race. This year jump starts the Chinese twelve year cycle all over again. Prepare for twelve months of Monday mornings.
We just oinked our way through and oozed out of the prosperous Pig year. If you recall, I forecasted a year of too much plenty. I warned that the rich would get richer and the poor would do far less well. Of course I could not have predicted that women’s handbags would increase in value to the point where some ladies are carrying around ten bucks and a lipstick in a hot pink crocodile clutch bag that cost their husband’s credit card $4000. Seriously, I just consulted the Neiman Marcus online shopping catalogue and in such top stores women’s’ purses cost upwards of $1000. Some (and not just a few) cost six thousand smackers! That’s a concrete example of what I said would happen under the influence of the Fire Pig. Glut for glut’s sake. End of cycle excess. Quantity over quality. For some, it was a great year. In 2007, “Them that has” had themselves a hugely piggy Pig year.
Here’s a quote from my last year’s forecast: “People are going to have more “stuff” in the Pig year. Extravagant real estate and luxury items, jewelry and antiques, authentic old masters – everything having to do with wealth and affluence will be favored. But… this abject profusion of material possession means that anyone who is not rich or prosperous or rolling in gold bullion cubes will – by virtue of the scales being tipped too far – fare worse.”
And are not a slew more wealthy humans cluttering up golf courses and crowding shopping mall parking lots with their splendiferous gas guzzling cars? And, by contrast, are not a lot more people out of work, out of luck and nowadays even out of their homes?
Well folks, the party (and the twelve year cycle) is most decidedly over.
2008 will be an Earth Rat year. Rat years are always choppy and appeal mostly to those with a finely-developed sense of economy. But the Earth Rat year (The last one was 1948) is also chockablock with market upsets and other unspeakable bolts from the blue. NO. I can’t tell you what color, size or shape the bolts will be. Just think surprise events which jolt your synapses and give your heart goose bumps. I am not threatening earthquakes or typhoons, although we will surely see our share of those. The bolts from the blue will be more personal than that. They will take the form of accidents or mishaps due to inattention, clumsiness or pure bad luck. In an Earth Rat year, we learn (usually the hard way) that we cannot possibly anticipate what might happen next. Some might say, “Then let’s just have fun. Why worry?” Others of you will shudder and shake, fearing insecurity and mourning free lunches.
Relax! Worry is a waste of your precious time. What you worry about today will certainly not happen. And what will happen is something you might have been worrying about but didn’t even know existed. Just be more cautious than usual about wasting – both time and money.
In this coming year, the fragile quality of the world’s financial condition will become glaringly obvious. People and governments in the western world will wake up to the fact that they cannot go on spending more money than they have and get away with it. In fact, many very rich people will barely have time to preserve existing finances. Get ready to swap those $4000.00 purses for some spanking new food stamps. Flog your $50,000.00 golf cart and learn how to walk again. Give up caviar and luxury cruises in favor of hot dogs, macaroni salad and a romantic rowboat ride on the local park lake. Forego smoked salmon and learn how to fish. This coming year will be about the prudent managing of finances, cost-cutting measures and trendy cheap backpacks made in China. It will also be about power.
Something intriguing about Rat years is that at first they appear to bode only wealth and bounty. But such glittering harvests are merely the calm before the storm and hunger pangs of future shortages. Nobody will be spared. Already in February, inflation will be on the rise. People all over the world will see their buying power diminish. My advice? Open a savings account. Plant a vegetable garden. Stash gold jewelry under your mattress. Junk the gas guzzler and buy a book of train tickets. Take the kids out of private school. Teach them at home. Learn to cook cheaper cuts of meat or eat no meat at all. Take pride in wearing handsomely patched jeans and be the first on your block to remember how to darn socks. In general, in the coming Rat year, do as the British were advised after WWII, “Make do and mend”. We did it before and we can do it again. Might as well face it. Scantier days are ahead.
This year is not all bleak, drab and gray however. It’s a splendid year for power grubbers who gain dominion over others. Dictators will thrive in this Rat year. Hoarders of foodstuffs get a leg up. It’s also a banner year for owners of savings (and even piggy) banks. And it’s a fabulous year for people devoted to living the simple life, playing music or party games at home with their children, going on picnics, taking advantage of free museum entries and walking everywhere instead of taking the car. The inherently parsimonious Rat year is here to help us clean up our act. Join forces with Brother Rat. Dismount your cherished Hummer. Slog a bit and drudge a bit. Cut back and save. Take one paper towel instead of two at a time. If one doesn’t do the job, you can always go back for more. Wash your own car and polish it too. Quit the expensive gym and ride your bike to work. If you co-operate with the spirit of the Rat year, you can expect to enjoy a carefree twelve months. But buck the system and continue to troll the thousand dollar handbag department at Nordstrom or Harrods’s or Galeries Lafayette and your golden goose will flap its wings a few times and fall right over dead (next to the overdue credit card bills) on your snazzy $10,000 dining room table.
Children born in Rat years are luckier if their birthdays come in sum¬mer. They will not have to dig through the snow for provisions and can benefit from sultry sunshine to make the hay that they will so need to have stored away for the long, cold winter ahead.
WHAT WILL THE EARTH RAT YEAR BE LIKE
FOR EACH CHINESE SIGN?
RAT
Your year at last! 2008 begins a whole new cycle of Chinese animal signs and, as usual, you are leading the pack. Directly following the New Year, life will seem suddenly more fluid. Bumps in the road will even out for you and people you thought you could never get along with are all of a happy sudden on your side. Profit from every possible angle you can wangle. But come April watch out for a tendency to let down your guard and go slack when you should be quicker on the draw. Toward June, romance will increase in intensity and want to become engagement. Commitment beckons. Then marriage is nigh. Don’t hold off. If you feel you have found “The One”, then go ahead and tie the knot. Real estate will doubtless become a preoccupation this year. You current property/ies is/are too costly, meaning that the real estate that you own or rent and inhabit either doesn’t suit your lifestyle or work well with your commute or else it simply clashes with your taste. Find a new place to live that is appropriate not only to your needs – but to your pocketbook. Before winter sets in, lay in stores. You will be needing them around Christmas time when shortages loom. Keep in mind that, overall, your main objective this year is to carefully plot out the next dozen years of your life. Where do you want to be in twelve years? With whom will you be living? How much do you want to be earning and will you prefer the city or the country? You have twelve long years to get where you want to go with whom and for how much. Think ahead and be extra calculating. Make major long term decisions in 2008. And don’t look back. Life is too short to regret missed opportunities that are probably out of fashion anyway. Stay alert. Leap into new projects with your usual enthusiasm, but hold the reckless abandon.
OX
Rats covet power and they often get it. Whether in relationships, in government positions or in business dealings, Rats seek dominion and go after it tooth and claw. This coming year fairly reeks of the Rat’s powerful influence. But that pungent smell doesn’t bother you Oxen too much. You were born with a keen sense of your own strength and haven’t had to struggle, as the Rat perpetually does, to gain and maintain control. In your case, control comes with the territory. Because the Rat’s drive for supremacy doesn’t threaten Ox people, you usually cruise right through Rat years without missing a beat. Beware, early this year, of developing symptoms of emotional stress. Your private life lacks satisfaction and this dearth of sexual or romantic excitement may cause you to doubt your ability to maintain relationships. My advice? Stop listening to detractors. Clamp your front hooves over your ears and refuse to hear anything negative in your regard. Remember (when you can’t sleep at night) that you are the one pulling this plow under your own steam. Listen to the force of your inner voice. That’s where your self-confidence is lurking. Way deep inside. Snatch it. Gobble it up. And go back to sleep.
Rats move quickly. You tend to advance more slowly. But for you, it’s constructive to march to the pokey cadence of your own inner drummer. This year, from the outset, you will be encouraged to accumulate wealth, nurture your crops and tend to your family’s harmony. In the Autumn, tension may threaten your professional life. It will no doubt come from a person born in a Dragon or Rabbit year. Keep your ears pricked up for signs of nasty backbiting and subterfuge in the wings at the workplace. Someone would like to see you fail. By November, if there is no improvement in the situation, take pains to actively discourage that person’s desire to do you in. Even if you must use force, this is one battle you do not want to lose. But be wise. And subtle. Strategize. Prepare. You are not one to enjoy playing games. But this time, the prize will be worth the departure from your usual bulldozer style.
TIGER
As you no doubt already know, whether in relationships, in business or government or even in stupid traffic! – the Rat seeks to dominate. For you Tigers, this peculiar Rat character trait is both un-nerving and irritating. You find Rat years tedious. You really hate it when someone who isn’t you feels like pushing his or her weight around. But do not allow tedium to get in the way of your survival instinct. Prepare to scrimp a bit and tighten your stripes. You will in any case be on the move. Wherever you go it seems you are being given options: new ways to make a living or chances to join a prestigious group or opportunities to be creative or to enhance your public image. Basic trusts can be broken in these years. You are not usually avid to be the one in control. Being the titular boss, who answers yammering phone calls and e-mails in an office all day long and waits for employees to show up at yawn-filled meetings would send you straight into a coma. But the Rat does not necessarily know this about you. You appear so strong and so sure of yourself that the terminally insecure Rat feels threatened. Hence your life in this coming year may prove to be less than delightful. The Rat could try to thwart even your most innocent of desires for self-governance, belittle your cleverest notions and may even sabotage your plans. There is also the possibility of chronic illness developing in a close friend, associate or member of your family. You will be called upon to deal with it. And you will. Another hint? Don’t be tempted to ally yourself with any Rats. The Rat not only wants power. He or she wants to be the sole owner of that power. Rats are hoarders and savers. You are the spendier, devil-may-care guy or woman who believes that money grows on trees and that so long as you keep changing forests, there will always be more ready cash hanging from the branches. Conflict between your splurging spirit and the Rat’s desire to stash will arise. Advice? Plan to travel and make changes this year. Don’t bother to try to save money. You don’t know how.
CAT/RABBIT Not the most encouraging of years for you Cat/Rabbit people. Why? Because the Rat tends to envy your settled, secure lifestyle and would not in the least mind turning it on its head. Rats love drama and excitement. Like you, they are budget-conscious. But they don’t settle down the way you do. They crave (and often create) havoc and excitement. You favor safety over histrionics and will opt for simple jaunts in the countryside instead of choosing excitement for its own sake. Of course, you are the more sagacious of the two signs. You prefer not to have to enter any fray or conflict to get what you want and always seek to avoid belligerence. Rats are forever stalking dominance and are unafraid of confrontation. I advise Cat/Rabbits not to perform any public stunts which will attract attention to them during this sharp-edged year. It’s not the moment to run for mayor of your town or even to seek the presidency of your Bridge club. Nor is the Rat year a time for you to splurge on antiques, classic vehicles or mansions in high end neighborhoods. Anxiety may prevail as well because of on and off tensions present in this coming year which will evolve mostly from dissension in some part of your private life. Either you are married and experiencing a classic “rocky” period. Or you are not married and long to be, but can’t get along with the intended for more than a week without quarreling. As you despise conflict, you flee. In your absence, she or he meets someone else. Now you are thoroughly upset, so you return on pitty pat paws to reclaim your territory. And what do you discover? A love triangle. More discord. Further controversy. And perhaps even a fight! Hang in there. Rat years are never wonderful for the Cat/Rabbit’s love life. To change the subject radically, your finances could come under some scrutiny from the tax authorities. Better to lie low and while away weekends listening to classical music, reading history books or polishing your antique clocks. Around November, you very well might enjoy a fling or two with someone charming and frankly, openly sexy. Take pains to protect your reputation for refinement and good taste. Money, this year, should not be scarce. Most Cat/Rabbits are known for their ability to see around corners in dodgy markets.
DRAGON
Here comes a bonanza year for you personally. Nobody admires your dashing self more than the canny Rat. And the feeling is often mutual. You will be awash in propositions for new projects and called upon to direct (the job you love best) everything from the village orchestra to the Neighborhood Watch. You are a rising Star in this Rat year, and what’s more, you can feel it. A rush of approval and freewheeling comes over you about mid-March and won’t leave until the end of next January. Take wise advantage of the opportunities presented to you because they are almost all excellent chances for the betterment of both your financial and personal life.
An enticing love interest appears about halfway through the year. If you are otherwise attached, beware of temptation. The person in question is most seductive and what’s more is magnetized by your charisma. If you are not hitched, go for it – give him or her the full Dragon treatment: gifts, rings, trips to exotic venues and cozy nights by the fireside. So much for the positive aspects of the Rat year. On the other side, toward the summer holidays, family members’ needs may impinge on your time. Lavish some of that precious Dragon time on those in need of your moral support. But don’t be tempted to shower them with funds. Don’t let the syrupy sentimental side of your nature take over and drive you to begin any useless squandering. Don’t make meaningless sacrifices. You have better things to do with your money in Rat years than bail people out of gambling debt or lend your new BMW to your shiftless brother-in-law who lost his license for drunk driving. You may however have to take charge of everything to do with a flailing member of your clan this year. Somebody in your immediate home life has lost his or her bearings and needs a few Dragon coaching sessions. Encourage and boost. But resist the urge to preach. It’s likely the person in question is depressed. If the condition persists, make them seek professional help.
SNAKE
Your health and well-being are in better fettle this year. All the physical ills you were suffering last year will dissipate in the salutary ambiance of the protective Rat. Nevertheless, trouble will be afoot in your financial sector. Hide that checkbook, scissor your credit cards and politely refuse the over draught privilege at the bank. Although you will start the year with a sense of plenty and even continue it in ample sufficiency, you will stumble on some unexpected cracks in the sidewalk toward the end of the year. You should begin putting money away for the future and stop the buying frenzies. Shopping may be tranquilizing for you while it’s happening. But when those hair-raising credit card bills and excessive mortgage payments start avalanching into your mailbox, it will be bye bye to serenity and hello to all night nail-biting sessions. In the professional sector, there will be no more obstacles to prevent you from making sudden huge strides. Your talents and abilities will be more in demand than you ever dreamed was possible. You could even become an overnight star or experience a giant breakthrough in an area of expertise that you hitherto imagined was closed to you. As the Pig year was less than clement for most Snake people, the Rat year will come as a grand relief. Little by little you will feel renewed and energetic. With this new dynamic, you will be able to shed many of the preconceived notions you harbored about your entourage. Too much emphasis has been put on your family situation for the past 12 months. Now it’s time to attack career goals and make them happen for you and your loved ones’ benefit. The Rat is a nervy sort and that sizzling edginess which emanates from inside the very vector of this year, can cause you to occasionally doubt the loyalty of your partner. Not to worry. You are sufficiently loved and admired. This year, make no major purchases. Invest only in what you can actually afford. Otherwise, when next year rolls around, you will be paddling against the current for twelve long, frazzled months
HORSE
Don’t expect any jolly miracles to come waddling down the trail to greet you this year. Rats and Horses are notorious enemies. Between you, there is usually an initial attraction, a brief honeymoon period and then a swift slide into bickering and eventual schism. Rats like power. You refuse to be told what to do. Get the picture? Rats need to surround themselves with people they can feel protective of, look after and give direction to. In short, Rats need to dominate their friends and family in some way or other: financially, intellectually or with pure authority for its own sake. There is nothing worse for you Horses than to feel smothered by some meddling outsider who sticks his or her nose into everything you get up to. Horses crave freedom and thrive on independence. Should you hanker to buy a new home, build an extension on the one you have or invest in a second residence on a Caribbean island, put it off till next year. Everything to do with visas and passports, building permissions and zoning permits will be fraught with delay. You execrate paperwork. Filling out forms is torture for you. You do not fancy rendering accounts to anyone whatsoever. So in this Rat year, you had better remain in the wings. Don’t attempt any great stunts or public displays of your talents. Of course you probably won’t follow my advice anymore than you would follow the Rat’s instructions. You Horses can be led to water but we cannot make you take even one tiny sip if you don’t want to. No amount of coaxing or blackmail or guilt trips will make you ingest a drop. So Horses mine, this coming Rat year will be a bit of a trudge. Low profile time. Take off to the countryside with your main squeeze and spend the time thinking about the heft deals you will pull off when the Goat year rolls around. But as you will not heed my counsel . . . as they say for good luck in the theater “Break a leg.”
GOAT
You inventive Goats are hard put to make much a of (of a) personal statement in this year. Being dictated to by a Rat doesn’t have a positive effect on you devil-may-care creatures. You are always willing to oblige when asked politely to perform. But when someone literally kicks you in the rump and orders you to get a move on, you either buck or back away in fear and loathing. You may feel misunderstood and sulky this coming year. You definitely don’t feel like painting the Mona Lisa or re-inventing pizza. Expect to have to deal with some productive pain. The beginning of the year (until mid July) will be freighted with petty miseries of an emotional nature. Fallout or remnants from a past romance or spent passion want to haunt your aura. Unfinished business. The feelings may manifest in the form of insomnia or nightmares. Or they may simply present as free-floating anxiety. My advice? 1) Build yourself an armor of spiritual awareness thought meditation, yoga or even martial arts. Your soul (not your mind) needs a boost. 2) Actively seek new romantic interests. Mix with people in groups or find them online. Attend parties and functions where you stand a chance of meeting someone new and “possible”. Do not sit on your hands and worry or lose sleep over past blunders. What is gone is gone. Better prospects are on the way come September. By that time you should have begun to emerge from all angst. Make an effort to look your best at work. You can expect to be promoted this year. All supplementary professional efforts will be rewarded. You may quietly pursue your pet creative projects at home in a protected environment where you feel safe and cared for. But stay out of the spotlight. Rat years are no time for building a reputation as the genius you often are. Hang in there and love will come trotting along in the Autumn of this year. Someone sweet and strong (a Pig if you’re lucky) will be overcome with a stunning admiration for you. This love interest will appear out of nowhere . . . a restaurant, a public beach or even on an escalator going the other direction. Don’t miss out. Say “yes” to the urge to take up with this sterling character.
MONKEY
For Monkeys in this year, it’s all systems go. After wading through a couple of challenging years, you are finally entering a gentler period. All year, you will feel understood and admired. Rats and Monkeys get on like a pair of matched socks. The Rat is an emotional sort who often has problems making decisions. Should I buy a red car or a blue one? Marry a Dragon or a Tiger? Take that new job offer or stay in my current position? How should I configure my life now that my parents are no longer around? What should I wear to the ball? By now, we all know that any time one is in the throes of a dilemma big or small, the solution is to dial-a-Monkey for assistance. Monkeys cannot solve their own problems all that readily, but they are masters at helping others to make quick, workable choices. So in a Rat year, you Monkey people will find yourselves being called upon to give advice, to sort out thorny issues or to untwist the knickers of someone whose temper has him or her in a state of advanced frenzy. You can always figure out how most gracefully to exit a dilemma. Should you have in mind to begin a huge project, build a new home, start a business, write a novel or take a trip around the world, this is the year to undertake that endeavor. Don’t keep destiny waiting. Put yourself in gear directly when the year begins in February. Make every day count toward producing something that expresses who you are. You have been waiting long enough. Take advantage of the propitious aspects surrounding you. Strike while the iron is hot. If you need to borrow money or stay with relatives in Beijing or Paris or use someone’s garage workshop to invent a better mouse trap, do not hesitate to ask. You will be given a leg up at every turn. Power grabbing is a big part of this year’s agenda. As you are the opposite of power hungry and don’t even want to risk being in the forefront, you are not in competition with the authority-hungry Rat. You might want to consider taking out a better insurance policy against theft and accidents. There is a chance that while you are building a new flying machine or sailing single-handedly around the world, a robbery, a flood or a fire might take place. Not to worry unduly. Just be sure your insurance premiums are paid up.
ROOSTER
Protect the savings you have worked so hard to store up. The Rat does not dislike you, but has little time this year to while away in your company. Cut back on extravagances. Stop thinking you can just blithely fly off any old where, spend a few days enjoying yourself in Paris or Marrakech or Bali and still be able to make those car payments. You Roosters are not very flexible and tend to crowd yourselves into a corner. If you’re working, then the job becomes the only thing you can think about or do. You obsess, overwork and can burn out very quickly. Then, of course, you feel sorry for yourself and decide that you are owed a break. But once again, instead of just lying down and reading a fat novel for a couple of days at home, you must move about. So you jet off to just the place you fancy with just the right climate and the tastiest food and the best people. Then, as soon as you are there, you start shopping up all the money you earned whilst overworking and burning out. Is this beginning to sound like a pattern?
Well, the Rat year is a good year for you Rooster people . . . but only if you break this madcap pattern of yours and espouse rest and relaxation in your own surroundings. Sit still for heaven’s sake. Welcome the opportunities that waft your way. Of course, if you are never at home, you won’t be there to receive them, will you? There are movements afoot in your career which can set certain things to rights that may have gone awry in the past. You want out of something. You have finished a portion of your existence in a job or a business or even in a relationship and you want to see that engagement come to an end. The currents in the work place are flowing in the direction you need right now. But if you keep fleeing the work place and ignoring those subtle changes, you may miss the boat. The changes may take a few months to hatch. So to distract yourself from the tedium you so fear, take breaks during the day. Go for a big walk. Get three (thee?) to the gym or to tai chi or yoga classes. Meditate. Take Pilates classes. And instead of squandering your hard-earned burnout cash on air travel and wine, put a bunch away in the bank and let it earn you some interest. The message? Slow down, kick back and thrive. Keep on racing breakneck willy nilly and you will live to rue the day.
DOG
The Rat year will be absent the idealism necessary to spur Dogs into action. You Dogs find these years superficial and tritely material. This Rat year will not be your most productive. Why? Because you are basically unlike the Rat. Dog people are more high-minded than mercenary. It’s just the opposite with Rats. Rats seek power and stash cash. Dogs like to have some power too but for entirely different reasons. And money? Not really a priority for Pooches, except as a means to an end. Dogs only go after authority and loot if it gives them the necessary clout to effect social change. The Dog presidents or leaders of the pack in any organization want
to see justice done. They rule to improve the world their way – not
just to order people about. Rats rule to rule. So in this Rat year, you
Dogs may bark as stridently as you wish, but no matter how fiercely
you yap, you won’t get much further than the bottom of your garden.
The Rat simply doesn’t give a damn for what you care about. So be extra careful not to make mistakes or cause them to be made by others. You are borderline paranoid anyway and are normally an overly cautious person. But this year circumstances may crop up that make you feel you have slipped up or blundered. This feeling certainly doesn’t help you regain lost self-confidence. But take heart. Next year will turn all of this around. Meanwhile, keep your eye on the doughnut and not on the hole. We learn from our mistakes. Make sure you have taken stock of those lessons. Your personal life should be carefully monitored in August. Betrayal by a family member lies in wait. As it’s a family matter, this fundamental issue is probably either about money or property (or both). It might also concern a young adult child who is threatening to leave school or home. Nip this in the bud by taking the time to talk it through and offering just alternatives. Do not despair. The Rat year is not all bad for Dogs. You may not feel that you are making much progress. But at least you are learning and maintaining the status quo. In Rat years, that’s about as much as any Dog can ask for.
PIG
Rat years can be mostly fun for Pig people. Best of all, you are free of last year’s responsibilities and have begun your own new 12 year period of self-realization. This year is yours to enjoy. Let the Rat run the show. The Rat is a protector of those he loves. And he really digs Pigs. You Pigs possess a brand of personal power that the power-hungry Rat respects. You are your own person. You depend on nobody and you know what you like and go after it in life. Rats are quite similar in that way. They are go-getters and are unafraid to take the reins and drive their own existence – their way. But Rats do not own the rustic peacefulness of Pigs. Rats are more like urban dwellers than country folk. They live at a frenzied pace, are nervous and chatty and needful of admiration from others. Pigs don’t much hurry. Nor do they care who admires them. They just carry on tra la la with their conviviality and their taste for the authentic and comfortable in life. Rats also work at a frenzied speed and if things are not moving quickly enough, they can tantrum out in the twitch of a whisker. Pigs, on the other hand, handle inter personal affairs with great diplomacy, take their time about things and rarely freak out. Aside from minor health issues which tend to crop up in summer, you Pigs can be comfortable this year in the knowledge that you are protected and admired and respected. It is however incumbent upon you to perform economically (which implies putting the brakes on squanderous abandon). The Rat demands you make wise investments or none at all. Control excessive gourmandise and don’t forget to invite Rat people to all your country dinner parties. Let your Rat friends chat up the guests and take home the leftovers. That way, you Pigs can lose some weight and gain extra points with King Rat. Do much thinking about your 12 year program. After last year’s planning sessions, you ought to have some idea where the next dozen years want to take you. Be certain not to fritter away precious time hunting for treasure in posh antique shops and art galleries. Don’t take up with lazy people who want your assistance more than your affection. Don’t be distracted by idle flattery. Stay ruthlessly on your own path.
Maximizing The Performance Of Landing Pages For Your Success
Landing Page, also know as: lead Capture Page or name Squeeze Page can give an effective way to build your list and make your internet marketing strategy in progress. Landing page serves as panel to ensure that a great numbers of email addresses from you potential clients or subscribers be included in your email address list. This is an effective marketing strategy that contribute even for the optimization of your website and generate huge traffic for it.
To successfully maximize the performance of your landing page, there various important things that are in need to be considered. Below are the following tips for you to be able to develop a successful landing page that will surely transform most of your visitors into subscribers.
Number 1 success tip is to deal a freebie or a gift in exchange for your visitor’s email address. This internet marketing strategy is very effective to convince your visitor to provide their personal contact specifically in the form of email addresses. You can give your sample or special report of your product in exchange for their name and email address.
Number 2, put it to importance that the landing page must be designed professionally. When publishing your page, think of it like you are writing a sales letter. It is not necessary for you to have a sophisticated design or you have to spend an amount just to have this done, the most important thing to consider is to, being able to entice your visitors to provide their personal information for your list building.
Number 3, you have to remember always to make your landing page populated only by opt-in form and maybe essential disclaimers and terms- do not include unnecessary links that may cause your visitor to go astray.
Number 4 success tip is to Rub in the benefits of the digital gift you are offering more than a mere newsletter subscription. You can present your reports by audio and all other effective media.
Final reminder and conclusion, for you to be able to develop trust, you can indicate your hand-written signature or image of yourself explaining where you come from and how you can help your visitor by subscribing your free report on offer.
Tips presented to you, if followed, will surely give a chance for your business to be of great success. It is important to maximize the performance of landing page for your success.
About the Author
Stephen C Campbell (MBA, MSc) is a business consultant and internet marketer who runs a successful article directory at
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Get Search Engines & Visitors Crawled To The Site Auto Redirecting Web Page Development
You may often feel you are neglecting visitors in order to get attention from search engines – what will you do then? You cannot afford to lose search engines indexing and on the other hand, losing on visitors from entering your site is never a good idea. Luckily, there is a solution available to modern web page development professionals. They have brought this concept to make your site both search engine friendly and visitor friendly. And it is ‘Auto redirecting’.
The method of Auto Redirecting implies techniques of redirecting automatically to another page located in the same site from the page where visitors land up directly from search engine result pages. There are various situations where Auto Redirecting is useful to transfer your visitors to other page from the main landing page. The other page can be the potential web page which may contain information or introduction about the site or product descriptions which can be directly responsible for creating leads or even triggering purchase decisions. Recently, this is one of the very prevalent methods to be used during web page development or as a search engine optimisation.
This auto directing technique is mostly used when the web pages are being developed mainly for search engine optimisation purposes. In such cases, it is best to divert visitors from search engine optimised page which has hardly have any real value but is quite vital in attaining search engine high ranking. And using Auto Redirecting method you can grab the benefits of both, that is earning high positions through optimising page focusing in search engines rules and creating another page which will appeal to visitors by prioritising on their expectations and requirements. There are three ways web page development professionals perform this Auto Redirecting –
Meta Refresh Tag Technique – Search engines can easily detect this method and that’s why this should be implemented where there is a valid reason. The span of redirection should be at least of 5 seconds to get the method approved by search engines you are targeting at for auto redirection.
The JavaScript Technique – This JavaScript method of auto redirecting is not likely to be detected automatically by search engines as they cannot analyse the syntacs written by JavaScript. Following this technique, the scripts can be best positioned in the head section making the page capable of starting the process of redirecting as soon as that page starts loading.
The Form Technique – this is another technique to perform auto redirecting in web page development as search engine indexing spiders are unable to find out when web forms are being utilised for redirecting due to the reason that they cannot complete web forms.
While using this auto redirection method, you should be very cautious as you may have risks of being penalised and all your hard work on web page development will go in vain – you will lose from dual sides, from search engines as well as visitors’ attention.
About the Author
Katie Wilson is expert in Online Marketing and rendering her services to NextGen Web Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Online marketing company offering ecommerce web design, web page development, multimedia graphics etc.
Help With science, Please?
My friend and i are having a little disagreement. We have a book of science questions and my 2 year old ripped out the back pages with the answers.
Here are the three questions and the list of answers::
The development of ____ factored into the development of complex organisms.
* ozone
* oxygen
* cyanobacteria
* all of the above
2.
The end of the Paleozoic Era was signaled by ____.
* the development of humans
* mass extinction of land and sea animals
* the development of organisms with hard parts
* both a and b
3.
Reptiles evolved from an ancestor of amphibians that developed a(n) ____.
* egg with a strong outer shell that kept it from drying out
* hard set of teeth
* thick eyelid
* long tail
1. The development of ____ factored into the development of complex organisms.
(1 pt) all of the above
2. The end of the Paleozoic Era was signaled by ____.
(1 pt) mass extinction of land and sea animals
3. Reptiles evolved from an ancestor of amphibians that developed a(n) ____.
(1 pt) egg with a strong outer shell that kept it from drying out.
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MLM Lead Capture Page – Why You Need Your Own Lead Capture Page
Why lead capture page?
Well, if you capture your prospects’ email address, you have the chance to follow up with them as long as they stay on your list. If not, you lose them forever.
But why your own MlM lead capture page?
Now, let’s imagine the following scenario…
You have just joined a reputable company, with a complete package. Great product, lucrative compensation plan, charismatic sponsor and last but not least…a “personalized” lead capture page customized with your photographs, contact details and affiliate links.
Initially, you get very excited. You tried different ways to generate traffic to your lead capture page. Perhaps, you manage to get one thousand visitors to your webpage. But why didn’t anyone subscribe to your opt in form? (If you are lucky, you may get two to three people.)
Why?
The reason is very simple. What’s in it for them? Why would they want to give you their email address? If you want them to subscribe, you need to give them a strong reason to do so. And the only way to achieve this objective is to build your own lead capture page.
You may not have much flexibility to customize your company’s webpage but you have total control over your own lead capture page. Do not let the idea of having to build your own webpage overwhelms you. You don’t need a professional looking website. A simple one with a clean and neat layout will do.
Here are some basic components that your lead capture page must have.
1) An attention grabbing headline.
You need to be very clear about who you are targeting. As a network marketer, there are two main groups of people you want to reach out to…potential customers and potential distributors.
Depending on who you are targeting, you will need a different headline.
Let’s look at our potential customers first.
If your product is herbal weight loss pill, then your potential customers will be those who want to lose weight
You may want to use this headline, “Discover How To Lose Weight Easily Without Exercise”.
If you are trying to get new distributors, you will want to build another lead capture page with a different headline.
2) A useful bonus
The headline is meant to grab people’s attention and hopefully arouse curiosity in them. If your headline is well crafted, it will greatly increase your opt in rate. However, if you want to increase your conversion rate further, simply include a bonus.
The bonus can come in several formats. It can be a short report, a 7 days eCourse or even an eBook. Just make sure that the bonus you offer is relevant and useful. Don’t offer a dog training eBook to cat owners.
To carry on our previous example, if you are targeting your potential customers, you can offer an eBook with the title, “Top 15 Food That Help You Lose Weight”.
If you are targeting potential distributors, you can offer a free 7 day eCourse, “How To Generate Leads Without Spending A Dime”.
Start building your own MLM lead capture page now. Take advantage of the leverage offered by the internet.
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Capture Page
Capture Page – Branding yourself Properly Online
Whether you are new to the MLM or online marketing industry or have been around for awhile, you have probably already been familiarized with the idea of replicated websites.
There are many companies and their lead distributors that will try to sell you on the fact that a replicated site is the best way to generate traffic for your business. However, if you have had any experience trying to advertise a replicated distributor website, you know the the response is fairly poor.
Don’t worry, you are not alone in your frustration. There are many other naive, well intended distributors that have been right along side of you spending hours and dollars promoting these sites with little to no success. Be of good cheer, it’s not your fault!
Replicated websites are relatively cheap and convenient as someone else has done all of the work for you. However, they weren’t designed to make sales or recruit someone for you. What prospects are really looking for is why they should join you and your team.
In contrast, signature Lead Capture Pages are designed specifically for generating traffic and leads.
A lead capture page is a simple, concise one page website that provides potential prospects with the most important information about you and your business.
A well designed lead capture page gives the potential customer the information they are looking for quickly. It also requires that they make an immediate decision. When they have studied what is available on your site, they will have to enter their info into your capture page to receive more information.
The goal of the signature capture page is to connect with the prospect. You can achieve this by creating a personal audio or video message welcoming them to your site. Your prospect wants to feel a connection to you before they will make the decision to join you.
By setting up a custom capture page, you are giving yourself a step up on your competition. This really is the whole purpose of networking. When a prospect enters their contact information into your capture page, they will wait to hear from you. Whether you believe it or not, you have a story to tell.
In setting up your capture page this way, you are branding yourself online. You are creating a website and system that can be duplicated by no one. You are the reason why the prospects have requested to learn more. Get started branding yourself rather than a replicated website.
About the Author
See how I can start helping you brand yourself for success by visiting my Passport To Wealth website.
About the Author: Brian McCoy is a 6-figure earner in the home business industry who specializes in coaching others on how to create a full time income via the internet while working from the comfort of their own home.
How can I capture and take a photo/picture of a website’s full page?
Don’t know how to do it!
I meant a full page, not just cut offs of a web page
http://www.designload.net/images/products/5100/5101.jpg
A full website pic like that!
My preferred method these days for getting a screenshot of a web page is a Firefox extension/add-on dubbed “ScreenGrab.”
Installing this simple, free tool allows you to right-click on any page and choose whether you want to capture the whole page or just what’s visible. After selecting, you get prompted for the filename and location, and that’s it… you’re set.
Crownpeak Launches New Application To Make Landing Page Management Simple
CrownPeak, the market leader in on-demand Website management software announced today the launch of its newest product, CrownPeak Landing Page Manager™ (LPM). The application addresses a core challenge that marketers face in a down economy – the need for a simple and cost-effective solution that enables Website managers to create, manage and track Landing Pages to drive greater ROI from marketing campaigns. With CrownPeak LPM, companies can significantly improve online campaign performance, track results and experiment with new marketing strategies and messaging – without the added expense associated with a cumbersome technology suite.
“Websites have evolved from simple information repositories to organic marketing platforms that compel visitors to take action,” said Jim Howard, CrownPeak’s CEO. “In today’s economy, marketers are expected to maximize and prove even greater value from these platforms—all on a strained marketing budget. With CrownPeak LPM, we are giving marketers all of the tools they need to manage campaigns and drive revenue, so they focus their efforts on creativity and content.”
Unlike large, packaged, marketing automation suites, CrownPeak LPM gives users only the functionality needed to quickly and easily create, manage and track landing pages without any unnecessary additional technology. By empowering non-technical marketers to create, edit, schedule, publish and capture data from customized, branded landing pages in minutes, LPM helps marketers to easily create new campaigns, track performance, and immediately turn Web traffic into actionable sales leads.
The initial launch of LPM has already been tested in live environments with select CrownPeak customers and partners. These include Zimmerman Advertising, a division of Omnicom Group™, for clients that include Nissan and Pep Boys, and Imagistic, a strategic online marketing and design firm.
“Working with CrownPeak allows our team to focus on what really matters – creating strategic marketing campaigns for our clients,” said Michael Weiss, CEO of Imagistic. “CrownPeak’s landing page solutions make it simple and cost-effective to update and improve our programs and produce the best results. What’s more, they have already helped us save thousands of dollars for our clients—the results have been phenomenal.”
CrownPeak LPM features include:
Easy-to-use interface: Enables online marketers to create and manage landing pages in just minutes.
Customizable campaign templates: Pages can be customized to fit each marketer’s unique needs, from the images, content, form fields captured to the “thank you” messages users receive once they have converted.
Easy publishing: For absolutely no IT requirement, customers can publish to CrownPeak servers with a stock URL, or they can choose to publish to CrownPeak servers with a custom domain or even to their own servers that currently house their web site.
Campaign reporting: Receive system reports on each individual campaign with number of impressions, leads and customer conversions. Marketers can use reports to compare campaigns to determine the efficacy of each effort.
Integration with CRM: Leads can automatically be exported for use in any CRM system, including Salesforce.com. Organizations using Salesforce.com can instantly integrate with LPM without the requirement of technical know-how. Users can simply enter their administrative credentials and LPM will automatically upload leads directly into their Salesforce account.
Ongoing Strategic Services: Customers receive the benefit of CrownPeak’s expertise in helping hundreds of companies effectively manage Web content and online marketing initiatives. CrownPeak’s Field Guide to Landing Page Management provides for a number of best practices for marketers to establish effective strategies for marketing campaigns and landing page programs. “In today’s market – every web site manager is an online marketer. And content marketing is more than just technology,” said Rob Rose, CrownPeak’s vice president of marketing and strategy and the author of the Field Guide. “It’s an ongoing process that needs support, management and the right recipe of tools. Any CMS provider can help companies manage content or analyze traffic, but we wanted to provide the right tools combined with the knowledge to help marketers succeed.”
CrownPeak client ExploreFaith.org, a non-profit organization committed to ongoing spiritual formation for people of all ages and all backgrounds has experienced this first hand. “One of the greatest benefits of working with CrownPeak is the focus given to customer satisfaction and support. Not only does the CrownPeak team provide us with first-rate technology, they have helped us strategically analyze our web site’s architecture, design and online marketing plan with an eye to effectiveness and optimization. Their assistance has included specific, targeted recommendations for increasing online donations and improving visitor retention. This level of personal service and expertise has positioned CrownPeak as not just a service provider, but a partner in our success, working with us to realize a return on our investments.”
CrownPeak’s Landing Page Manager (LPM) is available immediately starting at $1,250/mo with no setup fees or IT Integration required.
About CrownPeak CrownPeak is the market leader in providing on-demand Website software. CrownPeak’s unique combination of software and services give Website managers complete control over the critical functions involved in delivering a successful, revenue-driving Website. Hundreds of diverse organizations such as 3M, Hyundai Motors, Home Depot, EMI Music, the State of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health have realized the value in CrownPeak’s renowned ease-of-use, its 24×7 customer support and guaranteed response times. CrownPeak has been named to EContent’s 100 most influential companies list, has won eWeek’s prestigious Analysts Choice Award and InfoWorld’s Product of the Year Award and has been named a finalist for Best Customer Service from the American Business “Stevie” Awards for the last two years.
This article is contributed by Rob Rose – Vice President of CrownPeak. CrownPeak offers a cost effective and user friendly Content Management System (CMS). http://www.crownpeak.com
Landing Page Forms
Creating Landing Pages That Increase Conversion
Whenever a brand launches an interactive marketing campaign for a specific product or service, it is important that when consumers click on the brand’s ads, they are directed to a destination that continues to build the momentum started by their initial interest in what the brand is offering. Too often, however, a brand will send potential customers to a generic page already on their website instead of creating a specific landing page for the audience and the offer at hand. Use of a landing page is essential to almost all forms of interactive marketing, from pay per click to email marketing to banner ads. In order to maximize the performance of their interactive marketing efforts, brands need to take advantage of the power of a properly designed landing page.
Planning and Designing a Landing Page
Research and preparation are necessary before a line of code or copy is written for the landing page. A brand needs to research what the makeup of its target audience would be and tailor the page design to these consumers. The objective of the landing page also needs to be clearly defined. The brand needs to determine the exact action it wants consumers to perform when they visit the landing page. Once this objective is clearly defined, it can be used to evaluate what is included on the page, from content to functionality, and whether it is relevant to the brand’s goals.
With the objective defined, it is also important for a brand to define what will constitute a conversion (e.g., make a purchase, complete a contact form). What the brand wants the landing page visitors to accomplish while visiting the page steers how the content of the landing page will be created.
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How is it possible that 1 gallon of gasoline that weighs approximately 6.15 pounds emit 20 pounds of CO2?
That just seems to go against the laws of physics and chemistry.
I’m not ranting or anything about global warming. I just don’t know.
I just want to know how one form of matter at a certain weight increases in mass and weight when it changes form?
Decrease yes. That makes sense. But increase?
Squeeze page templates are used to present an offer and to capture the email of your prospect but where do you find good squeeze page templates?
There are many website on the internet that offer squeeze page templates and a simple search from the search engines will throw you a horde of results but which ones do you choose?
There are websites that offer a paid service and some that offer free squeeze page templates but do you get what you pay for or do you really get something good for free and in my experience there is a mixed result about this.
I have tried some free and some paid services and have had varied results with both so I set out to create my own squeeze page templates that were tailor made for what I needed them to do and some of them worked, some of them didn’t.
There is a certain way to create a squeeze page template in the fact of the conversion rate, the higher the conversion rate, the more subscribers you will add to your list and in turn you will make more profits or this is the theory.
The other day I was looking for new squeeze page templates and came across a little website that offered a dual set of squeeze page templates for $7 so I decided to give them a try and see what sort of results I got and I was quite surprised that the pages worked quite well with a free eBook I was offering so I decided to stick with them.
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Whether your new to internet marketing or someone who has been in it for a while there’s one piece of your marketing arsenal that is vital – Squeeze pages. These simple pages can also be called lead capture pages or landing pages, and the main reason to have them is to get prospects (potential customers) into an email list and automatically start to sell them your products.In this DVD we walk thr…
List building has always been and always will be one of the most powerful ways to sell stuff online.But many marketers struggle to build a list. Maybe you’re having one of these struggles right now… * Have you got a squeeze page and trying to build a list but conversions stink? * You haven’t got a squeeze and aren’t building a list yet but want to start asap!? * You have a squeeze page …
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Interesting Squeeze Page Template
For many people the idea of creating a marketing opt in page is somewhat of a task. Some people are just not gifted when it comes to creating these pages, and that doesn’t mean they have to settle for something else. Marketing of this nature begins with a quality squeeze page template. Modifying an easy template can mean the difference between being a marketing zero to a marketing hero. The sound of that statement might be a bit cliché, but it really does ring true in the long term.
If you’re looking to create an interesting squeeze page template, you’re going to find it easier to come up with concepts and ideas for any product or piece of information you’re marketing. People seem to respond to more interesting pages than bland ones. So make sure you’re creating a more complex page than most in terms of visual integrity. Do not just copy a template word for word and then throw in some colors and a banner and think you’re done. Mix up the mediums and even try to integrate sound and audio so that people can have more than just bodies of text.
Direct marketing takes a bit of finesse and if you play your cards right you will find that it’s easy to implement a good and interesting squeeze page template to fit a plethora of needs. Keep things consistent and you’ll see tremendous growth over time. Don’t settle for just any old template, make sure it meets the needs of the consumer as well as yourself.
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I need a script for a squeeze page?
I already have the squeeze page template I need a script that will reside on my webserver that will act like a auto-responder when my clients sign up.
Webhost provider is using Apache for webserver software so the script would have to be compatible.
You’ll need more than just an autoresponder program. You’ll need to log them and take some info. Do you want to use a database or a flat file…
this is called a cgi program… each is customized to do a particular job.
The duty of this page is simply to attract visitors and having them sign to a product or service you have to offer, by leaving their email address in the space tab request. While some marketers try to collect more information, it some times works against them. Not knowing the person and asking for more information other than their name and email address can lead them to moving on and click-away from your site.
The best Squeeze Pages have been known to convert on average between 30 and 60 per cent or higher. “Convert” or “conversion rate” is a term used for the percentage of visitors that choose to opt-in to a mailing list, by leaving their details in the form fields made available.
Headings are very important as it will be making the first eye-contact point with squeeze page visitors. This is where you need to use a headline that must captivate your visitors attention in order to compel them to read on! Your headline must be clear about what you have to offer and your text copy (written in a bullet type list) needs to connect with your visitors on an emotional level.
People need to know how they will benefit by giving you their email address. A good headline should always start as follows: How to Save Money, How To Make Money, How To Find The Answers To……… Another good technique is by using bold headlines clearly spelling out the benefits such as: Lose Weight With Our Free Eating Programme! How To Stop Smoking In Less Than 30 Days! Use These 3 Methods To Get More Dates!
The entire squeeze page must be visible in the visitors web browser without them having to scroll up and down to get all the info.
The privacy policy is very important and reassuring visitors that their details will never be sold or rented out by trading their information is a must.
Using an action phrase such as, “Send my Free report now” or “Free instant access now”, is almost like putting your visitor on a personal level from their point of view.
Putting this advice into action and actively promoting your squeeze page will see an incredible increase in the number of opt-ins you receive to your list.
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PPC Publicidad a través de: Hacer de coste por clic y los porcentajes de conversión para usted
Según las estadísticas publicadas por la Online Publishers Association (OPA) el 1 de junio, en línea lectores creció con más del 25% desde 2008 hasta 2009, pasando de 4,8 millones a más de 6 millones de usuarios. Si bien la industria del mercadeo en línea y de búsqueda no es a prueba de recesión, lo hace parecen ser resistentes a la recesión. Es bien sabido que los medios de comunicación en línea ofrecen más beneficios que los medios tradicionales, incluido el coste-efectividad y capacidad de medición. De acuerdo con la OPA hay otra razón: las marcas finalmente se están poniendo a los cambios en el comportamiento del consumidor donde los consumidores están utilizando cada vez más los medios de comunicación en línea, y las marcas están comenzando a seguir a sus consumidores allí.
Es evidente que la pérdida de la publicidad tradicional ha sido la ganancia en línea de. El gasto en marketing en buscadores está creciendo y las empresas inteligentes y de marketing necesitan ser mucho más inteligente acerca de la forma de aplicar su mezcla de marketing. optimización de motores de búsqueda siguen siendo claramente un elemento básico, mientras que la búsqueda Pago por Clic (PPC) las estrategias deben ser renovado, revisado y optimizado para máximo rendimiento de la inversión.
En las industrias de la competencia donde la publicidad PPC es cada vez más costoso, se hace aún más importante para aumentar sus conversiones ya que el coste por clic (CPC) se eleva. Específicamente en determinados mercados verticales (como las industrias competitivas como los viajes y seguros), el actual CPC no pueden sustentar los actuales índices de conversión.
Para poner esto en contexto, vamos a usar un sencillo ejemplo para ilustrar. Un minorista vende móvil cubre en R100.00 cada uno. Asumiendo su margen de beneficio es del 25%, está haciendo frente R25.00 cada venta. Supongamos que tiene una tasa de conversión media del 2% (que no es atípico, aunque sea bajo) – esto significa que por cada 100 personas que visitan su sitio dos personas compran este producto. Así, por cada 100 visitantes el minorista está ganando un promedio de R50.00 en el resultado.
Ahora, dividiendo el resultado por el número de visitantes se puede calcular que la oferta para alcanzar el equilibrio se R0.50 por clic. Por tanto, el CPC medio de este detallista deben estar bajo R0.50. Nosotros También puede invertir esto y considerar el costo por adquisición (CPA) que se calculará multiplicando el CPC por el número de visitantes (R0.50 por 100 = R50), y luego dividir el costo de la campaña por el número de ventas reales (2). Así que en este caso, el CPA es R25.00. Lógicamente, esta CPA sería menor si la tasa de conversión fue en aumento. No es más que la consecución del equilibrio con este tipo de conversión y CPC. Ahora bien, si el tipo de conversión se duplicara al 4% – este minorista sería obtener una ganancia. Con una tasa de conversión de 8% del minorista sería mucho más rentable, y por lo tanto más capaz de seguir siendo competitivos.
Por supuesto que hay otras consideraciones – por ejemplo, cuál es el CPC máximo actual es obtener la primera posición en los resultados. Usted también puede encontrar que en R0.50 sólo por clic en una palabra clave muy generales como "móvil cubre", este anunciante no tiene ninguna posibilidad de clasificar entre los mejores posicionados anuncios. Naturalmente, uno debe tratar de seleccionar más de nicho, condiciones menos controvertida.
Una pregunta que se pide es lo que comúnmente son buenos los porcentajes de clics (CTR) y lo que son buenas tipos de conversión? Es muy difícil decir que la respuesta a esta pregunta depende en gran medida de la industria y el producto anunciado sea. David Szetela en Search Engine Watch dice que es seguro hacer las siguientes dos generalizaciones:
CTR siempre será mayor para los productos y servicios para los que ya hay una fuerte demanda. Por el contrario CTR será más bajo para los productos que son más oscuras o menos conocidos.
Así, por ejemplo un anuncio que ofrece descargas MP3 libres convertirá con más frecuencia que un anuncio de productos de alto precio o servicios.
Szetela dar un par de proyecciones sobre las tasas de conversión diciendo: "Una buena tasa de conversión para una oferta difícil sería un mínimo del 2%. Para las ventas de comercio electrónico B2C, no debería ser difícil de lograr por encima del 5%. Y para más suave ofertas – productos de bajo precio, libre descarga software de prueba, etc – 10 a 20% las tasas de conversión, o incluso superiores, definitivamente son alcanzables ".
¿Cómo se puede en realidad aumentar las tasas de conversión? Mediante la optimización de su campaña. Puesta a punto y ajustar el texto del anuncio, las palabras clave y las ofertas y por supuesto su página de destino. Todos estos factores son esenciales para garantizar una exitosa campaña que le dará la mayoría de la explosión para su dólar. Prueba nunca debe ser ignorado. La belleza de la publicidad online es que todo es completamente medible, lo que le ROI tangible y los costos de datos con los que trabajar.
Recientemente Google anunció su nuevo gobernante Adwords y hemos eliminado la protección de marcas para las campañas. Los competidores se les permite ahora hacer una oferta en términos de marcas y nombres de marca rival. Este fallo sólo es válido en el Reino Unido, Irlanda, EE.UU. y Canadá hasta hace poco, pero a partir del 01 de junio 2009 se ha extendido a 190 países, incluyendo Sudáfrica. Anteriormente los anunciantes no han sido autorizados a hacer uso de los términos registrados (es decir, Los distribuidores de Nike, Adidas, Oakley) en su hacer una oferta de palabras clave, pues, y revendedores de marcas muy conocidas, no podría promover estos productos a través de anuncios PPC y dirigir el tráfico a su propio página web.
Esta decisión puede provocar una grave violación de los nombres de marca y reputación, ya que cualquier otro anunciante puede pujar por una marca y, esencialmente, aparecen por encima de la marca en el patrocinio listados de motores de búsqueda página de resultados. Esto hace que sea aún más importante hacer uso de las páginas de destino efectivo y persuasivo y copia del anuncio correspondiente. Además, será imprescindible que las campañas de PPC son compatibles con una sólida campaña de SEO para promover una mayor presencia orgánica en las páginas de resultados de búsqueda motor, con independencia de la licitación competidor.
La publicidad PPC es también una metodología ampliamente utilizada para un número de otras plataformas incluyendo sociales sitios web como Facebook. A pesar de un costo inmensamente más eficaz sobre una base per clic, la conversión de estas plataformas es muy desafiante como algoritmos todavía no es tan refinado como algoritmos de búsqueda de en su mayor parte, y los anunciantes necesitan para garantizar que una estrategia global está en su lugar para conducir conversiones de estas plataformas. Por otra parte, con la búsqueda campañas de PPC podrían se gestionará como una solución independiente.
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Landing Page Success Tips—from Site Update Service Providers
A landing page—also known as “lead Capture Page” or “name Squeeze Page”—can help you in creating an email list by funneling all of your would-be subscribers. So, it is practically important that your business website has it. A well-established landing page means better opportunity to have greater conversion rate.
Having well-established landing page is not as easy as many might think because it involves hard works to have one You, as a website owner, need to do a regular site update for Landing Page Designs as well as for site optimization. You can do a site update by yourself or you can hire a site update service company to do it for you.
If you do a site update by yourself, the following are effective tips you can consider in creating a successful landing page that converts visitors into subscribers on a very huge percentage: Success Tip # 1: Offer a freebie in exchange for your visitor’s email address. This method is very much effective in building your mailing list. You can give a special report or a sample of your paid product to your visitor in exchange for their personal details such as name and email address.
Success Tip # 2: Your landing page must be designed professionally. When writing your page, treat it as if you are making a sales letter. While you are not necessarily making a hard sale or try to get somebody to purchase your product upfront, being able to entice your visitors to provide their details to you is just as essential as selling.
Success Tip # 3: Other than your opt-in form and perhaps important disclaimers and terms, there should not be any other links on your landing page. This strategy is important because you are trying to funnel a significant number of visitors and having other links may misdirect your potential customers.
Success Tip # 4: Take advantages of the benefits of the freebie you are offering more than a mere subscription to your newsletter. You should concentrate most of the attention of the letter on convincing your prospective visitors to download your free offer. Sooner of later, you will just realize that your effort has produced a positive output because you will find your prospects subscribe for paid products or services.
Success Tip # 5: And, in order to build trust, you can also include your hand-written signature or an image of yourself with the necessary information—like where are you coming from and how you can help them through your free report you are giving.
To summarize, in order to increase the conversion rate or sales for your products or services you need to consider most importantly two things:
1.Update the landing page design and SEO strategies—you can do this by yourself or you can have the option of hiring a site update service provider.
2.And since, most of visitors do not subscribe for your products or services during first time visit, you need to find a way for them to return to your site. You can do that by getting their email address that will be used for their newsletter or article subscription.
Well, that’s it for now. I hope you’ve found this article informative.
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Roy Van Rivero is a web content writer and search engine optimizer who has been working in the Internet, providing site update services to a number of clients from different parts of the world. More information about the services his team is offering here: http://siteupdateservice.com/
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12. Treaty that devided Charlemagne’s empire into three kingdoms
13. A charge to cross a vassal’s land or bridge
22. Monk who established a strict set of rules for monastic life
24. Decorating the first letter of a paragraph and the margins of a page with brilliant designs
25. Languages that evolved from Latin
13. A toll?
22. St. Benedict?
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3 Surefire Factors to a Killer Squeeze Page That Can Double Your Conversion
You often heard of internet gurus telling you the importance of setting up a squeeze page. Do you know that an ordinary squeeze page without some of the necessary factors is not going to help you build a massive list.
Setting up a squeeze page is an easy task that can be done within an hour. But what really separates a converting from a non-converting squeeze page lies in the below 3 factors
1) You need a compelling headline: Do you know that your headline is the most important section of your entire squeeze page as it will determine whether your prospect will continue to read the rest of the squeeze page. If you are unable to capture the attention of your prospect when he or she reads the headline, the rest of your copy will be put to waste. In short, your headline should be one that can arouse curiosity among your prospects.
2) Bulleted Benefits To Show Why They Should Join Your List: After your prospect finish reading the headline, you should show some reasons or benefits why they should join your list. Most people nowadays are very wary about giving people their emails, especially to strangers. Therefore you need a compelling benefits why they should trust you. You can also add in testimonials to build credibility. 3) Strong Call To Action: Testing has shown that a squeeze page that provides a strong call to action such as “Enter Your Name And Email Address Below Now To Learn ….” increases the conversion of your squeeze page more than one which do not have. Therefore it is very important for you to provide your prospect information on what you want them to do.
Once you have incorporated these 3 factors to your squeeze page, you will definitely increase your conversion.
Now put this into practice and you will see the result soon.
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Why Your Online Business Needs a Squeeze Page
I’ve known about Squeeze Pages, or Lead Capture Pages for a long time now, but it’s not something I got into right away when I started my online business. Overwhelmed with all the new information coming at me from all different directions, I let this information pass me by while I focused on learning the basics of owning and operating an online business.
It’s good to learn the basics first, but there are some things you just cannot ignore, like the squeeze page. I wish I had learned how to create one sooner, but there is a time for everything I suppose…
What is a squeeze page you ask? A squeeze page is like a one-paged advertisement that is meant to capture subscribers to your list, or to get clicks on your links that lead to the products and services you are promoting.
The idea is to make it quick and snappy so that you grab people’s attention within a few seconds flat. You want to entice them, ever so craftily, to hurry up and subscribe or click before they miss the boat, the bonuses, or that answer to whatever problem ails them.
A squeeze page is usually written in uppercase, bolded, underlined, highlighted and fancy fonts that make your eyeballs go buggy when you see it. It is an attention-grabber to say the least.
Most online business owners will have a sales page that they promote in traffic exchanges and in the search engines. Sales pages are great at explaining the program or service you are offering, and while they are also attention-grabbers, they are usually quite long in their descriptions.
They will include long testimonials from happy and successful business owners using that system. They will include all the features, bonuses, and reasons you need to buy that product or service right now.
The problem with these sales pages is that people need to see that type of long page over and over again before they might make a purchase.
That’s where the squeeze page comes in handy. It captures attention fast and if it’s a good squeeze page that says all the right things, you will have new subscribers and clicks in no time.
The squeeze page isn’t as hard to create as you may think. Once you know how a website works, and how to control and upload your files within your web hosting service, the rest is quite easy.
In fact, you can buy programs that will create squeeze pages for you if you really don’t want to learn how. You can find content all over the web for your squeeze pages.
But why waste your money and time on that when you have the information you need right at your fingertips? If you are selling something online, chances are you signed up with a program via a sales page, or you have created your own sales page. All the text you need for your squeeze page is right there in the sales page.
All you do is write a captivating headline that really stands out. Then write a sub-headline that makes the reader want to read more of your page.
Next, write down a few benefits, bonuses, or freebies that visitors will get by subscribing, clicking, or joining the program. You may use pop-ups or fly-ins at this point.
You can add a testimonial or two, and finally your subscription form where visitors can enter their name and email address to get immediate access to their bonuses.
It’s not an easy task to get visitors to give you their names and email addresses. If they are in business already, they are probably already getting hoards of emails in their inbox daily and don’t want to subscribe to one more thing. For this reason, you must have a compelling reason for them to join that is stated on your squeeze page.
I also think it’s important to establish trust by letting them know about your privacy policy, that you won’t give out or sell their name to anyone, and your disclaimer and other legal information. You may also make your contact information available so that if they have questions or concerns they know where to find you.
Without a squeeze page for your online business, it will be a lot harder to gather subscribers or make those sales.
A good place to promote your squeeze pages is in traffic exchanges where you can quickly capture a traffic surfer’s attention and get a quick sign-up before they click to the next ad.
You can also use squeeze pages in your forum signatures, at the bottom of your articles in the author bio-box, or in pay-per-click programs. They can only do your business good!
Why You Absolutelly Need to Have a Good Squeeze Page
Creating an effective squeeze page may be one of the most important factors to creating wealth online. A squeeze page is essential because it allows you to capture potential customers or clients email addresses. Getting their email addresses will allow you to market to those individuals via email for as long as they remain on your list.
Think about how powerful a large list can be. Let’s do the math and brain storm here for a minute…
Let’s say that over a few years you have gathered together a list of 10,000 email addresses. You’ve been building a rapport with these people by offering them great information, advice, and free products, and now you want to sell them something. How much can you make?
Many products will land you between a 1-2% conversion rate depending on the product of course. But lets say it’s a decent product that will convert at 1.5%. The product sells for $249 and you get a 50% commission for each sale. That’s $124.50 for each sale and 1.5% of 10,000 is 150 people that will buy the product. 150 times $249 is $37,350.00!
Do you see the potential of what a huge list can do for you? Just by promoting one product with a simple email may land you more money than some college graduates make in a whole year. It is absolutely essential to build an effective squeeze page so you can start landing some subscribers.
Building an effective lead page is simple and should only take a few minutes to do thanks to the advancement of software today.
And you want to make your Squeeze Page Simple as well. An effective squeeze page should be pretty vanilla and not overpowering to the eye. Point out all the benefits of joining and how much money it is worth in value. A picture of yourself may be beneficial as well.
Once you have created your squeeze page, it’s all about putting it in front of people. The more people you can put it in front of, the more people you are going to get in your opt-in list.
There are many ways you can do this. Traffic exchanges are a good way to get a few sign ups here and there. Pay per click advertising can also be a very effective way of getting sign ups using your squeeze page as the Landing Page.
But to get your email list into the thousands, aside from building an effective squeeze page, you are going to need help from others. Joint venture projects are a great way to boost your email list. Building a list from others existing list is the quickest, but not the easiest or cheapest method to use.
If you don’t have money to offer someone for a joint venture project, you can always create a product, sell it for cheap, and give the person who promotes it an affiliate commission.
There are all kinds of ways to market your squeeze page and boost your opt-in list. The key is to use them all, then find more creative ways to boost your list.
List building has always been and always will be one of the most powerful ways to sell stuff online.But many marketers struggle to build a list. Maybe you’re having one of these struggles right now… * Have you got a squeeze page and trying to build a list but conversions stink? * You haven’t got a squeeze and aren’t building a list yet but want to start asap!? * You have a squeeze page …
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A Quick Look At Squeeze Page Software
Many people are looking for new ways to create a better working squeeze page. While a lot of people opt for making their pages then modifying them slightly with each new incarnation, others are finding that there are easier options. For instance, getting a good squeeze page software can mean the difference between getting ten or twenty conversions or hundreds of conversions. Plus, with a good software you don’t have to build pages one by one and then use them singularly, you can create multiple pages with various information and not have to be bogged down with other technical problems that might arise with traditional methods.
Direct marketing is definitely getting a lot of attention by would be marketing novices, and it’s no doubt going to grow in time. However, if you’re in the midst of those trying to create wealth with email lists, you might want to look into getting squeeze page software. That can help you not only crank out consistent looking pages, but also takes out the technical problems that may arise with self programming pages of this nature.
Creating confidence for people in regards to signing up with legitimate emails could be difficult. Many people have throwaway or “spam” emails that they submit to different pages, and a good squeeze page software can cut that down by installing code verifications to sift out bad emails and keep only positive emails. You can try making pages on your own, but why waste time? Create a good sense of worth with a good software and get on with other aspects of your marketing plan.
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