http://www.lukehawthorne.com Real Life, Money, and Surviving This Economy Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “The greatest achievement was at first, and for a time, but a dream.” --Napoleon Hill http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-77/ How Democracy Is Flawed This is heresy to most people, but I feel it HAS to be said by somebody and I'm just the idiot to do it. The assumption that a democratic society is the best way for people to get along has several innate flaws, but I want to ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/democracy/ "I believe in what the evidence supports." - Steve Cuno http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/quote-week-76/ Well, if the video above isn't proof enough, let me expand on the idea. People HATE Facts What do I mean by this?  Very simply this; given a choice between an easily proven fact that is just a LITTLE uncomfortable to understand or accept and a complete load of nonsense that has ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/people-reality/ It has been suggested to me that creating money (on paper or digitally) doesn't negatively affect people, because the amount that people are paid ALSO goes up. Yes And No While this is accurate in principle, it is not TECHNICALLY factual.  Here's why: If wages go up in direct proportion to the amount ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/addendum-mondays-post/ "Fear of failure is a great motivator, and failure is the best regulator." - Unknown (?) http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/self-help-and-motivational/quote-week-75/ This is probably, no, DEFINITELY the best explanation of inflation that I've ever seen. Politicians Here are some DICTIONARY definitions of a politician: pol·i·ti·cian –noun 1 .a person who is active in party politics ---------------- 2. a seeker or holder of public office, who is more concerned about winning favor or retaining power than about maintaining principles. ---------------- ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/hidden-tax-inflation/ As an internet marketer, you have to deal with people.  Yes, I know you're not dealing with them face-to-face, or even on the phone (for the most part), but you ARE dealing with people. Lots Of People Are Crazy I mean clinically, diagnosably unstable; OCD, ADHD, Schizophrenic or just plain WEIRD in ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/free/ "It should be easy to reason your way out of a belief if you didn't reason yourself into it in the first place.  But it isn't." - Luke Hawthorne http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-74/ Making money online is often about great presentation.  After all, your customer only has contact via your websites and emails, so you need to make your offer look as good as possible.  If you're offering an eBook or some other digital product, whether it's downloadable or physically shipped, you need ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/ebook-cover/ Have you ever heard of (or used) mind maps?  Look at the image below: This is Google's Wonder Wheel, introduced in 2009 and only JUST discovered...............by ME at any rate!  Put simply, it's Google's very own instant Mind Mapping features.  Mind Mapping has been used for centuries, but it is now ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/googles-wheel/ “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” - Winston Churchill http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-73/ What happened in Athens (Greece) to cause these riots, where people are DYING?  Ostensibly, it's because their government told them that they had to make cut-backs.  Cuts in salary, services and benefits.  People don't LIKE being told that their standard of living is going to go down.  They don't like ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/warning-prepare-riots-country/ While I think this is a mildly amusing prank, the point here is that you can go to Sam's Club (Walmart's so-called "Wholesale Store") and buy just about anything. Clickbank Clickbank is, of course, the predominant place that internet marketers go to find products that they can sell to their OWN customers, ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/clickbank-sams-club/ This is just a little rant to make it clear how quickly the world is changing, and how MOST people simply don't realize it. The World At War While people in countries around the world have been fighting each other for as long as human have been on the planet, usually for ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/world-changing-fast/ We are all looking for great original content for our sites, that's a given.  However, as an internet marketer, you should know that articles, written by other people are easily available on the many article directories, such as EZineArticles and ArticleBase. The Problem With Articles The problem with articles is that you ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/website-content/press-releases-free-charge/ "Disparate people do disparate things." - Luke Hawthorne . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/quote-week-71/ The guy above has actually made himself a lot of money by telling people how to get OTHER people's money. Apparently, all you have to do to get free money is to ask!  Regardless of the country you live in, your government probably has "FREE MONEY" programs, often known as "benefits" ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/free-money/ Have you ever considered how you can use OTHER people's video's to get traffic to YOUR websites? Other People's Videos According to the nice people at Youtube, 24 HOURS of video is added to their servers EVERY MINUTE!  With all of that video being added, wouldn't it be nice if you can ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/affiliate-links-youtube-videos/ "If stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out?" - Unknown The body panels of the Trabant are made from wood, cotton and resin (pressed paper about 1/2" thick).  These cars were often delivered to the purchaser 15 YEARS after the order was placed (NO, not because ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-70/ Just a very quick note today.  There is a famous test that university students are given to see how easily they can be manipulated by words and in particular, the use of wording that makes somebody or some thing (a product perhaps or maybe a regulatory policy) sound really good, ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/voting/ Ever wanted to create a Youtube Ad just like Google did for the 2010 Superbowl?  Here's how YOU can do the same: Google Scores Big Brownie Points Yep, the nice people at Google have done it again; they've given EVERYBODY the ability to quickly and easily create their OWN version of their ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/video-googles-superbowl-ad/ There are many benefits to marketing your website with emails. It is cost-effective, it has a higher response rate than most other forms of advertising and it keeps communication with your potential and actual customers more personal. However, you need a list of people to email, and there are a few ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/email-marketing-basics/ “The fishing is best where the fewest go, and the collective insecurity of the world makes it easy for people to hit home runs while everyone else is aiming for base hits. There is just less competition for bigger goals. If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-69/ The Most Important Part Of Your Web-page The single most important graphic element on your Web site or blog is, without a doubt, your header graphic. If your site lacks an eye-catching, targeted and topic-specific header graphic, it runs the risk of being ignored by untold numbers of potential clients and readers. ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/3-reasons-great-header-graphic-website/ As a website owner, you may sometimes want to find the best colors for your site.  You can use the superb Adobe Kuler (which is free) to pick you OWN colors or, if you prefer, find colors on ANY website (there are millions out there) and copy it for use ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/tech-stuff/website-mechanics/web-development/pick-website-colors/ “Give me a stock clerk with a goal, and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk.” James Cash Penny http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-68/ Is This Ad For Real? Sadly, YES, it's a real commercial for a plastic surgeon.  If you don't believe it (like I didn't at first) you can check it out for yourself by "Googling" (that is a word now, right?) his name. Good Or Bad? No, I"m not talking about his ability as ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/testimonials-convert-sales/ Whilst writing your next great article for your marketing efforts, have you ever wondered how much of your source material is actually creeping into YOUR writing? What The Search Engines Like It's widely recognized that duplicating content (strings of sentences and paragraphs) from site to site makes the search engines, especially Google, ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/duplicate-content/ "Power is the ultimate drug." - Unknown Like all junkies, perhaps those that crave the power-drug the most should be the ones who are denied it. Luke. . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/quote-week-67/ Hope this video helps to keep you safe from any would-be scammers out there. 160,000 NEW Jobs!!! Great news!  160,000 new jobs have been added to the work force in April.  That IS good news right?  Well, not exactly.  Why?  Because those new jobs aren't what you might call, productive. Census They are all ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/count/ . Clearly, the world is changing exponentially.  More people are being born and more information is made available to us at an ever increasing rate.  More information is ALSO BEING ADDED to our knowledge base every day.  So, can we keep up with it all? NO! Plain and simple, not only can't we ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/deal-information-explosion/ "Not all opinions are created equal." - Sam Harris (I think) http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-66/ Nicolaus Copernicus is famous for figuring out that the earth is, in  FACT, not the center of the universe.  One of his lesser achievements was to determine that that is such a thing as "bad money".  Some time after he did this, another man, Thomas Gresham, made this idea popular ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/bad-money-2/ The video below explains it all.  Google has just lowered the cost of entry into National TV advertising: . . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/traffic/advertisment-national-tv/ “Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.” – Rita Mae Brown . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/self-help-and-motivational/quote-week-65/ continued from Monday............. Who Won The Battle? The GENIUS, Nikola Tesla, that's who!  Tesla won the electrical-distribution battle.  He is responsible for AC voltage as opposed to Thomas Edison's DC voltage, which is great for small local applications like toys and electric cars, but is useless for long-distance applications like lighting up ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/napoleon-rules-part-ii/ Think And Grow Rich Napoleon Hillis most famous for his book 'Think And Grow Rich' which is one of the best selling books of all time. He was really an investigative journalist who died in 1970 at the age of 87.  He is THE father of all personal success literature, and if ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/napoleon-rules-part-i/ "The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill. Note: I'd REALLY like to hear your opinions about this video I found on Youtube! . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/quote-week-64/ Have you ever heard anybody refer to "the elephant in the room"?  It's quite an old saying which means nothing more than this: there is something BIG in the vicinity that everybody is ignoring. What Is This Elephant? While the stock market has rallied somewhat (Dow Jones still down 40% from its ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/economy-money/elephant-room/ Web Browser Statistics The image above (from Wikipedia) shows the current state of usage for the most popular internet browsers.  As you can see, Internet Explorer is still the main contender, with Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari (Macs mostly) chasing it. What's The Problem? As an internet market promoting affiliate products, your customers ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/affiliate-income/clickbank-hoplink-warning/ "Never miss a good opportunity to shut up." - Will Rogers . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-63/ A Trip to D.C. I was in Washington D.C. two weeks ago with my wife (she was on a business trip, so I just tagged along for the ride). I'd been there several years earlier on business myself, but I didn't have the opportunity to see any of the attractions. This ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/what-is-it-worth/ This is disgusting so don't watch it if you really like animals (which I do): Toyota What can killing an elephant have to do with Toyota?  Please bear with me for about two minutes. Toyota has been making excellent cars for decades now, with three main brands: Toyota, Lexus and Scion.  They have ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/learn-toyotas-problems/ “Most people miss opportunity because it comes disguised in overalls and it looks like hard work.” – Thomas Edison . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-62/ Okay, so I'm sure you know by now what a USP is, but do you know how to find the Unique Selling Proposition that is hiding inside YOUR online business? You MUST Have A USP Unless your company has absolutely no competition now or in the foreseeable future (which is HIGHLY unlikely), ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/whats-your-usp/ To the uneducated, enlightened self-interest is called selfishness.  To others (including me) it's called FREEDOM! Making Money Online Through Trade I STRONGLY urge you to watch the entire program by John Stossel (there are six part on Youtube) to understand the philosophy behind Ayn Rand's book 'Atlas Shrugged'.  I also recommend that ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/enlightened-interest/ "Skepticism is worth believing in." - Steve Cuno . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-61/ The headline is JUST to get you to read this.  If I'd have used this headline, you most likely would NOT be reading this: Man Who Hits Balls Around Field Is Found Cheating On Wife! You admit it right?  So, what's this about?  It's about concentrating and focusing your effort and education ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/money-making-priorities/ Procrastination You have your squeeze-page and cash-site all setup. You're getting visitors to your website and people are signing up to your mailing list, but you agonize over what to write about on your blog ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/how-to-convert-web-traffic-into-customers/ "Getting into deeper debt by borrowing more money, is a bit like giving alcohol to a drunk to sober him up." - Luke Hawthorne http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-60/ Michael Cheney One of my favorite Internet marketers is Michael Cheney. His teaching style is excellent and his attention to detail is second to none. My wife is the Dean of a University and she has seen Michael’s work: the first thing she said about him to me was he could ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/affiliate-income/affiliate-millions-making-money-with-affiliate-marketing/ I've been doing some thinking lately, a rare occurrence I know, but when it happens, I come up with weird stuff like this.  My wife and I were discussing our finances, and I tried putting a few things into perspective (for both of us). The discussion got me thinking about number, ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/playing-numbers/ "The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them." — Philip K. Dick http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/quote-week-59/ Commission Junction Commission Junction is, as you know, one of the premier companies that internet marketer look to when they want to find products to promote as affiliates.  With Commission Junction, you can really make a lot of money by selling OPP's (other people's products), and that includes physical products as ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/affiliate-income/commission-junction/ The Art of Selling Gary Halbert is one of my all time "heroes" in the area of sales and marketing.  Unfortunately Gary is now dead (why does deceased sound so much nicer?) but he left an amazing legacy of books and videos.  I strongly recommend you study his work if you ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/sales-101/ "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-58/ I've just found a wonderful little application that I think will make you more productive in your online money making efforts.  It's called "Launchy". What Launchy Does What does 'Launchy' do? Quite simply, it makes accessing just about anything on your computer very quick and very easy.  Above you'll see a choice ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/launchy/ XHeader A while back I was lucky enough to find the XHeader header design software for free online for creating my new website's headers. I wasn't expecting much from something free, so I was pleasantly surprised when I found out XHeader was more than powerful enough to create the professional looking ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/header-graphics-1-cent/ "Don't believe everything you see, and almost nothing that you hear and read." - Luke Hawthorne http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/self-help-and-motivational/quote-week-57/ I want a lot of things...............happiness (primarily), health, water, food, shelter, security, respect, love, a nice house, a nice car, a nice yacht...........................hang on.........did I say yacht? Wants Well, I know I WANT a nicer house than my friends and colleagues, and a nicer car, and a prettier wife (I have that ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/wants-vs-needs/ Take a look at the crudely drawn image above.  It shows a graph, along the bottom (the x axis) starting on the left are short-tail keywords (S/T) and to the right are long-tail keywords (L/T).  The Y axis going up and down shows the amount of competition for the keywords. Short ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/longtail-keywords/ “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.” - Earnest Benn . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-56/ The Lost World This is probably the coolest, most poignant and smartest videos I've ever seen.  Unlike a palindrome that reads the same backwards as it does forwards and has the same meaning, this reads the EXACT OPPOSITE backwards as it does forward and equally has the opposite meaning. With all kinds ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/world-headed/ For years, FrontPage (now replaced by Microsoft Expression) and Dreamweaver have been the most widely used programs for creating webpages.  Both were pretty good, but Dreamweaver has dominated the scene for the past decade. What's Wrong With Dreamweaver? Nothing.  Nothing that is, if you can afford it!  Oh, and it has a ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/free-website-creation-software-2/ "Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand." - Unknown Note: I think she'll make a great politician one day! http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-55/ To a large degree, the success of an internet marketer in making money online is due to how much they know about their website's visitors.  Put simply, the more you know, you can make better informed decisions. Piwik Piwik is a downloadable, open source (GPL licensed) web analytics software program, providing you ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/piwik-great-alternative-google-analytics/ Strange title for a post I know, but this relates DIRECTLY to your efforts at making money online as an internet marketer.  As you read this, please refer to the diagram above. Communism VS Capitalism As a business person, you will very likely agree with me when I say that making money ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/left-wrong/ “Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.” - George Shaw (Note from Luke: "But that's not always a good thing!) http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/self-help-and-motivational/quote-week-54/ Wow!  Everything's great.  The recession is over, things are getting back to normal and I'm going to start buying stuff that I don't need again, with my credit card of course.  Okay, I'm KIDDING!!! The National Debt As an example of simple economics, I want to take a look at one country's ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/prospects-2010-economy/ Articulate It couldn't be a more appropriately named.  Making money as an internet marketer online has recently become a lot easier and a WHOLE lot more professional, thanks to the people behind Articulate. Articulate software is currently the best software available for getting your training course to your customer.  I first discovered ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/ship-elearning-product/ "If a million people say a foolish thing, it is STILL a foolish thing." - Anatole France . In other words, just because the majority of people say or believe something, YOU can still be correct and THEY can still be entirely wrong. - Luke. . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-53/ About My Friend I have a friend (at least, he TELLS me he's my friend) who seems to be a good guy.  He's always saying nice things to me, and promises me lots of good stuff, all completely FREE of charge!  Well, when I say "free", he does actually take money ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/friend/ No, this isn't about mind-reading.  Sorry to disappoint you.  It about a great website called POPURLS.COM and how it can help you make money as an internet marketer. . Craig's List PopURL's interface resembles Craig's List, in that all you have on their home page is a LONG list of subjects and then ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/website-content/people-thinking/ "Once you embrace unpleasant news, not as a negative, but as evidence of a need of change, you aren't defeated by it. You're learning from it." - Bill Gates http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-52/ Time Wasted At Wrong Forums This is the problem!  Many internet marketers who could be making money online actually ruin their chances of making an online living because they spend too much of their valuable and irreplaceable time doing their marketing research on forums. Research Your Next Website Research is of course CRITICAL ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/search-forums-quickly/ . Niche Marketing Earning money online with internet marketing is done two ways; you can either have a massive organization that gets people to your website by advertising  on Television and radio, or you can find a small area of business that enough people from around the world are interested in. As you ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/niche-marketing-dummies/ "The significant problems we face in life cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that  created them." - Albert Einstein Note: The robot in this video is Honda's ASIMO. . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-51/ What Is No-Follow? The "no-follow" attribute simply tells the search-engine spiders to stop in their tracks.  That's it. Look at the image below: . Backlinks Getting links back to your website is critical if you want to rank higher in the search engine indexes, but putting out links that have the "no-follow" attribute attached ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/internet-marketing/nofollow-causing-problems/ Your back-up your C-drive regularly.  Of course you do.............NOT!  Let's be honest here (it's just you and me), you don't back-up nearly as often as you should.  Yes, you might make copies of your word-processor or spreadsheet files, but what about your emails and all the SETTINGS? The Reality Of Re-Installing In ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/tech-stuff/acronis-true-image-macrium-reflect/ "Thinking you'll get help from your government is like asking your mugger to lend you some money." - Luke Hawthorne http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/wealth-mindset/quote-week-50/ Okay, that's a LITTLE misleading, BUT bear with me for about one minute. Adobe Acrobat If you don't know what Adobe's Acrobat software is or does, you probably won't be interested in this, but if you DO and if you can't afford the $499 that Adobe currently charges, then you can use ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/adobes-499-acrobat-free/ Erm, well, I mean how to make your money worth LESS.  Check this graph out: Inflation For those of you who are new to this site, I've been writing a lot more lately about inflation and the world economy so that you can better prepare yourself for the coming years.  If you're ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/money-worthless/ "Like anybody else, I don't KNOW what will happen with the economy, but one thing is for sure......things will get worse before they get worse!" - Luke Hawthorne . . http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/quote-week-49/ . Optional Website Research While it's absolutely CLEAR that keyword research is critical, the lines are a little blurred when it comes to other kinds of research that you should consider doing when planning your next website. As you can see from the diagram above, there are four other areas that you should ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/research-website-optional/ Take a look at the image below: . Website Research As an online marketer, your objectives should ALWAYS be the first thing you should consider when planning your next website.  Your websites are, after all, your storefronts.  If you were to have a bricks-and-mortar store, you would want it not only to look ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/website-research-clarified/ "Everything happens for a reason............but not necessarily a GOOD reason." - Luke Hawthorne http://www.lukehawthorne.com/whats-on-my-mind/quote-week-48/ Look at the diagram below: . Adsense Heat Map Okay, it doesn't look like much, but in fact it could be the key to whether you make a few dollars regularly with your online marketing efforts or none ever.  You see Google's Adsense program allows you to make a small percentage of what ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/website-traffic/place-adsense-ads/ This video says it all.  We are SCREW...............I mean, we are in a LOT of trouble.  You must learn about money and you need to learn how to survive what are going to be some very unpleasant years ahead.  Rely on YOURSELF, NOT the people who got us into this ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/money/hyperinflation-unavoidable/ "Never underestimate the power of a good story." - Unknown http://www.lukehawthorne.com/sales-and-marketing/quote-week-47/ Domain Names Choosing a domain name for your new website may sound like an easy task.  Let's face it, making money on the internet simply isn't as easy as most "guru's" say it is, and choosing the right domain name for your site is part of that process. Domai.nr No, that's not a ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/website-content/choose-domain/ . Free Header Graphics Here is some fantastic FREE software for creating header graphics for your websites.  Consider it my Christmas gift to you.........or more accurately, from the team at XSitePro.com. Templates XHeader comes with 50 free templates, all of them of superior quality.  You can see immediately that they have all been created ... http://www.lukehawthorne.com/free-stuff/christmas-gift/ Making your money online is all about understanding the internet and the technicalities behind it, right? WRONG! 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