Pre-Launched: October 2009

Paying Commissions: Yes

Global Opportunity: Yes. U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Asia, Central and South America, Australia, New Zealand…Company has members in over 30 countries (and growing).

The Product and Unique Selling Points:

Dreamstyle Vacations Club is a product driven company and product driven opportunity.

DreamStyle Vacation’s Direct Discount Travel Desk allows you to book trips at deeply discounted rates at a much lower cost than what you would be able to book online. In addition, DSVC’s “Endess Hot Weeks” specials each week allow you to book a full 7 nights stay at 3, 4, and 5 star resorts around the world for as little as $100 for the ENTIRE WEEK (without hidden fees and with no additional charges). This is NOT a voucher or coupon program, but provided through a live U.S.A. Based travel desk and agent provider.

One single vacation alone booked through the DreamStyle back office will save you and your family hundreds of dollars at the very least, and up to thousands of dollars on travel per year on just one vacation alone.

The DreamStyle membership allows for unlimited use for all active members. The rates are lower than what you would find on Expedia, or Travelocity and other discount travel sites. The rates through DreamStyle are also much lower than that of other travel opportunity providers.

Costs to get started (there are 2 membership options):

The “Traveler” membership is $100 one time plus $30 a month, and

The “Cruiser” membership is $400 one time plus $30 a month

Memberships are upgradable from the “Traveler” to “Cruiser” level at any time.

There are two membership options:

The “Traveler” membership is a one time cost of just $100 plus $30 a month. You will receive the benefits mentioned above and also be positioned to cycle and earn $4,000 commissions over and over (more on the comp plan below).

The “Cruiser” membership is a one time cost of $400 plus $30 a month. In addition to the benefits above, the “Cruiser” level also gives you massive discounts on Cruise Ship travel and vacations. Also, you be able cycle and earn $4,000 commissions PLUS $16,000 commissions each time you cycle through Stage 2, for a TOTAL of $20,000 cash when you cycle through both (see comp plan for more information).

The Comp Plan:

The DSVC (DreamStyle Vacation Club) Comp Plan pays up to six different ways. The 5 main ways are listed below:

1. Fast Start Bonuses
You will receive either $25 or $50 for every new membership that you personally refer.

2. Matrix Commissions
DSVC has a 3 by 9 (3×9) forced matrix including spillover that pays every month.

3. Matrix Matching Bonuses
You will receive a matching bonus commission for every person that you refer that earns a matrix commission.

4. Cycle Bonuses
This is the biggie and what is attracting heavy hitters: You will earn cycle bonuses of $4,000 or $16,000 (depending on your level achieved). The cycle bonuses are uncapped and repeating bonuses. Some members cycle several times per month.

5. Free Travel
You will earn travel reward points of $1000 or $4000 with each Stage 2 cycle (in addition to the cash bonuses above) that you can redeem for free travel.

There is NO BV or QV or “point shaving” with DreamStyle Vacation Club. In other words, one commission point equals one U.S. Dollar. When you earn 127 points you get paid $127. When you earn 4000 points, you get paid $4000 dollars. When you earn 16,000 points. You get paid $16,000. It’s straightforward and simple.

DSVC pays every week via company check, bank transfer or PayPal. The commissions earned are paid 2 weeks after the week they are earned (2 weeks in arrears).

See more Dreamstyle Vacation Club Comp Plan details.

The Online Back Office & Support:

DreamStyle Vacation Club has a powerful and easy to use back office with full reporting, lead tracking and management, training videos, marketing training and support. In addition, the company conducts regular weekly webinars for new prospects and new enrolles. The company also provides regular updates throughout the week to inform and train new prospects and members.

Competitors:

TVI – Travel Express, Royal Cruise Matrix, Pyxism, Resorts360, GRN – Global Resorts Network and MorVacations.

DreamStyle Vacation Club is based in the USA (unlike TVI) and in just a few short months has thousands of members around the world. DSVC is well funded and spends considerable resources on marketing materials and tools for distributors. As an active member you will get access to multiple FREE lead capture pages and auto responders, as well as a state of the art back office. Examples of some of the free marketing sites that you will receive as an active member are:

http://www.dreamstylevacations.com/exclusive/enjoytravelmore

http://www.dreamstylevacations.com/famous/enjoytravelmore

http://www.800moneymaker.com/?id=enjoytravelmore

http://www.dreamstylevacations.com/webinar.php?u=enjoytravelmore

http://www.dreamstylevacations.com/?u=enjoytravelmore

In summary, although DSVC is just a few months old, the back office, the product, the tools, professional personal marketing sites, commission payment systems, and everything is all in place and moving forward extremely smoothly.

The company does not have any of the hiccups and false starts usually associated with start up ventures. The back office and admin is solid and the product is backed by a A+ rated travel provider.

Growth Projection:

As more and more members begin to cycle and earn $4k and $16k commission checks in addition to their fast start bonuses and matrix commissions, DSVC will ignite growth internationally much in the same way TVI did in Asia and Latin America. Most of the growth of DSVC currently is fueled in the USA.

The company accepts several methods of payments including credit cards, bank transfer, Western Union and Alert Pay which will also help fuel international growth. Commissions are paid and can be conveniently received via PayPal, bank transfer or company check which make it easier to receive commissions.

In addition, as more and more members take advantage of the unheard of travel deals and begin to book more “hot weeks” at the extremely low price points, many people will join simply to save thousands on their vacation and travel which will fuel more growth. DSVC will see excellent growth in 2010 and 2011 and those that position themselves in front of the growing wave and market before the masses should expect to see positive results and positive cash flow relatively quickly.

Click here to Join DreamStyle Vacation Club now.

The study suggested that IQ rises 8 to 9 points when listening to Mozart compared to silence. Other studies have suggested improved test scores after listening to Mozart Piano Concertos. Why does this occur?

One reason is that classical music is generally very relaxing. Once the brain and body is relaxed, it is more receptive to new input. Classical music as opposed to silence or rock, hip hop or other popular music creates an environment that is conducive to cerebral activities.

Mozart and other classical music is full of a variety of precise and complex patterns of sounds, that are harmonically and mathematically in tune compared to other types of music. Ever hear a karaoke singer sing a song so out of tune and rhythmically out of place that it is simply annoying? Mozart presents the opposite with intricate harmonies and precise rhythms that stimulate brain activity.

Not all pieces of classical music are relaxing or create an environment for better cognitive abilities. However, compared to other genres of music, classical music has shown the most potential for increasing IQ.

Most classical music is “easy” to listen to, so much that it is sometimes considered “boring” compared to popular music. However, compared to other forms of popular music, it is less distracting. Therefore it helps improve focus while doing other activities.

It has been rumored that even the famed Rock n Roll Hall of Fame super group the Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger have listened to Mozart together as a group before going on stage at their concerts.

Anecdotal evidence has shown that playing classical music to plants increases the speed and development of plant growth, and that playing classical music to babies increases the reasoning skills of the child.

From a musician and musical performers viewpoint, Mozart and classical music in general is one of the most demanding and unforgiving types of music to perform. It demands full attention, expression, precision and ability, along with a connection to the music and to one’s instrument unlike any other music. To perform Mozart and classical music professionally requires the utmost in musical ability and experience. This could explain why listening to Mozart helps increase our cognitive abilities. The music itself is “smarter” so it causes the listener to be smarter as well.

“Profile of a Competitor and Things to Come…”

Colt Brennan has now seen several minutes of play in games in the NFL preseason in his rookie year with the Washington Redskins.

In watching replays on YouTube this is what I’ve come to understand about Colt:

In Hawaii he was the most prolific player in ALL of college football in just two short years. The most awesome thing he did for the State of Hawaii is that he passed on a NFL draft and guaranteed position somewhere in the NFL in his junior year to return to play football again for UH. He passed on several million dollars because he loved Hawaii and the people and his team and wanted to come back for another winning season.

Living in Hawaii I witnessed the greatest two seasons that Hawaii football experienced under the leadership of Colt Brennan. The whole state was alive with energy during the last few games of their historic season.

But also at the time I remember myself criticizing his playing and his game.

I remember saying several times to friends that as soon as he gets slammed and hit in the NFL he is going to get hurt and crumble and his career will be over. I constantly said he was too skinny and small for the NFL and he was a “little cocky” when it came to the game. As a person he is humble as anyone, but his confidence in what he is capable of doing as a player sometimes came across as cocky, but now we can see it is simply his pure passion and fever for the game.

Despite his smaller physical stature at the time he put up impressive stats and broke all kinds of NCAA passing records and led UH to an undefeated season and also led the team into their first BCS game in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia.

UH was outclassed and out coached by a well oiled Georgia Bulldogs Football team and lost, and Colt Brennen fizzled out in the game, and then in his following final post season game at the Senior Bowl as well.

The critics including armchair critics like myself rode him hard saying “told you so”.

As a person, everyone living in Hawaii including myself loved Colt and what he gave to Hawaii and we still do.

But after the BCS game in Georgia, many started to question his true ability as a player.

One of my criticisms other than his weight at the time was that even though he was the #1 passer in the NCAA, he was playing in a less competitive league than say the PAC 10 or the SEC. Football is pretty big in Hawaii, but come on, compared to the BIG SCHOOLS, the budget and the schedules just don’t match up. So many including myself said “Who cares if he’s putting up big numbers, it’s just the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) we’re not playing the big schools and the big teams.” And so after the BCS game against Georgia, many of us just said “See. Told you so.”

Now it seems that many are criticizing his play with the Redskins saying “Ah, he’s just playing preseason right now and against 3rd string defenses.”

“Who cares if he’s putting up big numbers, it’s just the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) we’re not playing the big schools and the big teams.”

Hindsight is 20/20. Now the pieces are starting to come together.

Here’s my observations about Colt and what his coaches see about him and why Jim Zorn is giving him time to run plays even if it’s just the preseason right now…

1. Colt is a competitor.
2. Colt has raw skills that with some refinement will make him the best. In other words he has “it” or “instincts” or just that intangible factor that the best have.
3. He will get better with time and as he plays with better competition.
4. He learns from his mistakes.
5. He WANTS to WIN. (see #1)
6. All the critics say he is UNCONVENTIONAL. All his coaches know that this is what makes him potentially great…No one great is NORMAL. Everyone great has some things that make them different and unique. The great ones know that they are unique. They leverage their uniqueness. This is what makes them great. Colt knows he is unique.
7. He works HARD and he is HUMBLE. He is grateful.
8. He is a smart player and understands the game.
9. He is a leader. Takes responsibility for mistakes and gives credit to others for his success.

Colt responds well to right coaching and great team mates.

Hawaii had a shot at winning the BCS against Georgia and making history. In hindsight, June Jones head coach of UH at the time was in contract negotiations with SMU during the time of the BCS game. It’s very obvious that Jones really didn’t care if UH won the Sugar Bowl or not at the time. He was already satisfied with his accomplishment of getting the team there, and his mind was elsewhere on his next possible coaching job away from UH and his million dollar contract negotiation. It’s just my opinion but I don’t think June Jones really expected his team to do well at all, and just wanted them to have fun and enjoy the experience. He had lower expectations based on the circumstances. June Jones was not focused on winning or doing their best or even his best at the time. His focus was elsewhere. The season had been won already and just being at the BCS Sugar Bowl already insured UH millions of dollars in revenue. He had already accomplished his job. In turn Colt did not really have a coach that was “all there” during the Sugar Bowl.

The following game during the Senior Bowl Brennan had a case of stomach flu and went down to 185 pounds. This just proved even more that he was too small for the NFL. He also dealt with a hip injury.

Things did not look good for the upcoming NFL draft.

Fast forward to 2008

Colt Brennan had good training camp workouts enough to have teams be interested in him.

He gains weight to over 210 pounds.

He gets surgery on his hip and works out to recover.

He continues training and rubbing shoulders with the best in the NFL.

Now with three NFL games behind him with the Redskins, he is starting again to show how great of a QB he really can be and is again starting to put up impressive numbers and stats if only even in preseason.

Colt is the type of player that rises with the tide of great coaching and great team mates.

All his coaches could see it…Especially his head coach now Jim Zorn who was also a starting NFL quarterback for many years. Colt couldn’t have a better coach at a better time than right now.

Colt is now bigger, stronger and faster than ever, and now he is playing in the NFL and will continue to get bigger, stronger and faster and smarter.

Colt is the type of QB that throws it out there and expects his receivers to get it. TV announcers call him a “gunslinger”.

Now in the NFL he will also have the fastest and strongest receivers and linemen working with him. His level of play is just going to go up.

He is a leader. He takes responsibility for mistakes and gives credit to others for his success.

This is what all his previous coaches knew about him…That he has what it takes. That is has the same qualities as the best in the NFL.

In watching his replays from his UH season last year and watching replays from the last two games with the Redskins Colt is a much faster and quicker player who plays with much more speed, confidence and energy than he ever did in college…and he is just getting the feel for the NFL right now.

He is going to be great. Not just good, but GREAT. The NFL is going to make him better than ever.

My armchair prediction is that he could be starting QB for the Redskins before the end of the year and lead the Redskins into the playoffs his rookie year.

The following is what has been said about him by announcers and coaches.

“He takes responsibility for losses and credits his team mates when he wins.”

“Colt Brennan just finds a way to get it done.”

At the Hall of Fame game a few weeks ago…Where the Redskins played the Colts, Brennan threw for 9 out of 10 completions and for 2 touchdowns.

[The critics can say he was playing against a 3rd string defense but those stats would be just as impressive if a first string quarterback was throwing against a 3rd string defense..something to think about...9 out of 10 completions even if it was a 3rd string defense].

This is what John Madden said of Colt Brennan:

“I like the way he plays. I mean you can just feel his energy. He brings a certain energy to the game. A certain energy to that team, and [when] we talk about throwing you know… and not throwing always the way you’re supposed to, but throwing from every angle.”

“He brings a certain energy to the game.”

Others have said…

“Colt Brennan just finds a way to get it done.”

“He is a player’s player.”

This is what was said of Colt when he was playing for UH…

“Pure talent has a way of overcoming the critics.”

So true.

Here is a fun video of Colt when he was in Hawaii and NOT PLAYING FOOTBALL…Not only do we get to see a little glimpse of how Colt is off the field but we can see why Hawaii loves him and why he loves Hawaii…

Happiness – everyone wants it, everyone dreams of having it, but for most of us, happiness just seems like an impossible dream. In the world of today, when everything is so fast-paced and stressful, how can happiness ever be achieved? And while it may be all right for those who have money and can buy their way into being happy, for most everybody else it just seems like life is destined to be miserable. With all these disadvantages, how can happiness ever be possible?

Well to begin with, it is no more difficult to become happy in the modern world than it has ever been. And the good news is that happiness can start from where you are, whatever the circumstances. It doesn’t matter if you have no money, once you start getting happiness by applying these Three Easy Steps, everything else will follow, including prosperity.

Step One: The first thing you must consider is that no one else can be relied on to make you happy. Yes it might happen, but ultimately your own happiness has to come from within you. So start for yourself, and don’t wait for other people. Also it is important that you don’t take too much notice of the opinions of others. Once you have decided for yourself what makes you happy, then go with that, whatever other people say. We don’t mean that you should be arrogant, but you should be self-reliant.

Step Two: This leads on to the next step, which is to spend some time deciding what makes you happy. If you think carefully about this, you may find that what you come up with is different to what other people may expect of you. Think about those things in your life which make you happy, but also about those things that are not currently around you in your life but which you would like to have. It does not have to be only objects that you think about, it can be ideas, or relationships, anything you choose.

Step Three: Once you have made a good long list of what makes you happy, then focus all your attention on those things or ideas or people. As you give them your attention more and more, you will find that they begin to figure more importantly in your life. As this happens, you will certainly find that more opportunities arise for you to be happy.

The important thing is not to allow other people to drag you down to their own miserable level. This is a characteristic of negative people, they have a need for someone else to share their miserable outlook on life.

Think for yourself, decide what makes you happy, and then focus all your attention on that. There you have the Three Easy Steps to happiness!

Robert Paterson writes about many different subjects, including Happiness! If you want more information, with lots of helpful advice, tips and ideas on how to turn life around and find happiness, why not visit his blog by clicking on this link http://phe-happiness.blogspot.com/.

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Feeling happy is something everyone wants.  Whether or not you admit it to yourself, being happy is something each of us seeks.  The positive feelings the come from helping others and doing something well are wonderful.  These are two examples of actions that we take that provide us good feelings.  This reinforces our desire to do more.  A cycle of positive repeatable actions not only benefits the intended recipient but also the giver.  This is an example of a tangible action with verifiable results.  Philanthropists do what they do for a number of reasons.  They often express it this way: They want to give back for the good they have received.  Yes they may not do what they do for purely altruistic reasons, but neither can we, nor should we attempt to determine motives by speculation.

Isn’t it better to make every attempt to live a happy and satisfied life and help others to do the same?  A famous person once said, “Give enough people what they want and you will get what you want too.”  The problem is that negative circumstances and problems seem to crowd our lives.  The result is that often people become overwhelmed, discouraged and depressed.

How can you move from feeling negative, despite all that is around you that makes you feel much less positive than you would like to be?  Below are “10 Steps to Being Happy Now”.  Read them through and find more information at the end of this article.

1.    Realize that feelings whether good or bad are just feelings.  This means that you can change them.  You are the one who gives yourself permission to feel a certain way in any given moment.  No one else can tell you how to feel.

2.    A feeling is a signal that your body gives you to take action.  Recognize this and evaluate what your next step should be.  Often we don’t know what steps to take or take the wrong action.  This does not resolve the problem.  Often it only makes it worse.  Try to be aware of the signals that your mental and physical states are trying to tell you and take corrective action.  Sometimes these feelings are the result of negative events just past.

3.    Sometimes events trigger negative associations from the past and we are not even aware of this.  A long passed event buried in our subconscious mind can resurface.  Therefore be as aware of your past as possible and reinforce negative events with positive ones in your mind.

4.    Your mind is like a computer.  It will play back to us whatever we give it.  If we focus on negative things, then that is what will show up in our thoughts and actions most often.  Give yourself positive thoughts and associations.  When you find yourself thinking a negative thing, force yourself to stop the thought process in your head and replace it with something positive.

5.    Reflect on all the good things there are in your life.  The fact that you are even able to evaluate your situation and move toward some positive outcome is a good thing.

6.    Take time to step outside of your situation and do some good for someone else.  Even if it is just listening to someone or offering your time to them.  This is a worthwhile contribution and a valuable gift.  Time is limited so when you give some away for the good of others, you really are giving of yourself.

7.    Remember that the person you are now is the result of all your past thoughts and actions.  While this may seems scary, if we used that information to act and think more positively, we can change our outcomes and begin living a better and more fulfilling life.

8.    Give yourself permission to be sad or depressed and a negative event, situation or circumstances for a specific set period then move on with a fresh outlook and optimism.

9.    Resolve that the most important choice you can make on a daily basis regardless of your circumstance is your choice of attitude.

10.    Being happy is not dependent on what you have.  Some of the poorest people on the planet are the happiest.  In contrast, some of the richest are the unhappiest.  If you set your happiness on things, you will always be disappointed.  True happiness comes from inside.  This is often related to finding something bigger than us to believe it.

When we look for the good around us we will find it.  Inspire someone today with your keen sense of self, a positive self-image and a passion for helping others.  Happiness does not need to be elusive and complicated.  Become aware of the signals that your mental and physical body is giving you.  Learn to take proper action of the electro-chemical signals in your body and you will find happiness.

by Teach Tech45
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by Richard D. Blackstone

There are no coincidences in life. Everything that shows up in your life is because you have used the law of attraction to bring it to you. You can do this consciously or unconsciously, it doesn’t matter to the universe. You enhance your spiritual growth when you use the law of attraction consciously.

You are creating your life from moment to moment. Everything that is happening in your life is happening because you choose for it to happen. You exist on many levels of consciousness, so sometimes you may believe that you did not create or co-create some of the things that happen or some of the experiences you may have.

Have faith that you are a creating machine and the way your life is unfolding is purely and wholly determined by the thoughts you think and the manifestation of those thoughts via the creative process working its magic.

Every person, thing, event and experience in your life is there because at some level of your being you created its existence in your experience. Have an understanding that this is so and then have faith in the process. This faith is rewarded by a belief in yourself that you are the master of your destiny.

You are the captain of your ship and you are navigating your vessel toward your desired destination by using the creative process in a conscious manner that keeps you on course. Hold the vision, steer your ship of desires and stay on course.

You are on a journey toward your vision using the creative powers of intention and desire to create experiences along the path of your journey designed with the overriding goal of helping you attain your vision.

Every person, thing, event and experience that you encounter along this journey was drawn to you, by you, through the creative abilities you possess and by your collaboration with a universe that is specifically designed to deliver your every request.

The more you understand this process, the more you will recognize that everything happens for a reason. There are no coincidences that happen in your life. Everything happens because of the overall plan and agreement you make with your source that you ask, the universe answers and you then allow whatever you desire to manifest (Seen or unseen).

Everything starts with a thought. That is you asking. The things that show up in life are answers. Sometimes things show up in your life as answers but you have forgotten what the question (your asking) was. Has this ever happened to you?

Faith and understanding in the process allows you to see what shows up in your life and your ability to consciously ask yourself “What is the request I made that this person, thing, event or experience is the answer?”

By allowing yourself to be open to all things and attached to nothing, you give yourself the space to let these people, things, events and experiences give you the gift that they hold for you. It is there somewhere. The key is to be open to whatever it is and be awake and aware enough to recognize and use it.

This is where the tools of non-judgment and acceptance play a key role in your ability to discern the message or gift that is delivered to you. By not judging the things that show up in your life, you leave all avenues of information open to flow to you. By accepting everything that shows up in your life you are giving the universe a message of gratitude for its delivery of whatever you ask for.

It wouldn’t be showing up in your life if you hadn’t first asked for it with your thoughts and beliefs. So look to see what the gifts are from everything that comes into your existence. The gift is there. The key is in your understanding of that and the openness to recognize what it is.

Richard Blackstone is an award winning author and international speaker on Love, Oneness & Creation. Journey into discovery of Self by reading this FREE report; “The 3 Simple Immutable Laws of the Universe” at: http://www.NutsandBoltsSpirituality.com

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This is list is of the wrong foods. There no such thing as food that’s wrong you say? Of course there is if you are trying to lose weight. Here are foods that you must absolutely stop eating if you want to succeed at keeping the weight off.

1. Pizza. Pizza is too easy to eat and too high in calories and fat. Pizza is definitely an anti-diet Food.

2. Hot Dogs. Hot Dogs are too high in sodium and fat. Both help you keep and retain weight. Too much salt also contributes to high blood pressure.

3. Ice Cream. Ice cream has way too many calories and too much sugar. Both are diet killers. Too much sugar contributes to diabetes.

4. Cheese. See #1 above pizza. Cheese is the main ingredient in pizza and although high in calcium, it’s also very high in fat. You need the calcium you say? Skip the cheese and take a calcium supplement, or drink non fat milk.

5. Soda. Soft drinks are hard on the diet with too much sugar. Diet sodas are worse with too many chemicals. If you’re thirsty drink water or 100% juice, or ice tea.

6. Potato Chips or Chips in general. Chips have too much salt, and fat. Have a craving for something crunchy? Have an apple or a carrot instead.

7. Cakes, Pies, Donuts, Pastries, Cookies and other sweets. You should know why you need to stop eating these by now.

8. Beer. They don’t call it a “beer belly” for nothing. Beer has too many empty calories which means calories without nutritional content. If you “have to have a drink” then have “a drink” (which means just one) and then drink water instead.

Cutting out all or even some of the above from your dietary habits will help you lose weight. For many folks, living on pizza, ice cream, pie, soda, chips and beer is an everyday reality and may find it difficult and next to impossible to stop eating them.

If you find it impossible to stop consuming any of the above items you must treat them like heroin. You would not smoke or inject heroin into your body would you? You must treat the above foods and drinks like addictive drugs (in a way they are more addictive) and realize that not only are they helping you to gain weight, but over time frequently consuming them is simply devasting to your health. If you can say no to heroin. You can say no to the above anti-diet foods.

Need help losing weight? Try LHN’s Weight Loss Plus. It works and it’s guaranteed, and you can make money with it too!

Do people really make money with google ads? What does it take to be a six figure power blogger?

A friend of mine doesn’t believe it. He wonders if people even click on those things. The funny thing is that he has even admitted to clicking on some ads now and then. Who hasn’t? The question is can anyone get enough people to click on their google ads on their site to make enough money?

There’s no doubt that people click on google ads. If that weren’t so google would not be the multi billion dollar machine that it is now. Google makes their money on google ads. Google shares their revenue of google ads with their google ad publishers. Here’s the reality of it all…

Yes people do make money with google ads, some make a little, others make a lot. Some make a few cents to a few dollars a month. A handful make over a million a year and many publishers make several thousand a month serving google ads. There is a well publicized case of an owner of a free dating site that earns $90,000 a month plus from google ads. I also personally know an internet radio station owner that made over $2000 a month and basically paid his way through college with google ads.

Many power bloggers start out with google ads and then move to selling ad space directly on their site as their traffic grows to insure a measurable cash income stream from their advertisers. This way they are not at the whim of people clicking or not clicking and also not at the whim of google’s unknown formula of payment in terms of the percentage of revenue to publishers.

So how does one make a significant stream of income with google ads? Simple have a significant amount of traffic and a well laid out site.

In order to generate a significant amount of traffic it takes a significant amount of content that continuously grows. This is the only way to have the search engines constantly index your blog posts.

Let’s do some math here. In order to make six figures a year from your blog with google ads you have to be making a minimum of $300 every day from google.

Let’s break down the average minimum click through that you keep to $00.15 (15 cents) of course it could be more, it could be less, but let’s factor this as our minimum for computational purposes.

Therefore in order to make $300 at .15 a click it would take 2000 clicks to produce this revenue. Let’s say that the average click through rate (CTR) is 2 %, therefore it would take 100,000 visitors a day to your site to guarantee a six figure income with google ads.

100,000 visitors a day is next to impossible for most average bloggers. So what if the average click through paid is $00.30 (30 cents) and the average CTR is 4 %…It would take 1000 clicks at .30 per click to make $300, and at a 4% CTR it would take 25,000 visitors a day to make $300 a day.

25,000 visitors a day a managable and acheiveable number. It would rank you as a power blogger.

If you wrote three blog posts a day in a popular subject area, at the end of a year you would have 1000 articles posted. At the end of 5 years that would be 5000 articles posted, and hundreds of inbound links.

Sounds like a long time? Keep in mind most bloggers who made it to the six figure range did not do so overnight. It took them 6 to 9 months before they even made several hundred a month with their blog, and usually about a year before they started making several thousand a month….And this is with constant building.

Do you still want to become a six figure a year power blogger? Then get to work now and every day and don’t quit!

“…The dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.”
— T. E. Lawrence from “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”
— Lawrence of Arabia 1888 – 1935

When someone looks into your eyes they should see something alive within you. Having a dream is like owning a lighthouse; it is a beacon that directs a community of men and women to see you have found purpose.

The dream directs us on our journey. At every turn we encounter its mystery. At each new level we become more of the person we were meant to become. In lonely times, when we pass through a storm of disappointment, we find our commitment is unshaken, our strength renewed.

Somehow, if we stay true to our vision, we emerge firmer in our convictions, believing in our ability to accomplish something meaningful.

As an artist, I have often thought that having a dream is like creating a sketch, since it very closely matches how I would begin a painting with a simple drawing. With a few pencil lines and an eye for movement, I find the right sense of balance. Jazzing it up with color, the theme emerges and ultimately the story is told.

The hidden life of an artist is revealed in those brush strokes, just as the highest hopes of the dreamer are revealed with every step taken in their journey to the impossible.

Every Saturday I read a column in the paper by a lady named Catherine Gallaso Vigoritto. She writes an uplifting column that motivates me to want to try harder and reach further within myself in order to find my “reserves” of faith.

In one of her more recent columns she wrote: “These are the best years of your life, so dream grand dreams and then go out and make them stunning realities.”

Her message is right on. We must all believe in our power to accomplish something better. We need to awaken to the idea that each moment holds new possibility and begin once more to see the world as a child does; wide-eyed and enthusiastic. When we see the opportunities that lie before us, we build more satisfying and joy-filled lives.

I like to write my goals down and post them on the walls of my studio. Believe it or not, they always come to pass in one form or another. Magically they have a way of finding me.

Setting the vision before my eyes keeps me focused. It may take one season or extend over many, but the result is the same.

Believe in your destiny. Keep your vision posted on the wall or taped to the refrigerator. Write down your most heartfelt dreams and when opportunity comes, step into your dream.

“..dream grand dreams and then go out and make them stunning realities.”

Often I have found that the world will seek to discourage the dream before it can burst through the soil of my heart. I have learned to treasure the dream’s essence within, while I wait for its tender shoots to become stronger.

Knowing in my heart my dream will one day blossom into the world, brings me peace. For a season we must protect the dream in order that it may grow quietly on the inside. But if we tenderly care for our deepest aspirations, slowly but surely the dream will become new life.

The journey of the dreamer is really a belief in ourselves. It forges passion into character. The dream becomes a pillar of hope we can trust in, lean on and learn from.

Dreaming is an act of faith. The light of your expectations will cast off the shadows of a disbelieving world. God has given the dreamer as a gift, to light an unbelieving world.

Find your treasure within and cherish it. Tomorrow is waiting for you to take the first step.

Always the Glory, Only the Glory,
Copyright © 2008 Artist Doug West
Doug West is America’s Premier Sports Artist. His latest special projects include the 2004 and 2005 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Lithographs, the 1984 Detroit Tigers Lithograph, the Cal Ripken Legacy series, where Doug created four specialized paintings for the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, and the Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Lithograph. Doug’s masterful impressionistic, realistic artworks are being recognized.

For more information or to purchase lithographs visit his website www.jakartmanagement.com