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Your Guide to La Savina Formentera

February 9th, 2010 by Chiquita Delabra

In this article we are going to take a look at Formentera Island’s port of La Savina. There is plenty of hustle and bustle here during the summer months with people arriving from all over Europe. Since there is no airport on the island this is where everyone arrives and leaves from. There is the Hotel Savina Formentera if you want to stay near by the marina, and this is especially handy if you will be doing a lot of sailing.

Another place that you can stay is Hostal La Savina. Despite its name it is not a hostel, but more like a boutique hotel. It recently had new blinds and sunshades installed and it has a pretty decent menu. The food caters to German and Italian tastes. In terms of facilities it is pretty basic, but you get a hairdryer, fridge and satellite TV as standard. It has quite a high percentage of repeat guests as some people like to be near the ferry terminal.

There are two inland salt lakes just next to La Savina: Estany Pudent and Estany des Peix. Estany Pudent is also called stinky pond as a result of its stench. The smell is caused by sulphur bubbling up. But with irrigation in place it really isn’t that bad, and you can still cycle around its wetlands. Indeed walking around both of these lagoons is mandatory if you are interested in wildlife. You even get to see flamingos if you are lucky.

When you step off the ferry you will see that there is a Tourist Information Office. The staff are very friendly here, and I would recommend popping in. They will be able to give you advice on hiring some transport and the best routes to take to explore the island. If you are just on Formentera for a day then the tourist information office will be able to direct you to the beaches of Es Trucadors which are just 20 minutes by bicycle. As you cycle there you will also be able to see Es Cavall d’en Borras.

La Savina is home to the old concentration camp where hundreds were held during the Spanish Civil War. The place is known as Es Campanment, and you should definitely visit.

La Savina Formentera is the island’s port and you can see more about it if you visit this site. It’s pretty good http://hubpages.com/hub/Savina-Formentera

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Got Something To Say – Put It In A Book

February 9th, 2010 by Dr. Jay Polmar

It’s amazing. I’ve been writing books for years, and selling them online for nearly 15 years, and previously only in print through selling foreign licenses, or printing them myself, advertising them, and selling them either online or in classes I taught.

There is a better way. If you have something you want to say, you can put it in print, or sell it online and there is no difficult about doing that. If you don’t know where to start, there are writing coaches that can give you a hand by discussing topics, subjects, and what you are passionate about.

Beyond that, tell a provider of services what you want to say, and they’ll write it for you. There is a little company we know of that does that for English writers, www.lifeimprovementbooks.com. And another for Spanish writers, www.ipublicidades.com . And they have done work for several authors around the world for several years. They have a team of writers in English, Spanish, and French that can help you tell your story. Many companies exist to help beginning authors, and the ones that help that most are the ones who ‘draw out’ what you want to tell your readers.

If you’ve already created a draft of your book, you are more than half the way there. The next step involves editing, proofreading, refining, and creating a proper layout for book printing.

With these professional services type of company, the layout of your own book is relatively inexpensive, takes only a few days, and can be delivered ready to print to the printer of your choice. Don’t know which printer to use? Or, only need a few copies, or just one copy of a special book for a friend – not a problem. Don’t know what size to print. Here’s a general rule of thumb: Workbooks for workshops, A4 or 8.5″ x 11″, Executive paperback of technical value 7″ x 10″, Highest Quality Paperback for Self-Help or Fiction 6″x9″, Mass market paperback 5.5″ x 8.5″ or smaller. And yes, you can get just ONE copy printed.

In today’s industry of book publishing, if you need a private edition for your family tree and history for 10 members – not a problem. If you are going to teach a private class to 4 students and you need a 500 page manual – not a problem. If you want to sell one book at a time from your website, to a person interested in it in Timbuktu – not a problem.

And if you want your book on Amazon.com for sale – or Amazon Kindle books – also not a problem. The world is changing and the book printing and distribution industry as well. And if you just want one copy for the world to remember you by, just sign it and put it in your time capsule – not a problem.

From writing, to editing, proofing, translating, typesetting, printing books, distributing online, or through Amazon – the world has changed. And the author inside of your that may have been restricted by past technological restrictions has been, at last, set free to share his or her wisdom with the rest of the world, one copy at a time.

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How To Make Money Online Writing Articles

February 9th, 2010 by Ed Hodgson

Making money online is an idea that many people think about and explore as a way of supplementing their existing income or replacing and then exceeding their current level of income. There are many ways that you could do this but let us concentrate on one method for now. That is, how to make money online writing articles.

To make money online writing articles, these 3 ways will give you a start.

#1 – As a freelance author. There are many websites out there that offer a marketplace for the exchange of articles for payment. Many internet marketers use articles as a way to promote their products and will pay to have them written for them by a freelance author. They would also be signed up to the same site, but as an author instead of a client. One example of these types of websites is Textbroker.com.

If you are fast and provide quality content, you could earn $50 per hour. The amount that you can receive for your original content will depend on both the quality and the number of words. For a 500 word article for example, payments in the region of between $5 for good quality, up to around $25 for a professional style of writing can be received. So it just comes down to how many articles you can write.

#2 – To market a product or service. Instead of making money for each article you write, you can make money online writing articles to market a product, either as an affiliate or your own. A clickable link at the bottom will allow you to direct visitors to the site of your choice and drive a great deal of traffic to make money online for free. By writing articles with good content that provides the reader with value, you will give the reader a reason to want to learn more about what you have written.

By writing articles as a review of a product that you are promote, you can give your potential customer a taste of what to expect if they choose to buy from you. This builds trust and makes you more well known in the eyes of your customer. The more money you will make depends on the more times your article is seen.

#3 – Articles for Search Engine Optimization. The search engines will rank a website high in its organic search results for a number of different things. One of these is the number of other websites that have a link to it pointing to your website. This is where your backlinks are important. If a lot of different websites are all making reference to another single website, then that site must be popular and be of value with quality content to many different people doing research.

You can learn online techniques of being able to make money online writing articles with backlinks from lots of other different websites, all pointing back to your own website and receiving a lot of visitors because of it. Not only will your website receive more visitors but it will be ranked higher in the search engine results as well.

This article gives just 3 ways to successfully make money online writing articles. Successful online marketer and income mentor, Ed Hodgson, utilises article marketing as described in the last 2 of these strategies to give valuable content to help others learn how to make money online. His 32 page PDF report walks through in detail how to make money online with a proven marketing system.

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Fiction Competition closing 28th March 2010

February 8th, 2010 by admin

We are now accepting entries for our Flash Fiction competition. The word limit is: 500 words. It can be on any topic you wish. The winner receives a percentage of the money collected from the entry fee. It is a brand new competition (set to be held monthly), so competition will be smaller than most. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. The winner receives a percentage of the money collected from the entry fee. Deadline for entries is 28th March 2010.

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Poetry Competition closing 28th March 2010

February 8th, 2010 by admin

Accepting entries for the first ever competition. A flexible limit (It can be a couple of words over) of 300 words. Your poem can be on any topic you wish. The winner receives a percentage of the money collected from the entry fee. As this is a brand new competition, there will be less competition: which means it will be easier for you to win. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. The winner receives a percentage of the money collected from the entry fee. Deadline for entries is 28th March 2010.

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Fiction Competition closing 1st August 2010

February 8th, 2010 by admin

With 2 options, you have 6 months to write/edit/re-write your novel. Please visit the website for full details of our new challenge! Prizes include GBP 100 for first place. 2nd 75. 3rd 50 – Completion Certificates. Deadline for entries is 1st August 2010.

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Discover John Carltons Methods For Power Copywriting

February 8th, 2010 by David Jenyns

The written word has been used some for some time in advertisements as a way to convince would be customers to buy a certain product, and it’s actually not a bad idea, seeing how much profit that is has brought in over the years. For instance, you have the billboard advertising, then there is magazine advertising. This stretches all the way to the world wide web, and all you really need is a few lines of text to catch people’s attention!

Copywriting is an effective advertising tool. It utilizes the power of the written word to create an impact and ultimately generate sales for the product. Pictures just give the look of the product, but words create the feel and sparks public interest about the product. A brief article about a product gives life to the product advertised. When people read the article, all their senses are engaged – hence online article writing is more than just writing about the product.

When one hires a copywriter, they will need to make sure that they find a copywriter that won’t simply provide statistical information on a product that no one cares about. Their job is to make people feel-something that many advertisers simply cannot do. People want to know what a product can do for them, and only a good copywriter can actually pull this off.

Marketing and Copywriting on the World Wide Web

It’s amazing the way that things change so fast. One must adapt very quickly if they intend to stay on top of the competition!

The internet spawned a whole new set of marketing strategies. You must have been bombarded with new terms such as SEO, Web 2.0, viral marketing and B2B marketing. The list can go on but upon careful examination these all boil down to effective article writing or copywriting.

When writing a sales copy, there are a number of things that you will absolutely need it to possess. First of all, the sales letter actually needs to be convincing. Secondly though, you need for it to contain elements of entertainment, and overall, honesty. That isn’t all though. It needs to be written with a degree of intelligence. If your sales copy contains errors or looks sloppy, then it will drive away customers. Definitely not the effect you want an advertisement to have!

By using decent copywriting, the presence of your company in the online world will be raised incredibly. It’s important to create a good article, and in doing so you will draw traffic. It doesn’t end there however. After that you need to make sure that you’re providing fresh content for your site, and that means more articles.

Copywriting will always be a potent internet advertising tool, no matter which way and how fast or slow the WWW turns. Admittedly, it is also a special proficiency but anyone who is determined can learn and master the skills needed for writing great sales copy. It pays well too.

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