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2009 

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12/30/2009
I got the biggest smile on my face just now. I use a program http://www.webdatah.com to look at aspects of my sites.  You will find that using them creates a backlink for your site every time you use them. I suggest you do so.  It is quick and does work.   What I did today, I believe which moved ...
12/30/2009
If for no other reason that to get a smile as you learn where your visitors are coming from.   My report on http://www.saintlouispainting.com today showed that I had visitors from 7 Countries:   US India Israel UK Canada New Zealand Greece   you can find google analytics when you go to http://www...
12/30/2009
We men are attracted to the appearance of the package before we are willing to make eye contact with others and it is much the same with looking at a home.  We do or we do not find that the exterior connects to the image that we have of ourself…to say this is “my Home” or thi...
12/28/2009
SEO's tell you that should be 64 to 66 characters SEO's tell you that <META name="description" contents=  (this area should be 100 characters)   I followed the above and my rank on page 1 dropped immediately when the bots came to my site.   I made another mistake...I spelled the abbreviat<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div class="blog_recent_date"> <span class="date"> 12/27/2009</span> </div> <script> (function ($) { $(function () { $('#recent_blog_1403102').on('click', function(e) {window.location.href = 'https://activerain.com/blogsview/1403102/i-listened-to-seos-and-i-dropped-my-search-engine-rank-' }); }); })(jQuery); </script> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost wrapper --> <div class="recent_blog" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" id="recent_blog_1402414"> <div class="title-box"> <div class="titles-divisionleft"> <!-- ### Blogpost name --> <h2 itemprop="name"> <!-- ### Blogpost URL --> <a itemprop="url" href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402414/rule--5-of-my-making-money-in-2010---big-money-">RULE #5 OF MY MAKING MONEY IN 2010! BIG MONEY!</a> </h2> <!-- ### Blogpost date published --> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-12-27T01:10:11"/> </div> <div class="titles-division-right"> <span class="black-bubble"> 3 </span> <span class="comments"> Comments </span> <!-- ### Blogpost number of comments --> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:3"/> </div> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost description --> <div class="blog-boxesup" itemprop="description"> GO FOR THE BIG FISH!   FULE #5 - PICK YOUR POINTS!   As it is all a game and time is limited  WE EACH NEED TO PICK OUR POINTS!   Why not work with the top of the market where there is a possibility of closing or listing a home and providing a service!  How many small fish to does take to make a d<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div class="blog_recent_date"> <span class="date"> 12/27/2009</span> </div> <script> (function ($) { $(function () { $('#recent_blog_1402414').on('click', function(e) {window.location.href = 'https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402414/rule--5-of-my-making-money-in-2010---big-money-' }); }); })(jQuery); </script> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost wrapper --> <div class="recent_blog" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" id="recent_blog_1402354"> <div class="title-box"> <div class="titles-divisionleft"> <!-- ### Blogpost name --> <h2 itemprop="name"> <!-- ### Blogpost URL --> <a itemprop="url" href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402354/rule--4-of-my-making-money-in-2010---and-i-mean-big-money-">Rule #4 of my making money in 2010...and I mean BIG MONEY!</a> </h2> <!-- ### Blogpost date published --> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-12-26T23:48:26"/> </div> <div class="titles-division-right"> <span class="black-bubble"> 2 </span> <span class="comments"> Comments </span> <!-- ### Blogpost number of comments --> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:2"/> </div> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost description --> <div class="blog-boxesup" itemprop="description"> Rule #4 of my making money in 2010! Time is LIMITED! Many of you seem to forget rule #2 and rule #3.  Spending your time on ridiculous offers is giving away your most precious commodity and in my case cost the buyer of my unique property $4,000 more as I  rejected their pricing and raised my pri<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div class="blog_recent_date"> <span class="date"> 12/26/2009</span> </div> <script> (function ($) { $(function () { $('#recent_blog_1402354').on('click', function(e) {window.location.href = 'https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402354/rule--4-of-my-making-money-in-2010---and-i-mean-big-money-' }); }); })(jQuery); </script> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost wrapper --> <div class="recent_blog" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" id="recent_blog_1402085"> <div class="title-box"> <div class="titles-divisionleft"> <!-- ### Blogpost name --> <h2 itemprop="name"> <!-- ### Blogpost URL --> <a itemprop="url" href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402085/great-domain-names-for-sale-in-saint-louis--missouri-----save-big-">Great DOMAIN NAMES for sale in Saint Louis, Missouri!!! Save Big!</a> </h2> <!-- ### Blogpost date published --> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-12-26T12:57:13"/> </div> <div class="titles-division-right"> <span class="black-bubble"> 2 </span> <span class="comments"> Comments </span> <!-- ### Blogpost number of comments --> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:2"/> </div> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost description --> <div class="blog-boxesup" itemprop="description"> I just released the following web domain names to godaddy.com for auction.   http://www.bestrealtorstlouis.com http://www.mostfrefferedrealtor.com http://www.toprealestatesite.com http://www.whosellsluxurypropertystlouis.com http://www.whosellsmilliondollarhomesstlouis.com     Good luck in purcha<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div class="blog_recent_date"> <span class="date"> 12/26/2009</span> </div> <script> (function ($) { $(function () { $('#recent_blog_1402085').on('click', function(e) {window.location.href = 'https://activerain.com/blogsview/1402085/great-domain-names-for-sale-in-saint-louis--missouri-----save-big-' }); }); })(jQuery); </script> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost wrapper --> <div class="recent_blog" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" id="recent_blog_1401348"> <div class="title-box"> <div class="titles-divisionleft"> <!-- ### Blogpost name --> <h2 itemprop="name"> <!-- ### Blogpost URL --> <a itemprop="url" href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/1401348/rule--3-of-my-making-money-in-2010-----and-i-mean-big-money-">Rule #3 of my making money in 2010 ... and I mean BIG MONEY!</a> </h2> <!-- ### Blogpost date published --> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-12-25T22:53:30"/> </div> <div class="titles-division-right"> <span class="black-bubble"> 4 </span> <span class="comments"> Comments </span> <!-- ### Blogpost number of comments --> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:4"/> </div> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost description --> <div class="blog-boxesup" itemprop="description"> Rule #3 PICK YOUR POINTS....   DON'T GIVE YOUR COMMISSION AWAY..LET OTHERS WORK ON DEALS THAT DON'T PAY! IF THEY WILL NOT SIGN A LISTING OR A BUYER'S AGENCY WITH YOU.  MOVE ON.  DON'T OFFER YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR FREE.  HAVE IT WELL PREPARED TO SHOW THEM AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHY YOU ARE THE ONE TH<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div class="blog_recent_date"> <span class="date"> 12/25/2009</span> </div> <script> (function ($) { $(function () { $('#recent_blog_1401348').on('click', function(e) {window.location.href = 'https://activerain.com/blogsview/1401348/rule--3-of-my-making-money-in-2010-----and-i-mean-big-money-' }); }); })(jQuery); </script> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost wrapper --> <div class="recent_blog" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" id="recent_blog_1400714"> <div class="title-box"> <div class="titles-divisionleft"> <!-- ### Blogpost name --> <h2 itemprop="name"> <!-- ### Blogpost URL --> <a itemprop="url" href="https://activerain.com/blogsview/1400714/-1-and--2-of-my-collection-of-rules--guides--to-making-2010-a-successful-year-">#1 and #2 of my collection of Rules (Guides) to making 2010 a successful year!</a> </h2> <!-- ### Blogpost date published --> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2009-12-25T00:40:21"/> </div> <div class="titles-division-right"> <span class="black-bubble"> 1 </span> <span class="comments"> Comments </span> <!-- ### Blogpost number of comments --> <meta itemprop="interactionCount" content="UserComments:1"/> </div> </div> <!-- ### Blogpost description --> <div class="blog-boxesup" itemprop="description"> #1 of my collection of Rules (Guides) to making 2010 a successful year! (edit/delete) I hope you will keep my rules to assist you.   Each posting will include the previous blogged rules   #1.  We do what we do because of the LORD.  (we are never alone; he loves us)   May you remember and give th<abbr class="truncation-indicator">...</abbr> </div> <div 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