How Many Wolf Tickets Have You Bought Lately?

Written by Edward Thorpe


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Look at allrepparttar Free Bonus Stuff you'll get. The wolves croon... After all, wouldn't this Free junk ( I mean, These Fabulous, Marvelous, Life-Changing Bonuses) cost you more than what you're buying!

How can you lose with my no questions asked, money-back guarantee? The wolves ask sweetly.

Ahh. The money-back guarantee? Why doesn'trepparttar 119102 guarantee take away their profits. If they're selling junk?

Simple. They understand people. They know why you buy. They know you can't tell useless fromrepparttar 119103 useful. Even better, you'll wait too long to make a return. It's a fact that with info productsrepparttar 119104 vast majority of buyers don't look pastrepparttar 119105 first few pages.

Thenrepparttar 119106 scammers, uh, wolves, putrepparttar 119107 pressure on you. They appeal to your emotions of loss, fear and greed. Remember, they know people.

The tactic they use?

The old take-away. One ofrepparttar 119108 slickest trick inrepparttar 119109 book.

They make their offer sound too good to be true. But before you can dwell on that... They take their offer away. They trot outrepparttar 119110 old time limit gimmick. Goes something like this.

But you can only get this deal - if you buy today! You only get my personal help if you buy now. Or they userepparttar 119111 -- specials are only good if you buy by Midnight... Buy, buy Baby.

IF you're an internet newbie. If you're an inexperienced business person. If you're atrepparttar 119112 end of your rope. If you're desperate. If you're looking for a mentor.

You'll buy. Yes you will. You don't know better, yet. And you've been played like a piano. So you buy.

Yep. That old wolf, all gussied up to look like a rubber tree, done got your trust, your money and that wolf's done gone.

That rascal done sold you a Wolf Ticket. And you didn't even get taken out to dinner first...

Buy, buy Baby. By, By.

Edward Thorpe, The Laziest Dude on the Internet, publishes The Home Grown Biz Advocate. Smart, funny and candid Home Biz Opp selling tips, tricks & free help. Get yours at http://www.growahomebusiness.com/newsletter/default.cfm mailto:webmaster@growahomebusiness.com


Become an Internet Sourcer... Use Your Surfing Talent and Make a Few Bucks!

Written by Edward B. Toupin


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* Peel Back Search

Let's say that you've usedrepparttar X-Ray technique and found 400 links. One of those links (e.g., http://www.host.com/group/members/mybio1) points to a corporate site on which several individuals have their biographies. Of course, you can guess that if this one biography matches your needs, there might be other biographies with similar qualifications.

At this point, you can userepparttar 119101 Peel Back technique. This technique takes one result fromrepparttar 119102 previous two searches and drills down intorepparttar 119103 site. It not only reducesrepparttar 119104 amount of time you spend looking at each biography, but it also bypasses any specific walls in place that prevent you from prowlingrepparttar 119105 site (e.g., a 403 browser error).

Look atrepparttar 119106 'members' path inrepparttar 119107 URL. There may be other members ofrepparttar 119108 group inside that folder. To take a look, "peelrepparttar 119109 URL back" until it reads http://www.host.com/group/members. In hopes of viewing a list of pages, you pressrepparttar 119110 Enter key. Instead, you getrepparttar 119111 '403 Error Message' that tells you that you're forbidden from viewingrepparttar 119112 directory. This usually happens whenrepparttar 119113 Web server is setup to prevent 'directory browsing' and there are no default pages (e.g., index.html, default.html, etc.)

To resolve this, you peruserepparttar 119114 directory indirectly. You already know thatrepparttar 119115 biography page is on 'host:host.com' and you know that there is a folder named 'members' inrepparttar 119116 URL. Using this information, you can go to AltaVista and perform an X-Ray search using 'host:host.com AND url:members'. This will return all pages on 'host.com' with 'members' inrepparttar 119117 URL. Viola!

--- Becoming Proficient ---

It is important to use and understandrepparttar 119118 techniques presented so that you can become a proficient Internet Sourcer. The best way to exercise your new talent is to locate various job descriptions onrepparttar 119119 numerous job-posting sites. Prepare a set of keywords fromrepparttar 119120 job descriptions and executerepparttar 119121 various search techniques. Try to fine-tunerepparttar 119122 search to acquire as many specific and relevant resumes as possible.

Additionally, it's important to follow a set of guidelines to provide a professional presentation when looking for and performing various Internet Sourcing opportunities. A subset of some of these general rules is listed below to give you a jump-start on your new career:

- Don't search to find out what you're searching for. To make better use of your time, make sure that you have a solid grasp ofrepparttar 119123 target search andrepparttar 119124 expected results.

- Many times, when performingrepparttar 119125 search,repparttar 119126 keywords atrepparttar 119127 target links are available as used inrepparttar 119128 search keywords. In other cases, however, you'll have to translaterepparttar 119129 search criteria to findrepparttar 119130 most possible returns.

- Start with a small search string that returns a large number of pages. By tuningrepparttar 119131 search iteratively, your string grows andrepparttar 119132 number of returns decrease. Make sure that asrepparttar 119133 string grows, it doesn't become convoluted or contain misspellings. However, also take into account misspellings as some words are misspelled in common ways at target Web sites.

- Assemble your resources to ensure that you can perform a successful search. These resources include bookmarks to search engines, a method of tracking searches, keywords forrepparttar 119134 target search, a list of competitors and their URLs, association sites, universities, company profiles, industry resources, and sites specific to a given discipline.

- Understand and use your techniques for effective and efficient searches. Userepparttar 119135 advanced search services at various search engines and understand how to apply each technique to each engine.

- Continue working with and learning new search techniques---it is imperative to your success as an Internet Sourcer. Also, visit recruiter-specific sites to read on their latest trends and requirements so that you can stay up to speed withrepparttar 119136 industry.

--- Finding a Job ---

As far as jobs are concerned, once you acquire some experience, go to Jobvertise (http://www.jobvertise.com/) and search for 'Internet Sourcer' and 'Internet Sourcing'. Fromrepparttar 119137 returned job list, you'll be able to either locate a position or find other keywords that can help you fine-tune your search.

As an added bonus, fromrepparttar 119138 information presented, you now know how to best organize your resume to reachrepparttar 119139 largest audience and announce your new profession as an Internet Sourcer. Prepare a searchable resume based on this information and, pretty soon, every recruiter will know your name!

--- What's next? ---

Obviously, in a short article there is no way I can make you an instant expert, but I did provide you withrepparttar 119140 basic information to get you started. Now, you can go out onrepparttar 119141 Web and searchrepparttar 119142 information presented here to find additional references and enhance your knowledge of this new position! >From my own experiences, Internet Sourcing is a lot of fun and you can make a reasonable amount of money performing contract Internet Sourcing services.

Edward B. Toupin is a freelance consultant, writer, and published author living in Las Vegas. He currently handles technical writing tasks for various companies in New York, Chicago, and Denver. Edward also provides quality Web site design, development, and marketing as well as writing, document design and planning, and e-book publishing services. You can visit his Web site at http://www.toupin.com or contact him at etoupin@toupin.com.


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