I recently got into trying out this free software/service called Animoto.
I just made a short clip with pictures around my home and music added. This was quick and easy and such fun.
Click this link to watch and listen.
Make your own slide show at Animoto. It really is a fun way to spend your time and you may be surprised with what you can put together.
Fear of flying receives more attention than most phobias such as claustrophobia because air travel is often difficult for people to avoid.
Some children are introduced to air travel at an early age and I have even seen babies as young as six weeks of age on some of the flights I have been on in recent years.
One of my granddaughters began her flying trips at a young age (I don’t remember her exact age but I think she was a pre-schooler) and these trips did not appear to disturb her.
However, an occasion eventually arose when she boarded a flight and even before buckling into her seat, was completely unable to venture any further and left the plane immediately.
Perhaps ten years later, after numerous automobile road trips, train trips & bus trips she tried to tackle her fear of flying in a new way. She arranged a short flight with a pilot in a small airplane. The flight was successful and she felt quite good about it but it was a far cry from traveling over many miles on a commercial airline.
I have recently become acquainted with a mode of travel that I am sure she would be happy with, and since she lives not far from the Atlantic Ocean, it would be ideal for her. Of course, I am referring to a cruise ship.
My recent acquaintance with the folks at No Fly Cruising.com has prompted me to write this article about my granddaughter.
They have a free “No Fly Cruising” book on their website which I am planning to sign up for today.
Be sure to visit the No Fly Cruising website and see all the great cruise information there. No Fly Cruising
To your traveling pleasure, Eleanor McCallum
In today’s world we think of hard times as doing without television, cell phones and the like. When I was growing up in Toronto in the 1930’s, hard times were quite different.
Hard times were when you had to skip a meal here and there and during the years of the Second World War, hard times were when your ration coupons didn’t provide your family with quite enough food.
Good times back then were much different than today as well. Good times today are measured by all of your possessions and the ability to travel and see the world. Continue reading
Here in the twenty-first century, I now live on a lake for the second time in my life.
There were many years of city living between the first and second period of country living but that is another story for another time.
The first time we lived on a lake, my family of husband, four daughters and baby son lived in a cabin so close to the lake that my daughter Dianne could fish out of our living room window.
She once caught a turtle which caused no small amount of excitement in our home that day.
Aside from that, the girls loved to walk out the front door at Bell’s Lake in their swim suits and jump in the lake to swim. We didn’t have a dock but were able to walk in from a shallow area near the shore. The water wasn’t very deep so all the girls learned to swim and enjoyed their summer’s there.
My husband even enjoyed the winters there until the day he fell through the ice. We were afraid he wouldn’t find his way back up through the hole in the ice but he did and we were all thankful that he was able to sit by the stove to warm up after his ordeal.
The home on the lake where I live now was probably a cottage at one time, however since my son in law is a talented carpenter it is a most beautiful home among many others around this lovely lake. This is one of the many reasons why I think country living is such a perfect way to experience life.
Chalk Lake is quite close to the city of Pickering, a small city just outside the larger city of Toronto. We can drive to either one in less than forty-five minutes to be surrounded by shopping plazas and malls where we can shop for all of our needs and more.
There are more than one hundred lakes in this province spanning several hundred miles. Wikipedia lists all of their names; however there are a few private lakes that are not listed there including Chalk Lake and Bell’s Lake.
The beauty of the countryside can be seen almost everywhere you go here in Ontario. In autumn, people come from other countries to visit just for the pleasure of viewing our amazing fall colors.
Each and every day I wake up with thankfulness in my heart for the country and province that I live in and of course for my family, all grown up now and extended with grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren. I have showers of blessings from all directions.
Eleanor McCallum
Fur Elise is a song that comes as a demo with most electronic piano keyboards. Some people feel that this is a simple song only for beginners. However, it is much more than that. It is a beautiful classical work of art as you will hear in the following video. Easy keyboard songs such as this are the perfect thing to practice with.
E-junkie is not only for selling digital products, you can read all about this many faceted service and see for yourself. In addition to selling there is a facility provided at E-Junkie whereby you can publish a newsletter to keep in touch with your buyers.
E-Junkie Review
Description:
E-junkie is basically a comprehensive distribution service of digital electronic products as well as physical goods available for anyone who has a product to sell.
They feature a marketplace to list your product and provide all the necessary payment processing and delivery of eGoods.
Pros:
Simple, cheap and convenient to use. E-junkie provides the necessary buttons for a shopping cart and/or “Buy Now” that are easy to copy and paste onto your web page.
It is one of the few online ecommerce merchant marketplaces that allows for listing and selling both downloadable products as well as tangible goods.
A particularly great feature is that E-junkie hosts the digital product for you, collects payment then automatically sends the customer an email with the download link.
There aren’t any additional fees for anything either! Just the monthly charge of $5.
E-junkie also provides you with the opportunity to set-up an affiliate program with an extremely easy process to pay commissions via PayPal.
The range of customization of all automated communications with customers is also excellent.
Cons:
I just don’t understand the eJunkie logo of what I think appears like a black demon blinking his eyes. It’s a bit disconcerting at first.
Recommendation:
In my opinion, there simply isn?t a cheaper, easier, or better place to list and sell your products on the internet. The flexibility alone is well worth $5 a month. With all of the competition out there, finding an easy system that has you set up within only a short time is definitely an asset for many small business owners looking to grow their business online.
Price:
$5 a month to list up to 10 products and utilize 50MB of storage for your eproduct.
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To your web marketing success,
Eleanor McCallum
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When I was a young girl attending public school in the 1930′s, my city of Toronto, Canada had a population of less than one hundred thousand people. Now there are over 2.5 million people living here and of course it is still growing with the greater Metropolitan area of T.O.being a little over 5 million(this includes surrounding smaller cities such as Mississauga,Pickering, Ajax, and Markham).
One of the most important facts about Toronto that others like to know about is the population size of this capital city. When people are looking to move here now, a big population often means greater opportunities for business and jobs and for many a chance at a better life than where they are coming from.
While the population is not large compared to some cities in the far East such as Osaka, Japan, where my present day mentor and teacher Kevin Riley lives (Osaka has a population of over twelve million people), it is still one of the largest and most popular in Canada.
It is so great to be able to reach people not only in Toronto or Osaka but anywhere in the world via the internet.
I met Kevin Riley in person when he went to Atlanta, Georgia and I was able to be there too. If it were not for the internet none of these connections could have taken place. This is the reason I have nothing but praise for the World Wide Web.
I went to Atlanta again in August 2011 for nams 6. My daughter, granddaughter and great-grandson were there too. We learned a lot and met some wonderful internet marketers and made several new friends. Being able to share quick facts about Toronto like this, is what makes for great conversations and learning opportunities when meeting with so many people of different places from around the world.
Online blog hosting
Over the past several years I have set up a number of websites and used the services of 5 different Website Hosting services.
I will explain some of the features of these services and compare prices, ease of use and the capabilities of their Cpanels.
The hosting services I am familiar with are:
1. Netfirms
2. Host Papa
3. Host Monster
4. Host4Profit
5. Host Gator
Four of these allow you to set up a website using WordPress. Host4Profit have their very own wysiwyg (what you see is what you get) process for designing and publishing a website.
Host Papa, Host Monster and Host Gator feature Cpanel with its groups of icons for Mail, Links, Preferences, Logs, Files, Security & Software/Services.
Using Fantastico, which is the most commonly used Software for building a WordPress website, a site can be initiated and easily set up by anyone.
With regard to pricing, the monthly fee for each of these website hosting services is probably within the same ballpark. Once you have made your choice, the ability to add-on more domains for no extra cost is a bonus.
Host4Profit will allow an additional domain to be hosted for five dollars extra each month. I really don’t see the advantage of paying this added cost, when you can add on a domain for the same monthly price, using Host Papa, Host Monster and Host Gator.
Netfirms seems to be geared to people that have little or no knowledge of web hosting so it is a very good web host for a Newbie to use.
I have been advised by those in the know however, that when you register a website through a particular web host, it is best not to use them for your monthly hosting, e.g. you register a new website at GoDaddy or Namecheap. You would then arrange monthly hosting with one of the website hosting services I mention here or any other that you might choose (but not the web host that is your registrar).
To your blogging success,
Eleanor McCallum
How to Get the Best Web Hosting Service for Your Web Site or Blog
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This book will explain how to choose the best web hosting service for your web site or blog, without spending a lot of money, signing a contract, or learning techno-geek-speak.
Sheryl Schuff, CPA, author, teacher, and personal financial coach writes in plain and simple English, telling you the questions you MUST ask when evaluating possible web hosting services.
She also explains what the answers mean and describes how to choose the best web hosting service even if you don’t understand any of the technical terms they use.
Sheryl explains how to sign up for web hosting without signing a long term contract and without spending more than a few dollars to get started.
She recommends choosing a web hosting service that allows you to install WordPress (the most popular free blogging software on the planet) with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Sheryl includes instructions in the book for how you can get a free copy of her “Getting Started With WordPress” report.
This book is perfect for people who are just getting started with an on-line business web site or blog. It’s also helpful for folks who are frustrated with their choice of web hosting services and ready to change to a better and easier way of maintaining their web sites and blogs.
How to blog successfully.
For the past few weeks I have been gathering information on some online blogs and helpful websites. I would like to pass this along to my visitors so that you can check them out for yourselves. Here is the list. Running an internet home business doesn’t have to be difficult if you have the right tools and resources to help you grow.
I have created clickable links to each of these so that you can visit each site directly from this page.
When you have checked a few of these out please come back here and comment. Let me know if you would like to see more websites that would help you with your own internet home business.
Eleanor McCallum
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