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John Sprague - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
John is presently working overseas as a logistics coordinator for a large US Employer. John has many unique pictures of Iraq and Kuwait on his website which also includes many articles and marketing tips and free tools. He also enjoys writing in his spare time. His home is in Bellingham,MA but later this year, he and his family will be moving to the Bangor,Maine area.
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- Could You Meet the Bar Ownership Challenge If it Were an Option?
[Business:Small-Business] You may know how to mix drinks and that is one thing but knowing how to control your customers is another requirement of equal value. Even if you think that you've hired the best barkeeps, still be aware of the feedback that you get from both customers and fellow employees and be sure to watch your tallies carefully. Compare other staff takes on similar nights and the liquor costs accordingly. Be on top of what is going on at all times. It can get hectic especially on busy nights. That careful observation needs to involve the times when you are behind the bar, as well as when you are on the customer side of the establishment.
- How Should You Target Your Niche?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Know what you want and who you plan to reach via this marketplace. Your site needs to be attractive visually and interesting enough to hold visitors focus, for more than a few minutes. Have enough content so your web surfer needs to return to absorb all that holds his or hers interest. Create a story-line from your own experiences, with a positive attitude always and the uplifting ideas and basic fundamentals needed to reach that goal. This way, you have no viable competition and your prospects will be far better than the next person, simply because your story has been untold elsewhere.
- Intel is the Result That is Acquired by Careful Observation
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] We should never try to re-invent the wheel since we don't need to. Others have already discovered most of what we needed to know, about most any given subject. There is a very good chance that the answer is already known or may be staring us in the face.
- Colonial Governor John Endicott Was My 11th Great Grandparent
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Humanities] The good preacher not only administered to the souls of his parishioners but actively sought to bring about a new social order. He was the driving force behind the governors of Dorchester that rapidly became known as a puritan town and who actively sought to create a sober, godly, giving society there. Dorchester reformers also showed a striking concern for relieving the deserving poor; for feeding, clothing, and educating their children; for providing shelter for the elderly and fuel for the indigent. These things were as much a part of godly reformation as the fining of drunkards, the stocking of those who swore, or the flogging of the idle and vagrant.
- Frank Julian Sprague Was a Great American Inventor
[Reference-and-Education] Frank Julian Sprague had many inventions dating from the time that he worked with Thomas Alva Edison until later when he did his research independently. The Sprague motor was his first technological breakthrough. Sprague's company had introduced two important inventions: a constant-speed, non-sparking motor with fixed brushes, and a method to return power to the main supply systems of equipment driven by electric motors. His contributions promoted urban development by increasing the size that cities could attain by allowing greater concentration of business in commercial sections through use of electric elevators in skyscrapers. He became known as the "Father of Electric Traction".
- Is the Restaurant Business Your Forte?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Here is where you need to zero in on a basic menu that isn't out of control. If you are smart, you will keep it simple. Simple is good. Then, the items that you decide upon, need to be excellent recipe items and extremely consistent once you make your selection. You need to serve food that is the kind people think about and want to return for more of the same. Serve a large portion to your customers and give them homemade bread with their meal. Your special "draw" or calling card to your restaurant is because you serve unique and interesting faire that is top quality in all regards.
- Do You Have the Skin to Be a Successful Entrepreneur?
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Your performance self evaluation will give you a clearer picture that you are pointed in the right direction. If you are going to be successful at anything, you have to believe it can be accomplished and know that you will make those goals in a timely manner. Those checkpoints will help you to determine if you are on target.
- Major General Benjamin Lincoln Accepted the Sword of Surrender at Yorktown
[News-and-Society:Military] Hingham had several early Lincoln family residents, all of these families originated in the Norfolk, England area. Historians have spent years trying to piece together the Lincoln family genealogy. I've also spent much research in the genealogical field and am related to many Hingham ancestors which includes g-g grandfather Benjamin Lincoln Sr. and g-g grandmother Sarah Lincoln who was the sister of the general. My grandmother, Augusta Cushing's family goes back to early Hingham as well as does my grandfather, Ralph Sprague's family.
- "A Great and Godly Adventure" by Godfrey Hodgson
[Book-Reviews:History] The emerging colonial life wasn't easy and held many hardships for the pilgrims. The book about the Mayflower doesn't seem to uncover any new knowledge about the facts but tends to give a better understanding of the Adventure of the Mayflower and its passengers. Also, the condition during the time in England seems to give a clearer picture for the reader. They ventured out on a chance for a new lifestyle and a promising future. It didn't turn out the way they had planned. Everything that possibly could go wrong, did and then more so.
- Y Chromosome Testing For Genealogical Research
[Reference-and-Education:Science] The Y Chromosome DNA Test is used to indicate the male's cell codes that are carried down from father to son whereas the MT DNA test called the maternal lineage ancestry test is the female equivalent. The Mitochondrial cells are carried down from the mother. Genetic codes of these cells help to verify genealogical data.
- "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley
[Book-Reviews:History] All together, 7,000 marines went ashore that day at Iwo Jima. They went onshore not realizing that 22,000 Japanese soldiers awaited them. The defending soldiers had the island heavily fortified and were nearly invisible since they had built tunnels underground as well as protective bunkers. The marines were very vulnerable landing on that island beach. The marines were taking on nearly impossible odds that day. It had been an ambush in many ways but the marines knew there were at least some defenses there. When the battle began, the marines were like sitting ducks.
- Aren't We All Pilgrims, Really?
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Don't waste your valuable time ever. You better get started with a concrete plan and let your reality be fulfilled in a positive way. It may take an incredible amount of energy and focus, so be prepared. You need to keep an even keel and be pointed in a good orientated direction. Like the pilgrims of mayflower fame, we may need to call upon some divine intervention in order to reach the proper shore.
- What Does Detroit and Baileyville, Maine Have in Common?
[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] Both had industrial bases that were a beacon for workers from near and far. One is in auto-making and the latter in paper-making. They share a heyday of over a hundred years ago. Why did these industries go into decline? Was it the cause of poor planning or a loss of new ideas? As the automobile transformed the country, Detroit quadrupled in population in those early days. The booming economy thrived, skyscrapers were built, retail districts flourished and expansion continued for a number of years. Detroiter's became prosperous and Baileyville inhabitants were living the good life and providing for their families.
- Economies Are Not Built by Chance - Thought and Innovation Are a Necessity
[News-and-Society:Economics] After over a hundred years of production on the bank of the St. Croix River. The St. Croix Paper Company became Georgia Pacific and then Domtar Industries. This reminds me of a few years ago when another paper mill that I worked at, closed in Boston. That paper mill was Bay State Paper Company on the Neponset River there. Bay State was the latest in a long list of owners but that plant held the distinction of being the oldest operating paper mill in North America.
- Norman P Sprague - Another Iwo Jima Hero
[News-and-Society:Military] During World War II, as a fighting marine, dad had witnessed a horror that was unimaginable to most. Not only on Iwo Jima but at Bougainville and Guadacanal in the Solomon Islands, Tarawa, Okinawa and all other places the 3rd Marine Division took him to face danger and destruction. In later life, he referred to himself as a "pencil pusher", if someone were to ask what he did for a living. While in Boston, he had spent time at Bentley School of Accounting and enjoyed that type of occupation. He helped organize the first office union and was also a trustee of the St Croix Credit Union.
- Marketing With Observation and Intelligence
[Business:Marketing] Successful people do things that we need to know about. Perhaps, you should copy some of their ways in which to do business. We can learn from these leaders, so be sure to observe how successful people operate their businesses. Then, try using some of the marketing concepts and ideas that they use. If you hope to monetize your site, plus switch on the correct receptors, that will draw in the best customers, you have to reach those people looking for your product. Those targeted customers are seeking your specific product so make sure to tell them where you are located.
- Secure and Protect Your Valuable Laptop Files
[Computers-and-Technology:Data-Recovery] Change your passwords often and don't use the same one at multiple accounts on different sites. It may be a convenience to you but you can keep a list somewhere in a safe place for remembering them. Once you lose your opt-in list or a contact list of friends and business people, this will cause you a great deal of time and phone calls to re-construct it. You might want to have a copy on a removable stick of any of your contacts. If you open emails, make sure you know the person. Most of those viruses are in the emails we open unknowingly.
- Surfing Into Retirement on a Budget
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] It seems that a lot of people that are just one or two years older than me are computer illiterate. Will my baby boomer group be the first big group of computer users down at the senior citizen center? Will I be an older online entrepreneur trying to compete?
- Our Wise Thoughts Are Awesome Tools
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Every one of us is a thinker and it isn't necessarily determined by our level of intelligence. Creativity and focus are the main tools that you need, to create a successful entity. We can all learn something from anyone, in fact. Ever person has a unique perspective on different issues while those with the best ideas will get the prize in the end. Our success will come from our unique ideas and our perseverance. Apply yourself, with your ideas and creativity, and anything is possible. Don't let go of your thoughts and bring your project to completion. Never quit before you reach the finish line.
- Detroit May Be Non-Coherent
[Automotive] Detroit needs to have a brain-storming and come up with a far superior engine and much better designs. Get over your financial woes and roll up your sleeves, I say. Make better cars and engines and the people will return to your showrooms. Produce much better mileage engines in your factories and up to date designs. They must still have a few good engineers who can produce something good.
- Encourage Your Circle of Influence
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] During this latest economic downturn, it may be especially difficult to maintain a positive attitude. Try to always look on the brighter side, think about everything you are fortunate to be blessed with.
- Progressive Goal Setting Techniques
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] If you don't first have a well defined goal in life, you shouldn't hope to be very successful at anything you do. This concept can be in reference to whatever path you choose to be part of. May it be school, work or in family life, the requirement is similar. No direction will cause us to be off course and with no landing in sight.
- Motown, Make Me a Better Mousetrap
[Automotive] Didn't we once produce things such as elevators, electric light bulbs, computers and spaceships? It is time to get back to work boys. China isn't going to produce everything we need to stay on top. The American people expect excellence from Detroit. I hope you still have what it takes. I wonder if we didn't make a big mistake by bailing out an industry that refuses to produce anymore.
- Web Publishing For Goal Extenuation
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design] You are promoting to a targeted group who will find your site by entering certain search parameters that will bring them into your realm. If you have pointed them in the right direction, by the choice of your words, you will find success. Those keywords need to be placed in articles, tags, title, descriptions and details of your website setup.
- How Can You Monetize a Website?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] Once you pick your niche, you need to build your site around your targeted customers. These will be your customers so don't vary your theme. Stay on subject.Your unique content has to be interesting and informative. It may be your site, but it's all about them. Your customers are now your audience so speak to them as you choose your precise keywords that you will place in your weblogs and website. You need to brainstorm about what you think they will type in to that search box at Google, Yahoo and Msn.
- Give and Take Thoughts That Encourage Success
[Self-Improvement:Success] All of us like to feel appreciated and cared for. The joy of giving can be equally satisfying and the rewards can be beyond belief. Just try it yourself if it is not something you do regularly. I've known a few people who were rich or well off and they tended to hold on to everything they possessed. If there was a tax benefit or a self-benefit by entertaining an important client, it was a different story.
- Do You Consider Yourself a Successful Online Entrepreneur?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] You thought that you had already done everything you needed to do in order to be one of the pros. If you are like most people, you have everything lined up correctly but you haven't pushed all the magic buttons yet. If you listened to advise online, maybe they left out the most important part. Not only that but some of the things that worked a few years ago, may no longer work.
- Is Your Website a Search Engine Magnet?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] When you possess unique content and good products, you interest the right people in your niche. It is a matter of finding them and letting them know that you have something they want. Make sure your blogs and articles have the right keywords that apply to the market in your target area. Try to utilize modern techniques with an emphasis on search engine optimization.
- Ham Radio 40 Years Ago - A Memoir
[Communications:Radio] Forty Years Ago, it was a major requirement to learn the morse code which is a system of dots and dashes, in order to get a beginner's ham license. Once I had mastered this, Doug ordered the written exam for me and I passed it and received my Novice Class license from the FCC. I had a whole wall of QSL cards from many hams that lived in several states and provinces. The equipment today is far advanced from those early days of tube radios.
- Attitude is of the Utmost
[Self-Improvement:Positive-Attitude] The attitude you possess will help to determine how successful you can be. You need to be motivated and have positive thoughts at all times. You need to set goals and have confidence about your activities in whatever you do regardless of where you are. Attitude is a must when interviewing for a job. The best qualified person for the job doesn't always get it. The person with the better attitude will most likely land the position. Employers prefer positive thinking and acting individuals over those with negative thoughts.
- Increase Your Success Rate Ten-Fold
[Self-Improvement:Success] Build up your determination and drive, have a clear focus and make your dreams come true. Success will come to you, provided your goals are set and you are pointed in the right direction and on the pathway. Don't ever give up on your dreams.
- Who Inspires You to Greatness?
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] One man who influenced him greatly was Napoleon Hill. Earl became a successful writer and author. He produced a spoken word record called "The Strangest Secret" that received Gold Record status. He also had a very successful radio show called "Our Changing World". Napoleon said "What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve". Hill had been influenced by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie believed that the process of success could be elaborated in a simple formula that could be duplicated by the average person.
- Is This a Housing Crisis Or a Financial Crisis?
[Book-Reviews:Economics] Yes, our government contributed to the problem but greed by owners and investors was the main cause after inflating prices. The out of control housing costs caused this financial situation. It definitely is a world wide financial crisis caused by an overinflated real estate market that has spread over nearly the entire globe. European realty costs are as inflated as American pricing.
- Change You Desire May Not Be the Change You Acquire
[News-and-Society:Politics] For good or for ill, it will be John Shelby McCain III or Barack Hussein Obama. While you could have had the first woman Chief Executive or first Mormon President, you still have a chance to have the fist woman Vice President. You could have had the first Governor who was the son of a Governor or the first First Lady sitting in the White House. You could have had two Presidents in the White House or the son of a major auto manufacturer there.
- Enhance Your Genealogical Research With DNA Testing
[Self-Improvement:Innovation] You can verify scientifically the data and records that you may have researched previously over a great deal of time. You get a special scraper that is used to scrape the dna from the inside of your cheek and then the DNA is placed in a chemical solution and sent back to the laboratory. I took the Y DNA test and my wife took the MT DNA test. The Y chromosome passes from father to son and therefore, it is valuable for genealogy since it generally follows the surname lineage. My wife's mitochondrial test analyses X chromosome genetic material that passes to both sons and daughters.
- Nurturing an Idea
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Nurture your ideas and turn your dreams into reality. Only you can do this. Don't let your idea die. You deserve to be the best you can be. Put your hidden talents to good use. These talents that you possess and the ideas that you produce are valuable.
- Action - It Speaks Louder Than Words
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Inaction doesn't get you anywhere. There is nothing to show if you sit out the life game. The time that passes you by, you will never get back. If you don't have a well constructed plan, the action may not be successful. Write down notes of how you intend to accomplish your mission.
- Motivation and Articulation
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Set your goal or goals, then make your plan of how you are going to achieve it. Most people think they need all their ducks in a perfect row. If this was truly the case, no one would ever get anything accomplished. As long as you have a clear vision of what you want and need to bring to completion, you can begin in earnest. Just know you have a plan in place and what you need to do in order for it to materialize.
- Meddybemps Memoirs II
[Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips] Tommy used to get bunnies from the "Rabbit Man" who lived in Charlotte. Nelson Craig lived on bunny lane right on Route 214. Mr. Craig had bunnies of many colors out in his barn behind the house.Tommy had them for several seasons until he suffered his first heart attack. We once had a boat we called the "Queen Mary". It was a big wooden boat that leaked really badly. I can remember always bailing it out. In those days, we had an old Champion motor that was about 5 HP.
- Keyword Consciousness is a Sensible Reality
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Site-Promotion] The modern way is to place your keywords strategically in your title, subtitle, meta tags, articles and even in your domain name if possible. As the internet expands, the keywords that you use become more and more important. Double check your meta tags regularly to make sure they correspond to the contents of your pages at all times.
- MeddyBemps Cottage Was in Our Family Nearly Fifty Years
[Travel-and-Leisure:Destination-Tips] My dad and mom purchased our camp on beautiful Meddybemps Lake Maine in 1946. They bought our camp (what cottages are called in downeast Maine) from...
- Define Your Website Objective - Fire Up Your Laptop!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design] Define the purpose of your website. Put your enterprise on a solid foundation. Know what you want and who you are. Always use your unique skills because for that, you have a great advantage.
- A Successful Linkbaiter Has A Fully Optimized Backlink
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] The targeted market or niche where you concentrated your efforts has now brought you the important links that you desired. Were you merely link baiting or do you have other techniques in order to get your online business in high gear? Search engine optimization is very important but so are your back links.
- Keyword Placement Is The Essence Of Optimum Marketing
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Keywords that you choose and place effectively within a website will be like little magnets for search engines out in spider land. Using the wrong keywords may bring those who like your site content but will not buy anything you have to offer.
- Are You A Marketing Kindred?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Security] Online marketing can show us some really questionable content. Thankfully, there are a great deal of positive proposals that are worthy of our attention there. We need to always be aware of what we get ourselves into and try to only form alliances with the kindreds and mentoring types that are among us there.
- What Is Your Multi Level Marketing Success Rate?
[Home-Based-Business:Network-Marketing] Certain conditions need to be in place in order to reach your goal of success. Are you doing everything right and not seeing the correct end result? What is your marketing approach?
- Does Your MLM Pursuit Have You Motivated Yet?
[Business:Marketing] Getting started in online marketing sometimes requires extra motivation. The extra efforts will ensure that your future will be brighter and more meaningful.
- You Can Extract Success from Your MLM Online Pursuit
[Home-Based-Business:Network-Marketing] To be successful, you need to utilize your special traits and characteristics. Don't forget about your God given special talents when you set up your website. Your determination is all that is needed if you apply yourself and use your common sense.
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