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Ha! This is really unique ... and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal &amp; confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The northerner revealed that in this nearly eight years&#39; period of time since applying his secret he&#39;s done well over $300 million in sales revenue with a most diverse line of products, and most recently in the last two years netted nearly $166 million after really &quot;buckling down and pressing my secret to its fullest potential.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now to everyone else&#39;s fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he&#39;s not promising any of us for how long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A bit of an eccentric, the gentleman says &quot;We&#39;ll see just how long I can make it available before it saturates things.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One famous public web guru pointed out that although this man may gain economically more so as a result of the publication of his secret &quot;he&#39;s already so amazingly rich that whether he continues or discontinues its sale will neither make nor break the man, but not grabbing it for yourself while it&#39;s still available could prove disastrous for you as you may only have one chance, and a very limited one at that, to get this.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is currently available at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href =http://1meridian1.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net&gt;Free Google&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...so you may want to head on over there now and get it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&#39;s in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While you&#39;re there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To your success,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Sean</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/8768240903041790900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/8768240903041790900?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/8768240903041790900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/8768240903041790900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/finally-top-secret-way-you-can-get.html' title='Finally - A Top Secret Way You Can Get Google AdWords Pay-Per-Clicks FREE'/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-4239139249783801148</id><published>2007-08-26T22:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T23:04:17.400-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="build an online business"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="e-business"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="easy website builder"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="search engine optimization"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="search engine rankings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="successful e-commerce websites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="successful small business"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="web hosting comparison"/><title type='text'>E-commerce - Do you have a Great Website?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2569025-10468893&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-2569025-10468893&quot; width=&quot;468&quot; height=&quot;60&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;by Sean McAlister&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We all strive for financial independence. There are more and more people starting a home based business every day. Most of these businesses are launched online in hopes of being part of the technological revolution. But can you be successful in the e-business arena?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Successful e-commerce depends on strategic marketing, social networking and most importantly a great website. The problem is that most of us have no idea where to begin when it comes to website development. The information is simply too overwhelming for the person just starting out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have found a site that take all the guess work out of developing a great website. Their company name is Site Build it and boy are their services great &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jdoqocy.com/n5101vrznvyCFIJMDFICEDHKDEGJ&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;Visit the Site Build It! home page.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.lduhtrp.net/ob117bosgmk58BCF68B576AD679C&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Site Build It has an on line tutorial that walks you through everything from picking out a domain name to tailoring a site that caters to your business. &lt;br /&gt;If you haven&#39;t heard about Site Build it then check out what other small business owners have to say&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jdoqocy.com/eh102tgockn1478B24713269235A&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;Take the SBI! Video Tour!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.tqlkg.com/de81p59y31NQTUXOQTNPOSVOPRW&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So stop searching and&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tkqlhce.com/eg108xfnbjm0367A136021581262&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;Build a successful website on your passion.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.tqlkg.com/o770m-3sywHKNORIKNHJIMPIJNJ&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Site Build It success,SiteSell,SiteSell websites,SiteSell case studies,Site Build It sample sites,web hosting comparison,compare web hosts,build an online</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/4239139249783801148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/4239139249783801148?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4239139249783801148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4239139249783801148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/e-commerce-do-you-have-great-website.html' title='E-commerce - Do you have a Great Website?'/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-4541528213401388606</id><published>2007-08-26T21:55:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T21:55:21.121-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/claim/25ycffsmzh&quot; rel=&quot;me&quot;&gt;Technorati Profile&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/4541528213401388606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/4541528213401388606?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4541528213401388606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4541528213401388606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/technorati-profile.html' title=''/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-6757149987177164493</id><published>2007-08-26T19:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T20:06:58.031-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="branding"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="desing my logo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="developing a logo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="how to market my business"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="logo&#39;s"/><title type='text'>3 Qualities Shared By All Great Logos</title><content type='html'>Your visual identity is often the first thing that captures the attention of consumers. How does the designer visually communicate the essence of your brand and how do you know they’ve got it right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2569025-10470136&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;Visit the Site Build It! home page.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-2569025-10470136&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are 3 qualities shared by the best corporate identities. Measure the designs submitted to you against each one of these features.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unique&lt;br /&gt;You might think it goes without saying that all logos are unique; but next time you’re in a store, stand in an aisle and look at the company logos on the products there. Do you see any significant differences? Probably not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If your brand doesn’t differentiate your company and products as completely unique in the marketplace, then how will your customers make that determination? When you and your offerings aren’t seen as original, you become a commodity in the eyes of the consumer and you’re forced to compete on price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Utilitarian&lt;br /&gt;Those things that are utilitarian stress usefulness over beauty or other considerations. A brand’s logo must be easily replicated in any type of environment. It must be easily recognized whether it’s on a billboard, a product label, or an envelope. It must communicate the same core brand elements whether it’s in color or black and white.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Uncomplicated&lt;br /&gt;Consider the appearance of some of your favorite brands. Chances are very good their identities communicate one basic message over all other themes. They support one core positioning statement. If the logo is simply the name, that name has no more than one special design element. If there is an image along with the name, then the name is even more simple, allowing the image to do it’s primary communicating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Companies should resist the temptation to adopt elaborate brand images simply because technology makes it easy to create them. The point of a brand image is to communicate the organization’s brand essence, not simply create some cute image.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2569025-10470136&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;Visit the Site Build It! home page.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-2569025-10470136&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Abiah&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abiah is an award winning brand strategy and full service marketing firm that helps mid-sized businesses uncover and leverage what makes them unique to become the recognized leader in their market segment. Find out more about them and take the Brand Alignment test at http://www.abiah.com or call them at 866-982-2424.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/6757149987177164493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/6757149987177164493?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6757149987177164493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6757149987177164493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/3-qualities-shared-by-all-great-logos.html' title='3 Qualities Shared By All Great Logos'/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-6024769540072722176</id><published>2007-08-26T05:46:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T05:53:13.516-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="executive marketing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marketing Articles"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="networking"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="social networking"/><title type='text'>Social Networking-Don&#39;t Be left in the Dust</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/InvestmentResearchCenter&quot; rel=&quot;alternate&quot; title=&quot;Subscribe to my feed&quot; type=&quot;application/rss+xml&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border:0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/InvestmentResearchCenter&quot; rel=&quot;alternate&quot; title=&quot;Subscribe to my feed&quot; type=&quot;application/rss+xml&quot;&gt;Subscribe to Meridian Business in a reader&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In today&#39;s Hi-tech,- i-phone, i-pod world businesses are re-focusing their current marketing stratagies.  The new way of marketing is social networking.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href&gt;&lt;object width=&#39;425&#39; height=&#39;366&#39;&gt;&lt;param name=&#39;movie&#39; value=&#39;http://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFNXHRd4li8o2dTWv2pgvAbk28y_WJssa4I=&#39;&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name=&#39;wmode&#39; value=&#39;transparent&#39;&gt;&lt;/params&gt;&lt;embed src=&#39;http://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFNXHRd4li8o2dTWv2pgvAbk28y_WJssa4I=&#39; type=&#39;application/x-shockwave-flash&#39; wmode=&#39;transparent&#39; width=&#39;425&#39; height=&#39;366&#39;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/6024769540072722176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/6024769540072722176?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6024769540072722176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6024769540072722176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/social-networking-dont-be-left-in-dust.html' title='Social Networking-Don&#39;t Be left in the Dust'/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-4367852642394790295</id><published>2007-08-26T05:46:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-02-12T12:45:30.038-08:00</updated><title type='text'>DELETE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3336068243658802202&amp;amp;postID=4367852642394790295&quot;&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- google_ad_client = &quot;pub-9020522531272045&quot;; 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href=&quot;http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/http://www.thestreet.com/feeds/rss/index.xml&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; closure_hashcode_=&quot;410&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:78%;&quot;&gt;TheStreet.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:78%;&quot;&gt; by twocents@thestreet.com (Aaron L. Task&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wall Street began the week still basking in the afterglow of last Friday&#39;s discount-rate cut and subsequent rally. Traders headed into the weekend feeling even more confident as major averages rallied, despite lingering concerns about the great credit crunch/liquidity crisis of &#39;07 (GCC/LC07).&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Within the next couple of weeks I&#39;d be buying stock,&quot; Peter Costa, senior vice president at Eckhart and Co. Inc., says in an &lt;a href=&quot;http://videoplayer.thestreet.com/?clipId=1373_10376317&amp;amp;channel=Market+Strategy&amp;amp;amp;cm_ven=&amp;amp;cm_cat=&amp;amp;cm_ite=&amp;amp;puc=swtile&amp;amp;ts=1187982726467&quot;&gt;interview on TheStreet.com TV&lt;/a&gt; Friday. &quot;I don&#39;t think we&#39;ll see anything disastrous in next three or four weeks.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;Three or four weeks counts as a &quot;long-term&quot; horizon for traders, especially in the current environment. But this week was certainly positive for major averages as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.3%, while the S&amp;amp;P 500 climbed 2.3% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.9%.&lt;br /&gt;More importantly perhaps, since their Aug. 16 intraday lows, the Dow is now up 7.4%, the S&amp;amp;P is up 5.3% and the Nasdaq has risen 7.8%.&lt;br /&gt;Costa, who was recommending &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestreet.com/s/what-a-week-fade-to-green/markets/marketfeatures/10363004.html&quot;&gt;shorting stocks&lt;/a&gt; in mid-June, sees opportunities in housing stocks, which have been unmercifully pummeled for the past two years. He didn&#39;t name names, but Toll Brothers (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestreet.com/stocks/quote/TOL&quot;&gt;TOL&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestreet.com/search/cramer/TOL&quot;&gt;Cramer&#39;s Take&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stockpickr.com/thestreet-symbol/TOL/&quot;&gt;Stockpickr&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href=&quot;http://ratings.thestreet.com/tools/basic/ratings.html?tkr=1&amp;amp;s=TOL&quot;&gt;Rating&lt;/a&gt;) this week notably overcame a Bank of America downgrade and an 85% year-over-year drop in third-quarter earnings.&lt;br /&gt;Toll&#39;s strength embodied the hope creeping back onto Wall Street this week, which began with a continuation of the good tidings from the Aug. 16 intraday rebound and Aug. 17 advance</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/4533177180434054409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/4533177180434054409?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4533177180434054409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/4533177180434054409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/what-week-bulls-are-back.html' title='What a Week: Bulls Are Back'/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336068243658802202.post-6282677275316576456</id><published>2007-08-24T14:31:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-26T12:10:27.733-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="buying new home"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="credit score"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="finance"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="real estate"/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2569025-10473073&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.tqlkg.com/image-2569025-10473073&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;250&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/feeds/6282677275316576456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/3336068243658802202/6282677275316576456?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6282677275316576456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3336068243658802202/posts/default/6282677275316576456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://meridianbusiness.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Sean McAlister</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12591743339917403768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>