Show Your Appreciation

This post has been inspired by my good friend Jerome Ratliff, who recently published a blog post titled “Participate in the Thank You Party and Get More.”

I loved that post as it shows his total gratitude to those who helped his blog be the success it is today. (By the way, if you haven’t bookmarked it and subscribed to the Maverick Business Builders RSS feed then drop everything right now and do it. Failure to act on this advice could mean that you could be missing out on some very valuable information.)

Time to Take a Break

Ring the church bells, mark your calenders with a big fat red X. This is a historic event.

I have decided to take a break.

Huh? Really?

Yes, really!!

The last time I took a break was, …. uhm, …. I really can’t even remember. So I believe its high time.

All work and no play is no fun. Actually, I have forgotten how to play so I don’t even remember if it is fun or not, but I will soon find out.

Latest Blog Post Makes It 100

…97…98…99…100! Here I Am 100 Blog Posts Later

I can’t believe I am writing my 100th blog post today. I started this blog back on 30 May 2009, right when I was going through one of the “down phases” of the network marketing roller coaster. (Yep, if you have been in the industry long enough you know there are ups and downs. However, the downs make the ups so much sweeter.)

By writing inspirational and motivating posts I was hoping that I could find my way up again, and maybe help inspire someone else to stay the course as well …if by chance they found my blog in the sea of millions of blogs out there, haha.

My very first blog post was “Marketing Out-Side-of-the-Box”

For the next six months nothing much really happened. I was lost out there in cyber space and nobody seemed to know that my blog even existed. My visitor count was so low that I could count the people who found my blog on one hand.

Developing an Attitude of Gratitude!

Hmm, I wonder.

I’ve been reading quite a bit about “developing an attitude of gratitude” lately.

Taking things for granted is never a good thing.

Have you ever noticed that when you loose something you suddenly (and sometimes painfully) notice its value to you?

I try hard not to take anything for granted, but this morning when I sat down on my computer I noticed that I had taken for granted the very things that are KEY to my business success.

Here are just a few things I had totally taken for granted …

I have been a fan of Safelists ever since I started doing business online. List Volta is very different though. It’s a Safelist with a twist. It’s not only a place where you can post your ads, it’s also a social network where you can connect with like-minded people. It’s pretty cool!

List Volta is very easy to use and simple to set up. Once you join List Volta, (you can do that here)  you can immediately start advertising your business or programs.

I recommend that you at least upgrade to Pro Level so you can send out your advertising to 1000 random members of List Volta EVERY DAY! It’s very affordable (under $10 a month) and well worth it! (Yes, I do receive a little commision if you join under me – Thank You!)

If you are serious about advertising I recommend upgrading to the GOLD Level. It’s just $89.95 for the whole year and you’ll have access to send your mailings to the ENTIRE Database EVERY DAY! It’s a great value!

Once inside you can set up your profile, submit your adds, set up your banner advertising, invite your own friends or invite other members to be your friends. You can also write a blog and even post blurbs about your business. Like I said, it’s very cool!

Give it a try!

That’s a really good question! Over the years our family has lost numerous computors, printers, scanners and monitors to a power surge. Yes, we had them plugged into surge protectors and thought they were safe. However, as we found out surge protectors protect a computer only one time. Once a power surge went through, they’re done*. You might as well plug your computer (or any other electronics like tv, scanner, printer, etc.) straight into the wall outlet.

A few years back, after our 3rd of 4th computer had been fried by a power surge, we called Juvio to find out if any of the data could be saved. That’s when the technician there gave us the great advice to invest into a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Battery Backup Surge Protector. Ever since all our electronics have been plugged into APC Surge Protectors.

Well, until two weeks ago, when I found my computer plugged into a regular surge protector strip by our son, after coming back from vacation. By the time I noticed it, it was too late. That afternoon we had numerous power surges and I just knew I had lost yet another computer. I unplugged it immediately and when I tried to turn it back on a few hours later there was no sign of life. Hoping for a miracle, I tried a couple of more times during the week. Nothing. The results were always the same.

So, my husband and I went out and bought – yet another – computer. When we took it to Best Buy to have the old data transfered over to the new computer we were in for a big surprise. As soon as the technician hooked it up and turned on the power…it came back to life and started right up. How could that be? I had tried the same thing several times at home to no avail. Even changed power cords. It was dead. (Funny thing, the same thing had happened to the young lady infront of us in the customer service line.) But whatever had happened, I was very happy that it worked and I still had all my data.

The tech told us that sometimes that happens after power surges hit a computer. Guess we were lucky. He also reaffirmed the importance of having your electronics plugged into uninterruptible power supply so they receive an even amount of power. No spikes, no lowes. Spikes from power surges can destroy electronics…as we found out numerous times.

You can find APC Surge Protectors at Best Buy and Walmart.

P.S. * As we found out from our friendly tech at Best Buy, there are also new (regular) surge protectors now that do work more than once and have a “reset” button. However, they do not protect your computer more than a couple of times. So, since there’s not that much difference in price you might as well invest in an uninterruptible power supply surge protector.

I would love to hear your comments. Especially if something similar has happened to you.

I have decided to move my blog “The Enlightened Networker” over from Blogger. Inicially I was hoping I could just import my old posts, but for some reason that didn’t work. So I will slowly move things over bit by bit. If you would like to read my old posts in the meantime please visit HERE, or click on the widget to the right.