Include testimonials or endorsements for your business within your ezine.Ask for feedback within your ezine and on your site to gather more of these for your products or services.4. Periodically run surveys or polls that give you direction on where to take your ezine.Keep your polls or surveys short and to the point. Only ask questions you need to know at the time. Also provide a bonus or freebie for taking your polls or surveys to increase the number of your readers that participate in them.5. Write articles.

Your articles will give you an effective way to share your tips and expertise with your subscribers.Your articles can also be used as a powerful promotional tool that boosts your subscriptions.6. Run an "Ask The Editor" section. This section will not only provide answers or solutions to your subscribers' questions but is also an excellent way to increase your status as an expert in your field.7. Provide a bonus or freebie for subscribing to your ezine. You could provide ebooks, email courses, or access to your membership site as a bonus for subscribing.8.

Provide your subscribers with special sales on advertising in your ezine.Your subscriber only specials will help you to get more of your subscribers to purchase ads for the first time and will also help you to get more of your subscribers to advertise in your ezine on a consistent basis.9. Promote affiliate programs to your subscribers by recommending their products. If you've already gained the trust of your subscribers, writing recommendations will be very effective in increasing your commissions. Only recommend products that you know deliver.10. Swap recommendations with other ezine publishers.

You could recommend another publisher's ezine in your own words in exchange for that publisher doing the same for you. You could also set up a recommended ezine section where you and several other ezine publishers promote each other's ezines.In addition, you could successfully increase your subscriptions by swapping recommendations in your welcome message or on your "thank you" page that your new subscribers are taken to after subscribing to your ezine..

"They have a great team and I know they are cheering for every birdie."The added incentive appears to be working. The 26 year old Miami native is off to the best start of her 7 year LPGA career, with three top-five placements in the first five events, including a victory at the Takefuji Classic in Las Vegas. Along the way she has amassed 74 birdies, one shy of the LPGA lead, and climbed to 3rd on the LPGA money list. Last year Cristie recorded 295 birdies in 23 events.This week's launch of the Birdies for Breast Cancer website, www.birdiesforbreastcancer.com, will herald the opportunity for friends, fans and corporations to join the fight against breast cancer by pledging additional funds for each birdie Kerr records from this week's Chik-fil-A tournament through the end of the LPGA season in November. Cristie and One-Putt, the official Birdies for Breast Cancer mascot, will update the site weekly with a personal diary entry and fund-raising status report."The response from individuals so far has been great" added Kerr.

"We even had a company contact us that manages a group of private courses who want to participate by starting their own birdie contribution program for their members"For more information on Birdies for Breast Cancer, visit www.birdiesforbreastcancer.com or contact Erik Stevens at 212-366-8675 For more information about The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call Anna Deluca at 646-497-2600.

Step one is to take a serious look at you personal budgeting. Do you need to make changes to how you are currently spending your income? If there is too much debt to be repaid at once can you enter into a payment arrangement with your creditors to allow you the time that you need to get ahead?If you are not able to work your way out of your current situation then you need to look at other borrowing solutions. The first option should be to examine what possibilities you already have. Do you have a mortgage?If you have a mortgage there may be a few options available to you. First you may be able to increase the amount of your current mortgage.

In order to increase the amount of your current mortgage you may have to switch lending institutions and basically re-mortgage your home while other places will simply add the extra amount to your current mortgage. The other similar option you have is to take out a second mortgage on your home. In this case you are borrowing against the equity in your home that you have already built up.If you do not have a home but do have good credit then you may have other options available to you such as an unsecured loan. An unsecured loan is a good faith loan meaning that the business that lent to you trusts you enough to repay the loan. This type of loan will not impede your ability to buy and sell property since they will not but a lien on your assets.

This may be important to you if you are planning on selling your vehicle or other assets in the near future.Debt consolidation can be a valuable tool if you know what you are doing and how you got to this point. Debt consolidation may offer lower interest rates, lower monthly payments and only a single bill to pay once a month thus making your budgeting easier. However, the cost of this convenience can be fairly high. Often companies will charge you for settling a loan earlier than arranged thus adding to the total amount owed. Generally consolidated loans payments are less than what you are currently paying.

This is because the term is longer than before. Another way lenders make money is by offering loan insurance that you may already have. It always pays to shop around for any product since the company offering it at the time is usually charging more for the convenience of bundling it.As you can see a consolidated loan can save you money but may not be the best option available to you. The key is to shop around and do your homework. Find out what various companies offer, what kind of interest rate you should expect to pay based upon your credit rating and what alternative options you have available to you.

For example you may be able to borrow from your 401K plan and you will not be charged interest on the loan if you make an arrangement to repay the loan with your employer. A 0% interest loan is a much better option than a consolidated loan..

This condition escalates rapidly and can be caused by taking too much insulin, a lack of food or too much exercise.Symptoms of insulin shock

• Pulse and breathing are rapid and shallow.
• Skin is sweaty, pale and cold.
• The casualty is disoriented, irritable or aggressive.
• The person may stagger, tremble or have difficulty speaking.

• Assess the individual and send for medical help.
• Place an unconscious casualty in the recovery position and monitor pulse and breathing.
• If a conscious casualty can tell you what they need, assist them to find and take their medication.
• If the person is too confused to understand what is needed, give them something sweet to eat or drink - sugar may help.

"I can't believe anyone would recommend that nursing home," he complained. "My friend said her grandmother was in this particular nursing home, so, I thought it would be good care." "How often does your friend visit her grandmother?" I asked him. "I didn't think to ask." "And did you check the latest state survey for that nursing home?" "No," he answered. "I thought a personal recommendation was all I needed." Jim's mother is now back in an area hospital. No one knows if she'll recover.Use personal recommendations only as an addition to your own investigation.

Never decide on a nursing home based on a recommendation alone.2. The Smell Test:You've heard it repeatedly: "The best way to find out about the quality of a nursing home is to notice how it smells."It seldom, if ever, works. Why? Nursing homes have heard the same adage. They are keenly aware of unpleasant odors in areas that might receive visitors. Almost all do their best to remove offensive odors as quickly as possible, even if it means avoiding their primary responsibility to their residents.

3. You Get What You Pay For:Nowhere is this statement less applicable than in nursing home care. Replace it with another adage -- "Buyer Beware." Research from The Best Is Yet.Net, covering more than 6000 nursing homes and more than 100 assisted living facilities, shows no link between cost and quality of care. You may find quality care in an expensive facility, or you may not. Similarly, you may find quality care in an inexpensive facility, or you may not.

Relying on price as the sole indicator of quality care can result in disaster.4. Enough Staffing Equals Quality Care:A recent report from the Senate's Special Committee on Aging showed that satisfactory care for a single nursing home resident requires more than three hours every day of nursing and nursing aide time. However, statistical analysis of the latest federal database on nursing home deficiencies showed no link between deficiencies and staffing levels, a finding consistent with several university studies. What should you look for in nursing home staffing levels? Severely understaffed homes cannot provide quality care. Do not consider any home providing fewer than two hours of care daily for each resident.

In homes with enough staffing, focus on staff attitudes. Staff motivated to care for the elderly will do so. Staff motivated only by a paycheck will provide shoddy care regardless of their numbers. 5. A Well-Known Chain Will Provide the Best Care:Choosing care based on the name of the company can lead to tragedy.

Some well-known companies do provide quality care. Others, however, boast long records of legal troubles stemming from accusations of neglect and abuse. Several states' attorneys general have simultaneously sued one such company.How can you know which is which? The company is not likely to tell you, so research the company's history. There you have it ? five risky myths exploded! What does work? Your own investigation. With a little research and several personal visits to nursing homes before you sign anything, you can avoid many of the problems experienced by people who relied on such myths.**********************************************Read more.

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"During times of creative time management, Ohio PTs now have the option of utilizing Care2Learn's library at an average cost of 18.00 a contact hour for most courses. Further, we have plans to send in new courses monthly for OPTA approval", says Edie Deane, SLP/AUD and Chief Administrative Officer for Care2Learn. Although these courses target professionals within the long-term care environments, a staff developer/educator in any healthcare environment would benefit from offering the courses and concepts due to the focus on excellence in growing clinical expertise while earning continuing education credits, simultaneously. Care2Learn has received OPTA approval for the courses at www.care2learn.com however, Care2Learn always refers the licensed professional back to the state board with any questions concerning continuing education regulations.About Care2LearnCare2Learn.com is the website of Bradenton, FL-based OnlineHealthNow. Founded in 2000 by healthcare professionals from the long-term care rehabilitation industry, Care2Learn provides others engaging, affordable, easy-to-use online continuing education for 16 healthcare disciplines worldwide.

Care2Learn builds customized learning management systems for the healthcare industry providing the capability for companies to build their own online university for a fraction of live educational costs. For more information, visit www.Care2Learn.com.Contact: Vikki Dibble?????????????????????404-550-2979e-mail protected from spam bots.

Plan in your diary when you will carry them out. This last step is very important. You can have all the great intentions in the world yet if you don't commit specifically when you are going to act, your goals may end up being wishful thinking and never eventuate.If you are a leader in your organisation, do the same exercise with your people.By the way, these same principles apply to your personal life. Sit down with your partner, family or whoever you feel should be involved in this process and set your goals together.Nothing Changes if Nothing ChangesChristmas is an interesting time of year.Some are shining in their successes and can't wait to tackle the coming year after a well-earned holiday.For others it can be sad, reflecting on the year gone by all too fast. They had good intentions to make 2004 the year when they were definitely going to lose weight, get fit, spend more time with the family, improve their business etc.

and yet it didn't turn out that way. They are burnt out by working too much, keeping too busy and not looking after themselves.Goals were set, only to be broken because life got in the way. It was much easier floating along with the crowd.Unfortunately if you float along, you could end up anywhere. And more often than not, the crowd is heading in the wrong direction.The Final WordAccording to Henry Ford the hardest work known to 'man' is?'thinking'.Take time to think and plan so that this time next year you can happily trot off on your Christmas break knowing that you have succeeded in achieving the goals you set for yourself?you have taken control of your life instead of life taking control of you.The sense of satisfaction attained by setting goals and achieving them will boost your confidence and motivate you to strive even harder.Planning, commitment and action will get you there..

Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you've got. In order to have more, you have to become more."Are You Prepared To Take A Risk?Doing things you haven't done before can be risky, however if you don't take any risks you will live a very unfulfilling life.My Friend MikeMike has worked 12 years for a large corporation. Very secure, lots of perks and he received a reasonable income. He had a job for life. The only drawback, after a few years - it was boring.

He was miserable. He was wasting his life away. The organisation was big enough that he could transfer to different positions within the company - which he did do so. However, the culture of the company was the same wherever he transferred to. The environment wasn't stimulating and Mike found he was not stretching himself.

He was existing and not living. He was too comfortable.Mike was a reader of self-help books and also attended numerous personal development courses, so he knew he could enhance his life dramatically if he would just make a decision and take action. The Company PackageMike finally took the plunge last year and left. He ended up becoming a partner in his friend's restaurant.With no experience in this field he embarked on a huge learning curve.He went from a boring yet very cushy 9.00 - 5.00 p.m. job with a regular income to working 9.00 a.m.

- 9.00 p.m. seven days a week with barely any income. However, Mike was on fire. He was excited. He was living life (or so he thought).

That was 10 months ago.I caught up with him this week and he told me he is selling his share of the partnership. He realised that there was more to running a business of your own than working for someone else. The pressure on him had taken it's toll. He had been getting heart palpitations and couldn't sleep. The stress of it all was too much.The Moral To The StoryMike had leapt out of his comfort zone and took a risk.Although in this instance, he found out it was too big a price to pay, he wouldn't have known whether or not this was going to work out until he tried it.

Of course he had done all his due diligence beforehand, however that's still no guarantee that he had made the right decision. What Mike has learned from his experience, is that there is a world of opportunity out there and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. But you'll never know unless you give it a go.He's still excited about the possibilities for his future and is grateful that he had the guts to take action.The Final WordIf you want to become more or do more with your life this year, what investment are you prepared to make in your own self?What resources, courses, support do you need so that you can be excited about getting out of bed in the morning?Are you healthy enough to jump out of bed in the morning? Are you healthy enough to cope with your life?If you want to change then make sure you take action today!.

Some nurses emphasize pay as their top priority. Others require an excellent benefits package. Many travel RNs are location-specific and want to experience the lifestyle in the country's hot spots. Career flexibility is often a pivotal factor, along with customer service. The bottom line is, your agency choice depends largely upon one of the four following criteria.SALARYNo question about it, there are some agencies that offer more money than others.

So the first thing to remember is that agencies may base salaries upon things like location availability, need-to-fill assignments, and cost of living.Some agencies must offer noticeably higher rates if they expect to fill certain assignments where nurse-to-patient ratios are very low, or where a facility has extreme patient needs. If you're a nurse who is attracted by very high dollars, be alert for a potentially desperate situation you might be entering, and the workload it could bring. You may make more money, but you'll earn every dollar and more.Location also factors into salary. The California bay area and many larger east coast cities definitely offer more lucrative pay rates. It's also much more expensive to live in those places, so recognize the relationship that exists between salary dollars and cost of living.

I've seen nurses return from Hawaii saying they had a great vacation and made a lot of friends?but their purses were lighter, not heavier from the experience. You might get less money in an exotic location and come back with more money from a not-so-exotic location. My point is, your criteria will determine your priorities.BENEFITSWhat some companies may lack in salary, they make up for with benefits. Many agencies offer benefits programs that revolve around monetary bonuses or discounted luxury housing; and I have even observed a trend with several newer companies that offer entirely free housing to all their nurses. Take note, however, that those agencies may not ante up the really high salaries.

It's a trade-off, so they compensate you with benefits to save you daily, monthly, and annual expenses. Every nurse should be aware of what benefits they need the most, and then ask their recruiters to assist in developing a package that is tailored to their individual needs.CUSTOMER SERVICETo many traveling nurses, customer service and aid are the most important attributes a placement agency possesses. If you called ten agencies and only talked with one live recruiter, it's probably best to narrow it down to the agency where individual placement specialists were easily available. After all, if you're ready to proceed with a new assignment you'll want an agency that can make it happen fast and has recruiters available who already understand your criteria. In fact, your criteria may change from one assignment to another, so customer service is paramount.

Determine what you want and then find out which agencies can make it happen.FEATURED LOCATIONS AND HOT SPOTSWhile for some nurses, salary, benefits, and career flexibility might be the number-one interest, many others just want the obvious?to travel and see the world. If you're an adventurer who cares more about the travel experience than the money, then you'll need an agency that can offer you the locations you want.Not every agency can send you just anywhere. Figure out where you want to go, and then call around to discover who can send you there. A travel nursing career is absolutely one of the best, most rewarding choices any nurse can make, but it's important to select a company who will partner with you every step of the way. Before you jump in, do your homework and research all the best placement agencies.

Finding the agency that fits your unique wants and needs will drastically increase your chances of success and happiness in your career..

"Unlike traditional smoke detectors, which have an alarm only in the area where a fire is occurring, the NeighborLink ? improved detector incorporates a ?network' of alerts within a 200 feet radius," he explains. "This means that a nursing home may effectively arm an entire facility at a cost much less than the expense and logistical challenges of complex installation of security systems, while retaining all the benefits of a ?network' system. "This is especially important since many times nursing home patients are not in their rooms, meaning that if an alarm were to go off, it might not be heard until it was too late." Blackwell points out that the NeighborLink ? system can be set up to alert the resident where the fire occurs as well as other rooms within the nursing home and staff members at their work sites. Blackwell's www.SafeHome.net site is gaining recognition for its one-stop safety and security products for seniors and others. He has gained a national reputation for his leadership in seeking a National Seniors' Safety month in November to coincide with National Family Caregivers Month.

And while applauding the CMS decision, he notes that while the CMS ruling is expected to have its biggest impact on the approximately 4,000 older nursing homes across the country, but more needs to be done. While newer homes are required by law to have sprinkler systems, Blackwell urges that CMS examine the benefit of extending the mandate to them as well. "The most important consideration has to be the safety of the elderly residents and staff of the nursing homes," Blackwell says. "That requires an efficient early warning system such as the NeighborLink ? smoke detector with its innovative and cost-effective alert features. A sprinkler system can help save a facility, but the saving of lives requires quick action, likely evacuation, made possible only by early alerts.".