WELCOME	About me I am within three years of my retirement, and as I look back over my work history, I take pride in the number of divesified careers I have enjoyed. I enjoyed the humor of the following as it sums up some of my thoughts towards work and where it can take us. My first job was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned ... couldn't concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a lumberjack, but I just couldn't hack it, so they gave me the ax. After that I tried to be a tailor, but I just wasn't suited for it. Then I decided to become a Travel Agent, but I found the work too foreign. Next I tried working in a muffler factory but that was exhausting. I tried working as a retail store manager but I was always losing the inventory. Next was a job in a shoe factory; I tried but I just didn't fit in. I became a professional fisherman, but discovered that I couldn't live on my net income. I tried becoming a consultant but no-one would listen to me. I managed to get a good job working for a pool maintenance company, but the work was just too draining. I tried politics once, but since I could only be truthful, my downfall was inevitable, and I didn't last long. So then I got a job in a gymnasium, but they said I wasn't fit for the job. I got a job as a historian until I realized there was no future in it. Just for the html of IT, I tried web design but I kept forgetting my (java) script . I finally landed a job as a teacher but they said I had no class. So I am now considering retiring, because I think I would be perfect for that job! More About me You can also give us your links, ideas and thoughts please Email Me!
Travel Ideas	I also believe that travel is one of the best educational experience a person can have. We learn about new areas, and about other people while having fun. I have put together travel links to over 100 countries, 250 Airlines, 150 Airports and other great holiday planning resources from around the world to help you plan your travels and vacations.
Save Money	To help you save money I have linked to a very good currency converter  and a great currency cheat sheet which you can print out and carry with you when you travel. Just choose your destination and enjoy!
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1. Make Your Site Sell As Les Booth, from Purdue University, said...
   "Downloading MYSS! will prove to be one of the most significant downloads of my business life ... I am NOT kidding!!" Ken Envoy is at Marketing genius and an expert at doing Business on the Internet. This is one of the most significant sites on the net for those interested in e-commerce. You can download a trial copy of Make Your Site Sell FREE or you can begin by enrolling for FREE in "The Affiliate Masters" course It's an intensive 5-Day e-mail course on becoming a high-earning affiliate champion.
2. Click here to go this site now. I highly recommend The Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Business on the Internet - Learn from the best. The author of this site, Corey Rudl gets over 2 million visitors to his websites yearly, does 5.2 million dollars in sales online each year (yes, that is $5,200,000), and personally makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from his online businesses... all from his one small office. So listen to what he has to say as he knows what he is talking about when it comes to starting and promoting a business on the Internet. He reveals all his unconventional tips, trick and techniques with examples so you can learn most efficient and fastest way to make money on the Internet.
3. AssociTrack Software Ok, the time has come. If you don't get on the Associate Program 'bandwagon' now, you are going to be left behind. They are really hot right now, but still in the infancy stage. If you get on now, you will make a ton of money and crush your competitors... if you don't, they will crush you. This is the next business revolution of the Internet... I am not kidding! Be prepared, in the next 12 month, to see some of the biggest names on the Internet get heavily involved in Associate Programs because they are going to realize finally what they are missing. Some have already noticed and have implemented such programs.
4. 3D ATLAS ONLINE (books) Most companies promoting CD-ROMs on the Web offer only the most rudimentary samplings of a disc's content, hoping to entice visitors into purchasing the product. Here is a different marketing approach by the well-known mapmaker 3D Atlas. They are pitching a CD-ROM as well; but this site offers so much extra content that a visit is well worthwhile. Select the country you want to learn more about, and 3D Atlas supplies commentary on the country, and copious links to other sites that offer maps and more info. Topping off its offerings with an exhaustive glossary, 3D Atlas has created a worthy port of call for surfers navigating unmapped cyberspace. It is worth the visit even if you are not interested in buying.
5. Travel & Transportation Market Research Data Travel and Transportation Industry Business and Consumer Market Research Data for the U.S. including consumer travel preferences, expenditures and competitive analyses.
6. Games by IDGTo help market their magazines IDG, which publishes more than 250 magazines and Web sites worldwide has just launched Games.net, an exhaustive gaming hub. Taking full advantage of IDG publications like PC Gamer and PC World, Games.net offers hardware reviews (joysticks, videocards, systems, etc.) as well as oft-updated news, interviews, game reviews, and (of course) downloads. As you explore its well-organized type-of-game categories, you'll discover loads of action, sports, and strategy games and plenty more. The site could use an "About Games.net" primer (including a FAQ section) to help out gaming newbies.
7. Bob DylanTo help market his first collection of new music in seven years Dylan has created an official site that reflects his new outlook. Critics the world 'round are nearly unanimous in their praise of Bob Dyaln's new album, Time Out of Mind. And with good reason the work is an instant classical look at mortality and loss, the kind only an artist as worldly as Dylan can provide. Trace Dylan's history through personal accounts, an exhaustive discography, or the archived lyrics of his entire catalog. What's more, every song is accompanied by a RealAudio sample. Some songs are sampled in their entirety, and you'll also find RealAudio live tracks available nowhere else.
8. Information NowYou run a small business--or a small department of a larger business and you just don't have the budget to hire sales or marketing specialists. You could hire a marketing consultant, but after a few months of that, you won't have the budget for anything else. Or you could plod forward on your own, marketing by the seat of your pants and missing who knows how many opportunities. At this site ou can find quick, plain-English "courses" on sales and marketing theory and practice, which can teach you the basics, bring you up to speed on marketing lingo, and maybe even inspire a few ideas of your own. Read the two sample courses and, if you like them register. It's free, or if time is an issue and you need a Marketing Specialist on a term or contract basis email me
9. Magic Graphs for Marketing ManagersYou've got all the data you need to make your quarterly sales presentation. The only problem: Sales weren't that much better. In fact, they were only a few bucks better. Plot this small growth on a typical bar chart, and it hardly looks like growth at all. How can you prevent this from being the most anticlimactic sales presentation of all time? With a MAGICAL GRAPH, a graph that makes your small gain look REALLY, REALLY BIG. For details on how to create such a chart, Scroll down to the Magical Graph section and find the devious chart type that best suits your needs. If you have time, peruse the rest of this page, too. Lots of it may be over your head, but a few things, like the "Kevin Bacon Game" and "Law of Averages Thinking," you can use to show up your coworkers periodically.(The above has been written with tongue in cheek to get your attention, there is some good solid information on this page to help prepare your presentations correctly)
LI>eMarketer, There are lots of e-marketing resources on the Web, and many of them are very good. But what we liked about eMarketer, at was the length of many of the articles: SHORT. In our wonderfully brief visit, we found terrific short features on e-business ethics (did you know that 13 percent of workers surveyed admitted to using company computers for personal shopping?), current events (including information on the legal validity of online confessions), and even polls (where, for example, you can choose which industry pundit you think has estimated the correct volume of e-business that will be transacted in the year 2000). If you have a little more time, no problem--you'll also find in-depth features, such as eMarketer's continually updated list of the ten best business sites online. This is a good, fast resource for anyone interested in selling online--and from the look of things, we all had better get interested.
10. ORVIS FLY FISHING OUTFITTERS Die-hard fly fishers of the world must have been pretty surprised when A River Runs Through It came out and suddenly their Saturday afternoon pastime became hot. Well, it did, and the pockets of companies such as Orvis are now lined with gold-plated fishing line. If you're considering fishing on the fly, you'll need to buy some waders and other accessories, and this site's got oceans of them. From rods and reels to waders and something called a "tippet," you'll find it here.
11. VINTAGE POSTER WORKS Stroll VPW's virtual aisles, which are organized into American and European advertising, travel posters, military and propaganda, and entertainment. Most posters are mounted, and secure online ordering is available.
12. J.H. CAMPBELL MARKETING This marketing firm has put together one of the best-designed corporate sites we've seen; if you're in marketing or advertising, it would behoove you to pay a visit. Our recommendation not so much endorses the company's services as it prods you to realize how high the benchmark has risen for a corporate site's structural design, overall presentation, and navigability.
13. PROMOTION 101 You've strung together enough HTML to put up a darn good site (if you may say so yourself). But every day you check your hit counter and are discouraged to find that only 12 people a day are visiting. What to do? We recommend paying a visit to this fantastic resource for anyone looking for free advice on how to get noticed. It's got everything from search engine placement tips to newsletters and articles on aspects we never even considered.
14. SONICNET Most music-scene hipsters are well aware of SonicNet, one of the pioneering music news, commentary, and lifestyle zines on the Web. Earlier this year, SonicNet partnered with conglomerate du jour, TCI. The fruits of this labor have just fallen from the tree: a freshly designed Web site with a cleaner look, easier navigation, and promised new features. Currently in a soft-launch (usually a euphemism for a past-deadline project that must put something up to appease investors), SonicNet still culls its news and reviews from its sister station, Addicted to Noise, but also offers Streamland (a video-on-demand section) and an as-yet-unveiled section, "The Station." We'll keep checking back to see what "upper six figures" will get you in a relaunch these days.
15. The ZineZone Some cyberhipsters would have you believe that to truly maximize your Web experience, you must be privy to a secret password--which, of course, the in-crowd would never give you. But now this brand-new personalization service brings you the Web that you want to see. How does it work? Simple. The ZineZone gives access to over 350 separate "magazines," each topic-specific, consisting of articles culled and edited from multiple online sources. What's more, The ZineZone boasts a team of real live humans who scour these sites, making sure what makes it into the magazines is appropriate and timely. Couldn't find a mag on the migrating habits of the Northeastern Callithump? Create your own with the help of The ZineZone--a revolutionary and promising way to make the Web your own.
16. Advertising World Resources for advertising & marketing professionals, students, and teachers. The most extensive collection of Marketing related links on the Web!
17. A1 Advertising & Marketing Services Directory A1 Web Page Promotion & A1 Web Site Promotion Promotes your page or Site for Optimum Web Page & Web Site Traffic and Exposure With 2 Years of Web Page & Web Site Promotion & Traffic Building Experience
18. BRINT The Ultimate Business, Management SiteA Business Researcher's Interests is a searchable knowledge map of Contemporary Business, Management and Information Technology issues. It provides access to hundreds of full-text articles and papers, magazines and journals, case studies and tools, and thousands of other resources on some of the hottest issues of interest to Business, Technology and Information professionals. Cutting-edge topics include Business Process Re engineering, Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, Complex Systems and Chaos, Intranets, Virtual Corporations, Outsourcing, Electronic Markets and Electronic Commerce. Also included are a research jump station for all areas of business research, international business issues, intellectual property issues, information policy issues, web strategy and marketing issues, and key applications of information systems research.
19. Buying Guide Most people have at least a dozen programs loaded on their computer--from word processors and spreadsheets to browsers, screensavers, games, address books, and e-mail packages. And unfortunately, most of these programs require upgrades. Whether you're pondering the leap to an upgrade or you're considering a new application for financial planning, stamp-collecting, or the like, you need a reference database. Buying Guide organizes software packages into major categories like Finance, Utilities, Games, and Internet. Click on one of these and you'll see all specific applications for sale or further subcategories. Click on a particular product and you can read a description, see a list price, and then follow the link to a site that sells it. It's fast to load, it's graphics-free (for better or worse), and it includes buyer's advice and a search. If you are marketing computer stuff are you listed here? If not you should be!
20. Business Links for small and home based business Hundreds of links to small and home based related sites. Topics include marketing, opportunities, multi-level, reference, services, news and more. Also Small and Home Based Business Forum and Small and Home Based Business Library.
21. Canada-British Columbia Business Service Centre The IBP provides you with sample business plans and many helpful links to assist you with your work. It provides services such as "A step by step business planning tool."prepare your own professional plan on line, then down load it to your computer. Business activities are linked to a list of related trade shows, associations, books, magazines, videos, government regulations, government programs and more
22. Database MarketingThis WWW-site is intended to promote the idea of Database-Marketing and other state-of-the-art Marketing techniques on the Internet. The main task for this pages is to start discussions about this topic and to provide basic information where to get relevant support and where to obtain further information.
23. Dun and Brad Street on the WebGet concise information on more than 17 million companies around the world. Click on Worldwide Credit Card Customers to access their latest service: D and B Global Seek.
24. Electronic Marketing.This site has over 150 links to sources of electronic marketing on the Web. From their introduction: "E-Marketing is cool, hip, and an invaluable tool to conduct market research, sell wares, and advertise one's business worldwide. Sites are selected by objective and subjective criteria. Not all marketing sites make it to this index." They look at CONTENT as well as style. The site must be marketing related, provide substantial information to the browser as well as be pleasing to the eye in an aesthetic manner.
25. HandiLink is a link site that has thousands of sites including the "IdeaCafe"
26. Inc. Online The Web Site for Growing Companies from the people who publish Inc.
27. Knight-Ridder Information Web Site Knight-Ridder Information, Inc., has been serving customers since 1972, offering more than 450 databases from a broad range of disciplines."
28. Learn the Net An Internet Guide and TutorialWelcome to the world's most popular field guide to cyberspace. Learn the Net on-line at this easy interactive site.
29. Learning Business and Marketing through the Internet A Variety of Internet Resources about the Internet is presented by subject area. You could take the Web Tour or visit the Clearing house for subject-oriented Internet resource guides with business and employment links. Or you could visit Portland Community College's Intro to the Internet. Exploring the World Wide Web, a tutorial at the University of Georgia, is a frequently updated guide for learning about the Internet, HTML, web searching, and site development.
30. Marketing Magic We will help you rapidly to find what you need to improve your business ideas, information, personal business help and guidance. Marketing and business advice and resources for organizations of all sizes and types
31. New York AMA Green Book The International Directory of Marketing Research Services and Companies and The Focus Group Directory. This well laid out site is a must if you are interested in obtaining solid research on a variety of information vital to small business. The neat thing is that the information is free.
32. Resources for Business CommunicationsA list of resources (both on-line and off-line) and material for those who need to to Communicate with others
33. Search Engine Watch If you're serious about searching the Internet, or using the Internet in your marketing strategies, then consider this required browsing. Learn how search engines work and the finer points of using them. You'll also find reviews, history, news, and even a search engine game.
34. Smart Business Super site Thousands of free how-to resources geared specifically to help you run your business or department smarter. From America's top writers, books and publications.
35. Small Business Information From the SEC, this provides links and other information of interest to the small business owner, including access to the EDGAR Database which is database of information for small business
36. Statistics Canada Welcome to Statistics Canada's page. Statistics Canada publishes a wide variety of information on economic and social conditions in Canada.
37. Standard and Poor On The WebStandard and Poor's Equity Investor Services Web Site offers stock market news, market commentary, Standard and Poor's 500 index statistics, company research, and more.
38. ZDNet Community Magazines An award winning site from PC Magazine. It provides information and links of interest for business people.

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The above list of links was developed as part of our research in developing our Seminar in Print Series "Marketing" and are presented here as a service. We hope these links can help you.

While a starting list of sites can be given, the electronic medium of the Internet is a constantly changing one. New sites and sources of information are being added daily. New places will appear frequently and those that aren't maintained can disappear quickly, as a result this page is always under construction. Let us know if a link does not work, or if you have a site that you think should be added. Please check back often, and let us know what you think.

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