Dating is the activity of looking for a suitable partner for a romantic relationship. The word refers to two daters agreeing on a time and date when they can meet and engage in some activity, thereby assessing their suitability for one another. Typically a person may date many different partners during the same time period in order to have the best chance of finding their most suitable available mate. As in the marketplace, liquidity is essential for all participants to achieve the best outcome available to them.
In many cultural traditions, dates are arranged by a third party.
Traditional dating activities include sharing entertainment or a meal. When the activity costs money, it has traditionally been the man's role to pay, although in recent times the practice of "going Dutch" (splitting the expenses) has emerged.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Cricket
Cricket is a game which british invented. It is famously played in various countries now including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, England, New Zealand. People are always looking for Cricket Score and Live Cricket so thats what we will try to do here and show Live Cricket on this website. Cricket News and Live Cricket Match will always be popular. We will show Live Cricket Matches here also for FREE.
How to Get Rid of Spyware Without Commercial Anti Virus Software
So, your computer keeps slowing down for no apparent reason. You don't have any fancy anti-virus program like Norton or McAfee. You think you have spyware, but you're unsure. Here are a few easy ways to check.
Steps
First, check to see if the problem is adware or your own programs that are just lagging up your computer. Open the Task Manager [CTRL + ALT + DEL] and look at the processes tab. Find any processes that have an abnormally high Memory Usage. If you don't recognize their names, you may have spyware, however, you should not try to disable them in the Task Manager.
#Adware often comes 'packaged' with other programs such from places such as Yahoo! and Smiley Central. By not installing/downloading these programs you minimize the amount of adware/spyware you get. Delete these programs first.
For all other Spyware/Adware download a free, easy-to-use anti-adware program like Spybot-S&D or AdAware. AdAware is a bit easier and is recommended for unexperienced users. NOTE: These programs will catch what the other misses so install both.
Also there is free 'AVG free edition': "AVG" which is a free anti virus program, and should find any or most virus' and Trojan horses in your system, and that gives the same protection as Norton or McAfee, and that sends regular updates automatically and by request.
Use a browser such as Mozilla Firefox, which blocks most adware.
Also, Microsoft's Windows Defender provides real-time scanning of your system, and has a comprehensive definitions library that does an excellent job of detecting spyware.
Tips
Not all anti-virus programs offer anti-adware or anti-spyware protection.
Spyware is defined as "Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site." [www.spywaredetection.org/spyware-glossary.htm]
Adware is considered "to go beyond the reasonable advertising that one might expect from freeware or shareware." "Adware is often combined with a host application that is provided at no charge as long as the user agrees to accept the adware." [*www.100best-web-hosting.com/glossary.html] [*www.microsoft.com/security/glossary.mspx]
Warnings
As stated above, some spyware/adware is required by certain programs for those programs to keep running. By deleting the adware/spyware you run the risk of rendering the program non-functional. This won't happen to any program you have to pay for so it if does happen and you still want the host program all you'll have to do is download/install it again.
Steps
First, check to see if the problem is adware or your own programs that are just lagging up your computer. Open the Task Manager [CTRL + ALT + DEL] and look at the processes tab. Find any processes that have an abnormally high Memory Usage. If you don't recognize their names, you may have spyware, however, you should not try to disable them in the Task Manager.
#Adware often comes 'packaged' with other programs such from places such as Yahoo! and Smiley Central. By not installing/downloading these programs you minimize the amount of adware/spyware you get. Delete these programs first.
For all other Spyware/Adware download a free, easy-to-use anti-adware program like Spybot-S&D or AdAware. AdAware is a bit easier and is recommended for unexperienced users. NOTE: These programs will catch what the other misses so install both.
Also there is free 'AVG free edition': "AVG" which is a free anti virus program, and should find any or most virus' and Trojan horses in your system, and that gives the same protection as Norton or McAfee, and that sends regular updates automatically and by request.
Use a browser such as Mozilla Firefox, which blocks most adware.
Also, Microsoft's Windows Defender provides real-time scanning of your system, and has a comprehensive definitions library that does an excellent job of detecting spyware.
Tips
Not all anti-virus programs offer anti-adware or anti-spyware protection.
Spyware is defined as "Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site." [www.spywaredetection.org/spyware-glossary.htm]
Adware is considered "to go beyond the reasonable advertising that one might expect from freeware or shareware." "Adware is often combined with a host application that is provided at no charge as long as the user agrees to accept the adware." [*www.100best-web-hosting.com/glossary.html] [*www.microsoft.com/security/glossary.mspx]
Warnings
As stated above, some spyware/adware is required by certain programs for those programs to keep running. By deleting the adware/spyware you run the risk of rendering the program non-functional. This won't happen to any program you have to pay for so it if does happen and you still want the host program all you'll have to do is download/install it again.
Free Live Pakistani Urdu Satellite TV Channels
Here is the list of all the Free Live Urdu Pakistani Satellite TV Channels.
• GEO TV USA
• GEO NEWS PAKISTAN
• ARY Digital
• AAJ TV
• TV One
• DAWN NEWS
• APNA TV (Punjabi)
• VIBE TV
• DIN NEWS TV
• DHOOM TV (Low Quality)
• Kook TV (Mother's Channel)
• Sindh TV (Sindhi TV)
• QTV (Quran TV)
• International Islamic Propogation TV
Disclaimer: I am "NOT" broadcasting these channels. These links are scatered all over the internet, I'm just compiling them in one place for convenience, as a service to the community. I am not even charging anything for them hence cannot be liable for anything. You are viewing these at your own descretion. If you do not agree with these conditions, you are more than welcome to leave this website. Thank you.
• GEO TV USA
• GEO NEWS PAKISTAN
• ARY Digital
• AAJ TV
• TV One
• DAWN NEWS
• APNA TV (Punjabi)
• VIBE TV
• DIN NEWS TV
• DHOOM TV (Low Quality)
• Kook TV (Mother's Channel)
• Sindh TV (Sindhi TV)
• QTV (Quran TV)
• International Islamic Propogation TV
Disclaimer: I am "NOT" broadcasting these channels. These links are scatered all over the internet, I'm just compiling them in one place for convenience, as a service to the community. I am not even charging anything for them hence cannot be liable for anything. You are viewing these at your own descretion. If you do not agree with these conditions, you are more than welcome to leave this website. Thank you.
Friday, January 11, 2008
How to Make Music With Computers
So you hear much about producing music with computers but haven’t really taken a plunge yourself? You are an avid musician but scared you will NOT be able to produce the same quality if you move to computers. Maybe you don’t know much about computers and can’t decide which “DAW” to choose. You hear all the great songs in the clubs and you know it’s just not possible to make them with any gear except computers. Well I’ll try to explain some of these for you in the simplest way possible.
DAW or Digital Audio Workstations :
First thing first: D.A.W. refers to “Digital Audio Workstation” and its self explanatory. Basically, anything that can be stored as “Digits” computer format either on a computer or on a CD, DVD or any kind of other medium is digital. Digital is the newer format. Before digital existed, everything was stored in “Analog” format. Examples of analog mediums would be cassettes, records and 8-Tracks.
Well analog is still in use in many forms, digital is just better. Quality wise and usability wise too. Digital information can be manipulated unlike analog where whatever you recorded on a cassette could NOT be changed. Digital recording is the technology of the future. By encoding analog sound into digital format, we can now process sound digitally, adding effects, mixing, and so on, plus edit to literally dozens of "generations" without any loss of quality.
MEMORY AND CPU:
As a rule of thumb, buy as FAST CPU and with AS MUCH memory possible for all your audio/video work because the more complicated your work will get, the more CPU power and memory your operations will require.
SOUND CARDS:
Buy a professional 24 bit sound card. Preferably get a stand alone audio device with many inputs and outputs. A decent device will run you about $300 to $1,000 depending what your needs are and what your budget is. DO NOT COMPROMISE on this as your sound quality will be based upon this.
You can then record audio and store it on your hard disk, in the same 44.1 KHz resolution used by DATs and CDs. Then you do multitrack recording and mix down using your computer as the "console", just as if you had a separate digital multitrack recorder. And of course, on a computer, it's very easy and relatively inexpensive to add a CD-R for making your own audio CDs.
PORTS:
USB or Fire wire? I would recommend using fire wire to connect your audio equipment just because it is faster and more reliable. Try to get as many fire wire ports as possible because you might have to expand your system but even 1 fire wire port is better than just 1 USB port. Fire wire has bigger bandwidth than USB and hence can transfer more data at faster speeds. The newer USB is fast also so if you have USB 2 ports (like the most newer computers do), you should be fine.
I hope this was a helpful article for your. I will be back with more music articles soon.
DAW or Digital Audio Workstations :
First thing first: D.A.W. refers to “Digital Audio Workstation” and its self explanatory. Basically, anything that can be stored as “Digits” computer format either on a computer or on a CD, DVD or any kind of other medium is digital. Digital is the newer format. Before digital existed, everything was stored in “Analog” format. Examples of analog mediums would be cassettes, records and 8-Tracks.
Well analog is still in use in many forms, digital is just better. Quality wise and usability wise too. Digital information can be manipulated unlike analog where whatever you recorded on a cassette could NOT be changed. Digital recording is the technology of the future. By encoding analog sound into digital format, we can now process sound digitally, adding effects, mixing, and so on, plus edit to literally dozens of "generations" without any loss of quality.
MEMORY AND CPU:
As a rule of thumb, buy as FAST CPU and with AS MUCH memory possible for all your audio/video work because the more complicated your work will get, the more CPU power and memory your operations will require.
SOUND CARDS:
Buy a professional 24 bit sound card. Preferably get a stand alone audio device with many inputs and outputs. A decent device will run you about $300 to $1,000 depending what your needs are and what your budget is. DO NOT COMPROMISE on this as your sound quality will be based upon this.
You can then record audio and store it on your hard disk, in the same 44.1 KHz resolution used by DATs and CDs. Then you do multitrack recording and mix down using your computer as the "console", just as if you had a separate digital multitrack recorder. And of course, on a computer, it's very easy and relatively inexpensive to add a CD-R for making your own audio CDs.
PORTS:
USB or Fire wire? I would recommend using fire wire to connect your audio equipment just because it is faster and more reliable. Try to get as many fire wire ports as possible because you might have to expand your system but even 1 fire wire port is better than just 1 USB port. Fire wire has bigger bandwidth than USB and hence can transfer more data at faster speeds. The newer USB is fast also so if you have USB 2 ports (like the most newer computers do), you should be fine.
I hope this was a helpful article for your. I will be back with more music articles soon.
Lose Fat Excersizing only 10 Minutes A Day
If you want to lose weight with only exercising for ten minutes a day, you are looking at the perfect diet. If you make a commitment to this diet, you will lose weight within weeks. With this diet you can eat whatever foods you like.
Steps
1) Practice self-control. Before you eat any meal imagine how much you would normally eat and cut it in half.
2) Before and after you eat, drink a glass of water.
3) A couple minutes later, exercise for ten minutes.
• For two minutes do as many sit ups as you can.
• For three minutes do toe touch with two second breaks.
• For the last five minutes practice push ups with five second breaks.
Warnings
This diet will take longer for larger people
Steps
1) Practice self-control. Before you eat any meal imagine how much you would normally eat and cut it in half.
2) Before and after you eat, drink a glass of water.
3) A couple minutes later, exercise for ten minutes.
• For two minutes do as many sit ups as you can.
• For three minutes do toe touch with two second breaks.
• For the last five minutes practice push ups with five second breaks.
Warnings
This diet will take longer for larger people
Fat Loss For Idiots
What happens to Fat Cells when they're burned?
"The Incredible Shrinking Fat Cell"...
What Really Happens When Body Fat is Burned?
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Earlier this week someone in our discussion forum wrote, "I haven't "LOST" any fat... I know EXACTLY where it went! I got a chuckle out of that because I "got" the joke, but truth is, most people really don't know how fat cells work, how the fat burning process takes place or where the fat goes when it's burned. It's actually quite a complex biochemical process, but I'll explain it as simply as possible, so by the end of this article, you'll be a "fat burning" expert!
When you "lose" body fat, the fat cell (also called an adipocyte) does not go anywhere or "move into the muscle cell to be burned. The fat cell itself, (unfortunately) stays right where it was - under the skin in your thighs, stomach, hips, arms, etc., and on top of the muscles - which is why you can't see muscle "definition" when your body fat is high.
Fat is stored inside the fat cell in the form of triaglycerol. The fat is not burned right there in the fat cell, it must be liberated from the fat cell through somewhat complex hormonal/enzymatic pathways. When stimulated to do so, the fat cell simply releases its contents (triaglycerol) into the bloodstream as free fatty acids (FFA's), and they are transported through the blood to the tissues where the energy is needed.
A typical young male adult stores about 60,000 to 100,000 calories of energy in body fat cells. What triggers the release of all these stored fatty acids from the fat cell? Simple: When your body needs energy because you're consuming fewer calories than you are burning (an energy deficit), then your body releases hormones and enzymes that signal your fat cells to release your fat reserves instead of keeping them in storage.
For stored fat to be liberated from the fat cell, hydrolysis (lipolysis or fat breakdown), splits the molecule of triaglycerol into glycerol and three fatty acids. An important enzyme called hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) is the catalyst for this reaction. The stored fat (energy) gets released into the bloodstream as FFA's and they are shuttled off to the muscles where the energy is needed. As blood flow increases to the active muscles, more FFA's are delivered to the muscles that need them.
An important enzyme called lipoprotein lipase (LPL), then helps the FFA's get inside the mitochondria of the muscle cell, where the FFA's can be burned for energy. If you've ever taken a biology class, then you've probably heard of the mitochondria. This is the "cellular powerhouse" where energy production takes place and this is where the FFA's go to be burned for energy.
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When the FFA's are released from the fat cell, the fat cell shrinks and that's why you look leaner when you lose body fat - because the fat cell is now smaller. A small or "empty" fat cell is what you're after if you want the lean, defined look.
It was once believed that the number of fat cells could not increase after adulthood, only the size of the fat cells could increase (or decrease). We now know that fat cells can indeed increase both in size (hypertrophy) and in number (hyperplasia) and that they are more likely to increase in number at certain times and under certain circumstances, such as 1) during late childhood and early puberty, 2) During pregnancy, and 3) During adulthood when extreme amounts of weight are gained
Some people are genetically predisposed to have more fat cells than others and women have more fat cells than men. An infant usually has about 5 - 6 billion fat cells. This number increases during early childhood and puberty, and a healthy adult with normal body composition has about 25 to 30 billion fat cells. A typical overweight adult has around 75 billion fat cells. But in the case of severe obesity, this number can be as high as 250 to 300 billion!
The average size (weight) of an adult fat cell is about 0.6 micrograms, but they can vary in size from 0.2 micograms to 0.9 micrograms. An overweight person's fat cells can be up to three times larger than a person with ideal body composition.
Remember, body fat is basically just a reserve source of energy and fat cells are the like the storage tanks. Unlike a gas tank in your car which is fixed in size, however, fat cells can expand or shrink in size depending on how "filled" they are.
Picture a balloon that is not inflated: It's tiny when not filled with air - maybe the size of your thumb. When you blow it up with air, it can expand 10 or 12 times it's normal size, because it simply fills up. That's what happens to fat cells: They start as nearly empty fat storage "tanks" (when you are lean), and when energy intake exceeds your needs, your fat cells "fill up" and "stretch out" like balloons filling up with jelly (not a pretty picture, is it?)
So you don't actually "lose" fat cells, you "shrink" or "empty out" fat cells.
Take-home lessons:
1. Calories count!The signal that triggers your body to release adipose from fat cells is an energy deficit... you have to burn more than you eat.
2. Cut calories conservatively. Starving yourself may cause quick weightloss at first, but never works long term because it actually decreases the activity of fat burning enzymes that release fat from the cells. to avoid this "starvation mode" use exercise to BURN THE FAT, not very low calorie crash diets.
3. Get control of your weight now. If you are gaining weight, and especially if your weight is climbing upwards out of control, make a decision to STOP RIGHT NOW. Your fat cells might be multiplying, making it more difficult to burn fat in the future. NOW is the time!
4. If you've already lost weight, you must be forever diligent. Your fat cells are not gone, they have merely "shrunk" or "emptied out." Fitness is not a 12 week program, its a lifestyle. To stay lean you have to eat clean and stay active
5. Genetics are only a minor factor. You may not have control over how many fat cells you were born with, but you do control the major factors that determine how much fat you store: lifestyle, exercise, nutrition, mental attitude.
Genetics are not an excuse. The past is not an excuse. Your present condition is not an excuse. You can either make excuses or get results, but you can't do both.
So keep educating yourself about the science, read these newsletters, take action every day and go out there and make it happen!
If you need more help, Burn The Fat is the eating plan that turned it all around for thousands of others... why not you? visit:
BurnTheFat.com
About the Author:
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (CPT). Tom is the author of "Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using methods of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models.
"The Incredible Shrinking Fat Cell"...
What Really Happens When Body Fat is Burned?
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Earlier this week someone in our discussion forum wrote, "I haven't "LOST" any fat... I know EXACTLY where it went! I got a chuckle out of that because I "got" the joke, but truth is, most people really don't know how fat cells work, how the fat burning process takes place or where the fat goes when it's burned. It's actually quite a complex biochemical process, but I'll explain it as simply as possible, so by the end of this article, you'll be a "fat burning" expert!
When you "lose" body fat, the fat cell (also called an adipocyte) does not go anywhere or "move into the muscle cell to be burned. The fat cell itself, (unfortunately) stays right where it was - under the skin in your thighs, stomach, hips, arms, etc., and on top of the muscles - which is why you can't see muscle "definition" when your body fat is high.
Fat is stored inside the fat cell in the form of triaglycerol. The fat is not burned right there in the fat cell, it must be liberated from the fat cell through somewhat complex hormonal/enzymatic pathways. When stimulated to do so, the fat cell simply releases its contents (triaglycerol) into the bloodstream as free fatty acids (FFA's), and they are transported through the blood to the tissues where the energy is needed.
A typical young male adult stores about 60,000 to 100,000 calories of energy in body fat cells. What triggers the release of all these stored fatty acids from the fat cell? Simple: When your body needs energy because you're consuming fewer calories than you are burning (an energy deficit), then your body releases hormones and enzymes that signal your fat cells to release your fat reserves instead of keeping them in storage.
For stored fat to be liberated from the fat cell, hydrolysis (lipolysis or fat breakdown), splits the molecule of triaglycerol into glycerol and three fatty acids. An important enzyme called hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) is the catalyst for this reaction. The stored fat (energy) gets released into the bloodstream as FFA's and they are shuttled off to the muscles where the energy is needed. As blood flow increases to the active muscles, more FFA's are delivered to the muscles that need them.
An important enzyme called lipoprotein lipase (LPL), then helps the FFA's get inside the mitochondria of the muscle cell, where the FFA's can be burned for energy. If you've ever taken a biology class, then you've probably heard of the mitochondria. This is the "cellular powerhouse" where energy production takes place and this is where the FFA's go to be burned for energy.
Tom Venuto Reveals His Lifetime Of Fat Burning Secrets... How To Reach Single Digit Body Fat... Without Drugs, Supplements or Low Calories!
Discover an all natural method to lose fat forever... even if you have less than average genetics and you've never succeeded at losing weight before...
For information on "Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle, officially ranked #1 Fitness e-book in the world, Click here: www.BurnTheFat.com
When the FFA's are released from the fat cell, the fat cell shrinks and that's why you look leaner when you lose body fat - because the fat cell is now smaller. A small or "empty" fat cell is what you're after if you want the lean, defined look.
It was once believed that the number of fat cells could not increase after adulthood, only the size of the fat cells could increase (or decrease). We now know that fat cells can indeed increase both in size (hypertrophy) and in number (hyperplasia) and that they are more likely to increase in number at certain times and under certain circumstances, such as 1) during late childhood and early puberty, 2) During pregnancy, and 3) During adulthood when extreme amounts of weight are gained
Some people are genetically predisposed to have more fat cells than others and women have more fat cells than men. An infant usually has about 5 - 6 billion fat cells. This number increases during early childhood and puberty, and a healthy adult with normal body composition has about 25 to 30 billion fat cells. A typical overweight adult has around 75 billion fat cells. But in the case of severe obesity, this number can be as high as 250 to 300 billion!
The average size (weight) of an adult fat cell is about 0.6 micrograms, but they can vary in size from 0.2 micograms to 0.9 micrograms. An overweight person's fat cells can be up to three times larger than a person with ideal body composition.
Remember, body fat is basically just a reserve source of energy and fat cells are the like the storage tanks. Unlike a gas tank in your car which is fixed in size, however, fat cells can expand or shrink in size depending on how "filled" they are.
Picture a balloon that is not inflated: It's tiny when not filled with air - maybe the size of your thumb. When you blow it up with air, it can expand 10 or 12 times it's normal size, because it simply fills up. That's what happens to fat cells: They start as nearly empty fat storage "tanks" (when you are lean), and when energy intake exceeds your needs, your fat cells "fill up" and "stretch out" like balloons filling up with jelly (not a pretty picture, is it?)
So you don't actually "lose" fat cells, you "shrink" or "empty out" fat cells.
Take-home lessons:
1. Calories count!The signal that triggers your body to release adipose from fat cells is an energy deficit... you have to burn more than you eat.
2. Cut calories conservatively. Starving yourself may cause quick weightloss at first, but never works long term because it actually decreases the activity of fat burning enzymes that release fat from the cells. to avoid this "starvation mode" use exercise to BURN THE FAT, not very low calorie crash diets.
3. Get control of your weight now. If you are gaining weight, and especially if your weight is climbing upwards out of control, make a decision to STOP RIGHT NOW. Your fat cells might be multiplying, making it more difficult to burn fat in the future. NOW is the time!
4. If you've already lost weight, you must be forever diligent. Your fat cells are not gone, they have merely "shrunk" or "emptied out." Fitness is not a 12 week program, its a lifestyle. To stay lean you have to eat clean and stay active
5. Genetics are only a minor factor. You may not have control over how many fat cells you were born with, but you do control the major factors that determine how much fat you store: lifestyle, exercise, nutrition, mental attitude.
Genetics are not an excuse. The past is not an excuse. Your present condition is not an excuse. You can either make excuses or get results, but you can't do both.
So keep educating yourself about the science, read these newsletters, take action every day and go out there and make it happen!
If you need more help, Burn The Fat is the eating plan that turned it all around for thousands of others... why not you? visit:
BurnTheFat.com
About the Author:
Tom Venuto is a natural bodybuilder, certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a certified personal trainer (CPT). Tom is the author of "Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle,” which teaches you how to get lean without drugs or supplements using methods of the world's best bodybuilders and fitness models.
Business
The singular "business" can be a legally-recognized entity within an economically free society, wherein individuals organize based on expertise and skills to bring about social and technological advancement.
In predominantly capitalist economies, businesses are typically formed to earn profit and grow the personal wealth of their owners.
The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for their work — that is, the expense of time and energy — and for their acceptance of risk — investing work and money without certainty of success.
Notable exceptions to this rule include some businesses which are cooperatives, or government institutions.
However, the exact definition of business is disputable as is business philosophy; for example, most Marxists use "means of production" as a rough synonym for "business." Socialists advocate either government, public, or worker ownership of most sizable businesses. Some advocate a mixed economy of private and state-owned enterprises. Others advocate a capitalist economy where all, or nearly all, enterprises are privately owned.
In predominantly capitalist economies, businesses are typically formed to earn profit and grow the personal wealth of their owners.
The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for their work — that is, the expense of time and energy — and for their acceptance of risk — investing work and money without certainty of success.
Notable exceptions to this rule include some businesses which are cooperatives, or government institutions.
However, the exact definition of business is disputable as is business philosophy; for example, most Marxists use "means of production" as a rough synonym for "business." Socialists advocate either government, public, or worker ownership of most sizable businesses. Some advocate a mixed economy of private and state-owned enterprises. Others advocate a capitalist economy where all, or nearly all, enterprises are privately owned.
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Get Any Girl, Anytime with These Techniques
By now you’ve probably seen hundreds of guys all over the net promoting pickup and seduction guides, DVD’s and courses. And if you’re like me, you’ve probably even tried a few (in fact, I’ve probably spent a few thousand dollars on attraction and seduction education – including the seminars, books and stuff). Some of these ‘gurus’ peddling their wares know what they are talking about, but most don’t and are just in this industry for a quick buck.
In the best part of 10 years and after using dozens of guru’s material I didn’t come across ANYTHING written by a woman for men - until now.
I’ve finally found a collection of eBooks written by a woman – the author’s name is Tiffany Taylor . I bought access to Tiffany’s GuyGetsGirl site and instantly downloaded her 3 chunky eBooks which take you by the hand from beginner’s essentials like the importance of smiling, self-confidence up to the advanced heavily psychological stuff. There’s something in here for everybody whatever your level and lots of really powerful techniques I’d never heard of before.
I remember thinking to myself, “women don’t really know what women want, they just know what they THINK they want” but with this one I was wrong. She goes deep into the female psyche and really does expose a few “short cuts” and easy to press attraction buttons that are present in all women. And boy do they work.
I’d say this is probably the most unique and fresh approach to attraction and seduction I’ve seen in a very long time and it is well worth checking out if you have the money. If not and you want to increase your success with beautiful women, then SAVE UP and get this guide. You won’t regret it.
Dean
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Hi Guys!
I’ve just recently stumbled across a pretty special site that I thought a lot of you guys would be really interested in. It’s an attraction, seduction and dating guide – I know, I know, I initially thought what you’re probably thinking: we’ve heard it all before right? Well, not exactly.
It’s called GuyGetsGirl and, uniquely, is written by a WOMAN called Tiffany Taylor . I think that right there is the reason it’s such a good book (3 volumes, from beginners, to intermediate to advanced). This woman, unlike most, actually knows all of the dirty tricks girls play on guys and isn’t afraid to spill the beans to us men. She goes through it step by step – how to prepare yourself, how and where to find women, the best ways to approach them and get talking…the whole nine yards. Oh, I almost forgot the most important part: She describes specific ways to ‘close’ on a girl. That means either get her number, get her to ask for YOUR number, how to kiss a girl and meet up with her the next day and a whole lot more.
I’d like to tell you more about the tactics and techniques that are in this guide, but should probably mention some other details instead.
The guide is available from GuyGetsGirl.com and is instantly downloadable once you’ve got access. I personally couldn’t wait to start reading and using the material so was happy to find each volume of the guide available separately for download.
All in all, highly recommended reading for all guys that, like me, were fed up with the dating scene and just wanted to know the good stuff – how to attract and seduce hot girls!
Click here to read more.
In the best part of 10 years and after using dozens of guru’s material I didn’t come across ANYTHING written by a woman for men - until now.
I’ve finally found a collection of eBooks written by a woman – the author’s name is Tiffany Taylor . I bought access to Tiffany’s GuyGetsGirl site and instantly downloaded her 3 chunky eBooks which take you by the hand from beginner’s essentials like the importance of smiling, self-confidence up to the advanced heavily psychological stuff. There’s something in here for everybody whatever your level and lots of really powerful techniques I’d never heard of before.
I remember thinking to myself, “women don’t really know what women want, they just know what they THINK they want” but with this one I was wrong. She goes deep into the female psyche and really does expose a few “short cuts” and easy to press attraction buttons that are present in all women. And boy do they work.
I’d say this is probably the most unique and fresh approach to attraction and seduction I’ve seen in a very long time and it is well worth checking out if you have the money. If not and you want to increase your success with beautiful women, then SAVE UP and get this guide. You won’t regret it.
Dean
Click here to find out more information about Tiffany Taylor's GuyGetsGirl site
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Hi Guys!
I’ve just recently stumbled across a pretty special site that I thought a lot of you guys would be really interested in. It’s an attraction, seduction and dating guide – I know, I know, I initially thought what you’re probably thinking: we’ve heard it all before right? Well, not exactly.
It’s called GuyGetsGirl and, uniquely, is written by a WOMAN called Tiffany Taylor . I think that right there is the reason it’s such a good book (3 volumes, from beginners, to intermediate to advanced). This woman, unlike most, actually knows all of the dirty tricks girls play on guys and isn’t afraid to spill the beans to us men. She goes through it step by step – how to prepare yourself, how and where to find women, the best ways to approach them and get talking…the whole nine yards. Oh, I almost forgot the most important part: She describes specific ways to ‘close’ on a girl. That means either get her number, get her to ask for YOUR number, how to kiss a girl and meet up with her the next day and a whole lot more.
I’d like to tell you more about the tactics and techniques that are in this guide, but should probably mention some other details instead.
The guide is available from GuyGetsGirl.com and is instantly downloadable once you’ve got access. I personally couldn’t wait to start reading and using the material so was happy to find each volume of the guide available separately for download.
All in all, highly recommended reading for all guys that, like me, were fed up with the dating scene and just wanted to know the good stuff – how to attract and seduce hot girls!
Click here to read more.
How to Establish a New Account After Ebay Suspends You Without Getting Suspended Again!!
What happens when you become suspended by eBay?
You lose all your auctions; your eBay fees are immediately due; your IP address, credit card number, website URL, email address, physical address, phone number and any other information you have giving eBay will now and always be used to recognize you as a suspended user. If you try to create a new account with any of this information, you�ll immediately be flagged as a suspended user and the new account you create will be suspended. So your goal in creating a new eBay account is to become someone else.
There are a few steps to take in order to create a new account. These steps are easy compared to the traps you don�t want to trip to keep your account active. The steps to create a new account must be followed exactly in this order without missing a step. If you miss a step, try to take a short cut, or feel you know a better way, you run the risk of eBay detecting who you are and losing your account. Remember this is the easy part.
The steps that need to be taken to create a new account after you are suspended are in this order:
1. Delete your browser cookies and saved passwords
2. Uninstall any eBay software i.e. Turbo Lister
3. Change your IP address
4. Create a new email address from Gmail or Yahoo
5. Add that new email to your Paypal account
6. Create a new eBay account with the Gmail or Yahoo email
7. Create a seller account with a new Credit Card and Bank Info
Remember you goal is to change every aspect of your account to fool eBay into thinking you are someone else. Any information that can be tracked back to you will trigger a suspension. There are many ways to mess this up. I�ll try to explain the above list in more detail and show you what eBay does to try to link your accounts together and ultimately suspending you.
1. Delete your browser cookies and saved passwords -
- The reason to delete your browser cookies and saved passwords is because eBay leaves cookies on your PC with your eBay username and password and certain browsers sometimes auto log you in. If you accidentally log into a suspended account using the same IP address for your new account, both of your accounts will be linked together and suspended. Therefore never log into suspended accounts once you�ve created a new account, you�ll run the risk of having your new account suspended.
2. Uninstall any eBay software i.e. Turbo Lister -
- The reason to uninstall Turbo Lister is because just like an internet browser, this software will sometimes automatically try to log you in to eBay. If you try to use this software after you create a new eBay account and it auto logs you into a suspended eBay account. Any new eBay account you've created will suspended as well. In order to reinstall Turbo Lister and use it without any problem, you'll need to install it in a new directory; doing this will make sure you won�t use any previous databases or information from the previous Turbo Lister. Your CSV files are okay to use.
3. Change your IP address -
- Your IP address is the easiest way eBay can track who you are and even where you're from. So changing your IP address before you create a new account should be your main concern. Changing your IP address is fairly simple depending on how you connect to the internet. I�ve had a ton of questions on how to change IP address on my last two articles� so I�ll try to explain this a little better.
Depending on what type of ISP you have there are a few ways to change your IP address. First if you are using dial up, don�t even worry about trying to change your IP address. Every time you connect to the internet your IP address is different.
Cable modems stay the same until you reset your modem. Simply unplug the power source for 30-60 seconds and plug it back in. If that doesn�t work try this: Go to Start >> Run >> type in �cmd� a black prompt screen will pop up. Type in �ipconfig /release�, without quotes; this will release you current IP address. Once this is done unplug your modem�s power source, wait a couple minutes and plug it back in. This only works if you are directly connected to your modem.
If your modem is connected to a router there�s a little more work then that. You must reset your router to accept the new IP address from the modem. DSL modems are basically the same too. If you�re still unable to reset your IP address, I recommend researching your hardware setup on how to change your IP address or try calling your ISP for help. Other options would be using a proxy service, most of them free which will hide your IP address while surfing. I�ve never actually tried these before but a user pointed them out to me. Here are a few proxy websites: Proxify , Free Proxy , Web Proxy.
4. Create a new email address from Gmail or Yahoo -
- Once your eBay account is banned, eBay will log all your information used to create the account as suspended. If you try to create a new account with any of the same information you will be banned. This means email address too! Do not use your own domain name for your new eBay account either. I know it helps with advertising… i.e. email@aspkin.com. If I were to try to create a new eBay account with email2@aspkin.com after email@aspkin.com was suspended, eBay is not dumb and will link my accounts together and I will be suspended. This is not the case with widely known email providers like Yahoo, Gmail, and Hotmail. So just make sure to use a widely known email provider for your new account and you�ll be okay.
5. Add that new email to your Paypal account �
- The reason to add your newly created email address to your Paypal account is because you can�t use the same email address eBay has suspended to send or accept funds from eBay. It has been logged as a suspended user�s email address, and trying to accept funds to your suspended email address will cause your new eBay account to be suspended.
In other words you'll need to add a second email address to your Paypal account to use with your eBay account. Go to your Paypal account >> Profile >> Email and select to add a new email address. Once this is done, Paypal will send a verification email to that email address for you to verify. Once verified the only thing you have to do on eBay's end is to add your paypal email address to your auctions and you're good to go. Do not select to link your eBay and Paypal accounts via 'eBay Seller Account'; this will cause your account to be suspended. It's fairly easy, don't over complicate it and you'll be okay.
6. Create a new eBay account with the Gmail or Yahoo email �
- Once your cookies and saved passwords have been deleted, Turbo Lister uninstalled (you can reinstall in a different folder), your IP address has been changed and you�ve created a new email address. You are ready to set up your new eBay account. Quick tip: Since you�re trying to become someone else, and using your old information will have you suspended. Don�t use your same name or street address. If your name is Marcus Miranda. Be sure to change a few letters around. You�re new name would be Marcs Mirnda. You can actually use any name you want. I use this site to find my new names. Funny Names. It�s your choice, just remember never use your same name or address but be sure to keep your city and country the same. You don�t want to draw unwanted attention from eBay. Trust me on this.
7. Create a seller account with a new Credit Card and Bank Info �
- If you�re a seller, which I�m betting 90% of the people reading this are, you�ll want to be able to sell again. This step is tricky, and requires a few more steps. For US sellers, you�ll need to verify who you are before eBay gives you the keys to a seller account. Here are the steps!
� Step One! You�re giving the choice to either submit a credit card or debit card of yours, or establish proof of identity with their ID Verify, which I don�t recommend. So you�ll need to use a credit or debit card that has no ties to eBay in order for you to create a seller account. Fortunately you�re reading this and have my vast knowledge and expertise on your side. You don�t need to use any of your current credit cards if you don�t want to. I found that prepaid credit cards or virtual gift accounts with either Visa or MC logos work the same and are safer to use. There are several sources to obtain prepaid credit cards or virtual gift accounts. I�m currently using simon.com which requires a Verify by Visa card. Their virtual gift cards require no SS# and are delivered by email. Search Google for prepaid credit card or gift cards, you�ll have a lot of options for you. Any card which has a MC or Visa logo that you have not used before with eBay will work when creating the account.
� Step two! Once you obtain a new credit card your ready to create your seller account. When entering your credit card details your personal information should automatically be entered, your name and address. Try to use this information first when submitting your credit card, 90% of the time eBay will accept this information which should be your bogus name and address. Never use your same name or address on any eBay account; be sure you to use your same city and country for IP reasons. Once your credit card has been accepted you�ll need to enter your banking information.
� Step three! Unfortunately the only way to create a seller account is to have a bank account and since 90% of the people reading this has had their bank account information black listed by eBay. Meaning if you enter your old bank account information, eBay will link your eBay accounts together and suspend you. The only other way around this is to enter false banking information. Keep your routing number the same, but change your actually account number. Simply change a few numbers and you�ll be okay. Just remember to select payments to be made by your credit card.
Very Important! Frequently Asked Questions and more information on specific details you�re going to ask me!
� Do not host your own gallery images. Have either eBay host your images, where you upload your image to eBay or use a 3rd party image hosting website. Example if I host a gallery image from aspkin.com/images and was suspended; eBay will blacklist my domain for GALLERY images, not auction images. Meaning if I try to host a gallery image again from the aspkin.com/images, my eBay account will be linked and suspended. You can however host auction images from any domain including a suspended one without risk. I could successfully use images from aspkin.com in my auctions. Meaning I link directly to the images within an auction description. This has been proven over and over again. Please trust me with this. Read this again if you don�t understand, at least � of the 100+ comments from my previous articles were specific to this. I hope you understand.
� The way eBay and Paypal currently work is that they do not share the same information. They work separately for the time being. That being said, you can use any name and address for your eBay account(s) without Paypal being a problem. The only thing you must worry about from paypal is your email address. Once your email address is banned from eBay, you can no longer use it to receive or send payments to eBay. Meaning you must add a new email address to your Paypal account and use this for your new eBay account. Trust me on this!
� If you�re having trouble trying to change your IP address, please contact your ISP or research your specific online connection. I can�t possibly help everyone with their specific connection.
� EBay can not grab your IP address unless you actually log into your eBay account.
� The difference with a prepaid CC and one that you apply for and have credit with is just that. I real credit card gives you credit to use for future purchases, a prepaid card is basically the same but you have to pre pay before you use the card. I recommend using a prepaid card because they're easier and faster to obtain then a regular credit card. You can use either-or when registering an account, the main difference is the credit card number its self. That�s what eBay really monitors. There are other benefits when using a pre-paid credit card, but I�ll let you figure that one out on your own.
� The thing about the bank account is this. EBay does not verify that the account is legitimate until they try to charge it. Therefore you can enter any bank account information and eBay will accept it. If you enter your previous bank account information, eBay will link your accounts together and will ban you. Just make sure to click the option to pay using your credit card on file, it�s probably not a good idea to have eBay trying to take money out of other people's accounts if by chance you enter a real bank account number. I don't like to be shady but this is what eBay forces people to do.
� The max number of products I have found safe to upload per day is 100, with a max quantity of 3-5 each item. If you spam with thousands of auctions and 99 quantities� that�s a red flag� and eBay will ban you.
� When adding a new email address to your Paypal account, you do not have to make it your primary email address. All you need to do is confirm it and you�re good to go.
� Do not link you Paypal account to your eBay account. Note from Johnny be Free, �If you use your new eBay account with your old paypal account your fine (for now) unless you link the two together to use the Paypal shipping feature.�
� One time payments are your best bet to pay your eBay balance.
� Never log into old suspended accounts after creating a new account.
� Listing Description and Titles. You'll want to change these around a little bit to make sure they�re not an exact copy of your previous auctions.
You lose all your auctions; your eBay fees are immediately due; your IP address, credit card number, website URL, email address, physical address, phone number and any other information you have giving eBay will now and always be used to recognize you as a suspended user. If you try to create a new account with any of this information, you�ll immediately be flagged as a suspended user and the new account you create will be suspended. So your goal in creating a new eBay account is to become someone else.
There are a few steps to take in order to create a new account. These steps are easy compared to the traps you don�t want to trip to keep your account active. The steps to create a new account must be followed exactly in this order without missing a step. If you miss a step, try to take a short cut, or feel you know a better way, you run the risk of eBay detecting who you are and losing your account. Remember this is the easy part.
The steps that need to be taken to create a new account after you are suspended are in this order:
1. Delete your browser cookies and saved passwords
2. Uninstall any eBay software i.e. Turbo Lister
3. Change your IP address
4. Create a new email address from Gmail or Yahoo
5. Add that new email to your Paypal account
6. Create a new eBay account with the Gmail or Yahoo email
7. Create a seller account with a new Credit Card and Bank Info
Remember you goal is to change every aspect of your account to fool eBay into thinking you are someone else. Any information that can be tracked back to you will trigger a suspension. There are many ways to mess this up. I�ll try to explain the above list in more detail and show you what eBay does to try to link your accounts together and ultimately suspending you.
1. Delete your browser cookies and saved passwords -
- The reason to delete your browser cookies and saved passwords is because eBay leaves cookies on your PC with your eBay username and password and certain browsers sometimes auto log you in. If you accidentally log into a suspended account using the same IP address for your new account, both of your accounts will be linked together and suspended. Therefore never log into suspended accounts once you�ve created a new account, you�ll run the risk of having your new account suspended.
2. Uninstall any eBay software i.e. Turbo Lister -
- The reason to uninstall Turbo Lister is because just like an internet browser, this software will sometimes automatically try to log you in to eBay. If you try to use this software after you create a new eBay account and it auto logs you into a suspended eBay account. Any new eBay account you've created will suspended as well. In order to reinstall Turbo Lister and use it without any problem, you'll need to install it in a new directory; doing this will make sure you won�t use any previous databases or information from the previous Turbo Lister. Your CSV files are okay to use.
3. Change your IP address -
- Your IP address is the easiest way eBay can track who you are and even where you're from. So changing your IP address before you create a new account should be your main concern. Changing your IP address is fairly simple depending on how you connect to the internet. I�ve had a ton of questions on how to change IP address on my last two articles� so I�ll try to explain this a little better.
Depending on what type of ISP you have there are a few ways to change your IP address. First if you are using dial up, don�t even worry about trying to change your IP address. Every time you connect to the internet your IP address is different.
Cable modems stay the same until you reset your modem. Simply unplug the power source for 30-60 seconds and plug it back in. If that doesn�t work try this: Go to Start >> Run >> type in �cmd� a black prompt screen will pop up. Type in �ipconfig /release�, without quotes; this will release you current IP address. Once this is done unplug your modem�s power source, wait a couple minutes and plug it back in. This only works if you are directly connected to your modem.
If your modem is connected to a router there�s a little more work then that. You must reset your router to accept the new IP address from the modem. DSL modems are basically the same too. If you�re still unable to reset your IP address, I recommend researching your hardware setup on how to change your IP address or try calling your ISP for help. Other options would be using a proxy service, most of them free which will hide your IP address while surfing. I�ve never actually tried these before but a user pointed them out to me. Here are a few proxy websites: Proxify , Free Proxy , Web Proxy.
4. Create a new email address from Gmail or Yahoo -
- Once your eBay account is banned, eBay will log all your information used to create the account as suspended. If you try to create a new account with any of the same information you will be banned. This means email address too! Do not use your own domain name for your new eBay account either. I know it helps with advertising… i.e. email@aspkin.com. If I were to try to create a new eBay account with email2@aspkin.com after email@aspkin.com was suspended, eBay is not dumb and will link my accounts together and I will be suspended. This is not the case with widely known email providers like Yahoo, Gmail, and Hotmail. So just make sure to use a widely known email provider for your new account and you�ll be okay.
5. Add that new email to your Paypal account �
- The reason to add your newly created email address to your Paypal account is because you can�t use the same email address eBay has suspended to send or accept funds from eBay. It has been logged as a suspended user�s email address, and trying to accept funds to your suspended email address will cause your new eBay account to be suspended.
In other words you'll need to add a second email address to your Paypal account to use with your eBay account. Go to your Paypal account >> Profile >> Email and select to add a new email address. Once this is done, Paypal will send a verification email to that email address for you to verify. Once verified the only thing you have to do on eBay's end is to add your paypal email address to your auctions and you're good to go. Do not select to link your eBay and Paypal accounts via 'eBay Seller Account'; this will cause your account to be suspended. It's fairly easy, don't over complicate it and you'll be okay.
6. Create a new eBay account with the Gmail or Yahoo email �
- Once your cookies and saved passwords have been deleted, Turbo Lister uninstalled (you can reinstall in a different folder), your IP address has been changed and you�ve created a new email address. You are ready to set up your new eBay account. Quick tip: Since you�re trying to become someone else, and using your old information will have you suspended. Don�t use your same name or street address. If your name is Marcus Miranda. Be sure to change a few letters around. You�re new name would be Marcs Mirnda. You can actually use any name you want. I use this site to find my new names. Funny Names. It�s your choice, just remember never use your same name or address but be sure to keep your city and country the same. You don�t want to draw unwanted attention from eBay. Trust me on this.
7. Create a seller account with a new Credit Card and Bank Info �
- If you�re a seller, which I�m betting 90% of the people reading this are, you�ll want to be able to sell again. This step is tricky, and requires a few more steps. For US sellers, you�ll need to verify who you are before eBay gives you the keys to a seller account. Here are the steps!
� Step One! You�re giving the choice to either submit a credit card or debit card of yours, or establish proof of identity with their ID Verify, which I don�t recommend. So you�ll need to use a credit or debit card that has no ties to eBay in order for you to create a seller account. Fortunately you�re reading this and have my vast knowledge and expertise on your side. You don�t need to use any of your current credit cards if you don�t want to. I found that prepaid credit cards or virtual gift accounts with either Visa or MC logos work the same and are safer to use. There are several sources to obtain prepaid credit cards or virtual gift accounts. I�m currently using simon.com which requires a Verify by Visa card. Their virtual gift cards require no SS# and are delivered by email. Search Google for prepaid credit card or gift cards, you�ll have a lot of options for you. Any card which has a MC or Visa logo that you have not used before with eBay will work when creating the account.
� Step two! Once you obtain a new credit card your ready to create your seller account. When entering your credit card details your personal information should automatically be entered, your name and address. Try to use this information first when submitting your credit card, 90% of the time eBay will accept this information which should be your bogus name and address. Never use your same name or address on any eBay account; be sure you to use your same city and country for IP reasons. Once your credit card has been accepted you�ll need to enter your banking information.
� Step three! Unfortunately the only way to create a seller account is to have a bank account and since 90% of the people reading this has had their bank account information black listed by eBay. Meaning if you enter your old bank account information, eBay will link your eBay accounts together and suspend you. The only other way around this is to enter false banking information. Keep your routing number the same, but change your actually account number. Simply change a few numbers and you�ll be okay. Just remember to select payments to be made by your credit card.
Very Important! Frequently Asked Questions and more information on specific details you�re going to ask me!
� Do not host your own gallery images. Have either eBay host your images, where you upload your image to eBay or use a 3rd party image hosting website. Example if I host a gallery image from aspkin.com/images and was suspended; eBay will blacklist my domain for GALLERY images, not auction images. Meaning if I try to host a gallery image again from the aspkin.com/images, my eBay account will be linked and suspended. You can however host auction images from any domain including a suspended one without risk. I could successfully use images from aspkin.com in my auctions. Meaning I link directly to the images within an auction description. This has been proven over and over again. Please trust me with this. Read this again if you don�t understand, at least � of the 100+ comments from my previous articles were specific to this. I hope you understand.
� The way eBay and Paypal currently work is that they do not share the same information. They work separately for the time being. That being said, you can use any name and address for your eBay account(s) without Paypal being a problem. The only thing you must worry about from paypal is your email address. Once your email address is banned from eBay, you can no longer use it to receive or send payments to eBay. Meaning you must add a new email address to your Paypal account and use this for your new eBay account. Trust me on this!
� If you�re having trouble trying to change your IP address, please contact your ISP or research your specific online connection. I can�t possibly help everyone with their specific connection.
� EBay can not grab your IP address unless you actually log into your eBay account.
� The difference with a prepaid CC and one that you apply for and have credit with is just that. I real credit card gives you credit to use for future purchases, a prepaid card is basically the same but you have to pre pay before you use the card. I recommend using a prepaid card because they're easier and faster to obtain then a regular credit card. You can use either-or when registering an account, the main difference is the credit card number its self. That�s what eBay really monitors. There are other benefits when using a pre-paid credit card, but I�ll let you figure that one out on your own.
� The thing about the bank account is this. EBay does not verify that the account is legitimate until they try to charge it. Therefore you can enter any bank account information and eBay will accept it. If you enter your previous bank account information, eBay will link your accounts together and will ban you. Just make sure to click the option to pay using your credit card on file, it�s probably not a good idea to have eBay trying to take money out of other people's accounts if by chance you enter a real bank account number. I don't like to be shady but this is what eBay forces people to do.
� The max number of products I have found safe to upload per day is 100, with a max quantity of 3-5 each item. If you spam with thousands of auctions and 99 quantities� that�s a red flag� and eBay will ban you.
� When adding a new email address to your Paypal account, you do not have to make it your primary email address. All you need to do is confirm it and you�re good to go.
� Do not link you Paypal account to your eBay account. Note from Johnny be Free, �If you use your new eBay account with your old paypal account your fine (for now) unless you link the two together to use the Paypal shipping feature.�
� One time payments are your best bet to pay your eBay balance.
� Never log into old suspended accounts after creating a new account.
� Listing Description and Titles. You'll want to change these around a little bit to make sure they�re not an exact copy of your previous auctions.
Astrology
Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which knowledge of the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting, and organizing information about personality, human affairs, and other terrestrial matters. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer, or, less often, an astrologist. Historically, the term mathematicus was used to denote a person proficient in astrology , astronomy, and mathematics.
Although the two fields share a common origin, modern astronomy is entirely distinct from astrology. Astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena, whereas astrology is concerned with the attempt to correlate these phenomena with earthly affairs. Astrology is variously considered by its proponents to be a symbolic language, a form of art, science, or divination. The scientific community generally considers astrology to be a pseudoscience or superstition as astrologers have failed empirical tests in controlled studies. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, belief in astrology is widespread.
The word astrology is derived from the Greek αστρολογία, from άστηρ (aster, "star") and λόγος (logos, "speech, statement, reason"). The -λογία suffix is written in English as -logy, "study" or "discipline".
Although the two fields share a common origin, modern astronomy is entirely distinct from astrology. Astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena, whereas astrology is concerned with the attempt to correlate these phenomena with earthly affairs. Astrology is variously considered by its proponents to be a symbolic language, a form of art, science, or divination. The scientific community generally considers astrology to be a pseudoscience or superstition as astrologers have failed empirical tests in controlled studies. Despite the lack of scientific evidence, belief in astrology is widespread.
The word astrology is derived from the Greek αστρολογία, from άστηρ (aster, "star") and λόγος (logos, "speech, statement, reason"). The -λογία suffix is written in English as -logy, "study" or "discipline".
Audio Sound Song / Band Mastering
Mastering is the process of taking a recording and enhancing it to its fullest potential. This not only makes each song from an album sound individually the best it can, but also makes the album as a whole sound unified. Send us your audio for mastering, your tracks will be listened to by an experienced engineer, on a state-of-the-art monitoring system in our acoustically treated studio. After we get an overall impression of the existing sound balance, your project is then professionally mastered using an appropriate chain of top drawer analog and digital equipment
After mastering, your songs will not only be consistent with each other, but they will be as high in volume level as possible while preserving their proper dynamic structure. Mastering adds punch and clarity to your sound. At the same time, mastering removes unwanted frequencies and noise that can reduce the overall quality of your music. Below are a few tools that we use in the mastering process.
After we have mastered your material, it will be more spacious, well balanced, more defined, and considerably louder in volume. You will notice that your songs have more punch, sheen, clarity, drive and smoothness, and that they have been assembled to sound like one coherent project rather than just a collection of songs.
Learn all about Audio Sound Mastering and have it done professionally at very reasonable price and best of all, you don't have to send anything in the mail. All done on internet and you get your final finished product. Visit this website for more indept look.
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After mastering, your songs will not only be consistent with each other, but they will be as high in volume level as possible while preserving their proper dynamic structure. Mastering adds punch and clarity to your sound. At the same time, mastering removes unwanted frequencies and noise that can reduce the overall quality of your music. Below are a few tools that we use in the mastering process.
After we have mastered your material, it will be more spacious, well balanced, more defined, and considerably louder in volume. You will notice that your songs have more punch, sheen, clarity, drive and smoothness, and that they have been assembled to sound like one coherent project rather than just a collection of songs.
Learn all about Audio Sound Mastering and have it done professionally at very reasonable price and best of all, you don't have to send anything in the mail. All done on internet and you get your final finished product. Visit this website for more indept look.
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115 Ways To Be On Your Own Boss
1) HAND DECORATING
of ordinary objects pays well. Their value is often quadrupled.
Prepared stencils and designs are available from hobby shops.
You can work in attic or basement and need invest very little in
supplies. Saleable items are initialled tumblers, stools, trays,
jugs, boxes, waste-baskets, greeting cards, toys. Sell your work
to gift shops on a sale or return basis.
(2) ADDRESSING AND MAILING SERVICE
This work can be obtained by writing or telephoning department stores,
retail and mail order firms, addressing bureaux, and direct mail
services listed in the telephone directory. You can advertise your
service under "Employment" in local newspapers and in the telephone book.
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(3) COLLECT AND SELL COINS
Coin collecting is booming. Supplying collectors is a profitable
home business. Get to know values by reading books and catalogues.
Buy carefully from reputable dealers and from private sources through
classified ads in local papers. Sell through private contacts and
mail order advertisments in "Coins" and other collectors' and hobby
magazines, and in "Exchange & Mart " Weekly, under "Coins". See No
113 on Home Mail Order Business . Combine with No 79.
(4) CORRESPONDENCE CLUB
Your income is from fees charged for people to join the club to receive
the names of others who wish to correspond. In this home mail order
business you cater for some special interest: hobbyists, coin or stamp
collectors, booklovers, prize contest enthusiasts, writers. Place
classified ads in writers', hobby, mechnics and women's magazines,
also "London Weekly Advertiser" and "Saturday Tit Bits".
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(5) PROFITABLE SEWING AT HOME
There is money in a home dressmaking service. It often pays to specialise.
Some do well re-modelling old dresses, or making novelties or children's
wear. A sign in your window, a card on Y.W.C.A. notice boards and
students' bulletins, classified ads in the local newspaper and calls
on dress shops and gift stores bring business. See manuals at your local
library. A money-saving idea if you make children's dresses is to buy
bulk remnants from large manufacturers. A firm selling cotton print
and patterns, is J.W. Coats & Co Ltd., Nelson, Lancs. Useful magazine:
"Pins and Needles".
(6) MAKING LAMPS AND SHADES
at home pays well, as they often sell for many times the material costs.
Lamp shades can be made in home workshops from linen, plastics, silk,
paper and parchment. Local public libraries have manuals on the subject.
Outlets are gift shops and department stores. Co-operate with interior
designers.
(7) RENTAL BUSINESS
This has mushroomed into an attractive new business opportunity.
People like to borrow, do-it-yourselfers rent professional equipment.
Many men are doing well these days by acting as rental agents for all
manner of things - power tools, trucks, cars, electric generators, etc.
There is no capital investment because you act as middleman between the
person owning the equipment and the person renting it. Advertise in local
newspapers.
(8) ANIMAL BREEDING
Pedigree dogs and other pets command high prices today. It is important
to start with the right stock and keep to the instructions given in
handbooks available at local public libraries. Two females mated at
different times of the year could prove profitable. People in all walks
of life make a good income from breeding not only dogs but cats, canaries,
budgerigars, etc., but dog breeding is particularly profitable. Whatever
type of animal you choose to breed, it pays to go in for unusual ones,
such as Papillon dogs, Persian cats, Chinese hamsters, etc. Sell through
classified advertisement in local newspapers and "Sunday Times".
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(9) BASKETRY AND CANE WORK
can be successful if you keep a good standard of workmanship.
Use bright enamel paints for finishing and keep to standard designs
and articles. Study the market and offer your products on sale or
return to gift and novelty shops, stores, women's exchanges etc.
Basketry and other wickerwork with raffia, needs, etc...,appeals
to many people. Popular items are lamp shades, baskets, mats, trays,
footstools, hats, chair seats and backs.
(10) LOCAL NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
Suitable if you are a good 'mixer' and have good local knowledge and
write plain English. Start by sending local editors specimen reports.
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(11) CRITICISM OF WRITERS' MANUSCRIPTS
Profitable if you are keen, have some flair, and study writers'
manuals. Advertise in "The Writer", "Writer's Review", and "Writing".
(12) RESEARCH SERVICE
Writers, lecturers, business companies and others need free-lance
specialists to look up information which can be found in public and
special libraries, museums and trade associations. Get work through
classified ads in literary and writers' magazines. Home operators can
earn oe2.50 to oe3.00 per hour. Your local reference libraries will help.
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(13) BUYING AND SELLING ON COMMISSION
Start with an outbuilding or store room until you can take a small shop.
No knowledge of your goods is necessary. Take a commission of 15% to 25%
on everything you sell. Suppose a customer brings in a table, chair, or
camera for which he asks a certain price. When you have found a buyer
you notify your client, who collects the cash and pays your commission.
Your only expenses are for the space, and classified ads. Furniture, T.V.
sets, cameras, typewriters, prams, sell well.
(14) IDEAS FOR CARTOONISTS
Cartoonists pay well for ideas and gags that suit their style.
Write to cartoonists care of the magazines in which their cartoons appear.
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(15) AT-HOME BABY SITTING
is an increasing in-demand spare-time activity. Mothers bring their
child to the baby-sitter's home, some taking seven or eight at once,
charging by the hour, plus something extra if a meal is given. Combine
with No 92.
(16) AGENCY SUPERVISORS
working from home are wanted by Buying Protection Services, 20 Gorham,
Rottingdean, Brighton. BN2 7DP.
(17) INVISIBLE RE-WEAVING
This service is popular and rewarding because it salvages costly
garments at considerably less cost than would be needed to replace them.
There is particularly good scope in small community neighbourhoods.
Various firms which give help to home operators advertise in
"Exchange & Mart", notably the Invisible Mending Co., Shaftesbury Avenue,
Piccadilly Circus, London. W.1 and British Invisible Mending Service,
1 Hinde Street, London. W.1.
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(18) HANDBILL DISTRIBUTION
for business firms and other advertisers can be profitable.
Door-to-door delivery can be arranged with senior school-children.
Sales letters sent to department stores and other local advertisers
can bring good results, also advertisements in "The Trader".
(19) RUG AND FURNITURE CLEANING
is a growing business. In America especially, more and more people own
and operate an 'on location' rug and furniture cleaning franchise,
such as Service-master, 2117 North Wayne Ave., Chicago 14, Illinis.
In England similar firms advertise in "Exchange & Mart", "Sunday Times",
and "The Observer".
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(20) SELL MAGAZINES
This requires no office and it can be evening work. Write to publishers
requesting the right to get subscritions. Approach schools, hospitals,
offices and private people in their home and at their business. Solicit
orders by telephone and direct mail advertising. Or concentrate on
back numbers which can be bought and sold through advertisements in
"Excange & Mart". Old boys' weeklies such as "Magnet" and "Gem" sell well.
Combine with No 114.
(21) HOME MANUFACTURING
Many saleable products can easily be made at home, and sold through
gift shops and other retailers.
(22) USED CRRESPONDENCE COURSES
at reasonable prices are in demand and several people in America are
running this type of mail order business. They include second-hand
instruction manuals and self-improvement books in their lists.
Advertise under "Educational" in "Exchange & Mart". Combine with NO 114.
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(23) UPHOLSTERING AND FURNITURE REMODELLING
Once you have learned the "know-how" this can pay well. Public libraries
have some good books on the subject and a lot can be learned from craft
and hobby magazines. Many start with just a box of hand tools and some
special equipment. They call in a specialist for extra difficult jobs
and get discount prices on their work. Advertise in local papers.
(24) WINDOW DRESSING
calls for, of course, artistic ability and skill with tools, plus
imagination. It is advisable to get tuition in the subject at evening
classes.
(25) MAKE PLYWOOD NOVELTIES
and sell through gift shops. Popular items: weather vanes, ships,
squirrels, dogs, birds, row-boats, name and address backgroungs,
picture puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, jewel boxes, comic plaques, doll
furniture.
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(26) JUVENILE CLOTHING EXCHANGE
Many women in the suburbs of London and other cities run a children's
clothing exchange, where mothers exchange children's unwanted,
out-grown garments for others and pay an exchange fee. This project
can be combined with the sale of boys' and youths' wear such as shorts,
T-shirts etc., of your own make, or from wholesale suppliers listed
in "The Trader".
(27) BOOK INDEXING
Indexing books for non-fiction publishers is pleasant, profitable work.
The technique can be learned from handbooks in public libraries. Work
is obtained by writing to non-fiction publishers listed in the "Writers
and Artists Year Book".
(28) DANCING LESSONS
Needs skill and a gift for teaching. Local classified ads bring pupils.
Teach in your own home at first. Special classes for middle-aged
people pay well.
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(29) HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
This is a service which can be profitably advertised with classified
ads in magazines and newspapers. The skill can be acquired from manuals
on graphology.
(30) REMINDER BUREAU
With such a service you undertake for an annual fee to remind people
of birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dates for payments, etc. You get
your customers through "Personal" ads in "Sunday Times" and "Observer".
(31) RAISING RABBITS
has the advantage of three markets: selling fur, breeding stock,
and meat. This project can be started in a large backyard free from
local restrictions against raising animals. Get "know-how" from local
library.
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(32) ENTERTINING
in the form of singing, recitations, magic, dancing, doing a comedy
act etc., calls for skill in your particular line, and a "way" with
an audience. To get bookings it is necessary to become well known in
your area by giving benefit performances for charitable affairs,
hospitals and orphanages. These can lead to paid bookings at clubs,
social gatherings, night clubs.
(33) EMBROIDERING
beautifully decorated cigarette cases, velvet compacts, pin cushions,
baby dresses etc., is profitable. Sales are through gift shops. Get
"Embroidery" magazine which advertises opportunities and a correspondence
course from Embroiderers Guild, 73 Wimpole Street, London W.1.
(34) DRAW CARTOONS FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
Cartoons are well paid today and there are some excellent handbooks
and correspondence courses on the subject. Some cartoonists do well
by specialising in supplying industrial magazines with cartoons.
Markets are listed in "Writers and Artist Year Book".
(35) DECORATED CANDLES
These are good sellers to gift shops. Study craft magazines,
visit gift shops, and try to turn out something different.
:THIRTYSIX
(36) PART-TIME PUBLICITY WORK
You supply public relations help to small businesses in your area,
arranging press parties, preparing news releases, arranging interviews,
etc. Know-how can be obtained from handbooks on public relations at
your public library.
(37) MAKING & SELLING HANDMADE SHELL DECORATED JEWELLERY
For this home business you need artistic ability, finger dexterity
and knowledge of the market. Handbooks give full information. Sell
through friends, neighbours, church groups, members of women's clubs,
gift and novelty shops, dress shops and beauty salons.
(38) DOG TRAINING
If you have the gift for it and the necessary know-how from books on
dog training you can get this kind of profitable work with regular
advertising in the local press. This can be combined with the sale
of dog requisites.
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(39) BOOK-KEEPING SERVICE
Local newspapers often contain part-time vacancies, or you can
approach grocers, service stations, clubs, public houses and various
retailers who may need a home book-keeping service, rather than a
more expensive firm of accountants, to help prepare and maintain
tax forms and records. Training can be obtained at evening classes
or by correspondence from School of Careers, Aldermaston Court,
Aldermaston, Berkshire.
(40) MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE AT HOME
This means calling in independent and chain retail stores of all kinds
and soliciting volume orders. You handle no merchandise but send the
orders to the factory which then ships the order direct to the retailer.
There is no selling door-to-door to consumers. You need no office,
only a telephone and some stationery. Ask your reference librarian
for books.
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(41) WOODWORKING
using 3/8" or 1/2" plywood, is profitable if you can make such items
as attractive bedside cabinets and kitchen fixtures, and charge not
more than 100% above the cost of the materials. Consult your local
library for books.
(42) A MENDING SERVICE
for single men, business girls, school-teachers, professional people
and over-worked housewives can pay well. Advertise at week-ends in the
classified section of your local newspaper. This work can be combined
with some other sewing.
(43) RAISING CANARIES, BUDGERIGARS AND PARAKEETS
You need a sunny room, starting with one or two pairs of birds. Sell
the offspring to friends, neighbours and local pet stores.
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(44) MAKING AND SELLING FOODS
This pays handsomely. Items in demand are cakes, jams, jellies,
maple syrup, apple cider, cheese, cookies, candies, etc. Sell through
gift shops, tea rooms, hotels, grocers, and by small classified
advertisements in national Sunday newspapers and women's magazines.
It is usual to fix prices by doubling the cost of ingredients.
(45) MODELLING
Photographers, art schools, advertising agencies, moving picture
agencies, department stores, T.V. stations, want women, men and boys
as models for advretising, illustrations for clothes and other products,
magazine illustrations.
:FORTYSIX
(46) PROFITS IN KNITTING
This is a home activity that pays well. Women buy sweaters, dresses
and two and three-piece suits; men need mufflers, gloves, socks,
jackets, sweaters; and children's knitted wear is also in demand
at good prices. Sell privately through local babywear shops, gift
shops and other suitable retail outlets; by mail order; also by
approaching suitable firms. If your standard of work is high you
may get homework from firms such as Harrop Bros., (Sirdar Wools),
Africa House, Kingsway, London W.C.2, Emu Wools Ltd, 15 Woodstock Street,
London, W.1.; Lavender Knitting Mill Ltd, 21 Kingly Street,
Regent Street London, W.1.; Laines du Pinguin Ltd., 7 Lexington Street,
London W.1. A sample of your work may be requested. Write for details,
enclosing s.a.e.
(47) NURSERY SCHOOL
Many women with the necessary experience with children earn good
money operating a nursery school simply by making their services
known through local classified advertisements.
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(48) NOVELTY, TOY AND BRIC-A-BRAC SHOP
Interesting if you can make articles in demand that also sell
to wholesalers, mail order houses, stores, souvenir shops, gift shops.
Typical items: paperweights, desk sets, book-ends.
(49) DEMONSTRATIONS
Details of an attractive range of luxury skin care products for
demonstrating from your own home at generous profits are obtainable
from B & G Delaney, 18 Wellington Square, Chelsea, London SW3.
Agents to sell beauty preparations are wanted by Avon Cosmetics Ltd.,
84 Baker Street, London W.1.
(50) SELLING SHIRTS
to friends and workmates at actual wholesale prices is a popular
spare time activity. A free starting outfit of actual shirting samples,
coloured illustration, etc., is offered by K.L.Shirts, 349 Edgware Road,
London W2.
:FIFTYONE
(51) HOOKED AND BRAIDED RUGS
and novelties made at home sell well in local shops. Lamp and vase mats,
handbags, hot dish mats, seat covers, toilet seat covers, backrests and
slippers are in demand. Rugmaking kits are obtainable from Winwood
Textiles, Kidderminster, Worcs.
(52) COLLECTING AND SELLING SCRAP METAL
is profitable. If you have transport you can start by collecting scrap
in your locality. Your local library will have a book on metal
identification that will tell you how to identify steel, lead, zinc,
bronze, brass, iron, etc. Your librarian will help you to track
down buyers.
(53) SELL PRINTED STATIONERY
There are many outlets, stationers, friends, and by mail order.
Books giving the know-how are obtainable from your public library
and new and secondhand printed machinery is advertised weekly in
the "Exchange & Mart". Profits are good and reliable work much in
demand. Start spare-time and develop into full-time.
:FIFTYFOUR
(54) MUSHROOM GROWING
This can be conducted in a shed or basement. A thorough knowledge
of the subject is essential. Sales can be made through a sign in
your window; through local newspaper advertisements or a roadside
stand; and to local greengrocers, restaurants and hotels. A mushroom
growing kit is available from BM1, 421 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey.
(55) MAKING CURTAINS AND RUGS
is a pleasant home occupation. Many people are glad of such a
money-saving service. Get business through telephone and personal
calls, letters and classified advertisements in local newspaper,
sell privately and through gift shops. Get supplies at trade rates
through wholesalers listed in the telephone book and in craft journals.
:FIFTYSIX
(56) A FILM DEVELOPING SERVICE
can be a very profitable occupation, especially in the summer.
You can work from home and get business by offering chemists 25%
commission to act as agents.
(57) CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM
Some women have developed a profitable second income by turning one
of their rooms into children;s playroom, fixing it up with bright
walls, games, puzzles, toys and books. They take in neighbours'
children aged from 4 to 10 for an agreed rate per afternoon,
leaving parents ree for shopping etc.
(58) CURIOS AND NOVELTIES
Made at home, these items can be sold directly to the public or
through retail outlets such as gift shops, novelty and curio shops.
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(59) COLLECT AND SELL AUTOGRAPHS
These can be picked up, often cheaply, from estate sales and
secondhand bookshops, also by writing to famous people telling
them how much you appreciate something they have done or written
(such letters often bring a thank you note). Sell by mail order
through classified ads in the literary magazines. Combine with No 87.
(60) BABY SITTING AGENCY
A baby sitting (and invalid sitting) agency is well worthwhile.
Operators advertise for baby sitters in the local newspaper and
check their suitability. The agency mails postcards to parents,
women's groups and church groups making known its service. Fees
to parents range from oe2 to oe3 per hour (more after midnight).
The agency takes 20 per cent to 40 per cent of the sitter's fee.
A one-woman or one-man agency can handle 35 to 40 sitters.
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(61) BUYING AND SELLING OLD CHINA AND GLASS
It is possible to make good profits by buying certain types of old
china and glass from secondhand stores, auction sales, etc., and
selling them privately and to antique dealers. It is necessary to
get to know the subject and which items are in demand; this can be
done by studying books in the public library.
(62) FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE REPAIRING
If you have the ability there is good scope in this field because
everywhere people like to be able to call in someone to salvage old
furniture, remodel lamps, fix chairs and sofas, etc.
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(63) MANAGING BLOCKS OF FLATS
Owners of apartment houses are often glad to pay 5% of the rent to
someone who will collect monthly rents, place income in the bank,
superintend maintenance and show people over vacant flats. Some
people make a good income of this, managing several blocks of flats.
Books on the subject are likely to be found in local libraries.
A classified advertisement offering your services in the local
paper could be tried.
(64) FELT CRAFT
it is quite easy and often highly lucrative. Home operators obtain
low-priced kits from supply houses, scraps from departent stores,
milliners and mills, and make toy animals, table mats, handbags,
holders, hot dish pads, slippers, hats, belts glass cases, felt
flowers, purses. Sell to gift shops.
(65) OPERATE A SPARETIME AGENCY ROM HOME
Details of various agencies from Wessex First Aid Co., 6a Royal Parade,
Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey; Progressive Insurance Brokers, 7 Judd
Street, London W.C.1; Garden Estate Nurseries Ltd., 4 Station Road,
Wytleaf, Surrey.
(66) WRITING FOR MONEY
Thousands of magazines pay well for articles and stories that suit
their public. Many beginners get into print with the help of manuals
such as "Write for Money" (from your authorised distributor). Markets
are listed in "Writers and Artists Year Book".
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(67) A HOME REPAIR SHOP
for toys, dolls and household items is appreciated in most towns.
Such a service can be made known with announcements on notice boards,
a sign in your window and with classified advertisements in local
newspapers.
(68) PREPARING CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V.'s)
on your home P.C. and printing out on daisy-wheel or laser printer.
Very prestigious results are achieved thus materially assisting job
candidates. Fees of £25 - £50 can be collected for the finished product.
Advertise your service in local/national newspapers.
:SIXTYNINE
(69) WORDPROCESSING SERVICE
from home using P.C. appropriate software as 'Wordstar' and a daisy-wheel
printer. Reports, special letters, quotations, invoices can easily be
produced using state-of-the-art peripherals. Customers will be small
businesses such as builders, doctors, accountants. Demand will be regular.
All data is kept on magnetic discs and can be amended or extended with a
few keystrokes. Charge an hourly rate negotiated with the client.
Get work through notice boards, classified ads.
(70) DRESSMAKING FOR OFF-SIZED FOLK
Because so many people cannot wear the standard-sized costumes sold
in shops, this is an excellent speciality.
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(71) WRITING COMPUTER SOTWARE
Children love novel computer games thus creating a constant demand
for new and better arcade quality software. If you have programming
skills (or these skills can be acquired through local college courses)
then writing these games using computer language could prove a very
profitable venture. Companies marketing these games (Commodore, Atari,
Amstrad, Sega, etc) either buy them outright or pay royalties on all
copies of your game sold.
(72) ILLUSTRATED LECTURES
There is money in this. Build up a collection of colour slides on two or
three popular subjects. Read up these subjects over a period. Then write
offering to give illustrated talks to clubs, civic organisations,
educational institutions and employees of business firms. Projectors
can be hired.
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(73) HAT RENOVATING
A number of women in small and larger towns add to their income by
giving 'new life' to hats, changing the style to make them look new
and different. Classified local advertisements and personal
recommendations bring customers.
(74) POULTRY BREEDING
If you have the inclination and the space, plus some ability for
buying and selling you could look into this possibility, studying
the journals and manuals on the subject at the local library.
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(75) HOME IMPORT-EXPORT BUSINESS
This field bristles with opportunities and involves only very modest
expenditure to start. One operator claims to make an average of oe15,000
to oe20,000 a year and he started with very little capital. The necessary
know-how is easily acquired; there are reliable manuals on world trade,
showing how to start, how to get government help, how and where to buy,
how to sell locally and by mail, etc. There is a good deal of useful
information and a wealth of source addreses in "Export-Import without
Capital" (from your authorised distributor).
(76) PRINTING SERVICE
Selling printed items (letterheads, envelopes, forms etc.,) through
local solicitation involves no equipment, no stock, no financial
investment, no figuring. You find a wholesaler printer who will
supply a catalogue and samples; these do the main job. This idea can
be extended to a mail order printing service, operated through
classified advertisements in such periodicals as "Exchange & Mart",
and "The Trader". Many people are getting 20% to 30% discount on
jobs they feed to their printer - a quick and easy sideline income
that combines well with a mimeographing service.
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(77) PREPARING SPEECHES
If you have the ability to prepare speeches there is well paid work
to be obtained from persons active in trade associations, literary clubs,
political groups and social clubs. A letter, with your business card,
sent to the secretaries of such associations may well lead to interesting
work. Payment can be quite high according to the type of speech and the
amount of research needed . Combine with No 66.
(78) PART -TIME TAXI DRIVING
It is necessary to be over 21 years of age and to possess a driver's
licence. Apply to local taxicab companies.
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(79) DEALING IN POSTAGE STAMPS
gives plenty of scope today with the ever-increasing interest in stamp
collecting for pleasure and profit. There are over 3 million collectors
of stamps in the British Isles and about 12 million throughout the world.
Even if you confine yourself to supplying collectors in Great Britain,
you can make a good income. Many people are earning £75 to £150 weekly
(and much more) selling postage stamps by mail order from home.
You can get started without investment as a number of suppliers
"drop ship" direct to your customers, so that you do not have to carry
a lot of stock. Some leading mail order stamp dealers, now making
thousands of pounds a year, started on the kitchen table. Offer the
right stamps in the right manner and you cannot fail to make this
absorbing hobby profitable. Nor do you need experience and knowledge
of stamps if you follow the simple method given in Stanley Green's
"Profitable Stamp Dealing" (from your authorised distributor) which
shows exactly how to start and reveals tested money-making and
money-saving techniques. This project could bve combined with No 114.
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(80) PAPER HANGING
if you can do it well, is a wanted service. Insert classified ads
saying you will decorate houses at low rates (get the know-how from
library books). Request a discount of 20% on wallpaper supplied by
retailers.
(81) PLASTIC CRAFTWORK
can be carried out on a card table at home. Manuals are readily
obtainable showing how to make jewel boxes, paperweights, candleholders,
pen-holders, cigarette boxes, costume jewellery and ornamental plaques
for gift shop outlets.
(82) THERE IS MONEY IN CARS
first in selling used or new cars, second in running a motor insurance
agency. You can buy used cars cheaply at weekly auctions and sell
for excellent profits from home. Advertise in your local paper under
cars for sale. Details of a motor insurance agency are obtainabe from
Gambles and Childs Ltd., Quebec Street, Leeds.
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(83) PART-TIME SECRETARY
Many women do secretarial work at home for dentists, doctors and
lawyers who do not require a secretary all day. They call for the
client's recordings from a dictation machine and perform the work
at home, at a considerable saving for the client. Other likely
customers; ministers, associations, mail order frims, stores,
restaurants, gas and electric companies. Freelance secretarial
vacancies are dealt with by Freelance Secretaries, 36 Cavendish Road,
Chesham, Bucks. (Tel. Chesham 2620). Enclose a stamped addressed
envelope when writing.
(84) POTTERY CRAFT PRODUCTS
can now be made at home at low expenditure on kits and clays from
craft supply houses. There is a good market for gaily-decorated
tiles for hanging on walls, decoration of fireplaces, etc., small
pitchers and mugs, vases and flower bowls.
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(85) PROFITS FROM PLASTIC LAMINATING
There is a demand for this service because so many people have
documents and papers they want to preserve from deterioration by
having them covered with a layer of plastic that is airtight.
Business firms want photos, cards, maps, charts, clippings, etc.,
protected. Firms that show you how to get started advertise in
"Exchange & Mart".
(86) PET OWNER SERVICE
Shampooing and boarding pets is a sought-after service in
higher-income areas. Poodle clipping is also in demand. Your local
public library probably has books on dogs and clipping. Cards
displayed at newsagents and classified advertisements in local
newspapers bring this kind of business.
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(87) LOCATE OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS
This pays well. You place two-line classified ads in literary
periodicals such as "Books and Bookman", "Times Literary Supplement",
"Time and Tide", offering to find scarce books a "free search service".
You insert other ads indicating specific titles wanted in "The Clique".
As offers come in you fix the price to your customer (double or treble
the price you are quoted) on a postcard. Contact several large
secondhand book dealers, tell them that you are in the book finding
business, and get their prices and terms. Useful manual:
"Money from Old Books" (see page 12) from your authorised distributor.
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(88) TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE
Such services are used by lawyers, doctors, repair men, contractos
and others who are not always able to have someone to answer
'phone calls'. Many housewives, shut-ins, married couples and others
find that a telephone answering service pays well. A monthly fee is charged.
(89) COMPUTERISED BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING SERVICE
Using a home P.C. and software such as "Sage" or "Pegasus"
accounting packages you are able to offer a fully computerised
book-keeping and accounting service including; purchase ledger,
profit and loss accounts, sales ledger, nominal ledger, profit forecasting.
Book-keeping and VAT returns are the bane of all small/medium
businesses. Many will be happy to off-load on to your service
allowing them more time to actually running their businesses.
Hard copy of ledgers are printed out for use by chartered accountants
for submission to inland revenue and customs and excise officials.
Fees are negotiable but oe25 per hour should be the minimum aim.
Contact local Chamber of Commerce for names of potential local
businesses and run classified ads in local/regional newspapers.
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(90) TOY MAKING
calls for a keen interest, market study and initiative; in demand are:
tricks, games, game boards, masks, educational toys, models, puppets
and any other types. Felt for soft toy-making is obtainable at low
prices from Griffiiths & Co., 6 Hanover Street, Merthyr Tydfil and
from B.Brown(holborn) Ltd., 32 Grenville Street, London E.C.1 Kits
are available from Cuddlycraft Supplies, Lewes Street, Brighton, Sussex,
and from Hobbies Ltd., 78a New Oxford Street, London W.C.1. Eyes,
squeaks and growls for soft toymakers are supplied by Swisscross Ltd.,
202 Tulse Hill, London S.W.2. Get know-how from project books and
popular hobby and science magazines and from toymaking manual available
from Christine Veasey Publications, Elm House, Elm Street, London, W.C.1.
In this home-shop field an original idea can make a fortune.
(91) TEACH TYPEWRITING
Many stenographers take a typing class at home in the evening,
using rented typewriters and ads in local papers. Combine with NO 110.
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(92) A LIST BROKING SERVICE
can provide a good income, spare-time or full-time. List Broking
is big business in America and is a fast growing field in the U.K.
It is the use of one firm's mailing list by another non-competing firm.
Operating such a Mailing List Exchange is easy and profits are high
. Instruction manuals on the subject are advertised in the various
mail order journals.
(93) CHINCHILLA BREEDING
is equally profitable. This can be undertaken at home since most people
have a spare corner or cupboard under the stairs to keep the cages.
Chinchillas are becoming extremely popular animals hence this can
become a very profitable croft business.
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(94) WEDDING VIDEO SERVICE
offering a personal video of this special occasion is a profitable
usage of a "camcorder". Many young brides want a living momento of
their wedding-day. oe20-oe30 per copy can be realised for 1-2 hours work.
Up to a dozen copies can be sold from each ceremony. Advertise in
your local paper. A "camcorder" can be purchased as cheaply as oe450.
(95) TYPEWRITER REPAIRS
A home typewriter repair service can pay well. Get business through
office supply stores and small classified advertisements in local papers
at weekends.
(96) WATCH REPAIRING
can be highly profitable. A watch repairing course is offered by
Watchcraft, 121 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London S.W.15.
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(97) STENCIL CUTTING
for churches, clubs and business firms pays well. It is simply
typing on to a wax stencil (without the typewriter ribbon). Erasures
and corrections are made with a liquid which may be bought at any
office stationery shop. Combine with Bo. 110.
(98) SELLING OCCULT AND METAPHYSICAL BOOKS BY MAIL
is interesting and can be profitable. In England a reliable advertising
medium for such books is "Prediction"; in America "Fate". Source of
supply: New Knowledge Books, P.O. Box 9, Horsham, Sussex. Combine with
No. 114.
(99) SILK SCREEN PRINTING
can be excellent home business. The process is used for greeting cards,
posters, show cards, personalised place cards, etc. This method of
printing by stencils through tautly stretched silk in a frame is easy
to learn and there is no scarcity of manuals.
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(100) T.V. REPAIR SERVICE
is a good spare-time business. There are useful manuals on the subject.
(101) SELLING INSURANCE
This is growing enormously and the future market is very great.
Most insurance companies have training facilities. Men and Women act
as sole proprietor, operating their own business in their own time.
See No. 82.
(102) SIGHT-SEEING GUIDANCE AND LECTURING
is usually seasonal work. It is necessary to be a fluent talker and
know how to handle people. Become familiar with the points of
interest you will talk about from handbooks at your public library.
Apply to sight-seeing companies in your area.
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(103) SECOND HAND BOOK SERVICE
Books can often be bought cheaply at private sales, from markets and
side-street secondhand bookshops, and through classified advertisements
in "Book Market" and "Exchange & Mart" (under books). They can be sold
to specialist booksellers and through classified advertisement under
"Books" in "Exchange & Mart". A list of books to look for worth oe6 to
oe850 per volume, is given in the manual "Money from Old Books", available
from the distributor of this manual. Combine with No 114.
(104) DESK TOP PUBLISHING
Armed with an Apple Macintosh computer and software such as "Pagemaker"
and a laser printer (total outlay for second-hand equipment ....see
'Computer for Sale' in "Exchange & Mart"....as little as oe3500) and
a few hours home training from the 'user friendly' manuals accompanying
this equipment you have the basis for a ready made business.
Charge oe25 - oe40 per hour for preparing the artwork for letterheads,
manuals, business cards, etc. Customers will be small printers, large
printers with overspill, mail-order dealers.
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(105) MONEY FROM YOUR CAMERA
Sizeable incomes are being made by free-lance photographers.
Clubs often want group shots of the membership. Home portraiture
pays well. Local business firms buy pictures of their products.
Retail stores want photographic show cards. Picture postcards of
your town may sell well through local newsagents, stationers and
gift shops. Many find it profitable to contact business firms offering
to photograph merchandise for illustration in their sales literature.
"The Writers' and Artist' Year Book" contains a detailed list of firms
wishing to buy all types of photographs. Correspondence courses are
advertised in "Amateur Photographer". Agencies that consider photographs
for syndication at best prices are: Keystone Press Agency Ltd.,
Keystone House, Red Lion Court, London E.C.4. (Tel:353 9634), Associated
Press Ltd., News Photo Dept., 83/86 Farringdon Street, London E.C.4.
(tel:583 1691).
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(106) HANDYMAN SERVICE
Profitable odd jobs for local householders include furniture repairing,
patching up cement, simple plumbing, washing cars, sharpening lawn
mowers, garden tidying, fixing labour-saving devices, shelves, etc.
With the help of the popular manuals available anyone can give first
aid for the metal fitting and utencils in the house. It is often
possible to pick up commission through work obtained for paper hangers,
plasterers, carpenters, etc.
(107) 'TRAINING VIDEO' MAKING
Many small and medium sized companies place much emphasis on group
training. This is very time consuming in terms of staff employed
on training tasks. Offering a 'training video' service will attract
such customers. A training session is 'video recorded' and the company
use this to impart the required skills to groups of their employees.
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(108) WRITING SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Most people can write tips on household management, cookery, child care,
etc. Jokes, anecdotes, children's sayings, business-building gimmicks,
etc., are in demand. Many such items receive sizeable cheques from
magazines. Combine with Nos 66 and 77.
(109) MAKE AND SELL COSTUME JEWELLERY
Home-made costume jewellery sell well to jewellery outlets, gift shops,
hairdressers shops, clothes boutiques, and by direct mail. It is
possible to start with limited capital. Read books borrowed from
the local library, study trade journals, and literature issued by
manufacturers of fittings and supplies. Catalogues from Leisurecrafts Ltd.,
Romford Road, London E.12. Write also to Gemcraft, 96 Grove Vale,
London S.E.22.
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(110) HOME TYPING
pays well if the right techniques are followed. Business firms,
professional people and associations in your area need typing done
by free-lance typists. Authors need novels, short stories, plays,
non-fiction books and articles typed and they are easily reached
through classified ads in writers' and literary magazines. Type
name lists for business firms such as department stores and mail
order houses. See "Money from Home Typing" (from your authorised
distributor).
(111) COLLECTION SERVICE
Many people with the ability to write good letters have done well
helping business firms with their overdue accounts. Sample collection
letters given in handbooks from public libraries can be adapted to
suit various types of businesses. Charge customers from 10% on all
money brought in.
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(112) TELEX/FAX/PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE
Communication and fast coying are vital requirements of modern
businesses and executive professionals. Second-hand fascimile and
photocopiers are cheaply available. You can charge 10p per photocopy,
oe1.00 per minute for fax transmission and oe1.50 per min for telexing.
Advertise your service in classified sections of local newsapapers.
This business can be dovetailed with an existing business or run from home.
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(113) HOME MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
You can start and operate a profitable mail order business at home
with limited capital if you go the right way about it. Starting with
almost no capital it is possible to make oe100 a week part-time and oe700
(and much more) full time. "I've found mail order a wonderful, a proven
way to make high profits in spare time, at home. I think it is the finest
spare-time business of all", writes James Carr, author of a well known
Mail Order Course. "You can start anywhere", he writes, "using your kitchen
table for an office. You do no personal selling. You can start with a
modest amount of savings and grow big. Possibilities are practically
unlimited if you use these techniques (described in his course).
A home mail order business changed my whole life".
Fortunes have been made by selling books, manuals, folios and
correspondence courses by mail. Other sound lines are selling gifts,
novelties, kitchen gadgets, stamps to collectors, running an envelope
addressing service, list broking service or print agency. Mail order
know-how is essential and obtainable from such courses as those
described on the LIBRARY page of this DISC.
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(114) SELLING SELF-HELP AN 'HOW' BOOKS BY MAIL
This is the most satisfactory type of mail order business. Easy,
pleasant and profitable, it is an ideal spare-time or full-time activity,
especially suitable for the beginner in mail order. We do not know of
anything else that can be sold as easily and with as little capital as
books. They bring continual repeat business for related books. No
licence is needed to sell books. Bookselling by post in the way we
recommend provides the easiest, most inexpensive way to get mail order
experience. Certain types of books are not easily available in local
shops - such as self-help and 'how' books. Your prospective customers
run into millions. People buy more books of this type every year.
We specialize in such books which sell well by post: manuals on additional
income, spare-time earning, practical reference books, popular
psychology guides, health manuals and occult books. Typical classified
advertisements you can insert are "INCREASE YOUR INCOME! Free list
of money-making manuals" (Your name and address). Manuals on Spare-time
earning, Mail Order etc., List Free"
"Moneymaking Opportunities for Homeworkers. Details free".
These advertisements costing under oe15 each are suitable for the
"Employment: Various' section of "Exchange & Mart" and classified
sections of "Saturday Tit Bits", "Homemaker", "Reveille",
"London Weekly Advertiser", "Do-It-Yourself", "Yorkshire Evening Post",
"The Trader", etc., You can start in this field on a shoe
string - just the cost of your first few classified ads and a
supply of circulars and manuals from us. Tested circulars such
as "Money-Making Manuals" can be supplied.
(115) CRAFT WORK
Because good craftsmanship is scarce today home craftsmen can readily
sell attractive work through gift shops, furniture stores and other
retailers, also privately. Unusual bookshelves, bookracks, bookends,
novelties, wireworks, marquetry, leatherwork, etc. Addresses of
handicraft materials and hobby kit suppliers are usually obtainable
at local public libraries.
of ordinary objects pays well. Their value is often quadrupled.
Prepared stencils and designs are available from hobby shops.
You can work in attic or basement and need invest very little in
supplies. Saleable items are initialled tumblers, stools, trays,
jugs, boxes, waste-baskets, greeting cards, toys. Sell your work
to gift shops on a sale or return basis.
(2) ADDRESSING AND MAILING SERVICE
This work can be obtained by writing or telephoning department stores,
retail and mail order firms, addressing bureaux, and direct mail
services listed in the telephone directory. You can advertise your
service under "Employment" in local newspapers and in the telephone book.
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(3) COLLECT AND SELL COINS
Coin collecting is booming. Supplying collectors is a profitable
home business. Get to know values by reading books and catalogues.
Buy carefully from reputable dealers and from private sources through
classified ads in local papers. Sell through private contacts and
mail order advertisments in "Coins" and other collectors' and hobby
magazines, and in "Exchange & Mart " Weekly, under "Coins". See No
113 on Home Mail Order Business . Combine with No 79.
(4) CORRESPONDENCE CLUB
Your income is from fees charged for people to join the club to receive
the names of others who wish to correspond. In this home mail order
business you cater for some special interest: hobbyists, coin or stamp
collectors, booklovers, prize contest enthusiasts, writers. Place
classified ads in writers', hobby, mechnics and women's magazines,
also "London Weekly Advertiser" and "Saturday Tit Bits".
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(5) PROFITABLE SEWING AT HOME
There is money in a home dressmaking service. It often pays to specialise.
Some do well re-modelling old dresses, or making novelties or children's
wear. A sign in your window, a card on Y.W.C.A. notice boards and
students' bulletins, classified ads in the local newspaper and calls
on dress shops and gift stores bring business. See manuals at your local
library. A money-saving idea if you make children's dresses is to buy
bulk remnants from large manufacturers. A firm selling cotton print
and patterns, is J.W. Coats & Co Ltd., Nelson, Lancs. Useful magazine:
"Pins and Needles".
(6) MAKING LAMPS AND SHADES
at home pays well, as they often sell for many times the material costs.
Lamp shades can be made in home workshops from linen, plastics, silk,
paper and parchment. Local public libraries have manuals on the subject.
Outlets are gift shops and department stores. Co-operate with interior
designers.
(7) RENTAL BUSINESS
This has mushroomed into an attractive new business opportunity.
People like to borrow, do-it-yourselfers rent professional equipment.
Many men are doing well these days by acting as rental agents for all
manner of things - power tools, trucks, cars, electric generators, etc.
There is no capital investment because you act as middleman between the
person owning the equipment and the person renting it. Advertise in local
newspapers.
(8) ANIMAL BREEDING
Pedigree dogs and other pets command high prices today. It is important
to start with the right stock and keep to the instructions given in
handbooks available at local public libraries. Two females mated at
different times of the year could prove profitable. People in all walks
of life make a good income from breeding not only dogs but cats, canaries,
budgerigars, etc., but dog breeding is particularly profitable. Whatever
type of animal you choose to breed, it pays to go in for unusual ones,
such as Papillon dogs, Persian cats, Chinese hamsters, etc. Sell through
classified advertisement in local newspapers and "Sunday Times".
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(9) BASKETRY AND CANE WORK
can be successful if you keep a good standard of workmanship.
Use bright enamel paints for finishing and keep to standard designs
and articles. Study the market and offer your products on sale or
return to gift and novelty shops, stores, women's exchanges etc.
Basketry and other wickerwork with raffia, needs, etc...,appeals
to many people. Popular items are lamp shades, baskets, mats, trays,
footstools, hats, chair seats and backs.
(10) LOCAL NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT
Suitable if you are a good 'mixer' and have good local knowledge and
write plain English. Start by sending local editors specimen reports.
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(11) CRITICISM OF WRITERS' MANUSCRIPTS
Profitable if you are keen, have some flair, and study writers'
manuals. Advertise in "The Writer", "Writer's Review", and "Writing".
(12) RESEARCH SERVICE
Writers, lecturers, business companies and others need free-lance
specialists to look up information which can be found in public and
special libraries, museums and trade associations. Get work through
classified ads in literary and writers' magazines. Home operators can
earn oe2.50 to oe3.00 per hour. Your local reference libraries will help.
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(13) BUYING AND SELLING ON COMMISSION
Start with an outbuilding or store room until you can take a small shop.
No knowledge of your goods is necessary. Take a commission of 15% to 25%
on everything you sell. Suppose a customer brings in a table, chair, or
camera for which he asks a certain price. When you have found a buyer
you notify your client, who collects the cash and pays your commission.
Your only expenses are for the space, and classified ads. Furniture, T.V.
sets, cameras, typewriters, prams, sell well.
(14) IDEAS FOR CARTOONISTS
Cartoonists pay well for ideas and gags that suit their style.
Write to cartoonists care of the magazines in which their cartoons appear.
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(15) AT-HOME BABY SITTING
is an increasing in-demand spare-time activity. Mothers bring their
child to the baby-sitter's home, some taking seven or eight at once,
charging by the hour, plus something extra if a meal is given. Combine
with No 92.
(16) AGENCY SUPERVISORS
working from home are wanted by Buying Protection Services, 20 Gorham,
Rottingdean, Brighton. BN2 7DP.
(17) INVISIBLE RE-WEAVING
This service is popular and rewarding because it salvages costly
garments at considerably less cost than would be needed to replace them.
There is particularly good scope in small community neighbourhoods.
Various firms which give help to home operators advertise in
"Exchange & Mart", notably the Invisible Mending Co., Shaftesbury Avenue,
Piccadilly Circus, London. W.1 and British Invisible Mending Service,
1 Hinde Street, London. W.1.
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(18) HANDBILL DISTRIBUTION
for business firms and other advertisers can be profitable.
Door-to-door delivery can be arranged with senior school-children.
Sales letters sent to department stores and other local advertisers
can bring good results, also advertisements in "The Trader".
(19) RUG AND FURNITURE CLEANING
is a growing business. In America especially, more and more people own
and operate an 'on location' rug and furniture cleaning franchise,
such as Service-master, 2117 North Wayne Ave., Chicago 14, Illinis.
In England similar firms advertise in "Exchange & Mart", "Sunday Times",
and "The Observer".
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(20) SELL MAGAZINES
This requires no office and it can be evening work. Write to publishers
requesting the right to get subscritions. Approach schools, hospitals,
offices and private people in their home and at their business. Solicit
orders by telephone and direct mail advertising. Or concentrate on
back numbers which can be bought and sold through advertisements in
"Excange & Mart". Old boys' weeklies such as "Magnet" and "Gem" sell well.
Combine with No 114.
(21) HOME MANUFACTURING
Many saleable products can easily be made at home, and sold through
gift shops and other retailers.
(22) USED CRRESPONDENCE COURSES
at reasonable prices are in demand and several people in America are
running this type of mail order business. They include second-hand
instruction manuals and self-improvement books in their lists.
Advertise under "Educational" in "Exchange & Mart". Combine with NO 114.
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(23) UPHOLSTERING AND FURNITURE REMODELLING
Once you have learned the "know-how" this can pay well. Public libraries
have some good books on the subject and a lot can be learned from craft
and hobby magazines. Many start with just a box of hand tools and some
special equipment. They call in a specialist for extra difficult jobs
and get discount prices on their work. Advertise in local papers.
(24) WINDOW DRESSING
calls for, of course, artistic ability and skill with tools, plus
imagination. It is advisable to get tuition in the subject at evening
classes.
(25) MAKE PLYWOOD NOVELTIES
and sell through gift shops. Popular items: weather vanes, ships,
squirrels, dogs, birds, row-boats, name and address backgroungs,
picture puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, jewel boxes, comic plaques, doll
furniture.
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(26) JUVENILE CLOTHING EXCHANGE
Many women in the suburbs of London and other cities run a children's
clothing exchange, where mothers exchange children's unwanted,
out-grown garments for others and pay an exchange fee. This project
can be combined with the sale of boys' and youths' wear such as shorts,
T-shirts etc., of your own make, or from wholesale suppliers listed
in "The Trader".
(27) BOOK INDEXING
Indexing books for non-fiction publishers is pleasant, profitable work.
The technique can be learned from handbooks in public libraries. Work
is obtained by writing to non-fiction publishers listed in the "Writers
and Artists Year Book".
(28) DANCING LESSONS
Needs skill and a gift for teaching. Local classified ads bring pupils.
Teach in your own home at first. Special classes for middle-aged
people pay well.
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(29) HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
This is a service which can be profitably advertised with classified
ads in magazines and newspapers. The skill can be acquired from manuals
on graphology.
(30) REMINDER BUREAU
With such a service you undertake for an annual fee to remind people
of birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dates for payments, etc. You get
your customers through "Personal" ads in "Sunday Times" and "Observer".
(31) RAISING RABBITS
has the advantage of three markets: selling fur, breeding stock,
and meat. This project can be started in a large backyard free from
local restrictions against raising animals. Get "know-how" from local
library.
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(32) ENTERTINING
in the form of singing, recitations, magic, dancing, doing a comedy
act etc., calls for skill in your particular line, and a "way" with
an audience. To get bookings it is necessary to become well known in
your area by giving benefit performances for charitable affairs,
hospitals and orphanages. These can lead to paid bookings at clubs,
social gatherings, night clubs.
(33) EMBROIDERING
beautifully decorated cigarette cases, velvet compacts, pin cushions,
baby dresses etc., is profitable. Sales are through gift shops. Get
"Embroidery" magazine which advertises opportunities and a correspondence
course from Embroiderers Guild, 73 Wimpole Street, London W.1.
(34) DRAW CARTOONS FOR MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
Cartoons are well paid today and there are some excellent handbooks
and correspondence courses on the subject. Some cartoonists do well
by specialising in supplying industrial magazines with cartoons.
Markets are listed in "Writers and Artist Year Book".
(35) DECORATED CANDLES
These are good sellers to gift shops. Study craft magazines,
visit gift shops, and try to turn out something different.
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(36) PART-TIME PUBLICITY WORK
You supply public relations help to small businesses in your area,
arranging press parties, preparing news releases, arranging interviews,
etc. Know-how can be obtained from handbooks on public relations at
your public library.
(37) MAKING & SELLING HANDMADE SHELL DECORATED JEWELLERY
For this home business you need artistic ability, finger dexterity
and knowledge of the market. Handbooks give full information. Sell
through friends, neighbours, church groups, members of women's clubs,
gift and novelty shops, dress shops and beauty salons.
(38) DOG TRAINING
If you have the gift for it and the necessary know-how from books on
dog training you can get this kind of profitable work with regular
advertising in the local press. This can be combined with the sale
of dog requisites.
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(39) BOOK-KEEPING SERVICE
Local newspapers often contain part-time vacancies, or you can
approach grocers, service stations, clubs, public houses and various
retailers who may need a home book-keeping service, rather than a
more expensive firm of accountants, to help prepare and maintain
tax forms and records. Training can be obtained at evening classes
or by correspondence from School of Careers, Aldermaston Court,
Aldermaston, Berkshire.
(40) MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE AT HOME
This means calling in independent and chain retail stores of all kinds
and soliciting volume orders. You handle no merchandise but send the
orders to the factory which then ships the order direct to the retailer.
There is no selling door-to-door to consumers. You need no office,
only a telephone and some stationery. Ask your reference librarian
for books.
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(41) WOODWORKING
using 3/8" or 1/2" plywood, is profitable if you can make such items
as attractive bedside cabinets and kitchen fixtures, and charge not
more than 100% above the cost of the materials. Consult your local
library for books.
(42) A MENDING SERVICE
for single men, business girls, school-teachers, professional people
and over-worked housewives can pay well. Advertise at week-ends in the
classified section of your local newspaper. This work can be combined
with some other sewing.
(43) RAISING CANARIES, BUDGERIGARS AND PARAKEETS
You need a sunny room, starting with one or two pairs of birds. Sell
the offspring to friends, neighbours and local pet stores.
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(44) MAKING AND SELLING FOODS
This pays handsomely. Items in demand are cakes, jams, jellies,
maple syrup, apple cider, cheese, cookies, candies, etc. Sell through
gift shops, tea rooms, hotels, grocers, and by small classified
advertisements in national Sunday newspapers and women's magazines.
It is usual to fix prices by doubling the cost of ingredients.
(45) MODELLING
Photographers, art schools, advertising agencies, moving picture
agencies, department stores, T.V. stations, want women, men and boys
as models for advretising, illustrations for clothes and other products,
magazine illustrations.
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(46) PROFITS IN KNITTING
This is a home activity that pays well. Women buy sweaters, dresses
and two and three-piece suits; men need mufflers, gloves, socks,
jackets, sweaters; and children's knitted wear is also in demand
at good prices. Sell privately through local babywear shops, gift
shops and other suitable retail outlets; by mail order; also by
approaching suitable firms. If your standard of work is high you
may get homework from firms such as Harrop Bros., (Sirdar Wools),
Africa House, Kingsway, London W.C.2, Emu Wools Ltd, 15 Woodstock Street,
London, W.1.; Lavender Knitting Mill Ltd, 21 Kingly Street,
Regent Street London, W.1.; Laines du Pinguin Ltd., 7 Lexington Street,
London W.1. A sample of your work may be requested. Write for details,
enclosing s.a.e.
(47) NURSERY SCHOOL
Many women with the necessary experience with children earn good
money operating a nursery school simply by making their services
known through local classified advertisements.
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(48) NOVELTY, TOY AND BRIC-A-BRAC SHOP
Interesting if you can make articles in demand that also sell
to wholesalers, mail order houses, stores, souvenir shops, gift shops.
Typical items: paperweights, desk sets, book-ends.
(49) DEMONSTRATIONS
Details of an attractive range of luxury skin care products for
demonstrating from your own home at generous profits are obtainable
from B & G Delaney, 18 Wellington Square, Chelsea, London SW3.
Agents to sell beauty preparations are wanted by Avon Cosmetics Ltd.,
84 Baker Street, London W.1.
(50) SELLING SHIRTS
to friends and workmates at actual wholesale prices is a popular
spare time activity. A free starting outfit of actual shirting samples,
coloured illustration, etc., is offered by K.L.Shirts, 349 Edgware Road,
London W2.
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(51) HOOKED AND BRAIDED RUGS
and novelties made at home sell well in local shops. Lamp and vase mats,
handbags, hot dish mats, seat covers, toilet seat covers, backrests and
slippers are in demand. Rugmaking kits are obtainable from Winwood
Textiles, Kidderminster, Worcs.
(52) COLLECTING AND SELLING SCRAP METAL
is profitable. If you have transport you can start by collecting scrap
in your locality. Your local library will have a book on metal
identification that will tell you how to identify steel, lead, zinc,
bronze, brass, iron, etc. Your librarian will help you to track
down buyers.
(53) SELL PRINTED STATIONERY
There are many outlets, stationers, friends, and by mail order.
Books giving the know-how are obtainable from your public library
and new and secondhand printed machinery is advertised weekly in
the "Exchange & Mart". Profits are good and reliable work much in
demand. Start spare-time and develop into full-time.
:FIFTYFOUR
(54) MUSHROOM GROWING
This can be conducted in a shed or basement. A thorough knowledge
of the subject is essential. Sales can be made through a sign in
your window; through local newspaper advertisements or a roadside
stand; and to local greengrocers, restaurants and hotels. A mushroom
growing kit is available from BM1, 421 London Road, Mitcham, Surrey.
(55) MAKING CURTAINS AND RUGS
is a pleasant home occupation. Many people are glad of such a
money-saving service. Get business through telephone and personal
calls, letters and classified advertisements in local newspaper,
sell privately and through gift shops. Get supplies at trade rates
through wholesalers listed in the telephone book and in craft journals.
:FIFTYSIX
(56) A FILM DEVELOPING SERVICE
can be a very profitable occupation, especially in the summer.
You can work from home and get business by offering chemists 25%
commission to act as agents.
(57) CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM
Some women have developed a profitable second income by turning one
of their rooms into children;s playroom, fixing it up with bright
walls, games, puzzles, toys and books. They take in neighbours'
children aged from 4 to 10 for an agreed rate per afternoon,
leaving parents ree for shopping etc.
(58) CURIOS AND NOVELTIES
Made at home, these items can be sold directly to the public or
through retail outlets such as gift shops, novelty and curio shops.
:FIFTYNINE
(59) COLLECT AND SELL AUTOGRAPHS
These can be picked up, often cheaply, from estate sales and
secondhand bookshops, also by writing to famous people telling
them how much you appreciate something they have done or written
(such letters often bring a thank you note). Sell by mail order
through classified ads in the literary magazines. Combine with No 87.
(60) BABY SITTING AGENCY
A baby sitting (and invalid sitting) agency is well worthwhile.
Operators advertise for baby sitters in the local newspaper and
check their suitability. The agency mails postcards to parents,
women's groups and church groups making known its service. Fees
to parents range from oe2 to oe3 per hour (more after midnight).
The agency takes 20 per cent to 40 per cent of the sitter's fee.
A one-woman or one-man agency can handle 35 to 40 sitters.
:SIXTYONE
(61) BUYING AND SELLING OLD CHINA AND GLASS
It is possible to make good profits by buying certain types of old
china and glass from secondhand stores, auction sales, etc., and
selling them privately and to antique dealers. It is necessary to
get to know the subject and which items are in demand; this can be
done by studying books in the public library.
(62) FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE REPAIRING
If you have the ability there is good scope in this field because
everywhere people like to be able to call in someone to salvage old
furniture, remodel lamps, fix chairs and sofas, etc.
:SIXTYTHREE
(63) MANAGING BLOCKS OF FLATS
Owners of apartment houses are often glad to pay 5% of the rent to
someone who will collect monthly rents, place income in the bank,
superintend maintenance and show people over vacant flats. Some
people make a good income of this, managing several blocks of flats.
Books on the subject are likely to be found in local libraries.
A classified advertisement offering your services in the local
paper could be tried.
(64) FELT CRAFT
it is quite easy and often highly lucrative. Home operators obtain
low-priced kits from supply houses, scraps from departent stores,
milliners and mills, and make toy animals, table mats, handbags,
holders, hot dish pads, slippers, hats, belts glass cases, felt
flowers, purses. Sell to gift shops.
(65) OPERATE A SPARETIME AGENCY ROM HOME
Details of various agencies from Wessex First Aid Co., 6a Royal Parade,
Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey; Progressive Insurance Brokers, 7 Judd
Street, London W.C.1; Garden Estate Nurseries Ltd., 4 Station Road,
Wytleaf, Surrey.
(66) WRITING FOR MONEY
Thousands of magazines pay well for articles and stories that suit
their public. Many beginners get into print with the help of manuals
such as "Write for Money" (from your authorised distributor). Markets
are listed in "Writers and Artists Year Book".
:SIXTYSEVEN
(67) A HOME REPAIR SHOP
for toys, dolls and household items is appreciated in most towns.
Such a service can be made known with announcements on notice boards,
a sign in your window and with classified advertisements in local
newspapers.
(68) PREPARING CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V.'s)
on your home P.C. and printing out on daisy-wheel or laser printer.
Very prestigious results are achieved thus materially assisting job
candidates. Fees of £25 - £50 can be collected for the finished product.
Advertise your service in local/national newspapers.
:SIXTYNINE
(69) WORDPROCESSING SERVICE
from home using P.C. appropriate software as 'Wordstar' and a daisy-wheel
printer. Reports, special letters, quotations, invoices can easily be
produced using state-of-the-art peripherals. Customers will be small
businesses such as builders, doctors, accountants. Demand will be regular.
All data is kept on magnetic discs and can be amended or extended with a
few keystrokes. Charge an hourly rate negotiated with the client.
Get work through notice boards, classified ads.
(70) DRESSMAKING FOR OFF-SIZED FOLK
Because so many people cannot wear the standard-sized costumes sold
in shops, this is an excellent speciality.
:SEVENTYONE
(71) WRITING COMPUTER SOTWARE
Children love novel computer games thus creating a constant demand
for new and better arcade quality software. If you have programming
skills (or these skills can be acquired through local college courses)
then writing these games using computer language could prove a very
profitable venture. Companies marketing these games (Commodore, Atari,
Amstrad, Sega, etc) either buy them outright or pay royalties on all
copies of your game sold.
(72) ILLUSTRATED LECTURES
There is money in this. Build up a collection of colour slides on two or
three popular subjects. Read up these subjects over a period. Then write
offering to give illustrated talks to clubs, civic organisations,
educational institutions and employees of business firms. Projectors
can be hired.
:SEVENTYTHREE
(73) HAT RENOVATING
A number of women in small and larger towns add to their income by
giving 'new life' to hats, changing the style to make them look new
and different. Classified local advertisements and personal
recommendations bring customers.
(74) POULTRY BREEDING
If you have the inclination and the space, plus some ability for
buying and selling you could look into this possibility, studying
the journals and manuals on the subject at the local library.
:SEVENTYFIVE
(75) HOME IMPORT-EXPORT BUSINESS
This field bristles with opportunities and involves only very modest
expenditure to start. One operator claims to make an average of oe15,000
to oe20,000 a year and he started with very little capital. The necessary
know-how is easily acquired; there are reliable manuals on world trade,
showing how to start, how to get government help, how and where to buy,
how to sell locally and by mail, etc. There is a good deal of useful
information and a wealth of source addreses in "Export-Import without
Capital" (from your authorised distributor).
(76) PRINTING SERVICE
Selling printed items (letterheads, envelopes, forms etc.,) through
local solicitation involves no equipment, no stock, no financial
investment, no figuring. You find a wholesaler printer who will
supply a catalogue and samples; these do the main job. This idea can
be extended to a mail order printing service, operated through
classified advertisements in such periodicals as "Exchange & Mart",
and "The Trader". Many people are getting 20% to 30% discount on
jobs they feed to their printer - a quick and easy sideline income
that combines well with a mimeographing service.
:SEVENTYSEVEN
(77) PREPARING SPEECHES
If you have the ability to prepare speeches there is well paid work
to be obtained from persons active in trade associations, literary clubs,
political groups and social clubs. A letter, with your business card,
sent to the secretaries of such associations may well lead to interesting
work. Payment can be quite high according to the type of speech and the
amount of research needed . Combine with No 66.
(78) PART -TIME TAXI DRIVING
It is necessary to be over 21 years of age and to possess a driver's
licence. Apply to local taxicab companies.
:SEVENTYNINE
(79) DEALING IN POSTAGE STAMPS
gives plenty of scope today with the ever-increasing interest in stamp
collecting for pleasure and profit. There are over 3 million collectors
of stamps in the British Isles and about 12 million throughout the world.
Even if you confine yourself to supplying collectors in Great Britain,
you can make a good income. Many people are earning £75 to £150 weekly
(and much more) selling postage stamps by mail order from home.
You can get started without investment as a number of suppliers
"drop ship" direct to your customers, so that you do not have to carry
a lot of stock. Some leading mail order stamp dealers, now making
thousands of pounds a year, started on the kitchen table. Offer the
right stamps in the right manner and you cannot fail to make this
absorbing hobby profitable. Nor do you need experience and knowledge
of stamps if you follow the simple method given in Stanley Green's
"Profitable Stamp Dealing" (from your authorised distributor) which
shows exactly how to start and reveals tested money-making and
money-saving techniques. This project could bve combined with No 114.
:EIGHTY
(80) PAPER HANGING
if you can do it well, is a wanted service. Insert classified ads
saying you will decorate houses at low rates (get the know-how from
library books). Request a discount of 20% on wallpaper supplied by
retailers.
(81) PLASTIC CRAFTWORK
can be carried out on a card table at home. Manuals are readily
obtainable showing how to make jewel boxes, paperweights, candleholders,
pen-holders, cigarette boxes, costume jewellery and ornamental plaques
for gift shop outlets.
(82) THERE IS MONEY IN CARS
first in selling used or new cars, second in running a motor insurance
agency. You can buy used cars cheaply at weekly auctions and sell
for excellent profits from home. Advertise in your local paper under
cars for sale. Details of a motor insurance agency are obtainabe from
Gambles and Childs Ltd., Quebec Street, Leeds.
:EIGHTYTHREE
(83) PART-TIME SECRETARY
Many women do secretarial work at home for dentists, doctors and
lawyers who do not require a secretary all day. They call for the
client's recordings from a dictation machine and perform the work
at home, at a considerable saving for the client. Other likely
customers; ministers, associations, mail order frims, stores,
restaurants, gas and electric companies. Freelance secretarial
vacancies are dealt with by Freelance Secretaries, 36 Cavendish Road,
Chesham, Bucks. (Tel. Chesham 2620). Enclose a stamped addressed
envelope when writing.
(84) POTTERY CRAFT PRODUCTS
can now be made at home at low expenditure on kits and clays from
craft supply houses. There is a good market for gaily-decorated
tiles for hanging on walls, decoration of fireplaces, etc., small
pitchers and mugs, vases and flower bowls.
:EIGHTYFIVE
(85) PROFITS FROM PLASTIC LAMINATING
There is a demand for this service because so many people have
documents and papers they want to preserve from deterioration by
having them covered with a layer of plastic that is airtight.
Business firms want photos, cards, maps, charts, clippings, etc.,
protected. Firms that show you how to get started advertise in
"Exchange & Mart".
(86) PET OWNER SERVICE
Shampooing and boarding pets is a sought-after service in
higher-income areas. Poodle clipping is also in demand. Your local
public library probably has books on dogs and clipping. Cards
displayed at newsagents and classified advertisements in local
newspapers bring this kind of business.
:EIGHTYSEVEN
(87) LOCATE OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS
This pays well. You place two-line classified ads in literary
periodicals such as "Books and Bookman", "Times Literary Supplement",
"Time and Tide", offering to find scarce books a "free search service".
You insert other ads indicating specific titles wanted in "The Clique".
As offers come in you fix the price to your customer (double or treble
the price you are quoted) on a postcard. Contact several large
secondhand book dealers, tell them that you are in the book finding
business, and get their prices and terms. Useful manual:
"Money from Old Books" (see page 12) from your authorised distributor.
:EIGHTYEIGHT
(88) TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE
Such services are used by lawyers, doctors, repair men, contractos
and others who are not always able to have someone to answer
'phone calls'. Many housewives, shut-ins, married couples and others
find that a telephone answering service pays well. A monthly fee is charged.
(89) COMPUTERISED BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING SERVICE
Using a home P.C. and software such as "Sage" or "Pegasus"
accounting packages you are able to offer a fully computerised
book-keeping and accounting service including; purchase ledger,
profit and loss accounts, sales ledger, nominal ledger, profit forecasting.
Book-keeping and VAT returns are the bane of all small/medium
businesses. Many will be happy to off-load on to your service
allowing them more time to actually running their businesses.
Hard copy of ledgers are printed out for use by chartered accountants
for submission to inland revenue and customs and excise officials.
Fees are negotiable but oe25 per hour should be the minimum aim.
Contact local Chamber of Commerce for names of potential local
businesses and run classified ads in local/regional newspapers.
:NINETY
(90) TOY MAKING
calls for a keen interest, market study and initiative; in demand are:
tricks, games, game boards, masks, educational toys, models, puppets
and any other types. Felt for soft toy-making is obtainable at low
prices from Griffiiths & Co., 6 Hanover Street, Merthyr Tydfil and
from B.Brown(holborn) Ltd., 32 Grenville Street, London E.C.1 Kits
are available from Cuddlycraft Supplies, Lewes Street, Brighton, Sussex,
and from Hobbies Ltd., 78a New Oxford Street, London W.C.1. Eyes,
squeaks and growls for soft toymakers are supplied by Swisscross Ltd.,
202 Tulse Hill, London S.W.2. Get know-how from project books and
popular hobby and science magazines and from toymaking manual available
from Christine Veasey Publications, Elm House, Elm Street, London, W.C.1.
In this home-shop field an original idea can make a fortune.
(91) TEACH TYPEWRITING
Many stenographers take a typing class at home in the evening,
using rented typewriters and ads in local papers. Combine with NO 110.
:NINETYTWO
(92) A LIST BROKING SERVICE
can provide a good income, spare-time or full-time. List Broking
is big business in America and is a fast growing field in the U.K.
It is the use of one firm's mailing list by another non-competing firm.
Operating such a Mailing List Exchange is easy and profits are high
. Instruction manuals on the subject are advertised in the various
mail order journals.
(93) CHINCHILLA BREEDING
is equally profitable. This can be undertaken at home since most people
have a spare corner or cupboard under the stairs to keep the cages.
Chinchillas are becoming extremely popular animals hence this can
become a very profitable croft business.
:NINETYFOUR
(94) WEDDING VIDEO SERVICE
offering a personal video of this special occasion is a profitable
usage of a "camcorder". Many young brides want a living momento of
their wedding-day. oe20-oe30 per copy can be realised for 1-2 hours work.
Up to a dozen copies can be sold from each ceremony. Advertise in
your local paper. A "camcorder" can be purchased as cheaply as oe450.
(95) TYPEWRITER REPAIRS
A home typewriter repair service can pay well. Get business through
office supply stores and small classified advertisements in local papers
at weekends.
(96) WATCH REPAIRING
can be highly profitable. A watch repairing course is offered by
Watchcraft, 121 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London S.W.15.
:NINETYSEVEN
(97) STENCIL CUTTING
for churches, clubs and business firms pays well. It is simply
typing on to a wax stencil (without the typewriter ribbon). Erasures
and corrections are made with a liquid which may be bought at any
office stationery shop. Combine with Bo. 110.
(98) SELLING OCCULT AND METAPHYSICAL BOOKS BY MAIL
is interesting and can be profitable. In England a reliable advertising
medium for such books is "Prediction"; in America "Fate". Source of
supply: New Knowledge Books, P.O. Box 9, Horsham, Sussex. Combine with
No. 114.
(99) SILK SCREEN PRINTING
can be excellent home business. The process is used for greeting cards,
posters, show cards, personalised place cards, etc. This method of
printing by stencils through tautly stretched silk in a frame is easy
to learn and there is no scarcity of manuals.
:HUNDRED
(100) T.V. REPAIR SERVICE
is a good spare-time business. There are useful manuals on the subject.
(101) SELLING INSURANCE
This is growing enormously and the future market is very great.
Most insurance companies have training facilities. Men and Women act
as sole proprietor, operating their own business in their own time.
See No. 82.
(102) SIGHT-SEEING GUIDANCE AND LECTURING
is usually seasonal work. It is necessary to be a fluent talker and
know how to handle people. Become familiar with the points of
interest you will talk about from handbooks at your public library.
Apply to sight-seeing companies in your area.
:HUNDREDTHREE
(103) SECOND HAND BOOK SERVICE
Books can often be bought cheaply at private sales, from markets and
side-street secondhand bookshops, and through classified advertisements
in "Book Market" and "Exchange & Mart" (under books). They can be sold
to specialist booksellers and through classified advertisement under
"Books" in "Exchange & Mart". A list of books to look for worth oe6 to
oe850 per volume, is given in the manual "Money from Old Books", available
from the distributor of this manual. Combine with No 114.
(104) DESK TOP PUBLISHING
Armed with an Apple Macintosh computer and software such as "Pagemaker"
and a laser printer (total outlay for second-hand equipment ....see
'Computer for Sale' in "Exchange & Mart"....as little as oe3500) and
a few hours home training from the 'user friendly' manuals accompanying
this equipment you have the basis for a ready made business.
Charge oe25 - oe40 per hour for preparing the artwork for letterheads,
manuals, business cards, etc. Customers will be small printers, large
printers with overspill, mail-order dealers.
:HUNDREDFIVE
(105) MONEY FROM YOUR CAMERA
Sizeable incomes are being made by free-lance photographers.
Clubs often want group shots of the membership. Home portraiture
pays well. Local business firms buy pictures of their products.
Retail stores want photographic show cards. Picture postcards of
your town may sell well through local newsagents, stationers and
gift shops. Many find it profitable to contact business firms offering
to photograph merchandise for illustration in their sales literature.
"The Writers' and Artist' Year Book" contains a detailed list of firms
wishing to buy all types of photographs. Correspondence courses are
advertised in "Amateur Photographer". Agencies that consider photographs
for syndication at best prices are: Keystone Press Agency Ltd.,
Keystone House, Red Lion Court, London E.C.4. (Tel:353 9634), Associated
Press Ltd., News Photo Dept., 83/86 Farringdon Street, London E.C.4.
(tel:583 1691).
:HUNDREDSIX
(106) HANDYMAN SERVICE
Profitable odd jobs for local householders include furniture repairing,
patching up cement, simple plumbing, washing cars, sharpening lawn
mowers, garden tidying, fixing labour-saving devices, shelves, etc.
With the help of the popular manuals available anyone can give first
aid for the metal fitting and utencils in the house. It is often
possible to pick up commission through work obtained for paper hangers,
plasterers, carpenters, etc.
(107) 'TRAINING VIDEO' MAKING
Many small and medium sized companies place much emphasis on group
training. This is very time consuming in terms of staff employed
on training tasks. Offering a 'training video' service will attract
such customers. A training session is 'video recorded' and the company
use this to impart the required skills to groups of their employees.
:HUNDREDEIGHT
(108) WRITING SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Most people can write tips on household management, cookery, child care,
etc. Jokes, anecdotes, children's sayings, business-building gimmicks,
etc., are in demand. Many such items receive sizeable cheques from
magazines. Combine with Nos 66 and 77.
(109) MAKE AND SELL COSTUME JEWELLERY
Home-made costume jewellery sell well to jewellery outlets, gift shops,
hairdressers shops, clothes boutiques, and by direct mail. It is
possible to start with limited capital. Read books borrowed from
the local library, study trade journals, and literature issued by
manufacturers of fittings and supplies. Catalogues from Leisurecrafts Ltd.,
Romford Road, London E.12. Write also to Gemcraft, 96 Grove Vale,
London S.E.22.
:HUNDREDTEN
(110) HOME TYPING
pays well if the right techniques are followed. Business firms,
professional people and associations in your area need typing done
by free-lance typists. Authors need novels, short stories, plays,
non-fiction books and articles typed and they are easily reached
through classified ads in writers' and literary magazines. Type
name lists for business firms such as department stores and mail
order houses. See "Money from Home Typing" (from your authorised
distributor).
(111) COLLECTION SERVICE
Many people with the ability to write good letters have done well
helping business firms with their overdue accounts. Sample collection
letters given in handbooks from public libraries can be adapted to
suit various types of businesses. Charge customers from 10% on all
money brought in.
:HUNDREDTWELVE
(112) TELEX/FAX/PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE
Communication and fast coying are vital requirements of modern
businesses and executive professionals. Second-hand fascimile and
photocopiers are cheaply available. You can charge 10p per photocopy,
oe1.00 per minute for fax transmission and oe1.50 per min for telexing.
Advertise your service in classified sections of local newsapapers.
This business can be dovetailed with an existing business or run from home.
:HUDREDTHIRTEEN
(113) HOME MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
You can start and operate a profitable mail order business at home
with limited capital if you go the right way about it. Starting with
almost no capital it is possible to make oe100 a week part-time and oe700
(and much more) full time. "I've found mail order a wonderful, a proven
way to make high profits in spare time, at home. I think it is the finest
spare-time business of all", writes James Carr, author of a well known
Mail Order Course. "You can start anywhere", he writes, "using your kitchen
table for an office. You do no personal selling. You can start with a
modest amount of savings and grow big. Possibilities are practically
unlimited if you use these techniques (described in his course).
A home mail order business changed my whole life".
Fortunes have been made by selling books, manuals, folios and
correspondence courses by mail. Other sound lines are selling gifts,
novelties, kitchen gadgets, stamps to collectors, running an envelope
addressing service, list broking service or print agency. Mail order
know-how is essential and obtainable from such courses as those
described on the LIBRARY page of this DISC.
:HUNDREDFOURTEEN
(114) SELLING SELF-HELP AN 'HOW' BOOKS BY MAIL
This is the most satisfactory type of mail order business. Easy,
pleasant and profitable, it is an ideal spare-time or full-time activity,
especially suitable for the beginner in mail order. We do not know of
anything else that can be sold as easily and with as little capital as
books. They bring continual repeat business for related books. No
licence is needed to sell books. Bookselling by post in the way we
recommend provides the easiest, most inexpensive way to get mail order
experience. Certain types of books are not easily available in local
shops - such as self-help and 'how' books. Your prospective customers
run into millions. People buy more books of this type every year.
We specialize in such books which sell well by post: manuals on additional
income, spare-time earning, practical reference books, popular
psychology guides, health manuals and occult books. Typical classified
advertisements you can insert are "INCREASE YOUR INCOME! Free list
of money-making manuals" (Your name and address). Manuals on Spare-time
earning, Mail Order etc., List Free"
"Moneymaking Opportunities for Homeworkers. Details free".
These advertisements costing under oe15 each are suitable for the
"Employment: Various' section of "Exchange & Mart" and classified
sections of "Saturday Tit Bits", "Homemaker", "Reveille",
"London Weekly Advertiser", "Do-It-Yourself", "Yorkshire Evening Post",
"The Trader", etc., You can start in this field on a shoe
string - just the cost of your first few classified ads and a
supply of circulars and manuals from us. Tested circulars such
as "Money-Making Manuals" can be supplied.
(115) CRAFT WORK
Because good craftsmanship is scarce today home craftsmen can readily
sell attractive work through gift shops, furniture stores and other
retailers, also privately. Unusual bookshelves, bookracks, bookends,
novelties, wireworks, marquetry, leatherwork, etc. Addresses of
handicraft materials and hobby kit suppliers are usually obtainable
at local public libraries.
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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an Iconic Grammy Award winning American pop singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, and author. Her debut album ...Baby One More Time, released in early 1999, propelled her to international stardom. It spawned several singles, including "...Baby One More Time", which topped the Billboard Hot 100 single. She released her second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again in spring of 2000 with continued success. Her third album Britney was released in fall 2001, followed by the release of her fourth album In The Zone in fall 2003. The album's breakout single "Toxic" was a worldwide success and has won Spears her first Grammy Award. The collection Greatest Hits: My Prerogative was released in fall 2004 followed by a remix album B in the Mix: The Remixes a year later and a brief career break. Her newest album Blackout was released worldwide in October 2007,with the first single "Gimme More" becoming another worldwide hit.
Spears has sold over eighty-three million records worldwide according to Zomba Label Group. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) ranks her as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history, having sold 31 million albums in the U.S. Spears's fame in the music industry has led her to experiment with other forms of media, including film and television. As an actress, she is most noted for her starring role in the 2002 movie Crossroads. Spears has also made guest appearances in various movie and television programs. Her success as a singer led her to several high-profile advertising deals and endorsements, including her own Elizabeth Arden perfume line.
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Childhood and discovery
Britney Spears in The New Mickey Mouse Club, 1993.Britney Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi, but was raised in Kentwood, Louisiana as a Southern Baptist. Her parents are Lynne Irene (née Bridges), a former elementary school teacher, and James Parnell Spears, a building contractor. Spears's brother Bryan works as a manager for the Spears family interests and her sister Jamie Lynn is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother Lillian Woolmore was an English war-bride, born in Tottenham, London who met Spears's grandfather Barnett O'Field Bridges in England during World War II. Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears and Emma Jean Forbes.
Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions. She performed in local dance revues and her local Baptist church choir. At age eight she auditioned for the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club. Although she was considered too young to join the series at the time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York City agent. Spears subsequently spent three summers at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991's Ruthless!. In 1992, she landed a spot on the popular television show Star Search. Though she won her first round in the competition, she ultimately lost. At age eleven, Spears returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the The New Mickey Mouse Club in Lakeland, Florida. She was featured on the show from 1993 to 1994, until she was 13. Other future celebrities on the show included fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera, 'N Sync members Justin Timberlake and Joshua Chasez, Felicity actress Keri Russell, and The Notebook star Ryan Gosling. After the show ended, Spears returned to Kentwood and entered high school for a year.
In 1997, Spears briefly joined the all-female pop group Innosense. Later that same year, she decided to go solo. After recording a demo, she was signed by Jive Records. She began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by American teen magazines, and eventually became an opening act for 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys.
Music career
1998–2000: Rise to fame
Spears clad in her iconic schoolgirl uniform in the video for "...Baby One More Time".Spears's debut single "...Baby One More Time", released in the end of 1998 became an instant international success. It peaked at number one on the Billboard's Hot 100 and sold nine million copies worldwide and was ranked 25th on Rolling Stone and MTV's "100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time". The music video accompanying the song featured Spears provocatively dressed in a midriff-baring schoolgirl uniform.
The album of the same title was released in January 1999, reaching number one on the Billboard 200. ...Baby One More Time was certified Diamond, with 25 million copies sold worldwide. The album received mixed reviews. All Music Guide gave it 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the album "has the same blend of infectious, rap-inflected dance-pop and smooth balladry that propelled the New Kids and Debbie Gibson." While Rolling Stone gave it 2 out of 5, noting that, "While several Cherion-crafted kiddie-funk jams serve up beefy hooks, shameless schlock slowies, like 'E-Mail My Heart', are pure spam." The success of Spears's music coupled with her controversial image made her one of the year's biggest stars.
In December 1999, she won four Billboard Music Awards, including Female Artist of the Year. A month later, she took home the Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist award at the American Music Awards. At the 2000 Grammy Awards, Spears received two nominations in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ...Baby One More Time, but lost to Christina Aguilera and Sarah McLachlan respectively.
Following the success of her previous album, Spears released the album Oops!... I Did It Again, which debuted at number one in the U.S., selling 1,319,193 units during its first week of sales, breaking the SoundScan record for the highest sales in its debut week by any solo artist. The RIAA awarded the album with a Diamond certification with 10 million copies sold in the U.S. and 20 million copies sold worldwide. Concerning both musical content and sales, the album was very similar to Spears's debut, although it fared better with critics. All Music Guide once again gave it 4 out of 5 stars, saying that the album "has the same combination of sweetly sentimental ballads and endearingly gaudy dance-pop that made One More Time." Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 by noting the album as "fantastic pop cheese" and "Britney's demand for satisfaction is complex, fierce and downright scary."
The album’s lead single, "Oops!... I Did It Again", broke the record for most radio station additions in a single day and quickly became a top ten hit in the U.S. and other countries. The same year, Spears launched her first world tour, the "Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour". During the tour, she made a stop in New York for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. As part of her performance, she ripped off a black suit to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned outfit that generated much controversy. She finished the year with two more Billboard Music Awards, and two Grammy nominations for Oops!... I Did It Again in the categories of Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
2001–2003: Career development
Spears performing in September 2003.Spears released her third studio album Britney in November 2001. Although not as successful as her previous albums, she assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks. It surpassed Michael Jackson's album Invincible when it had a successful debut at number one in the U.S. by selling 745,744 units during its first week. To date, Britney has sold thirteen million copies worldwide. The album's success made her one of the few female artists to have their first three albums debut at number one. The album fared well with critics such as All Music Guide who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing the album's title tracks as being "pivotal moments on Britney Spears's third album, the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Britney." In contrast, Rolling Stone said of the album "Britney belabors the obvious: Spears is one month away from entering her twenties and clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her fans along."
The singles did not perform as well; Britney's lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" peaked at 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the album's biggest hit. Spears made her third consecutive MTV Video Music Awards performance; in which Spears controversially utilized caged animals and danced erotically with a large albino python draped over her shoulders, performing I'm a Slave 4 U. Animal-rights organization PETA claimed that the animals featured in the performance were mistreated and cancelled plans for an anti-fur billboard that was to feature Spears. To help promote the album, Spears embarked on the "Dream Within a Dream Tour" in November 2001. The tour was forced to cut short in Mexico City due to bad weather. With the end to her tour, Spears announced she would take a six month break from her career.
Her career success was highlighted by Forbes Magazine in 2002 as Spears was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity. At a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, she appeared with Christina Aguilera performing the song "Like a Virgin", and was later joined by Madonna. Spears locked lips with Madonna in a highly-publicized kiss.
In November 2003, Spears released her fourth studio album, In the Zone, jettisoning the Max Martin-produced synthpop of her earlier releases. The album took in lesser-known producers such as RedZone and big names including Moby and R. Kelly. Spears co-wrote eight of the album's thirteen songs and co-produced several pieces of her material for the first time. In the Zone reached #1 in the U.S. charts debut week selling over 609,000 copies. This made Spears the only female in music history to have her first four studio albums debut at number one. The album had a mild reception from critics. Stylus Magazine gave the album a D and even blamed Spears's career choices by stating, "Ultimately, In the Zone suffers greatly from Britney's uneasy transition from teen tart to sexually powerful woman. Had Britney been in charge of her career direction instead of mercilessly prostituted by her management, she might have been able to produce something with some semblance of musical vision." The Guardian praised the album's melodies and her effort, giving it 4 out of 5 stars and writing, "Unlike previous Britney albums, In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions, just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop. There is southern hip-hop, deep house, Neptunes-style R&B, the ubiquitous Diwali beat and, most importantly, oodles of Madonna."
The album spawned the international #1 single "Toxic", winning Spears her first ever Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording. "The Onyx Hotel Tour" began in March 2004 to promote the album. The tour's raunchy choreography generated much controversy and heavy criticisms, with the presence of young children the audience.
After her marriage to Kevin Federline, Spears announced on her website she was taking another career break in order to start a family. November 2004 saw the release of her first greatest hits collection, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. The album debuted at #4 on the U.S. charts and featured her version of Bobby Brown's 1988 hit "My Prerogative". The compilation did not include the single "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart".
In November 2005, Spears released her first remix album, B In The Mix: The Remixes. The album ranged from "...Baby One More Time" to "Toxic". Her newest single "Someday (I Will Understand)" was also remixed. Another single, "And Then We Kiss", was only released in Asia, where it charted in many countries. The song peaked at #15 on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart,[64] despite it not being officially released in the U.S. With Spears still on maternity leave, the album did not reach the success of her previous albums.
2007–2008: Return to music
Spears recorded her latest album with producers such as Sean Garrett, J. R. Rotem and Nate "Danja" Hills in 2006 and 2007. In May 2007, she produced a mini-tour for the House of Blues under the name "The M+M's", with 6 shows altogether. Spears did not sing live in the 15-minute shows.
Spears's fifth album entitled Blackout, was scheduled to be released November 2007. Due to online leaks, the album was pushed up for release on October 30. Blackout debuted at #2 on the US Billboard 200 charts, selling 290,000 copies. It received decent reception from critics. Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that "Blackout is the first time in her career that she's voiced any real thoughts about her life. The old provocation game is still afoot, but Britney's stubbornly holding on to her freakness — it's the only form of rebellion she's got left." All Music Guide also rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, noting that "Blackout is an easy album to overpraise based on the lowered expectations Britney's behavior has set for her audience, as none of her antics suggested that she'd be able to deliver something coherent and entertaining" and also that "it holds together better than any of her other records, echoing the sleek club-centric feel of In the Zone but it's heavier on hedonism than its predecessor, stripped of any ballads or sensitivity, and just reveling in dirty good times."
The album's first single "Gimme More" was her first produced by Danja, it debuted worldwide on August 30. The track peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot 100 on October 3, becoming Spears's most successful single in the United States since her debut, "...Baby One More Time".
Spears's performance at 2007 MTV Video Music Awards received much media attention and was called a disappointing attempt at a "comeback". She performed "Gimme More", the lead single from her Blackout album. Reviews of the performance were unfavorable; BBC's David Willis stated that "her performance would go down in the history books as being one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards," and The Times noted that "Spears was out of synch as she lip-synched and at times just stopped singing altogether." Despite the VMA backlash, the single has achieved success worldwide.
Film and television
Spears attended New York City's Professional Performing Arts School beginning when she was 8 years old. She also performed as an understudy in 1991's Ruthless! and made appearance in several off-Broadway productions. At age 11, she joined the The New Mickey Mouse Club and was a cast member from 1991 until the show ended in 1993. She mostly displayed her comedic and singing abilities.
Spears had her first starring role in the 2002 film, Crossroads. She played Lucy, a Georgia high school graduate who decides to find her long-lost mother in Arizona, and travels along with her two friends who wish to visit California. The movie, along with Spears's performance, was poorly received by critics.[83] The film grossed over US$60 million worldwide. Spears received a Razzie Award for Worst Actress and for Worst Original Song "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman". Spears made cameo appearances in Austin Powers in Goldmember as herself, and Longshot as a flight attendant.
In late 1999, Spears appeared on ABC's sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, playing herself and performed the song "(You Drive Me) Crazy". She then appeared on Saturday Night Live as host and musical guest during 2000, 2002 and 2003. In a 2003 interview with Tucker Carlson of CNN, on the subject of the 2003 Iraq War, Spears said, "Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision he makes and should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens." The footage later appeared in Michael Moore's documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11.
In 2006, Spears guest starred on NBC's Will & Grace in an episode entitled "Buy, Buy Baby". She played a closeted lesbian posing as a conservative Christian, to co-host with Jack McFarland on his talk show. NBC received criticism from conservative Christian groups. In 2007, Spears made a cameo appearance on the premiere of the E! reality show Sunset Tan.
Products and endorsement
Main article: Britney Spears products
Spears's success had made her notable in the music industry as well as popular culture. In early 2001, she caught the attention of Pepsi who gave Spears a multi-million dollar promotional deal which included numerous television commercials, point-of-purchase promotions and Internet ties between Spears and the company. She has had four books published including A Mother's Gift, and seven DVDs released, including her self-produced 2005 reality series Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. Spears has also released several other products, including a doll and a video game. She participated in seven tours including "The Onyx Hotel Tour" in 2004. She has grossed over US$150 million from tour ticket sales and over $45 million in merchandise from her tours.
Spears endorsed an Elizabeth Arden fragrance, "Curious", for which she earned a reported $12 million. After one year of sales, the product netted more than $100 million, and was named the best selling perfume of 2004.[98] Following the success of "Curious", Spears released her next Elizabeth Arden fragrance, "Fantasy", in September 2005, with equal success. She launched "In Control" in April 2006, closely followed by the release of another perfume, "Midnight Fantasy" in December. Spears's newest Elizabeth Arden fragrance, "Believe", was released September 2007.
Personal life
1999–2004
Spears posed for her first major magazine publication, Rolling Stone in April 1999. Shot by renowned photographer David LaChapelle, the photoshoot garnered widespread criticism for the mixing of wholesome innocence and sex. The cover featured her in a skimpy outfit lying on a bed, generating much speculation that she had breast implants at the age of 17. More controversy arose when Spears declared that she would "remain a virgin until marriage". This has raised questions about her childhood traumas, overt sexuality and relationship with fellow pop singer Justin Timberlake. In early 2002, Spears's four-year relationship with Justin Timberlake ended. Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a River" and its music video, which featured an actress resembling Spears, caused speculation that Spears had been unfaithful; Timberlake, however, denied that his song was meant to portray her.
June 2002 saw the opening of Spears's restaurant "Nyla" in New York City, which served Louisianan and Italian cuisine. However, she was pulled out of the business venture in November as a result of debts and management issues. Nyla officially closed down in 2003. In the same year, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst confirmed that he was in a relationship with Spears. Durst was also hired to help write and produce tracks for her album In the Zone, which were eventually scrapped.
Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander on January 3 2004, at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted 55 hours, ending with an annulment stating that Spears "lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because before entering into the marriage the Plaintiff and Defendant did not know each others' likes and dislikes, each others' desires to have or not have children, and each other's desires as to State of residency."
Months after her Las Vegas marriage, Spears embarked on "The Onyx Hotel Tour", which was cancelled in June, after Spears injured her knee during the filming of the video for the single "Outrageous". Spears reportedly became involved in the Kabbalah Centre in September 2004 through her friendship with Madonna. However, she publicly left the "religion" (Kabbalists make a point that Kabbalah is not a religion but a science) in 2006, stating on her website, "I no longer study Kaballah, my baby is my religion."
2004–2006: Marriage, children and divorce
In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to Kevin Federline, three months after they met. Federline had recently been in a relationship with actress Shar Jackson, who was eight months pregnant with his second child. These initial stages were chronicled in Spears's first reality show Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, which aired on UPN in May and June 2005. On the night of September 18, Spears married Federline in a surprise, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California, filing legal papers on October 6. After the marriage, Spears announced via her website that she would be taking another career break to start a family. She stood by her intent of starting a family; she announced her pregnancy seven months after the marriage writing, "the time has finally come to share our wonderful news that we are expecting our first child together." She gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston Federline, on September 14 2005 in Santa Monica, California by a scheduled caesarean section.
A few months after giving birth to Sean, speculation emerged about Spears being pregnant for a second time. She announced her second pregnancy in May 2006 with an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. She also appeared on Dateline the next month to discuss tabloid rumors about an impending divorce, and motherhood. She addressed an incident which occurred in February when photos revealed her driving with her son unrestrained in her lap, explaining, "I see a bunch of photographers and I’m scared and I want to get out of the situation... They’re coming up on the sides of the car which is a scary situation for me... so I get my baby out of the car and I go home." The month following the televised interview, Spears posed nude for the August 2006 cover of Harper's Bazaar. Just two days before Sean's first birthday, Spears gave birth to her second son; Jayden James Federline on September 12 in Los Angeles.
Spears filed for divorce from Federline on November 7, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical and legal custody of their two children, with visitation rights for Federline. The following day, Federline filed a response to Spears's divorce petition, seeking physical and legal custody of their children. Laura Wasser was hired to represent Spears in the case. According to a representative for Federline's lawyer, the divorce filing "caught Kevin totally by surprise". The couple reached a global settlement agreement in March 2007 and their divorce was finalized on July 30.
2007–2008: Personal difficulties
On January 21, 2007, Spears's aunt, Sandra Bridges Covington, with whom she had been very close, died of ovarian cancer. She then stayed in an off-shore drug rehabilitation facility in Antigua for less than 24 hours on February 16. The following night, Spears went to a haircutting studio in Tarzana, California and shaved her hair off with clippers. A few days later, on February 20, she admitted herself to a treatment facility in Malibu, California. While leaving the facility briefly, she quickly returned on February 22. The previous day, Kevin Federline had requested an emergency hearing regarding the custody of his children with Spears but his attorney announced that his client asked to cancel the court appearance. No further explanation was given. Spears left the rehabilitation center on March 20 according to her manager, who said she was released after "successfully completing their program." Throughout early 2007, Spears embarked on a series of behaviors that received much attention from the media, including attacking the paparazzi with an umbrella. As the legal battle over the custody of their children continued, many members of her entourage have been subpoenaed to testify about her parenting skills.
In September 2007, the official findings in Spears's custody battle were announced by the court. She was ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol testings and to attend parenting counseling. Spears and Federline continued to share joint custody of their two children on a conditional basis. A few days later, she was officially charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run and driving without a license. If convicted, she could face a year in jail. Spears lost physical custody of her children to Federline on October 1, with the court ruling that Federline will keep full custody of the children. The charges for her alleged hit-and-run that occurred in August 2007 were officially laid, she was booked for the charges by the Los Angeles Police Department on October 15 but was not arrested.
On the evening of January 3, 2008, police were called to Spears's home after she refused to relinquish custody of her children to Federline's people. She was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after she "appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance," though blood tests show negative for any illicit substances. She was also held for psychiatric evaluation, and was released from the hospital two days later.
Discography
Main article: Britney Spears discography
Studio albums
1999: ...Baby One More Time
2000: Oops!... I Did It Again
2001: Britney
2003: In the Zone
2007: Blackout
Compilations and EPs
2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
2005: Someday (I Will Understand) EP
2005: B in the Mix: The Remixes
DVDs
1999: Time Out with Britney Spears
2000: Live and More!
2001: Britney: The Videos
2002: Live from Las Vegas
2004: In the Zone
2004: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
2005: Britney & Kevin: Chaotic
Tours
1998: Hair Zone Mall Tour
1999: ...Baby One More Time Tour
2000: Crazy 2K Tour
2000: Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour
2001: Dream Within a Dream Tour
2004: The Onyx Hotel Tour
2007: The M+M's Tour
Guest appearances
2003: "Like a Virgin/Hollywood" (Live) by Madonna feat. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott
from Remixed & Revisited by Madonna
2006: "Crazy" by Kevin Federline feat. Spears
from Playing with Fire by Kevin Federline
Complete list of Britney Spears Unreleased material (includes song titles, producers, and unreleased collaborations).
Music videos
Main article: Britney Spears videography
Spears's music videos have a significant contribution to the success of her music and video career. The video for "...Baby One More Time" featured the young singer wearing a school uniform exposing her midriff and this image helped propel her to superstardom. Similarly the video for "Oops!... I Did It Again" showed Spears wearing a tightly-fitted red catsuit, fueling speculations that the star has breast implants. Her image as a "clean, straight-up girl" was revolutionized by the videos for "I'm A Slave 4 U", "Toxic", and "Gimme More" which generated much controversy and portrayed Spears with a sexually oriented image.
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