No More Daily Journal

Stone Evans has now closed the Internet Warrior Forum thread where he was posting his daily journal. I was so disappointed when I logged in at the forum and discovered it was all over, I rather expected it to go on for longer (certainly hoped so). There was a real buzz going on for the days the journal was being posted. Knowing Stone Evans, he will come up with another idea to stir things up in the near future. His final word was that he is putting a lot into PPC for his promotion.

In the meantime, as a result of Stone's journal, I gained the courage to splurge a little on some advertising and I found the Instant Attention ads which are giving me great fun as I experiment with them. Something is working because I am getting more enquiries and actual sign ups than usual. Hooray!

Spent today working on keywords. That is something that could easily drive a person nuts. Added a few bits and pieces to my Free Resources page.

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.

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Marketing Tips Newsletter

I'm back! Took a few days off to blitz my garden as the recent sun and rain has made everything grow out of control. I now have cucumber plants with serious attitude problems but I should be able to get them back on track with some netting and twine.

Next thing will be to sort out my mailbox, the amount of mail which has built up just over a few days is incrfedible. Who are all these people who have written to me?

One important thing I did get in my mail was the first Martketing Tips newsletter written by Derek Ghel. His editorial gives a wonderful insight into the character of the late Corey Rudl. This is it:


"How to Eat, Sleep, and Breathe like an Internet Marketing Genius:
What I Learned from My Good Friend and Colleague, Corey Rudl --
Genius Internet Marketer, Inspirational Leader, and Mentor to Thousands." ================================================
Since the announcement of Corey's tragic car-racing accident a couple of weeks ago, our office has received over 16,000 e-mails of support and condolence... and easily over 1,000 phone calls. The entire IMC Team has been working overtime, responding to every e-mail and phone message, one at a time, so we don't miss any of your questions or comments. In fact, I've had to throw some of the gang out of the office late at night and send them home... We've all found it hard to stop reading your e-mails. "Thanks" doesn't seem an adequate response to the overwhelming support and caring you've shown us. (It's been rather humbling, really...) So I hope you don't mind, but I've decided to write this very special edition of our "Marketing Tips" Newsletter -- and dedicate it to my good friend and mentor... You see, over the last couple of weeks, a question that keeps appearing in e-mails from everyone is, "How can I be like Corey?"... "How can I think like Corey?" It seems many of you are interested in learning MORE than his secrets to Internet marketing -- you want to learn how to be "like" him. So I'm going to give you a bit of insight into Corey's philosophies for business, success, and life. These are a collection of the five most profound lessons I learned from Corey over the last eight years, some of which he loudly expressed to me (Corey talked loud and fast when he got excited)... and some he quietly but effectively shared through living example.
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Lesson #1: Failure doesn't "happen"; it's a choice.
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In Corey's mind, there were only two ways you could "fail." You could give up and quit. Or you could decide not to learn from your mistakes. Corey believed failure was a choice. So Corey never failed. He tested new ideas. He learned from what worked, and what didn't. Then he applied those lessons to his next test or idea, and he kept doing this until he got results he was satisfied with. Sure Corey made mistakes... Yeesh, I still cringe when I think of a $90,000 mistake we made two years ago. And sure, Corey would get really ticked off when stuff went wrong. But Corey was also always the first person to seek out the positive in every bad situation and say, "Well, what did we learn from this?" ... And, more important, "Will we do it again?" Corey firmly believed every costly lesson was going to result in exponentially greater success in the long term. And he was right.
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Lesson #2: Assume nothing, test everything
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Corey had zero respect for people who were content to assume To him, it was a mark of laziness. So something everyone quickly learned when working with him was to deal in nothing but the facts. If Corey asked a question, and you didn't know the answer, it was one thousand times better to say, "I'll look into it and get back to you," than "I think this might be the answer," or "I assume this is right." Theories, assumptions, and guesses were the enemies of success as far as Corey was concerned. He believed you should either go straight to the source for the answers (even if that means paying thousands of dollars in consulting fees) or test it yourself. And as Corey taught me, sometimes you even need to test the "facts." For example... ... A marketing strategy that you tested and proved to work as little as a month ago may be a complete dud today. (Retesting is ALWAYS worth the effort.) ... The customer demographics you collected through a survey last year may have drastically changed. (Are they buying your products for DIFFERENT reasons now?) ... And some of the most interesting statistics may be based on flawed data. (Always read the "fine print," and if there isn't any, ask for it!) Before you make decisions, ask questions. Assume nothing. Test everything. And don't be afraid of offending someone -- even an "expert" -- by questioning their logic. The true experts will applaud you for this. And your questions will expose the imposters for who they really are -- wannabes.
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Lesson #3: Make opportunities to learn, and take notes.
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It would be difficult to calculate exactly how much Corey spent on educational materials each year... but I've done the math and know it was roughly in the tens of thousands of dollars. Corey was constantly reading... On airplanes, on holidays, in between meetings -- he was absolutely relentless. He would read every business book, article, course, and marketing campaign he could get his hands on. And Corey didn't just read material related to Internet marketing; he made a point of studying OTHER industries, too -- both online AND offline. He was always looking for new strategies and marketing ideas that he could pluck from other industries and apply to his businesses. It was all this reading that would frequently spark his "genius" ideas... But I think the key to this secret is that Corey made TONS of notes about everything he read and kept all his thoughts in a couple of "master project documents" that he'd refer back to every month, looking for new ideas (they were literally hundreds of pages long). That way, even if an idea didn't work today, he had record of it so he could refer back to it sometime in the future. Corey knew that "genius" doesn't just happen -- you need to look for opportunities to learn, and keep track of your thoughts. Your best ideas will frequently be sparked by new information, or new approaches to old information.
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Lesson #4: Seek out great teachers, and be a great listener.
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Corey firmly believed that if you want to fast-track your success, it's critical to learn from those who have gone before you... even if you just have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes. So Corey made a point of seeking out teachers and mentors, and asking for their advice whenever he had the opportunity -- even if that meant paying hefty consulting fees for their guidance. As far as Corey was concerned, you should always learn from the best. Find people who are getting the results YOU want to achieve, and ask them to mentor you. And Corey was never afraid to ask "great people" for advice... He was never concerned about looking dumb. And he never needed to be the smartest guy in the room. Corey was always focused on learning. So he was a student of everything... and almost everyone. Corey was always asking people around him for feedback... What mistakes was he making? How could he improve as a leader? As a marketer? How could he be a better public speaker? It takes guts to ask the people around you for feedback. But it takes wisdom to openly listen and learn from it.
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Lesson #5: Define your own success and live with passion.
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Corey's biggest frustration was that so many of his clients and subscribers just let life "happen" to them. I can't tell you how many times I heard him rant over the years, "They have dreams... but they don't set GOALS! Why don't they set goals and take action???" One of the most inspirational things about being around Corey was his belief that absolutely anyone can be successful. You just had to meet Corey once to know he wasn't just spouting the "anybody can start a profitable Internet business" line because it sounded good. His enthusiasm... his actions... every word he spoke demonstrated his core belief that absolutely anyone can be successful. You can learn anything... be anything... do anything. If you decide that your age, background, and education limit your potential, they will. But if you decide that you can do anything, you will... Corey really believed that you just need to set goals that you're excited about, and then take persistent action. It's absolutely shocking what ONE step a day... just 10 minutes a day... one hour a day... can accomplish over one month... three months... six months. Just imagine where YOU would be in six months if you dedicated even 20 minutes a day to working on your business... learning new strategies... or building a "swipe file" of marketing ideas! Success isn't determined by genetics. It's about persistent, consistent action. And Corey really got that.
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Final Thoughts:
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Honestly, I could write a book about what it was like teaming up with Corey for the last eight years... and perhaps one day I will. It was one helluva ride... Today, though, I wanted to give you at least SOME insight into Corey's personal philosophies for business success because I'm hoping they will inspire you to... * Choose success * Test something new today * Make opportunities to learn * Seek out great teachers * Define your goals, and take action to reach them These are the philosophies that Corey inspired the entire IMC Team to run his company with... and these are the philosophies that we are continuing to move forward with. Corey's legacy wasn't just cutting-edge marketing strategies or industry leading software -- it was the inspiration he shared with thousands of "real people." And that's the legacy I personally plan to continue. With that said, keep an eye on your inbox next week; we're going to be doing something really special in memory of Corey. And be sure to watch your e-mail in July, too, because we're going to be releasing a mind-blowing interview recorded in late May between genius offline direct marketer Dan Kennedy and Corey... Until the next issue of "Marketing Tips," I wish you success.

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.

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News From IMC

Received an email today from Derek Gehl. The staff at IMC are trying to get back to business in order to continue the great work started by Corey Rudl. I still feel sad every time I see a picture of Corey Rudl on traffic exchange ads so goodness knows how his staff must feel.

This is the email.

Hi Elaine,

I hope this e-mail answers your questions about how the Internet Marketing Center's Affiliate Program will be moving forward in light of Corey's passing...

As I expected, since last week's announcement about Corey, I've received a number of messages from our Internet Marketing Center affiliates, wondering what's going to happen with the program. It's only natural for you to have such questions about the future of IMC. After all, it was Corey's personal relationship with affiliates like you that made him unique in this industry, and the loss of this kind of relationship can create uncertainty.

However, as a close friend of Corey's -- and his right-hand man for the past eight years -- I'd like to assure you that since his sudden passing, I have been honored to take on the role of continuing his legacy, helping to keep growing the Internet Marketing Center.

So over the past few weeks, while we've spent a lot of time looking backward over the years to honor Corey's memory, we've also been looking to the future, planning how we're going to take Corey's hopes and dreams for this company and make them reality.

I know that's what he would have wanted.

And that's why over the next few months, we'll be rolling out an exciting lineup of new and updated information products and software, as well as maintaining our traditional "core" products and programs -- including our top-rated affiliate program.

With over 90,000 members, our affiliate program is truly unique. It was groundbreaking when Corey first started it back in the mid-90s (even before sites like Amazon.com had them), and it continues today to be one of the most popular -- and profitable -- affiliate programs available on the Internet.

We plan to continue that tradition...

We are dedicated to offering the same great special promotions each month that we always have -- plus providing you with the same cutting-edge promotional tools, advice, and support that you've come to rely on as an IMC affiliate.

So as we slowly return to "business as usual," we're busy putting together the next special affiliate promotion for you. We'll be announcing all the details of that in your next regular affiliate newsletter, so watch for that coming up next week.

Meanwhile, if you have any questions or concerns about the future of our affiliate program, please don't hesitate to write to our affiliate support team at affiliates@marketingtips.com, or give us a call at 604-730-2833. We'll be happy to answer all of your questions.

Best wishes for your continued success,

Derek Gehl, CEO
The Internet Marketing Center


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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.

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Stone Evans Masterclass - Instant Attention

Today's new discovery was Instant Attention which is rather clever type of pop-up ad. I have seen them before but when Stone recommended them today, I decided to investigate and I signed up for a year's membership. I know everyone says po-ups, pop-unders, fly-ins etc work but I happen to dislike them so I refuse to use them. I just don't think it would be honest to use an advertising vehicle which I find personally annoying and intrusive. Instant Attention ads are different, sure they pop-up but they just sit in a corner and do no harm. They don't open a new window or follow the visitor down the page getting in the way. I'll have to see what results I get.

I am having to spend a lot of time working on my overgrown vegetable plot when what I really want to be doing is working on my home business. If only I could find a way to be in two places at once. I want to be self sufficient in vegetables this year but I have so many things I want to add to my website and so much surfing to do and so many things to learn. Oh dear, there are just not enough hours in the day.

Can't wait to see what Stone has in store for us tomorrow.
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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com You'll find all the help you need.

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The Stone Evans Masterclass Continues

Stone took the weekend off but has now posted a new message to the thread on the Warrior Forum. He has set himself a target of enrolling 50 new Empowerism members by midnght on Sunday. Nobody has bet against this happening!

Stone's first big push involves buying advertising. I don't know whether to try to follow him on this. I have been trying to do everything either free or as cheaply as possible. I'll have to think about this one. I can afford it but I have to be careful with the budget. I'll sleep on it.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring, Stone will be forging ahead while I sleep. I never expected to keep up anyway.


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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

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Identity Theft Part 1

After yesterday's exciting events I felt inspired and energised. Worked hard despite the punishing heat and humidity.

Today I went through my newsletter series tweaking here and there but I was generally satisfied that it is what I want.

I also got round to posting my series of articles on Identity Theft on my website. I am also going to use these articles as a short course to accompany my newsletter. It is not strictly about working from home but it does relate to being on the Internet.

My next step is to submit these four articles to the article directories.

This is Part 1.


What is Identity?

The term "identity" as it will be used here means those things which, when combined, prove who we are. A UK government report defines identity as comprising of three basic elements: biometric identity, attributed identity and biographical identity.

Biometric identity is an individual's unique attributes, ie fingerprints, DNA profile, voice, retina etc.

Attributed identity is the components of an individual's identity that are given at birth, including full name, date and place of birth, parents' names and addresses.

Biographical identity is comprised of documented events which build up over time, ie educational qualifications, marriage, employment history, mortgage accounts, bank accounts, utilities accounts etc.

Biometric identifiers are the subject of ongoing research to find foolproof ways of using things such as fingerprints or retina scans to prevent identity fraud but it is likely to be some time before we pay our supermarket bill by way of credit card supported by a retina scan, PIN numbers are going to be around for a while longer!

Most incidents of identity theft involve the use of biographical identity to support a claim to attributed identity. When our parents register our birth, we obtain our first document proving our identity: our birth certificate. In later life, this document alone will not be sufficient to prove our identity, it is a document of public record and copies of it can be obtained by anyone who cares to pay a small fee.

When the day comes that we want to open a bank account or obtain goods on credit, we will be required to produce further documentation to prove we are who we claim to be and live at the address where we claim to live. In most cases the financial institution involved will require proof of our identity by way of production of an official document which proves our name and at least one further document which proves our current address. In the UK the official documents include birth certificate, current signed passport, current driving licence, pension or benefit book. Documents accepted as proof of address must usually be under six months old and include utility bill, bank or credit card statement, mortgage statement, home insurance policy or TV licence renewal notification.

Although this requirement to produce valid documentation will be strictly enforced when it involves obtaining credit, the UK banks have an exception process which will allow people to open bank accounts without providing the usual proof of identity. This is because the UK government will not allow banks to deny any UK citizen access to a basic bank account. This ruling protects, for example, young adults who have never had a utility account because they have always resided with their parents and have no passport because they have never travelled out of the country. If it were not for the exception process, someone in this situation would have a problem when attempting to open a bank account to receive salary payments when they start their first job.

Case Study

This case illustrates how it is possible to commit identity fraud without committing identity theft. Fraud was committed but the identities used were invented rather than stolen from real people.

David England spent several years travelling around the UK taking driving tests under assumed names and registering those names on the electoral roll at rented drop addresses in various parts of the country. He was able to use these identities to open up over 100 bank accounts through which he was able to commit £1 million worth of fraud. He was just about to leave the UK in 1998 when he was apprehended and sentenced to a five year jail term.

Part two of this series examines the different types of identity fraud.

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

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Stone Evans Plug In Profit Site Masterclass

When I checked my email yesterday I found an unexpected message that started me on a path to unanticipated places.

It was going to be an ordinary day but that email turned everything upside down and made me even more determined to make a success of my home business. The email itself intrigued me but when I clicked the link and read the first post in the thread I suddenly realised what mind-boggling felt like. Stone Evans is going to post a journal of what he does day by day to build his business.

This is an excerpt from his introductory post:

In this forum thread, I am going to be doing something I've never done before. I will chronicle my own marketing activities for you to learn from and apply to your own PIPS business.

I decided to start from scratch and become an affiliate for my own product all over again.

In this thread, I aim to share with you the steps I take to become my own top affiliate. And by doing so, I hope that many of you will accept the challenge to use what I share with you to beat me at my own game and become the best and most highly paid PIPS affiliates you can become.

Because of my reputation and resources in the marketplace, I may be able to accomplish some things faster than you would. However, opportunities are infinite and I know that I have not even tapped 1% of my own potential in this business yet. Take what you learn here and apply it in your own way to your PIPS business and I am confident you can succeed, even beyond what you expect is possible right now.

That was just the beginning. He was off like a shot going here, doing that, doing it like this and so on and on. The man's energy is incredible. The thread extended to two enthralling pages in no time flat.

This is very exciting stuff. I can hardly believe I am getting this chance to learn up to date tricks of the trade from a marketing genius. It is like being rained on from MLM heaven. I hope my brain bucket won't overflow, there's so much to take in and at a fast pace too. Wow. Just Wow

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

IMC Will Continue

I was pleased to learn that the Internet Marketing Center will continue despite the tragic loss of Cory Rudl. It would have increased the tragedy if the fruit of Corey Rudl's genious had been allowed to wither away.

Here is the email I received from Tracy Rudl:

Dear Elaine,

It is with great sadness I must inform you that my husband, Corey Rudl, passed away in a tragic car-racing accident on Thursday, June 2, 2005.

I know that because of all the media attention Corey's passing has received, many of you have already heard this terrible news. But I know this will still come as a great shock to many people -- and for that I am deeply sorry. There are no words for moments as unexpectedly tragic or heartbreakingly sad as this...

On behalf of Corey's entire family, as well as Corey's team at The Internet Marketing Center, I'd like to extend my warmest thanks to those of you who have already sent e-mails and letters or left phone messages expressing your support and condolence.

We've all drawn strength from your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time, and we'll always remember your kindness.

Corey's passion was helping people.

He loved knowing that he was helping "real people" start and grow Internet businesses. And he was extremely proud of the thousands of success stories he'd helped to create over the years. Nothing made Corey happier than getting letters from clients who had finally "quit their day jobs" to run their Internet businesses full time...

And that's why, on behalf of my entire family, I would like to personally take this opportunity to assure all Corey's customers and subscribers that his legacy will continue.

Going forward, the company will be headed up by Derek Gehl, an Internet entrepreneur and marketing expert in his own right who worked side by side with Corey for more than eight years to develop the marketing strategies and software you've seen released by The Internet Marketing Center...

Corey had the highest regard for Derek and considered him to be his "right-hand man"... and for the last couple of years, as Corey began to spend more time on the road, away from the office, he'd left Derek to manage his team. So the family backs Derek during this transition 100% -- we all have the highest confidence in Derek's ability to continue Corey's legacy.

I know this is what Corey wanted.

Derek will provide more information to you about how the company will move forward. (He will be sending an e-mail later this afternoon.) But I just wanted to personally let you know what's happened.

Corey was an adoring husband... a loving son... a doting brother... a caring friend... and an inspirational leader and mentor.

It's so hard to say good-bye...

Tracy Rudl
On behalf of The Internet Marketing Center


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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

Another Month Flown By

I can hardly believe it but it is almost time to put this month's issue of Networkers' Calendar online. Where does the time go? I don't have any idea for subject matter so I hope inspiration will arrive suddenly.

I signed up for Join My Free Matrix and received two members in my downline as a result of overspill from my upline within hours. Hope it continues like that.

Today I decided it was time to upgrade my membership with Dad N Dave's Autosurf because I have been hearing so many good things about the owner. Hope it lasts as I think it will!

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

Should we be afraid of Google?

Submitted an article about search engines for publication today. Have a few more almost ready to go including a series of four articles which I have yet to get on my website.

Wasted a lot of time trying to autosurf today. The top favourites are performing well, several of the newcomers are very fast to surf but there is a middle block which are a pain. I am going to update my autosurf page on my website and add more information while I continue to evaluate the sites. Don't think I will add any more at this stage.

Here is today's home business article:



Do Search Engines Scare You?

by Elaine Currie, BA(Hons).

What do the words “Search Engine” make you think of? I get immediate mind-pictures which vary but all have similar themes. Sometimes I see one of those tiny submarines which are used to explore the deepest parts of the ocean bed. I have this picture in my mind of the tiny submarine underwater in complete darkness apart from the beam of its searchlight which is probing the gloom. Other times I see a horse-drawn carriage driving through dense fog with only its weak lamp relieving the darkness. This scene is from a movie where the police are racing through London in search of Jack The Ripper. The final picture is of a line of policemen in old-fashioned uniforms advancing across a moor in darkness through rising mist with only their flashlight-beams to light their way.

It can get a bit scary inside my mind at times. If these were dreams rather than passing thoughts, they would probably be analysed as meaning an obsession with darkness and getting lost. Maybe the lights penetrating the darkness symbolise a fear of ignorance (or maybe a fear of getting found out). The obvious link is that these pictures all relate to a search of one kind or another. The first one might represent a search for knowledge, the second one is obviously the search for a criminal and the final one a search for clues at the scene of a crime.

Why would the words “search engine” conjure up these dark visions? If you look at the words we associate with search engines, I think the connection will be clear. We talk about “submitting” our websites to search engines. We don’t “send” our websites or “apply” to search engines or “register” our websites with search engines. We are submissive and the search engines dominate us.

We adopt this submissive posture and the search engines send their robots to “crawl” over our websites. Doesn‘t sound very pleasant does it? The future of your website is entirely in the power of these monsters. You have spent time and perhaps some cash getting your website ready for the visit. Your website, the shop window to your home business, has been tweaked and “search engine optimised”, now you can do nothing except hope that your efforts will be rewarded with approval by these invisible inspectors.

Web site owners act as if the search engines are neighbourhood dignitaries: “We must tidy up, the search engines are coming to visit”. An anxious time follows while your website, brushed, polished and optimised to the best of your ability, waits to greet these visitors. The most respected visitor is Googlebot. He causes most anxiety and is renowned for being unpredictable. Webmasters try to analyse the "Googledance" in the hope of making Googlebot's visit enjoyable. If we can get the mighty Googlebot to dance instead of merely crawling, he might give us a good report, but Googlebot can't seem to decide what algorithm he prefers. How are you supposed to get his feet tapping? Unfortunately, the search engines are not the most communicative visitors and you only realise they have carried out their examination when something (either good or bad) happens to your protégé's page rank.

The search engines are not like your school teacher who gives you a class test, they are more like the university Board Of Examiners: when you have passed or failed their test, you will never get to know which questions you got right or where your weakness lies. Further improvement will have to be a matter of guesswork but suppose your guess is wrong? You might destroy the very things which met with the search engines’ approval. Then you hear that the search engines don’t agree amongst themselves, so what pleases some of them might lose you points with others. Which ones should you try hardest to impress? Should you turn your website into some sort of private Googledancer and risk offending the rest of the robots? Would it be better to try to please one or two of the largest search engines or a big bunch of the lesser ones? Finally you hear a rumour that the search engines are changing their secret rules anyway but nobody knows what the changes will entail. You despair of ever satisfying the masters of your fate, you feel as if you are stumbling around in the dark. Panic takes you over.

Should you be afraid of search engines?

Anybody in his right mind should be afraid, very afraid.

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

Working from home is not usually hard work

It is strange how outside events can tilt one's whole world.

Since I hear the news that Corey Rudl had tragically died, I have found it hard to make the effort to work. Usually it is easy and, I would say, a joy. The last few days have been a struggle, just being at the computer makes me feel sad. I am avoiding traffic exchanges because there are so many reminders: the Internet Marketing Centre is so widely advertised. A depressing time.

At least I had some good news to perk me up: my mysterious internet pen-pal had suddenly disappeared. It was only a couple of weeks without news but that seemed like a long time for such a compulsive writer. I was getting very concerned but an email arrived today and all is well.

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If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com

Corey Rudl is dead

Just heard the sad and shocking news that Corey Rudl was killed in an accident yesterday morning. All that genius and energy gone.

After seeing his face and hearing his voice so often online, I feel as if I knew him. I am an affiliate for IMC and there is an unread email from Corey Rudl in my mailbox at the moment. It is terribly sad. He was only 34 years old and got married just last year. My heart goes out to his family.

He became a millionaire at the age of 31 and, for this, he will become a figure of legend. He should have had a whole exciting life ahead of him but all that promising future has been shattered. What a terrible tragic waste of a young life.

This sort of tragedy should make all of us count our blessings and remember to live each day as if it is the last one we will ever experience, because it might be. Sieze the day and make it worthwhile --every minute, every day.

If you want to work from home on the internet but don't know where to start, visit my main website at Hunting Venus.com