Dealing with People. How to Avoid Frustration and not be a Jerk

Well, i haven't been here in quite a while. In the meantime I wrote an E-booklet, and I wrote a press release for it too.

Here it is below:

Dealing With People. How to Avoid Frustration and not be a Jerk


Risa Attrell’s new E-booklet, DEALING WITH PEOPLE-How To Avoid Frustration and Not Be a Jerk, accomplishes two goals: It tells the reader how to deal with people in a way that avoids frustration and unpleasantness for themselves; and it shows readers how to avoid causing frustration and unpleasantness to others.

January 13, 2011 Dealing with people is a skill. When is it okay to tell someone personal information about yourself? How do you respond to nosey questions? When is it best to just be quiet? What kinds of things should I avoid saying if I don’t want to be a jerk?

These issues and more are covered in Risa Attrell’s new E-booklet DEALING WITH PEOPLE-How To Avoid Frustration And Not Be A Jerk.

Here are some of the topics covered in this E-Booklet:

 How to avoid the frustration of being misunderstood in email.

 What to avoid if you want to make friends.

 How it’s often unnecessary to feel pressured to give information you’re uncomfortable sharing when discussing a topic, even when the topic is about something for which you need the other person’s cooperation.

 How to avoid saying and asking things that you’ll kick yourself for later.

 How to respond to nosey questions without being rude and without sharing anything you don’t want to share.

“A large part of knowing how to deal with people is a matter of knowing when to talk and when to be quiet; knowing what to say and what not to say, and knowing when you’ve said enough,” says Risa in her new E-booklet.

This E-booklet is short and easy to read; clearly written and sprinkled with humor.

Readers can get a copy of the Ebook on www.amazon.com and www.smashwords.com

Mylot-A Place to Share, Learn and Maybe Earn by Risa Attrell

Today I would like to talk about a place called Mylot. Mylot is quite a bit like Yahoo Answers except for a few major differences.

Just as in Yahoo Answers, Mylot is a website where people come and ask questions and anyone can come and answer. (You must register first before you participate.) But that’s about where the similarities begins and ends.

In my personal experience, I find the people an Mylot are much more pleasant than the people on Yahoo Answers. That is not to say that there aren’t many nice people on YA.

But the difference that will stand out in most people’s minds is that Mylot actually pays a little for your participation.

It’s not a lot of money. Expect pennies per post. But if you enjoy participating in discussions, asking and answering questions, then the little bit of money is an added bonus.

Whether the pay even covers the electric bill for keeping the computer on, is something I’m not sure about. Perhaps that depends on how fast you can type, how long your responses are, and how quickly you can find discussions you’d like to respond to.

If you choose to sign up and participate, it would be nice if you would sign up under me :)
http://www.mylot.com/?ref=RisaAttrell

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How to Create Anchor Text in Microsoft Word

Okay guys. Here's a quick tip for today. Are you wondering how to create anchor text, also known as hyperlinks?

Oh, you don't know what hyperlinks/anchor text are?

Well, I'm sure you've noticed that on many websites, some of the words are in blue and when you click on that word, it takes you to another website, or another page. That word is called a hyperlink. (or anchor text)

Now why is this important? It is important because search engines think hyperlinks are very important. The more hyperlinks you have pointing to your website, the better your website ranks in the search engines. Or so I've been led to believe anyway.

But some people don't know how to create them. That was me until recently. I tried doing a search online about how to create hyperlinks. I found complicated instructions that told me to type all kinds of hard to remember stuff, and as much as I tried it didn't work anyway.

Forget all that hard to remember stuff.

Here's a trick incase you didn't know. And I bet I'm not the only one who didn't know. You can create hyperlinks very easily in Microsoft Word. (At least in my version anyway.)Just do as follows.

First save your document.

Then highlight the words or phrase you want to turn blue and become your hyperlink.

On top of your screen you will see an icon that looks like a link in a chain. Click it, and a window will open asking which website you want that word or phrase to link to. Type in the website URL-and dont forget to start with 'http://wwww.'

Now before you click 'okay', wait a few seconds, because it may take a few seconds for the URL you typed in to also appear in a box underneath titled 'path.'

As soon as you see your URL also appear in the 'path' box, click 'okay' and you're done.

The Keyword Myth by Risa Attrell

Dont get me wrong. I'm not saying that keywords and keyword phrases are not important. But if you're counting on ranking high in the search engines just by using keywords and keyword phrases that are popular in your industry, i'm afraid you're in for much disapointment. Sprinkling your website text and your titles with popular keywords is not enough. It may be a good idea, but it's just not enough.

Everybody else in your industry and their brother want to be on the first page with the same keywords! And they are all sprinkling THEIR website with the same keywords. Can you all be on the top page?? Figure it out for yourself.

Think about this concept before you shell out tons of money to some SEO scam-artist. Is someone promising you that for thousands of dollars he/they can get you on the top page for some popular keyword phrase for your industry? How many other people does he make this exact same promise to? Can all those people be on the top page? Or maybe someone can really get you on the top of some keyword phrase. But does that mean that anyone searches with that phrase? Maybe it just isn't a popular phrase.

All this is not to say there aren't any good and honest SEO experts. I'm just saying be careful. Very careful.

If you want to promote your website and your business, you better do someting more than just put in the right keywords and then relaxing. Sorry Charlie, but there are no free rides. You're going to have to do some work, and quite possibly spend some money. (And I don't mean spend money on an SEO vampire)

For starters, put your website URL on all your print publications-flyers brochures etc. Whether 100 people see your URL on your print publication or 10 people see it, it may not be much, but it's at least 10 more people that know about it that didn't know about it before. And maybe if they like your website, they'll tell their friends. Also, make use of social networking sites and social bookmarking sites. Write articles about your industry online and submit them to places like Ezine-post a link to your website on all your articles. This will give you some backlinks, not to mention that anyone that reads your article and likes it may very well click on the link to your website-and hopefuly buy your product. And last but not least, consider investing in adwords.

Oh, and by the way, don't forget to put that popular keyword in your title




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How We Learn to Spell by Risa Attrell

Are you a good speller? Even if you don't think so, chances are that you can spell many many words.

Of course you can spell those common little words like if, and, the, we, me, etc etc. I bet you can spell even bigger common words like rain, house, camera, table, and so forth. Hey, I bet you can even spell many big 'hard' words like 'though', 'through' and even that funny word 'laugh' The list is endless. Did you ever think of all those words that you can spell? Let me ask you- HOW did you learn to spell so many words??

I know! It was Ms Jones your teacher in the 3rd grade, right? She's the one that gave you those lists of spelling words to study. You went home, recited aloud the spelling of those words 500 times, much to the annoyance of the rest of your family who was forced to listen. Then you were given a spelling test the next day, and you did well. And that is how you know how to spell all those words you know. Right?

You know how untrue that is! Nobody learns how to be a good speller from memorizing a list of words for a spelling test. For the most part, we learn to spell in two ways, namely reading, and writing. The more we read, the more we get familiar with how words look. Then if we see a common word misspelled, it looks funny to us. Without having to analyze each letter of the misspelled word, we know right away that the word just looks wrong to us. Take a look at the following sentence:

My frend and I injoy going owt.

How long did it take you to notice which words are spelled wrong? Did you have to look at every letter? Or did some words just jump out at you as not looking right? You know how words are supposed to look because you read. If schools want children to be good spellers, they should forget the word lists, and just encourage the kids to read. Think about this: How long will they remember the spellings of those words on the list? How long did you remember the words Ms Jones gave you in the 3rd grade? (Or whatever your teacher's name was)

The other way children learn to spell is by writing. That is if their teacher insists that they hand in work with proper spelling. This forces the child to ask an adult for help in spelling the words they don't know, or at least to consult with their good ol' spell -check

It is my strong opinion that for the most part spelling as a separate subject is a useless waste of time. That time could be better spent doing more reading and more writing. The only place I see spelling as a separate subject, as having any benefit, is perhaps in teaching our children those spelling rules such as " 'I' before 'E' except after C, except as in 'ay' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh.'

And now I will put this article through a spell check.

Risa Attrell is the author of a booklet called FUN WAYS TO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR READING SKILLS, available at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/33543

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How To Get Followers On Twitter-brief comment for today

Well I suppose many people on Twitter already know this little trick, but for those who don't know it yet-it's incredibly easy to get followers on Twitter. All you have to do is follow others. The more people you follow, the more will follow you.
Well have a nice day everyone! Going back to Twitter to tell everyone to check out this wonderful brief comment for today!

WATER-The Almost Free Cure-All

The following article is for general information purposes only and is not a subsitute for your physicians recommendations

How much money are you spending on vitamins, minerals, natural remedies, and or medications to cure conditions like being overweight, getting leg-cramps and a host of other conditions?

Consider this: Water, yes water, can be an excellent remedy for many different conditions. And while you are drinking water to address whatever your problem is, your body will be getting numerous other benefits as well. Below are just some examples of the benefits of drinking water:

Drinking water helps you lose weight.
It helps prevent leg-cramps. (For leg cramps, eat a banana as well for potassium.)
It helps aid digestion
It is good for your complexion

You should be getting about 64 oz of water every day. That is eight 8oz glasses of water a day.

Many people don’t think about water when something goes wrong. When people are having trouble with leg cramps for example, they’ll go to the store to find some remedy, or take some supplements. There is nothing wrong with supplements, but the first thing people should try is drinking more water. Water is almost free unless you count the water bill.

The same is true of digestive problems, weight problems and skin problems. Before running for the drugs or supplements, try increasing your water intake.



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