Welcome to Vahid Lancaster Entrepreneur OnlineEvery week I provide my readers (that's you) with periodic updates and insights about being an entrepreneur on the internet and the world of internet marketing as well as provide you with inspirational quotes that will help keep you in a positive frame of mind. I do hope that you enjoy your stay here. Your participation and comments are always welcome. |
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I absolutely HATE PAYPAL !!!
It amazes me when big companies, once they have reached a certain level, simply sit on their laurels and do nothing new to help innovate business. I’ve been trying to do business with various websites for years and I’ve always been stopped by one annoying company…
PAYPAL!
The only thing that this so-called payment processing company seems to have mastered is the ability to COPY AND PASTE.
Here’s an example. Yesterday, I wanted to begin doing business with TradeBit.com to sell my software. During the singup process, I realized that they were using this dreaded company for their payment processing. Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not mad at TradeBit.com and other companies that use PayPal – I’m mad at PayPal itself for limiting small entrepreneurs from growing.
For years I’ve been trying to get a REAL response as to why I can’t receive payments in my country – and they’ve been giving me the EXACT SAME DUMB VAGUE REPLY over and over again. Here’s the latest copy/paste email that I got from them below …
Using Ad Variations With Google Adsense For Your Website
I’ve been using Google Adsense for years and I’ve learned a lot about how the variations in your Adsense units can affect your overall revenue. Two types of ad units that are very popular with Google Adsense are “link units” and “themed ad units”. Never heard of those before? Well let me explain. These two ad unit types are used to focus ads based on the content of your website or for special occasions. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg …
Let’s start off with “themed ad units”. What are these all about? These types of ads can be used on your website to promote special occasions. For example, you can have ads that will display products around Christmas time, Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Day, etc. You can consider these types of ads as “occasion specific” and are focused on particular themes at particular times of the year.
Being Greatful
Begin your day by feeling grateful. Be grateful for the bed you just slept in, the roof over your head, the carpet or floor under your feet, the running water, the soap, your shower, your toothbrush, your clothes, your shoes, the refrigerator that keeps your food cold, the car that you drive, your job, your friends.
Be grateful for the stores that make it so easy to buy the things you need, the restaurants, the utilities, services, and electrical appliances that make your life effortless. Be grateful for the magazines and the books that you read. Be grateful for the chair that you sit on, and the pavement that you walk on. Be grateful for the weather, the sun, the sky, the birds, the trees, the grass, the rain, and the flowers.
There is so much to be greatful for … so never stop being greatful.
May your days be most gratifying 
Visualize
You are an amazing person. Your approach to life is dead-on. I can’t think of anything you’ve ever done that I wouldn’t have done had I been in your shoes.
However, I think you could visualize this to yourself more often. Seeing the end result in all its glorious detail, bypassing the cursed-hows and whys, and feeling the emotions you expect to feel.
Visualize…
At this moment
Right this very moment, on a distant farm, there basks a fig, a nut, or a berry, whose very life force will soon be your own. But that’s not all…
Right this very moment, there’s a gorgeous home on a splendid property with a spectacular view, whose roof will someday give you shelter. But that’s not all…
Right this very moment, there are beautiful souls on this beautiful planet, whom you do not even know, yet through your meanderings and theirs, paths will cross, love will be shared, and eternal friendships will be created. But that’s not all…
And nothing you do, or don’t do, can prevent these serendipities I’ve just shared, and so, so many more…
Think about it…
Making Major Changes
My original graphics-related version of this site is being modified to serve another purpose. I am also working on another graphics site called DigitalGraphicsUniverse.com which would serve as my new portfolio for my digital art.
In the meantime, stay tuned for the “new and improved” version of VahidLancaster.com
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