We’ve all heard the boast, “I went to work in my pyjamas
today” or “Since I started working from home, I’m able to
spend more time with my family.”

Just as these are all wonderful and true, there are plenty
of reasons for the self-employed entrepreneur to encounter
terrific amounts of stress. Sometimes more than if they
worked for a high-powered company.

Aside from the stress of having to find new customers and
or jobs, you can often experience stress because jobs come
in crazy, sporadic bursts. One day your schedule is almost
empty, and the next day it seems like you can barely keep
up.

Deadlines can be overwhelming, and when one is
overwhelmed, productivity plummets. The brain is no longer
focused on creativity and action, but is scattered and
reacting (not acting.)

When deadlines stack up, here’s how to deal with the
stress…

First, reduce stress by… Stopping. Sounds a bit radical,
and it’s really hard to do. But just stop. Listen to a
great song. Go outside. Do anything that clears your mind
for ten minutes.

Then Examine The Situation. There will be items that need
to be done pronto, tasks that can be done later that day,
and an exercise or two that can be done later in the week.

Sometimes an assignment will have to be delayed. It’s hard
to pick up the phone and make the call to say “I’d like to
get a little more time on this job,” but you’ll be
surprised to find how pleasantly effective this can be.
Many clients often have no problem with a moderate delay.

Give it a go, and give yourself one less stress factor.

Next, physically arrange the tasks before you in this
manner. Yes, in stacks: Right Away, Later Today, Tomorrow,
Delay.

You’ve just begun to take control of the situation. Even
though the work ahead of you hasn’t changed - it is still
daunting - you will have the means and the organization to
manage it.

If the nature of any of your tasks allow it, call upon a
colleague who can help you. If you’ve never done this
before, now is the perfect time to start.

This form of sub-contracting will cost you part of your
profits, true… but in a pinch it allows you to get the
job done, which is your number one priority. The nice thing
about this sort of arrangement is your colleague will most
likely send jobs your way when he or she gets overloaded.

It is easy to say that advanced scheduling and personal
time management can ward off the majority of these
problems. But the reality is… in the world of self
employment, deadlines can go from zero to mind-boggling
overnight.

The truth is, it’s not a good idea on many levels to turn
jobs down - and so we tend to take them all on. With a
little resolve and these tricks up your sleeve, you’ll get
the jobs done well.

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For your enjoyment (and information), here is this week’s
quick trivia question…

What is the Most Expensive Baseball Card in the World?

As usual the answer can be found later in the newsletter.

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Featured Article
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PLR Content - Does Quality Really Count?

Users of Private Label Rights (PLR) content are delighted
to see more and more PLR sites appearing. However the
proliferation of these sites has given rise to a new
problem - the overall quality of the articles users pay
for.

While good (and reliable) freelance writers are snapped up
fast and given ongoing work, regrettably some PLR site
owners seem to be only concerned with getting a batch of
articles uploaded - no matter what the quality.

Competition, as we all know, is a GOOD thing and as a
result a growing number of smart PLR users are now making a
practice of signing up to check out the quality of what’s
on offer in a new site. If they like it, they stay. If they
don’t - they vote with their feet, or more appropriately,
with the ‘cancel this subscription’ option at PayPal.

** Your Rights as a PLR Site Subscriber

Don’t feel that you have to accept the articles you get no
matter what the quality. You are entitled to get articles
and/or ebooks that have been proofread and edited to
correct grammar and spelling. It is the responsibility of
the PLR site owner to check that the articles are of an
acceptable standard (or to hire someone to do this for
them).

PLR users expect to have to tweak and change an article to
create unique website content. They should not, however,
have to edit every article.

We all expect an error to creep in here and there - but an
entire batch of articles written by someone whose language
is quite obviously NOT English is not acceptable. Nobody
wants to have to copy-edit every one of 20 articles before
turning them into an e-book!

** What You Can Do If You Are Not Satisfied With the
Quality of PLR Content

The first and most obvious option is to cancel your
subscription. However, you would be doing everyone a favor
if you took the time to contact the site owner to explain
why you are not happy. Copy and paste a few examples from
the articles to demonstrate the errors.

In the past, PLR site owners have sent back batches of
articles to be corrected and/or rewritten when they are not
satisfied with the job. In extreme cases, they cut their
losses and just hire a new writer.

Any PLR site owner who wants to build a profitable and
well-regarded business will be interested in working with
you on this - they don’t want to lose customers!

If you can’t get any satisfaction, move on. Sample the
content of several sites. Ask for recommendations from
friends or other publishers before you sign up. (Look for
more than one satisfied customer - never forget that some
reviews are there solely to get you to sign up via the
reviewer’s affiliate link.)

** Find a Site to Satisfy Your Personal Needs

Different sites offer different things. Some sites offer
articles and completed e-books, sales letters, and well-
produced graphics. Others provide only articles and a few
bonus products.

If you are a competent graphic designer and know your way
around programs like Photoshop, graphics may not be
important to you. (Indeed, you may prefer to create your
own graphics so your site looks different to everyone
else’s.)

When deciding on a PLR service you need to check for the
following:

- What you get for your monthly subscription - articles,
e-books, e-courses, AdSense sites, graphics and sales
letters.

- The quality of the articles that are immediately
available - general style, grammar, and spelling.

- Is the content original (not copied from some other
source)?

- The regularity with which content is posted. (Check out
the forum, if there’s one available. Are there constant
complaints or queries about when this month’s content
will be available?)

- The range of topics covered. You will find that some
sites specialize in one subject area, while others cover
a broad range of topics.

- Are you using enough of the monthly content to make it
worth your while? There’s not much point in being able
to access 200 articles a month if you can use only
five of them.

It’s common for PLR users to belong to more than one site.
An example: $200 a month spread between four to six sites
comes to $2,400 a year - which is an excellent business
investment compared to the cost of hiring your own writer.

Well-written, carefully-edited PLR articles are usually
well worth the monthly fee. Take the time to assess the
content of any PLR site - and stay with the ones that
believe in quality control.

You can find a wide range of PLR sites by clicking here.

Hope this helps. Have a great day

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This Week’s Trivia Answer
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Here’s the answer to the trivia question I asked earlier…

What is the Most Expensive Baseball Card in the World?

The most expensive baseball card ever is a rare Honus
Wagner card from the 1900’s.

Wagner was a Major League Baseball player for the
Pittsburgh Pirates who was inducted into the National
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. His baseball card appeared
in the American Tobacco Company’s T206 set, but only in
limited quantities.

Some say Wagner forced the card to be removed from the set
because he refused to promote the tobacco company. Today,
the card is highly prized by baseball-card collectors.
Several years ago, one sold for $1.25 mil.

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Healthy Body… Healthy Mind
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How to Set-Up a Basic Exercise Program!

There are two basic things you need to know when you are
setting up an exercise program . . .

1. You need twenty to forty minutes of aerobic exercise
three to four times a week.

2. You need to include strength training at least twice a
week, but preferably three times a week.

If you absolutely, positively are going to choose only
aerobic exercise or strength exercise - choose aerobic
exercise. You are exercising your heart muscle and aside
from the obvious advantage to that, aerobic exercise will
help you maintain your weight.

You need to keep in mind, however, that muscle burns fat,
so if you can toss in about fifty push-ups before your
aerobic exercise, you will reap the benefits….

Why strength exercise before aerobic exercise?

Actually, for the first twenty minutes of your aerobic
exercise, you are burning about eighty per cent
carbohydrates and twenty per cent fat. If your goal is to
lose weight, you want to burn more fat and less carbs,
right?

Well, the next twenty minutes will get you into about a
fifty/fifty mode. You’re burning a lot more fat than you
were and that’s a good thing.

If you go beyond forty minutes, you will be burning about
eighty per cent fat. Realistically though, most people are
not going to exercise for that long. Twenty to thirty
minutes of aerobic exercise is about average.

If you start out doing push-ups, you actually start the
aerobic activity…not much, but it’s a start. So, when you
begin your aerobic exercise, you may begin burning that fat
a little quicker.

OK - Now to start! First, find an aerobic exercise you
enjoy. More than one type of exercise is best as you can
keep your workouts interesting and it will help keep your
routine from getting stale.

Let’s say running is an exercise you enjoy and you also
like aerobics, like using some of the exercise tapes from
Richard Simmons.

Now, plan your schedule by selecting the days and times
you can do the exercise. Make it at least three days a week
and do not take more than two days off in a row. The most
popular routine is Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Most fitness experts highly recommend trying to exercise
at the same time on those days; not a necessity but it
helps get you into a routine and you’re more likely to
continue.

If you’re not going to do strength training, as mentioned
earlier, at least do some push-ups.

Be sure to start your routine with a warm-up, and
gradually increase the tempo. If you’re following an
exercise tape, it’s fairly simple to know what intensity
you should be doing. If you are running, try throwing in
periods of faster running along the way, followed by slower
running. This will really get you in shape.

Do the aerobic tape routine on some days and on the days
you feel like going on a run, go run.

If you decide to strength train as well, do this two to
three times a week! A good routine should include:

-Biceps Curl
-Triceps Curl
-Shoulder Press
-Bench Press
-Lunges
-Calf Raises

Work up to two to three sets of eight repetitions for each
exercise. This will give you a full body workout.

Do this for a month and see if you don’t feel a difference.

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That’s a Wrap for this Week
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That wraps up another week’s newsletter and I hope you
enjoyed this issue.

Don’t forget to send me any comments or questions you
may have to the Feedback Loop. I would be only too happy to
help you in any way that I can.

From time to time I’ll send you important updates
that will provide information that has the potential to
greatly improve your online business… and of course
your profits!

However, you can rest assured that I will only ever
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Your friend,

Gilles Rais

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