This morning, just like yesterday morning, I was kindly reminded by the folks at YouSayToo that, to them, it appeared our widget for their program wasn’t registering (you’ll see it right there to the right close to the Entrecard widget).

Their reminder though did inspire me to take my second trip in the past two days to their web site. What I discovered is that while the feed to this blog is pulling in nicely (clicking the link above will show that), there’s also plenty of room over there to make individual (secondary or first postings if you’re new) blog entries within their system.

So you will see a portion of what I’m about to write already there (at YouSayToo). But I also wanted to post it here… it’s my small tribute to my mother:

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I’d like to take a moment to not only commend those women doing their job right (and condemn those that should never have had kids in the first place), but also to give a cybershout to my mother.

My mom, born during the depression, passed away a few years ago from the horrible disease ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

All her life, my mom was a real go-getter. She didn’t believe in just sitting on your butt when there were things to be done. She would take on anything from household repairs, to Brownies, to Girl Scouts, and a whole family of six (plus two dogs) on our holiday camping trips – with such flair, such ease (whether she considered these vacations or not I’m sure would have been up for debate lol!).

For her to have died in such a horrible fashion is, to this day, unbelievable. But it happened.

She is missed more than she could ever have imagined or know.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

And Happy Soon-to-Be Mother’s Day to all those out there who truly enjoy being moms!

With two major holidays behind us, and the New Year festivities upcoming, many will be making those often un-lived-up-to resolutions.

If you spend a lot of time sitting in your chair at your computer, and you’ve found your bottom (and various other body parts) spreading due to a lack of exercise, your options to get into shape for the New Year (and thus continue marketing in the best of health!) are many.

However, some people will be tempted to turn to quick solutions, and this post is a warning I found this morning in our home town Las Vegas Review Journal:

FDA warns against using 28 weight-loss products

“If you’re looking for a little help shedding extra pounds after the holidays, the government is warning you to stay away from nearly 30 weight-loss products that contain unlisted and possibly dangerous ingredients.

The pills are advertised as “natural” fat busters and have intriquing names such as Imelda Perfect Slim and Zhen de Shou. Some are touted as new versions of “ancient remedies” from Asia.”

Now while I cannot and do not advocate that the FDA gets everything right, the article goes on to explain that the FDA lab tested 28 dietary supplements “that could land unsuspecting users in the emergency room.”

Not where you want to be to start out your New Year, right?!

The problem appears to be that many of these products contain sibutramine, a chemical cousin and powerful appetite suppressant along the lines of amphetamines. Heart attacks, strokes, and heart palpitations are just some of the reported “side effects.”

Sibutramine is used to treat the extremely obese. However, these tested products were reported to have as much as three (3) times the prescribed dosage… 3 times!

We’re all for making solid, common sense, New Year’s resolutions. And more often than not, weight loss tops the list.

However, if you’d like to live through the coming new year as a healthy and active internet marketer, our advice is to take a look at this website FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills.

Sad to say, a vast majority of these products are coming out of China. China seems to be having huge problems lately exporting healthy and safe items – from food, supplements, candy, toys, etc. – and now we can add this information to that growing list.

Start your New Year off right! And stay healthy! Scott and I want to see you returning again and again for many years to come; we’ve got tons of social media and internet marketing to share with you!

Happy New Year!

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Here on OIMS while we gather intel on the best and brightness ways to internet and social media market your website, we also do have numerous services geared to fixing the problems so many face.

The use of cold calling, direct mail, and randomly harassing people by telephone quickly allow you to discover (if you don’t go broke first) techniques that don’t work or require so much work there’s no fun left to promoting your business.

Unlike these time consuming, futile (and often ineffective) methods, online seo marketing coupled with the proper amount of social marketing, with more than a dash of ezine advertising thrown in, pull customers to you.

Yes, it takes the proper know how and use of the right tools, software, methods, and techniques to make it happen. That’s why we’re in business – to handle your seo and social media marketing. Or to quickly bring you up to speed, even train you to take over, if that’s your goal.

So, was it really coincidence that today Scott found this video? We think not.

No, the video is not ours, but it does represent everything we can and will do for you! Slide past the 10 years plus we’ve been online and start off your New Year right with the most practical ways to market…

OIMConsulting – Market For Me
Whole Hog Blogs
My Wizard Ads

… online and effectively!

Happy Holidays!

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It’s late, but I wanted to get this posted just in case you’ve got something you’d like to put online in PDF format, but just don’t have the bucks to buy the software (Adobe is very expensive).

PrimoPDF is a “totally free PDF creation” tool.

I’ve got to be upfront and honest, I have yet to try it. Back along the way I purchased, PDF Toolkit, and I love it. Knowing me, it wasn’t expensive, but then again if you can test the first website listed (for free!) why not? (more…)