Nick Diaz Should Head To Japan And Leave His Troubles Behind

By Ross Everett

Had things happened differently, Nick Diaz would forever be part of MMA history. Regardless of how his career transpired after February, 2007 he should have been remembered as part of one of the greatest fights ever. His PRIDE 33 matchup against Takanori Gomi should have created an indelible legacy. It was a mixed martial arts version of Gatti/Ward or Castillo/Corrales 1. It should have been the biggest victory of Diazs career and the centerpiece of his highlight reel.

Unfortunately, Diazs moment of glory lasted only about six weeks. Diaz had tested positive for marijuana, and his THC level was off the charts. Nick Diazs THC level was an astounding 175 and that led NSAC Chairman Dr. Tony Alamo to speculate that in this situation marijuana was a performance enhancing drug. Diaz was fined, suspended and the result of his almost certain fight of the year winner with Gomi changed to a no decision.

Diaz had singlehandedly removed the luster from a classic bout. Following an action packed and very close first round Gomi took control in the second. Gomi had opened a cut on Diazs face and it was bleeding a gusher. On several occasions Gomi implored the referee to stop the fight, or at least check on the cut due to the excessive blood flow. With the ref showing no signs of stopping the fight and Diaz hanging tough, Gomi took the fight to the ground and in a matter of seconds found himself forced to tap out to a gogoplata.

While Diaz might not be a bad person, hes definitely someone who attracts trouble. Instead of learning a lesson from the experience of his positive drug test, he became a more outspoken advocate of marijuana use. While the relative risk pot smoking is debatable and beyond the purview of this article one thing is certain"fighters are prohibited from its use. Sadly, it appears that Diaz places a greater value on his recreational drug use than his legacy as a professional prizefighter. Hes gone so far as to obtain a prescription for medical marijuana in California, purportedly to treat Attention Deficit Disorder.

Ironically, Japans notoriously lax oversight of mixed martial arts makes it a perfect fit for Diaz. His workrate, conditioning and versatility as a fighter will be appreciated by the Japanese fans, and offers countless matchup opportunities for the promotion. Most significantly, perhaps, his participation with Japanese promotions DREAM or Sengoku provides Diaz the opportunity to put his missteps behind him and reassert himself as one of the sports most exciting fighters and not one of its biggest enigmas.

About the Author:

Ross Everett is a freelance sports writer who has written on sports gambling and how to successfully bet on NFL football. He has appeared as a guest on TV and radio talking about boxing, cricket and NFL pointspreads. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and a ferret.

Clemson Upsets Miami In Overtime

By Ross Everett

The Clemson Tigers used a touchdown pass on their first possession of overtime to upset the Miami Hurricanes 40-37 on Saturday night to cap a back and forth game. Miami kicked a field goal on their first possession of overtime to take the lead, but Clemson responded with a seldom used play on third and 11 to get the victory as quarterback Kyle Parker completed a 27 yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford.

College football betting devotees who backed Clemson as +4 road underdogs eventually cashed their tickets, but they definitely earned their money in a game that saw twelve lead changes and two ties. Clemson improved to 5-2 against the spread with the cover, while Miami dropped to 4-3 against the money. The 77 combined points sailed OVER the posted total of 43.

After the game, Jacoby Ford explained the logic for his suggesting the surprise play in the huddle:

"We knew this game was going to come down to who made more plays. And we did."

Miami has a history of winning when their offense is clicking-this loss was only the second in 115 games when the Hurricanes score 37 or more points dating back to 1985.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was just glad this one is over:

"I have a birthday next month and I think I'm going to turn 50 instead of 40. We had to put on Superman capes. We made plenty of mistakes that could have lost us the game, but they played with poise and confidence. We just kept battling."

CJ Spiller was also a big factor for the Tigers as he set a school record with 310 all purpose yards including a 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. He also added 81 yards rushing and 104 yards receiving with a 56 yard touchdown catch.

Clemson QB Parker suggested that last week's win over Wake Forrest was a turning point for his team:

"I think last week we realized that we could be really good and this week we acted on it. I thought we really got some explosive plays and we played well."

Miami's quarterback Jason Harris sounded a markedly different tone in his postgame comments:

"This has to be my toughest loss here. We fought so hard throughout the game as a team and didn't come out with the victory. We let Clemson outwork us, we turned the ball over too much -- little things that made us get to this point."

Clemson will host FCS foe Coastal Carolina next Saturday before resuming ACC play the following week at home against Florida State. They'll travel to North Carolina State on November 14. Miami plays two of their next three on the road, starting next weekend at Wake Forest. They'll face the University of Virginia at home the next week before traveling to Chapel Hill for a game against North Carolina on November 14.

About the Author:

Ross Everett is a freelance writer specializing in boxing, NHL hockey and NHL hockey and NBA basketball betting. He serves as a consulting handicapper for Sports-1 Sportsbook and is a noted authority on Internet sportsbook betting of all forms. He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with three Jack Russell Terriers and several pet iguanas.

Making Money with PPC on Google's Content Network

By Michael Fleischner

If you're looking for help with PPC marketing for content networks, you'll have to look long and hard. The reality is that few marketers have had success with with advertising on the content network. Moreover, fewer have published information about what they've learned. Don't get discouraged though because succeeding with Google's content network is now possible.

With so much experience in the area of PPC, more online marketers are providing information about what's working and what isn't. The only downside is that a number so called experts will charge you thousands of dollars to share what they've learned the hard way. Many people have tried to succeed with the content network and quickly abandoned because they couldn't find the secret formula or what truly worked.

Many people are making money today on Google's content network thanks to the help of new resources and information. As more online marketing professionals have been using pay-per-click and working to enhance the overall quality of their online campaigns, they've been turning to Content Network advertising in large numbers. As they learn, they share their information and improve the overall interest in making money with content.

A common technique that is being talked about a great deal is the grouping of a specific number of keywords per Ad group. Many experts suggest that when using the content network, you build your Ad groups with anywhere from twenty-five to fifty related keywords. Why focus on keywords in this number? You want to make it easy for Google to figure out the optimal content for displaying your ad. The better the relationship between ad and content, the better your ad will do.

Today's most popular PPC tool related to content network marketing is called Content Bully. From the makers of PPC Bully, Content Bully is designed to help you improve content network campaigns. You can find other PPC related products on the market but few specifically address Google's content network advertising option. This is largely due to a lack of success that marketers have had in the past finding profitable ppc marketing campaigns.

By using powerful online tools to evaluate the effectiveness of current content network activity, PPC marketers can quickly evaluate what's working and what isn't. They can redirect their spend to those keywords, ads, and campaigns that are producing positive results. What separate's the most successful online marketers from those who fail is how they spend their time. Eliminate the time spent finding profitable content network campaigns and focus on implementation if you want to succeed.

In addition to finding profitable campaigns, informational tools can help you discover which affiliate products might do well on the Content Network. In general, popular products that have broad appeal do well. This is largely due to the amount of content being published related to that particular niche or product category.

After you've spent some time learning the ins and outs of content network advertising, it's time to do your due diligence. Evaluate tools and resources related to PPC marketing. More importantly, become comfortable with content network related advertising tools. Software that specifically address the content network is the most valuable and will be more effective than generic pay-per-click PPC resources. Read review and evaluate thoroughly. Give them a dry run if possible before choosing your content network advertising solution.

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Syndicate Your Real Estate Blog For More Listing Leads

By Silace Zyllion

If you devote any time marketing through blogs, which scores of of us are, you understand the usefulness of having your subject matter found on the internet. I have been working for some time to get the word out on the Real Estate Lead Generation Software served through RedX and have learned a great deal regarding search engine optimization in the process. What you ought to understand is that your blog post is only the initial step in the process. The steps following your post will really establish your level of success in attracting traffic and ensuing real estate leads to your blog.

SEO Steps To Draw Real Estate Leads

Let's face it. Any time you spend crafting a blog is an investment in marketing. However, your return on investment is determined primarily through how many people read your blog and visit your site. Therefore, the more people you get to read your blog, the higher your return will be. This is the beauty of SEO.

Before you even commence writing your post, you should establish what keyword expression you are targeting. During the process of choosing a topic to write about, spend a few minutes on google to notice how viable the phrase you are focusing on will be. To notice the level of rivalry, look next to the search box for the search results information. For example, the competitive information for the expression "appeal to real estate leads is "Results 1 - 10 of with reference to 4,230,000 for draw real estate leads. (0.55 seconds)" Because this post is competing with over four million other entries, it is unlikely to rank high on the search expression "draw real estate leads." For that reason, optimizing it for that expression may be fairly futile and I should probably optimize this article to a less competitive phrase such as "listing leads for Realtors", or even "GRAR" which only has one million competitors.

After you have chosen your search phrase, write your post to incorporate that expression one to three percent of the time. Be sure to include the expression as part of your header tags as well as your subhead Back to our example, the phrase Attract Real Estate Leads is in the tag of this post.

Now You Can Begin SEO

I have used the following steps to successfully promote the RedX markdown page.

* Ping your entry using a pinging tool to various sites. I use pingler.com

* Make multiple unique versions of your article with an article rewriter. Distinctive versions are desired so that all syndicated website that posts your article is counted as a unique back link to your real estate blog. I now use Magic Article Rewriter as my tool of choice.

* Offer your unique article to as many article directories as possible. I use two resources concurrently for this. The first is UniqueArticleWizard, the second is Magic Article Submitter. Both tools allow you to syndicate your article across the web over time which steadily increases your links and your search engine rank. Their actual sales pages are pretty cheesy, but the tools work great.

* Bookmark the post to StumbleUpon, Digg, Delicous, and the rest of the bookmarking websites. If you are using a Wordpress, Orlywire has an interesting instrument that allows you to automatically bookmark your post to your accounts.

* If you haven't submitted your RSS feed to the many feed readers, then now is the time to do so.

* Update the post on your facebook, MySpace, ActiveRain and Broker Agent Social pages.

All of the above sounds like a lot of work, and it does take concerning an hour to complete all of the steps. However, where you may appeal to one or two real estate leads from the post alone, you can now expects a few hundred more people to find you from your search engine optimization activities.

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How To Massively Succeed Working From Home

By Bethsaida Edwards

Are you ready to join the ranks of successful home based business entrepreneurs? Millions of people in America and throughout the world have taken the work at home plunge by and have discovered how rewarding it can be. There are so many advantages to starting a home based business. However, in order to become successful there are a few things you should know.

Is working at home really for you? While many love to entertain the idea, it is really not for everyone. In order to build a successful home business, you have to be will to open you mind to new things. This means you will have to learn what it takes to start and operate a profitable business by fulfilling a need with a product or service. Success starts the moment you start and will inevitably become yours when you omit yourself.

While the opportunities world has had major successes resulting in instant one hit wonders, the truth is that most successful people you read about worked very hard to achieve their level of fame and fortune. You can succeed in a big way if you are willing to put in the time and effort that is required.

To be successful in a home business venture, you must be versatile having the ability to wear many hats. Depending on the type of business you are in, you will have to have an ongoing lead generation marketing system in place and a way to convert incoming leads into buying customers and clients. Moreover, you will have to exercise a lot of patience and determination during the start-up phase of your business.

Aside from generating targeted leads from your business, you will have to have an uncompromising work ethic. This requires a lot of discipline as you do the things that must be done consistently. No one has ever reached any level of measurable success without first disciplining themselves daily in the tasks of growing a business. Success always follows hard work.

The product or service you are offering should be already proven in the marketplace. The idea is not to reinvent the wheel but to make your skills and experience available to a segment of a market that already has a demand for what you offer. Always remember: if others are succeeding in business providing similar products and services, then you can too. Let the market tell you what it wants and then provide it.

Running a successful business will require a deep commitment. There will have to be a commitment of your time and energy as well as some money. Aside from your initial investment, there will be monthly and weekly operating costs to generate advertising leads, restock supplies, and product fulfillment.

Always remember that you can succeed at working from home. Others have done it and so can you. Some of the greatest successes in society have come from people that decided to start a home based business as a result of losing their jobs or from a desire to make their lives better. The keys to success start with you and your commitment to make your dreams a reality.

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Louis Vuitton Replica Bags : The Best Logo Match

By Jessica Kee

Louis Vuitton has established its place on the world fashion map over the past few decades as a leading designer name of the fashion business. For ladies, Louis vuitton handbags has an enchanting implication when it comes to the accessories such as handbags ; it is their treasured dream to possess a product with the Louis Vuitton label. The name itself brings about a certain feeling of social recognition, status and sophistication.

The very mention of the name focuses all eyes on the person sporting the Vuitton label ; and of course the envy of all of the girls around. A Louis Vuitton purse is not only a statement of fashion and exquisite taste ; but is also symbolic of social eminence and repute. It is one of the most acclaimed names in the fashion industry ; the designs represent the everlasting avant-garde creations of the designer. The accessories like wallets, handbags and purses are the most coveted items that any women would hunger for to have in her wardrobe. Vuitton is one of the oldest designer brands and is hot among the manufacturers of replicas too.

A Louis vuitton Bags can basically be so pricey that you end up spending a few months' salary to own it. The issue is whether or not it is rational to buy a purse with a large price tag to meet your status desires and to make the bystanders envious of you. Is it a good decision to dribble away your savings to adorn a genuine Vuitton bag? You really do have an option of getting the same social recognition without needing to spend a huge amount of money ; go for a Louis Vuitton reproduction. This way you prevent jeopardizing your finances ; at the same time enjoy the feeling of being fashion forward. If you choose to purchase a Louis Vuitton replica, you are not the just one ; there are such a lot of like-minded women who would rather get a duplicate and use the surplus money for other more important things.

There are a number of web enterprises which offer Louis Vuitton replica products and they have mastered the art of duplication. The duplicates are developed and cloned to precisely match the features of the genuine versions of handbags. The manufacturers carry out a thorough research to pinpoint the materials and process of creation of the real handbag and then establish a congruent process of manufacturing replicas. The development team works in a systematic manner with the sourcing and producing g departments to design that perfect reproduction which is tricky to differentiate from the first piece. The materials sourced compare well with the first quality of trims and accessories used on the real item.

All of the Louis Vuitton replicas which pass the quality control checks are then packed and stored in clean and smoke-free warehouses, prepared to be sold out. Before shipping out the goods for any particular order, the QC team again reviews the piece to ensure that only a perfect and faultless article gets shipped out. The shipped Louis Vuitton replica is a real match to the original and can be called a seven star duplicate or a mirror image

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What The Democratisation Of Web Technology Means For Business

By David B. Ascot

I was talking the other day to a colleague about website building. He told me that in the mid-90s, a government agency allotted a budget of $400,000 for websites, not knowing what it would cost.

A few years later, a company decided that they needed to establish an online presence. They found a web designer, who told them that for a mere $40,000, their site could be built.

However, by 2003 there were an increasing number of businesses starting to build an online presence and the number of web design companies had exploded, with a large number of specialised web design firms being seen, along with the clearing houses for this sort of work such as elance and Guru.com.

What these companies were paying for was expertise; they didn't understand the technology. In a way it's like when cars were a new technology and those who could afford to have one would often keep a mechanic on retainer as well to deal with this new and (then) arcane technology.

A growing trend toward the democratisation of web technologies has been seen over the last several years; this has been squeezing midlevel web design companies. Every year, it becomes an easier task to build and manage one's own website.

The top 20% of highly technically skilled web designers are beginning to make a transition towards marketing and analytical skill rather than emphasising solely technical expertise.

Emerging technologies that are democratising the web

Web Design:

There are now a large number of easy to use tools which allow anyone to put together a pretty god looking website in as little as an hour. Simple content management systems are also available now, so users can give their sites a lot of functionality without ever having to touch a line of code. These programs don?t tend to provide much in the way of advanced features, but they are easy to use and perfectly good for many websites.

Web Analytics:

Web analytics tools have become much more accessible in recent years. 5 years ago you needed a propellerhead to generate meaningful, useable statistics from your website (i.e. beyond page views and hits). Now there are a number of free or very cheap tools available to provide you with most of the analytics you'll ever need.

Website Conversion Optimisation:

Multivariate analysis of landing page content is another area that has come a long way. Testing different landing page versions is one of the core techniques of website conversion optimisation. Traditionally it has involved setting up software to serve and track different content.

As a provider of this type of consulting service myself, my impression is that many companies feel they are paying more for the technical component of the service as much as the marketing component (i.e. results).

There are now free or inexpensive services which offer exactly this sort of testing and analysis. While they also don't provide much in the way of advanced functionality, they are perfect for the needs of most users.

Any individual or business who provides conversion optimisation services must now make sure that they provide enough added value through their marketing savvy to stay viable as the technical aspects become easier for users to understand and deal with on their own.

At the lower end especially, technical smarts are getting squeezed out and commoditized in favour of the marketing and analytical skills required to make sense of data and turn it into improved outcomes (i.e. Return On Investment).

While there will always be a place for those who are highly skilled in web technologies, I expect to see a growing number of simpler technical duties being offshored.

In the next several years, where there will be the most growth is in marketing skills to assist companies in increasing their return on investment. Optimising web marketing methods can bring far more value to a business than can investing in new technology.

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Author: David B. Ascot reports sales lead generation methods that work so your company can expand through online lead generation.