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Those darn chin hairs
I swear they grow a inch overnight. I always remember my grandmother with her long curly chin hairs she never pulled them out. LOL
I hate seeing a woman with chin hairs. I've been plucking mine for years. There's two or three, some black and some white. But they are coarse like wires! I tried Nair, didn't work and irritated my skin. Waxing at the nail salon works well, but my El Cheapo tweezer works best!
Check out the link below for Bellabe.
No need to wax, bleach, use chemicals, or shave and you can always be smooth, hair free and well groomed.
No batteries needed.
No need of 'good light'.
Can be used while relaxing in your easy chair watching TV or whatever.
Removes 'fuzz' too.
Yes, it 'stings' a bit, but so does tweezing. You soon get used to the sting and it is well worth it.
Oh...and it is made in The USA. How cool is that?
Here is a link that might be useful: Bellabe
Oy, me, too. Is it an old wives' tale that they grow back faster and thicker once you start plucking? For me, I think it's become an obsession, to check with my magnifying mirror and grab the tweezer.
One of the things I did for my mom in her later years was grab a tweezer and make sure she didn't have any of those strays. I knew that if I noticed them, others did, too. And while neither one of us (nor my 2 sisters) really go in for makeup -- my mom used just face powder, a bit of lipstick and nail polish -- I wanted my mom to look good and not be ashamed of those hairs.
Sue, have you used this on yourself? From all the reviews I have read, it doesn't remove the coarse hairs we get on our chins - need tweezers for that.
Yes, it works fine on everything for me.
I've misplaced the instructions that came with it, but the skin is to be clean and dry and free of any make-up or moisturizers. Skin should also be 'taut' too, if possible
Here is a link that might be useful: Bellabe reviews at Amazon
This post was edited by chemocurl on Thu, Mar 28, 13 at 11:39
Believe it or not, taking a shaver to it is the best solution. First, there is no trauma to the skin that may set it up for infection. It's painless and really easy to do. Hair does NOT grow back thicker or faster. Geisha girls shave their faces every day to keep the skin clean for the make up they use. I use a ladies shaver and lightly skim it over my dry face to take off any peach fuzz.
OMG so funny I was just sitting here feeling my chin and found a hair and look up to see this post on here!
I hate the darn things too. Sometimes my husband will come yank them out for me but I have one of these things that works pretty well. Nothing is perfect of course. I just can not see to try to do the tweezers thing.
Panasonic ES2113PC Pivoting Head Facial Trimmer, Pink
I got it at Big Lots was not very expensive, gets most of them, the tuff ones need a few tries.
I also have these itty bitty razors by Noxzema I think that I also got at Big Lots that work well they look just like the regular throw away razors but are doll sized LOL. They are called Bikini line razors but they work well on the face too.
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I bought a knock-off of the Bellabe and it works extremely well. As chemocurl said, your face needs to clean of everything and dry, and taut. For us oldies, that means pushing out below your lower lip with your tongue, and, well, you get the picture. Occasionally, there will be a stubborn hair, but going at it from a different direction or pressing it for a couple of seconds to make it stand straight out from the skin usually does the trick. Heck, I love that thing so much that I ended up buying 5 of them! Gave 2 to other old lady friends and I keep one in the car for those times when I discover a wiry hair that I may have missed. I'm sure the other people on the road wonder just what the heck this old lady is doing at the stop light, rolling a coil of wire across her chin. Who cares?
I shave mine off with a ladies razor.Been doing it for years.Wish you could see my smooth skin.I'm 83 and have skin like a babies.When you shave your-skin you shave off dead skinwhich makes your face smooth.Go in the bathroom 123 it'off no one has to know everything.I have no wrinkles.Do you notice most men who shave don't have wrinkles?They shave them away each morning.
I have the same problem. I shave my chin and 3 days later the bristles are back. Oh wait, I'm a guy; That's supposed to happen.
Seriously, I suppose that plucking last longer. To those who shave, try mens products. It does the same job and costs maybe half of the same product packaged for females.
For shaving lotion, try "Barbasol". Its inexpensive, is a great skin conditioner and lubricant for the shaver, and is available in variety of additives.
For shavers, try men's disposable BIC or Gillette with the twin blade head. Any more than 2 blades is merely upmanship and makes for a bulky head plus increased cost. Use the shaver 2 times or until you perceive it is getting dull. Put the safety cover back on for disposal. A wrap of tape around the head will keep the blade cover in place, For you diabetics who may have a sharps container, clip the shaver head off with a pair of diagonal cutters and toss the head into the container. Tape is not needed for disposal in a sharps container.
I've been using the ear, nose and facial hair trimmer for years. Two girlfriends were always borrowing it. I finally ordered them each their own. LOL
Here is a link that might be useful: Panasonic Trimmer
Waxing is the way to go. Yanks the suckers out by the root and they don't come back for awhile, plus you don't get those hard stubbly ends. I swear they finally give up and don't come back after awhile.
I wish I had the guts to tell my mother that she needs to do something about this problem, but her feelings would be hurt. She can dish it out but she can't take it.
The reason that I would NEVER NEVER shave facial hair is because my mother started shaving against everybody's advice and when she ended up in a nursing home a couple of years later, and was unable to "shave" EVERY day, she grew a beard, and when me or my sister visited her and "shaved" her face she was left with a five o'clock shadow even though the hair had been removed. Ewwwwww!!! Show me a lady who wants to look like George Clooney......(not).
BTW, I use St. Ives Apricot Scrub ExFoliating Cream which doesn't get rid of the hairs (lucky me because I don't happen to have any), but does leave a smooth healthy looking skin as it removes dead skin cells.
I use both the electric razor and a disposable razor on mine. Got knubs right now and I shaved yesterday. I have black, white & gray....what a combination. Have to shave everyday due to those annoying hairs. If I happened to forget to shave...I have to sit with my hand on my chin and pretend I am in deep thought...lol
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Justlinda, your mom's facial hair was not increased by shaving. That's a myth.
I shave the peach fuzz and pluck the coarse hairs. I don't get them on my chin, though, I get them on my upper lip. I think every woman needs a lighted magnifying mirror.


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In June, 2009, David Eagleman collaborated with musician/producer Brian Eno to perform a musical reading of Sum to 1,000 people at the Sydney Opera House. In May of 2010 they performed together again to 1,200 people at the Brighton Dome in England. Stay tuned for further performances.
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Who can I talk to... A "friend" guarenteed to borrow my money for a year and pay me back with interest, as he had done before. On this situation he made all kinds of promises, none of which he kept. He last all my money. What can I do to sue or get a lawyer to write to him or ??? Please help. Thank you!!!!
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This is not a criminal law question. This is a civil question.
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Sue him in small claims court if the amount is less than the $10k limit. If more than that, hire an attorney to file in Superior court. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. I�ll be happy to help fight and get the best outcome possible.
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For many people SEO is a minefield of confusion, a maze of wrong turns and a battle ground of bamboozlement.
That's why It thought I'd answer five of the top questions I'm regularly asked in one simple post – with a little help from my friends.
I asked Shae Baxter and Jayne Day to give me their perspective on these five tricky issues.
(On a side note, I have to say how awesome it is to find two more SEO sisters out there, helping small business types transform their inbound marketing.)
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"I think it depends on what sort of business you have but I'm a big advocate of DIY SEO.
In my business I work with a lot of virtual service providers & entrepreneurs that are building their own personal brands. Most of them are already blogging or using videos. Because they're blogging so regularly, I do believe it's a great investment for these types of businesses to learn to do SEO themselves."
"I believe that the business owner is in the best position to do SEO themselves. But if time is a factor, then outsource it to someone that you can trust.
If you pay someone else to do it, you still need to have a basic understanding of the correct procedures so that you can monitor what they are doing on your behalf."
"I guess it comes down to budget. If you can afford to pay an expert then do that. If you can't then you're going to have to learn a little DIY SEO.
It's also about what you enjoy doing. If you're not much of a writer and don't like fiddling with your website then DIY SEO is probably not for you. Many people are terrified of SEO, but seriously, it's not rocket science and you can learn the basics fairly quickly."
"This depends on how quickly you want results and how big your website is. If you have a product based website with lots of products than you will need to devote more time than if you are a service based business. No matter what your business, you do need to devote time each week to creating new content and online promotion."
"I see so many small business types spending hours faffing about on social media or writing blog posts that will never be read. SEO is about understanding your audience and using your time effectively to target them. The time you spend is going to vary hugely depending on your financial goals, and the type of site you have.
But as a starting point, if you had 2 -3 hours a week, and used them effectively, you could start to see good SEO results."
"With the type of clients that I work with, they really need to only focus on it when they're blogging and optimizing their blog posts or videos etc. Usually this is around one post per week on average.
But SEO is much more holistic now and can include other activities like guest posting, commenting on other blogs, Google+ and doing interviews and podcasts."
"SEO is dead. Google will always need to use some kind of algorithm to decide how to rank websites and SEO expert types will continue using experimentation and research to find out what influences that algorithm. The rules may change, but the game will still be played."
"That keywords are not important. Keywords are the lifeblood of a SEO strategy. A search starts with someone typing in a word or phrase into a search engine. You must have an understanding of the language people use so you can use it on your website and to provide the most helpful and relevant content."
"One of the biggest myths that most SEO companies want you to believe is – to get great results you need to hire a SEO company who has insider knowledge. SEO isn't hard once you know all the requirements and just work on it consistently."
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"Google loves websites that continually publish new content and blogging is the perfect way to do this. Blogging also gives you the opportunity to rank for longer keyword phrases that you may not have initially targeted due to the informational nature of posts.
But most importantly, you are publishing content that will (hopefully) be beneficial to others which will encourage sharing."
"Helps build your brand and authority, get seen as the expert in your field, increase exposure and build trust with potential clients. It's a great way for more people to find you because each new page of content is another ticket in the search engine lottery.
I agree with Jayne, that the more quality content you create, the more opportunity for various different keywords to send traffic to your site."
"As Jayne said, every page is a new opportunity to rank for a fresh keyword phrase. But that's not a green light to start pumping out crappy pages for the heck of it! The truth is that the more helpful, relevant, interesting and engaging content you produce, the more chance you have of a) ranking for a given keyword phrase b) being read by potential customers c) having that content shared and d) improving your brand reputation."
"Consider your keywords. You don't have to go into any detailed keyword analysis but start to get an idea of what your ideal clients are searching for. I always ask my clients to step into their ideal clients shoes and create a list of words and phrases you think people might use to find you online."
"Go into your Google Webmaster Tools account and see what improvements Google is recommending for your website (HTML improvements). While you are there, make sure you have a XML sitemap submitted and if you don't, do this straight away."
"Ensure your site is crawlable. Most clients who come to me with SEO issues have failed on some of the most minor tech issues. There's simply no point writing a zillion blogs if your foundations aren't solid. A miscoded file here and there can block Google from crawling your site and all your efforts will be for nothing. As Jayne said, Google Webmaster tools is a great starting point."
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So there you go – 5 SEO questions answered by 3 SEO experts. Simple.
If you have more questions or you have anything to add to the discussion, please don't hesitate to add them to the comments field below.
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Well, let me start by saying how sorry I am.
I find us to be a self-involved, nitty-picky bunch of introverted geeks (a sweeping generalisation I know, but it sure applies to me). So you're obviously a kind-hearted and patient creature.
If you do have a wordsmith in your house / bed / booty call list, then you're probably pondering what to purchase them for passion day.
And yes, I know that's it's actually too late to order any of this stuff. But you could get them something rubbish like roses for the day, and then surprise them with these gifts in a week or so.
Please note: For those who care about such things, there are no affiliate links in this post – so you can buy this stuff, safe in the knowledge that I ain't earning a cent.
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So, things are steaming up in the shower with your sexy little word nerd.
But oh no! She's just had a blinding tag line idea.
Now there's no need to pause your passion. She can just reach over and scribble her idea on this nifty little pad – mid snog!
(Thanks to Belinda Weaver for sending me one of these – in a totally non sexual way)
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No, it's not romantic, but it does have the F word in the title so, that's kind of loving, right?
This book is an awesome read and explains all those complicated grammar rules in an enjoyable, educational and downright sweary style.
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* Yes, that's the actual title.
Some call it the sexiest trilogy ever written, others call it a tedious, disturbing celebration of domestic violence.
Your copywriting lover will delight in counting the number of times phrases like 'stiffen', 'release' and 'moist' are used.
She'll find her 'inner goddess' as she reads informative and eloquent prose such as this:
"Christian squirts baby oil onto his hand and then rubs my behind with careful tenderness – from makeup remover to soothing balm for a spanked ass, who would have thought it was such a versatile liquid."
Or, you could go and see the movie – but be warned, it's supposedly even worse than the book.
Either way – this book will make your writer feel like a better writer. And everyone knows a happy writer is a more snoggable writer.
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You've planned a romantic evening squatting by the fridge shoving crumpets into your lover's gob hole.
('Nine and a half weeks' style.)
But suddenly she feels the need to conjugate a verb.
Fridge Scrabble magnets are the answer.
While you're tackling the squirty cream, she's maneuvering magnets to spell 'Do me, big boy!'
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Good old etsy has loads of wordy jewellery to choose from. Go for their favourite quote, their initials or just some their most loved punctuation marks.
(Mine's an interrobang in case you're interested ?!)
Or you can take the DIY approach.
Just steal a letter from your Scrabble set and stick it on a ring from the $2 dollar shop.
Yes you'll look cheap, but cheap and imaginative is better than just cheap.
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Add an element of excitement to the tired old game of scrabble and boggle by adding the element of strip tease.
Double word score equals bra, triple word score equals undies, and if you manage to use the Q you have to take off both your socks.
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Of course there are some copywriters who are tee total, but I'd say the majority of us are huge booze hounds.
Some of my best writing is done when I'm wildly drunk (admittedly the next day it doesn't look quite so wonderful, but hey).
Put simply: Booze = happy copywriter.
So get them some love bubbles smartish.
(No, there's no link – you know where to buy booze)
What should you get a copywriter for Valentine's day? #copywriting
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I'd like to wish all my little wordy love bundles a happy St V's day and hope that your loved one (or pet) gets you something squishy.
What romantic gift have your purchased for your prose loving partner? Do let me know in the comments, and if you like the post, please share.
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I'll keep this short and simple.
There's one word you're using in your writing that's spoiling everything.
I'm sorry to tell you this but it's making you look as thick as a bag of hair.
Or that your grasp of the English language is a little limp.
Are you ready to find out what it is?
Are you sure?
Are you VERY sure?
The word you should stop using right now is (drumroll please….):
Yep, the innocuous little V word should be stricken from everything you write moving forward.
And here's why…
English is a rather verbose language when compared to some others. According to Language monitor there are over a million words in the English language. The Oxford English Dictionary has a definition for over 600,000 words and apparently our lovely language is growing at a rate of around 25,000 words a year.
Over the years English has evolved to meet the needs of its speakers. English has worked hard to reinvent itself, to expand, finesse and remove.
If a word doesn't exist we create it.
If a word isn't precise enough we qualify it.
For example we no longer need to say 'wiggle your backside up and down at a fast pace' now that we have 'twerk'.
What's the one word that's ruining your copywriting? #copywriting
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You've heard the old myth that Eskimos (or the Inuit and Yupik people to be exact) have over 100 words for snow. Well the same is true of many English words.
There are heaps of synonyms** for any given word.
So it seems a big fat hairy shame to use phrases like 'very happy', 'very good', 'very important' in your copywriting, when you have so many other options to choose from. Am I right?
Okay, so VERY is an adverb meaning to a high degree, extremely or exceedingly. For example:
"The piglet is very bouncy."
Although it's used to magnify a verb, adjective or another adverb it lacks precision. It can actually confuse readers.
And it used to be used as an adjective:
"Why my good Sir, this is the very hedgehog I've been searching for."
But that's a little obsolete and Dickensian these days so probably best avoided.
You'll find that very adds little to your sentences (the same goes for really, quite and other intensifying words).
Try writing the sentence without them and see how it improves.
I'm all for readability and ensuring your writing can be understood by your target audience, but that doesn't mean you have to dumb it down.
Try elevating it occasionally with a sumptuous synonym!
We all have our bad habits when writing (mine is excessive use of the word 'that') and it's easy to fall into bad habits.
Why not print off and use this list of words to replace very for the next 30 days and see you can break those bad habits.
The list below is, of course, just simple examples (and many depend on the content).
If you have other, better synonyms to suggest why not comment at the bottom of the post.
If you must use very try to limit it to once per 1000 words and then replace it with one of the following:
Absolutely, acutely, amply, astonishingly, awfully, certainly, considerably, dearly, decidedly, deeply, eminently, emphatically, exaggeratedly, exceedingly, excessively, extensively, extraordinarily, extremely, greatly, highly, incredibly, indispensably, largely, notably, noticeably, particularly, positively, powerfully, pressingly, pretty, prodigiously, profoundly, remarkably, substantially, superlatively, surpassingly, surprisingly, terribly, truly, uncommonly, unusually, vastly, wonderfully.
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What are your pet writing hates? Do you use very excessively in your copy? Do you have any good alternatives to suggest?
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* Adverb
A word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb. They can be used to:
Describe how an action is done:
She gently caressed his buttocks,
To show where or when an action is done:
I need a curly wurly now
I like to buy my hedgehogs locally
To modify an adjective:
Your shoes look cheap and nasty
** Synonym
A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning of another word, such as 'buy' and 'purchase', 'big' and 'large'.
I'll be honest; I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to running my business.
While other business types seem happy to trot along at a steady pace, I'm cracking the whip.
When my to do list is finally empty, rather than breathing a sigh of relief I quickly create a new to do list.
As I reach a long awaited goal, I rarely take the time to pat myself on the back – instead I'm already kicking myself up the bum about the next project.
Recent events have had a sobering effect on me.
They've made me realise that I have my priorities all wrong and that I need to seriously sort my shit out.
My business bucket list has gotten out of control.
Because in 2015 I plan to run my business a little differently, and here's how:
Right now I'm doing okay on Google when it comes to ranking for my chosen phrases.
Despite a negative SEO attack and various other hiccups my ranking has been pretty good for a few years.
But as with anything, getting to the top is only half the battle and staying at the top is bloody exhausting.
Initially climbing the rankings was great because:
But after a while it stopped being about need or want and instead became about ego.
I had more work than I could handle and I barely had time to go to the loo.
Why the need to pump out more posts and endlessly tweak and twiddle my twiddly bits?
So in 2015 I'm taking my focus away from my own Google ranking.
My Google ranking crown is up for grabs – who wants it?
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I get ripped off left, right and centre and while I try not to care, I've invested far too much emotional energy cursing my copycats and plotting revenge (which I never have time to take anyway).
So in 2015 you can copy THIS biatches – originality and creativity will always win out over mindless imitation.
Originality and creativity will always win out over mindless imitation.
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Over the last few years I've set up several Google communities, one for copywriters, one for SEO types and a secret one for my close online buddies. I've bent over backwards to answer every question, welcome every newcomer and generally be there for MY TRIBE.
I felt bad when others were quicker off the mark than me, and resented other posters who were more prolific.
I'd created a stick to beat myself with.
The truth is these communities are now self-sustaining. Others are jumping in to help newbies and I don't need to be there every minute to entertain.
So in 2015 I need to press a pillow firmly onto the face of my inner control freak and let the communities run themselves.
Last year I attended and ran a number of events, seriously I'd have attended the opening of an SEO envelope.
My goal,at first, was to meet new people and get my name out there.
But the truth is, that while it was occasionally fun and fruitful, it was more often than not exhausting and pointless.
So in 2015 I'm not setting up or attending anything unless I'm paid – or someone hot is there.
"Oh she did a workshop, I should do a workshop."
"Oh he ran an ecourse, I should run an ecourse."
"Oh she painted herself blue and ran around naked…"
You get the idea.
Like many of you, I've made the mistake of following the big shiny new thing.
Of starting new ventures not because I want to or even need to (from a financial standpoint) but cause I feel I ought to.
So in 2015 I'm going to stick more to what I'm good at – writing awesome copy – rather than trying to be awesome at everything in the universe.
(Oh but I do have an SEO eCourse on the go if you're keen- shhh!)
People ask me a lot of favours and questions. They seek out my advice, they ask for my opinion and they quiz me for my secrets. It's nice and all but it eats up a lot of time.
Yes I could spend 30 minutes explaining to a newbie how to price a certain job – but why should I give up my time for nuffink?
Often without even a thank you.
I've spent five years offering free advice on my site and in various forums, I've probably answered over 200 trainee copywriter questions.
And I think now I'm done.
So in 2015 if people want my advice – they can pay me for that advice.
This year has been a year of huge growth, I've tried heaps of things and the upshot is that I've crossed oodles off my business bucket list. It's empty. Seriously, I just looked in it and there was nothing but a fluff at the bottom.
So in 2015 no more elaborate ventures and no more scheming.
Next year I'm going to focus on giving my existing clients more love and attention.
And I'm going to focus on giving myself and my husband, my son and my dog more attention.
Hell, I might even catch-up with a friend or two, take those piano lessons I've been planning on, visit the gym or learn to drive.
But most importantly, instead of laboriously ticking off self-created tasks on my TO DO LIST, I'm going to focus on my TO BE LIST.
Because being happy and running a business don't have to be mutually exclusive.
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Now generally I take a pretty chilled approach to running my business, but if there's one thing that really gets my goat it's copycats.
Copycats are the types who trawl your site for 'inspiration', but more often than not, rip off your ideas, steal your content, and regurgitate your creativity as their own.
Over the years, I've been copycatted more times than I care to remember.
I know I should be flattered when I read a fellow copywriter's website and find the copy horribly familiar. I know I shouldn't let it get to me when a competitor shares my content without credit. And when someone 'borrows' my workshop presentation to launch their own copycat course, I should laugh, right?
Well, I do try but the truth is, it seriously shits me.
And I know, from following talking to other small business types, that copycats shit you too. So I thought I'd share my top tips for not letting your copycats get the better of you.
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The truth is that copycatting is just part of running a business. While you can, of course, trademark and claim copyright, this probably won't protect you unless you're willing to file an expensive lawsuit.
The old adage goes that 'pioneers get arrows in their backs', so accept the copycatting and develop a thick(er) skin.
If you are completely sure that your content has been ripped off, then feel free to call out your copycat. Just be polite, succinct and honest, and you'll be okay.
After I confronted one copycat, they apologised and said that while they had used my content for inspiration they hadn't realised how close it was to the original. They promised to change it.
Even if the copycat does deny their copycatting antics, at least they'll know you're on to them.
While it may be tempting to call out the copycatter on your site or via social media, I wouldn't advise it. While it feels good nice when your fans jump to your defense – you may find you quickly move from being the victim to the aggressor.
Slagging off a competitor is never a good look, so take the moral high ground whenever possible.
Obviously, only take this step if you can completely prove the copycatting and only if it's going to seriously impact your business.
Consult a copyright or intellectual property theft lawyer and find out where you stand. Often a simple legal letter can have a big impact.
(Please note: There's no point getting lawyers involved simply because someone reshares your meme without a link back.)
In the words of Mr. Wilde: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
Remember, if you're able to create stuff worth copying then you've probably got lots more great ideas stewing in your mindpot.
Let the copied idea go, and move onto your next project.
The truth is that in business, you always need to stay one step ahead of the competition. You can't get complacent, and you must keep innovating. It's vital to stay close to your customers, understand their needs, solve their problems and keep on delivering awesome 'stuff'.
If you take a grateful approach, then instead of letting copycats get on your nerves, you'll be thanking them for keeping you on your toes.
Have been copycatted? Did it drive you crazy or did you find a way to deal with it? I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comment box below. Oh, and if you like the post, please share it.
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Okay, so you've taken the time to understand your customers' needs and wants.
You've come up with some awesome content ideas to truly meet those needs.
And you've chosen some killer keyword phrases.
The next step in your Search Engine Optimisation journey is to start optimising your content.
You need to make sure:
This simple, straightforward and stress-free guide will help you understand how to ensure your on-page optimisation is in tiptop condition.
Ready? Let's get stuck in.
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Let's break your web page down into edible little chunks and deal with them one by one.
For the sake of example we'll say your chosen keyword phrase for this page is 'cashmere jumpers for guinea pigs'.
This is the actual address of your page (the bit starting with http://www). When choosing your URL, try to include your chosen keyword phrases.
So www.katetooncopywriter.com.au/cashmere jumpers for guinea pigs'
is a stronger URL than www.katetooncopywriter.com.au/123/id=12e21$
TOON TIP: If you're using WordPress you can change your URL format for your posts by heading to Setting > Permalinks.
Then change the selection to /post-name or category/post-name.
This is the name of the page that appears both in the browser tab and in the Google search results.
My rules for title tags are simple:
So a good title tag for our page would be:
Cashmere jumpers for guinea pigs | Kate Toon Copywriter
Although this isn't visible on the actual web page, it's what shows up in the Google search results. It's not used by Google to rank your page, but it is important in encouraging users to click through.
My rules for meta descriptions are equally simple:
Think of it like a two-line sales pitch for your page or site – so include a benefit, or feature.
So a good meta description for our page might be:
Affordable, luxurious cashmere jumpers for guinea pigs. Order online for 24-hour delivery Australia-wide. Give your guinea pig a treat. Call 0418 166 458.
TOON TIP: The title tag and meta description are often the first pieces your potential customers ever read about your business. So make sure they are on brand, engaging and sell your product or services.
Your main heading, or blog title (<H1> tag in coding terms) tells Google what the page is about, so ideally use your keyword phrase here.
So a good main heading for a sales page might be:
Affordable cashmere jumpers for guinea pig
while for a blog post you might go for something like:
20 myths about cashmere jumpers for guinea pig
TOON TIP: Remember – a click-worthy heading beats an SEO-optimised headline every time.
Your sub headers (<H2> tag in coding terms) also help Google evaluate what the page is about but they're considered of less importance than the main header.
Don't spam the page by including your exact match phrase in every sub header; instead, try to use alternative phrases or synonyms to enrich your copy.
So (depending on the type of page) some good synonyms might be:
You don't need to work too hard shoe-horning keywords in the main text of the page itself. Just write normally and you'll use them naturally. If you become obsessed with keywords, your copy will end up becoming keyword stuffed, which makes it less engaging and more difficult to read.
TOON TIP: Always write for humans first and Google second.
When you upload an image into your page, you'll have the opportunity to enter alt text (or alternative text). This is used in two ways:
1) By vision-impaired people through screen-reading software
2) By Google as another guide to what the page is about
Alt texts should be informative and useful.
So instead of giving our hero image for the page an alt tag of:
we might want to go for:
Purple guinea pig jumper
TOON TIP: Again, don't overdo it and use your exact match keyword phrase in every alt tag or image name. Just once per page is enough.
The image name is the name of the file you're uploading so, again, try to use something sensible.
is preferable to
TOON TIP: Google prefers hyphens '-' in image names, to underscores '_'.
The visible, clickable text in your pages (sometimes called a hyperlink) can also be a signal to Google.
So go for:
'Guinea pig jumper sizing guide'
rather than
'Click here' or 'read more'
Anyone who is still talking about keyword density needs a firm slap on the bottom. There's no exact figure; it's more about writing engaging content and using your keyword phrases naturally. If there's one thing I want you to take from this post, it's…
My hero Rand Fishkin created this great visual guide to on-page SEO. You can also read his full article here.
If you follow this simple guide you'll be well on your way to having a well-optimised website.
I also recommend (if you're using WordPress) that you download the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin. It uses a traffic light system to judge the success of your on-page optimisation.
Other useful tools include:
Over to you
How do you optimise your web pages for SEO? Are there any other tools that you find useful?
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Tonight is the finale of The Bachelor. If you haven't been watching the show then:
a) I salute you for being a better human than I.
b) You've missed the best car crash TV ever created.
The concept of the show is simple: 15 or so women compete for the affections of one man. It's like a promo for polygamous love.
How The Bachelor changed the way I write.
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The Bachelor in question is called Blake – a real estate agent.
He has a voice like a cross between Barry White and God.
He's chiselled, has teeth so white they hurt to look at and abs you could bounce a medicine ball off – oh and he really loves his mum.
Check him out ladies…
Each week the women giggle, bitch and whinge their way to the ultimate prize of a red rose.
It's so painful to watch it gives me stomach cramps, but I CAN'T LOOK AWAY.
If you want to learn more about the show I can suggest no better narrator than the marvellous Rosie Waterland from Mamamia – who posts a snort -inducing summary of each week's show.
But let's get to the reason for this post (over and above the obvious link bait of writing an article about the Bachelor on the day of the finale).
Each week as I watch the immaculately scripted 'to camera' snippets from Mr B and his Bachelorettes I'm struck by the over effusiveness of the language.
Nothing is simply 'good', or 'great' – everything is arseclenchingly, elbow itchingly fanFUCKINGtastic!
Which got me thinking.
Part of the joy of watching the show is the second screening – especially via Twittter.
(Don't believe me – check out #bachelorau)
I took a little Twitter poll last night of the most overused idioms and expressions on the shows and The Bachelor clan came up with these:
And let's not forget all those over descriptive words.
The dates aren't just okay people, they're 'massive', 'beautiful', 'amazing' and 'incredible' – leaving the every single woman 'speechless'. When the ladies leave the show, they aren't sad they 'devastated', 'so so devastated' or 'broken'.
The feelings so 'genuine' they seem all the more fake.
The language is so hyperbolic that it becomes meaningless.
It's like the scriptwriters have ingested the entire Mills and Boon back catalogue and now they're vomiting it forth in TV format.
Recently I've seen an unpleasant spread of flowery language on the interwebs. I have my suspicions about who is spreading this adjective frenzy but I'll keep schtum.
A lot of business owners (especially women) have started getting all happy clappy and gushy wushy in their copy.
Instead of helping you manage your business they promise to become 'your shining light'.
They'll be a 'beacon' that leads you to a 'mind blowing' 'amazing' 'stunning' business revelation.
Instead of designing your website, they'll 'drop the sand bags and let business balloon soar' – so go on 'reach out your hand and let (them) catch you'. (Ugh!)
And while I'm sure this kind of Hallmark Valentine's Day card copy works for some, for me it's saccharine sweetness makes me gag. It's like being beaten to death with a soft fluffy kitten.
Now look, I'm not above writing gushy copy now and again and I have a tendency to over use the word 'awesome'. But people, let's have some restraint here.
Of course it's not all bad. The show has given us a new way of thinking about and talking about love and relationships. A whole new lexicon of cheese.
And of course, we have the show to thank for the best hash tag ever created.
Don't miss the Bachelor finale tonight – my money is on Sam.
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Some times it's the big things that change your business.
Some times it's the teeny tiny things.
You can spend weeks planning, strategising and fiddling with an idea and it can flop like a damp sausage.
Other times you can dash out an idea in a few minutes and it can completely revolutionise the way you do business.
In this blog I'm going to tell you about one question that changed the way I do business.
Yes it may seem insignificant .
Yes it might sound a little bit silly.
Yes it's not everyone's cup of tea.
But maybe, just maybe, you can try something similar and have the same great results.
The one question that changed the way I do business.
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The question that changed the way I do business was this:
I added it to my contact page.
Why? Well at first I wanted someway of discouraging spam bots. I'm not a huge fan of CAPTCHA (or should that be C7pcH@) so wanted something different.
Of course from a spam point of view this was a completely dumb move and had zero impact.
I wrote 'remove jam question' from my 298 page long TO DO list and quickly forgot about it.
But then I got busy. Crazy busy. 10 enquiries a day busy.
So busy that for once I could pick and choose my clients, rather than jumping through fiery hoops to win them.
I needed to qualify my leads, but how?
When I did some research on how to improve contact form conversion and qualify customers and discovered this:
The experts tell us that the key elements of a nipple-tickingly good lead capture form are:
Try to balance the amount of information you NEED to collect versus how much a potential customer is willing to complete.
Toon Tip: I tried the Olark Live Chat app for a while and found that the quality of leads coming through the messaging service was appallingly bad.
It was just too easy for people to submit an enquiry so it encouraged the tire kickers with dumb questions like 'How much money is copy for website."
I've since removed it.
For me the major factors that qualify customers are:
When we don't, the writing is like trekking up hill, in lead wellington boots through an avalanche of treacle.
I needed a question that could help me tell up front if clients were on the same wave length. And then it struck me, I already had one…
My little jam question works in a number of ways:
1. It shows a bit of quirk: I'm not asking for bra size or the name of their first lover. But the jam questions is perhaps enough to make it clear that I'm a little more 'out there' than some other copywriters.
If you like that, awesome – if not escape now!
2. It's prepares them: This is the first of many difficult questions I'm going to ask. Other questions include:
a. What's your Unique Selling Proposition?
b. Why should I believe you?
c. Who are your competitors?
d. What are your brand values
If you struggle to answer this then you may struggle with the entire process. Harsh but true!
3. It speaks volumes about who the client is: while it's not a hard and fast rule, I've found over the last few years that
Over the years I've had some great answers I wish I'd saved them all. But here are some that spring to mind.
Using this one question I can work out who I'm going to gel with.
So instead of making 10 call backs a day I now only have to make one or two.
It also means that when I do make the call my conversion rate is usually 99%.
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I hope this post doesn't spawn a host of copywriters asking about the name of people's cat, or forcing prospective clients to pick between Justin Beiber and Miley Cyrus to get through their contact forms.
But I hope it does make you think about how you speak to clients in those first interactions.
Often it's not the big brand messages on the home page that make the difference. Rather it's the little details and the microcopy that helps make a real connection.
What questions do you ask on your contact form? Do you try to pre qualify? Can you share a tip or an example of making a strong customer connection through micro copy?
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If you ask me on a good day, I'd say I generally have a positive attitude towards business and don't give two hoots about my competition.
I've set up communities for SEO nerds and copywriters. I've organised dinner parties for my so-called competitors. And I regularly help industry newbies find their feet.
So you'd think I'd have a serious stash of karma points, right?
Sadly for me, karma often lives up to her 'is a bitch' promise—only in reverse.
Don't get me wrong. I've had a lot of awesomeness come my way. But in the past few years I've also suffered some seriously shitty events.
So I thought I'd share my pain in the hope of saving you from a similar problem (and 'cos I feel like a whinge).
But I also wanted to show that, even during the crappy times, there are lessons to learned and positives to find. I know that sounds a bit Oprah, but bear with me.
A while back I got a negative review on Google, and recognised the profile as being that of a competitor. I ummed and aahed for a while before deciding to ask why he'd written it. Sadly this unleashed a whole barrel of crazy, and looking back I would have been better off just ignoring it.
More recently I noticed a heap of negative reviews popping up on my Facebook Business page from people I've never met, which was… well, incredibly annoying. But I turned it on its head by reaching out to clients old and new and asking if they'd flush out the bad ones by adding lots of nice, honest new ones.
Et voila, the balance was restored.
Toon life lesson: I learned a thing or two about dealing with negative feedback.
If you've ever been hacked, you'll know how totally awful it feels.
Hacks affect websites differently. For me, all my carefully crafted copy was splattered with phrases like 'Buy amoxicillin online' and 'Cheap Prozac without prescription' – not great for a copywriting website.
My Domain Authority plummeted, and my ranking dropped faster than a fat badger falling down a well. It cost me a heck of a lot of time (and a fair bit of money) to get it sorted.
Toon life lesson: I learned a thing or two about how to cope with a WordPress hack
Okay, so this didn't happen to me. It happened to my husband instead. But since I built his site and manage most of his marketing, it was kind of my problem.
A disgruntled ex-employee with admin access to our Facebook page changed the name of the page to something nonsensical. Not only was this damn embarrassing, it was also incredibly difficult to fix.
Just as with Google, you can't call anyone at Facebook when you have a problem.
Thankfully, Gemma from Amplify FB came to our rescue and shot through links to change our page name. (Facebook makes it super hard to find these links.)
I submitted a name change request but heard nothing, and so I decided the only option was to create a new correctly named page and merge the old one with the new one.
It was a risky tactic, but thankfully it worked.
My husband now has a sparkly new page, but all the old posts were lost, which totally took the wind out of his social media sales.
Toon life lesson: I learned not to give randoms admin access to my Facebook site.
"If you give access to your Facebook page to anyone else – especially in a contract situation – make sure you cover yourself.
Discuss what needs to happen when the contract ends, and include it in writing.
Ideally only give the person Editor access (rather than full Admin). That way they can't remove you as admin of the page and take over.
If someone else is setting up a page for you, make sure they add you as an admin immediately."
Gemma, Amplify FB
This one was a doozy, and I'm not ashamed to admit a few tears were shed by this tender Toon.
I awoke one morning to find that 8000 or so dodgy links had been pointed at my site, all wrapped around the anchor text of 'copywriter'.
Although there's no way to prove who did this, I had a pretty good idea. The nefarious toad was trying to trash my ranking for this term (Google 'copywriter' and you'll see I'm fairly close to the top).
After a brief gnashing of teeth, I sought advice from some fellow SEO types. John Romaine, Andre Wehher and Aaron Agius were amazingly generous and helpful, and through them I got to grips with disavowing.
It was a time-consuming thing to fix, and a bit stressful.
Toon life lesson: I learned how to disavow, found some great new SEO tools, made some firm buddies and actually improved my ranking and Domain Authority. Take that, toad!
Every once in a while you take on a client who's just not that into you.
For whatever reason, things just don't click into place naturally and both of you know it isn't working.
(I've been incredibly lucky. In my five-year solo career, I've only had three of these clients.)
Unfortunately this year's client was a biggie.
I won't go into the ins and outs of it (no-one was a fault),but before we got too far into the project I realised it wasn't for me.
I offered the client a full refund of their 50% deposit. It seemed easier at the time. It was a substantial chunk of cash, and I lost out big time. It took me a month or so to get back on track.
Toon life lesson: I learned to trust my instincts and choose my clients a little more carefully.
Now this shitty thing isn't the act of another. It comes from within.
Although I know many newbie copywriter may look up to me as having 'made it', it's important to note that I still have the occasional crisis of confidence.
This makes me critical of my own efforts, and think "Am I as good as them? Is it all worth it? Blah, blah, blah." You get the idea.
We all have the odd confidence wobble. It's natural and normal. You'd be some crazed loon if you thought everything you did was spot-on perfect.
Thankfully I got to chat with two very clever, like-minded souls and they set me straight. In fact, the wobble convinced me to make some fairly major business decisions that should make my work life a whole lot better. (More on this soon.)
Toon life lesson: I learned that the occasional confidence wobble can actually be good for you. And I have some pretty awesome shoulders to whinge on.
So there you go, six shitty experiences and what I learned from each one.
Have you had a wretched experience that actually turned into an awesome learning curve? I'd love to hear about it. Of and if you liked the post please share it.
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For most people, SEO and blogging are inextricably linked. But the truth is many bloggers don't have a clue about the ins and outs of Search Engine Optimisation.
To your everyday blogger, SEO is just a whole heap of scarey, geeky crap – who wants to stress about links and keywords, when all you want to do is write?
I'm guessing that's why the Problogger Rand Fishkin presentation "What Bloggers Need to Know About SEO in 2014″ was chock full of eager ears.
There wasn't room to swing a sausage.
And yes, even though I like to think of myself as a bit of an expert when it comes to all things SEO, I did pick up a thing or two (or twelve).
So I thought I'd quickly share them with you.
Yes, with the rise of social media, apps and content marketing, it would be tempting to think we no longer need SEO, but with search queries on Google reaching 6 billion a day and 80% of clicks going to organic results, it's clear that SEO still matters.
Google also suggests that mobile searches will surpass desktop searches in 2015 – so a well optimised responsive site is the go.
Just like moving a heavy flywheel – getting SEO started is tough. It takes a lot of effort to start any kind of movement, but as you keep working the momentum grows.
But working on your rank today earns you more traffic, more links, greater brand awareness and possible press coverage – all these things will help you continue to rank in the future.
Rand gave a great example of the commonly search term, 'Great Barrier Reef tours'. He then showed how a major tourism site had decided to optimise their site for 'Great Barrier Reef trips' instead. This resulted in a wretched 125 ranking position.
Understanding what your customers are likely to type into Google is essential.
Yes, Google is getting better at intent matching, but it will never be perfect – you have to give it a helping hand.
Step 1: Brainstorm
Step 2: Research
Step 3: Refine
First the content should help your audience, but second it should be about something you're passionate about.
Think about the best place to share your content, who will take your content and share it with their readers? Consider this before you write. Then follow up after.
Writing the content is just the first step, sharing it is important too.
I've been banging on about this for years, so it was lovely to hear it from the expert. Keyword density is a myth, don't stress about your keyword use, and don't fret about creating a perfectly optimised page.
(If you want to learn more on this, read Rand's post here).
Instead focus on:
The kind of links you should go after aren't from crappy directories, or auto publishing sites. Instead the best links come from blog rolls, endorsements from friends, colleagues and people who love your site.
Some more reading on this:
Don't feel you have to always follow the rules. Feel free to occasionally:
If you didn't create the link Google can usually work it out, but if you did create it, use the disavow tool and you'll be all good.
Yes, plugins like Yoast rock, but while they'll help you with some basic optimisation and coding stuff, they're not going to do your SEO for you.
Sadly there's a bit more too SEO than just installing a plugin.
Manyy bloggers give up when times get tough and traffic doesn't appear to be growing, but Rand advised us all to stick with it. Great things can and will happen.
Of course there was more, much more, and you can view Rand's entire awesome presentation here – this is just a summary of bits that stood out for me.
SEO for bloggers: Rand Fishkin at Problogger #pbevent #SEO @randfish
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I was lucky enough to grab Rand at the end, give him my awesome SEO cookie and ask him a few questions about Negative SEO.
I found him to be a charming, engaging chap with a great way of explaining complex issues and making them understandable.
Oh, and if you're keen to get stuck into SEO, MOZ is currently offering 30 day free trial.
So what do you think of the advice above? Were you at the presentation? What stood out for you?
I'd love to hear from you (Oh and if you liked the post, please share).
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I try to complete the photographing of each cemetery before moving on (almost 100% of the pages I have posted are info. from the photos I take). Good luck to everyone finding their loved ones!
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You'll need to resubmit the GPS coords. You've placed the Hensley Cemetery in China. You submitted the coords this way:
Latitude: 38.31115, Longitude: 84.53489
It should be submitted this way: 38.31115 -84.53489
The "-" sign indicates that the longitude is West. Without the "-" sign,as you have it, longitude is East (China).
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Deb, By the way, have you been to check out my Virtual Cemetery on Co. G lately? I have found pictures of only 13 of the 102 men who served in Co. G from the Washington area to date. Is it possible you have seen pictures or know of anyone who might have pictures of any of the missing 89? Would be interested in your thoughts. Thanks, Baxter
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Carol Dorward, Washington Historical Society gave me a location for Martin Henry Cassell in the Glendale Cemetery, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois in a letter in 2008:
Martin H. Cassell
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Lot: 7-6-W-1
(He died in the Chatsworth Train Wreck). I have a copy of the book.
I was unable to locate him on the cemetery website. Do you have any information?
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Thank you so much for the work you do! Without you, I would have never been able to find my husbands grandmother! He was a small child when she died, estranged from his Mother (her only child) who didn't know when she died or where she was buried. It's just wrong to have family out there and have no idea where they are. Thanks to you we know where she is.
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I may still have that pic, but am currently OOT and it would be stored on my home computer. Will let you know when we get home, which won't until about mid April. Hope that is OK.
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Celery, carrots, tomatoes, asparagus, peas, chickpeas, Fenugreek, horseradish, Cruciferous Vegetables(Broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, cabbage and Brussels sprouts), Leafy Green (Leafy green vegetables like spinach, lettuce, kale, mustard greens, Swiss chard, Chinese cabbage, etc.)
For an upset stomach, my Colombian DIL throws a raw potato in the blender with some water, grinds it up, strains it and drinks the liquid. Works like a charm!
Last year I made Nocino with my green, immature black walnuts. That's also good for tummy problems.
Some fruits and vegetables can HELP to reduce blood pressure. But the best way is prevention ; knowing what causes it and avoid it. Overwieght, stress ,salt intake ...
There are a few herbs that I know can help:
Stevia, Marjoram, AND ally the herbs with tonic effect. But One should not fool her/himself. At certain condition one has to take medication.
Taking a supplement or isolate is not going to truly solve your problem. What you eat, drink, breath, and put on your skin is where your problem(disease) truly resides. Simply put, you live unhealthy, you are going to be unhealthy. You have to change your entire lifestyle in order to truly see change.
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Considering that that healthy lifestyle change tends to involve eating more vegetables, I'm not sure what the point is of attaching that message to these threads is. As I see it, since you can't wave a magic wand and *poof* suddenly a person is living a whole new healthy lifestyle, discussing vegetables that can help a person's individual health concerns is a valid and interesting route towards a healthier lifestyle. And if a person wants to do more gardening as a result, then even more health may ensue. But those comments sound like "don't bother"...?
Re: medications. Medications do not "cure" any of the conditions currently discussed here. Like the herbs and vegetables under discussion they help mitigate the symptoms while doing nothing about the underlying cause. Unlike vegetables and many herbs (I'm speaking of them in their whole, fresh form, not as concentrated supplements), modern medications tend to have certain unpleasant side-effects that can cause a marked decrease in quality (and sometimes quantity) of life. Pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer from your blood sugar-lowering medication, anyone? Or maybe just struggling through every day, unable to get anything done because of overwhelming tiredness despite getting 10, 11, 12 hours of sleep only to find that the cause of your inablity to function is actually a result of the blood-pressure-lowering medication your Dr just prescribed? (That little gem is listed innocuously as "fatigue".)
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Tulip bulb reflorification?
My garden has about 200 tulips planted, but only about 40 in any given year produce blooms, mostly the old Darwins and Emperors, so I end up with a lot of yellows and reds (bor-ing!).
However, I have great leaf production from the non-bloomers so I know they are still alive and some of these are really fine and fancy types. I acknowledge that some are in the wrong locations (too much shade, competition from tree roots, etc.) and I understand that many varieties are really not re-bloomers.
That said, I would like to see if I can dig up the non-bloomers and give them another chance.
Is there any protocol for revitalizing or resuscitating a tulip bulb's blooming potential?
Have you been fertilizing every spring and fall? Other than that, not too much you can do besides spread the out if they are too crowded. And if they do flower, when the flower is done, cut if off, don't let it waste energy going to seed.
I've also heard it recommended not to water them after they bloom, at all. This discourages the bulbs from splitting, so it slightly raises the rate of reflowering the next year but that's only for ones that bloomed in the current year.
Here's a protocol that works for me:
When planting, the more sun the better.
If the soil is in relatively good condition (other perennials grow well), don't bother fertilizing.
When the foliage begins to yellow or has yellowed completely, dig the bulbs. (keep colors seperate if you don't want the yellows and reds to dominate!)
Spread them out somewhere dry to cure(dry out completely) for a couple days.
Break off the old roots and stems, seperate out the larger bulbs, throw the rest in the compost.
Store them in a warm dry spot in something that won't hold moisture (mesh bag, paper bag, open trays)
Replant in early fall.
Just dividing and keeping them dry over the summer might be enough to bring on extra blooms next spring.
It may be too, that the non blooming ones are just not the more perennial ones, and you may never have good luck with getting them to reliable bloom.
If the suggestions above don't work, I'd pitch them and going forward only purchase perennial ones.
Aren't all tulips perennials? Never heard of annual tulip bulbs.
Though a lot of tulip packaging and descriptions might lead you to believe they will provide you with years of beautiful spring blooms, that is often not the case. Most tulips will only bloom nicely the very first spring, and after that, there will be foliage emerge, but very few blooms, and thus be a real disappointment.
Darwin Hybrids usually bloom well for several years and even multiply.
Other good choices for reliable spring time blooms are Species Tulips
Well Tomtuxman, I don't know much about bulb care - I just wing it most of the time. For my bulb nursery I chose a sunny spot and planted the babies with plenty of space between. I never relocated them once they bagan blooming, so it's probably time to separate them. I have others that I will separate this year as well and will need to make a new nursery.
When I bought my house I found several clumps of short tulip leaves in the backyard grass. I dug, divided and replanted them and have had pretty peony tulips for several years now. My neighbors said the gardens had been neglected for many years prior, so those tulip bulbs had probably been in the ground a long time before the division and move regenerated them.
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Currently I have 1 toilet but am moving it a little and adding a 1/2 bath. I have a vertical waste line in basement 3" diameter. It is connected with a 1/4 bend to current toilet horizontal of about 5 feet. I am remodeling and have to move current toilet over by one floor joist. I was going to use either 2 wyes in vertical or combination wyes depending on how dimensions work out. I have read that wyes or combination wyes are not allowed in vertical waste stack. Is this correct? If so why is this?
Fixture arms MUST BE connected to a vertical stack by means of a Sani-Tee.
In all cases, whether the fixture arm is connected to a vertical or horizontal line the bottom of the pipe at the trap weir may not be higher than the top of the pipe at the vent opening.Some months ago I prepared the attached illustration on this subject.
It should also be noted that while the codes define the maximum length of a fixture arm when installed with a 1/4" per foot pitch, if the pitch is increased, the allowable length would be shortened.
Section B shows the correct method of connecting a fixture arm while section C illustrates why we may not use a Wye or Combo.
Ok. If I vent the waste line immediately after the closet bend can I then use a combo wye or wye? The original copper had a vent at wall junction (had a wall hung toilet which I am changing to floor mount) and ran hortizontal to 90 degree downward bend to waste stack. Stack had no vent and had a lavatory and washer connected with wyes. Both lav and washer had vents to roof, alonf with the toilet vent.
If you install a vent on the horizontal line between the closet bend and the stack, the section of line from the closet bend to the vent is defined as the fixture arm, but all line downstream from the vent would then be classified as a vented branch and a vented branch.
You would need to check your local code. Some jurisdictions will allow a vented branch to be attached to a vertical stack by means of a wye & 1/8 bend or combo while other jurisdictions strictly prohibit any wye's on a vertical stack.
However, if you do attach an auxiliary vent, the vent MUST RISE vertical until it reaches an elevation which is 6" higher than the flood level rim of the highest fixture served by that vent before it can be turned horizontal.
As you can see in the attached illustration, if the water closet is the only fixture served by the vent, the vent would need to rise vertical until it reaches an elevation at least 6" higher than the rim of the water closet bowl. If that horizontal line was also serving a lavatory the vent would have to rise 6" higher than the lavatory bowl rim before you could turn horizontal.


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Some sources indicate that Bambusa multiplex should do well in this area (zone 7b Chapel Hill, NC) but others don't rate it hardy enough for winter temps.
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About the districtCherokee County, Georgia. The county seat of Cherokee County is Canton. Cherokee County is home to 214,346 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1]
Cherokee County overperformed in comparison to the rest of Georgia in terms of higher education achievement and median household income in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.6 percent of Cherokee County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.8 percent for Georgia as a whole. The median household income in Cherokee County was $67,928 compared to $49,604 for the state of Georgia. The poverty rate in Cherokee County was 8.4 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]
Note: The United States Census Bureau considers "Hispanic or Latino" to be a place of origin, not a race. Therefore, the Census allows citizens to report both their race and that they are from a "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin simultaneously. As a result, the percentages in each column of the racial demographics table will exceed 100 percent. Each column will add up to 100 percent after removing the "Hispanic or Latino" place of origin percentages, although rounding by the Census Bureau may make the total one- or two-tenths off from being exactly 100 percent.[3] This Ballotpedia page provides a more detailed explanation of how the Census Bureau handles race and ethnicity in its surveys.
The superintendent of Cherokee County School District is Frank R. Petruzielo, who was appointed to the position in 1999. Petruzielo began his career as an English teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida. He has also served as superintendent in both Houston Independent School District in Texas and Broward County Public Schools in Florida. In 2003, Petruzielo was named Georgia's Outstanding Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia Parent Teacher Association (PTA); and in 2004, he was the first superintendent appointed to serve on the Georgia PTA Board of Directors.[4]
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The Cherokee County Board of Education is a partisan board consisting of seven members elected to four-year terms.[5]
School board elections
Members of the board are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Five seats were up for election on November 4, 2014. This included a special election for the vacant District 1. Three seats will be on the ballot in November 2016.
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The table below displays the budget for Cherokee County School District:[8]
Teacher salaries
Cherokee County teacher salaries are based on years of service and teacher certification. A teacher can earn higher salaries by pursuing various teaching certifications. The salary schedule also accounts for experience by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries depending on years of service. The following table details the salary schedule set forth by the Georgia Department of Education:[9]
Schools in Cherokee County School District
The district served 14,134 students during the 2013-2014 school year. The district experienced a 7.1 percent increase in enrollment between 2008 and 2014. The following chart details enrollment in the district between 2008 and 2014:[10]
District schools
Cherokee County School District operates 44 schools listed below in alphabetical order:[11]
Academic performance
The Georgia Department of Education administers annual tests to students in grades three through eight called the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). These tests assess the proficiency of district students in five academic subjects including reading, English language arts (ELA), math, science and social studies. The CRCTs are designed to measure progress by students in topics covered by the Common Core State Standards. A student meets state proficiency goals with a score of 800 and exceeds state proficiency goals with a score of 850 or higher. The following tables detail the percentage of students who met or exceeded proficiency levels on the CRCTs during the 2013-2014 school year:[12][13]
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[TomatoCart] Why Can't I Login to Admin Panel?
Many new users have come up against login problem in admin panel after they install TomatoCart. Till now a few posts on this topic can be found in forum, however the …
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TomatoCart v126.96.36.199.1 to v18.104.22.168 Upgrade Guide!
You may not find the upgrade guide from TomatoCart 18.104.22.168.1 to v18.104.22.168. Here it is the detailed upgrade guide for it. If you are still using the TomatoCart v.126.96.36.199.1, it's …
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[TomatoCart] How Multi-Store Will Work Both in v1.1.9 and v2.0?
TomatoCart will support multi-store functionality that allow you to manage multiple stores from one administrator interface. There are many advantages in being able to set up multiple stores:
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