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How many times to do you feel nervous about walking around and doing things, when you're only dressed in your towel? What freaks me out is the thought that at any moment, that towel I've tucked in could unexpectedly fall, leaving me fully exposed.
Recently, I got this Towel Topper in the mail to review. The back of the cover said, "No more Ooops"… "Say goodbye to dropped towels". This made me curious. Trying new travel accessories always excites me .
What is a towel topper?
The Towel Topper is a strap designed to wrap around the top of your towel, allowing you to belt it around you so that it doesn't slip.
I was given a Towel Topper to test-drive, so I used it on my trip to Los Angeles and I have two feelings about it. First, you're talking to a gal, who doesn't carry a lot of luggage; I actually traded my "towel" in for a light-weight and quick-drying sarong. With sarongs, one tuck seals things in place! Using the towel topper on it just seemed unnecessary.
But when I moved into a Beverly Hills hotel for a selfie getaway, then whoa, the towel topper came in quite useful. Hotel towels can be anywhere from medium to heavy. At a boutique hotel, towels can be down-right elephants! Ain't no way you can even wrap your hair up into a turban, without getting a neck sprain.
With a tucked towel, you won't get farther than five steps before finding it around your ankles! This posed a problem when getting ready.
But I strapped the Towel Topper on and it worked! That towel stayed up.
Other uses: at the beach if you're changing behind a car . I also found it handy was walking around in a women's locker room after a bath.
Is it easy to use?
Yes, it's easy, but they come in different sizes so you'll have to find one that fits.
My only foreseeable problem with this nifty item is that it can be hard to remember, if you've spent most of your life "towel tucking". I suggest wrapping it around your bundled towel so that you remember you have it.
Towel Topping Styles
The towel topper comes in two styles: 1) the Ruffled version (aka the one I'm modeling for you) and 2) a personalized version, giving it a more simple and slender look. The latter option, costs a little more, but you can get your name or an inspirational word embroidered upon.
I like my accessories to look simple and understated; so I might have found more uses for the latter style . The truth is, I'm not a "frilly" personality. Frills make me feel like an Asian Dolly Parton. On a good note, it makes me look like I have bigger boobs!
Should you get the Towel Topper?
The Towel Topper is not something I'd immediately think to buy for myself, but its something I might get as a gift for a friend, who I know likes to stays at hotels, dorm hostels or who's always changing at the beach behind their car. It can be a handy item to have around!
For more information, visit the Towel Topper Website: www. mytoweltopper.com
Ruffled version: $14.99
Personalized version: $20.00
Disclosure: I received this Towel Topper to review without monetary compensation. The opinions expressed here are my own.


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Mali President addresses ACP Ambassadors in Brussels
Brussels, 10 December 2013/ ACP: Malian Head of State, H.E Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was welcomed as an old friend at the ACP House, where he addressed Ambassadors and officials on the rebuilding process in his home country, as well as insights on ACP-EU relations and the future of the ACP Group.
Statement from the ACP Group following the death of Nelson Mandela
Brussels, 6 December 2013: It was with profound sadness that H. E. Dr. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai SAILELE MALIELEGAOI, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Independent State of Samoa and President of the Council of the Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, and H. E. Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, Secretary-General of the ACP Group learnt of the passing of Mr. Nelson Mandela, former President of the Republic of South Africa, on Thursday 5th December 2013.
Samoan Prime Minister to chair ACP Council of Ministers next week
Brussels, 6 December 2013/ ACP: The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Samoa, Hon. Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi is confirmed to preside over the 98th session of the Council of Ministers for the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group.
ACP Secretariat remembers iconic leader
Brussels, 6 December 2013/ ACP: Secretary General, H.E Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni led the ACP Secretariat in remembering iconic world leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela, who passed away last night at age 95.
About a hundred colleagues gathered at the ACP House to hear a tribute to the renowned and much-loved statesman, and to observe a minute of silence in his honour.
Statement by ACP Group Coordinator on WTO issues, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica Hon. Arnaldo Brown at the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference, 5 December 2013, Bali - Indonesia
ACP Group backs LDC calls for success in Bali
Eye on trade: The choice is yours - EU Trade Commissioner to ACP countries
New co-president named for the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
ACP lawmakers take stand on ICC, Central African Republic, Zimbabwe
Addis Ababa, 27 November 2013/ ACP: The ACP Parliamentary Assembly pronounced united positions on three pressing issues for the 79-member group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states, including on the International Criminal Court, the deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic, and Zimbabwe-EU relations.
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When I got married I heard even more stories. My husband's boyhood escapades are very entertaining and I've heard them many, many times. Especially when he is surrounded by his childhood friends. So when I found out we would be having not one, but two boys at once it was more than a little intimidating.
As our boys started to grow, I began to hear more "rumblings" from other moms. The "boys will be boys" kind of stories filled with close calls and broken limbs. Most of them innocent in nature, but dangerous none-the-less.
Yesterday we had one of our own stories to add to the overflowing pot. Minor in danger and risk, but its a start.
I missed the actual event, although Kory saw it happen. I'm still not sure of all the details, but as best I can tell the boys decided to push their race car up the slide so it could "get worked on." While one of them was holding it at the top, the other climbed in. That's when the one doing the holding decided to let go. He says it was hurting his foot.
The result of letting go was the car and driver shooting backwards down the slide, flipping over backwards and spilling its surprised contents into the yard.
Tears came for a minute, until the boy at the top of the slide started laughing. In his words it was "hysterical." It didn't take long for the stunt driver to join in.


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Motorists are being advised to exercise caution on the roads this morning. While most main routes appear to have been treated - some secondary routes are reported as being icy.
A Status Yellow snow-ice warning remains in place until midday tomorrow. It remains very cold this morning with frost and ice on untreated surfaces.
Particular care is advised on secondary and local routes, in sheltered areas and on higher ground, where ice and frost may linger.


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CHARM: Call for participants
The project CHARM - Creativity and Healthy style: Advancing the Role of Music approved by the European Commission within the framework of the "Youth in Action Programme", is a joint initiative of 8 organisations coming from Italy, France, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey which are strongly active in the field of youth.
The training will be held in Arzignano, a small Romanic town located in the north-east of Italy in the province of Vicenza, in the Veneto Region, from 1 to 7 July 2014.
Participating in the training will enable you to acquire new skills, receive information and tools, find potential partners for your activities and, above all, meet new friends and learn by having fun!
ALDA is now looking for young French citizens or residents in France, aged between 18 and 30 years, with a basic knowledge of English, interested in music and in being part of a multicultural context!
To apply for this activity please send your CV to both Biljana Zasova (email@example.com) and Aldo Xhani (email@example.com).
Deadline: 30 May 2014 at the very latest.
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text: 371+/- ACRES. This gorgeous property has approximately 150 acres of pasture land (50 acres north of Suck Creek and 100 acres south of Suck Creek). The fields have been leased/rented and used for cattle production. The most recent lease was terminated in December of 2017. There is additional field acreage located off the end of Seamster Drive and adjoining Suck Creek on the north side. This field can be bush-hogged and put right back into production. The section of the property north of Suck Creek contains several buildings and sheds. They can be reached by using the existing farm roads off the end of Seamster Drive. These structures vary in age, size, and condition. There is active electric power and water at two of the dwellings. These buildings could be used for storage or temporary occupancy. The Falling River serves as the east boundary of the property. The length of river frontage of the property is approximately 5,600 feet. There are two existing roads to the river (see map) located on both the southern and northern sections. The accesses provide for recreational possibilities such as fishing, hiking, camping, and canoeing.


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Fun Dainty Twin Dishes
I love these dainty colourful dishes! They look great as serving dishes for dip, sauce, salt and pepper, etc. and come with a cute little wooden spoon. As individual items, they can also be used as jewellery dish where you can deposit your earrings or rings before you go to bed.
I design and make them in matching pairs, which allows me to explore pattern and colour ideas and make these dishes ideal gifts as twin serving dishes.
As usual, I start by sketching the design and choose the colours and shades among my glass sheet stock.
I then cut the glass sheets and assemble the pieces according to the design.
The twin dishes are ready to be fully fused at 795 degrees C for about 10 hours.... whilst I'm fast asleep!
Straight out of the kiln, these little dishes are ready to have their edges ground to a sleek straight look before they are returned to the kiln to be fire polished.
The twin dishes are then slumped twice: first in a shallow mould and then into a deeper mould -see picture on the left- to achieve the desired shape.
The finished products....
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Windows 10 'Redstone 5' build brings changes to Edge
The next Windows 10 test build titled Redstone 5 will feature an updated Edge. Microsoft has decided to tweak its networking stack and memory-utilization components.
Users will notice that the settings menu in Edge has changed. They will also notice their top sites listed on the Windows taskbar or Start Menu. Moreover, the latest build allows for simplified organising of groups of tabs they've set aside.
Apart from this, Microsoft is adding support for IPv6 to KDNET. One of the company's blog posts also reveals how the memory used by suspended Universal Windows Platform apps/processes appears in Task Manager – more information is available on the official Microsoft blog.
Microsoft is also adding a new network driver model; by doing so, they are seeking to redo the entire LTE networking stack via the NetAdapter framework.
Redstone 5 will include the new Mobile Broadband USB classdriver. From this build and moving forward, this will be the default driver.
Edge has also received a whole set of changes, alongside with the Narrator and the Command prompt. However, if you're excited to try it out, you may want to put it aside for a little bit, because this particular build is known to have a couple of bugs.
For example, those using Azure Active Directory are blocked from receiving new flights; however, Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and fixes are already on the way.
Mainstream users will start receiving the new build in October 2018.
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It's all been working fine for me in Firefox, but it seems that in Internet Explorer there is nothing to the right of the blog entries - i.e. where the links and such are.
I suspect that this is due to the image on the Vote Manor Lodge entry overlapping both columns.
If necessary I will just post enough new entries so it is not on the front page any more.
I'm sure that if I had the time and the energy I could suss out the code problems, but my meds have been whacked up and I can't think straight.
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Consulate Culture and Science
5 Dec. Conference on Georges Perec [fr]
What legacy did Perec leave behind him?
A conference to discuss Perec's legacy and influence on the subsequent generation of novelists.
"On se souvient de Georges Perec: Forty years after la Vie, mode d'emploi"
Conference on Georges Perec, to mark the fortieth anniversary of the publication of his famous Life, a user's manual.
Papers will discuss not only Perec's work but his influence on subsequent French novelists Patrick Modiano and Jean Echenoz.
Programme can be dowloaded below.
Practical information
Date: 5th December 2018
Time: from 10.30 am to 5 pm
Venue: NUI, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Registration: contact Dr Emer O'Beirne (emer.obeirne[a]ucd.ie)
Organised with the support of UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics as well as the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France in Ireland.


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- Beds4
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- Sq. Ft.6,193
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Exquisite gated estate on highly desirable Westway Dr. on Lido Key overlooking gorgeous azure New Pass waters and the Gulf Of Mexico. Beautiful gates open to an expansive driveway and a three car garage. Entering this lovely home through the Mahogany front door, one is immediately aware of the openness and soaring 12ft. to 23ft. ceilings. The main living level features the living room with an elaborate stone fireplace, formal dining room, office & great room. Adjoining the great room is the newly completed in 2016 gourmet kitchen featuring new wood cabinets, top of the line appliances plus outstanding Taj Mahal Quartzite countertops and a wine room. The master suite is also on the first living level with his and her closets. The master bath has also been remodeled in 2016 and includes gorgeous marble and fixtures. Sliding doors in the master and family room open to an expansive veranda with an upper level Jacuzzi elegantly cascading water down a waterfall into the pool below. There is also an outdoor kitchen on the veranda. Steps lead to the new dock and lift for the boating enthusiast who wants immediate access to Gulf and Bay waters. The outdoor living space has breathtaking water and sunset views. The upstairs living levels feature three guest suites and another terrace overlooking Big Pass and the Gulf of Mexico. The home has an elevator that accesses every level. Westway owners have their own gated, private neighborhood beach area.
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- Price$5,985,000
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms8.00
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- InteriorMarble, Wood
- Interior FeaturesCeiling Fans(s), Eating Space In Kitchen, Elevator, High Ceiling(s), Kitchen/Family Room Combo, Crown Molding, Master Bedroom Downstairs, Open Floorplan
- AppliancesDishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave, Built-In Oven, Convection Oven, Exhaust Fan
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- HighSarasota High
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Peace and Faith
I saw a film the other day, 'The Imam and The Pastor' (more details on the page, 'a peace initiative on film'). It's only 40 minutes long, but it really struck at the heart of some of my cynicism.
I love talk of peace, but I find it hard to apply it to reality sometimes, what with the TV blasting pictures of current wars and strife, shootings and stabbings, at me all the time (yes, yes, I just switch it off after a bit!). I find Quaker protests for peace challenging and inspiring, but find it hard to connect with the idea that peace in the world is actually possible. A case of 'if I was going there, I wouldn't start from here!'
For me, Pacifism is an ideal that I love, but just can't see how it could work in a macro way with the world we're in right now…and sadly, despite believing in pacifism, I turned out not to be a true pacifist when someone I love was under threat… (not that I was strong enough to do damage!)
This film reminded me in a profound way that peace starts where I am, where we are, and that that witness can be powerful and can make a difference.
These guys were literally killing each other's families, yet found a call from each their own faiths to find a way to forgive. It's very challenging stuff.
Time to re-read those Quaker calls for peace again… and prepare for the community screening of this film in January…
(there are screening dates on the web site: http://www.fltfilms.org.uk/imam.html
photo of 'The Imam and The Pastor' visiting London for the London Premier of the documentary film about them and their peace initiatives.
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One of the qualities that makes video game distinctive is their iterative nature. Quite often, developers unabashedly draw from successful titles, offering just enough digression to hold off the lawyers. Such is the case with React Games' Super Dungeon Bros, a downloadable, multi-platform title inspired by Phenomenon Games' Meltdown.
Both titles send from one and four adventurers into a succession of isometric, procedurally created stages, where groups of enemies emerge and use their communal strength to overpower players. Both attempt to court commitment from gamers by the inclusion of light role-playing elements, where players spend money dropped by defeated foes to purchase the kind of upgrades that are needed for sustained survival.
Of course, there are a few cosmetic and mechanical differences. Notably, Super Dungeon Bros shirks the cool futurism of Meltdown, offering a deliberately anachronistic meld of high fantasy and metal music. And while Double Fine's Brütal Legend, proved the amalgam can be charming, here it's a bit underdeveloped. Save for controlling characters named after rock royalty (Axl, Freddie, Lars, and Ozzie), repetitive catch phrases emitted by each dungeoneer, and a largely generic, guitar-driven soundtrack, the music references feel like an unsuccessful attempt to endow Bros with distinction.
Another difference is the effectiveness of weapons. Super Dungeon Bros. provides players with either a broadsword capable of taking out adjacent enemies or a crossbow which emits a ranged attack. But jump into the game with less than three players and you'll find that both devices have vexing limitations. You're unable to swing your blade while moving while a succession of attacks can leave your dungeoneer dizzy. Between the limited ammo capacity and the long reload times for the bow, you'll likely be a sitting duck against swarms of enemies.
In execution, that means players will either have to grind to afford a better weapon or collect several cooperative partners to overcome Super Dungeon Bros' lack of scalability. While online play should be an option, the game's servers are almost vacant at all times of day. For those who can't round up a quartet of local participants, friend invites are a viable option, demonstrating that Bros can be played online with a minimum amount of lag.
But those seeking an individual experience, Dungeon Bros is certain to frustrate. While the incorporation of a threat meter means that continued exploration grows increasingly challenging, it can stymie single-players. Although jumping on opponents deducts a bit of heath from foes and players can almost dodge-roll their way to safety, it's incredibly easy to find yourself encircled by enemies. More than a few times, I tried to approach Super Dungeon Bros methodically, only to end up facing a legion of adversaries that turned the framerate into a sputtering mess. While the incorporation of modifiers extends a risk/reward proposition that purports to balance difficult and dividends, almost all the choice elevate the already loft level of adversity.
That said, there are a few bright spots. Find a foursome of adventurers and players naturally fall into roles. And with a developed duo tackling crown control while another pair picks off for from afar, Super Dungeon Bros briefly reveals glimpses of its ambitions. Another enjoyable moment is luring the game's opponents into the traps meant to siphon your own health. Watching a spinning blade slice a through a throng of belligerent baddies never grows old.
Coupled with long load times, in-game purchases for characters and music in an already content- meager game, Super Dungeon Bros is tough to recommend. While the game comes together when four local players gather together, for anyone else the experience can be more exasperating than enjoyable. While it's still possible for developer React Games to turn things around, in the meantime Meltdown offering a similar, yet more polished excursion.
Super Dungeon Bros was played on the PlayStation 4 with review code provided by the publisher.
Review Overview
Gameplay - 55%
Controls - 60%
Aesthetics - 80%
Content - 70%
Accessibility - 55%
Summary : While they're definitely dungeon skulkers and very likely siblings, the guys aren't exactly 'Super'. Calling the game Substandard Dungeon Bros might not have brought the sales, but it would have been truthful.


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Supporter's Packs also launch, ranging from $35 to $100.
Reputation system, new progression system and much more coming prior to open beta.
700,000 additional players have signed up for the open beta.
Slayers need the best information to play at their best in Dauntless.
The first of the behemoths to receive changes are Shrike, Moonreaver and Embermane.
Dual Behemoth battles, new modifiers, new consumables and much more await in this timed event.
A lot is changing with Dauntless including the progression system and addition of damage types.
Phoenix Labs looking to implement feedback from players and polish experience.
Players who purchase the Founder's Packs will receive access.
It's like a western Monster Hunter game.
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All sides in the Millennium Tower debacle appear to be nearing an agreement on a $100 million-plus fix to stop the 58-story high-rise from sinking further — but at least part of the building's tilt will probably remain.
"We're very encouraged by the recent progress that has been made," said P.J. Johnston, spokesman for Millennium Partners, the luxury condominium's developer. "We look forward to working with the homeowners and the city to get this all completed as soon as possible."
Doug Elmets, spokesman for the homeowners association, cautioned that nothing has been submitted to the city yet for review, but that residents are "encouraged by the ongoing progress."
The latest plan calls for drilling piles into bedrock from the sidewalk on the building's southwest corner. The proposal would be less extensive and intrusive than the plan floated in April, which called for drilling as many as 300 micro-piles to bedrock through the building's concrete foundation.
The idea was to stabilize one side of the 58-story structure, then let the other side continue to sink until the building straightened itself. That plan, however, probably would have cost upward of $350 million — as much as it cost to build the tower in the first place.
The new plan by Ronald Hamburger, the structural engineer for the developer, is expected to be considerably less expensive and faster, and without as significant a disruption to the residents.
"Hopefully, it will take out some of the tilt and stop the building from moving entirely," said one source familiar with the plan, but who wasn't authorized to speak for the record.
The tower has sunk 18 inches and tilted 14 inches to the west since it opened in April 2009.
The building sits on a 10-foot-thick mat foundation, held in place by 950 reinforced concrete piles sunk 60 to 90 feet deep into clay and mud. They do not, however, reach bedrock.
The repair job is expected to take several months to complete. The timeline for getting started, however, will probably hinge on how fast the parties can get approval of an environmental impact report and the necessary building permits.
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Edmonton Homeowners: Here's The Gloomy Prediction For Canada's Real Estate This 2015
This article from The Globe and Mail entitled "What the housing bulls won't tell you about residential real estate" caught our attention this week. It provides an alternative point of view in regards to the future of the Canadian real estate industry.
We at Team Leading Edge, being the soldiers on the ground, have been quite vocal on our view that the real estate industry (in Edmonton) will continue to transcend on a steady path and move pass through the oil crisis that's affecting the economy today.
Read: Edmonton Home Prices On The Rise This June 2015 & REALTORS® Association of Edmonton: Market Is At Low Risk!
One of the strongest evidence in this view of ours is the steady growth of offerings of Homes For Sale in Edmonton. You can access the Edmonton MLS Listings, and see for yourself the amazing houses currently on the market.
It's healthy not to be blinded by our own bias towards this topic so we'd like to share this interesting piece written by Rob Carrick.
Let us know what you think on the comment section, we'd love to know your side on this.
The people I listen to most on the state of the housing market are in the investment industry.
Not in the housing sector.
Investing people have a better understanding of a few basic facts about houses. One, they're financial assets like any other, and that means there are cycles of both rising and falling prices. Two, today's prices are high in some cities after a long run-up. Investment people believe the housing market is vulnerable to a pullback, and you should consider their arguments.
The latest investment industry forecast for a decline for housing comes from Sadiq Adatia, chief investment officer for Sun Life Global Investments. He thinks housing prices could decline by 10 to 15 per cent over an extended period as interest rates rise. "Over the next year or two, it will be time to look for an exit strategy if you've invested in residential real estate, or if you're a baby boomer who is planning to sell the family home," he said in an interview.
Housing bulls talk about factors like low interest rates and unlimited replenishment of the supply of buyers through immigration and young adults who aspire to buy homes. Mr. Adatia looks at what's actually happening in the economy and in the financial world.
To start with, he sees the economy weakening through the remainder of 2015 and early next year as a result of low oil prices and the resulting spending leading to job cuts in the energy sector. Mr. Adatia believes the Bank of Canada might have to cut rates again in the months ahead, but he doesn't see a big benefit for the housing market.
That's because a cut in the central bank's overnight rate affects mainly variable-rate mortgages, which account for just one-fifth of mortgages these days. Also, when the Bank of Canada cut rates earlier this year, the banks passed along only part of the reduction in rates they charge customers.
Fixed-rate mortgages, the more popular choice among today's home buyers, could actually get more expensive this fall. Mr. Adatia said the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to start nudging rates higher in September, and this could pull rates in the Canadian bond market higher. Rates on the five-year Government of Canada bond have a major influence on five-year mortgage rates.
Once we're into 2016 and 2017, Mr. Adatia sees rates in Canada starting to edge higher in a sustained way. This is where even the Vancouver and Toronto housing markets start feeling some stress. As rates move higher, it gets more expensive for people to buy a first home and for move-up buyers to afford larger houses.
The housing bulls see an endless source of buyers and they seem to believe that interest rates will remain favourably low indefinitely. But investment people know that the only constant in the financial world is change. Interest rates could change in the wake of American moves as soon as this summer, which would come as quite the shock for those who have convinced themselves low rates are permanent.
Here's some good news for homeowners in Mr. Adatia's view on housing. He thinks the market is 30 per cent overvalued, which is more or less in line with analysis from the Bank of Canada (it pegged the valuation as being up to 30 per cent). But he doesn't see house prices falling back to fair value because rates will remain reasonably low, at least in comparison with the highs of previous economic cycles.
There are other investment industry voices besides Mr. Adatia who think now's a good time for some owners to consider an exit strategy from the real estate market. In an article that was well read on our website, Robert Champion of Sprung Investment Management wrote about the concept of reversion to the mean. That's where periods of big returns are followed by weaker results that bring the overall numbers back to the middle. Housing in several cities could be vulnerable, and that's why Mr. Champion made a case for older Canadians selling now to avoid price declines ahead.
Housing bulls typically make a living in some way from home sales, so they're biased. So are investment people in a way – they stand to make more money if people invest in stocks, bonds and funds rather than buying houses. But Mr. Adatia said something that confirmed my thinking about the worth of investment industry comment on housing.
"As investment strategists," he said, "it's our job to protect people on the down side." When did you last hear a housing bull say something like that?
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State said its members were not scared of treating Lassa fever patients.
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The Weekly Cycle for Your Delivery Week
The Kiva Logic software operates on a weekly cycle. If you have a box menu that does not change, or if you only sell products a la carte, then the weekly cycle is automatic. For the rest of us, read on!
There are three main operational components to each delivery week:
- The weekly cycle
- Processing Payments
- Routing and printing labels/driver sheets
The Weekly Cycle
When it's time to start a new week, a notification will pop up on your dashboard:
View larger image Text: "It's Friday! Time to start a new week. Click 'start a new week' below when you are ready to build the menus, create orders, and send out the weekly email to your customers."
When you click the button "start a new week", a new week will be started and you'll be taken to the weekly cycle overview page. Now you are ready to start on step 1!
You'll also notice that there is a blue bar at the top of every admin page that signifies the weekly cycle is in progress.
Build the menu
Step 1 of the weekly cycle is to build your menu. This is the process of deciding what products are going to be in each box for the upcoming week. You'll gather all of your pricesheets from your farmer's, vendors, and distributors, and pick what you want to carry for the week.
Here is the process:
- Go to the Box Products page and Add all of the products you wish to carry for the week. You'll notice there are some additional helpers on the Box Products page to guide you! Larger image To add a product, click the button at the top right that says 'Add Product'. Make sure you add products that are only for the current week through the Box Products page, and make sure you have the lifespan set to 'Current Week Only'.
- Set the number of each product for each of your different box size/types. In the screenshot above, we have decided to put 1 Green Onion in each of our "Small" boxes, and 2 Green Onions in each of our "Large" boxes.
- Click the "Create Orders" button. This will create all the orders for the week. When orders are created, the system will look at each customer's schedule to see if they need an order or not. Then it will create an order and try to make appropriate subs for items they have on their 'no' list.
- Go to your Inventory Page and check on the quantities that you will have to order. These are your base amounts. If necessary, go back to part 2 if you want to make any changes.
- Now that you have your base quantities, set either the case quantity that you are ordering for each product, or set the In Stock number to tell the system how much you have on hand/how much you plan on having Larger image
- Select which items the system is allowed to sub. This is done on the box products page by checking the checkbox on the far left, under the "Sub" column Larger image
- If you have manually set the "in stock" numbers, proceed to the next step. Now set the safety percentage you would like to have on hand in the field labeled "Auto Set Number In Stock", then click that "Auto Set Number In Stock" button. This takes the amount of cases that you have ordered, subtracts the current demand, and sets the difference minus the safety percentage as the number in stock for each item. To do this, go to your Box Products page, then click on the wrench at the top right. Larger image
- Now that you have set your inventory and subs, go back to the box products and click "Regenerate Orders". This time the system will make subs!
- Check your inventory, and if necessary, you may go back to step 2) to adjust your menu
- Are you happy with the menu? Then you are done! Otherwise, go back to step 5) to adjust the menu, or go back to step 2) to adjust the quantities.
Once you are done with the menu, click on "All Done!" on the Box Products page. Larger image
Congratulations, you are done with step 1! It gets easier from here!
Add order customizations
You may have customers that have custom boxes, or that need additional items placed in their box for them, perhaps because of bad produce last box, or maybe you just want to say 'thanks!' for a mention on twitter. This is the time to do it. When you are done, navigate back to the weekly cycle page and click 'I am done customizing orders'.
Check your inventory and place your order
Go to the Inventory page and use the demand there to place your order with your distributer(s) if necessary. When you are done, click the button that says 'Inventory has been checked'.
Edit & Send the weekly email
The weekly email is used to let customers know that their order is ready for them. This tells them that they can log in, make subs, shop for add-ons, and also is a great place to tell people what is going on with your business that week, local happenings, or special sales you are running.
- Update the weekly email (Settings->Email Templates, then select the weekly email). After you make your changes, click 'Save', and then click on the blue bar at the top to return to the weekly cycle overview page. Larger image
- Now, click the button to generate an email for every customer that has an order generated in the system (it doesn't send, just generates). This will fill up your email queue.
- Check the Emails Pending page to ensure that your email was generated correctly. Click on the preview button next to several emails.
- If there is a problem with the weekly email, Delete All Emails in the pending queue, and then restart this process by going back to (1).
If for some reason you forget to generate the weekly email, there will be a notice above the 'I am done' button to let you know:
By default, the weekly email is only sent to customers that have an order, but if you want to send it to ALL of your active customers whether they have an email or not, check the box that says 'send to all customers.'
Send a Push Notification
If you have our Android and iOS apps set up, you'll see section that will allow you to ALSO send out a push nootification to all customers who are scheduled to receive an order this week:
Just fill in the title (optional), and the push message content, save your message, and then click the button that says 'generate push messages'. This will send a notification to every customer that has installed the app!
Once you have completed all 4 steps of the weekly cycle, click the button that says 'I am done! Email has been generated'. This will officially allow customers to start shopping and subbing and completes the weekly cycle.
Now you can go about your business- there is nothing else you have to do until the next week.
Processing Payments
Typically, the day before delivery is when you want to run your billing. To do so is a simple process:
- Go to the billing page
- Click the button that says 'Create Transactions'. This will go through all orders that have been locked in for the week, calculate any discounts, coop discounts, promos, etc, to create a transaction record for each order. Larger image
- Now that you have created your transactions, just click 'Process Transactions' and watch as each transaction is sent off to your payment processor. If a payment is successful, the customer will receive a receipt email, and if it fails, they will receive an email asking them to update their payment info. You can edit both of these emails from the Email Template page.
Congratulations! You just ran billing!
Routing and printing labels/driver sheets
The day before deliveries, you'll need to prepare your routes. To do so:
- Go to the delivery page
- Update your routes and stop numbers
- Download a PDF of your Labels
- Download a PDF of your Driver Sheets.
That's it! Here is some more information on the delivery page
That's the weekly cycle in a nutshell. The system will help you along the way, and it will even display messages on your dashboard when it's time to prepare your routing.


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Santa Fe Trails is modifying four of its bus lines to better connect passengers with Rail Runner train stations and two health facilities in the city.
The changes go into effect this Saturday, Oct. 20, on four lines, including Route 2, Route 22, Route 26 and Route M. City spokesman Matt Ross says the additions were approved this spring by the Transit Advisory Board, but the city was waiting for Presbyterian Healthcare Services to open its new Santa Fe medical center. It opened on Oct. 1.
"The changes mean extended and more convenient hours of service, additional connections to Rail Runner trains, and new service to the State of New Mexico's Human Services Department," Ross said in a press release. "They will also increase access to healthcare with new stops at the VA on Beckner Road and at the newly opened Presbyterian Hospital on Wellness Way."
The city coordinated with Presbyterian to put a bus stop in front of the hospital, says Helen Brooks, hospital chief executive.
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Stan Cooper, a member of the advisory board, says the changes were also motivated to better sync up with the transit schedule of the Rail Runner and to more accurately reflect the bus' schedules as they're presented by the city and the RouteMatch app.
Route 2: This route runs between the Downtown Transit Center and Santa Fe Place Mall along the Cerrillos Road corridor seven days per week. With a few exceptions, the departure times at the Downtown Transit Center and Santa Fe Place Mall remain unchanged. Scheduled departure times at stops along the route may be up to four to five minutes earlier than the current schedule. These modifications are intended to have departure times reflect the actual travel times along the route. These changes impact the weekday and weekend schedules. Connections to the Rail Runner train service are not impacted.
Route 22: This route runs between Santa Fe Place Mall and Santa Fe Community College via the Human Services Department (HSD), NM599 Rail Runner Station and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) on weekdays only. With these changes, the Route 22 will no longer service the Human Services Department stop (to be serviced by the Route 26). Additionally, the Route 22 service, which departs the Santa Fe Community College at 12:57 pm will stop at the NM599 Rail Runner Station allowing commuters to catch the 1:26 pm southbound train.
Route 26: This route runs between Santa Fe Place Mall and the Fashion Outlet Mall along Cerrillos Road with a stop at Walmart seven days per week. With these changes, Route 26 will provide service to the Human Services Department stop and new stops at the VA Clinic on Beckner Road and Presbyterian Hospital on Wellness Way. Additionally, service leaving from the Santa Fe Place Mall will begin around an hour earlier, at 6:55 am.
Route M: This Route runs between the Downtown Transit Center and Museum Hill via downtown roadways, E Alameda Street and St John's College. To facilitate a more reliable connection to the Rail Runner service that departs from the Santa Fe Depot at 5:05 pm, the Route M service that currently departs the Downtown Transit Center at 4:20 pm, will now depart at 4:15 pm and the return service that currently departs Museum Hill at 4:43 pm, will now depart at 4:37 pm.


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The 186 drivers will be back on track tomorrow (Wednesday) when the 62 cars fielded in this year's race take part in free practice and the first qualifying session.
Wednesday 12 June :
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Thursday 13 June :
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The Automobile Club de l'Ouest will hold its press conference at 10:00 on Friday 14 June in the Welcome building. Pierre Fillon, President of the ACO, Richard Mille, President of the FIA Endurance Commission, and Gérard Neveu, World Endurance Championship CEO, will be present alongside a host of personalities from the world of endurance racing, and some significant announcements will be made. Media representatives are invited to arrive from 09:30.


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The Kindle Publishing Business Model Explained
Who doesn't want to be a writer?
There's a few common trends that most people, at some point in their life, feel a tug to be:
- Write a book
- Work for yourself
- Work from home or be able to work and travel
So, what happens when you could combine all three of these items into one very profitable business?
Enter the Kindle publishing business model! Another amazing online business model that could make you potentially six-figures per year. Amazon launched their Kindle program on September 14th, 2012. The platform and device revolutionized the world of reading overnight. There was a huge gold rush of indie writers cashing in by publishing entire backlists of books onto the platform, and new writers making a killing writing brand new content.
Fast forward a few years, the wild gold rush is over but that doesn't mean you can't make a profit selling ebooks on Kindle.
It is possible to make serious money with this business model, whether you just want a monthly cash flow or you want to build a real digital asset that you can sell.
How Do You Make Money Publishing Kindle eBooks?
The process of making money on Kindle is pretty straightforward.
You write a book, you get some cover art, you upload the book to Kindle inside of the KDP platform, and in a couple of days, Kindle will approve the title and it will go live on Amazon. When someone finds your book and buys it, Amazon will deliver the digital copy of the book to that person's laptop, or directly to their Kindle device (or Kindle app if they're reading on their smartphones).
This seamless process is one of the big reasons why Kindle is so effective at capturing a huge market share of book readers.
Once the book is purchased, Amazon takes a portion of the book's profits and gives the rest to you, the author, as royalties.
There are two royalty structures within KDP, depending on geography and pricing. One gives 35%, the other gives 70%. If you are familiar with traditional publishing, then you know this is exceptionally generous. The typical traditionally-published author can expect anywhere from 8-15% royalties from their work on the high end. Often the high end in traditional publishing can include limited runs or promotions, which means any additional promotion you do will be out of your pocket instead of the publishing house.. In addition, you will lose the rights to your work to the publishing house once you sign a traditional contract, often for several years.
This means that, by going the direct route, you're leaving a large amount of money on the table that you could pocket if you went with Amazon's Kindle program.
Over the years, Kindle has rolled numerous other ways to earn money through your books.
Choosing KDP Select for Your Business
KDP Select is an optional way to publish your books. There is a common phrase in self-publishing called going wide or going narrow. Going narrow refers to focusing on just one ebook platform, almost always KDP Select.
If you chose KDP Select, then that means you will not be able to publish your books on other platforms like Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble's Nook, etc. This might not be a bad thing for you considering the huge amount of traffic Amazon can send to your books.
Right off the bat, you're able to claim 70% royalties in Brazil, Mexico, Japan, and India. This could be a nice little commission boost if you have strong international sales. You'll also be able to take part in the KDP Select Global Fund.
The KDP Select Global Fund is money set aside to pay KDP Select authors., KDP Select also enrolls you in Kindle Unlimited (KU) and Kindle Owners Lending Library (KOLL). These two programs allow people to read your book for free by enrolling with Amazon's subscription service. It's a great deal for voracious readers considering how many books they can get their hands on at no extra cost every single month. Amazon pays out the authors in these programs based off page reads. So, the more of your pages are consumed, the more money you'll make as the writer.
Amazon rewards page reads because they would prefer that their readers spend more time on one book rather than blaze through multiple titles. In this sense, you'll be rewarded for writing longer books. This is unlike the normal commission structure where you're rewarded for having more titles for people to buy.
In addition to these extra ways to earn (your book can still be bought like normal on Amazon for those not enrolled in KU or KOLL), you also get access to useful promotional tools. The main two tools being the ability to run a promotional discount with an actual "countdown" time, and a promotion that makes your book completely free worldwide.
These features can be useful to get your book more exposure. This is especially true if you're writing a series of books, making Book One your lead magnet as a gateway drug into the rest of the series.
The downside to Kindle Select is that you will be locked exclusively with Kindle for at least 90 days. If you forget to cancel after 90 days, Kindle will just automatically renew your title. So, you'll want to watch out for that if you're only looking to stay in Kindle Select for a short while. Some authors choose to only stay for 90 days as a way to boost the overall exposure of their books quick in Amazon's algorithm. Other authors though prefer to stay in the program for the long haul as it gives them more earning opportunities and they have no real desire to "go wide" onto other book platforms.
How Page Reads Convert into Commissions for KU and KOLL
You might be wondering… what is considered a page read in KU and KOLL? It is an important question, considering that page reads are how you get paid as a Kindle author enrolled in the Select program.
To keep everything standardized, Amazon introduced the Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count (KENPC). KENPC is constantly being adjusted with new iterations to make the overall payout from the KDP Select Global Fund fairer to writers. It acts as a baseline to determine the actual "page count" of your book, regardless of the font sizes, devices, or apps.
Since every month there is a different amount of money set aside in the Kindle Select Global Fund, the amount you can earn changes every month based off all kinds of factors. There are no hard and fast rules to explain it.
Here is a basic explanation from Amazon how it works:
Remember, this could change. Always read Amazon's policy page to remain up-to-date with what is happening. You can read more about this here.
As you can see from the snapshot above, the amount of money you can earn by going Select huge in comparison to traditional book sales. Amazon realizes you're taking a risk by putting all of your eggs in one basket, and they reward you accordingly by letting you continue to collect normal sales and an additional stream of revenue from KU and KOLL.
Kindle Publishing Examples
There are two kinds of business models you can run with a Kindle business:
You're a Prolific Writer
This is the most common business model we think of. You write every title yourself. You come up with the idea, the outline, you bang out the first draft and refine it through multiple revisions before finally publishing and promoting the book.
Contrary to popular belief, this is a great way to become a six-figure author if you put in a few years worth of hard work. However, you need to be disciplined and write every single day. If you can't write more than 1,500 words per day, then this path might be difficult for you.
If you can, the sky's the limit. After all, Stephen King's daily word quota is only 2,000 words. A prolific writer should be able to punch out 1,500-12,000 words per day, especially if this becomes your full-time profession.
This will give you the speed you need to build your "products." Every book you write becomes another product you fill out your bookstore with. So, you need to get to work smithing some words.
Building a Book Factory
This is the more attractive model for you if you're looking to start a powerful online business. Instead of writing all the books yourself, you're creating writing systems and hiring writers to write for you. You might do a brief or create an outline but the bulk of the actual writing is done by fleet of freelance writers. In some KDP businesses, the entrepreneur may have as many as 12 freelance writers creating books for them.
Often, you can have these authors write underneath the same pen name so that you can build up an author persona and a fanbase.
If you get good at managing your stable of writers, and creating good systems and marketing strategies, then this is the KDP business model has the most leverage for you. Not coincidentally, this is the kind of KDP business model available as a digital asset on our marketplace.
How Does a Kindle Store Look Like?
A Kindle ebook has the exact same product listing page as Amazon FBA and Merch By Amazon pages do—your standard Amazon sales page.
As you grow your book catalog, you will also be able to fill out an Author Page (whether that author is you or a pen name you have ghostwriters writing under). These Author Pages show your entire catalog, and add some personality behind who is writing the book.
This can serve as a great way to connect with your potential audience on Amazon, and perhaps even develop an offsite mailing list of yours.
Now that you know how Kindle publishing works, let's look into some of the advantages and disadvantages this business model offers.
The Pros of a Kindle Publishing Model
Minimal Cost
Similar to content sites that are monetized with Adsense or affiliate marketing, Kindle publishing business does not have a lot of costs associated with it. In fact, you could argue the costs of starting a Kindle publishing business is actually cheaper than other content sites since you don't need to purchase a domain name or pay for web hosting.
The only tools you'll need to start are a Word doc and good research skills—whether you choose to write fiction or nonfiction.
No Need for a Website
As mentioned above, you don't need a website at all when you're starting out with this model. Amazon is effectively your website, so there's no need to learn any kind of design or development skills.
Hands Off Once the "Machine" is Going
All of your products are digital, which means you'll never run out of stock regardless of the demand you have for your product. You'll never run into logistics issues and Amazon will sell your books 24/7, 365 days of the year on your behalf. If you can get a spike in sales to boost your books in the Amazon algorithm, Amazon will even promote your books for you.
Remember, Amazon WANTS to spend money promoting products they know convert traffic into customers because it is a win-win for them and their content creators.
You Can Grow a "Brand"
One great thing about the Kindle publishing business is that you can go about creating a brand for your books. Let's say you created a litany of books on health. All of these books might be underneath the same brand name. That brand name could later become a content site, or maybe even a jumping off point for some kind of ecommerce store down the road.
This holds true even if you decide to go the fiction route with your business. If you wrote a series of romance or high fantasy novels, they could all be written underneath the same pen name, even if it includes different writers. All you would need to do is write the story outlines and make sure your writers stay in tune with the voice you're aiming for.
Using your Kindle ebooks in this fashion could lead you to being the owner of several different successful "author" names that could lead to all sorts of special advertising perks you can leverage, such as book bundling.
The Cons of a Kindle Publishing Model
Amazon's Platform
One of the Kindle's greatest strengths is also one of its greatest weaknesses: Amazon.
You benefit from the sheer amount of monstrous traffic that Amazon can deliver, but you're also cursed to deal with whatever policy changes Amazon makes down the road about their program. Amazon could dramatically change their Kindle program, or even possibly get rid of it altogether.
While the latter is unlikely, it is not outside the realm of possibility.
That means you are operating in risky waters, as is always the case when your business is built on someone else's platform. One way to mitigate this is by building an email list early for your books, so that if something does happen, you still have a valuable list of clients you can promote your ebooks to on other platforms.
Price Caps
Unlike with traditional info product businesses, you are ultimately limited with how much you can charge for your ebooks. As you go higher with your price, your commissions will start to get worse as well.
Depending what kind of info products you are selling, this may not matter for you. Most niches cannot support the traditional $497-$997 prices that many lucrative informational niches charge for their products.
You will want to get around potential price capping by writing series, or books that build on previous books to up your overall lifetime value per customer.
What Buyers Need to Know
You'll Need a Roster of Writers & SOPs
If you plan on growing the Kindle business you're acquiring, you will want to make sure you get the seller's entire rosters of writers and all the SOPs related to the business. You'll want as much of the work as possible templated so you can focus on just scaling the business. Luckily, this is usually something that a Kindle business seller has already built before selling the business.
Make Sure Everything is Compliant with Amazon's Terms
Since you are building the business on Amazon's platform, it is worthwhile to read the actual Kindle publishing terms. You'll want to cross-reference these terms with the business you're acquiring to make sure the business is compliant with everything.
The last thing you want is to buy a business that gets the ban hammer from Amazon just weeks after you send the capital. It is extremely important that your due diligence includes making sure the business is compliant with Amazon's terms.
Are Books Selling After Promotions?
Another thing to consider is the velocity of book sales the business has. You will want to make sure that the books are still selling a good amount of units every single month when there is zero promotion going on.
If you notice that the majority of the book titles only sell during paid promotions, then there is likely an issue with the seller's Amazon optimization for the book's listing. This could mean there is a lot of organic traffic the seller is missing out on by simply not targeting the proper keywords. Or, it could mean there is not enough of an audience routinely searching for that topic to lead to any meaningful sales without a promotion.
Either way, if the books aren't making money when there are no ads running to it, then you should dig a bit more to find out why that is the case.
It could mean a large opportunity for you or that you should pass on buying that business.
What Sellers Need to Know
Your Personal Email is Going With the Sale
If your Kindle email is the same email associated with your other Amazon accounts (such as a shopping account or seller central account), then be aware that your email for your Kindle account MUST go with the new owner of your Kindle business.
You will have to be willing to give up this email if you want to sell your Kindle business. Unfortunately, at the time of writing, there is no real way around this obstacle.
Before you decide to sell the business, double check that the email is not associated with anything else—including non-Amazon accounts. If it is associated, remove it from those other accounts so you'll be able to hand over the email to the new owner of the Kindle business.
Buyers Will Want a Book Creation System
While Kindle publishing businesses are very attractive to buyers, it is a more esoteric online business model. That means a buyer will want to be reassured that they will actually be able to run the business successfully.
One of the best ways you can make sure the buyer feels confident is by giving them not just your writer's contact details or your writing SOPs, but also your entire book creation system such as:
- Book cover designers
- Writing templates for different stories/books
- Outline creation templates
- Keyword research to discover new titles
- How you go about researching the books
- Editing system (do you do 2 rounds of revisions? How?)
- Promotion system (do you use Bookbub? Amazon ppc? Facebook ads?)
The more you can give an actual system that lays out your entire process, the more confident the buyer is going to be in buying your business.
What Buyer Persona Best Fits the Kindle Publishing Business Model?
Lifestyle Larry
If you're looking for a way to fund your lifestyle so you can go travel or replace your job income to spend more time with your family, then buying a Kindle business makes sense. As long you did your due diligence correctly that all the books sell even when there are zero promotions , then it is likely you'll be acquiring a business that is very hands-off.
The majority of Kindle businesses in "maintenance" mode requires very few hours per week, if any, to keep the same volume of sales.
Of course, you will want to make sure you keep your titles updated, change covers, and add new titles from time to time to make sure your book sales don't diminish into nothing.
Portfolio Paul
A Kindle business can be a great way to diversify a portfolio of online business properties. What is nice about diversifying with a Kindle business is that you don't create any new headaches by adding more products you'll need to logistically manage as you would with an ecommerce business.
Kindle businesses make a great asset for someone looking to add a completely unrelated and easy to manage income stream to their online business portfolio.
DIY Dave
For those looking to "open the hood" of the business, Kindle also provides plenty of opportunities for you. You can dive deep into title conversion rate optimization, ranking in Amazon for organic keywords related to your book niches, or even split-test cover designs to see which one performs the best.
There are many different dials to choose from when it comes to refining the entire book creation and marketing process.
Investor Ivan
Considering most investors would rather collect the dividends than run the business Kindle businesses make great acquisitions since they're so hands-off. It is rare you'll need an active full-time operator to keep a Kindle business up and running. In many cases, a part-time operator will be more than enough if you plan on just keeping the business in maintenance mode to collect the cash flow dividends.
If one of those buyer personas resonate with you, then make sure to schedule a criteria discovery call with us. We can use your persona to make sure you find the perfect business for you.
Growth Strategies
Now that you know what kind of advantages, disadvantages, and the kinds of personalities that would enjoy a Kindle business, let's look at what you can do to dramatically grow a Kindle publishing business.
Hiring More Writers
The first and most obvious lever you can pull is simply hiring more writers. If you have the right processes in place, you should be able to create a veritable pipeline of candidates looking to write books for you. The more writers you have, the more books you'll be able to produce, which will lead to more products you can sell.
Hiring Content Managers
This is an often overlooked position, but as your Kindle business grows you should consider hiring a content manager. These content managers will be managing your stable of writers, checking in on book progress, and also managing the promotions of the book and scheduling any kind of advertisements.
These content managers could effectively become an operator for the business, putting larger Kindle businesses on autopilot for the entrepreneur.
Building Out a Social Media Presence
Kindle businesses have a similar problem to Amazon FBA businesses, in that they never build any kind of meaningful presence outside of the Amazon ecosystem. While this isn't terrible, it is something worth considering if you want to really grow your presence.
You could create social media fan page for the pen name you use, or a fan page around the broader subject that your books are about. For instance, if you were writing horror novels you might create a fan page on Facebook around the concept of horror which would allow you to attract a much larger audience.
Creating an Email List
Similar to above, every Kindle entrepreneur should build an email list. The email list is perhaps the most valuable asset you could ever build in your business. When you create this list, all sorts of new marketing avenues open up to you that weren't there before.
You can create lookalike audiences for Facebook ads, you can email the list with the launch of your new book which could game Amazon's organic traffic algorithm, and you could even ask your audience of fans what kind of book you should write next.
One of the easiest ways to start building an email list in the Kindle business is to simply include a lead capture at the end of every book. A common strategy to get people to actually opt in after they finish your book is by offering a free chapter in your next book or by offering a small short story related to the book they just read.
Build a Website Brand (Not an Author Website)
If you decide to really scale up your writers and content managers, consider building a branded website that is more akin to a small publishing house rather than an author's website. This will let you create a brand that could span over several different pen names all at once, each with their own base of dedicated fans on your various email lists.
This could also lead to a potentially more lucrative business where you end up creating such a large audience that you become an actual small publishing house. In this scenario, you're not just paying writers to write books for you, but you have actual writers approaching you that want you to handle all of the business ends for their books.
The extra royalties you could get from this could become (and has become for some) a business all of its own that could eventually overshadow your original kindle business if you grow that audience.
Resources to Learn More
Some of my personal favorite resources on Kindle publishing and book marketing are below:
The Scifi and Fantasy Authors Marketing Podcast
This podcast is hosted by three very successful indie fiction published authors. They talk mainly about marketing books rather than storytelling craft, which makes their podcast applicable whether you decide to write nonfiction or fiction with your Kindle business.
They also often feature guests that are deep in the details using the latest marketing strategy to sell more books.
The Creative Penn is one of the oldest blogs around on the self-publishing business. It is full of useful blog posts, interviews, tips, and guides that can help you optimize your Kindle business even further.
Steve Scott is a longtime internet marketer whose blog I've followed for years. A few years back, Steve switched from building out affiliate sites to writing Kindle ebooks. Since then, he's become a full-time Kindle writer and is a big evangelist for the business model overall.
He has a series of blogs and podcasts you can listen to that will help you grow in your habits, writing skills, and your overall online business skills.


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Is Facebook Fraud the New Fraud Frontier?
If you've been on Facebook or Twitter today, there's a chance you've been a victim of fraud.
Let me explain: in this day and age, we've come to expect and protect ourselves from the familiar forms of fraud: credit card fraud, cheque fraud, identity fraud, and so on. But recent news has suggested that we need to be wary of fraud even when we're just scrolling down our Facebook feeds.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fraudsters are taking to social media sites to spread false or misleading information about stocks, likely under an anonymous identity or even by impersonating credible sources with legitimate market information. This type of fraud may become increasingly prevalent, as they are able to reach "large numbers of people with minimum effort and at a relatively low cost."
How Are These Fraudsters Doing It?
One particular method these fraudsters may use is engaging in market manipulation – spreading false or misleading information about a certain company in order to tank their stock's share price. The original perpetrators will then swoop in to take advantage of the new, artificially low price. However, fraudsters can also take the other route: spreading positive rumours.
In a "pump-and-dump" scheme, fraudsters will "pump" up the price of the stocks by spreading positive rumours about the company, thus enticing swarms of investors to buy their stock. The fraudsters will then "dump" their own shares during this temporary frenzy, after which the stock price will usually drop and cause the remaining investors to lose money.
In one case, a Canadian couple used their website, PennyStockChaser, along with their Facebook and Twitter accounts to drive up the stock of certain companies. As compensation, they received millions of shares which they would then sell once their own website predicted that the stock price would massively increase. This particular practice is known as "scalping."
What Are Some Red Flags We Should Look out For?
When looking for stock tips online, be aware of these four red flags that could mean you're dealing with a fraudster:
- Limited History of Posts – Fraudsters may often set up new accounts to avoid being caught or having their identity revealed. Be wary of social media accounts that don't have many prior posts
- Pressure to Buy or Sell "Right Now" – Messages that tell you to buy or sell a stock "right now" are incredibly sketchy. You should always take your time to research the stocks you buy before making a decision.
- Unsolicited Investment Information and Offers – Fraudsters might prey on victims on social media sites, chat rooms, forums, etc. Be skeptical of anyone who might contact you on a social media site giving you investment advice, especially if you don't know who they are.
- Unlicensed Sellers – Investment professionals and firms that offer and sell investment need to be licensed or registered, in accordance with federal and state securities laws. You can check for license or registration status by looking it up on the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website.
Your Workplace Deserves Protection From Fraud Too
While it may seem more than obvious that you should be protecting yourself from fraudsters, the same goes for your own workplace. You may already be taking steps to protect yourself and your employees from fraud, but backing it up with an independent ethics reporting system makes you that much safer.
A third party ethics reporting system is the first place your employees can go to report on any type of behaviour that seems unethical. A powerful tool that enables the reporting of any type of wrongdoing in a confidential and anonymous fashion ensures your employees can feel secure that whatever they feel they need to report on, they can do so safely.
Whistleblower Security is committed to promoting a culture of integrity, collaboration and transparency for all our employees and clients. With a 24/7/365 whistleblower hotline and whistleblower program, employees can be assured that all of their ethical concerns will be heard and addressed.
Source: http://www.thinkadvisor.com/2014/07/28/4-ways-to-spot-social-media-investing-scams-sec