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"Darling," she whispered after they had finished making love, "Will you still make love like that to me after we're married ?" He considered this for a moment, and then replied, "I think so. I've always been especially fond of married women." Compliments of http://www.Siglets.com ----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>> E D I T O R' S N O T E ----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>>----<<>> Hi Kids! I hope you're enjoying the day and have taken a moment or two to take in some fresh air and sunshine. Before you know it summer will be but a faint memory and we'll be tromping thru snow and sleet again. Yuck. The thought of another winter really depresses me. I do love fall when the leaves change colors and the kids go back to school. It always seems like a time for freshness and renewal. I even get an urge to bake which is not like me at all. Give me some apples and an oven and I'll whip you up an apple pie that will knock your socks off. Family recipe. Speaking of food one one of my subscribers sent me a whole box of fresh garden grown tomatoes. I had complained in one of my past ezines how all the rain had ruined our garden this year and one of you came through. I love them and have had a tomato sandwich for lunch everyday this week. Richard, I say "thank you" again. You can visit his site over at http://thinkandreachpar.com See what asking for things can get you? So if I ask for a million bucks will one of you send me that too? Oh well, it's worth asking for. If you have an extra million laying around I sure could use it. And I assure you I would use it to help others as well as myself. Promise. If the mailman pulls in with some money bags next week I'll be in heaven.....and then the Bahamas (LOL). Did you hear about the major blackout we had here in Ohio yesterday? It was pretty cool all the power and water was out for hours. I was scheduled to work my night job and they actually closed the place down. Score one for Merle. I had a few friends over and we had a few drinks instead. I'm getting really good at making those Chocolate Martinis. Mix up some Vanilla Stoli's, Kahlua, Baileys, Chocolate Liqueur, shake over ice, and pour. It's liquid candy and oh so good. You'll thank me for it. The power is back today as well as the water, which is good news since it's been really muggy and hot the last few days. Sweating and no shower does not go together very well, if you catch my drift. If you want to go on the "affiliate cruise" you better hurry as rooms are getting limited... Go to http://tinyurl.com/fcjc If you haven't been over to our site's discussion board you might want to join in on the fun. http://www.merlesworld.com/webbbs/webbbs_config.pl IMPORTANT NOTICE: --------------------- Due to the amount of filtering being done by ISP's and maybe yourself please add this ezine's email address of mmezine@merlesworld.com to your "friend list" or approved" senders" list. All hard bounces are deleted from this list the very first time so if you want to keep this ezine coming and stay a subscriber, clean out your box. No, not the litter box, your inbox silly. This week's winner for a free ad is.... Bonnie of http://printsourceone.com For your own chance to win fill in the survey. You'll find the link at the very bottom of this ezine. A winner is pulled twice a month. Enter now. Thanks for joining me, let's get to the good stuff. If you have any comments you can send them to mailto:merle@merlesworld.com Merle http://www.MerlesWorld.com http://www.EzineAdAuction.com http://www.MCPromotions.com -------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE -------------------------------------------------- => 1. News From the Net => 2. Feature Article-"Making Dollars and Cents from Google's New AdSense" => 3. Webmaster Resources => 4. Promotional Resources => 5. Other Ezines of Interest => 6. Just for Fun or Useful => 7. E Books and Things of Interest to Publishers => 8. Freeware and Shareware to Download => 9.Subscribe/Remove Information ---------------------------------------------------------- 1. NEWS FROM THE NET ---------------------------------------------------------- Report: ISPs Block 17 Percent of Legit E-mail http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/2247651 --------- Amazon.com wins feud over name http://www.msnbc.com/news/952904.asp?cp1=1 -------- Google offers users bigger, better toolbar http://www.silicon.com/news/500019/1/5609.html -------- Overture Unveils New Ad Feature http://tinyurl.com/k5nu ------- Yahoo May Continue AltaVista Site http://tinyurl.com/k5nw ---<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>> Please Support our Sponsors ---<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----<<+>>-----sponsor adv My shopping website http://www.buyshopnow.com went live in June. To get it rolling I used ah-ha, a pay-per-click search engine. In July, I had 12,642 click throughs on 185 keywords at a cost of $312.48. Average cost per click 2.47 cents. Pretty reasonable for quality traffic.For more info on ah-ha accounts visit. http://www.qksrv.net/click-1321456-10274854 --------------------------------------------- 2. FEATURE ARTICLE --------------------------------------------- "Making Dollars and Cents from Google's New AdSense" By Merle http://MCPromotionsPress.com Google's done it again with the recent launch of their new program, "AdSense." This program gives website owners the ability to generate cash simply by displaying AdWords Ads on their pages. You must first apply to be approved into the program; then they give you some code to put on your web pages that displays their "Adwords Text Ads" on your site. The ads can be displayed vertically or horizontally, whichever works better with your site's format. You'll also have the ability to customize the appearance of the ads, choosing from preset color palettes so the ads will blend with your website. You're paid so much every time someone clicks on any of the displayed ads. Google uses its technology to decide the content of your web pages so only relevant ads are shown. If you're worried about showing ads that may compete with your own services or products there is a filtering system you can take advantage of. The buzz on the Net is you can make some decent income if you already have some decent traffic. No one knows exactly how much, since Google restricts participants from discussing exact results they are having with others. You'll be paid every 30 days as long as you reach the 100.00 minimum payout. If you sell your own products/services you might not want to join Adsense, as there's no way to keep direct competitors' ads from showing up. Adsense works best on information/resource sites that have a lot of great content. Google does not accept sites dealing with profanity/gambling/hate or violence. If your site deals with any of these themes don't bother applying. They also don't like pop ups so make sure you remove any you may have on your site before applying. For a quick review of what's acceptable, see < http://google.com/adsense/policies >. You'll know within 24 to 48 hours if you're accepted, as you'll be notified by email where to go and pick up your codes. There are two different ways to add the Adwords ads to your website pages: Banner Format- Displays 2 ads in a horizontal format like a banner layout Skyscraper Format: Displays up to 4 ads vertically in the right or left page margin. The majority of sites I've seen prefer this method, usually placing the ads on the right hand side of their webpages. To apply for Adsense go to < http://www.google.com/adsense/application-1 > and fill out the short application. There's no commitment on your end and you can remove the ads and cancel at anytime. There's really no set website length or traffic required to be accepted, but the rumor online seems to be you must have a minimum of 50 unique visitors a day and a minimum site size of 20 pages with good content. Again, these stats are not set in stone just popular believe by many of the "experts." For a complete overview, see < http://google.com/adsense/overview > If you're really interested in running Adsense on your website but are hesitant since you don't know what kind of ads will be displayed there, I found a really cool online tool at < http://www.about-adsense.com/adsense-web-tool.html > Just type in your url and you'll be shown an example of the types of ads that will appear on your site. There are some other very helpful sites that will help you to understand Google's new Adsense: http://about-adsense.com This site will show you how to make the most of AdSense http://tinyurl.com/j4d4 Shows the importance of Adsense to the small business person. http://AssociatePrograms.com/search/adsense.shtml How to increase your Adsense cash http://www.wilsonweb.com/wmt8/google_adsense.htm Dr. Ralph Wilson has written an excellent article As you can see, Google's Adsense can help you generate a little extra income from your website and at the same time may help your credibility purely by association. These two factors together make very good (Ad)sense. ********************************************* Merle http://www.EzineAdAuction.com "Where some of the BEST Deals in Ezine Advertising are Made" Buy & Sell Ezine Ads in a live auction setting! Publishers sell off your excess inventory and Buyers pick up some Fantastic bargains. 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