I would like to think that my story of success is similar in many ways to others who have come from nothing and made a name for themselves within the umbrella of real estate investments. ?I have come to identify some of the main reasons ? aside from busting my rear everyday for 5 years ? below that have lead to my fast and steady rise in cash-flow and real estate happiness.
If you do not know my story it is a fast one. ?For the first 90 days of my investing career I made over 240 offers (written and verbal) without one offer becoming accepted. ?Looking back I realize I was a very small fish in a big sea.? I lacked:
Start-up capital
Hands-on experience
Marketing savvy
A proper vision of how I could help my local market (which is how we make money).
Sometime, around 90 days after I began in January 2002, I got a hot lead from a manufactured home seller. ?The deals was for a beautiful mobile home attached to 2.5 acres of land, that I could control for no money down (using creative financing techniques). ?Before the closing on this home I had never even been inside a manufactured home. ?I purchased the property and later sold it for a $35,000 profit.
Within a few short months I had identified this affordable mobile home niche as ?in-demand? and started buying, holding, reselling every mobile home an manufactured home I could find that was for sale (many of which were purchased with little money out-of-pocket).
Top 5 Tips to Increase Revenue in Your Area:
Cash or Cash-Flow: This is important? Which is more crucial to you right now? ?How about 6 month from now?? How about 6 years from now? ?Once you understand the financial goals you want to achieve than you can begin to logically plan where this revenue will come from.
Identify a need in your local market: In the beginning of my career I said that I would do ?any deal? that came across my desk that could make me money. ?Now, I have a much narrower field of ?what I love to do? and ?things I don?t like to do? and my income, happiness, and quality of life have vastly increased. Discover the local needs in your market place and then decide which you would like to best fill. ?Some examples include:? Luxury homes, beach front properties, multi-family, specific areas of town, war-zones, section-8 homes, mobile/manufactured homes (in parks and/or on private land), REOs, etc.
Keep Track of Your Marketing and Time: If you are not currently doing this then I urge you to begin keeping track of these metrics right away.? If a specific ?real estate action? (of the many we do daily) is not bringing you money, branding, or happiness ? stop spending time/money doing this action. ?Discover the areas of your life where you are spending time and begin outsourcing everything that can be outsourced. ?This is not as expensive as you may think.? Plus this extra time will allow you to focus on more skilled labor. ?Also make certain to track your marketing dollars and where your leads are coming from. ?Ditch the ads that don?t work and always be testing new methods to attract more leads.
Look outside of the area: Once I reached a point where I was familiar with much of my local market I did not let my surrounding stop my search for more mobile and manufactured homes. ?Continue your search to the next city, county, and/or state nearby. ?There you are likely to find a whole new markets of brand new leads and new opportunities.
Stop bleeding money: Most newer investors think that great marketing must be expensive; this is often not the case. The end result of you getting ?your message? to a seller or buyer can be accomplished by countless methods (some expensive and some free).? If there is one main reason newer folks get discouraged in the beginning stages of investing, before your first deal, it is because you are spending more and more money without getting the results you desire.
Tip:?Start with inexpensive marketing methods and then reinvest your profits (to more robust advertisements) once you begin making more profit.
The most important action of all is ACTION, and without it you are stuck. There are sellers out there for you to help right now ? but you have to find them. Continue pressing full steam ahead and do what you love daily.
Major international push to maximize bioscience research to help world's poorest farmersPublic release date: 20-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tracey Jewitt tracey.jewitt@bbsrc.ac.uk 01-793-413-355 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Sequencing historical DNA to tackle wheat's worst enemy
Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes
Leaving a bad taste in aphids' mouths
Reducing crop losses with cereals that respond to pest attack
Exploiting wild wheat to produce better Indian varieties
Over 40 international research organisations are joining forces in a unique 16M initiative that will harness bioscience to improve food security in developing countries.
Funding has been awarded to 11 new research projects, announced today, which will develop ways to improve the sustainability of vital food crops in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The projects aim to develop staple crops better able to resist pests or thrive in harsh environmental conditions.
Food security is a major issue with over one billion people across the world already undernourished and the global population forecast to reach nine billion by 2050. These new research projects are expected to increase sustainable crop yields for farmers and their local communities within the next 5 to 10 years and the knowledge and skills developed as part of these projects will be beneficial for crop production globally.
The grants have been awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) under the Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development (SCPRID) programme, a joint multi-national initiative of BBSRC and the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID), together with (through a grant awarded to BBSRC) the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India's Ministry of Science and Technology.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "One billion people currently go to bed hungry every night. By 2050 there will be another two billion mouths to feed. And experts predict the world will need to be able to grow 70 per cent more food.
"The UK's world class bioscience sector is dedicating vital knowledge and expertise to tackling this global problem. This investment will bring together experts at 14 British Universities and Institutes who will work with famers in Africa and Asia to develop crops that are resistant to disease, pests and drought.
"Farmers need these innovations to protect their own livelihoods and the health of their communities."
Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, said: "This global collaboration will build on the UK's world leading position in bioscience and will benefit millions of people through improving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It will help us share knowledge and forge closer links with the international research community, whilst improving skills and creating jobs in the UK."
Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, said: "Staple crops are essential to millions of farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, both for food and income. All too often, environmental conditions and pests cause serious crop failure, with devastating consequences for individual farmers, their families and their communities.
"Producing crops better able to grow in harsh conditions will not only tackle malnutrition, but also increase the chances for families to earn an income in order to afford education and health care, which is why DFID is providing funding to this potentially life-saving initiative."
Sam Dryden, Director of Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commented: "Many small farmers in the developing world cannot grow enough food to eat, let alone sell. Innovation in agriculture is vital to resolve this and we hope these projects will sustainably improve agricultural productivity, build skills and resources in developing countries, and ultimately help farming families build better lives."
Professor Douglas Kell, BBSRC Chief Executive, said: "Providing safe, affordable and nutritious food for everyone is one of the greatest challenges we face. This ground-breaking international partnership, of funders and scientists, will ensure that cutting- edge, fundamental bioscience is combined with vital local knowledge to develop sustainable, affordable solutions to increase crop yields and improve global food security."
The new initiative is being coordinated by BBSRC. The 16M is made up of 3M from BBSRC, 5M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (through a grant to BBSRC) and 7M from DFID. A further 1M has been provided by the DBT of India's Ministry of Science and Technology for projects involving India.
Each project includes at least one partner from the UK and one from a developing nation. This approach, used by BBSRC and DFID in previous programmes, aims to build scientific capacity in developing countries, with the aim of developing research teams and projects that tackle other local scientific challenges.
Examples include:
Sequencing historical DNA to tackle wheat's worst enemy
Using new DNA sequencing technologies and a variety of strains of the wheat disease 'yellow rust' from Africa, India and the UK, an international team of researchers will sequence current and historical collections of the disease to understand how it has evolved and to look at wheat genes best able to resist the pathogen in the future.
Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes
Researchers from the UK, USA and India will work together to access valuable genetic information about variation in ancestral wild species of rice to try and identify beneficial segments of the genome that help plants survive drought.
Leaving a bad taste in aphids' mouths
Aphid-transmitted viruses pose a serious risk to beans and other major crops, resulting in large losses. An international team will survey bean growing areas in three distinct ecological zones within Uganda to look at how virus infection shapes the distribution of aphids under natural conditions.
Reducing crop losses with cereals that respond to pest attack
Using state of the art semiochemical identification and genetic analysis technology the researchers will work with local farmers to look at different crop varieties and define genetic markers associated with the semiochemical trait to enable breeding programmes to move the trait into better crop varieties.
Exploiting wild wheat to produce better Indian varieties
Over the next five years, an international team of scientists will examine genetic variation in wild wheat species to identify traits which could be used in cultivated varieties, providing tolerance to abiotic stresses such as heat and drought tolerance as well as biotic stresses such as resistance to pests and diseases.
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To download a summaries of all projects being funded by the initiatives, click here: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/files/publications/1210-scprid.pdf
To download images, please click here:
Image 1 - Caption: Smallholders in their maize field in Kenya with Professor Zeyaur Khan (left) from ICIPE
Credit: Professor Z Khan
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/multimediafiles/121120-maize-field-kenya-z-khan.jpg
Image 2 - Caption: Researchers in Nairobi at the BecA-ILRI Hub address key constraints to African agriculture
Credit: David White/BecA-ILRI
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/multimediafiles/121120-researchers-in-nairobi-david-white-beca-ilri.jpg
These images are protected by copyright law and may be used with acknowledgement.
Notes to editors
UK Universities and Institutes partners are:
Cranfield University
Imperial College London
John Innes Centre
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Rothamsted Research
The Sainsbury Laboratory
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Nottingham
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of York
About BBSRC
BBSRC invests in world-class bioscience research and training on behalf of the UK public. Our aim is to further scientific knowledge, to promote economic growth, wealth and job creation and to improve quality of life in the UK and beyond.
Funded by the UK Government, and with an annual budget of around 500M (2012-2013), we support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
For more information about BBSRC, our science and our impact see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk
For more information about BBSRC strategically funded institutes see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/institutes
About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all peopleespecially those with the fewest resourceshave access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
About DFID
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty. The central focus of DFID is a commitment to the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. For more information, visit our website at www.dfid.gov.uk.
About Indian Department of Biotechnology
The setting up of a separate Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology in 1986 gave a new impetus to the development of the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. In more than a decade of its existence, the department has promoted and accelerated the pace of development of biotechnology in the country. Through several R&D projects, demonstrations and creation of infrastructural facilities a clear visible impact of this field has been seen. The department has made significant achievements in the growth and application of biotechnology in the broad areas of agriculture, health care, animal sciences, environment, and industry. http://dbtindia.nic.in/index.asp
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Major international push to maximize bioscience research to help world's poorest farmersPublic release date: 20-Nov-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tracey Jewitt tracey.jewitt@bbsrc.ac.uk 01-793-413-355 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Sequencing historical DNA to tackle wheat's worst enemy
Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes
Leaving a bad taste in aphids' mouths
Reducing crop losses with cereals that respond to pest attack
Exploiting wild wheat to produce better Indian varieties
Over 40 international research organisations are joining forces in a unique 16M initiative that will harness bioscience to improve food security in developing countries.
Funding has been awarded to 11 new research projects, announced today, which will develop ways to improve the sustainability of vital food crops in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The projects aim to develop staple crops better able to resist pests or thrive in harsh environmental conditions.
Food security is a major issue with over one billion people across the world already undernourished and the global population forecast to reach nine billion by 2050. These new research projects are expected to increase sustainable crop yields for farmers and their local communities within the next 5 to 10 years and the knowledge and skills developed as part of these projects will be beneficial for crop production globally.
The grants have been awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) under the Sustainable Crop Production Research for International Development (SCPRID) programme, a joint multi-national initiative of BBSRC and the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID), together with (through a grant awarded to BBSRC) the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of India's Ministry of Science and Technology.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said: "One billion people currently go to bed hungry every night. By 2050 there will be another two billion mouths to feed. And experts predict the world will need to be able to grow 70 per cent more food.
"The UK's world class bioscience sector is dedicating vital knowledge and expertise to tackling this global problem. This investment will bring together experts at 14 British Universities and Institutes who will work with famers in Africa and Asia to develop crops that are resistant to disease, pests and drought.
"Farmers need these innovations to protect their own livelihoods and the health of their communities."
Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, said: "This global collaboration will build on the UK's world leading position in bioscience and will benefit millions of people through improving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It will help us share knowledge and forge closer links with the international research community, whilst improving skills and creating jobs in the UK."
Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, said: "Staple crops are essential to millions of farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, both for food and income. All too often, environmental conditions and pests cause serious crop failure, with devastating consequences for individual farmers, their families and their communities.
"Producing crops better able to grow in harsh conditions will not only tackle malnutrition, but also increase the chances for families to earn an income in order to afford education and health care, which is why DFID is providing funding to this potentially life-saving initiative."
Sam Dryden, Director of Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commented: "Many small farmers in the developing world cannot grow enough food to eat, let alone sell. Innovation in agriculture is vital to resolve this and we hope these projects will sustainably improve agricultural productivity, build skills and resources in developing countries, and ultimately help farming families build better lives."
Professor Douglas Kell, BBSRC Chief Executive, said: "Providing safe, affordable and nutritious food for everyone is one of the greatest challenges we face. This ground-breaking international partnership, of funders and scientists, will ensure that cutting- edge, fundamental bioscience is combined with vital local knowledge to develop sustainable, affordable solutions to increase crop yields and improve global food security."
The new initiative is being coordinated by BBSRC. The 16M is made up of 3M from BBSRC, 5M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (through a grant to BBSRC) and 7M from DFID. A further 1M has been provided by the DBT of India's Ministry of Science and Technology for projects involving India.
Each project includes at least one partner from the UK and one from a developing nation. This approach, used by BBSRC and DFID in previous programmes, aims to build scientific capacity in developing countries, with the aim of developing research teams and projects that tackle other local scientific challenges.
Examples include:
Sequencing historical DNA to tackle wheat's worst enemy
Using new DNA sequencing technologies and a variety of strains of the wheat disease 'yellow rust' from Africa, India and the UK, an international team of researchers will sequence current and historical collections of the disease to understand how it has evolved and to look at wheat genes best able to resist the pathogen in the future.
Unlocking ancient rice secrets to overcome rainfall extremes
Researchers from the UK, USA and India will work together to access valuable genetic information about variation in ancestral wild species of rice to try and identify beneficial segments of the genome that help plants survive drought.
Leaving a bad taste in aphids' mouths
Aphid-transmitted viruses pose a serious risk to beans and other major crops, resulting in large losses. An international team will survey bean growing areas in three distinct ecological zones within Uganda to look at how virus infection shapes the distribution of aphids under natural conditions.
Reducing crop losses with cereals that respond to pest attack
Using state of the art semiochemical identification and genetic analysis technology the researchers will work with local farmers to look at different crop varieties and define genetic markers associated with the semiochemical trait to enable breeding programmes to move the trait into better crop varieties.
Exploiting wild wheat to produce better Indian varieties
Over the next five years, an international team of scientists will examine genetic variation in wild wheat species to identify traits which could be used in cultivated varieties, providing tolerance to abiotic stresses such as heat and drought tolerance as well as biotic stresses such as resistance to pests and diseases.
###
To download a summaries of all projects being funded by the initiatives, click here: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/files/publications/1210-scprid.pdf
To download images, please click here:
Image 1 - Caption: Smallholders in their maize field in Kenya with Professor Zeyaur Khan (left) from ICIPE
Credit: Professor Z Khan
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/multimediafiles/121120-maize-field-kenya-z-khan.jpg
Image 2 - Caption: Researchers in Nairobi at the BecA-ILRI Hub address key constraints to African agriculture
Credit: David White/BecA-ILRI
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/multimediafiles/121120-researchers-in-nairobi-david-white-beca-ilri.jpg
These images are protected by copyright law and may be used with acknowledgement.
Notes to editors
UK Universities and Institutes partners are:
Cranfield University
Imperial College London
John Innes Centre
National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Rothamsted Research
The Sainsbury Laboratory
University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Nottingham
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
University of York
About BBSRC
BBSRC invests in world-class bioscience research and training on behalf of the UK public. Our aim is to further scientific knowledge, to promote economic growth, wealth and job creation and to improve quality of life in the UK and beyond.
Funded by the UK Government, and with an annual budget of around 500M (2012-2013), we support research and training in universities and strategically funded institutes. BBSRC research and the people we fund are helping society to meet major challenges, including food security, green energy and healthier, longer lives. Our investments underpin important UK economic sectors, such as farming, food, industrial biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
For more information about BBSRC, our science and our impact see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk
For more information about BBSRC strategically funded institutes see: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/institutes
About Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all peopleespecially those with the fewest resourceshave access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
About DFID
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty. The central focus of DFID is a commitment to the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015. For more information, visit our website at www.dfid.gov.uk.
About Indian Department of Biotechnology
The setting up of a separate Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology in 1986 gave a new impetus to the development of the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India. In more than a decade of its existence, the department has promoted and accelerated the pace of development of biotechnology in the country. Through several R&D projects, demonstrations and creation of infrastructural facilities a clear visible impact of this field has been seen. The department has made significant achievements in the growth and application of biotechnology in the broad areas of agriculture, health care, animal sciences, environment, and industry. http://dbtindia.nic.in/index.asp
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If you are like me, spending an hour on the treadmill or elliptical can feel like a waste of time. Not only is it a huge time investment, but I rarely get the fat burning results I am looking for. I have a very stubborn body fat (and metabolism) and finding a cardio workout that is both effective and efficient has been a huge challenge. However, recently I discovered high intensity interval training (HIIT) which, according to experts? claims, burns more fat over a longer period of time.
For those of you who don?t know what HIIT is, it consists of a warm up, followed by six to twelve repetitions of high intensity exercise, alternating with a lower intensity period in between, and ending with a cool down. The idea is for the high intensity portion to be done full throttle while the lower intensity is done at about 50%. A normal HIIT session lasts about fifteen to twenty minutes. The target ratio you need to shoot for is a 2:1 ratio of work: rest. I personally started with 1(work):3(rest) and then moved to 1(work):2(rest) and will continue to progress with a 1(work):1(rest) then the 2(work):1(rest). Short and sweet, right?!? But does itreally burn the fat?
An East Tennessee State University (2001) study showed that following an 8-week HIIT program dropped 2 percent in body fat while those who followed a continuous steady-state treadmill program had no drop in body fat. Another study by Florida State University (2007), showed that subjects who performed HIIT burned almost 10 percent more calories during the 24 hours following exercise in comparison to continuous steady-state exercise, despite the fact that the total calories burned during the workouts were the same. (bodybuilding.com)
So, the science would seem to support the fat burning claims. But how does it work for obstinate body fat like mine? I find that I do burn more fat (according to the percent body fat on my scale anyway) doing HIIT three times a week than I have in the past doing long treadmill/elliptical workouts. Now, I know what works for me won?t necessarily work for everyone else but I do think it is an efficient alternative to longer steady-state workouts. What about you, have you tried HIIT? What were your results?
Here is a video by Dr. Jim Stoppani to give you more info http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuaKLtqL_D8
Phoenix, including Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Paradise Valley, Surprise and Ahwatukee?
Mesa, including Chandler and Gilbert
Tucson, including South Tucson, Marana, and Vail ?
San Francisco Bay Area
Silicon Valley, including Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Clara, San Jose
Oakland
San Francisco
Central Valley, California
Stockton
Modesto
South Florida
Miami, including Coral Gables and Miami Beach
Fort Lauderdale, including Hollywood
With the new areas accounted for, T-Mobile has now rolled out their 4G HSPA+ network to a total of 15 locations including the previously announced Baltimore, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas and Washington D.C. In addition to that, they note network enhancements are also coming to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, the New York metro area, Philadelphia, San Diego and Seattle.
As expected, their wooing of iPhone owners continues as well with the claim that testing has shown that unlocked iPhone 4S devices running over their 4G HSPA+ network have on average, 70% faster download speeds than iPhone 4S devices on AT&T?s network.
Photo sharing service Instagram announced the release of brand new web profiles for all users last week, some two years after the launch of its iOS app. Although this is big news for your average Instagrammer, the addition is also a major breakthrough for businesses who use the app for photo editing and social sharing. The new web profiles have already begun launching, and the majority of Instagram users can expect a new profile featuring their photos within the coming week.
Not only does the new functionality improve a business?s ability to monitor and respond to comments on photos, it also adds the ability to direct users on other networks to follow your account. Previously, it was difficult to encourage fans to follow your account within the app-only software because there was no easy way to find individual profiles without manually searching. The new web profiles add the ?Follow? function directly on each individual profile, which allow businesses to link easily to their page and improve their reach. This new feature will also allow customers who do not have Instagram accounts to see your photo stream without downloading the app.
The web profile layout is extremely similar to Facebook, with one major exception: no news feed. In order to view a user?s profile, you have to manually go to instagram.com/[username] or click a direct link. It seems likely that there may be some sort of ?explore? or feed feature in the future, but as of right now it can only be used to directly visit pages. You can click on user profiles of people who comment or like your photos, which would allow businesses to follow back people who interact with their brand.
The new design also includes a follow button on individual photos, so Instagram users can easily add other users to their feed from photos sourced elsewhere, such as Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. I?ve already seen some businesses showing off their new web profile pages on Facebook, with links back to the page for maximum follow value. The integration of that button should help increase Instagram follower counts significantly for many business pages.
All in all, the new design seems destined to help more users reach your business page, and will hopefully lead to increased interaction for your Instagram photos. With a little self-promotion on other social networks, Instagram profiles can now easily reach wider audiences, and showcase your brand?s identity to more potential customers. Has your business gotten a web profile yet? Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Along with Rihanna, Nicki Minaj is the top nominee at Sunday's American Music Awards, but the rapper-singer isn't concerned with her four nominations.More >>By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer America proved its Bieber Fever was strong: The teen singer dominated the American Music Awards on Sunday night.More >>
US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war
US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war
President Barack Obama says Israel has a right to defend itself from missiles being aimed at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip.More >>The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to protect itself against rocket attacks.More >>
Police looking for suspect who fired a gun at an Evansville gas station
Police looking for suspect who fired a gun at an Evansville gas station
Sunday, November 18 2012 10:28 PM EST2012-11-19 03:28:14 GMT
Police are looking for the person who fired a gun last night outside an Evansville gas station. It happened around 10:15 p.m. at the Circle K off Washington Avenue. Police say there were reports thatMore >>It happened around 10:15 p.m. at the Circle K off Washington Avenue. Police say there were reports that someone had been shot, but so far, a victim hasn't come forward.More >>
Vincennes man facing child molestation charges
Vincennes man facing child molestation charges
Sunday, November 18 2012 9:45 PM EST2012-11-19 02:45:09 GMT
A Knox County man is arrested, accused of molesting a child overnight. Vincennes Police say 28-year-old Steven Aishe was taken into custody late Sunday afternoon after a report that he had improper sexualMore >>He's being held in the Knox County Jail on a $10,000 bond. More >>
Local Red Cross volunteer shares her experience with Sandy relief
Local Red Cross volunteer shares her experience with Sandy relief
Sunday, November 18 2012 8:05 PM EST2012-11-19 01:05:09 GMT
A Tri-State Red Cross worker is in New York on Sunday helping in the recovery after Hurricane Sandy. Julie Krizen has only been in New York for about a day and a half, and she used one word to describeMore >>Julie Krizen with the Red Cross has only been in New York for about a day and a half, and she used one word to describe the experience so far- inspiring.More >>
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -
The holiday season officially kicked off in Evansville Sunday afternoon with the annual Christmas Parade.
This year's parade was hosted by the Northside Kiwanis Club and the North Main Business Association. Organizations from all over town gathered to march from Main Street to Heidelbach, back to the CK Newsome Center in celebration of the holiday season.
Hundreds turned out to see clowns, floats, and even get a glimpse of Santa Claus.
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Photo sharing service Instagram announced the release of brand new web profiles for all users last week, some two years after the launch of its iOS app. Although this is big news for your average Instagrammer, the addition is also a major breakthrough for businesses who use the app for photo editing and social sharing. The new web profiles have already begun launching, and the majority of Instagram users can expect a new profile featuring their photos within the coming week.
The new design also includes a follow button on individual photos, so Instagram users can easily add other users to their feed from photos sourced elsewhere, such as Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. I?ve already seen some businesses showing off their new web profile pages on Facebook, with links back to the page for maximum follow value. The integration of that button should help increase Instagram follower counts significantly for many business pages.