Dec. 29, 2008
The holidays this year were different. The family went out of their way to get everyone together. It had a feeling like maybe they all were thinking it just maybe my last Christmas.
We had some real nice gatherings. one was at our daugters in Morena Vally. She invited the whole family to come on the Sunday before Christmas. It was a pot luck and about 40 people showed up. We all had a great time.
It has been a long time since we have had that many show up at one time. Everyone had a good time.
At 10AM Today the Director of Faith Formation from our church came to the house to hear my story about where I was at this time in my faith. This was the result of my talking to one of our priests about how I could help others. He came over with his son and asked me a lot of questions. Then his son had some questions also. They are going to put it together in a story. They are getting back together with me later to see where we go with it from there. Click on the title link to see my cancer story.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Results from Visit to Oncologist
Results from my visit.
I liked the oncologist much better than the one I talked to in the hospital. However the information was pretty much the same.
He said that I had an incurable cancer, proceeded to say it could only be treated with chemo. He went on to explain the type of cancer I had and what I could expect to happen. I asked about alternative treatments. In his opinion there are no alternative treatments. He said it is all snake oil and no matter what people claim none of them work.
He examined me and determined that at this point I had no outward indications, and said that was the best time to start chemo. I told him that I had a lot to think about and I would let him know after the year end holidays.
I had started to take a product that rebuilds cells just prior to finding out I had a cancer. I am continuing to take in an increased dose, and I am continuing to feel great. I am also looking into a water that is reported to change tha PH of your system. We are all born with are bodies in an alkaline ph state and as we get older we tend to change our PH to an acidic t state.
Many researchers say that cancer we not grow in a body that is in an alkaline state. So I am looking into what it will take to get my body in an alkaline state.
As I find out more I will update the blog. I will also be updating my web site with more articles and RSS feeds relating to cancer.
My web site http://lounormanco.com
P.S. Any comments related to alternative treatments and/or chemo experiences are wecome.
Joseph Hall
I liked the oncologist much better than the one I talked to in the hospital. However the information was pretty much the same.
He said that I had an incurable cancer, proceeded to say it could only be treated with chemo. He went on to explain the type of cancer I had and what I could expect to happen. I asked about alternative treatments. In his opinion there are no alternative treatments. He said it is all snake oil and no matter what people claim none of them work.
He examined me and determined that at this point I had no outward indications, and said that was the best time to start chemo. I told him that I had a lot to think about and I would let him know after the year end holidays.
I had started to take a product that rebuilds cells just prior to finding out I had a cancer. I am continuing to take in an increased dose, and I am continuing to feel great. I am also looking into a water that is reported to change tha PH of your system. We are all born with are bodies in an alkaline ph state and as we get older we tend to change our PH to an acidic t state.
Many researchers say that cancer we not grow in a body that is in an alkaline state. So I am looking into what it will take to get my body in an alkaline state.
As I find out more I will update the blog. I will also be updating my web site with more articles and RSS feeds relating to cancer.
My web site http://lounormanco.com
P.S. Any comments related to alternative treatments and/or chemo experiences are wecome.
Joseph Hall
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Cancer The Word No one Wants To Hear
The main purpose of this article is to discuss cancer and the chance that you have it now. It seems that cancer can arrive in your body at a moments notice,
All of us are born into this world with potential cancer cells just lurking in the back ground just waiting for the right moment to surface and the promote fear of the word itself into every one we know. Most of us have known a family member that has heard these words after visit to a doctor. I am very sorry to have to tell you that you have cancer. The same feeling is still there if you hear it about a friend. The thought flashes though your mind. Thank God it is not me.
My own Story
In the later part of May, 2008 I went to see my primary care doctor because I had some fever. After checking me he said it looks like you have pneumonia. He give me a prescription to take and said I want you to go for a chest X ray. I Went for the X ray and the doctor called me to say the X ray showed pneumonia and I should come to see him in a week, after I had taken the medication.
I went back and he checked again and said it appears to have cleared up but I want you to get another X ray. The new X ray verified that the pneumonia was gone.
On June 9, 2008 we had a granddaughter getting married in a late afternoon ceremony out doors and the reception was outdoors in the same location in Temecula, CA.
One weekend in late July 2008, I was out in a grocery store with my wife and I was freezing while going though the cold sections of the store. When we got home, my wife took my temperature and it was 101. My wife called the doctor after normal hours and he called back a little later. He said to go to emergency at the hospital.
After all the checks they did including another X ray they said I had a reoccurrence of the pneumonia. After another week, the doctor wanted me to come see him again.
Everything appeared to be OK but just to be sure he wanted me to get a C Scan.
The results of the C Scan showed no pneumonia but it did show a small growth in my left lung. So my doctor gave me a referral to see a pulmonary specialist.
The pulmonary Specialist showed me the results of the C Scan and explained just what we were seeing. He said we would have to do some tests to determine if the growth was cancer or not.
The tests he wanted tome to take were as follows:
A needle biopsy, an MRI, and a breathing test. I elected to do the MRI and the breathing test first.
The breathing test was good, and the MRI was good, but the tumor in the lung was called worrisome for cancer.
The next step was the needle biopsy. This said that it was cancer.
The recommendation of the pulmonary specialist was that I should have surgery that would be to remove the lower half of my left lung.
The next step was to get a brain scan, and a bone scan to see if the cancer had spread. These scan results were good.
The next step was to consult with the surgeon to explain what was entailed with the procedure. All of this took some time.
The surgery was scheduled to be done on my 84th birthday which was November 25 2008.
When the surgeon got the camera inside my chest cavity they found that the cancer had spread to the wall of my chest. It was determined that there was no point to completing the operation to remove the lower half of the lung.
When I was awake enough to understand I was told that the cancer had spread to the chest wall, and a oncologist came in later to explain the next steps. The oncologist told me that I had incurable cancer.
At this point I have set up an appointment with a different oncologist to see if they can come up with a better outcome. The appointment is for December 17, 2008
Return to my web site http://lounormanco.com
All of us are born into this world with potential cancer cells just lurking in the back ground just waiting for the right moment to surface and the promote fear of the word itself into every one we know. Most of us have known a family member that has heard these words after visit to a doctor. I am very sorry to have to tell you that you have cancer. The same feeling is still there if you hear it about a friend. The thought flashes though your mind. Thank God it is not me.
My own Story
In the later part of May, 2008 I went to see my primary care doctor because I had some fever. After checking me he said it looks like you have pneumonia. He give me a prescription to take and said I want you to go for a chest X ray. I Went for the X ray and the doctor called me to say the X ray showed pneumonia and I should come to see him in a week, after I had taken the medication.
I went back and he checked again and said it appears to have cleared up but I want you to get another X ray. The new X ray verified that the pneumonia was gone.
On June 9, 2008 we had a granddaughter getting married in a late afternoon ceremony out doors and the reception was outdoors in the same location in Temecula, CA.
One weekend in late July 2008, I was out in a grocery store with my wife and I was freezing while going though the cold sections of the store. When we got home, my wife took my temperature and it was 101. My wife called the doctor after normal hours and he called back a little later. He said to go to emergency at the hospital.
After all the checks they did including another X ray they said I had a reoccurrence of the pneumonia. After another week, the doctor wanted me to come see him again.
Everything appeared to be OK but just to be sure he wanted me to get a C Scan.
The results of the C Scan showed no pneumonia but it did show a small growth in my left lung. So my doctor gave me a referral to see a pulmonary specialist.
The pulmonary Specialist showed me the results of the C Scan and explained just what we were seeing. He said we would have to do some tests to determine if the growth was cancer or not.
The tests he wanted tome to take were as follows:
A needle biopsy, an MRI, and a breathing test. I elected to do the MRI and the breathing test first.
The breathing test was good, and the MRI was good, but the tumor in the lung was called worrisome for cancer.
The next step was the needle biopsy. This said that it was cancer.
The recommendation of the pulmonary specialist was that I should have surgery that would be to remove the lower half of my left lung.
The next step was to get a brain scan, and a bone scan to see if the cancer had spread. These scan results were good.
The next step was to consult with the surgeon to explain what was entailed with the procedure. All of this took some time.
The surgery was scheduled to be done on my 84th birthday which was November 25 2008.
When the surgeon got the camera inside my chest cavity they found that the cancer had spread to the wall of my chest. It was determined that there was no point to completing the operation to remove the lower half of the lung.
When I was awake enough to understand I was told that the cancer had spread to the chest wall, and a oncologist came in later to explain the next steps. The oncologist told me that I had incurable cancer.
At this point I have set up an appointment with a different oncologist to see if they can come up with a better outcome. The appointment is for December 17, 2008
Return to my web site http://lounormanco.com
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Affiliate Marketing Basics: Let’s Talk About Traffic
When you’re just getting starting in Affiliate Marketing, one of the most important things you need to learn about is traffic – specifically what it is and how to get it.
Why?
Because although it’s become somewhat of a cliche these days, the truth is, “the money is in the list” – but that means YOUR list, not the list of the people whose products you’re selling – at least not if you want to be successful.
Here’s why. As an affiliate, your job is to find people who want to buy the products you’re promoting, right? So to do that, you need to write an ad (or hire a copywriter to write it for you), and send people to a Website where they can buy the product.
BUT – there’s a serious problem with using this method. Do you see what it is?
Anywhere from 60 to 95% of the people you send to the sales page probably aren’t going to buy the first time.
1. Most people want to be certain that they’re making the right decision, so they usually need to see or hear from you between 5 to 12 times before making a buying decision.
2. If you’re paying for the ad and sending people to the seller’s Website, the ones who don’t buy disappear forever. (And neither you nor the seller will benefit.)
3. Of those who do buy, if you’re only sending them to the sales page, YOU still lose them forever because you have no way of knowing who they are.
Here’s the solution:
1. Write your ad and send prospects to a well-written squeeze page – YOUR squeeze page. (A squeeze page is a single page Website that has one purpose – to convince prospects to give you their contact information. Squeeze pages should be simple – no flash, no links, and if you use a graphic or photo, keep it simple and make sure it relates to the purpose of the page. How do you convince prospects to give you their contact information? By giving them information that is what they’re expecting to find and that’s useful to them.)
2. Offer them an incentive to give you their contact information. (This could be a free report, a free newsletter, an audio or video product – just make sure it’s related to the niche or affiliate product.)
3. After they’ve opted in to your autoresponder, send them to your affiliate sales page.
4. Follow up with them on a regular basis – mixing good information, free bonuses from time to time and additional affiliate products.
Lather, rinse, repeat. (Once you’re making money from your first affiliate product, move on to the next and then the next and the next.)
The best thing about this is that you can set most of it up on your autoresponder, so you turn it into a “system” and it runs “almost” on autopilot. (There is NO SUCH THING as a business that runs 100% on autopilot – and don’t believe anyone who tells you differently.) Any business – real business – takes work and effort. But by setting this system up this way, your autoresponder does the majority of the work, and you will only need to do simple updates and make sure you keep fresh information flowing.
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Why?
Because although it’s become somewhat of a cliche these days, the truth is, “the money is in the list” – but that means YOUR list, not the list of the people whose products you’re selling – at least not if you want to be successful.
Here’s why. As an affiliate, your job is to find people who want to buy the products you’re promoting, right? So to do that, you need to write an ad (or hire a copywriter to write it for you), and send people to a Website where they can buy the product.
BUT – there’s a serious problem with using this method. Do you see what it is?
Anywhere from 60 to 95% of the people you send to the sales page probably aren’t going to buy the first time.
1. Most people want to be certain that they’re making the right decision, so they usually need to see or hear from you between 5 to 12 times before making a buying decision.
2. If you’re paying for the ad and sending people to the seller’s Website, the ones who don’t buy disappear forever. (And neither you nor the seller will benefit.)
3. Of those who do buy, if you’re only sending them to the sales page, YOU still lose them forever because you have no way of knowing who they are.
Here’s the solution:
1. Write your ad and send prospects to a well-written squeeze page – YOUR squeeze page. (A squeeze page is a single page Website that has one purpose – to convince prospects to give you their contact information. Squeeze pages should be simple – no flash, no links, and if you use a graphic or photo, keep it simple and make sure it relates to the purpose of the page. How do you convince prospects to give you their contact information? By giving them information that is what they’re expecting to find and that’s useful to them.)
2. Offer them an incentive to give you their contact information. (This could be a free report, a free newsletter, an audio or video product – just make sure it’s related to the niche or affiliate product.)
3. After they’ve opted in to your autoresponder, send them to your affiliate sales page.
4. Follow up with them on a regular basis – mixing good information, free bonuses from time to time and additional affiliate products.
Lather, rinse, repeat. (Once you’re making money from your first affiliate product, move on to the next and then the next and the next.)
The best thing about this is that you can set most of it up on your autoresponder, so you turn it into a “system” and it runs “almost” on autopilot. (There is NO SUCH THING as a business that runs 100% on autopilot – and don’t believe anyone who tells you differently.) Any business – real business – takes work and effort. But by setting this system up this way, your autoresponder does the majority of the work, and you will only need to do simple updates and make sure you keep fresh information flowing.
Want To Make Passive Income While You Sleep?
Discover How You Can Now Quickly Create Your Own
Branded Cash Producing Viral Ebooks With Just A Few
Clicks That Spread All Over The Web
http://viralurl.com/lounorco/viralebookexplosion
Monday, March 17, 2008
7 Simple Steps to Stop Procrastinating
Are you a victim of laziness, a root cause of procrastination? Do you often suffer because of what you initially considered as easy has turned difficult with the loss of time, and what appeared hard, due to further delay, has become impossible now? You may draw comfort from the fact that you are in the company of many that are affected by procrastination. But you must realize that you will experience true comfort, if you get rid of your laziness by shaking yourself up into action. Like many others, you can indeed stop procrastinating and start meeting deadlines, by following a few simple steps that teach you effective time management.
1. Plan your daily must-do activities. Draw up a to-do list; preferably, write it down on paper; or, use a computer if you prefer.
2. Prioritize the activities, the more important ones taking precedence over the less important. If there are urgent things to do, but not important enough to be worried about if not done, put them below the important ones. The idea is based on the established principle that 80% of rewards accrue from 20% of effort directed towards accomplishing important work.
3. Estimate the time required for each of the listed activities after analyzing their complexity. Avoid underestimation, as you may not have enough time to do well a particular piece of work. Similarly, avoid overestimation, for that may leave some activities without enough time. A realistic budgeting of time is a must. Time allocation is a skill that is acquired with experience. So keep reviewing and revising your time schedule as you progress.
4. Organize your life. That will help you avoid wasting your precious time and leave more time for the actual work. Remember indiscipline causes confusion, even chaos, in life. It eats into your time. Avoid sloppiness. For instance, leave your personal belongings of daily use, like your glasses, your clothing, your computer etc., in the same place. If you do, you won’t need to spend time looking for them all over the place. Apply the principle of doing work first and then taking time for pleasure and relaxation. Reverse the order only at the pain of falling prey to procrastination. You can get time for rest and relaxation if you are efficient in doing your assigned work.
5. Start working bit by bit. You may see a mountain at first, but mountains can be moved, especially if you begin by moving just a small stone from it. You know you cannot move the entire mountain all at once. Do not be overwhelmed by the immensity of the task before you. That will put you off. And you will put off the task for another day, which will never come. Just begin by taking one small step and you will invariably reach your destination.
6. Put first things first early in the day. Remember procrastination grows into a habit by the minute. Begin your day by launching yourself head first into the most important job waiting to be done.
7. Learn to cope with anxiety, depression, stress and other similar conditions of the mind related to your problems in life. Keep yourself fit, not just physically but mentally as well. Learn and practice suitable mental relaxation techniques such as meditation.
Author Lou Norman company
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Cloaking At Its Best, ViralURL
If You are An Affiliate You Need To Cloak Your Affiliate Links.
So you have finally stepped into the world of making money online. You too, like the others, have decided to start with the affiliate programs. Also, you must have heard that it’s not a big deal to make good money with affiliate marketing, provided you choose the right programs and do some strategic planning while promoting your affiliate products. So far so good.
Whether you are promoting other people’s products or promoting your own products - that doesn’t matter because after all it is nothing but your own business and your means to earn good money. So whichever be your case, I am sure you would not want to leave money on the table and invite others to steal your share of profit.
Even though the industry of affiliate marketing is pretty competitive but if you are cautious and are strategic in your marketing techniques then, it could be very profitable for you.
Take a close look at the industry, you will see that not every one who gets into affiliate marketing is successful. People who are doing well leave no room for failure and take all security measures and understand its importance.
Yes! Security is one of the key factors in affiliate marketing. If you do not adopt proper security measures, then your business will be at high risk. One of the most important way to restore security is to protect your affiliate links. Do not take them for granted. A bit of carelessness on your part in regards to affiliate links may cost you a lot of dollars.
Do you know the long complicated links that you send to your prospective customers not only look convoluted but they can create a lot of problems too! If you send such an affiliate link to your customers, then the smart ones will definitely figure out that you are promoting someone else’s product and they would rather visit the parent company. Also, if your link does not function then your customers have to type a really long URL into the browser, which will definitely put him or her off.
You could be a victim of even a worse situation. What if some devious Internet pirates steal your affiliate links and replace them with theirs. If they do that, then you get no commission at all.
Did I scare you off with all of the above possibilities? Well, that certainly wasn’t my intention. I just wanted to open your eyes and state facts that actually happen in the world of Internet. It happened with me until I came across ViralURL , that brought a revolution to my online ventures.
So, if you are not getting the desired results out of your affiliate marketing,don’t lose hope. There’s definitely a remedy to this problem and that is ViralURL.com
Do I hear you asking, what is it and how can it help in averting any adverse situation for an affiliate marketer like me?
Be patient and read on, if you love your business.
ViralURL is a link cloaker that protects you in the truest sense. There may be many unethical people lurking around, who might play with your affiliate links by cutting them off or replacing them with their own etc. How much effort you put in towards building your business and advertising your business, if your links are tampered with, then all your hard work will be rendered useless.
In order to avoid such a rip off, ViralURL gives you full protection and sees to it that your affiliate links never get exposed to others.
So save yourself from getting ripped. Get all the commissions to your account that you rightfully deserve. All this is made possible by ViralURL.com
It is a blessing for every affiliate marketer like you and me, who wants to achieve success in their endeavor.
Is ViralURL limited to only link protection?
NO!
It does much much more than that. Let’s see what ViralURL can do for us:
*ViralURL helps us in protecting commission.
*ViralURL helps in building mailing lists.
*ViralURL helps in tracking statistics.
*ViralURL helps in earning extra ad credits.
In short, ViralURL- http://ViralURL.com/lounorco - allows us to create massive business leverage.
I don’t see any negative aspect associated with ViralURL. All you have to do is join it for free, then cloak your links, promote them and see your business soaring higher and higher.
You can get all detailed information about the program from the site http://ViralURL.com/lounorco . There, you can find several unsolicited testimonials from various users of ViralURL. So if you want to protect your business and see your earnings grow, try ViralURL - http://ViralURL.com/lounorco. You have nothing to lose with it.
So you have finally stepped into the world of making money online. You too, like the others, have decided to start with the affiliate programs. Also, you must have heard that it’s not a big deal to make good money with affiliate marketing, provided you choose the right programs and do some strategic planning while promoting your affiliate products. So far so good.
Whether you are promoting other people’s products or promoting your own products - that doesn’t matter because after all it is nothing but your own business and your means to earn good money. So whichever be your case, I am sure you would not want to leave money on the table and invite others to steal your share of profit.
Even though the industry of affiliate marketing is pretty competitive but if you are cautious and are strategic in your marketing techniques then, it could be very profitable for you.
Take a close look at the industry, you will see that not every one who gets into affiliate marketing is successful. People who are doing well leave no room for failure and take all security measures and understand its importance.
Yes! Security is one of the key factors in affiliate marketing. If you do not adopt proper security measures, then your business will be at high risk. One of the most important way to restore security is to protect your affiliate links. Do not take them for granted. A bit of carelessness on your part in regards to affiliate links may cost you a lot of dollars.
Do you know the long complicated links that you send to your prospective customers not only look convoluted but they can create a lot of problems too! If you send such an affiliate link to your customers, then the smart ones will definitely figure out that you are promoting someone else’s product and they would rather visit the parent company. Also, if your link does not function then your customers have to type a really long URL into the browser, which will definitely put him or her off.
You could be a victim of even a worse situation. What if some devious Internet pirates steal your affiliate links and replace them with theirs. If they do that, then you get no commission at all.
Did I scare you off with all of the above possibilities? Well, that certainly wasn’t my intention. I just wanted to open your eyes and state facts that actually happen in the world of Internet. It happened with me until I came across ViralURL , that brought a revolution to my online ventures.
So, if you are not getting the desired results out of your affiliate marketing,don’t lose hope. There’s definitely a remedy to this problem and that is ViralURL.com
Do I hear you asking, what is it and how can it help in averting any adverse situation for an affiliate marketer like me?
Be patient and read on, if you love your business.
ViralURL is a link cloaker that protects you in the truest sense. There may be many unethical people lurking around, who might play with your affiliate links by cutting them off or replacing them with their own etc. How much effort you put in towards building your business and advertising your business, if your links are tampered with, then all your hard work will be rendered useless.
In order to avoid such a rip off, ViralURL gives you full protection and sees to it that your affiliate links never get exposed to others.
So save yourself from getting ripped. Get all the commissions to your account that you rightfully deserve. All this is made possible by ViralURL.com
It is a blessing for every affiliate marketer like you and me, who wants to achieve success in their endeavor.
Is ViralURL limited to only link protection?
NO!
It does much much more than that. Let’s see what ViralURL can do for us:
*ViralURL helps us in protecting commission.
*ViralURL helps in building mailing lists.
*ViralURL helps in tracking statistics.
*ViralURL helps in earning extra ad credits.
In short, ViralURL- http://ViralURL.com/lounorco - allows us to create massive business leverage.
I don’t see any negative aspect associated with ViralURL. All you have to do is join it for free, then cloak your links, promote them and see your business soaring higher and higher.
You can get all detailed information about the program from the site http://ViralURL.com/lounorco . There, you can find several unsolicited testimonials from various users of ViralURL. So if you want to protect your business and see your earnings grow, try ViralURL - http://ViralURL.com/lounorco. You have nothing to lose with it.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Niche Marketing Secrets: Inside The Guru's Lair
As 'less than guru' online marketers, we're constantly asking the question "What makes the difference?"...
What really is it that allows some niche marketers to achieve success beyond our wildest dreams while others haplessly flounder. While there a number of elements, I will attempt today to isolate just a few. These are some of the things I feel to be of key importance in obtaining the online income you desire.
1. Knowledge - It seems crazy to say but despite all the info products, all the articles, all the forums, all the free reports, all the blog posts, alot of people still find it hard to nail down specifics on how to attain a certain outcome like a profitable niche site or a high selling info product.
The problem of course is information overload. It's not a lack of information rather so much information that sorting through it to find what really works and what doesn't becomes the main challenge.
2. Resources - When you are already successful as an online marketer you have resources that the average online entrepreneur doesn't have. You have access to teams of people who can increase your productivity and earning potential exponentially.
As a newbie however you have to do everything yourself. Your goal at this point should be working out how you can get more work done with the same effort with the help of either other people or automated software programs that can carry out various tasks for you.
Since we're talking about Niche Marketing in particular, consider this.
Average Joe niche marketer wants to start making money from niche sites. He spends his time creating the website following a certain plan, promoting his site, and so on. Having to do all the work himself he might be lucky to create 5 or 6 solid niche sites in a month.
At the same time Guru niche marketer decides he wants to ramp up his niche marketing income. So he asks his programmer to whip him up some software that can create these niche sites automatically.
He spends a few minutes per day running the software and all the work he would have had to do manually is taken care of. That's what I mean by RESOURCES!
The good thing is that there are software programs that have been created for such purposes by these marketers that are now available to the public.
If you can sift through them prudently without succumbing to the ever present sales hype you can find certain tools that can help you, the average niche marketer, get the same advantage that the guru's have.
Again, combining the right knowledge with the right resources along with of course taking plenty of action can turn anyone into a niche marketing guru period!
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