I’ve been thinking about how artificial borders really are.

And it being TAKS week really doesn’t help me feel more chipper.

To put this in context, I’ve had to limit his access to LOL Cats to Saturdays. Otherwise, he’ll pester me every day to go to that site. I’m sure his teacher will be pleased by the spelling I’m the cat is modeling here…

I always recommend VistaPrint to anyone who wants to order any sort of print job such as brochures, business cards, magnets–shoot, even t-shirts. A friend of mine saved a mint on her graduation announcements by using VistaPrint. I recommended it when she said that she couldn’t afford the ones that the university print shop was selling.

Last year, one of the Christmas presents I gave someone was from this company. What I did was make custom business cards using an uploaded image from a photo that she had taken in Mexico while working with kids who literally live in the dumps over there. Her (unpaid) work here is soliciting donations to take to Mexico. She told me later that the business cards I gave her were really effective in helping her to obtain more donations.

The thing I especially like about VistaPrint is that you don’t have to order minimums of things like car magnets and t-shirts. That way, if you have a business idea, and it doesn’t really pan out, you aren’t out a whole lot of promo money.

At any rate, if you’re planning on doing Christmas photo cards this year, it’s a great idea to get them this way. The price is definitely right.

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Here’s an interesting paper about how people can use Dragon Naturally Speaking to increase their earnings. As someone who spends all of my “free time” writing, I find this very interesting! If it’s something that you can use, you can get
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This is an excerpt from a white paper discussing how bloggers can earn more money through several different monetization and freelance writing services. It shows that bloggers that utilize Dragon Naturally Speaking can earn more money through these various services and how fast these extra earnings will pay for the software itself.

Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Blogger Break Even Analysis with TextBroker.com Earnings

I would like to walk you through several different scenarios to help all of us understand better what our words are worth.
I would like to start first by talking about a company that pays people to write. They pay them to write based on the number of words that are written. The company is called text broker.com and they are out of Germany and relatively new. I’m starting with TextBroker.com because the business model is very simple. The models will get more complex as I go through some of the other popular blog revenue sources.

Text broker.com will pay a person approximately 7/10 of a cent for a single word. They charge their customers approximately 1 penny per word. And they sell this service at increments starting at 100 words and go up from there.
That’s what they do; now let’s see how Dragon Naturally Speaking can pay for itself!
So, I’d really like to talk about how much you can earn from them based on how fast you type.
If you type 35 words per minute, and you typed for 50 minutes straight, you could theoretically type 1750 words.
Now at seven tenths of a penny per word, that work would be $12.25 per hour assuming that you take a ten minute break every hour. If you work four hours a day doing this, that would be forty-nine dollars per day.
If you could type 105 words per minute, that would be 5250 words in a fifty minute period of time. At that rate, you would earn $36.75 per hour assuming the same ten minute breaks every hour.

Obviously you can earn more if you can type faster.
If you could type 150 words per minute, then under this formula you could earn $52.50 per hour. That’s almost 5 times more than you can earn if you type thirty-five words per hour.
So in this example there is definitely a value in typing faster!
There is a cost associated with being able to type as fast as well. You could go and take a typing class and learn how to type 150 words per minute. That might take you many months of school, and many years of practice.
It’s also possible, that you may never be able to achieve that speed with your fingers.
Alternatively, you could buy Dragon NaturallySpeaking and be able to do it before the night was out. Dragon NaturallySpeaking costs $99 for the basic version and $199 for the preferred version.
As I write this, there are coupon code or discount code offers that you can use to save more money off that price. The coupon codes vary from $25-$50 off the price. Typically a bigger discount is offered for the preferred version, which I use myself.
Now in our example, if you bought Dragon NaturallySpeaking for ninety-nine dollars, and you did not use the coupon code to save twenty-five dollars, you would be able type 150 words per minute, and if you could previously type 35 words per minute, then based on the extra money that you could earn by typing faster, you would be able to pay for Dragon NaturallySpeaking in less than three hours of work using textbroker.com.
It kind of seems like a no-brainer. In many ways, it is a no-brainer with one exception. Not everybody writes for textbroker.com.
If you consider how much additional money you might earn by using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and consider how much more work you could do by being able to type at 150 words per minute, then you might be able to figure out how long it will take you to pay off the software with your earnings.
I will cover a number of other situations, which will highlight this using other examples where people that typically write a great deal, could benefit from using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.
If you have an example that you would like to share, please let me know, and I will be more than happy to share it with everyone.

The full white paper is available at http://www.softduit.com/mavenmappersinformation/category/software/dragon-naturally-speaking/ if you would like to check this out further.

The thing is, the principal jumped my shit this morning over stuff I thought was really unfair. There’s some weird stuff going on that I don’t feel comfortable even writing about here, but I’ve seen this coming. I just want to quit. Right now.

I’ve been so fortunate not to have EVER had a boss who acted ugly to me since I was a 20 year old nanny in New York. When she did, I quit on the spot. I’ve always felt blessed when I’ve heard other people’s nightmare boss stories, because by and large, I’ve been spared. I’ve had a couple of losers, but nothing like this sort of disrespect.

I’m not one to just shut up and take it. I also find it difficult to change my entire personality, which is pretty much what I’d need to do to get along in this situation. My mother suggested becoming more of an ass-kisser, which is good advice, but advice that I am loathe to take.

Weird. Since my old principal quit, I’ve went from being an expert to being a meddler, from going above and beyond to “shirking my duty” and I’m doing the same things I did last year. Ah, perceptions.

I’m so frickin’ depressed. I want OUT.

If you’re already a first responder, you definitely have my admiration! Are you aware that you can easily get continuing education at the National Paramedic Institutes’s site through Medic Monthly? Modules feature case-based learning, streaming video and other online materials to keep it interesting. Each module is worth 1.5 continuing education credits. It is insanely affordable, with each credit only costing seven dollars. There are package deals that you can buy for the year that are even a better deal, and not only is it offered to individuals, but the whole department can get on board.

There is information on the National Paramedic Institute site regarding each state’s accreditation requirements, as well, so all of the information you need is at your fingertips.

Although The Real Estate Training Center focuses on training, it offers a lot more. I like the freebies that they have. You can sign up for a free email newsletter that contains how-to articles relevant to the field. Also, you can get a free blog page on their site. From an SEO perspective, this is a nice way to further promote your business.

The Real Estate Training Center has some good articles right on the front page of their site as well. If you are a real estate professional or are considering becoming one, this is one of the best resources on the web that I’ve seen.

An example of a lead is available at the website. It is very comprehensive, giving you access to your potential client’s name, address, amount of loan sought, type of loan sought, address, phone number and property type. As an added bonus, contact information is included, for example, “Don’t call after 8 P.M.”

With 35 years of lead buying and selling experience, you should get a much better quality of lead than from newer companies. As an added bonus, ZipSearch shares their experience with you by providing audio interviews on their site offering tips and instruction on how to close more leads and related topics. Interestingly, for those of you who do email campaigns, there is a list of words on their site that you should never include in an email subject line lest it get marked as spam. Regardless of your profession, this list is a useful one!

More useful information is found on the blog. This is definitely a site worth investigating if you are in this field, and if you are a potential client, it gives you the inside scoop–always a good thing to have!

Of course this works for many different situations. If I decide to go live in South America, I could get a
free medical insurance quote before I go. I’m pretty sure that it is a worldwide phenomena that individuals who have health insurance tend to have better medical outcomes than those who don’t. Unfortunate, but too true.

Bupa’s website also offers information about medical conditions, in addition to its many other services. With a 24 hour multilingual helpline, customer service is quite convenient! There are also over 5,500 participating clinics and hospitals worldwide.

This health insurance site, by the way, offers better information about travel than many travel sites! You can find out facts about many diverse countries, such as which diseases are common. There is also a guide to help you to move to another country. Whether you are staying at home, traveling or moving to another country, Bupa is definitely worth a look.