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Walt Alexander is the editor-in-chief of Men of Value. Learn more about his vision for the online magazine for American men with the American values—faith, family & freedom—in his Welcome from the Editor.

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Your Website May Be Under-Performing Because It’s Underpaid During one of my usual jaunts on Facebook, I came across a post where someone was making the argument to invest properly in a website, and they listed all the reasons to do so.

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t has been estimated that more than 90% of Amazon FBA sellers do not succeed long term. That’s an astounding number. In fact, that’s more than half the people who sign up for a seller account and actually list a product let alone those that ever get on a listing at all! There are a number of factors that go into that statistic of course, and I’ll explain a bit more how this could possibly be the case.

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DevotionalsFaith

Way back in olden times, (2006) I was volunteering at the Sundance Film Festival. Early in the morning I went to the cyber-cafe and sat down in front of a computer. These were the days before getting email on your cellphone (but yes, we did have running water and electricity

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DevotionalsFaith

Sometimes, I don’t know why I did it. It makes me so angry and I tell myself that I was duped into it. but that is really not the truth. I really do know, I just have to think and remind myself, why I did it. I decided to take….a

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Women and Family

If you are a parent, your capacity to deal with stressful situations may be severely depleted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The reason is that our adaptation mechanism is not designed to help us tolerate disasters of this sort. Although there is no proven method to work properly during a pandemic, you can at least follow some strategies to help maintain your personal wellbeing and prevent parent burnout. Read on to find out more.

Take Some Deep Breaths

According to neuroscience, breathing can help change the state of your mind. If you take short and sharp breaths, your mind thinks that you are moving despite the fact that you are resting in a chair. On the other hand, if you take slow breaths, your brain will think that you are calm and feel good. If you want to engage the relaxation response of your body, make sure you take some deep breaths for a few minutes every day.

You may want to choose a time of the day that works best for you. For example, you can take deep breaths for 10 minutes when you wake up in the morning. walk, run and take

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Sports

Who likes hunting for treasure? There is a very unique hobby for the outdoorsmen called Magnet Fishing. Is it dangerous? it can be – but that is the thrill of it! I will give you information on 5 things you should know about magnet fishing. This will include what to do and what NOT to do as the laws regarding this new sport have many gray areas. How to prepare yourself, items to bring, and where to go.

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FitnessLooking Good

In recent years major technological advances have been made to the point that personal training services can be delivered effectively and successfully online. Whilst traditional ‘1 to 1’ training still has it’s place, online will soon be the ‘go to’ solution for most busy people.

Below are some of the many reasons why online personal training is fast becoming the top choice for so many gym goers and none gym goers:-

It’s extremely Cost Effective:

If you compare the cost of traditional ‘1 to 1’ training to online training the difference is undeniable. Often a Gym based personal trainer will charge more for a one hour session than they would for a full month’s training online. How is it possible for the online trainer to make a living you may ask? The answer is two fold. Firstly the online trainer has no fixed overheads such as travel costs, and gym fees (gym’s take a large percentage of all gym based PT’s income, thus they have to charge the client more). Secondly, a well organised and efficient online PT can significantly reduce wasted ‘downtime’ via high level semi automated systems, meaning their time can be spent only on what matters – the client. In turn, the cost saving can be passed onto the client giving a ‘win / win’ situation.

If you do the maths the cost difference between the two methods of training is huge. Based on an average cost of £50 for a one hour ‘1 to 1’ session, a yearly outgoing could be:-

* 2 x 50= £100 Per week (based on the two sessions per week most personal trainers recommend as a minimum).

* £100 x 52 = £5,200 per year!

That is a big amount of money, and almost 10 times as much as most online personal training will cost. Also, if you miss a session you’re still going to have to pay with the conventional method of ‘1 to 1’ training.

Wider choice of trainer:

When choosing a PT you are usually limited to the trainer at your gym who is available. With online personal training you get to pick the best trainer for your needs, whether they live next door or across the ocean. Online personal training is a competitive market, thus as a customer you stand to benefit from the competition that will drive online trainers to constantly improve the service they offer. Every year online fitness courses get better, offering the client new and inventive ways to enjoyable improve their health and fitness.

Time and location are not relevant:

When using an online fitness trainer you have complete control and freedom over your routine. You can workout at any time, night or day, as long as the work gets done. You can also workout anywhere, whether that be in a gym, at home, in a park or in your office. Your PT is there to work for you and with you, thus will develop a plan that works for you. Online training allows you to have your workout schedule, diet plan and motivation right in the palm of you hand on your mobile phone app.

Comprehensive email support:

This is often not taken advantage of when training with a trainer face-to-face. Continuous assessment and accountability have a large role to play in any training plan and good online training can provide this. You would also receive access to thorough exercise tutorials and videos on the correct way to be performing exercises – which can be performed and perfected without pressure and unwanted attention.

Motivation and Accountability:

While online training may s

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Business Headlines

Each of us, have several options, and alternatives, when it comes to our decisions, regarding, choosing how we invest our monies, and, why we choose, one vehicle, over another! Although, there are quite a number of possibilities, the most – often, used, are: the bank; US Treasury obligations; Municipal Bonds; Corporate Bonds; and, Mutual funds/ Individual stocks. The purpose of this article is not to provide investment advice, but, rather, to attempt to clarify, the differences, possibilities, etc. It’s your hard – earned money, so the more you know, and understand, the better, you might be capable of, making the wisest, personal decisions. With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, these 5 choices, and the most, significant impacts.

1. Bank: Some feel most comfortable, putting their funds, in the bank, for a number of reasons. One of the most significant is, their personal comfort zone, as well as convenience, etc! Although, the protections and insurance, banks offer, make it safe, it also, usually, translates to a relatively, low, rate of return, etc. Although,we currently, exist, in a very low – interest, financial environment, and relatively – low, inflation, historically, bank returns, are, nearly, always, lower, than the cost of living, etc!

2. US Treasury obligations: The United States Treasury depends on a variety of debt obligations, with various limitations, due dates, terms, etc. They are usually distinguished, between, bills, and bonds, and, are considered the safest – possible investment vehicles. Obviously, because of this, they generally pay lower interest/ dividend rates, than corresponding, corporate, and municipal, bonds, etc.

3. Municipal Bonds: When municipalities, such as cities, states, and various municipal agencies, etc, need to borrow funds, they generally rely on using, Municipal Bonds. When, one invests in a Municipal Bond, which is from the state, you reside and pay taxes, in, the interest received, is tax – free. Depending on one’s tax level/ rate, and how, he handles risks, etc, as well as the corresponding rate, paid, by both corporate, versus, municipal obligations, these may make sense, for some!

4. Corporate Bonds: When corporations borrow funds, they, often, offer Corporate Bonds, as their financing vehicle. These are, often, rated, based on the overall, financial picture, of the company! Some of these, are backed – up, by the full faith, and earnings/ assets, of the corporation, while some, are only covered by, a specific project, etc. Depending on rating, terms, type, length, quality, etc, the coupon – rate, is determined! These payments are taxable, and, may make sense, or not, dependent on one’s circumstances, needs, etc.

5. Mutual Funds/ individual stocks: One may, also, decide to invest in a variety of individual stocks, or, discover, investing in a Mutual Fund, makes more sense, for him. Remember, there are never, guarantees, when investing in stocks, etc, but, they, sometimes, offer, more potential, etc. A mutual fund, is a managed group of stocks, bonds, etc, with a specific purpose, etc. There are several reliable organizations, who evaluate and consider, a variety of factors, and, then, rate them!

The more, one knows, and understands, about, the options, and alternatives, the better, he becomes, capable, of proceeding, in a wise, prudent, well – informed manner, which makes sense, to him! These 5 approaches, are simply, the tip – of – the – iceberg, and the more you know, the better prepared, you might be!

Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, Director of Development, consultant, professionally run events, consulted to thousands, and conducted personal development seminars, for 4 decades. Rich has written three books and thousands of articles. His company, PLAN2LEAD, LLC has an informative website http://plan2lead.net and Plan2lead can also be followed on Facebook http://facebook.com/Plan2lead

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What is the purpose of backlinks? It helps your website to be indexed by Google search engine and shown in the first page.

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Business Headlines

Global market suffered a huge fall when the pandemic strikes. It took hold all the countries went into lockdown, so it was a really a hard phase specially investors. So how they are coping up? Most people think of how to divert on investing, some invest on property, gold, luxury cars and even on higher education. PhDStudies.ae, is the home for Global Academic Studies wherein we provide BA, MBA and PhD programs from our partnered Universities, for you.

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