A Sacred Place I like

Man of Prayer Photo by GC Jones
A Shepherd of Southern Utah

My First Deer Friend

During WWII my family moved to a farm in Southeastern Idaho. We had a farm bordering the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, near the Chesterfield Reservoir, Chesterfield, Idaho, which feeds the Portneuf River.
When I was a youngster, I was out in the field where my father was doing the spring plowing. I was sitting in our Jeep at the time, when my father came on around the field on the Caterpillar D6 tractor. His loud whistle startled me, he got off the tractor and started toward me, and I went to meet him. I thought he had a duck in his arms. It turned out to be a very small weak fawn. He went on to plowing and I to cuddling my new friend. As father came back on around the field, he whistled at me again. I met him as he brought me another little fawn. They were so very small and cute. I just loved them. I fed them on our cows milk. We learned that the Indians on the Reservation which bordered our farm had shot a wet doe, for food, which had left our baby deer without a mother. I raised those dear deer until they were full grown, and penned them up during deer season to protect them. But then after season some unkind man came and picked up my fine friend after season one year. I was so sad to loose such dear deer friends. We used to run out through the fields together. I was surely entertained by my animal friends. I had a mare and colt in the pasture next to the farm house. I also had a fine dog we called Brownie. He was brown and black with brown eyebrows. He was very smart, and when it was time to milk the cows, I would say "Brownie, go get the cows." He would head out over the hilly fields and bring the cows to me for milking. I remember when the dog, the colt and the deer would play tag. The dog would chase the colt, and nip at its hind feet. The colt would then take after the deer and nudge it on its rump. Then the deer would run after the dog, raise up on its rear legs and tap the dog on the back. They would run all around the pasture playing like this for near a half hour at a time. It was such a joy to watch them play. I do love the animals. Who ever calls animals dumb, have not had the experiences I have with animals. I have witnessed animals, apparently reading my mind (that is another true story). They have great intelligence, if we would just learn to communicate as well.

GC Jones

There is much to see and enjoy in Southeastern Idaho.



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Effective or Irritating: The Use of Pop Windows in Internet Marketing

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	Effective or Irritating: The Use of Pop Windows in Internet Marketing By GC Jones
	A few years ago, pop-up windows were all the rage in Internet marketing. It seemed that every time one opened a web page they would be bombarded with offers for this or that. It had gotten to the point where surfing the Internet was almost like playing a video game; when the ads would pop-up one would try and close them out before another one came. This is precisely why we have seen the decline in the use of pop-up windows on the Internet today; surfers simply do not even look at the pop-ups anymore. They close the windows out before even reading the ad. Very often, a surfer will even leave your site if there are too many pop-up ads. They simply do not want the hassle of closing those windows while trying to obtain the information that your site has to offer. This information, while valuable, is not as valuable as the surfers time. Studies have shown however, that even with these set backs, pop-up windows are still an effective method of Internet Marketing. Is there some way that pop-up windows can be less irritating and still be effective? Yes! What if the pop ad were seen upon exiting your site instead of entering? This would allow the surfer to obtain the information that they need from your site, feeling that they were able to come and go quickly without being hassled by other ads and offers all the while making the surfer happy. You have left the surfer with a positive attitude and therefore are more likely to respond to the pop advertisement. This is being accomplished more and more by using what is being called pop-under windows. When the surfer comes to your site, the ad is opened discretely behind the your web page. Then, upon leaving your site, after obtaining all the information that they need , will see the ad and therefore be more likely to respond. Since the surfer has the information, he has achieved his objective and is now open to do other things; ideally respond to the pop under advertisement. Not all pop-windows are created equally. There are some things that you can do to make your pop-windows, whether pop-up or pop-under more effective. The pop-window should be easy to “escape” from. If the surfer does not want to see the add, but has a hard time closing it out, they will likely become frustrated and could leave your site all together. You should either use a button to that will allow the surfer to close the window or be sure that the “x” is easily visible. Another good idea is to use a script that utilizes cookies. Cookie will prevent pop-windows from overloading the surfer since you can decide the frequency of the pop-windows, rather than each time a page is opened. Also be sure that there is no more than one pop-window per page. When creating a pop-window, you will be asked to fill out a short information form, select the length of cookies, and choose the layout of the pop-window. When choosing the design of the pop-window, you can increase the effectiveness by creating a large headline that includes benefits that will be most appealing to the customer. You should also consider using incentives and lastly do not ask the customer to read a long and drawn out advertisement. Keep the message simple yet powerful and your pop-ads will be sure to generate profits for your site. About the author: ------------------------------------------------------- GC Jones can help YOU start your own profitable business on the Internet within the next 24 hours... To learn more, visit: http://www.WealthBilder.com/pips.html ------------------------------------------------------- Home | Index Twitter CopyRight You may copy for use in ezines, WebSite Content pages, and Blogs, Present in Full including Author Link (Nothing Deleted) Also enter into Directories

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	Getting Started: Creating a Business Plan By GC Jones
	You're excited. You have a great idea for a profitable online business. Maybe it is an original idea that has not been marketed online before. Maybe you have come up with a new spin on the ordinary. Whatever it is that has influenced you to start your online business, be sure that you have a plan before you begin. This is not the time to “pick it up as you go”. These are some basic things that should be included in your business plan. The business summary should give a brief description of the entire business and is an integral part of the overall business plan. After you have completed the business summary you should begin to list the objectives or the goals that you want to accomplish through the business. Next and perhaps most importantly, you should develop your marketing plan. The marketing plan will address all the specifics of the business. When developing the marketing strategy you should consider the following: The target market. The target market is the customers that you expect to see visiting your site. For example will your product be more appealing to college students or those who are in retirement? Consider the competition for your product when determining the marketing strategy. Choose a product that will be seen as unique and useful. Visit sites that are offering the same or similar products. Find out the cost, and how they are marketing their product. Finds out the pros and cons of their business and try to improve your product based on their flaws. Research the various methods for advertising online. You should become educated about search engines and how they work since each one is different. Also be sure that you know how to submit your site to search engines. You should be prepared to spend a small amount of money on advertising, but the profits that you will gain from the advertisements will prove to be money well spent. Think about pricing. Again, look at the competition and see what similar products are selling for. Pricing can play a big role in the success of your product since selling a product well below the average price may lead customer to think that there is a problem with the product or that it is not of the best quality. However, pricing items too high could also detour customers. Determine the shipping method. Be sure that you know how products will be shipped so that you can have shipping details clearly posted on your site. If you are shipping things of great value, you should consider providing shipping insurance. Also think about shipping outside the country that you live in. Think about the different methods of payment that you will accept. If your business does not accept credit cards, you should be ready to give up half if not more of your sales. If you decide to accept credit cards will you use a merchant account or will you use a third party credit card processing center? Both will help you get started and the third party processing center will handle all of the business so you don’’t have to. You should decide which you will use and also if you will accept checks or money orders. It is essential to have a secure server when taking credit cards. These few things will help your online business to become a great success and also provide you with peace of mind knowing that you have thoroughly thought about and planned for the opening of your online business. About the author: ------------------------------------------------------- GC Jones can help YOU start your own profitable business on the Internet within the next 24 hours... To learn more, visit: http://www.WealthBilder.com/pips.html ------------------------------------------------------- Home | Index Twitter CopyRight You may copy for use in ezines, WebSite Content pages, and Blogs, Present in Full including Author Link (Nothing Deleted) Also enter into Directories